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11->'''First Guy:''' Tomoko... I love you.\
12'''Tomoko:''' I... I...\
13'''Second Guy:''' But Tomoko, I ''also'' love you.\
14'''First Guy:''' But now two of us love you. Who will you choose?\
15'''Tomoko:''' ...Why don't we all just... fuck each other? You know, just... one big fuck pile.\
16''[{{Beat}}]''\
17'''Second Guy:''' ...Yeah okay.\
18'''First Guy:''' Sounds good to me.
19-->-- '''WebVideo/ProZD''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFyCuKoEGA anime love triangles]]"
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21In any given fandom, if there is any {{Shipping}} going on at all, there will usually be a particular couple substantially supported by both the {{Canon}} events of the series or story, and the general consensus of the fandom regarding {{Fanon}}. Even if some parts of the fandom aren't thrilled about the nature of the relationship, it's generally agreed that the relationship does exist and cannot be easily ignored. These unbreakable couples usually (but not always) consist of TheProtagonist and their LoveInterests, though they're often seen among villain groups as well. What makes this relationship unique can really only be decided by the individual viewer, and they are called OTP: OneTruePairing.
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23In some cases, [[UnwantedHarem love rivals may compete for a single love interest]], and the fandom is wholly divided over which one most deserves to get the girl or guy, with large fandoms developing into factions devoted to one relationship over another. Or it may just be a matter of a standard LoveTriangle or a particular corner of a LoveDodecahedron where, because romantic relationships usually consist of exactly two people, one of the competing parties is eventually going to be disappointed. And sometimes, because of FanDumb, this can go overboard and cause ShipToShipCombat.
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25In a display of TakeAThirdOption, some fans adopt the concept of the [=OT3=]: the One True Threesome. It's just like One True Pairing, except that there are three characters involved; most often this means the Hero, the Love Interest, and one of their best friends with whom they've both had [[HoYay homoerotic subtext]] at some point. That way everybody's happy, the sex is kinkier, and no matter who's involved, there's always a little homoeroticism happening. It's like Give Peace a Chance, [[{{Dissimile}} only instead of Peace]], it's ThreeWaySex. While these groupings are most often the result of combining two other disputed couples, there are some examples of characters who simply group together in this way without the fandom splitting them into pairs; {{Power Trio}}s are especially ripe for [=OT3=]ing.
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27[=OT3s=] are a part of shipping. The in-universe subtext that fuels said shipping goes under ThreesomeSubtext. If they're in a canon relationship, you're looking at {{Polyamory}}. As a philosophy, polyamory may be present in shipping as well.
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29Note that, while not necessarily covered by this exact trope, sometimes fans will go even further and have an [=OT4=], [=OT5=], etc.
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31!!Examples
32[[index]]
33* OneTrueThreesome/AnimeAndManga
34* OneTrueThreesome/ComicBooks
35* OneTrueThreesome/LiveActionTV
36* OneTrueThreesome/VideoGames
37* OneTrueThreesome/WesternAnimation
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43[[folder:Comic Strips]]
44* Some fans of ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' have suggested this as a way to resolve the Marcie/Charlie Brown/Peppermint Patty triangle.
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47[[folder:Fan Works]]
48* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': {{Defied|Trope}}. Although she isn't entirely opposed to Shinji and Rei having some feelings for one another, Asuka is not up for having an [[UnusualEuphemism "Israfel Special"]] any time soon. Meanwhile Rei has confessed that she loves both Shinji and Asuka, but she does not want to disturb their relationship. The author also said that was his favorite Eva three-ways relationship, but it would not happen in this story, regrettably.
49* ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'' was directly inspired by the above story, in which Asuka, Rei and Shinji ''will'' (eventually) go the "Israfel Special" route. The author of ''Advice and Trust'' is rather a fan...
50* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'', [[spoiler:Germany, Italy, and Japan ended up in a polyamorous relationship after Germany and Japan agreed to share Italy at Italy's request.]]
51* ''Fanfic/MisfiledDreams'' seems to be leaning towards Ash/Emily/Jenny Jr. It says something when even the characters themselves have taken notice of this.
52* ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' has Ebony/Vampire/Draco. And they actually ''do'' have a threesome in Chapter 43. [[AndZoidberg Plus Voldemort's past self.]]
53* ''Fanfic/NobodyDies'': One of [[OriginalCharacter Kei]]'s demands when she took Tokyo-3 hostage included delivering [[OfficialCouple Shinji and Asuka]] to her, wearing ribbons, and only ribbons.
54* ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'': [[AntiHero Shinji]] and [[TheBerserker Asuka]] actually [[RelationshipUpgrade got together]] early in this story. Rei was incredibly jealous of--and attracted to--Asuka, but she was reluctant to [[MurderTheHypotenuse get her out of the way]] because it would get Shinji upset... and [[UnstoppableRage furious with her]]. She settled on trying to have a threesome with them. Her first clumsy attempt was a catastrophic failure, but at the end of the story the three of them got together [[spoiler:(in fact, the FOUR of them got together since Shinji also hooked up with Misato).]]
55* Confirmed with an [[ImportantHaircut Important]] [[http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/245370.html Haircut]] Kaname/Sousuke/Eija of ''Fanfic/DivineBlood'' are a One True Threesome with Kaname and Eija being HeterosexualLifePartners rather than [[HoYay Les Yay]] as confirmed by a [[http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/245541.html question from Mizuki.]]
56* ''Blog/{{Moonstuck}}'' fandom has a small following for Sunshine/Woona/Meadowlark. [[http://egophiliac.tumblr.com/post/49166028545/ The author herself]] [[http://egophiliac.tumblr.com/post/68045744752/ likes to tease]] the fans with it.
57-->luna no you can’t take them both to prom...OR CAN YOU???
58* A ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' fanartist, in response to the [[DieForOurShip hate]] between Starflight/Fatespeaker fans and Starflight/Sunny fans, drew [[http://2ndlightningstrike.deviantart.com/art/Story-Time-445158717 this picture]] of all three dragons cuddling together. The subtext is obvious.
59* Neo/Dean/Smith in ''Film/TheMatrix'' and ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' {{Crossover}} ''Fanfic/HuntingSeries''
60* ''Fanfic/TheQueenWhoFellToEarth'' has Harry[=/=]Hermione[=/=]OriginalCharacter May. Given the influence of [[Literature/DragonridersOfPern Pern culture]], threesomes are quite normal in the Weyrs (for example, Millicent Bulstrode is in one with two bisexual Muggle boys).
61* In ''Fanfic/HetaliaSchoolForVampireHunters'', [[ActionGirl Elizabeta]] and [[PrincelyYoungMan Roderich]] are introduced as a HappilyMarried couple, but shortly afterward are shown to be accompanied by Gilbert, who proceeds to flirt with Elizabeta and then smack Roderich on the behind while the latter blushes and the former smirks. It quickly becomes clear to the reader that the three are all in a relationship together.
62* In ''FanFic/AgeofDragons'', Amell and Brosca decide that instead of fighting over Zevran they'll just have a RelationshipUpgrade and then invite him to join that.
