omegaverse headcannons

4 - adoption

- A young Omega child being adopted into a family that already has an Alpha child and bursting into tears when the two meet and the little Alpha very bluntly says, "You don't smell right at all" because the Omega doesn't smell like 'home' or 'family' after being lightly scolded and corrected by his mother, the little Alpha feels awful for upsetting their new sibling. After their rough start the Alpha goes out of their way to comfort and protect the timid Omega

- Little Omegas being adopted and being so happy and excited when their new parents provide them with a bunch of stuffed animals and cozy blankets, things the Omegas had never been able to have a lot of before

- A young Alpha that was once mistreated by their biological Alpha parent being very skittish/afraid around adult Alphas. After being adopted by an Alpha/Omega couple they cling to the Omega like crazy right from the beginning but they take a few months to warm up to the kind and loving Alpha that's trying so hard to get the child to trust them

- A moody young Alpha being fully aware that they are going to have two new parents, what they weren't prepared for was a very loud and loving Omega woman that calls herself 'Grandma' and keeps trying to give them candy and gifts despite the child's reluctance to interact with her. At first the Alpha honestly just finds her to be very overwhelming but they grow attached to her kind personality and her warm and comforting scent

- An easily frightened/intimidated Beta child being timid and anxious when their parents first bring them home but being instantly comforted by the couple's Omega child who happily drags their new younger Beta sibling into their nest on the couch to watch movies and eat cookies

- A young Omega child being very quiet and serious as their new parents pick them up to bring them home. Their Alpha parent wrapping them up in their own huge sweatshirt because it's freezing outside and the little Omega feels so safe and comforted by the gesture, they are too shy to actually say anything but they never give the sweatshirt back and they'll only go to sleep if it's in bed with them which their new parents think is adorable

- An Alpha/Omega couple adopting a newborn and spending the first couple weeks constantly holding the baby or cuddling them in their nest to make sure their baby becomes attached to their scents

- A teenage Alpha being incredibly weary of their new adoptive parents but becoming unexpectedly attached and protective of the couple's small Beta child that insists on sticking to the Alpha like glue

- A Beta child being adopted into a family with a huge dog and freaking out because they've never really been around dogs. The child avoiding the dog for a couple days until one night when they are upset and the dog crawls up into bed with them and allows the child to cuddle up with them until they fall asleep. The two being inseparable after that

- An Omega being adopted into a family with Alpha twins that are just a couple years older and the twins are just instantly attached to their new little Omega sibling, each of the young Alphas always holds one of the Omega's hands whenever they go somewhere and are always low-key competing for the small Omega's attention and approval