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[fan_eunice]

God, I love OT3s. And most of the time I'm left kind of creating them out of character dynamics that I think would work together, so finding (or in this case rediscovering) ones that already exist as close to canon as possible (see also: Mac/Li Ann/Vic), is just so...satisfying in a way that even my very favorite duo ships are not.

It makes me wish there were more, along with wishing that just once canon would go ahead and take it that final step over from implied to actual. It's kind of frustrating to me how 'threesome' in general is synonomous with porn or with a fun thing a couple might do one time with an extra. Not that there's anything wrong with either of those things, and I'm not gonna deny I find it all so very hot too. Just...that's not what makes me ship my OT3s so very hard. I want those deep interlocking emotional connections that make the sum greater than the parts, equilateral triangles solid as a rock.

I don't know why this particular dynamic resonates with me so strongly. It's particularly funny considering I'm practically allergic to relationships at all in real life. I just know it makes me happy.

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[copracat]

I am just here to co-sign this post.

I want those deep interlocking emotional connections that make the sum greater than the parts, equilateral triangles solid as a rock.

Yes.

my thoughts on threesomes

[some_stars]

I have spent so much time thinking about my OT3 love, trying to put my finger on why it's so primal for me. With a lot of the OT3 stories I love most, there's an A/B/C situation where C joins the A/B relationship and then feels left out, maybe even starts to withdraw preemptively, and the emotional climax of the story is A/B convincing and reassuring them that they belong and are wanted. So there's a lot there for me about confronting this basic fear of being vulnerable and unloved and excluded, and having it soothed. I also love the idea of a relationship where two people are very happy together and then they both fall in love with a third person, who is falling in love with them individually and as a couple, and there's never any moment of jealousy--their relationship just expands and forms a place for this new person. It's the idea of people having so much love that it can grow that way and take care of everyone's needs.

And I think also I'm just fascinated by and drawn to the mechanics of relationships, which seem magical to me since I'm terrible at them and deeply confused by how they work. I love reading stories about relationship negotation--the fantasy version, of course, that always ends well and where no one ever feels unsafe or unhappy for more than a few chapters (and never with justification).

I would really love to see it ever happen on TV someday, especially as a natural evolution of a relationship, and as more than just sex. But that seems pretty far off--we still can't have same-sex two-person relationships evolve; everyone's orientations have to be stated explicitly at the beginning of the show or it's too threatening. And even if they plan it from the start, they'd have to have at least two compatibly queer main characters. Ugh, society, catch up already :(

[chagrined]

If you are ever interested in it, the show Chihayafuru has an amazzzzing OT3. Some ppl read it as a love triangle but I really cannot understand that reading. I just can't see any two of the three of them working without the third person. They are just all so wonderful together.