63* The ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}''/''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13467611/15/Almas-cruzadas Almas cruzadas]]"- and its English translation "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13844441/1/Crossed-Souls Crossed Souls]]"- feature Hiccup being basically forced into a political marriage to Elsa to face the renewed threat of Drago Bludvist, despite his existing relationship with Astrid. As events unfold, with Astrid basically acting as Elsa's combat instructor and bodyguard, although Elsa initially assured Hiccup that they could get the marriage annulled once the current threat was over and he could continue his relationship with Astrid, the three of them find themselves increasingly drawn to each other.
64* ''Fanfic/GinnyWeasleyDoubleLife'' is a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' fic with Harry/Ginny as a primary pairing, but adds the additional element of Milikan, a talking snake with HypnoticEyes who hypnotises Ginny to regard Milikan as her best friend and Mistress. This swiftly leads to Ginny falling for Milikan even as she retains her relationship with Harry; while Ginny has been 'programmed' not to tell Harry about Milikan, she often thinks how lucky she is to have the two most remarkable people she knows fall in love with her.
65* Used to great extent in the ''Series/LostGirl'' / ''Series/Merlin2008'' {{Crossover}} fic ''Fanfic/LostInCamelot''; after Bo and Kenzi are sent back in time to Camelot, Bo initially forms a relationship with Merlin to deal with her [[CartwrightCurse chi-feeding needs]], but she is also attracted to Morgana, and when Kenzi realises that Merlin and Morgana are also interested in each other, she suggests to Bo that she 'simply' [[ShipperOnDeck bring all three of them into one relationship]] so nobody's unhappy. Despite a few 'teething troubles' in the early days due to Morgana's uncertainty about her own feelings, a close call when Bo is captured forces Morgana to face the thought of losing her, pushing Morgana to accept that she loves Merlin and Bo equally, with the triad sharing a kiss under the moonlight.
66* ''Fanfic/MyFathersSon'': An enforced trope at first then takes a more straightforward turn in this story. Rhaegar is already married to Elia Martell for several years, but due to his father's growing madness, they weren't on the best grounds. Then Aerys II, in a fit of paranoia, decided to also legally bind him to Lyanna Stark in a political move to surround his supposed enemy Tywin Lannister. Ironically enough, because Rhaegar and Lyanna hit it off so well, she ended up inspiring both Rhaegar and Elia to improve themselves, and in time become a true Joint marriage with even some lesbianism thrown in to connect the wives.
67* ''Fanfic/SeventhEndmostVision'': A rather spoilery version. [[spoiler: Aerith apparently hoped for this with both Tifa and Zack; a photograph of her from their SOLDIER days shows her looking at ''both'' Tifa and Zack, despite the fanclub magazine it was shown in making open attempts to pretend that Aerith was only looking at Zack.]]
68* The [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/32266Stranger "Stranger in a Strange Land"]] series doesn't waste time seting up a ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}/ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}/ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} triangle. When Kara sees Bruce boasting about his female companions during a party, she hugs both Dick and Babs and proudly proclaims "hers" are "prettier".
69* ''Fanfic/TheLegendarySpiderMan'': Peter Parker has declared his love for two different people in this universe. His canonical 2: Gwen Stacey and Mary Jane Watson. Both are strong-willed. Both are supportive. Both learn to fight. And both show great emotional support to Peter in his hardest times. Many people InUniverse talk to Peter about needing to pick one woman or the other, and others often talk about how his indecision or reluctance hurts them both along the way. But with both Gwen and Mary Jane's goodness and support of Peter's superhero life in various ways, and the fact that throughout the story the two ladies remain friends with each other, this could make for a good solution so everyone is happy.
70* The ''Fanfic/TotalShuffledIslandSeries'' popularized DJ/Dawn/Samey as well, though it's still much more niche than DJ/Dawn or DJ/Samey on their own.
71* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'' sees Hiccup formalize Berk's alliance with Norway by taking Wulfhild, half-sister of King Magnus the Good, as his concubine on top of his marriage to Astrid, with the three soon finding a balance that allows them all to fall in love with each other. Astrid's grandparents are also in one, and their advice is crucial to helping the younger triad achieve an equilibrium that actually works.
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75* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'':
76** Joaquin/Maria/Manolo (better known as Tres Leches) is pretty popular since all three are great people who remain good friends even after the whole Triangle thing gets resolved. Even ''[[WordofGod Jorge]]'' has admitted to [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/fe184ca785a8e493e0f4d3a590a5bb57/tumblr_nfzjcoKuGT1rs5q1xo1_500.png loving]] the ship, occasionally posts pictures on his Tumblr, encouraged stories for it at least one, and joked about it being his original intent!
77** Joaquin and The Adelita twins too, due to the twins showing a lot of interest in him near the film's end, mixed a bit with PairTheSpares.
78* In ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'', Victor ends up learning to love Emily enough to want to join her in the Afterlife after believing his chances with Victoria are over. And Emily loves Victor enough to step aside and push him back to Victoria (who dearly loved Victor to begin with). ...Oh well, there's always the Afterlife.
79* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'':
80** Kristoff/Anna/Elsa (or "Kristelsanna" as it's called). Most [[IncestYayShipping Elsa/Anna]] fans like Kristoff too much to [[DieForOurShip bash him much]], so he's either made into Anna's platonic best friend or added into the Elsanna action. More rare is Anna/Kristoff/Elsa, which doesn't involve incest.
81** Due to their cameo, Rapunzel and Eugene from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' get shipped in various threesomes and foursomes with ''Frozen'' characters. Much of it is KissingCousins due to the {{fanon}} that Rapunzel is Anna and Elsa's first cousin.
82* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', Fear, Anger, and Disgust are all shipped together by some fans, especially after the absence of Joy and Sadness from Headquarters in the film caused the three emotions to have to work together to try and help Riley.
83* While the ''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'' fandom is still picking up speed, no one can deny that Alberto/Luca/Guilia would work as a ship given that all three of them have wonderful chemistry on a platonic level.
84* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has Naveen/Tiana/Charlotte for those who think Tiana and Charlotte would make a cute couple but don't want to tear apart the OfficialCouple. It helps that both Charlotte/Tiana and Charlotte/Naveen tie up Charlotte's plot-thread about wanting to marry royalty.
85* From ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'', Chel/Tulio/Miguel for those that like the Miguel/Tulio paring but don't hate Chel. It helps that both Tulio and Miguel go slack jawed when around her, or that Chel flirts with both about equally, and of course there is [[HoYay Miguel and Tulio's relationship.]] Considering the ending, it's almost-sorta-kinda canon!
86* ''Franchise/ToyStory'':
87** In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' after [[spoiler:Bo Peep got PutOnABus]], Woody/Buzz/Jessie became quite popular. [[spoiler:It was implied to be '''canon''' in [[LatinLover "Spanish Mode"]]]].
88** Woody/Bo/Buzz/Jessie has also picked up in popularity. ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' gave it a large boost after Bo Peep was reintroduced.
89* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Some fans do consider Miriam/Mei/Tyler to be [[TakeAThirdOption a valid option]] instead of Mei/Miriam or Mei/Tyler.
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93* ''Film/{{Amsterdam|2022}}'' has a lot of this among its central trio of Burt, Valerie, and Harold, due to their very close friendship, Harold and Valerie's canonical attraction to each other, and the strong chemistry between all three of their actors. It's a generally accepted headcanon that they all hooked up with each other at some point during their time in Amsterdam.
