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| 5 | [-[[caption-width-right:299:Sometimes, BettyAndVeronica stop fighting over Archie and simply enjoy him together.]]-] |
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| 7 | ->''"I think the three of us could be very happy together."'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Shawn''', about himself, '''Cory''', and '''Topanga''', ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' |
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| 10 | Subtextual implications in the story, about the possibility of a shared [[{{Polyamory}} romantic]] and/or [[ThreeWaySex sexual]] relationship between three characters. This can involve an OfficialCouple (or [[ImpliedLoveInterest as close to]] [[PlatonicLifePartners an official couple]] [[HeterosexualLifePartners as you can get]]) and their best friend, the participants in a LoveTriangle ([[LoveDodecahedron or more]]) being far more friendly than you'd expect, a PowerTrio with a close emotional bond, or just any trio of characters that, by the nature of their relationship and/or the plot, spend an awful lot of time around each other. |
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| 12 | Like most other ShipTease tropes, it might be caused by the author fooling around, with the expectation that no one will consider this a serious romantic resolution, or by teasing the fans of that particular kink to stay tuned. It's possible for this to be [[PlatonicWritingRomanticReading accidental]], though given the generally more complicated dynamics involved it's more likely to be intentional compared to other subtext tropes. |
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| 14 | ThreeWaySex and {{Polyamory}} are the canonical version of this. TwinThreesomeFantasy is [[{{Pun}} related]]. Compare OneTrueThreesome, the ShippingGoggles-induced counterpart. For other socially unaccepted romance subtext, see HomoeroticSubtext and IncestSubtext. |
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| 17 | !!Examples: |
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| 22 | * A Domino's commercial parodying various movie genres had a rom-com where a woman opens her door to find the Domino's delivery guy and lovingly exclaims, "It's you!" with the deliver guy saying, "It's me." Then her ''boyfriend'' emerges from the back and likewise shouts, "It's you!" at delight to the delivery guy. |
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| 26 | * ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': While Rentarou does have 20 girlfriends and counting, him + Hakari + Karane are a very blatant version of this. When they tried to decide who would be Rentarou's SacredFirstKiss, they do it by having the three kiss at the same time. Also, every time one of the two girls tries to assert their true love, they will go for each other as much as they do for Rentarou. |
| 27 | * In ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'', Ikuno offhandedly and bluntly states that, should OfficialCouple Kitano and Ryoko get married, she will become Kitano's mistress to make sure they all stay together. |
| 28 | * ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'': |
| 29 | ** Miyoshi + Takagi + Aoki. After a series of LoveTriangle-related misunderstandings, the two girls have decided to be friends, with Aoki supporting the idea of Miyoshi and Takagi getting married while she's admitted to them both that she's started to fall for Takagi. |
| 30 | ** The foursome formed by Mashiro, Takagi, Miyoshi and Azuki: Miyoshi often act like a assistant/housewife to both Mashiro and Takagi, and Mashiro sometimes has the same reactions as Takagi towards her. He even once jokingly told her that he liked her right after Takagi did the same. There's enough HoYay between Takagi and Mashiro that Azuki herself lampshades it by saying she is bit jealous of how in-synch they are. Finally Mashiro and Azuki made the [[ThePromise romantic promise]] to get married once they realize their dream and Azuki would voice the heroine in the anime adaptation of Mashiro and Takagi's manga, which means that their promise includes Takagi and depends of his actions as much as theirs, the PenName Ashirogi is a contraction of their three names. Miyoshi is Azuki's best friend and both her and Takagi refer to Mashiro and Azuki's dream as their dream. Whenever something happens to one of the couples, like the above-mentioned LoveTriangle misunderstandings, it evolves into a crisis involving all four of them. |
| 31 | * ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'' has Legosi/Haru/Louis. Legosi and Haru are the primary couple that the series focuses on, and the two of them are in an official, of somewhat complicated, relationship. As for Haru and Louis, the two of them used to have a FriendsWithBenefits relationship, and it was implied that they might have had deeper feelings for each other at some point. Finally, in a series where a Carnivore's desire to eat meat and sexual desire are often conflated, it's not at all hard to read a lot of homoerotic subtext into the scene in the manga where Louis allows Legosi to eat his left leg to give him a power boost in his fight against Riz. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has Griffith +[[TroubledButCute Guts]]/[[ActionGirl Casca]], although that could be considered completely canon in some ways--Casca and Guts are the OfficialCouple, Casca was definitely in love with Griffith earlier in the series, and Griffith has been ''very'' strongly implied to be attracted to Guts, with slightly less (but still present) subtext with Casca. The feelings are there, it's just that canon never gives them a chance to sort them all out before things go ''really'' wrong with Griffith's betrayal. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': |
| 34 | ** One of the endings has Kyouraku [[SheCleansUpNicely in a suit]], [[ALadyOnEachArm with both Lisa and Nanao]] next to him. |
| 35 | ** The Chapter 534 cover art shows Masaki with [[ALadyOnEachArm a man on each arm]]: Isshin and Ryuuken. |
| 36 | * ''Manga/{{Chihayafuru}}'''s emotional core is the relationship between three childhood friends who bonded over karuta: Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata. It's billed as a LoveTriangle between Chihaya and the two guys, but the boys have a close (if slightly more complicated) relationship with one another as well, and they tend to all be happiest when all three of them are together. In one atmospheric scene Taichi even says that he understands Arata's feelings towards Chihaya because she belongs to ''both'' of them. At another point, Arata says that he isn't interested in any team competitions because the only team for him is the three of them, then blushes and says that probably sounded kinda gross because he was looking at the moon at the time (a reference to a poem brought up earlier in the episode about a lover thinking about the object of their affections while gazing at the moon). Taichi seems a little flustered, too. |
| 37 | * In ''Manga/{{Citrus}}'', Matsuri has a crush on Yuzu and initially hates Mei (her LoveInterest). Later on, Matsuri starts calling both Yuzu and Mei "Onee-chan," and at one point says she "could get used to this." |
| 38 | * In ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool: Despair'', Yukizome and [[spoiler:Sakakura]] are both motivated by their friendship with each other and their attraction to Munakata, so naturally the fans took this to its logical (?) conclusion. [[http://amulet-tanaka.tumblr.com/post/152943842628/from-otomedia Promotional]] [[http://komaesa.tumblr.com/post/153957796548/qwhat-kind-of-present-would-you-like-to-give-to materials]] shows the three having Christmas dinner together, and Yukizome considering buying them matching rings. |
| 39 | -->'''[[http://kamase-megane.tumblr.com/post/155246712822/whispers-of-love-message-cards-winter-ver Munakata:]]''' [[spoiler:Sakakura's]] accompanied me out often enough with Yukizome as a group of three. Since he likes sweets, he’ll take us out to the popular cafes and such, and since he’s resilient against the cold, he’s taken us out to look at all the lights on display as well. He might have complained about it, but that doesn’t stop him from being casually considerate, so wouldn’t the same apply to a woman he was dating? |
| 40 | * ''Manga/DearS'' has this [[spoiler:in the ending of the manga. Takuya, here's your reward for choosing to StayWithTheAliens.]] |
| 41 | * In ''Manga/DeathNote'' during the first arc: Misa-Light-L, and in the second arc: [[spoiler: Misa-Light-Takada / Light-Takada-Mikami]] and in the prequel novel ''Literature/AnotherNote'': Raye Penber-Naomi Misora-Ryuuzaki. |
| 42 | * ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'': |
| 43 | ** Aoba + Mairu + Kururi gets a bunch of this. Mairu and Kururi thank Aoba with a kiss for turning in a group of bullies; Aoba has a [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend They Are Not My Girlfriends]] moment when his [[spoiler:Blue Square members]] refer to them as such, but turns right around and [[spoiler:explicitly orders them not to involve the twins in the gang wars because he's taken a particular liking to them]]. And ''then'' there's all the Mairu/Kururi {{Twincest}}. Worth noting that they've ''all'' kissed at some point. |
| 44 | ** Kida/Mikado/Anri gets this, though to a lesser level. Kida happily hits on Anri, who is Mikado's LoveInterest. Mikado and Kida, though, have so many [[HoYay undertones]] to their friendships, its sometimes gets lampshaded, even by Anri herself. The ending of the first season has a scene of Mikado and Anri [[spoiler:rescuing Kida from the Yellow Scarfs]], in which Kida holds both their hands. |
| 45 | * In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', although Ed/Winry is the OfficialCouple ([[spoiler:confirmed via BabiesEverAfter]]), a far greater focus is on the relationship between Ed, Winry and Al than any romance. They've been friends since childhood, are constantly concerned and worried about the others' safety and happiness, and it's clear Ed cares for Al just as deeply as he cares for Winry. |
| 46 | * ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'': |
| 47 | ** Hayate + Hinagiku + Ayumu. Ayumu jokes about this in the anime, after Hinagiku decided she was ruined for marriage because Ayumu had gotten a little turned on drying off Hinagiku (who had fainted in the bath). The manga is a little tamer about it, but implications are still there. The 'That's it' when Hinagiku admitted she'd fallen in love with Hayate could be read for such. |
