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* Ben, Chon and O in {{''Film/Savages''}}.

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* In Spectacular Spider-Man, Harry Osborn makes a rather...interesting comment about himself, his girlfriend Gwen, his best friend Peter and Peter's date Liz.
** Harry: Then its settled! This Saturday, we're a foursome!"
*** This was supposedly innocent, but based on the comics, where Peter and Gwen were a couple, Peter and Harry had a sizable amount of Ho Yay, and Harry did at one point marry Liz, it could be a little nod by the writer's to the secret fan speculations on the subject.

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* In the second season of BuffyTheVampireSlayer, Angelus/Spike/Drusilla is all but canon. Both the guys lust after her but also have massive FoeYay with eachother. There is that infamous line in later seasons about Angelus and Spike having sex "that one time" (confirmed to have happened by 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!" Dude, was that even supposed to be subtext?

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* In the second season of BuffyTheVampireSlayer, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Angelus/Spike/Drusilla is all but canon. Both the guys lust after her but also have massive FoeYay with eachother. There is that infamous line in later seasons about Angelus and Spike having sex "that one time" (confirmed to have happened by 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!" Dude, was that even supposed to be subtext?
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* Happens in AnatoliaStory, 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.

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* Happens in AnatoliaStory, 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.]]
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* In IsabelAllende's ''Eva Luna'', 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 [[TheGlomp glomp-attack]] Rolf as he works up the nerve to decide which one he likes the best...

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* In IsabelAllende's ''Eva Luna'', 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 [[TheGlomp glomp-attack]] Rolf as he works up the nerve to decide which one he likes the best...
best, [[ThreeWaySex and one thing leads to another]].
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* In IsabelAllende's ''Eva Luna'', 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 [[TheGlomp glomp-attack]] Rolf as he works up the nerve to decide which one he likes the best...
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** Before Spike came along, Angel, Darla, and Drusilla traveled together for quite a while...
--->'''Drusilla''': I'm full and warm, yet all alone.
--->'''Angelus''': That's not true, precious. You've got us.
--->'''Drusilla''': Not in the least. You won't even [[TooKinkyToTorture hurt]] me just a little bit.
--->'''Darla''': All you have to do is ask.
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* In ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'', 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.
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* Gets pretty heavy in the second season of RinneNoLagrange. 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 knocking their foreheads together. Though Madoka does confirm several episodes later that she and Muginami did kiss at some point.
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* Happens in AnatoliaStory, 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.

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* Happens in AnatoliaStory, 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.



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* Since Troy Denning started writing the StarWarsExpandedUniverse, he's put a lot of this between Jaina, Zekk, and 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.

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* Since Troy Denning started writing the StarWarsExpandedUniverse, Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse, he's put a lot of this between Jaina, Zekk, and 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.



* Happens a ''lot'' in ''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. LadyAndTheTramp and the Bowl Of Spaghetti).

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* Happens a ''lot'' in ''HowIMetYourMother'', ''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. LadyAndTheTramp and the Bowl Of Spaghetti).



* Laharl, Etna and Flonne in ''{{Disgaea}}.'' Each one has incredible chemistry with the other two. It's so obvious, it's painful.

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* Laharl, Etna and Flonne in ''{{Disgaea}}.''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}.'' Each one has incredible chemistry with the other two. It's so obvious, it's painful.



* In ''KatawaShoujo'', all of the heroines come in pairs of friends, so there's plenty of potential for this. The high point is probably Hanako and Lilly's routes, as the two are extremely close HeterosexualLifePartners and both of their routes feature the other to a great extent. Befriending the other is actually 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 even 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 [[WhoWearsShortShorts skimpy]] [[ShesGotLegs clothing]]. As they're already together, Hisao privately agrees. Akira goes on to add that he even gets to see cute [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] in her nightie as well. Hisao deflects, but Hanako [[MoeMoe 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.

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* In ''KatawaShoujo'', all of the heroines come in pairs of friends, so there's plenty of potential for this. The high point is probably Hanako and Lilly's routes, as the two are extremely close HeterosexualLifePartners and both of their routes feature the other to a great extent. Befriending the other is actually 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 even 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 [[WhoWearsShortShorts skimpy]] [[ShesGotLegs clothing]]. As they're already together, Hisao privately agrees. Akira goes on to add that he even gets to see cute [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] in her nightie as well. Hisao deflects, but Hanako [[MoeMoe 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.



* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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 Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].

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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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 Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].



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* Happens in AnatoliaStory, 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.
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Yes, Patty actually is higher up the priority list for inheriting Jungby than Lester is.


* [[FireEmblemJugdral Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]], possibly. Celice and Yuria will rule Bahara together...along with whoever you paired Celice with (with the exception of Tinny unless you pair Tiltyu with a common dude)). The most obvious example would be Celice/Rana/Yuria; Rana and Yuria are quite close and in her lover convo with Celice in the final chapter, she tells him she loves him but feels terrible about Yuria, implying she both ships Celice/Yuria ''and'' has special feelings for the girl herself.

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* [[FireEmblemJugdral Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]], possibly. Celice and Yuria will rule Bahara together...along with whoever you paired Celice with (with the exception of Tinny or Patty unless you pair Tiltyu or Briggid, respectively, with a common dude)). The most obvious example would be Celice/Rana/Yuria; Rana and Yuria are quite close and in her lover convo with Celice in the final chapter, she tells him she loves him but feels terrible about Yuria, implying she both ships Celice/Yuria ''and'' has special feelings for the girl herself.
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** Even their opponent in at least one boss fight remarks on it!

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** Even One of their opponent in at least one boss fight opponents remarks on it!



* ''ArTonelico'' series lets you double date (and later [[BeyondTheImpossible 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 ankward when the girls like to act as if a process of "diving" is equally having sex.

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* ''ArTonelico'' series lets you double date (and later [[BeyondTheImpossible [[UpToEleven 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 ankward when the girls like to act as if a process of awkward since "diving" is equally having given the same intimacy level as sex.
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* StarDriver is ''made'' of this trope: implying it so freaking hard between the three protagonists while never actually resolving it.

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* StarDriver is ''made'' of this trope: implying it so freaking hard between the three protagonists (Takuto, Wako, and Sugata) while never actually resolving it.




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* In ''OtomeYoukaiZakuro'', there is a canon TwinThreesomeFantasy with Ganryuu and twins Bonbori and Hozuki.
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* In ''{{Empowered}}'', this is implied between the three main characters, Emp, Thug Boy and 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.

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* In ''{{Empowered}}'', ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'', this is implied between the three main characters, Emp, Thug Boy and 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.
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* Carrot/Tira/Chocolat in the ''SorcererHunters'' anime. It's strongly implied the sisters would ''not'' mind sharing the man they love.
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* [[FireEmblemJugdral Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]], possibly. Celice and Yuria will rule Bahara together...along with whoever you paired Celice with (with the exception of Tinny unless you pair Tiltyu with a common dude)). The most obvious example would be Celice/Rana/Yuria; Rana and Yuria are quite close and in her lover convo with Celice in the final chapter, she tells him she loves him but feels terrible about Yuria, implying she both ships Celice/Yuria ''and'' has special feelings for the girl herself.
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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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 Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].

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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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 Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].
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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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]], while Sora possesses two keychains - Oathkeeper and Oblivion - that represent his memories of Kairi and Riku. The opening FMV of Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].

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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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]], while Sora possesses two keychains - Oathkeeper and Oblivion - that represent his memories of Kairi and Riku.Riku]]. The opening FMV of Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].
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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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 Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].

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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 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]]. Riku]], while Sora possesses two keychains - Oathkeeper and Oblivion - that represent his memories of Kairi and Riku. The opening FMV of Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].
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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 that Sora is completely hopeless without them

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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 that Sora is completely hopeless without them
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 Kingdom Hearts 2 even briefly shows a scene of the three of them lying on a beach together, [[IntertwinedFingers holding hands]].
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* [[KingdomHearts Sora/Riku/Kairi]]. Sora/Kairi is (probably) the OfficialCouple and the first KH game strongly implied that Riku also had a crush on Kairi (jury's out on whether he still feels this way about her), while [[BashBrothers Sora/Riku]] spend a lot of [[KingdomHeartsII Kingdom Hearts 2]] and [[KingdomHearts3D Dream Drop Distance]] being pretty darn [[HoYay hoyaytastic]] to each other. When it comes to the dynamics of the three of them together, Kairi even comments to Riku in Kingdom Hearts 2 that Sora is completely hopeless without them
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* In ''KatawaShoujo'', all of the heroines come in pairs of friends, so there's plenty of potential for this. The high point is probably Hanako and Lilly's routes, as the two are extremely close HeterosexualLifePartners and both of their routes feature the other to a great extent. Befriending the other is actually required to get either of them, and their routes in Act 1 don't diverge until the very end. 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 [[WhoWearsShortShorts skimpy]] [[ShesGotLegs clothing]]. As they're already together, Hisao privately agrees. Akira goes on to add that he even gets to see cute [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] in her nightie as well. Hisao deflects, but Hanako [[MoeMoe 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.