94* ''Film/{{Descendants}}'' has a few possible options.
95** Pre-series stories sometimes have the core VKs involved with each other. This can evolve into their canon love interests (primarily Ben, Doug and Jane since they appear and were confirmed in the final film) being brought into the relationship.
96** Ben/Mal/Uma and Mal/Ben/Audrey have followings though more the former.
97** Jay/Carlos/Jane. Lonnie may be thrown in here as well.
98** Ben/Mal/Evie/Doug, mostly due to the girls' chemistry with each other and the actors behind Ben and Doug having a great bromance.
99*** The series "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/817440 Package Deal]]" explores a relationship developing between Mal, Ben and Evie, as Mal and Evie were girlfriends back on the Isle of the Lost and Mal asks Ben if he would be willing to 'share' her with Evie as she can't give either of them up. The subsequent series explores how Ben and Evie become involved with each other beyond their existing bond with Mal, Mal affirming in a talk with the Fairy Godmother that, in contrast to the idea that fairies can only have one true love, she considers Ben ''and'' Evie to be her only partners rather than consider one 'above' the other.
100** Uma/Gil/Harry.
101* ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' has Miranda/Andy/Emily as the most popular threesome pairing. It covers two very popular pairings, that of [[FanPreferredCouple Miranda/Andy]] and Emily/Andy. It has also been known to sometimes become a foursome, and include Serena. It has the most fanfics of any threesome on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn. It's also very popular on [=YouTube=] to make a video about the three. If you are more into [[CrossoverShip crossover pairings]], there's Miranda/Andy/[[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 Cruella de Vil]], which is surprisingly popular.
102* ''Film/DoRevenge'': While Eleanor/Gabbi make up a fairly popular OfficialCouple and Eleanor/Drea are the FanPreferredCouple with plenty of HomoeroticSubtext, a lot of fans ship Drea/Eleanor/Gabbi together rather than shipping Eleanor with either on their own as a way to avoid ShipToShipCombat. It helps that Gabbi defends Drea following her and Eleanor's fight and Drea helps Eleanor win Gabbi back, making it easy for fans to assume Gabbi and Drea get along with each other.
103* ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'': Ferris is dating Sloane. Ferris has HoYay with Cameron. Cameron has ShipTease subtext with Sloane. All three actors have wonderful chemistry, and it's clear that all three characters love and care for one another above all else -- even Ferris, who is ''extremely'' selfish, obviously cares a lot about Cameron, and swears he'll ''marry'' Sloane. Of course these three get shipped together.
104* ''Film/{{Inception}}'':
105** Arthur/Ariadne/Eames is quite popular. As is Arthur/Ariadne/Cobb.
106** Cobb/Mal/anyone isn't the most popular combination, but it makes a lot of sense, metaphorically speaking, as [[spoiler:Mal exists only inside Cobb's head at this point.]]
107* ''Film/TheManFromUNCLE2015'' has Napoleon/Gaby/Illya, fueled by their chemistry as co-protagonists, the Napoleon/Illya HoYay, Illya and Gaby's canonical attraction, and Napoleon's [[TheCharmer flirtiness]].
108* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
109** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': Having unexpectedly copious amounts of Tony Stark/Bruce Banner HoYay, along with expectedly copious amounts of Steve Rogers/Tony Stark HoYay, some fans have resolved this with an [=OT3=] that's worth it for the PortmanteauCoupleName alone: [[ComicBook/IronMan Stark]] [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Spangled]] [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Banner]].
110** Similarly, those wanting to run with the Steve/Tony HoYay but not wanting to break up Tony/Pepper go with Pepper/Steve/Tony and those who want Tony/Bruce go with Tony/Bruce/Pepper.
111** With the release of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', this expanded to include any combination of the foursome Steve/Bucky/Sam/Natasha, and any variant combinations with the pairings above.
112** As the two loves of Steve's life, Steve/Bucky/Peggy is also popular.
113** Since the release of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', many fans have happily rolled [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend Stucky]], [[MeetCute Steve/Sam]], and [[LikeAnOldMarriedCouple Sam/Bucky]] together into one big Steve/Sam/Bucky [=OT3=].
114** And with the two biggest pairings in the fandom being Steve/Bucky (Stucky) and Steve/Tony (Stony), some fans TakeAThirdOption in this shipping conflict and ship Steve/Bucky/Tony (Stuckony).
115** What do you do when you can't decide between Clint/Natasha and Clint/Coulson? Why, you ship Strike Team Delta, aka Clint/Coulson/Natasha!
116** Peter Parker has two within the fandom as well. Peter/MJ/Ned and [[ScrewYourself Peter1/Peter2/Peter3]].
117*** More recent fics such as "[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37186546/ Tingle]]" and ''Fanfic/SpiderManFindingHome'' have introduced the new pairing of Peter, Yelena Belova and Kate Bishop, exploiting Kate and Yelena's obvious connection and their likely bonds with Peter as spiders and street-level heroes.
118** Others solve the problem by the simple expedient of letting the entire cast of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse have a wild orgy.
119* ''Film/{{Patchwork}}'' ends with Jennifer and Ellie 'killing' Madeline's personality and then having Garrett brought back to life, creating the possibility for them to have this kind of relationship as Jennifer and Ellie remain active in their shared body and each appear fond of Garrett at least.
120* ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'':
121** Jack Sparrow + Will Turner + Elizabeth Swann. Will/Elizabeth is the OfficialCouple, Elizabeth/Jack is {{Ship Tease}}d, and Jack/Will has HoYay that was… only ''just'' subtext.
122** Between the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl first]] and [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest second]] movie, [[RomanticRunnerUp James Norrington]] was often thrown in to make it an [=OT4=].
123* ''Film/RedNotice'': Hartley and Booth have lots of HoYay, but Hartley and Sarah also have some good relationship subtext going on [[spoiler:and are actually lovers]], and all three of their actors have great chemistry with each other. Most fans' solution to this is just to ship all three of them together.
124* Since the Holmes/Watson/Mary love triangle is [[HoYay pretty much canon]] in ''Film/SherlockHolmes2009'', it's no surprise some fans have taken to [=OT3=]ing them. The three of them do seem quite cozily domestic with each other in that last scene... Irene is sometimes added to the mix as well.
125* The fandom of ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' loooooooves Don/Kathy/Cosmo. Don and Kathy are the OfficialCouple, and have great chemistry, but Don and Cosmo's bromance is also pretty HoYay-heavy, and rather than evolving into a FriendVersusLover situation, Kathy and Cosmo get along great. In particular, there's one really cute scene that the fandom has latched onto with shipping goggles, where Cosmo and Don share a ManHug, followed by Don kissing Kathy... which is then followed by her pecking Cosmo on the cheek, who gets so embarrassed he falls over. So a lot of fanfic authors make them a triad -- everyone wins!
126* In ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' James Bond seduces Severine, the villain's kept woman. The villain Silva [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty caresses Bond while he has him tied to a chair]]. Later, when Severine enters the picture again, Silva greets her by saying, "Darling, your lover''s'' are here." This has led to not a few fics positing a ''ménage à trois'' in the event of Bond joining or [[FoeYayShipping being forced to stay with Silva]].