| 48 | ** Later on the manga has Hayate + Hinagiku + [[spoiler: Athena]]. This is reinforced by the fact that Hayate made a promise to [[spoiler: always love Athena and she is considered his ex-girlfriend by other characters that he tells about her]] and Hinagiku is later revealed to have quite a history with [[spoiler: Athena]] herself with a friendship that looks an awful lot like classic YuriGenre setups down to a MeetCute with Hina opening admiring her beauty (though she's usually [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer on the receiving end now]]). Hayate shows a lot of affection for Hina and seems to still have feelings for [[spoiler: Athena]]. Hinagiku also seems to be the only one that [[spoiler: Athena]] ever opened up to besides Hayate and they were known by the whole school as an inseparable duo. Given Hayate and Hinagiku's [[BirdsOfAFeather noted similarity to each other]] it stands to reason that [[spoiler: Athena]] would naturally like them both. |
| 49 | * In ''Manga/ImmortalRain'', this occurs with the Machika/Rain/Yuca trio. While each of the characters in the triangle clearly have deeper feelings for one side than the other (Machika > Rain, Rain > Machika, and Yuca > Rain), feelings for the other side of the triangle do also exist in all three characters, and (by the end, after character development) those feelings are not possessive/exclusive. In the end, it's only finally resolved when [[spoiler: one of them is forcibly removed from the equation due to plot events]]. |
| 50 | * ''Manga/JyuOhSei'': |
| 51 | ** [[TheHero Thor]] + [[BrokenBird Karim]] + [[{{Jerkass}} Zagi]] has several hints. Basically, Thor is in love with Karim, who loves him back but ''also'' loves Zagi, who is at least sexually attracted to her and also has an unhealthy [[HoYay obsession]] with Thor. Throw in a line about Karim wanting to have both their children, and there you go. |
| 52 | ** ''Four''some Subtext with Thor + Karim + Zagi + [[FauxActionGirl Tiz]]; Tiz is in love with Thor but says she's willing to share him with Karim, Thor only loves Tiz like a sister but would sleep with her if it made her happy, and Tiz and Zagi share a [[ShipTease touching moment]] that involves [[spoiler:TakingTheBullet and DiedInYourArmsTonight]]. |
| 53 | * ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' is about a love triangle involving three girls. For a while, near the middle of the manga, it seems like all three of them could live peacefully together... However eventually the poly outcome gets thrown out the window when [[spoiler:it's shown that Hazumu will die if she doesn't pick one]]. [[spoiler:[[FirstGirlWins Tomari ends up with Hazumu]].]] |
| 54 | * As far as Shino of ''Manga/KiniroMosaic'' is concerned, it would be best if she had both Alice and Karen out of her fetish toward blondes. She even comments that she could have a blonde on each arm. She also likes to daydream about the two together. |
| 55 | * Gets pretty heavy in the second season of ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne''. When the three leads are re-united after several months the argument between Lan and Muginami is settled when Madoka pushes them together and forces them to kiss. Later on Muginami returns the favour with Madoka and Lan. After that Lan pushes Madoka and Muginami together... and winds up knocking their foreheads together. Though Madoka does confirm several episodes later that she and Muginami did kiss at some point. |
| 56 | * ''Manga/LoveHina'': |
| 57 | ** Keitarou + Naru + Mutsumi seems so obvious it hurts. Besides Kei and Naru being the OfficialCouple of that series, Mutsumi was a childhood friend who participated in the infamous promise to get into Tokyo U and in the manga states flat out that she loves (''not'' likes) both characters and wants to see their dream succeed, with Mutsumi kissing both of them. It's clear that Keitaro made a ChildhoodMarriagePromise to both of them (and that they both knew about the "other woman" and were fine with it--although at their age they clearly didn't understand why it was not okay). In chapter 59, Mutsumi flat-out states that she made a promise with Naru, which means that each member of the trio made a promise with both of the other two members. And just to make it weird, Mutsumi made Naru promise to get into Tokyo U because she knew Naru was too young to remember her first promise with Keitaro, a year before that. |
| 58 | ** Su has openly expressed interest in becoming a threesome with Naru and Keitaro. Given her character, it's ''very'' hard to tell if she was serious or not. |
| 59 | * ''Franchise/LoveLive'' has this, most notably for Honoka + Kotori + Umi, but the other grade trios have their fair share as well. Just take this scene from Chapter 7 of the mobile game: |
| 60 | -->'''Honoka:''' Umi-chaaaan!!\ |
| 61 | '''Umi:''' Hey, Honoka!\ |
| 62 | '''Honoka:''' Ehehe. Obviously, I'd be nothing without you, Umi-chan.\ |
| 63 | '''Kotori:''' ... that's an odd way to word it, Honoka-chan.\ |
| 64 | '''Umi:''' ... oh, my...\ |
| 65 | '''Honoka:''' The three of us together, always and forever! I hope you'll be with me forever and ever!\ |
| 66 | '''Maki:''' This is sounding like a wedding...\ |
| 67 | '''Hanayo:''' Then it'd be a a polygamous one...\ |
| 68 | '''Rin:''' Hanayo and Maki, you two should be my brides too! |
| 69 | ** Same with both Chika + Riko + You and Mari + Kanan + Dia in ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine''. |
| 70 | * Ranka/Alto/Sheryl in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. At the end of the series, Alto says "You are ''both'' my wings" (which, considering his all-consuming love of flying, is pretty much him saying "I love you"). For their part, Ranka and Sheryl are clearly at least as into each other as they are into Alto, and at the end of the series they promise "not to lose to each other" in either their singing careers or love (complete with an ambiguous-but-affectionate shared smile). |
| 71 | * ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' shows Nanoha, Fate, and Hayate in bed together, plus Reinforce Zwei up on a pillow. Granted, this was following an enormously exhausting, impromptu rescue mission, after which they simply needed to crash and sleep. |
| 72 | * In the manga version of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', [[PluckyGirl Hikaru]] says she wants to marry both [[TheStoic Lantis]] and Eagle. Then she says she [[BaitAndSwitchSentiment loves everyone]] and her feelings remain ambiguous... but those two are the only ones she mentions wanting to marry, so there's that. |
| 73 | * In ''Literature/{{Maoyu}}'' the Light Novel series decided not to give a set-in-stone romantic conclusion to The Hero, The Demon Queen, and Lady Knight’s ordeal; instead it decided to end with all three of them retiring and traveling to some faraway place, together in full realization that The Demon Queen and Lady Knight both love The Hero. |
| 74 | * While the anime adaptation cut it out, in the original manga version of ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', Lunar's LoveEpiphany concerning Nagasumi [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/5f7afa2f000f74ad8d1ece91b6eb6f04/d3148070713f3de8-6c/s540x810/1da4d1eb0d94062ed5f4b2a2234c89fb86c317e1.png extended to Sun as well]] and had her state that her only desire was for the three of them to always be together. |
| 75 | * In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', there's Team 7: Naruto has a crush on Sakura, who is occasionally teased as reciprocating but officially in love with Sasuke, who shares massive Ho Yay with Naruto...who reciprocates that Ho Yay plenty. It says something that the only configuration of the trio that hasn't locked lips onscreen at some point is the Official Couple of Sasuke/Sakura. |
| 76 | * ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': |
| 77 | ** When Nodoka is trying to figure out a solution to the LoveTriangle she's in, her subconscious suggests a threeway between herself, Negi, and her best friend Yue. [[CovertPervert "Sai-shou-dou-kin!?"]] [[spoiler:This idea is revisited in a flashback in ''Manga/UQHolder'', where the two girls in question offer a polymygous relationship with Negi. In the original ''Negima'' timeline he turns them down, but in the ''UQ Holder'' timeline, he accepts]]. |
| 78 | ** Going by what we see of various characters' [[LotusEaterMachine Cosmo Entelechia]], Nodoka and Yue would both be happy with Nodoka + Negi + Yue, Chachamaru's ideal world is one where she is with both Negi and Evangeline, while Shiori's greatest wish is to be with both Fate and Negi. |
| 79 | * Yuuya + Inori + Yamato in ''Manga/{{Nukoduke}}'' was, at least before Inori died. Yuuya and Inori are dating, but they almost never go alone together without Yamato with them. |
| 80 | * In ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'', after Cuko warms up to Mahiro, she begins campaigning for a three-way relationship: "I bear Nyarko's child, [[MisterSeahorse the boy bears mine]]." Nyarko opposes this because she's straight and doesn't want to share Mahiro; Mahiro opposes it for obvious reasons (not the least of which is his fear that [[EldritchAbomination she could make it happen]]). |
| 81 | * In ''Manga/OtomeYoukaiZakuro'', there is a canon TwinThreesomeFantasy with Ganryuu and twins Bonbori and Hozuki. |
| 82 | * ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'': Diamond + Pearl + Platinum is as canon as you can get with a bunch of twelve year olds, with it repeatedly being stated how the three of them together represent the perfect human spirit, them crying when they had to separate for the first time since they had traveled together, and them eventually ending up as parents for two baby Pokemon. |
| 83 | * The end of the ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' manga ''The Different Story'' says Kyouko + Mami + Sayaka "could give rise to infinite possibilities". And then there's [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/File:NewType_02.2012_01.jpg the piece of official art]] with Madoka sandwiched between [[ScrewYourself Homura and "Moemura"]], looking surprised but excited. |
| 84 | * Happens in ''Manga/RedRiver1995'', also overlapping with TwinThreesomeFantasy. Kail's servant Kikkuri can't distinguish between the twins Ryuhi and Shala, Yuri's ladies-in-waiting, and they're both in love with him. He then gets both girls pregnant... and ends up marrying them both. [[spoiler: At the end of the story, the three ''and'' their kids (twin boys mothered by Ryuhi and twin girls mothered by Shala) are seen living happily ever after.]] |
| 85 | * ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'': Yukari Sendou is a ShipperOnDeck for two people she's attracted to, because if they get together, it'll be easier for her to score a threesome. |
| 86 | * ''Anime/SailorMoon'': |
| 87 | ** Usagi fantasizes about Usagi + [[ScrewYourself Tuxedo Kamen + Moonlight Knight]], as well as Usagi + Tuxedo Kamen + Motoki. |
| 88 | ** The Outer Senshi Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna get a lot of this, with Haruka and Michiru being an OfficialCouple and Setsuna moving in with them later on so they can all raise Hotaru together. In the manga, the three of them wear ''promise rings'' after moving in together. Hotaru calls them [[{{Bifauxnen}} Haruka-papa]], Michiru-mama, and Setsuna-mama. |