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* In ''KatawaShoujo'', all of the heroines come in pairs of friends, so there's plenty of potential for this. The high point is probably Hanako and Lilly's routes, as the two are extremely close HeterosexualLifePartners and both of their routes feature the other to a great extent. Befriending the other is actually required to get either of them, and their routes in Act 1 don't diverge until the very end. At It's repeatedly made obvious how much closer than normal friends they are, with Hanako even 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 [[WhoWearsShortShorts skimpy]] [[ShesGotLegs clothing]]. As they're already together, Hisao privately agrees. Akira goes on to add that he even gets to see cute [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] in her nightie as well. Hisao deflects, but Hanako [[MoeMoe 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.




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** Shizune's route also features Misha very heavily, and [[spoiler:Misha canonically is in love with Shizune, though it isn't requited.]] In fact, the route arguably focuses more on the friendship between the three of them than on Hisao and Shizune's relationship specifically.
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* In ''SpirouAndFantasio'', the HoYay between the titular characters is rounded out by Seccotine's semi-canon relationship with Spirou and her FoeYay with Fantasio.
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* Ranka/Alto/Sheryl in ''MacrossFrontier''. At the end of the series, Alto says "You are ''both'' my wings."
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* In ''{{Empowered}}'', this is implied between the three main characters, Emp, Thug Boy and 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.

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No longer a \"Yay\" trope


Like most other "Yay" 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.

Compare OneTrueThreesome, the shipping counterpart of this.

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Like most other "Yay" 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.

Compare OneTrueThreesome, the shipping counterpart of this.
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See also HomoeroticSubtext, HoYay, FoeYay, and IncestSubtext.

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Compare OneTrueThreesome, the ShippingGoggles-induced counterpart. See also HomoeroticSubtext, HoYay, FoeYay, HomoeroticSubtext and IncestSubtext.
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Subtextual implications in the story, about the possibility of a shared sexual relationship between three characters.

Like most other "Yay" 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.

Compare OneTrueThreesome, the shipping counterpart of this.

ThreeWaySex is the textual version of this, where threesomes actually happen.

TwinThreesomeFantasy is a subtrope.

See also HomoeroticSubtext, HoYay, FoeYay, and IncestSubtext.

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* In TenchiMuyo, Ryoko x Tenchi x Ayeka, and Ayeka and Ryoko hate each other, but plenty FoeYay occurs [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDiEsyI5Syw in universe.]]
* Aoba/Mairu/Kururi gets a bunch of this in ''{{Durarara}}''. 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.
* StarDriver is ''made'' of this trope: implying it so freaking hard between the three protagonists while never actually resolving it.
* ''MahouSenseiNegima'': [[CovertPervert "Sai-shou-dou-kin!?"]] To clarify: when one character is trying to figure out a solution to the LoveTriangle she's in, her subconscious suggests a threeway.
** Going by [[LotusEaterMachine Cosmo Entelechia]], we have Nodoka/Negi/Yue, Chachamaru/Negi/Evangeline, and Fate/Shiori/Negi
* In ''SchoolRumble'' Eri and Yakumo are both in love with Harima. There has also been quite a bit of LesYay / FoeYay 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 [[InnocentCohabitation living with Yakumo]], with all three apparently content with the arrangement.
* In ''RosarioToVampire'', similar to the ''Negima'' example, 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.
* In ''Manga/DeathNote'' during the first arc: Misa-Light-L and Second arc: [[spoiler: Misa-Light-Takada / Light-Takada-Mikami]] and in the prequel novel ''LightNovel/AnotherNote'' Raye Penber-Naomi Misora-Ryuuzaki

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* In ''SpirouAndFantasio'', the HoYay between the titular characters is rounded out by Seccotine's semi-canon relationship with Spirou and her FoeYay with Fantasio.