127* ''Film/SkyHigh2005'' has a [[http://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&work_search%5Brelationship_ids%5D%5B%5D=121459&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=0&commit=Sort+and+Filter&tag_id=Sky+High+%282005%29 surprising]] amount of [[TheHero Will]]/[[SilkHidingSteel Layla]]/[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Warren]] fics, given the amount of DieForOurShip going on in the fandom.
128* ''Film/StarTrek2009'':
129** Kirk/Spock/Uhura. [=McCoy=] often becomes a part of this arrangement too.
130** Supported by Paul Gadzikowski's fan comic ''Webcomic/TheHeroOfThreeFaces'' (story arc [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3faces/aalrb.htm starting here]]).
131** ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' adds more fuel, marketing them as the main PowerTrio. In the 2009 movie, Kirk's interaction with Uhura consisted of her clearly rebuffing his attempts to hit on her. Now they're on decent enough terms to discuss her relationship with Spock, and one scene is described elsewhere on this wiki as "a three-way lover's spat".
132** The sequel resulted in a lot of threesomes involving John Harrison [[spoiler:aka Khan]], mostly John/Kirk/Spock.
133* ''Franchise/StarWars'': As a trilogy of trilogies, each about a trio, this is no surprise.
134** The original trilogy: Luke/Han/Leia, before... [[{{Twincest}} you know]]. Though that hasn't stopped a lot of fans from continuing to ship that particular [=OT3=]. And the incest can always be muffled a little with [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Han serving as the vortex, and a buffer]].
135** The prequel trilogy: Obi-Wan/Anakin/Padmé (Obianidala) totally. The {{Novelization}} of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' almost makes it canon, with [[ManipulativeBastard Palpatine]] ''explicitly stating'' that Anakin's choice isn't between the Jedi and the Sith, but whether or not he loves Padmé more than Obi-Wan.
136** The sequel trilogy: Poe/Finn/Rey (Jedistormpilot). Between Finn's LoveAtFirstSight with Rey and the instant bromance that forms between him and Poe, this pairing took off faster than the Falcon making the Kessel Run.
137--->'''Rey''': [[http://78.media.tumblr.com/041eaf7a3308ff3fcd4578c8cda09da4/tumblr_nzsgmxv7911trbhswo1_1280.jpg This is my boyfriend Finn, and this is Finn's boyfriend Poe.]]
138** For a FoeYayShipping example, there is also Rey/Kylo/Hux (sometimes abbreviated as [[PortmanteauCoupleName Reylux]]), since Rey/Kylo is pretty much the closest thing the sequel trilogy has to an OfficialCouple, while Kylo/Hux bitter rivalry is seen by [[ShippingGoggles their shippers]] as a form of BelligerentSexualTension, and Rey/Hux is [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight surprisingly quite popular]], presumably due to their [[ActorShipping actors' chemistry]].
139* Flynn/Lora/Alan is a RunningGag in ''Film/{{Tron}}'' fandom, backed up by the fact Lora dated Flynn before marrying Alan. However, few are actually brave enough to write it.
140* ''Film/Venom2018'' has Eddie/Anne/Venom, thanks to the canonical Eddie/Anne relationship and the copious amounts of HoYay between Eddie and Venom, [[spoiler: culminating in a scene where a Venom-possessed Anne makes out with Eddie to transfer the symbiote back to him.]] Anne's fiancé Dan will occasionally get thrown in to make it a foursome, given how well he and Eddie get along.
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144* ''Literature/AlmostNight'' uses this to solve the conflict between Ed and Bocaj.
145* ''Literature/{{Carrie}}'': There is a large fandom for shipping Carrie/Sue/Tommy together, due to Sue and Tommy being the OfficialCouple while a lot of fans ship both with Carrie individually. It helps that Sue spends most of the story trying to make up for bullying Carrie and actually convinces Tommy to take Carrie to the prom.
146* For ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'', Peter/Susan/Caspian and Edmund/Lucy/Caspian are fairly popular, particularly because of [[TheFilmOfTheBook the movies.]] There is also Susan/Caspian/Lucy, although it's rarer. And of course, there's Peter/Susan/Edmund/Lucy for the IncestYay shippers.
147* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'': There are several fans who believe Lucien, Vassa, and Jurian are all romantically involved with each other; at the very least, canonically they've become close friends, bonding over their shared experiences with trauma and exile, and they've moved in together.
148* In ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'' there’s Lief/Barda/Jasmine.
149* ''Literature/TheEagleOfTheNinth'' has Marcus/Cottia/Esca.
150* Guenevere/Arthur/Lancelot in ''Literature/TheFionavarTapestry'' and probably plenty of others.
151* The ''Literature/{{GONE}}'' series has the ''[[FanNickname Devils trinity]]'', which consists of [[TheDragon Drake]]/[[BigBad Caine]]/Diana. This ship is popular, mainly because these three characters have many conflicting (and popular) ships, like ''[[HoYay Cake]]'' (Drake/Caine), ''[[BetaCouple Caina]]'' (Caine/Diana, actually canon) and ''[[FoeYayShipping Driana]]'' (Drake/Diana).
152* It might well have solved some fairly major problems if the setting of ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind'' had been one in which an Ashley/Melanie/Scarlett OneTrueThreesome had been a possible option.
153* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
154** [[PowerTrio Harry/Ron/Hermione]], the three main characters.
155** Harry/Ginny/Luna is a popular pairing, even being named Flaming Nargles.
156** James/Lily -- being kind of important as a couple -- are often paired with Lupin, Severus, Sirius, or occasionally Regulus depending on the author's favorite '70s era student.
157** When it comes to Marauders shipping, FanPreferredCouple Sirius/Lupin might be joined by either James or Tonks, with the added bonus that Sirius and Tonks are [[KissingCousins cousins]].
158** Lunar Harmony (Harry/Hermione/Luna) has a relatively small but dedicated fanbase.
159** Ginny/Hermione/Luna also has some fans.
160** Harry/Hermione/Draco combines three of the most popular ships (Harmony, Drarry, Dramione)
161** DGB (Draco/Ginny/Blaise) has a popular following, and Hermione/Draco/Blaise has become mildly popular in smutfics.
162** Hermione/Snape/Lucius and Hermione/Snape/Lupin are popular for those who like older men.
163** Some other themed [=OT3s=] are Bellatrix/Lucius/Narcissa (Death Eaters) and Katie/Alicia/Angelina (Gryffindor Quidditch Team).
164* For the ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'' duology, Tisala/Ward/Oreg is very, very popular. To the point that there are almost no fanfics about other pairings. The HoYay between Ward and Oreg is just ''that'' obvious. And as Tisala is the most badass woman of appropriate age, there is no serious competition for ''her''.
165* ''Literature/TheInfernalDevices'' has Tessa/Will/Jem.
166* Very nearly canon in ''Literature/TheLionsOfAlRassan'' with Ammar/Jehane/Rodrigo.
167* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'':
168** There's Arwen/Aragorn may be joined by either Boromir or Éowyn. Throw Faramir in the mess for extra points.
169** Éomer/Aragorn/Faramir, or Legolas/Aragorn/Arwen, or even Aragorn/Arwen/Frodo.
170** Legolas/Aragorn/Éomer, Aragorn/Faramir/Boromir and [=OT4=] Sam/Frodo/Merry/Pippin.