| 89 | * ''Manga/SchoolRumble'': Eri and Yakumo are both in love with Harima. There has also been quite a bit of LesYay between the two of them, culminating in a episode where they both end up dancing with each other. Before the original manga [[NoEnding suddenly stopped]], Harima was also apparently engaged to Eri while living with Yakumo, with all three apparently content with the arrangement. |
| 90 | * ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'': |
| 91 | ** Zen and Shirayuki are an official couple and Zen got Obi to admit outright that he has romantic feelings for Shirayuki, right before Zen sent him to be her bodyguard. Obi has repeatedly complimented Zen's eyes, stared wistfully after him the same way he does Shirayuki, commented that Zen's smile should be immortalized by a painter and admitted to liking Zen without further clarifying the statement. Zen has reacted negatively to Obi receiving marriage proposals and the two of them occasionally sleep in the same room with Obi accused of sleeping in Zen's bed. Zen and Shirayuki are shaken when they see Obi meeting with a woman and Obi assures them that he was turning her down. |
| 92 | ** Obi flirts with Kiki and Mitsuhide, and Kiki states that Mitsuhide is the man she plans to ask to marry her. In this case Obi is quite obviously messing with Mitsuhide for amusement at his reactions, and his flirtations with Kiki are used to cause a distraction or change the subject and never last longer than a sentence. |
| 93 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'' has some degree of romantic subtext in all of the [[EquippableAlly weapon]]/[[PersonOfMassDestruction meister]] partnerships; them having compatible souls is sort of a requirement for getting it to work. Most of them are |
| 94 | ** Death the Kid has ''two'' partners, [[CloudCuckoolandersMinder Liz]], and [[TheDitz Patty]], and his relationship with either of them seems to complement his relationship with the other. Kid's back story on how the Thompson sisters came to be his weapons [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything looks quite similar to a teenager rejecting an arranged marriage and resolving to]] MarryForLove, and then embracing both sisters. |
| 95 | ** Such a relationship is strongly implied with Maka, Soul, and Blair in the last chapter, though the latter is questionably human at best. |
| 96 | ** ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'' runs on this with the main trio of Tsugumi/Anya/Meme. Then there's the ship tease with Akane, adding a straight option to the mix. |
| 97 | * Carrot/Tira/Chocolat in the ''Manga/SorcererHunters'' anime. It's strongly implied the sisters would ''not'' mind sharing the man they love. |
| 98 | * ''Anime/StarDriver'' is ''made'' of this trope, implying it so freaking hard between the three protagonists (Takuto, Wako, and Sugata) while never actually resolving it. |
| 99 | * ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'': |
| 100 | ** Ryoko + Tenchi + Ayeka. Ayeka and Ryoko hate each other, but plenty of FoeRomanceSubtext [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDiEsyI5Syw occurs.]] The original OAV continuity maintains that Tenchi will MarryThemAll, but these three are the focus in nearly every version of the story. |
| 101 | ** Emperor Azusa and his wives Funaho (an Earthling, Yosho's mother) and Misaki (a Juraian, Ayeka and Sasami's mom). Neither woman sees each other as a rival for him, instead thinking of themselves as sisters married to the same man, and their respective kids are also fine with the arrangement (i.e., Sasami calls Funaho "aunt"). |
| 102 | * ''Manga/XxxHolic'': |
| 103 | ** There's the trio of Doumeki + Watanuki + Himawari, which has plot enforced implications: Watanuki is head-over-heels for Himawari, but Himawari's DoomMagnet status renders her dangerous to be around Watanuki... except when Doumeki's around, because Doumeki is a living ProtectiveCharm. There's also a moment where Doumeki agrees to give Himawari a "date" with Watanuki alone, but insists that they will later "have lunch together, the three of us". |
| 104 | ** Much later in the manga, [[spoiler:Doumeki/Kohane/Watanuki]]. [[spoiler:Doumeki]] loves [[spoiler:Kohane]]. [[spoiler:Kohane]] loves [[spoiler:Doumeki]]. But [[spoiler:Kohane]] loves [[spoiler:Watanuki]] the most, and [[spoiler:Doumeki]] has complicated feelings for [[spoiler:Watanuki]] too. By that point [[spoiler:Watanuki]] clearly has strong feelings for both of them as well, but it's not clear if his feelings are platonic or romantic in nature. |
| 105 | * ''{{Manga/Yuyushiki}}'' runs on this. Sometimes the subtext goes dangerously close to actual-text. |
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| 109 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', this is implied between the three main characters, Emp + Thug Boy + Ninjette. Emp and Thug Boy are in a very happy relationship with Ninjette as Emp's best friend. But not only are Thug Boy and Ninjette attracted to each other (he even accidently felt her up when the three of them were sharing a bed after Ninjette underwent a traumatic experience), but it's implied that Ninjette is attracted to Emp, and Emp has described herself as a "three drink bisexual." The possibility is even acknowledged during a conversation between Ninjette and [[EldritchAbomination The Caged]] [[SealedEvilInACan Demonwolf]], though Ninjette refuses to divulge her fantasies. Sometimes it's subtle, sometimes it's ''incredibly'' unsubtle. |
| 110 | * ''ComicBook/StrangersInParadise'' has [[GirlNextDoor Francine]], [[DoggedNiceGuy David]], [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Katchoo]], [[TheDitz Cas]][[TheMole ey]], [[{{Jerkass}} Freddie]] and even Tambi all alternate between being friends, enemies, sexual partners and various places in between, and also rotate living with each other as one or more of those options. Eventually they all (well, most) decide for Katchoo, Casey and David to form a sexual relationship in order to produce a child, comfort David in his final days, and because they all do love each other, even though Katchoo only ''really'' loves Francine, David only ''really'' loves Katchoo, and who Casey ''really'' loves is more complicated than even the reader thinks at the time (yes, it is more complicated than what you just read). Once [[MurderTheHypotenuse David dies]] the series settles down into Katchoo-Francine and Casey-Tambi (!?!?!?!?!?), though even then David sticks with both pairs in spirit and via his child with Katchoo… and no, Freddie does not end up with anybody, [[TheChewToy he ends up alone]]. [[AssholeVictim Deservedly.]] |
| 111 | * In Creator/MarkWaid's ''ComicBook/{{The Kingdom|DCComics}}'' miniseries, the ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' versions of [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Clark]] and [[Franchise/WonderWoman Diana]] have a son with [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce]] as the godfather--and the grown-up kid refers to them as his ''three'' parents. And an AU featured in ''ComicBook/Trinity2008'' just had the three of them get married, basically. |
| 112 | * As shown above, ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' has teased this with Archie, Betty, and Veronica a few times over the decades. Archie likes both girls, both girls like him back, and both girls are either close friends or VitriolicBestBuds DependingOnTheWriter. It never gets taken seriously though, as each girl wants Archie for herself. |
| 113 | * It didn't take long for readers of ''ComicBook/XMen2019'' #1 to notice that, in the diagram of the Summers family's new house on the Moon, Jean Grey, Cyclops and Wolverine have bedrooms which are next to each other and all have mutual connecting doors. |
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| 117 | * ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Although [[ShipToShipCombat Germany and Japan were fighting over Italy]] for much of the story, there was some {{subtext}} for a threesome found in the summary and in the fact Italy said "they" instead of "him" or "her". The subtext eventually evolves into ''[[OneTrueThreesome full-blown text]]'' after Italy asked both Germany ''and'' Japan out and the two [[PairTheSuitors fell for each other too]]. |
| 118 | * In ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'', Shinji and Asuka are a couple and they're ridiculously devoted to each other… but Rei is very close to them. ''Extremely'' close. They spend most of their free time together, she's confessed that she loves them both, they go berserker if someone hurts her… It's not canon--yet (granted [[spoiler:that's assuming that Rei's romance with Kaworu doesn't last through the end]])--because the author denies it with all his might, but he admitted that the subtext is clear and obvious. |
| 119 | * Between Shinji, Asuka and Rei in ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod''. In Chapter 23, Rei tries to talk Asuka into sharing Shinji. Asuka says no... but she can't help being tempted. |
| 120 | * Carefully subverted in ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}''. Jake/Marco/Cassie threesome subtext is built up but looks like it could be nothing more given Marco's constant canon flirting and Jake/Cassie being canon - then it actually happens in Destroyer Of Worlds. |
| 121 | * ''FanFic/OneWordToChangeTheWorld'': At the present day of the story, it's probably full-on ''text'' rather than subtext that Erza, Jellal, and [[SparedByTheAdaptation Simon]] are in a romantic trio in this version. |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 125 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'': Both Tulio and Miguel are incredibly attracted to Chel and Chel herself shows about equal attraction to the both of them, and the main drama of the show comes from Tulio and Miguel's relationship problems. |
| 126 | * ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'' has some rather heavy subtext between Sinbad + Marina + Proteus. While Proteus + Marina and Sinbad + Marina are both canonical, the two men bear no jealousy towards each other. Proteus blindly trusts Sinbad to save his life, and they spend a lot of time embracing and staring into each other's eyes. Really, the only reason Proteus couldn't follow them to sea was because of his duties. |
| 127 | * A subplot through ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' features both Snotlout and Fishlegs attempting to romance Ruffnut, who soon finds herself attracted to Eret, one of the villain's henchmen. When Snotlout and Fishlegs rescue Ruffnut in the climax, she looks at ''both'' of them with lovestruck expressions and attempts to embrace them in the aftermath of the battle, but by this point they're more concerned with the safety of their dragons. |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 131 | * Joked about in the Creator/MarxBrothers movie ''Theatre/AnimalCrackers'', when Captain Spaulding (Groucho) proposes marriage to both Mrs. Rittenhouse and Mrs. Whitehead, a pair of GrandeDame high society widows. |
