All Bingo

In brief: a droneverse or queen bee AU is an alternate universe in which the majority of people are sterile, and only a small minority are fertile. ( Ellaboration on the basic concept )

It is up to you whether you want to make the DV society human, alien, shapeshifter, etc. You can make them a minority among (an)other species. You can make it part of their natural physiology, or the result of a plague/curse/alien technology/what have you. The social status of drones and queens is likewise open to interpretation. I use them as aristocracy, but they're just as likely to be subjugated as valuable commodities. I recommend having different cultures interpret the situation differently, but again, this is optional.

Gender and sexuality elements: while it seems obvious to make queens female and drones male, a society where > 90% of the population is sterile can have any configuration of gender norms you could imagine. ( Ellaboration )

Optional elements of the droneverse:

• Polyandry


• Queens as literal rulers


• Harem politics


• Queen/drone soul bonds


• Heat or other omegaverse-like elements


• Worker sexual anarchy


• Taboos on alternate sexualities


• Post-post-apocalypse


• Dom/sub social structure

I welcome comments and questions. I made this AU for myself and haven't shared it very much, so I haven't gotten much outside feedback about aspects that I haven't thought through, or haven't occurred to me. If any of my prompts or terminology are unclear, I will edit to clarify them.