171** Rosie/Sam/Frodo isn't as popular, probably because Rosie barely appears in either the books or movies, but it's out there. Considering that [[spoiler:Rosie and Sam kept taking care of Frodo after they got married]], this one works ''really'' nicely.
172** Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli has its fans. They manage to stick together through practically the entire journey.
173* ''Literature/TheMazeRunner'' has Thomas/Newt/Minho as its most popular threesome pairing, with tons of fanfics for it. The three are the most popular characters, share lots of HoYay all around, and have great chemistry with each other. It is made up of three popular ships: Thomas/Newt, Thomas/Minho, and Newt/Minho, and helps to avoid any shipping wars. Fans have also been known to either throw Teresa in or have her replace Minho.
174* In ''Literature/LesMiserables'' fandom, there is the technically canon threesome of Joly/Musichetta/Bossuet, and in some fanfics the main love triangle is solved by shipping Cosette/Marius/Éponine.
175* ''Literature/TheMoomins'': Moomintroll/Snufkin/Snorkmaiden is a very popular three-way ship. Moomintroll's canon LoveInterest is Snorkmaiden, but Snufkin also gets a ton of HoYay with him, to the point where it's debated whether it's actually intentional HomoeroticSubtext [[note]]Supported by how the author of ''The Moomins'', Tove Jansson, was bisexual and sometimes included subtle queer themes in her stories[[/note]] and making Moomintroll/Snufkin the FanPreferredCouple. Those who can't decide which pairing they like best often just do both at the same time. The liberal atmosphere of Moominvalley also makes it easy to imagine that the characters would be accepting of polyamory.
176* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Percy/Nico/Annabeth has its followers in the fandom.
177* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
178** Theon/Jon/Robb (abbrev: THEJOBB) seems to be popular. Jon and Robb are close; Robb and Theon are close; Jon thinks Theon is an asshole, and [[BelligerentSexualTension we know what that means...]]
179** Jon/Tyrion/Dany has its followers. Considering that Jorah told Dany she needs 2 husbands, it's not out of the question.
180** [[BrotherSisterIncest Jon/Robb/Sansa]] is also popular, as is Daenerys/Jon/Sansa (which has the bonus of resolving a lot of ShipToShipCombat). It helps that Jon, Robb, Sansa, Theon and Dany are ''all'' [[LauncherOfAThousandShips Launchers of a Thousand Ships]].
181** For those who believe Lyanna and Rhaegar to be Jon's parents it is not unheard of to find Rhaegar's wife Elia Martell being not just okay with it, but involved as well.
182* The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse gives us Jaina/Zekk/Jag, which almost became canon in the Literature/DarkNestTrilogy. Ben/Taryn/Trista (hinted at), Zekk/Taryn/Trista (also hinted at), [[KissingCousins Ben/Jacen/Tahiri]] (we could ship... on Ship!), Luke/Corran/Mirax (Luke even hinted as such in ''I, Jedi''.), Luke/Corran/Mara (more Stackpole subtext, which is not very subtextual unless it's HoYay but a lot more subtextual than his spiritual heir Troy Denning), Ahsoka/a clone/another clone.
183* some ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' fans have decided to find their own ending to the love triangle with Kaladin/Shallan/Adolin, or even Shallan/Adolin/Kaladin.
184* In ''Further Literature/TalesOfTheCity'', Anna Madrigal jokes that Mary Ann, Brian, and Michael are her favorite couple. The trio really don't mind this notion at all.
185* Laurence/Granby/Tharkay in ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' is quite popular. Meanwhile fanfic that only pairs Laurence with one person tends to have shades of this anyway, since [[TheNotLoveInterest Temeraire]] must be taken into account.
186* ''Literature/TheTruth'' has the [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming Newspaper OT3]] of [[DaEditor William]]/[[IntrepidReporter Sacharissa]]/[[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Otto]].
187* ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'':
188** [[LoveTriangle Obviously enough]], Edward/Jacob/Bella. Even in the first book, there's HoYay between Edward and Jacob. Then ''Breaking Dawn'' gave us Edward telling Bella [[MyGirlIsASlut she could have as many kids as she wanted with Jacob]].
189** The relatively popular Alice/Bella/Edward, Alice/Edward/Jasper and Edward/Bella/Carlisle.
190** It’s weird that there isn't more Edward/Bella/Rosalie, given that Carlisle and Esme initially hoped to set Edward up with her, and the way Rosalie and Bella get [[HoYay quite close]] in ''Breaking Dawn''.
191** From the wolves the most popular ones are Jacob/Embry/Quil and Jacob/Seth/Leah.
192* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
193** The LoveDodecahedron practically asks for this. Firestar + Sandstorm + Spottedleaf neatly solves all the drama caused by Firestar's love for both she-cats. Although Spottedleaf being Sandstorm's aunt might squick some shippers.
194** Crowfeather + Feathertail + Leafpool is nearly the exact same situation as above, with Crowfeather having first loved one she-cat, then another after the first died.
195** Squirrelflight + Ashfur + Brambleclaw could make Squirrelflight not have to choose between the two toms.
196** Squirrelflight/Brambleclaw/Stormfur works quite well, as both toms were interested in her in the second series, and were also close with each other during their journey. Stormfur even joined [=ThunderClan=] for a while.
197** Graystripe + Silverstream + Millie has its problems (the two she-cats never met) but both love Graystripe a lot and what with all three of them inevitably sharing [=StarClan=] together, it's less crazy than it sounds.
198** Hollyleaf + Ivypool + Blossomfall became reasonably popular on sites like Tumblr.
199* ''Literature/WaterForElephants'': August/Marlena/Jacob definitely has some appeal. This will really take off once the movie comes out, since it stars Creator/RobertPattinson, [[Film/InglouriousBasterds Christoph Waltz]] and Reese Witherspoon. Curiously similar to ''Sophie's Choice'', since both [[spoiler:older males have volatile tempers due to mental health problems, both younger men are sort of 'adopted' into an established marriage and both younger men end up sleeping with the woman.]]
200* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'': Moonwatcher/Qibli/Winter is a fairly popular solution to their LoveTriangle in the second story arc.
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203[[folder:Music]]
204* WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows ships Ke$ha with the two members of 3Oh!3. He just hopes their union never produces any children.
205* Music/{{Vocaloid}}:
206** Shippers like to choose three of the female Japanese Vocaloids (At first mostly Vocaloids 00, 01, and one half of the reflection of 02 before Megurine Luka.), but another common OT 3 came shortly. With a third male Japanese Vocaloid, an obvious conclusion: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2SgPM9ayAg Gakupo Kamui was tacked on to KAITO/Kagamine Len when he came onto the scene]].
207** Speaking of Gakupo, two of the most common pairings with him are [[BelligerentSexualTension Gakupo/Luka]] and [[BirdsOfAFeather Gakupo/Gumi]]. Many people like to meet in the middle and pair him up with both of them.
208* WebOrigial/CollegeHumor's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_l_7TWf_oo My Two True Loves]]'' has a young nerd who gets nowhere with the girls, singing about his soulmates:
209--->'''Patrick''' ''(the singer)'': I know that somewhere out there are two girls for me, [[TitleDrop my two true loves]], my two and only...
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212[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
213* On Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, Wrestling/TheShield (Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, Wrestling/SethRollins and Wrestling/RomanReigns) is the [=OT3=] for both Wrestling/{{WWE}} and professional wrestling in general. Combinations of any of the two is the OneTruePairing.
214* Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra was originally a trio - Wrestling/AdamCole, Kyle O'Reilly, and Bobby Fish - and were very, very close, constantly hanging all over each other. It became a true PowerStable and foursome with the addition of Wrestling/RoderickStrong. Cole himself dubbed he, Bobby, and Kyle "the [=OT3=]" in a promo once, and while he ''is'' JustForFun/OneOfUs, he likely meant that in a platonic manner. Maybe.
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217[[folder:Myths & Religion]]
218* Literature/TheBible:
219** David/[[BrotherSisterIncest Jonathan/Michal]].
220** Some churches will outright state that God is a third party in any sanctified marriage, although it is not intended to imply anything sexual.
221* Myth/ClassicalMythology: Achilles/Patroclus/Briseis, Hercules/Iolaus/Alcmene, Zeus/Hera/Ganymede, and Persephone/Adonis/Aphrodite. Hades (Persephone's husband) can also be thrown into that last one.
222* ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'': Gilgamesh/Enkidu/Shamhat.
223* Maybe Loki/Sigyn/Angrboða from Myth/NorseMythology relationship is this.
224* Myth/ArthurianLegend: a less violent and drama-filled resolution to the situation with Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot.
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227[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
228* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': Harpie Lady Sisters, Queen's/King's/Jack's Knight, Dark Magician/Dark Magician Girl/Dark Magician of Chaos (feel free to substitute with other magicians), pretty much anything remotely human that comes in threes.
229[[/folder]]
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231[[folder:Theater]]
232* The basic idea behind the "Two Ladies" number in ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}''.
233* The ending of ''Theatre/AGentlemansGuideToLoveAndMurder'' seems to at least imply this, as the LoveTriangle between Monty, Phoebe, and Sibella never really gets resolved.
234* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'':
235** While Christine is almost unanimously shipped with the Phantom, some ask why she couldn't have chosen ''both'' her VictoriousChildhoodFriend ''and'' her StalkerWithACrush. (Hell, the Phantom probably would've taken anything he could get...)
236** Additionally, Phantom/Christine/Meg in the fanfic/fandom zone. Two girls? Joys of the flesh indeed. I don't hear the Phantom protesting too hard...
237* In ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'', a great deal of the tragedy that unfolded could have been avoided if Elphaba/Fiyero/G(a)linda had become a threesome. Considering Fiyero was with both Elphaba and Glinda at different points in the story, and Elphaba and Glinda's strong bond with ''each other'' is by far the most important relationship in the play, it's not too hard to scrounge up enough evidence to make a case for it.
238* Sometimes in opera, the usual "tenor and baritone fight over the girl" plot can be spiced up with a bit of HoYay, making this this ideal outcome (if only everyone survived). The Metropolitan's 2016 productions of ''Les Pecheurs de Perles'' and ''Roberto Devereaux'' stand out as examples--and, coincidentally, they featured the same tenor and baritone.
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241[[folder:Visual Novels]]
242* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'':
243** The kink meme has [[http://meme.sea-lily.net/tags.php?tag=kink:%20polyamory a polyamory tag]] for just this purpose. Edgeworth/Phoenix/Maya is the most common, but then again they're also the most popular characters in the fandom anyway.
244** As of ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Investigations]]'' Yew/Faraday/Badd ([[spoiler:the three members of the [[CollectiveIdentity Yatagarasu]]]]) seems to pick up some support.
245** As of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', both Athena/Apollo/[[spoiler:Simon]] and Apollo/[[HoYay Athena/Juniper]] have been spotted here and there.
246* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'':
247** The "Trial Point Getters" from the first two games seem to be this. [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc The first game]] has [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Makoto]]/[[TheStoic Kyoko]]/[[TokenEvilTeammate Byakuya]] while [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair the second game]] has [[AmnesiacHero Hajime]]/[[GamerChick Chiaki]]/[[LuckyBastard Nagito]].
248** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'':
249*** [[ShrinkingViolet Chihiro]]/[[TheAce Ishimaru]]/[[JapaneseDelinquents Mondo]], charmingly called [[PortmanteauCoupleName Chishimondo]]. There is also a canon example in the case of [[spoiler:Naegi/Aoi/Hagakure/possibly Togami]], in the bad ending at least, but it's rare to see that in fandom.
250*** Makoto/Kyoko/Hina is occasionally seen as well, especially after ''Anime/Danganronpa3'' did some ShipTease both ways.
251** ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' has a love triangle between [[TheOjou Sonia Nevermind]], [[MrFixit Kazuichi Souda]], and [[FriendToAllLivingThings Gundham Tanaka]]. So, of course, some fans like to ship all three together.
252** Keeping up the theme of TheProtagonist, The {{Love Interest|s}}, and TheRival, ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' gives us [[NiceGuy Kaede]]/[[EyesAlwaysAverted Shuichi]]/[[TheChessmaster Kokichi]]. ''V3'' also adds a new one in the form of Shuichi being paired with [[TheHeart Kaito]] and [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Maki]], affectionately called the [[IdiosyncraticShipNaming "Training Trio"]].
253* Strongly implied canon for one of the endings of ''VisualNovel/DateWarp'' with Janet/Linds/Rafael.
254* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'':
255** Mion/Keiichi/Rena is without a doubt the most popular. They're close friends and it helps fix their love triangle. Keiichi canonically likes either one depending on the arc as well, so it makes sense he could love both at once. [[HoYay Mion and Rena get along well as well, so it's easy to ship them together]].
256** Shion/Mion/Keiichi usually happens when people enjoy the twincest subtext between Mion and Shion but also ship Keiichi/Mion. Shion/Keiichi/Mion is also popular because Keiichi is very similar to Shion's canon love interest, Satoshi [[spoiler:who is in a coma throughout the franchise and presumed dead]].
257** Rika and Satoko have a close HomoeroticSubtext filled relationship while Hanyuu probably knows Rika better than anyone else. Obviously Satoko/Rika/Hanyuu is a thing.
258* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'':
259** Lilly/Hisao/Hanako, or, in some fictions, Lilly/Hanako/Hisao or Hanako/Lilly/Hisao, is the most popular OT3. Lilly and Hanako are noted to be extremely close, both appearing frequently in the other one's route, and it's even reflected in how you get ''onto'' their routes -- most walkthroughs lump the two together, as the paths to the two routes are identical up until the final choice before the route lock.
260** Hisao/Shizune/Misha have their shippers, coming in second. [[spoiler:It helps that it's a canon love triangle as Misha is in love with Shizune.]]
261** Emi/Hisao/Rin, while rarely seen in fanfiction, is pretty popular in art pieces, due to people enjoying their interactions.
262** Fanfiction "pseudo-routes" about pairing Hisao with background students Miki or Suzu originated a somewhat popular shipping for Miki/Hisao/Suzu, or even Hisao/Miki/Suzu or Hisao/Suzu/Miki —and its own set of fics.
263* Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}:
264** ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'': Shiki/Arcueid/Ciel and [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Shiki/Hisui/Kohaku]] are the most common. Both somehow supported even canonically. First in Ciel ''Good End'' where Arcueid and Ciel effectively and [[ClingyJealousGirl begrudgingly]] "share" Shiki. There is much teased at, but unconfirmed attraction [[HoYay between]] the [[VitriolicBestBuds two of them]]. Second is the main theme of Kagetsu Tohya's sidestory ''Flower of Thanatos'' in which Shiki together with humble servants Hisui and Kohaku lives in the isolated Tohno Mansion, where Shiki practically can do with both maids whatever he wants, and Kohaku is very [[{{Twincest}} enthusiastic]] when they both [[ThreeWaySex serve him]] at the same time [[spoiler: (including [[SexSlave sexual desires, or periodic rapes]]) although [[GroundhogDayLoop it's not so simple as it seems]] and [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Shiki begins to have regrets]]]].
265*** With ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood'' there is also Shiki/Akiha/Sion, notable as Sion is probably the only girl interested in Shiki Akiha gets along with. Or Satsuki/Sion/Riesbyfe as the Back Alley Alliance.
266** ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': There are Shirou/Saber/Rin and Shirou/Sakura/Rider or Shirou/Sakura/Rin. Both are expanded at various levels in ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' and many other associated works or materials, and are very popular in fandom.
267*** Shirou/Saber/Rin is based on the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' route where [[spoiler:in the Good End of this route]], some fans believe that this is what was going on behind the scenes (doesn't hurt that Rin discovered that she is bisexual in the original ''Fate'' route while sleeping with Shirou and Saber).
268*** Shirou/Sakura/Rider is based on the ''Heaven's Feel'' route, where Shirou [[spoiler:is mind-raped by Rider disguised as Rin in the original game. Rider also stays with Sakura in the endings, and leaves it ambiguous whether she needs to replenish her mana without Sakura's knowledge, while it's openly stated that Shirou depends on Sakura to live his life.]] It's most evident in ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' Eclipse story's ''The backside of Kibisis'', [[spoiler:in which they have a hot [[ThreeWaySex threesome scene]], and although this turns out to be actually just Rider's illusion, it's clear how things are]].
269*** Shirou/Sakura/Rin is based on [[spoiler:Shirou being with Sakura in the True End of ''Heaven's Feel'', while Rin still has feelings for Shirou, even after she leaves for London alone. Interestingly while not confirmed, there are even hints of this occurring in the Normal End of ''Fate''.]]
270* The protagonists of ''VisualNovel/ZeroTimeDilemma'' are conveniently divided into trios during the Decision Game, but one of these groups includes a kid and another [[AbandonShipping turns out]] to be [[spoiler:a woman and her parents]], so Team C (Carlos/Akane/Junpei) naturally became the most popular threesome pairing. It's fueled by the fact that, in-universe, Carlos is ''really'' determined to get Akane and Junpei together, despite only knowing them for a few days, and often asks questions about their relationship.
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273[[folder:Web Comics]]
274* ''Webcomic/CityOfReality'' is a literal, and {{Deconstruct|ion}}ed {{utopia}}, to the point where, when a person catches their spouse cheating, the natural and normal reaction is to ''join in''.
275* ''Webcomic/{{Collar 6}}'' gives us the canon couple of Sixx/Laura/Ginger. Made possible as all the girls were already into polyamory beforehand.
276* ''WebComic/DumbingOfAge'' fans wasted no time in shipping Amber/Danny/Ethan once Danny was confirmed to be bisexual and attracted to them both.
277* There appears to be a number of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' fans that ship Sarah with one of the {{Official Couple}}s of the comic, Tedd/Grace. She has received some ShipTease with both of them, but she is [[spoiler: or rather, '''was''']] part of another OfficialCouple. [[spoiler:However, given certain developments in the comic, she is now free to fulfill the wishes of the fans.]]
278** Given some additional traction by [[http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook.php?id=843 this (probably) non-canon "Sketchbook" page]]. And further ShipTease when a Q&A claimed to be "out of space" to discuss it and a "Wrong Answers Only" Q&A wasn't prepared to give a solid "yes" in case it wasn't a wrong answer. And the NP story "Blanket" appears to be an extended riff on there being [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed Only One Couch]].
279* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' fandom has strong (although not exclusive) support for Agatha×Gil×Tarvek. While Gil's the more traditional DesignatedLoveInterest and proposed to Agatha even before he knew her background, as Violetta [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110907 points out]], Tarvek is equally devoted to Agatha and would be a much less politically troublesome match. The Cinderella parody done in one of the interludes [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090109 ending]] with Agatha-as-Cinderella marrying ''both'' Gil and Tarvek indicates that the writers think it's a perfectly reasonable resolution to the romantic plotlines. In-universe, it's been acknowledged as a possible outcome by [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100927 several]] [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120718 characters]]. The in-universe betting pool has Gil at 2-1, Tarvek 3-1, and Both at 5-1, showing just how likely some find it.
280* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'':
281** Jack/Zimmy/Gamma has popped up among certain fans after a revelation or two in the comic. Mostly for laughs, but a few not so much.
282** When Jack is introduced with a girlfriend, Jenny, who refers to Annie with "my love," Jack/Jenny/Annie cropped up in response.[[note]]She's from UsefulNotes/TheWestCountry, and that's just how people talk there, but still...[[/note]]
283* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' It's pretty common to see some love triangles resolved this way, creating pairings like Dave/Terezi/Karkat or Eridan/Feferi/Sollux. More unusually, because trolls in Homestuck canonically have four different kinds of romance and usually desire to fulfill all of them, it's common for [=OT3s=] to involve multiple different relationship types. (It doesn't help that one of said relationship types inherently requires a threesome.) Using the earlier example, it's not unusual to see people shipping Eridan, Feferi, and Sollux all in red relationship (that is, a normal human romantic one), but it's arguably even more common for people to ship Eridan and Sollux both in a red relationship with Feferi but in a [[TheMasochismTango black]] relationship with each other. Needless to say, fics with lots of different pairings and multiple quadrants for each character can get very... complicated.
284** John's Dad/Rose's Mom/Dave's Bro was at least popular in the fandom's early days (it didn't hurt that Mom/Dad was an OfficialCouple and Mom and Bro were Dave and Rose's biological parents). Things became complicated after [[spoiler:[[ResetButton the Scratch]], wherein alternate versions of Mom (Roxy) and Bro (Dirk) swapped roles with Rose and Dave while Dad stayed the same]].
285* ''Webcomic/TheLawOfPurple'''s Lette/Blue/Synn is pretty much canon.
286* ''WebComic/MagickChicks'': When Faith tells Tiffany that she loves her, Tiffany counters by bringing up Faith's [[ReallyGetsAround habit of sleeping around.]] So Faith said she'd agree to stop seeing other girls, if Tiffany asked her to. Tiffany considers it for a moment, then asks about Faith's boyfriend, Ash, which is where Faith drew the line and [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/take_things_slow proposed they form a threesome instead.]]
287* ''Webcomic/MenageA3'': According to some fans, Gary/Yuki/Zii (because Yuki is crazy-jealous respecting both Gary and Zii, and both Zii and Gary have expressed interest in each other at certain points, it seems like the relationship might actually be stable).
288* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'':
289** Marten/Dora/Tai has been raised in-comic. Unfortunately, it's also been [[ShipSinking shot down]] - Dora may be bisexual, but she's still monogamous.
290** [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1915 Much to Tai's disappointment, Faye/Dora/Tai probably isn't happening.]]