| 132 | -->'''Mrs. Whitehead''': But that's bigamy!\ |
| 133 | '''Captain Spaulding''': Yes, and it's big o' me, too! It's big of all of us! Let's be big for a change! I'm sick of these conventional marriages! One woman and one man was good enough for your grandmother, but who wants to marry your grandmother? Nobody, not even your grandfather. Think, think of the honeymoon, strictly private. I wouldn't let another woman in on this. Well, maybe one or two but no men. I may not go myself. |
| 134 | * ''{{Film/Bandits}}'': Kate refuses to choose between Joe and Terry [[spoiler:and in the end it's made pretty clear that they're in some kind of three way relationship as she is standing with both of them at Harvey's wedding and she kisses each of them passionately in turn.]] [[spoiler:It's also fairly easy to miss, but if you look closely Kate is clearly pregnant, raising the question, [[WhosYourDaddy who's the daddy?]]]] |
| 135 | %%* ''Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid'': Butch + Sundance + Etta is just this side of canon. |
| 136 | * ''Film/DesignForLiving'': Tom + George + Gilda. They all three sure do like each other a lot. Gilda dates them both. Tom comments on how he "loved you both". Gilda is pretty clearly going to be having sex with both of them, as indicated by the CallBack to the "gentleman's agreement" line. And they are all three clasping hands as the film ends. |
| 137 | * ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'': Ferris Bueller is terrified of the idea of being separated from his girlfriend Sloane… [[HoYay and his best friend Cameron, who he is very dedicated to]]. As for Cameron and Sloane, there's some chemistry between them. |
| 138 | * ''Film/KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace'': The initial tension between Debbie's current boyfriend Mike and ex-boyfriend Dave fades as the movie progresses, with the final shot being of the three of them all grinning and embracing. |
| 139 | * This shows up in ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'', of all things. Following [[spoiler:Mary Magdalene's death]], Jesus is depicted as moving in with the sisters of Lazarus and having many children with them. This turns out [[spoiler:to be a temptful delusion by {{Satan}}]]. |
| 140 | * ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'': Sort of the whole idea of Jim + Plato + Judy--they're a weird blend of a threesome and a family unit. |
| 141 | * Johnny + Lisa + Denny from ''Film/TheRoom2003'' |
| 142 | -->'''Denny:''' I just like to watch you guys. |
| 143 | %%* Ben + Chon + O in ''{{Film/Savages}}''. |
| 144 | * ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' has [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s440RiiMhzI/SpMC30sBnzI/AAAAAAAAEOU/etuSP4iBOBo/s400/singin+in+rain+exhausted.jpg this picture]] of Don, Kathy, and Cosmo laughing on the couch at the end of "Good Morning". |
| 145 | %%* There's definitely some kind of vibe going on between Sophie + Nathan + Stingo in ''Film/SophiesChoice'' |
| 146 | * Some people see a lot of this in ''Film/{{Tron}}''. Specifically, in the principle LoveTriangle between the three main human characters (and their program counterparts, by proxy) and even [[HoYay homoerotic overtones]] between Flynn, Tron and Ram during the [[HealingSpring "Power Pool"]] scene. |
| 147 | * The whole point of ''Film/YTuMamaTambien'', when you remove the [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical asides by the narrator, circumcision jokes, and everything else that is even vaguely political]]. |
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| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 151 | * A minor one PlayedForLaughs in ''Literature/{{Dracula}}''. During [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Lucy's]] funeral, her fianceé Arthur says that, while he and Lucy never got to marry in a church, he feels that, because he donated his blood to her in an emergency transfusion, they were married in a spiritual sense. Thing is, Arthur, unbeknownst to him, was not the only donor. Lucy's other suitors, Jack Seward and Quincy Morris, ''also'' donated blood, and so did van Helsing. Helsing has a hard time not cracking up at the irony of it. |
| 152 | * Since Troy Denning started writing the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse, he's put a lot of this between Jaina + Zekk + Jag. When Zekk and Jaina are part of a hive mind, Zekk finds Jag attractive. Then in ''Invincible'', after one fight, Jaina invites both of them to bed with her at the same time. |
| 153 | * In Creator/IsabelAllende's ''Literature/EvaLuna'', IntrepidReporter Rolf's first romantic/sexual experiences were with [[KissingCousins his two cute cousins]]. The two sisters are very close and have the same taste in boys, so they see nothing wrong with sharing the lover as long as the three agree; then, they pretty much [[GroupHug hug-attack]] Rolf as he works up the nerve to decide which one he likes the best, [[ThreeWaySex and one thing leads to another]]. |
| 154 | * ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'': Arthur + Lancelot + Guinevere. Canonically, it's a LoveTriangle, but the text makes it explicit that all three of the individuals involved love each other in some fashion. |
| 155 | * Fittingly, the ''Literature/{{Legendborn}}'' series, which is YA based on the Arthurian mythos, has a central LoveTriangle that hints at a trio possibility. The three characters who represent the descendants of Arthur, Lancelot, and Merlin all canonically are or have been attracted to each other. It would be unusual for a YA series to end in canon polyamory, but while the books focus more on the attractions between the girl and the two boys, the author does keep putting in reminders of the special bond between the boys as well. |
| 156 | * Surprisingly, ''Literature/TheHundredAndOneDalmatians'' had a lot of this. So Pongo and Missis are a HappilyMarried couple, very loving, very stable--and then they have a large amount of puppies that Missis cannot possibly feed all on her own. So the Dearlys bring Perdita, a new dog, into the family as a milk-nurse and have her nurse half the puppies, and this goes on for a few days. Missis initially feels jealous of Perdita, but Pongo reassures Missis that she doesn't have to be, and eventually all three dogs are eventually raising the puppies together and getting along ''really'' well. And then, when the puppies are stolen, Pongo and Missis go out to find them, leaving Perdita with the Dearlys to comfort them. The two often talk about Perdita while they're journeying and wonder if she misses them. Note that the novel barely mentions sex in any way, so the only reason this isn't canon is because [[spoiler:at the end, Perdita finds this dog she had puppies with before and hooks up with him]]. The whole subtext of this was avoided in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' through the magic of {{Composite Character}}s. |
| 157 | * The ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'' {{novelization}} does everything but outright state that Padmé + Anakin + Obi-Wan is canon. Anakin and Padmé are explicitly married while Anakin and Obi-Wan have stupendous HoYay, the narration stating that they're "closer than brothers, closer than lovers," and Palpatine stating that Anakin isn't choosing between the Jedi and the Sith, but choosing which one of them he loves more. And Obi-Wan and Padmé themselves get a brief scene that shows them to be very friendly, despite Obi-Wan's dislike of politicians and Padmé's distrust of anyone who isn't Anakin. |
| 158 | * ''Literature/SwordAtSunset'''s [[Myth/KingArthur Artos]] + Bedwyr + Guenhumara are happy as a close trio but screw up their one-on-one relationships: Artos and Guenhumara's marriage is irreparably flawed, Bedwyr and Guenhumara are unhappy in their betrayal of Artos, and Artos and Bedwyr are jealous of Guenhumara but also love each other more than they can acceptably express. |
| 159 | * In the ''Literature/{{Hurog}}'' duology, there's lots of HoYay between Ward and Oreg. (Among other things, they share a magical bond). Ward is fascinated by a noblewoman, but after a while he can't stand her jokes about his allegedly stupid-looking eyes anymore, and catches up with Oreg (they're all traveling somewhere at the time), and tells him that the lady apparently doesn't like his eyelashes… to which Oreg responds by fluttering his own eyelashes and saying, "I'm sure she will like mine, they're prettier", and goes to keep her company. [[spoiler: The lady, Tisala, becomes Ward's official love interest later on.]] |
| 160 | * Both out and in-universe in ''Literature/GrasshopperJungle''. Bisexual protagonist Austin spends a good portion of the book thinking about a threesome between him, his girlfriend Shann and his best friend Robby, and tries to include as much of this to their conversations as possible. In one particular instance of the book, Robby feels awkward after Shann kisses him, because he knows exactly what Austin is thinking. |
| 161 | * The third ''Literature/CatPack'' book, ''Carlotta's Kittens and the Club of Mysteries'', has a paragraph near the end where Polo fantasizes about himself, his brother Marco, and their mutual crush Carlotta raising her kittens together. |
| 162 | * While out with Howlsong in ''Literature/TailchasersSong'', Tailchaser comes across two females that are described as "wonderfully close friends" of Howlsong's. |
| 163 | * Prince Peter + Nadya + Ivan in ''Hope: A Fairytale''. Nadya becomes very close to Ivan and Peter but, despite plenty of interactions that can be seen as romantic with both, she never weighs one against the other and gives them both kisses ([[AnywhereButTheirLips on the cheek]]) at the end. Meanwhile, Peter and Ivan have been friends since childhood, since Ivan is the only person Peter allowed himself to be close to during the curse of heartlessness. |
| 164 | * It's implied in ''Literature/PatienceAndSarah'' that Sarah's sister-in-law Martha would like a triad or affair with her. She's in love with her husband Edward but he's very conservative and reserved about sex. Martha is jealous about Patience's affectionate relationship with Sarah. Patience declines the advances because she's moved on from her implied crush on Martha. |
| 165 | * ''Literature/{{Wicked}}'': Both of Elphaba's parents were in love with Turtleheart. |
| 166 | * ''Literature/TheFellOfDark'': During the rave, when an upset August uses his powers on the crowd, he involves both Gunnar and Jude in the bliss feeling, making out with both at the same time, while they hold each other's hands. While both are interested in August, the two do have a lot of unresolved things with each other. [[spoiler:It turns into just text by the time they have a sort-of-threesome. The ending implies that the three will always be entangled together in that way.]] |
