okay special scene is definitely coming (potentially tomorrow though) as for why i think matt fits best as a beta:

1. I feel in general that if you ever look at someone and you’re like they sorta look like an alpha but sorta like an omega the middle group answer you’re looking for is beta. like I just look at matthew and he looks like a beta to me. his ability to in a way shapeshift from the cute out to the cool one feels like a beta fluidity to me but 2. betas are often seen as the steady, grounding force in a pack, and Matthew excels in this role as a natural mood maker that holds the group together. he’s got an emotional awareness that really draws people to him and i think in a way helps people feel calm and more comfortable around him which is something that seems more beta to me 3 . a lot of people say omega with his clinginess and i do get that but betas can be affectionate too, especially when that comes with a sort of steadiness i also 4. feel that his loyalty especially considering his more long lasting friendships, leans more into the beta traits (i am an hp anti nowadays but in my soul matt is a hufflepuff) and lastly because this is long 5. my controversial thought, I just don’t think he’s an omega, ive written him as an alpha before too so i could go with that but with alpha matt it feels like a lot of his sensitive side is pushed aside and so thats why i prefer beta matt

honestly I could say more on all this but it is long and im not really in it for debating subgender opinions! the omegaverse is all made up! and fun!

90% of the time the kind of outlines you’ve seen for BTL exist for all my fic ideas! normally if I get an idea I do a outline like that for the idea and then half the time that idea never makes it past the outline points but almost sll my fics exist in that form at first. this helps because usually I can’t sit to write a fic all in one sitting so a very detailed outline means I can come back days, weeks, or months later and pick up right where my brain left off before. On very rare occasions usually fueled by sudden inspiration or spite I can sit down and knock a whole 1-3k fic out in one sitting. but if it’s anything more than that, I love a good outline