Citations:rut

Noun: "(fandom slang) in omegaverse fiction, the intense biological urge of an alpha to mate, typically triggered by proximity to an omega in heat"

 * 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega?: Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 36:
 * Proximity to an omega in heat can sometimes cause alphas go into rut, an aggressive need for sexual intercourse usually triggered by the scent of an omega in heat.
 * 2019, Tessa Barone, "Just Go Find Yourself a Nice Alpha: Gender and Consent in Supernatural Fandom's Alpha/Beta/Omega Universe", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 34:
 * All the characters in this story pressure Dean to help Castiel through his rut, and clearly consider Dean’s resistance to be immature and an overreaction.
 * 2019, Chris van der Vegt, "The Second Genders: Utopia and Dystopia in​ Stranger Things Omegaverse Fanfiction", thesis submitted to Utrecht University, page 23:
 * Early in ​Wicked Game,​ Steve goes into his first-ever rut.
 * 2021, Rachel Joy Seifrit, "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are: Sexuality and Gender Exploration in Contemporary Slash Fanfiction", thesis submitted to Kutztown University, page 45:
 * In some cases, being in close proximity to their fated pair can cause an omega to go into heat, or make an alpha go into rut.