| 167 | * Tarma and Kethry, of the ''[[Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar Vows and Honor]]'' books, are [[SwornBrothers oath-sisters]] and exceedingly close HeterosexualLifePartners with a PseudoRomanticFriendship. Kethry vows to have children in Tarma's stead in order to repopulate her clan; she offers to do so with the contributions of [[ChosenConceptionPartner friends]] and one-night stands, but she wants to have someone she can ''love'', and Tarma supports her in that. But they have to find someone who's also fine with Tarma and Kethry being as close as they are and with having children who're [[ExtraParentConception also considered to be Tarma's]], which all makes things more complicated. In ''Oathbreakers'' they find such a person, archivist Jadrek, who ends the book saying he's come to love Tarma as well. Tarma, delighted, kisses him. |
| 168 | * Discussed but defied in ''Literature/{{She}}'', where Horace Holly falls hard for Ayesha, who has eyes only for his adopted son, Leo Vincey. He is well aware that two men can't love the same woman and be happy. Still, when given the option to walk into the fires of resurrection with Ayesha and Leo and be a third wheel forever, he goes -- he is simply that entranced. The sequel suggests that all of them ended up TogetherInDeath. |
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| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 173 | * ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': |
| 174 | ** Happens between Cory + Shawn + Topanga: |
| 175 | --> '''Shawn''': I think the three of us could be very happy together. |
| 176 | ** Revisited in [[Series/GirlMeetsWorld the sequel]] when Shawn shows up for the Christmas episode. He greets Topanga as "Mrs Cory" and she greets him as "Mr. Cory". |
| 177 | ** Also there is a good deal of this between Farkle + Riley + Maya. At their first dance he dances with both of them simultaneously and in another episode after competing with each other over him they essentially both go out with him. |
| 178 | * In one ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode, a case of [[MistakenForIndex misinterpretation]] leads Roz to believe that Niles and Daphne are asking her to have a threesome with them. The ensuing conversation is ''hilarious'', and the fact that Roz doesn't seem too averse to the idea cause Niles and Daphne to mercilessly tease her after the miscommunication is cleared up. |
| 179 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 180 | ** Rory + Amy + Eleven have a lot. Amy has on occasion called them "her boys," and they don't disagree. Amy is in love with Rory but obsessed with the Doctor and wants to fit them both into her love life somehow. The Doctor consciously represses his attraction to Amy (cf. "Amy's Choice"), but quickly grows to really like Rory with ''heaps and heaps'' of HoYay.[[note]]In "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship", the Doctor kisses Rory full on the mouth. Later, in "The Power of Three", Rory kisses the Doctor on the cheek, and the Doctor makes a cute little happy noise. [[/note]] Rory is [[SingleTargetSexuality completely Amy-sexual]], though. |
| 181 | ** The Doctor + Rose + Jack. The Doctor and Rose have UnresolvedSexualTension out the wazoo and Jack is canonically in love with both of them, managing to kiss them both before they kiss each other. Their short time spent on the TARDIS together plays up the subtext for all its worth, especially the end of "The Doctor Dances" and ''all'' of "Boom Town". |
| 182 | ** Blink and you'll miss it but there's the possibility for Ten + Martha + Shakespeare in "The Shakespeare Code", as the good Bard openly flirts with both of them. |
| 183 | ** It's just one episode, but Eleven + Amy + [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor Vincent]] is pretty strongly hinted, since Vincent has strong chemistry with both the Doctor and Amy, to the point of the three lying in the grass stargazing, all holding hands. What with the Doctor's ginger fetish and Vincent asking Amy to [[spoiler:marry him]], things might have ended very differently had there been no Rory. |
| 184 | ** It's implied that River Song has had a threesome with the Doctor and… [[ScrewYourself the Doctor]]. It was her birthday. |
| 185 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'': In the episode "Prom Queen" Rachel and Mercedes both ask Sam to the prom together. They go as a group of three ([[spoiler:and are later joined by Jesse]]). |
| 186 | * In ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' the episode "Slay Anything" has Nora ask Ray to prom. He takes her on his arm and immediately turns to Nate and offers his own. They then walk into prom, Nate and Nora on Ray's arm. |
| 187 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' |
| 188 | ** In the second season, Angelus + Spike + Drusilla is all but canon. Both the guys lust after her but also have massive FoeRomanceSubtext with each other. There is an infamous line in later seasons where Spike claims to have not been intimate with Angelus except for "that one time" ([[WordOfGod implications confirmed]] by Creator/JossWhedon himself) which probably happened when Spike was still with Dru. And, of course, when Angelus first shows up (after being de-souled) he kisses Spike passionately on the forehead, prompting Drusilla to gleefully squeal "We're a family again!" Was that even supposed to be subtext? |
| 189 | ** Before Spike came along, Angel + Darla + Drusilla traveled together for quite a while… |
| 190 | -->'''Drusilla''': I'm full and warm, yet all alone.\ |
| 191 | '''Angelus''': That's not true, precious. You've got us.\ |
| 192 | '''Drusilla''': Not in the least. You won't even [[TooKinkyToTorture hurt]] me just a little bit.\ |
| 193 | '''Darla''': All you have to do is ask. |
| 194 | ** Buffy was involved with both Angel and Spike, and the two guys always had massive FoeRomanceSubtext. The Season 8 comic book has Buffy's sexual fantasy, a threesome between her, Angel and Spike. While she wears a nurse uniform, and they're chained to her. |
| 195 | ** There's Buffy + Angel + Faith, with Faith having close bonds and chemistry with both Buffy and Angel. |
| 196 | * The joyful Abby + Becker + Connor reunion hug in the ''Series/{{Primeval}}'' series 4 opener is bookended near the end of the series 5 finale: [[spoiler:Our heroes walking off into the sunset: Matt/Emily in their own tight little pair, followed by our trio: Abby with an arm around Becker's waist, and holding hands with Connor. Becker also has an arm around Abby, and at the last second, he reaches over to put it around Connor, too. Awwww.]] Made all the more amusing by the fact that Becker once refused to answer a direct question about his orientation. |
| 197 | * Happens a ''lot'' in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', in almost every permutation of the the five main characters, but most often and explicitly Ted + Marshall + Lily, where Ted is treated like an extra spouse in many, many gags. Marshall and Lily even once say "If we get married, we have to marry Ted!", when Lily gets pregnant, Ted keeps referring to it as "our" baby, and a montage in one episodes features Ted as the third factor in various famous couples (eg. [[WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp Lady + the Tramp + the Bowl Of Spaghetti]]). |
| 198 | * In ''Series/{{Degrassi|TheNextGeneration}}'', Holly J starts dating a boy named Declan. Unfortunately, Declan's sister, Fiona, is very… possessive of him, and constantly tries to sabotage their relationship. One especially blatant attempt at this ends with Fiona kissing Declan. ''Voluntarily.'' This wouldn't count as an example of the trope, except for the part in the next season where Fiona goes through character development, realizes she is a '''lesbian,''' and kisses Holly J. Again, voluntarily. And Holly implies she is still in love with Declan, who, before their breakup, told both girls they had to make up because he wanted to spend the summer with both of them. Ahh, soap operas. |
| 199 | * ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' features this somewhat with Hardison + Eliot + Parker. It's not like they weren't already teased like crazy, but in the series Grand Finale, [[spoiler:they died holding hands. Faked, of course, since Nate is a lying bastard of a narrator. However, when Nate and Sophie leave at the end of the episode, Parker, Hardison and Eliot go on by themselves]]. It's implied at least twice that the relationship between the three of them is meant to be permanent. [[spoiler:When Sophie asks Eliot about his future he states that he wanted to open his own restaurant but now he's going to get stuck making sure Hardison's doesn't go out of business. In the finale when Sophie asks him to protect them, he says 'until my dying day'.]] |
| 200 | * ''Series/{{Eureka}}'': Allison and Nathan used to be married, Jack and Allison have had {{UST}} since the very first episode and were married in an alternate universe, and Jack and Nathan have epic FoeRomanceSubtext. [[spoiler:[[KilledOffForReal Nathan's death]] seems to have merely spawned a host of resurrection fics, rather than stop the shipping]]. Nathan spent twelve hours in-canon [[WillTheyOrWontThey analyzing Allison and Jack's relationship]], tormenting Jack with his and Allison's romantic past, [[MrFanservice walking around without a shirt on]], and implying the [[DoubleEntendre size of the]]… ''shoes'' that Jack must fill. In turn, Jack had quite a few [[YoureJustJealous jealous]] and StupidSexyFlanders moments, but slipped in there, "Still. It's really great seeing you again", implying that they're not all 'Foe' on the [[HoYay 'Yay']]. |
| 201 | * ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' plays up Damon + Elena + Stefan in promo pictures, which frequently portray the situation as less "I'm dating a vampire, and have a certain amount of sexual tension with his brother, which makes things a bit awkward" and more "Yeah, I'm totally doing them both, probably at the same time." [[http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/00026467.jpg This?]] Not happening. |
| 202 | * ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': Merlin + Arthur + Gwen are destined to rule Camelot together. Merlin and Arthur are the FanPreferredCouple; Arthur and Gwen are the OfficialCouple; Merlin and Gwen were {{Ship Tease}}d and are BirdsOfAFeather PlatonicLifePartners with BigBrotherInstinct toward each other. A dream sequence showed Arthur crowning Guinevere Queen of Camelot whilst Merlin watches with a look of abject adoration on his face (most of their scenes together involve them staring at each other lovingly), and oh look, Gwen and Arthur have gone on a private outing to celebrate their anniversary. Wait, is that…? Yes, they brought Merlin along on their anniversary date. Clearly, he's also married to them both. |
