#I can't fully comprehend being anosmic

[sortingabosincebirth]

So. In the lovely omega-verse, what exactly happens when someone is anosmic(has no sense of smell)? I’m kind of curious because a lot of the things seem to be very scent-based and some people (like me) have no sense of smell. Sorry if this is a bother or a stupid question!

That's such a cool question!

Because smell has higher importance in Omegaverse then it would be more significant if someone couldn't smell. Mostly smell is used in social situations as queues. People are able to use smell to determine someone else's general physical state or mood. Or if an area or item has some ownership significance.

I don't think it would lessen basic day to day living, at least in comparison of our world vs Omegaverse. In some verses betas can't smell as well as Alphas and Omegas and often miss social queues but aren't affected by pheromones that would otherwise cause trouble. In some everyone has the same sensitivity so it depends on the verse too.

I think the biggest impact it would have would be missing social queues. Facial expressions and body language would help with reading others but you'd be missing the smell component that's often found in that world.

Again, super cool ask. Thanks for bringing it up!

#only having visual and tonal queues to go by #like to tell if that pile of blankets is someone's nest or not #or if the stoic coworker is happy or upset #I can't fully comprehend being anosmic #so I don't have an exact view on what would be affected day to day #still really neat to think of in an omegaverse context #omegaverse #a/b/o #thanks for the ask! #smell