I'm not sure if I was clear on this before but I want to be because I don't want people to get the wrong idea.
Heats and Ruts are not blind actions if that makes since.
A heat is like a medical condition, essentially their bodies turn hot like a really intense hot flash that lasts forever. Which if you've had one you know that you'd do anything to cool down, but this heat is caused by rampant hormones and instincts to find a husband or wife and start a family, basically the human instinct everyone has to be loved and have some sort of family or bond with another human being.
At the same time though. Heats take away logical thinking. Like, "I shouldn't come onto this person I want to be my husband/wife/mate because it would change things between us." Or things different than that like. "I don't know this person well, but I really want them to be my mate." Stuff kinda like that. Logical thinking goes out the window.
Ruts are the same except the alpha is the one in the omega's place and the one to be more pushy about it, thought they don't really push so hard it could be considered rape.
And any alpha or omega on the outside of the heat or rut drawn into the act are consensual. The just loose their own self control and give in, basically. If they truly didn't want to participate then they wouldn't be affected. A lot like how Benn wasn't affected by Shanks.
I hope this cleared some things up.