| 203 | * ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': JD + Turk + Carla, what with Turk and Carla being the OfficialCouple, JD and Turk's outrageous HoYay, and JD and Carla's closeness (and AccidentalKiss that one time). It's almost adressed in the show itself by Carla: when Turk is about to ask JD to be his best man at their wedding, JD somehow gets the idea they're about to suggest a threesome. His InnerMonologue doesn't sound too averse to the idea. |
| 204 | -->'''JD's Inner Monologue:''' Oh my god, ''would'' I have a threesome with Turk and Carla? Well, it's certainly flattering and I don't think they'd tell anyone… |
| 205 | ** There's also a lot of subtext for Turk + JD + Carla + Elliot, with each possible pairing expressing a lot of attraction and affection (examples: Turk having sexual fantasies about Elliot, and Carla imagining being happily married to Elliot). |
| 206 | * ''Series/LostGirl'' features a LoveTriangle between [[SuccubiAndIncubi Bo]], [[HospitalHottie Lauren]], and [[WolfMan Dyson]] that veers toward this. Given Bo's status as an EthicalSlut, they're not unaware of it. ''Especially'' after Dyson and Lauren become close. One time, Lauren points out Bo to Dyson so they can [[EatingTheEyeCandy Eat the Eye Candy]] together. One time, AppliedPhlebotinum allows Bo to have sex with Lauren while watching Lauren have sex with Dyson in the mirror. (MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.) Bo is ridiculously thrilled. |
| 207 | -->'''Bo''': We've never done this before, huh? Just the three of us. Like a threesome. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not that I've thought about it that way or anything.]] |
| 208 | * ''Series/{{Psych}}'': Shawn and Gus are incredibly close friends and Shawn is definitely AmbiguouslyBi. When Shawn and Juliet start dating, Gus takes it quite hard, almost like he lost his boyfriend, but eventually the three figure out how to balance their relationships. The subtext hits hard in the series finale when Shawn proposes to Juliet with Gus standing next to him and actively delivering portions of the proposal. Shawn even says "Will you marry us?" since Gus is such an important part of their lives. |
| 209 | * In the final episode of ''Series/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'', the Gentleman adds to his creepiness by making such a suggestion to Lady Pole and Arabella. |
| 210 | -->'''The Gentleman''': My ladies, this is the very picture of beauty: to see my two rarest and finest flowers entwined so happily. You know, it is said, that in the lands on the far side of Hell, they dance a dance of three partners. |
| 211 | * In the second-season premiere of ''Series/{{Quantico}}'', Alex, Ryan, and Shelby have dinner together, and when Alex goes to fetch them more drinks, Ryan asks Shelby for permission to propose to Alex. Later, after Alex is forced to leave the dinner early, she kisses both Ryan and Shelby goodbye. |
| 212 | * Being an adaptation of the [[ComicBook/ArchieComics classic example]] (and source of the page image!), it's not surprising that ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' has the subtext for Betty + Archie + Veronica right from the beginning. In the pilot ''alone'', the three attend a dance together, Betty and Veronica kiss, Archie and Veronica kiss, and Betty proclaims her love for Archie. Whew. |
| 213 | * ''Series/GossipGirl2021'': The first episode introduces the idea that Audrey ''and'' Aki—a confirmed couple—are both attracted to Max, to the point where Aki gives Audrey his permission to think of Max when they're having sex. [[spoiler: Episode 7 confirms that the trio did engage in a threesome multiple times.]] |
| 214 | * ''Series/TedLasso'': By season three, Keely has dated and broken up with both Jamie and Roy, but remains friends with (and has at least some lingering feelings for) both. The two boys in question have a rather acrimonious rivalry, but during the course of season three manage to become surprisingly good friends. So when the LoveTriangle heats back up in late season three, they seem to all care so much for one another that it starts to feel more like a throuple, complete with Roy and Keely joining together to cheer up Jamie, holding hands on his childhood bed while looking at his posters of them both on his wall. In the end, [[spoiler:Keely rejects choosing either of them, and is instead shown in a montage chatting happily with them both, leaving the possibility very much open.]] |
| 215 | [[/folder]] |
| 216 | |
| 217 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 218 | * ''Theatre/AGentlemansGuideToLoveAndMurder'': [[BettyAndVeronica Cibella and Phoebe]] are rivals for Monty's affections during the play, but at the finale they both conspire to get him out of prison and the play ends with both on them in his arms. |
| 219 | * ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]'': Although Bobby's relationship with his married friends seems entirely platonic, ''Side By Side By Side/What Would We Do Without You?'', where Bobby sings about how he doesn't need anything other than the married couples who are his friends and the couples join in, talking about what a perfect friend he is and how his presence helps them through their marital difficulties, could be seen as this. |
| 220 | --> '''Bobby:''' One is lonely and two is boring\ |
| 221 | Think what you can keep ignoring\ |
| 222 | Side… by side… by side… |
| 223 | * ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'': Claude + Berger + Sheila, leading to a three-way embrace. |
| 224 | -->'''Jeanie''': Sheila's hung up on Berger, Berger is hung up everywhere. Claude is hung up on a cross over Sheila and Berger. |
| 225 | * ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' has a lot of subtext for Portia + Bassanio + Antonio. Usually in performance the implication is that Antonio is getting left out in the cold, but the odd production has run with these implications in staging the ending. |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
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| 228 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 229 | * ''VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney'' has a humorous scene where Firis barges in on Sophie doing maintenance on Plachta's body, but [[InnocentInnuendo it sounds like something else is going on]] - and the HomoeroticSubtext between Sophie and Plachta barely qualifies as "sub" anything. Then Firis asks if she can learn to do maintenance on Plachta, who says that it's a little embarrassing, but she doesn't mind if it's Firis. Later, in [[MultipleEndings one ending]], Firis joins Sophie and Plachta on their journey to bring happiness to everyone. |
| 230 | * ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' has so much of this between Vyse + Aika + Fina in-universe that ShipToShipCombat among the three of them in fandom is nearly nonexistent. One of their boss fight opponents remarks on it! |
| 231 | * ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' has Laharl + Flonne + Etna. Each one has incredible chemistry with the other two, and it's so obvious it hurts. Lampshaded when Laharl pretends to be Mao's father in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|Absence of Justice}}'', and Etna and Flonne have some trouble over just who's supposed to be the mother. |
| 232 | -->'''Almaz:''' Mao has two mommies? |
| 233 | * The ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]'' series lets you double date (and later triple date) the Reyvateil heroines in your party. While you still can settle with only one girl in the end, almost no one in the game's going to call the protagonists out for diving into multiple girls' minds at once. The subject is even more awkward since "diving" is given the same intimacy level as sex. |
| 234 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': |
| 235 | ** Sora + Riku + Kairi. Sora/Kairi are [[ImpliedLoveInterest Implied Love Interests]] and the first game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her, and if she has ever felt that way about him at all), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]'' being pretty darn {{Ho Yay}}tastic to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi comments to Riku in ''KHII'' that Sora is completely hopeless without them and holds Sora and Riku's hands between her own [[spoiler:in order to let Sora see that what looks like Ansem, Seeker of Darkness is, in fact, actually Riku]]. The opening FMV of ''KHII'' briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[HoldingHands holding hands]]. |
| 236 | ** The shadow of this dynamic exists in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' with Roxas, Axel, and Xion. The HoYay between Roxas and Axel is bad (good) enough, but Roxas and Xion are borderline obsessed with one another and Axel quickly becomes defensive and protective over Xion as well. Xion outright states that she loves Roxas and Axel in one of her secret reports, and in the manga the three of them even contemplate ''running away and living together''. Unfortunately this gets somewhat subverted in the end, as Axel's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor (indecisive)]] loyalty to the organization and reluctance to share information with either Roxas or Xion for the sake of preserving the friendship between the three of them ends up [[ToxicFriendInfluence turning the entire relationship toxic]] and ultimately results in [[spoiler:Roxas's defection and Xion's death]]. |
| 237 | * ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'': |
| 238 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', possibly. Seliph and Princess Julia will rule Belhalla together... along with whoever you paired Seliph with (with the exception of Tine or Patty unless you pair Tailtiu or Brigid, respectively, with a common dude). The most obvious example would be Seliph + Lana + Julia; Lana and Julia are quite close and in her lover convo with Seliph in the final chapter, Lana tells him she loves him but feels terrible about Julia, implying she both ships Seliph/Julia ''and'' has special feelings for the girl herself. |
| 239 | ** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Eirika + Ephraim + Lyon]] is practically canon, or at least it would have been had it not been for, well, [[LoveMakesYouEvil you know...]] |
| 240 | ** Making {{Shipping}} ''a central gameplay mechanic'' (at least since ''Genealogy'') means the series is rife with this, particularly among [[TwoGirlsAndAGuy groups of]] [[TwoGuysAndAGirl three]] where all involved parties are on good terms with one another. For example, Gerik/Tethys/Marisa in ''The Sacred Stones'': Gerik can marry either woman if he has an A Support with them, but Tethys and Marisa, despite being [[LoveTriangle romantic rivals for their chief's affections]], [[FriendlyRivalry consider themselves to be friends all the same]]. |