291* ''WebComic/SirensLament'': Lyra/Shon may be the official couple with Ian as the unlucky suitor for Lyra but the ship of Ian/Lyra/Shon set sail quite early on due to Ian proposing it. Ian trying to join in on a hug between the two before they started dating helped kick things off, and was reinforced by Shon carrying Ian bridal style when Ian nearly passed out and Ian's habit of flirting with Shon to annoy him, and Shon on at least two occasions responding in kind.
292* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': Davan/Vanessa/[=PeeJee=], anyone? Vanessa has even stated that she would not be averse to such a set up... the author, on the other hand, is. Davan and Peejee will never be a canon item.
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295[[folder:Web Original]]
296* WebAnimation/CampCamp has a few possible triads, some popular and others not. They include
297** Max/Neil/Nikki
298** Max/Preston/Space Kid
299** Nerris/Harrison/Preston
300** Nerris/Ered/Nikki
301** Harrison/Preston/Max
302** Harrison/Neil/Max
303** Snake/Neil/Max
304*** Actually [[LauncherOfAThousandShips pretty much any combination involving Max and at least two other characters]]...or come to think of it, pretty much any combination of at least 3 campers. To say nothing of the rare but not impossible "all the Camp Campbell campers in a crazy but happy polycule".
305** Tabbi/Erin/Sasha
306** Gwen/David/[[spoiler: Jasper]], albeit only possible in [=AU=]s.
307** Crossovers with ''WebAnimation/XrayAndVav'' can feature Gwen/David/Mogar and Hilda/Gwen/David/Mogar.
308* Website/ChannelAwesome:
309** The CrackPairing of WebVideo/MarzGurl/[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]/[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Insano]] is pretty popular, and really quite sweet most of the time. [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Chick]]/[[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Critic]]/[[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses ATG]] is popular too, although that's usually saved for kinky DarkFic, naturally.
310** [[WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows Todd]]/WebVideo/PushingUpRoses/[[WebVideo/PawDugan Paw]] has its own fanfic series. (Although Paw ''was'' in a relationship with Rose, they have since broken up. [[BetterAsFriends Still good friends though.]])
311** Donnie/Tacoma/Rebecca in WebVideo/DemoReel had plenty of ThreesomeSubtext, but people started shipping them from just the trailer.
312* WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss:
313** While Moxxie and Millie are already an OfficialCouple that fans adore seeing express their love, there are a decent number of fans that like adding Blitzo to the mix, as not only does Blitzo express both familial ''and'' sexual interest in the duo (he outright shows in "Loo Loo Land" that he wants to have a three-way with them), the trio often act like a group of dysfunctional but caring parents towards Loona, who Blitzo is already the adoptive father of.
314** Some Blitzo/Stolas shippers threw Verosika into the mix after "Spring Broken", noting that she and Blitzo may not be completely over each other and that Verosika, being a succubus, may not care about Blitzo sleeping with other people. Meanwhile, even though Stolas and Verosika have yet to interact onscreen at the time of this writing, the subtle but unmistakable parallels between them have led a lot of these shippers to assume they'd get along like a house on fire. Not to mention the logic and appeal inherent in shipping two of the biggest perverts on the show with a succubus...
315** Not long after their debut, plenty of fans who like C.H.E.R.U.B took to shipping all members of the trio together, since whenever they show their true colors, their conflicting interactions provide prime BelligerentSexualTension bait. There are a few that go the FanPreferredCouple route with Keenie and Collin since her frequent aggression towards him makes for a good {{Tsundere}} dynamic, along with them both being sheep-angels, but Cletus acts as a good mediator for the two, along with how the show effectively dares the fanbase to ship them by having Blitzo call him a sheep-fucker.
316* ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'': Arthur is jealous of Lewis and Vivi's relationship, but the series is ambigous as to ''how''; the fandom solves this by shipping the three together, though whether it's a complete or partial triangle [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].
317* ''Blog/OffThePageAndIntoLife'':
318** Henry loves Gail, Gail loves Henry, Terrence loves Henry, Terrence and Henry have a lot of HoYay, and Terrence and Gail sometimes veer into FoeRomanceSubtext. Naturally, many people (both InUniverse and out) have pointed out that a threesome would solve a lot of problems. [[NoJustNoReaction Gail, Terrence and Henry did not agree.]] (Ironically, all three muns for those characters have said they liked the idea.)
319** Gail's entangled in ''another'' OT3 with her best friend Meg and her boyfriend Morpheus. And with Jackson and Tim. And Sam and Henry. Gail [[LauncherOfAThousandShips gets shipped with everyone]].
320** To a lesser extent, Frederick with his ex-girlfriend Gloria and Gloria's new girlfriend Emily.
321* WebVideo/ProZD's suggests this trope should happen when it comes to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgFyCuKoEGA anime love triangles]]. Currently the page quote.
322* In the ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' fandom, portraying Agents North Dakota, New York, and Washington as lovers is fairly popular. Being three of the [[NiceGuy nicest characters]] in a series full of clueless, bitter jerkasses probably has something to do with it. [[note]]Of course, [[spoiler: North and York being dead]] means that these tend to be either [[FixFic fix fics]], occur [[spoiler: before Project Freelancer fell apart]], or take place in an alternate universe.[[/note]]
323* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
324** Blake had ship tease in the show with both Sun and Yang across the first five volumes. One solution to the fandom shipping wars between Blake/Sun (Black Sun) and Blake/Yang (Bumblebee) was to create the fairly popular ship Sunny Bees, consisting of all three characters together.
325** Once Volume 5 confirmed that Ilia used to be in love with Blake, threesome ships of Ilia/Blake/Sun and Ilia/Blake/Yang exist. However, the big solution, given the already existing Sunny Bees threesome, was to simply add Ilia into the mix and make it a One True Foursome.
326** Taiyang has two daughters by two different mothers who are two years apart in age. Both of their mothers were in Taiyang's team in school. Instead of arguing about whether Taiyang/Raven or Taiyang/Summer is the better ship, fans went for the threesome. This generated the meme "Entire Team, Qrow" due to there being no hint that Qrow was ever a likely love interest for Taiyang; the joke is that, as the only member left out of the ship, Taiyang must be determined to land Qrow and score the entire team.
327** Ruby Rose is most commonly shipped with Weiss Schnee, her DefrostingIceQueen partner, and Penny Polendina, a RobotGirl to whom she is the first friend. After a moment in the Volume 7 finale where both Ruby and Weiss cuddle up to Penny at the same time to comfort her, Ruby/Penny/Weiss has become a common ship.
328* In ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' there was clearly some sort of romance between ChildhoodFriends [[CharacterNarrator Cecil]] and Scoutmaster Earl, even if it was only [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend one-sided]]. Earl apparently died in the episode he was introduced, but it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for him to come back and for their relationship to blossom. Except, Cecil's now in a committed and frankly adorable relationship with Carlos the scientist. This was the only logical conclusion for many.
329* Literature/WhateleyUniverse fandom has the triangles of Thunderbird/Chaka/Riptide and Stalwart/Fey/Bugs and Molly/Chou/Dorjee resolved this way (the latter was resolved by canon {{Polyamory}}).
330* WebAnimation/XrayAndVav has Ash/Xray/Vav.
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