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* Johnny, Lisa, and Denny from ''TheRoom''
-->'''Denny:''' I just like to watch you guys.
* {{Tron}} has to set a minor record, despite being a {{Disney}} flick. First, Alan and Lora show up at Flynn's arcade. Flynn acts a little overly familiar to them both (even if Lora's his ex), snarking that "nothing classes up the joint like a clean-cut young couple." Once they're upstairs, he casually changes his shirt in front of them, remarks Lora isn't one for small talk, and asks Alan if she still leaves clothing on the floor. The end of the scene is Lora brandishing a set of car keys and asking "Shall we dance?".
** Once Flynn's in cyberspace, there's buckets of HoYay when he allies himself with Ram and Tron. The scene at the [[HealingSpring Power Pool]]? Three pretty men in skintight, neon-lit spandex gasping and giggling over how good [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin power from a "pure source"]] is.
** And after [[spoiler: Ram dies]] and Flynn's found Tron and Yori? Well, see the arcade scene above. Tron and Yori are doppelgangers of Alan and Lora and in an established relationship already. Doesn't slow down any of the HoYay from earlier, nor does it stop Flynn from giving Yori a very passionate LastKiss before making [[spoiler: what he believes to be]] a HeroicSacrifice to save them all.

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* Since Troy Denning started writing the StarWarsExpandedUniverse, he's put a lot of this between Jaina, Zekk, and 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.

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* [[Series/DoctorWho Rory/Amy/The Doctor]] have a lot. Amy has on occasion called them her "boys," and they don't disagree. And earlier on, there's a bit of Jack, Rose and The Doctor.
** In the latter case, all three [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS1E13ThePartingOfTheWays kiss over the course of one episode.]]
** In fact, Jack is canonically attracted to both Rose and the Doctor, and Rose to both Jack and the Doctor.
* ''{{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]]).
* In the second season of BuffyTheVampireSlayer, Angelus/Spike/Drusilla is all but canon. Both the guys lust after her but also have massive FoeYay with eachother. There is that infamous line in later seasons about Angelus and Spike having sex "that one time" (confirmed to have happened by 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!" Dude, was that even supposed to be subtext?
* The joyful Abby/Becker/Connor reunion hug in the {{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.
* Happens a ''lot'' in ''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. LadyAndTheTramp and the Bowl Of Spaghetti).
* Happens between Cory, Shawn and Topanga on ''BoyMeetsWorld'':
--> '''Shawn''': I think the three of us could be very happy together.
* In one ''{{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.
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* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' has so much of this between Vyse, Aika and Fina in-universe that ShipToShipCombat among the three of them in fandom is nearly nonexistent.
** Even their opponent in at least one boss fight remarks on it!
* Laharl, Etna and Flonne in ''{{Disgaea}}.'' Each one has incredible chemistry with the other two. It's so obvious, it's painful.
* ''ArTonelico'' series lets you double date (and later [[BeyondTheImpossible 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 ankward when the girls like to act as if a process of "diving" is equally having sex.
* In ''KatawaShoujo'', all of the heroines come in pairs of friends, so there's plenty of potential for this. The high point is probably Hanako and Lilly's routes, as the two are extremely close HeterosexualLifePartners and both of their routes feature the other to a great extent. Befriending the other is actually required to get either of them, and their routes in Act 1 don't diverge until the very end. 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 [[WhoWearsShortShorts skimpy]] [[ShesGotLegs clothing]]. As they're already together, Hisao privately agrees. Akira goes on to add that he even gets to see cute [[ShrinkingViolet Hanako]] in her nightie as well. Hisao deflects, but Hanako [[MoeMoe 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.
** 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.

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* In {{Drowtales}}:
** Snadhya x Mel x Zhor is cannon, 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. It's suggested Quain and Ash are involved in a similar relationship.
** FourthWallObserver Kiel ships ''herself'' with both Nau ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=1339 "Remember that I bid on you first when you're a tall handsome prince."]]) and Naal ([[http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?id=845 "Oh and add a princess to the lot just for fun's sake!"]]). Naal doesn't seem to mind, Nau objects to Kiel describing him as "manly and tiny".
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Agatha/Gil/Tarvek, outright suggested by Moloch, Zeetha, Lucrezia, the Castle, Agatha's AnimatedActor in a side story, the trio themselves on an opiate high, and most recently by [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110610 Gil and Tarvek themselves, perfectly sober and in canon]].
* In ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted ape]] [=McGruger=] 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 find a termite in Kathryn's hair]].
-->'''[=McGruger=]:''' 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.

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