| 241 | ** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem New Mystery of the Emblem]]'': Marth + Caeda + Your Avatar. In the third base conversation between Caeda and your Avatar, she hopes that s/he will "stay her friend forever" and then goes on to say that they can "spend time together" to which s/he replies "Truly..." |
| 242 | --->''"Say, [name]. Stay my friend forever. Someday, when this war is over and peace returns... Wouldn't it be nice to spend our time... like this, the three of us...?"'' |
| 243 | * PlayedForLaughs in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' with the Citadel DLC, where Tali drunkenly mentions the possibility of a threesome with a female Shepard romancing Garrus. This probably has more to do with her attraction to the latter, but considering how flustered she gets [[IfItsYouItsOkay when she talks about the possibility of linking suits with Shepard]] in the [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 second game]], it's hard to say. |
| 244 | * ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has Hawke + Merrill + Isabela if Hawke sleeps with Isabela and later romances Merrill. Despite having several hints of UnresolvedSexualTension towards Hawke herself, Isabela nonetheless wants them both to be happy and threatens a world of hurt on Hawke if they should break Merrill's heart. Her sister-like bond with Merrill has her CorruptTheCutie, teaching her how to do body shots and giving her advice to spice up things in the bedroom. |
| 245 | * In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' you can marry and have your spouse (who can be of any race or gender) move into your own home, which is likely to have a housecarl (sort of a live-in security officer/armed servant) living there too. It's quite possible to be greeted happily by both of them when you return home… and there's a good chance they'll do that while sitting in your bedroom and eating together. It's also possible to catch your housecarl watching the two of you sleep, or watching just you or your spouse. |
| 246 | * In ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'', the ''Hordes of the Underdark'' expansion allows you to take two companions at once. You can choose to take the drow Nathyrra an the half-elf [[spoiler:Aribeth]]. Romance sidequests are in the game so you can charm either of them, but at one point you meet the Knower of Names and can ask her the name of your one true love, who may be the other lady. This eventually results in a conversation where of the two of them talk to you about your conflicting feelings for them, and you have a Persuade check to convince them to "share" you. The two agree it's better than being rejected over the other. The sequence was DummiedOut, but a quick poke into the editor to change a single byte of code enables it again. If you choose not to reform [[spoiler:Aribeth]] and have her remain a Blackguard she even goes for a DepravedBisexual angle and makes a come-on to Nathyrra during the Persuade check conversation. |
| 247 | * ''VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition'': York + Zach + Emily. Both York and [[ImaginaryFriend Zach]] have feelings for Emily, and she in turn seems to like both of them as well. [[spoiler:Although she [[LovesMyAlterEgo favors York]] and [[OfficialCouple ends up with him]] because they both AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence together, she still, in the twin boys' words, "''really'' likes [Zach]," and tells him as her physical body dies that she "Wanted to be with [him]"]]. Whether or not it's [[spoiler:[[ScrewYourself selfcest]]]] depends on whether or not [[spoiler:you see York as a SplitPersonality that gained a life of his own or as a GuardianAngel]]. |
| 248 | * In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' you can imply that Link likes both Mipha and Zelda, who both like him back. [[spoiler:It doesn't go anywhere as Mipha has been dead a century]]. |
| 249 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' has it between Link, Zelda and Midna. Unlike in most games, there isn't much of an emotional connection between Link and Zelda, but in the game's finale they both stand united out of their mutual strong feelings toward Midna. |
| 250 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', Azem, Hythlodaeus, and Emet-Selch were [[spoiler: and still are]] deeply devoted adventuring companions and life partners. [[spoiler: Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch’s happy ending, after thousands of years of suffering, is to be together in the afterlife and watch over Azem’s current reincarnation, [[TheProtagonist the Warrior of Light]], [[ReunionVow while waiting for the day the three of them could be together once more]] and [[ReincarnationFriendship even after that]]]]. |
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| 253 | |
| 254 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 255 | * ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'': Hajime + Chiaki + Nagito. Chiaki is Hajime’s ImpliedLoveInterest, with the “implied” part only being because [[CannotSpitItOut neither of them ever outright say they have a crush]]. Nagito similarly shows interest in Hajime, and comes [[AbortedDeclarationOfLove very]] close to admitting it should you complete his Free Times Events. While Nagito [[TheFriendNobodyLikes isn’t very popular among the group]], Chiaki is shown to be one of the few people who cares about him, a sentiment Hajime shares [[spoiler:until after the first trial, where Nagito orchestrating the first murder considerably sours his view of him, but it’s still hinted that he still cares for him deep down, and they eventually reconcile [[Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool after Nagito wakes up from his coma]].]] And while he didn’t fully know it, [[spoiler:Nagito sacrificed his life in hopes that Chiaki would be the one to win the killing game.]] Unsurprisingly, a lot of promotional material showcases Hajime/Chiaki, Hajime/Nagito, or all three together. [[spoiler:This isn’t even getting into both Chiaki and Nagito’s interactions with [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Izuru]].]] |
| 256 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'': You might have the ability to choose to date either Mai or Sayuri, but Yuuichi + Mai + Sayuri is possible. Although she and Yuuichi get the most focus, it's made very, very clear that every relationship in that triangle is full of love and care, the three of them spend a ''lot'' of time time all together, and one of the most romantic moments comes when Yuuichi promises Mai that they'll all live together and imagines an extended sequences of the three being ridiculously domestic and cute together. |
| 257 | * ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': All of the heroines come in pairs of friends, so there's plenty of potential for this. |
| 258 | ** Hanako and Lilly's routes have the most, as the two are extremely close HeterosexualLifePartners and both of their routes feature the other to a great extent. Befriending the other is required to get either of them, and their routes in Act 1 don't diverge until the very end. It's repeatedly made obvious how much closer than normal friends they are, with Hanako saying that she loves Lilly in her route. To cap it all off, at one point in Lilly's route during one of their pyjama party/tea party get-togethers, Akira mentions that plenty of guys would be very pleased to see Lilly in such skimpy clothing, and goes on to add that he even gets to see cute [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] in her nightie as well. Hisao deflects, but Hanako haltingly says that if it's Hisao, she doesn't mind. She doesn't seem to realise what she's implying, but everyone else sure does, and quickly change the subject. |
| 259 | ** Early in Emi's route, Misha teases Hisao about having lunch with both Emi and Rin, and mentions that the three of them are cute together. |
| 260 | ** Shizune's route features Misha very heavily, and [[spoiler:Misha canonically is in love with Shizune, though it isn't requited]]. It focuses more on the friendship between the three of them than on Hisao and Shizune's relationship specifically. |
| 261 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' has support for both Shiki + Arcueid + Ciel and [[TwinThreesomeFantasy Shiki + Hisui + Kohaku]]. First in Ciel ''Good End'' where Arcueid and Ciel effectively and [[ClingyJealousGirl begrudgingly]] "share" Shiki, and there is much teased at, but unconfirmed [[LesYay attraction between]] [[VitriolicBestBuds them]]. Second is the main theme of Kagetsu Tohya's sidestory ''Flower of Thanatos'' in which Shiki together with humble serving Hisui and Kohaku live in the isolated Tohno Mansion, where Shiki can practically 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]].]] |
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| 263 | |
| 264 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 265 | * ''Webcomic/{{Skins}}'': Jordan + Vinnie + Rabbit. The three of them are shown to be very close. This [[http://lj-phillips.deviantart.com/art/Under-My-Skin-Interlude-3-Stuck-In-The-Middle-377911277 strip]] shows that emotionally, if not sexually, their relationship is like a three-way marriage. |
| 266 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'', since both bisexuality and polyamory are the norm in drow culture: |
| 267 | ** Snadhya'rune + Mel'arnach + Zhor is canon, but Snadhya and Zhor are not romantic toward each other, they both know about the other side of the triangle and are happy for Mel. Even more so after chapter 44, where Snadhya [[spoiler:pays for Zhor to be restored to his original dark elf body]]--suggested to be a ''prohibitively'' expensive procedure--as a "gift" to Mel, though knowing [[ManipulativeBitch Snadhya]] there may be a nefarious purpose behind this. |
| 268 | ** It's suggested Quain and Ash are involved in a similar relationship, with Ash'waren having multiple other partners. |
| 269 | ** FourthWallObserver Kiel ships ''herself'' with Nau ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7019 "Remember that I bid on you first when you're a tall handsome prince."]]) his sister Chrys ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7718 "Just so you know, in my great generosity I'm letting you have first dibs on her, but afterwards it's open contest!]]) and Naal ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=5365 "Oh and add a princess to the lot just for fun's sake!"]]). Naal doesn't seem to mind, but Nau objects to Kiel describing him as "manly and tiny" and Chrys hasn't expressed an opinion either way. |
