I never heard of Enigma before. Pit Babe was the first series to introduce Enigmas to me. And I read a shit ton…
I remember my confusion in Pitbabe and I went to an ABO writers group to ask this. Funny enough not many writers with like over a dozen fics haven't heard of it lol. But those who did explained that there are no rules, but normally Enigmas can dominate Alphas or change their gender (and impregnate them).
Do omegas get any special pheromone powers? E.g. seducing an alpha?Hua Yong attempted to do something to Sheng…
I think he was maybe checking this out as a jealousy feat? It was discussed in the beginning that Sheng Shaoyou had 32 omega partners, but never been in love, so I suppose no bond? We need to live for another week and see 🤔
Do omegas get any special pheromone powers? E.g. seducing an alpha?Hua Yong attempted to do something to Sheng…
Huo Yong knows that Sheng Shaoyou's father is dying from cancer for 3 years now. His friend's company (I still haven't figured Shen Wen Lang's relationship to Huo Yong, so let's assume they are friends, but somehow Shen does everything Huo Yong wants, so maybe there is more) has or will very soon have cancer treatment. Sheng Shaoyou literally said he will soon be on his knees for the cure. Huo Yong is smart, don't you think it would be easier and less messy to come with the direct offer - I give you cancer cure, you give me 60 percent of your company (or all of it) and a bj for change? Hence I don't think falling in love in the process is what's happening here. Huo Yong was obsessively looking at Sheng's WeChat moments, I think he already is in love, and he wants something more than a company or sex from Sheng.
Alphas command what they want and Omegas can't refuse. If Omega was rich and married to a poor Alpha, Alpha will command to give him the money. This is exactly what happened to Gao Tu's rich Omega mom, who's money his Alpha father spent and wanted her to make more by prostitution. I think this is deeply rooted in present day society where women still yield to their husbands, and actually only earned right for inheritance less than a 100 years ago.
Blood type is new. I think it's English ABO blood types which just happen to have similar name. Normally this is not connected.
This is not magic energy, this is his Enigma power. Remember in the scene where random alpha tried to grab Huo Yong in the club? Sheng Shaoyou stepped in and there was this magic fog energy which made everyone else move back and yield. So Huo Yong is Enigma, he has the same power, but his power is more powerful than Alpha's. I think he can physically make Sheng do something (or anything) he wants. It is different from story to story so we have to wait and see.
Omega marking Sheng in ep 3 is inconsistent translation. Since all these ABO roles are smell based, someone can stain you with their smell. This is a lot like if you pet another dog, your own dog would know, lol. So Huo Yong smelled that on Sheng, meaning he was probably making out or even having sex with omega at the club, and he got really possessive and jealous about this. Which is funny because Sheng smelled Shen Wenlang on Huo Young and they never had sex, so it's just a physical contact or being close. Next level jealousy - imagine your partner coming home and you can smell everyone who were on a bus with them ))))
There is sexism obviously, but more like classissm - Omegas of any gender are lower than Alphas, but I suppose Alpha female is still a bit less superior than Alpha male.
Enigma is superior gender, they are higher and more powerful than Alphas. Don't be fooled by the role Huo Yong…
I think for many years in Yaoi or BL pop culture Top/Seme was tall muscular guy and Bottom/Uke was a twink/petite/femboy because this was targeted at females who assume more submissive role always, and that created a horrible stereotype. I am tired of clichéd stuff. Love and sex is much more versatile and fun. So more power bottom and even dominant younger/smaller guys appeared. ABO universe is actually disgusting in that regard because it speaks of unbreakable social hierarchy where strong wealthy character is always Alpha male, and Omega woman is a whiney submissive sex slave is at the very lowest bottom. We live this almost daily so at least in fiction I want to read interesting characters who talk and are not defined by their nature. That being said, Enigma Huo Yong in Desire poses as submissive whiney Omega because he figured that this is Sheng Shaoyou's type. Once he gets Sheng, his true identity will be revealed and he will overpower Sheng. Is this fashion? Probably. I personally like this. In Chinese stories a character in distress is still a very popular trope, but I am not from China, so I can't really tell, just judge by a few things I watched.
Do omegas get any special pheromone powers? E.g. seducing an alpha?Hua Yong attempted to do something to Sheng…
Haha, no. So Omegas are super attractive to Alphas in general because of pheromones. In ABO Desire they are showing different flowers like Omega smell is divided into a fragrance pallet, but I have never encountered this in any other fic ever, I guess it's original (and I love original stuff). The attractiveness and submissiveness when it comes to sex in Omegas make them perfect sex workers (remember how Gao Tu's father wanted to push his mother towards prostitution? This is also exactly why she encouraged Gao Tu to hide his Omega identity (he is posing as Beta). Sheng Shaoyou is S-class Alpha (very powerful alpha). This "magic" is the ability to command someone to yield. He can command all Alphas less powerful than him, all Betas and all Omegas. But he can't do anything to Hua Yong, because Hua Yong is not Omega. He only acts like one to make Sheng Shaoyou fall for him. Huo Yong is Enigma - Enigmas are superior to any Alpha, he can do whatever he wants to Sheng Shaoyou. I don't understand why he chose this acting as Omega path and doesn't just overpower Sheng Shaoyou, but we will wait and see. My guess is Huo Yong wants Sheng fall in love with him to coerce him into forming a bond and then change Sheng's Alpha gender to Omega and impregnate him.
IS IT JUST ME OR DOES ANYONE ELSE THINK THIS IS BETTER THAN RL?
Shhh, don't be a hater. I love both, they are different. Also I bet Desire will be Hella censored when it comes to intimate scenes - just look at the way they censor kisses by clever camera angle.
Do you think Enigma is like a dominant omega who can mark alphas.. or is this another Chinese story with a fem…
Enigma is superior gender, they are higher and more powerful than Alphas. Don't be fooled by the role Huo Yong is playing in front of Sheng Shaoyou - he is not who he appears to be.
Alphas command what they want and Omegas can't refuse. If Omega was rich and married to a poor Alpha, Alpha will command to give him the money. This is exactly what happened to Gao Tu's rich Omega mom, who's money his Alpha father spent and wanted her to make more by prostitution. I think this is deeply rooted in present day society where women still yield to their husbands, and actually only earned right for inheritance less than a 100 years ago.
Blood type is new. I think it's English ABO blood types which just happen to have similar name. Normally this is not connected.
This is not magic energy, this is his Enigma power. Remember in the scene where random alpha tried to grab Huo Yong in the club? Sheng Shaoyou stepped in and there was this magic fog energy which made everyone else move back and yield. So Huo Yong is Enigma, he has the same power, but his power is more powerful than Alpha's. I think he can physically make Sheng do something (or anything) he wants. It is different from story to story so we have to wait and see.
Omega marking Sheng in ep 3 is inconsistent translation. Since all these ABO roles are smell based, someone can stain you with their smell. This is a lot like if you pet another dog, your own dog would know, lol. So Huo Yong smelled that on Sheng, meaning he was probably making out or even having sex with omega at the club, and he got really possessive and jealous about this. Which is funny because Sheng smelled Shen Wenlang on Huo Young and they never had sex, so it's just a physical contact or being close. Next level jealousy - imagine your partner coming home and you can smell everyone who were on a bus with them ))))
There is sexism obviously, but more like classissm - Omegas of any gender are lower than Alphas, but I suppose Alpha female is still a bit less superior than Alpha male.