| 270 | ** And Faen apparently ships Ariel x Sarnel and says they would "[[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=8742 make cute babies]]", even though she has ([[EveryoneCanSeeIt very obvious]]) romantic feelings towards Ariel. Ariel for her part doesn't seem all that interested in Sarnel, but it's hinted she might return Faen's feelings [[spoiler:and is in fact shown to later]], while Sarnel doesn't seem to have an opinion on the matter all and actually ''stormed out in protest'' when he realized that his sister was trying to set him up with Ariel. |
| 271 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Agatha/Gil/Tarvek, outright suggested by Moloch, Zeetha, Lucrezia, [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090401 the Castle,]] Agatha's AnimatedActor in a side story, the trio themselves while high on what they call "pheromones" given off by a mutant opium poppy, and [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110610 Gil and Tarvek themselves, perfectly sober and in canon.]] In an apparent parody of ShipToShipCombat, [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090311 the Gil supporter proposes this compromise]] and one of the two love interests is [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100924 making jokes about it.]] The In-Universe betting pool gives [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120718 One to Five Odds on it.]] In the last panel of [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20130329 this page,]] Tarvek's expression and dialog point to some genuine feelings towards Gil, though whether this is friendship or something deeper is still open for interpretation. Probably best exemplified in [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081121 the aforementioned side story.]] |
| 272 | -->'''[[AuthorAvatar Phil:]]''' Who thought having ''two boyfriends'' was a ''good idea''?! ''*[[AuthorAppeal Cue Agatha, Zeetha, and Katja]] breaking into [[CheshireCatGrin Cheshire Grins]]'' |
| 273 | * In ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted ape]] [=M'Conger=] explains to Nick that eating breakfast termites out of a girl's hair is romantic ("Hey, don't look at me like it's my fault. The uplift congress left that bit in."). Then Nick [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-03-26 finds a termite in Kathryn's hair.]] |
| 274 | -->'''[=M'Conger=]:''' Don't look at me, Nick. ''You'' groomed her, ''you'' get to eat the bug. If ''I'' eat it then things start to get a little kinky. |
| 275 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': |
| 276 | ** [[spoiler:Trickster Mode]] makes [[spoiler:Jake and Jane]] insanely plan to get married and have a ZILLION BABIES... with each other and with the "co-bride," [[spoiler:Roxy]]. With [[spoiler:Roxy]] coming along on the [[spoiler:Trickster]] ride despite her attempts to escape, this [=OT3=] then goes after [[spoiler:Dirk]], who rebuffs their advances. Otherwise it would the creepiest [=OT4=] ever. |
| 277 | ** Karkat suggests this as a solution to the LoveTriangle involving himself, Terezi and Dave (who insists [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend he's not actually dating her]]), and suggests to Dave that they form a three-way relationship based on troll concepts that [[NoJustNoReaction Dave responds predictably to]]. When Karkat tries to diagram it out it quickly degenerates [[ItMakesSenseInContext into Dave grabbing the pen and making him draw penises with it]]. |
| 278 | ** Dave clearly had feelings for Jade in the early part of the story, and was heavily implied to be dating Karkat in the post-retcon timeline. He ends up living with both of them in the epilogue. |
| 279 | ** A more subtle example is John, Vriska and Terezi. Early on, Vriska and Terezi were VitriolicBestBuds, John and Vriska became friends and Vriska developed feelings for John before [[spoiler:she died]]. Later down the line, [[spoiler:John resurrects Vriska]] and the two bond like they used to, while Vriska's bond with Terezi deepens even further, Terezi becoming Vriska's [[MoralityChain Moirail]] (and [[spoiler:the alternate dead timeline version of her implicitly becomes girlfriends with an alternate Terezi before being destroyed]]). But going further, Terezi and John begin developing [[SlapSlapKiss caliginous]] feelings for each other. By the end, [[spoiler:Vriska mysteriously disappears after defeating the BigBad, Terezi goes to look for her and John implicitly contacts Terezi frequently for updates on the search]]. |
| 280 | * [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20020829 This]] ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' strip has the possibility raised by Torg's [[GoodAngelBadAngel shoulder devil]] regarding his CannotSpitItOut crush on Zoë and the promise he made to AxCrazy {{Yandere}} Oasis. |
| 281 | -->'''Torg's Evil Side:''' Take them '''both!''' Take them both to Disneyland and buy them concession stand drinks! Save the cups to sample their DNA later and create a harem of beautiful Zoë-Oasis '''hybrid loveslave clones!''' |
| 282 | * In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': |
| 283 | ** Some Sarah/Grace/Tedd subtext starts cropping up when Sarah becomes Tedd's lab assistant. Tedd has a (brief) ImagineSpot of all three of them in sexy outfits, Tedd gave Sarah clone forms of himself with the explicit understanding that she could do whatever she wanted with them, and Sarah is the only person other than Grace who has shown to be able to call him "Teddy" and get away with it. Plus, [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1724 after Grace learns of]] [[spoiler:Elliot and Sarah's amicable breakup]], she feels the need to reassure herself by clinging to Tedd... ''and'' Sarah. |
| 284 | --> '''Sarah:''' Why am ''I'' being clung?! |
| 285 | ** While not canon, Dan threw the shippers [[http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook.php?id=843 an apatosaurus-sized bone]] at the end of a string of sketchbooks. (While the previous few had been by request, that one was not.) |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 289 | * In ''Roleplay/DCNation'', Kory broke Babs's brain by saying she'd not be averse to inviting Barbara to bed if Dick gave permission. Nationverse also had a possible future where Gar Logan (Changeling), Fauna, and Raven had a long-standing "arrangement" and Green Shield's experience in a LotusEaterMachine caused her to hallucinate that Dr. Midnite, Green Arrow I, and Black Canary were in a happy three-way marriage. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 293 | * Much of ''{{WesternAnimation/Amphibia}}'' is driven by the close (if rather codependent) relationship between the protagonist Anne and her friends Sasha and Marcy, who all end up TrappedInAnotherWorld and seek to reunite. Anne is shown to be extremely physically affectionate with both, Sasha is ultimately shown to be highly insecure about the other two no longer needing her [[spoiler:and tearfully vows to herself to become someone worthy of them after finally realizing the harm she has helped cause]], and Marcy [[spoiler:semi-wittingly kicked off the whole adventure due to not wanting to move away from the others, and in her [[{{Defictionalization}} defictionalized]] journal gushes extensively about them (including Sasha's ''eye color'') and refers to them as her "loves"]]. At the end of the series, [[spoiler:Marcy and Sasha come to visit Anne ten years after the former moved away, with Anne musing on how things can come back to you after you let them go]], and show creator Matt Braly [[https://www.thegamer.com/matt-braly-interview-amphibia-finale-disney-channel/ has stated that the crew deliberately left their relationship open to interpretation]]. |
| 294 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'', Johnny Abatti's [[DiscoDan uncle Nicky]] is always seen in the company of [[ALadyOnEachArm two unnamed women]], heavily implied to be his long-term girlfriends. |
| 295 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'': |
| 296 | ** Rio is dating both Jem and her manager Jerrica. Jem and Jerrica are [[TwoPersonLoveTriangle the same person]], but neither Rio nor most people know this. |
| 297 | ** Despite WordOfGod saying they're just TrueCompanions, The Stingers have a fair share of this. Riot sometimes [[ALadyOnEachArm walks with Minx and Rapture on each arm]] and the three are very close friends. |
| 298 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': |
| 299 | ** The villains Hawkmoth and Mayura are obsessed with getting his comatose wife resurrected. It seems at first like a case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, but WordOfGod confirms that Mayura has her own reasons for wanting Emilie back...even if she is jealous of her at times. [[spoiler:This is borne out by later scenes, in which Mayura deceives Hawkmoth so she can take bigger risks in getting Emilie back.]] |
| 300 | ** In the episode "Heart Hunter", Kagami and Adrien talk about how pretty Marinette is while she's third-wheeling with them. On top of that, EmotionlessGirl Kagami smiles more in this episode than her entire time on the show until now put together - more at Marinette's {{Friendship Moment}}s than anything else, though Adrien is a close second. Even though she is in love with Adrien and knows Mari is her rival, she genuinely doesn't want her to go. She looks especially happy when being princess-carried by Ladybug. At the very least, you get the feeling that Kagami wouldn't mind a three-way relationship. Marinette herself hints at the idea after the ice cream seller (whose wares are rumored to portend eternal love for couples who share them) suggests flavor combinations for each pair among the trio, and Marinette asks if there is a blend suitable for all three of them. |
| 301 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': Harry Osborn makes a rather... interesting comment about himself, his girlfriend Gwen, his best friend Peter and Peter's date Liz. |
| 302 | -->'''Harry''': Then it's settled! This Saturday, we're a foursome! |
| 303 | * The season 3 finale of ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' has this between Star, her best friend Marco (who are clearly in love with each other) and her boyfriend Tom (who also considers Marco his best friend). First there's [[BigBad Meteora]] referring to Marco as Star's "other boyfriend" when taunting Star with Marco's unconscious body after knocking out Tom. And in the second to last scene of the episode, Star is hugging Marco after he's revived and Tom says he's going to make it awkward before pulling them into an oddly romantic-looking group hug, which neither oppose to. Tom and Marco also share plenty of HoYay through the episode, with Tom carrying his unconscious body around and defending him with an HeroicSacrifice even when [[spoiler:Marco reveals to have kissed Star, which Tom is oddly OK with]]. |
| 304 | * A ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' supplementary comic implies this between Nightwing, Zatanna, and Batgirl. It helps that they're both Nightwing's AmicableExes. |
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