#Favorite Polyam ships

[lilacs-stash]

Soooo much "the bright lights are a polycule" and yet, no Fanbulb

[elisemochi]

I want Polyam!Brad/Carrie so bad

like Brad/Carrie/Ford? Where they've both decided that he obviously isn't taking care of himself in terms of like mentally (think that one line about Brad breaking into his house to make him eat stuff that's not boring and bland) So now Fords dealing with two people trying to make sure he's "having fun" and "enjoying life" and he really doesn't know how to feel about it

Brad/Carrie/Lisette? idk I think adding Lisette to anything is cute

Bard/Carrie/Wayne?? Where the real reason Wayne always rejects the girls that flock to him is because secretly he's already taken and very happy even though they can't really talk much about it for fear that the other towns people wont understand

[shouts-into-the-void]

Dear Endless Expanse of Space,

Update on my current watching of The Extraordinary Attorney Woo:

I know it's not going to happen, but I fully believe that the only believable and the extremely correct way for the Young-woo/Joon-ho/Su-yeon love triangle to end is in polyamory.

Like— Joon-ho and Su-yeon both holding out their arms to shield Young-Woo from the abusive husband instinctively? Young-Woo calling Joon-ho "the good looking one" and Su-yeon "spring sunshine"? Joon-ho getting upset with Kwan for not believing that he could like Young-Woo?? Su-yeon getting immediately upset when Young-Woo says that she's hard to like?? The parallels between Joon-ho and Su-yeon both opening Young-Woo's drinks and helping her go through the revolving doors??? Young-Woo trying to help create situations for the other two to get together because even though it bothers her (whether she knows why or not) she knows that Su-yeon likes Joon-ho and believes he feels the same way and she wants both of these people to be happy???

In Conclusion: I think these three should be allowed to be happy and in love

[oakwolves]

That ship meme is really cute! If it's not too much trouble, is it possible you could make a ot3 version? No biggie if you can't btw, it's really cute so I was wondering

I can try! I’ll see if I can make one sometime this week

[polyshipweek]

Polyship Week 2024 - Daily Prompts

[ID: Poster for Polyship Week 24, taking place 17–23 November, listing the prompts for each day. /end ID]

The prompts for #PolyshipWeek24 are here! As with last year, the final prompt of each day links to an image — feel free to use the phrase or the image itself for inspiration, and please credit the original creator if you remix their work.

Day One

Team as Polycule

"Is that my hoodie?"

Breakups

Group Hug (smolmoss)

Day Two

"Blorbo Has Two Hands"

Gift-Giving

Thunderstorms

Stair Cuddles (adorkastock)

Day Three

Queerplatonic Partners

Beach

Reverse Tropes

Through the Years (shutterstock)

Day Four

Aro/Ace & Polyam

Promises

Time Travel

Let's Dance (shutterstock)

Day Five

Relationship Anarchy

"You're burning up!"

Arranged Marriage

Only One Bed (House promo image)

Day Six

Queer Disabled Polyam

Parties

Kink Discovery

Tight Squeeze (Sailor Moon, gif by xbuster)

Day Seven

Free Day! Happy Polyamory Day!

Event Guidelines

Works featuring polyamorous characters and relationships of all kind are welcome — any characters, ships, fandoms, and OCs too!

Queerplatonic relationships, as well as asexual and/or aromantic characters are explicitly welcome on ANY day!

Works may be in any medium — fic, art, gifsets, podfic, vids, and more!

Participate in as few or as many days as you like. Choose your favorite prompt each day or mash them up — whatever sparks your imagination!

Please tag us @PolyshipWeek or use the hashtag #PolyshipWeek24 so we can reblog your creations!

Need even more inspo? You can view the entire list of suggested prompts here.

Ao3 Collection | SquidgeWorld Collection | Twitter | Bsky

[rvbrarepairweekdos]

Here are the themes for the first RVB RPW Dos.0!

Theme descriptions under the cut!

(Oct 27) Day 1: what if we were extras and we kissed?

Starting off this event, we have non-main cast ships! These ships include the characters that we barely knew. Small role? Big ship! Do they even have names? Who cares, they're literally holding hands!

(Oct 28) Day 2: passing the bechdel test

Day two is your haven for sapphic ships! Canon girls, trans girls, genderbent girls, big girls, small girls, girls that aren't girls? Yes to all of them!

(Oct 29) Day 3: ... and they were roommates

Day three is focused on alternative universes, canon divergences, and what ifs. Get creative!

(Oct 30) Day 4: that doesn't seem physically possible

Day four is for ships who've never met. Canon? What canon? These two were probably never on the same planet, but they are in love.

(Oct 31) Day 5: monster mash

Day five is all about Halloween and general spooky vibes. Costumes, candy, ghosts, and monsters! Get down with the ooky spooky with your favorite rarepairs!

(Nov 1) Day 6: the more the merrier

Day six is for polyam ships. That character has two hands and the characters holding their hands also have two hands! This days theme is the only exception for "banned" ships. If your polyam ship involves a popular ship, then you can post it today!

(Nov 2) Day 7: free day!

Day seven is a free day! Anything that wasn't covered in the previous themes go here! This day also comes with an added (optional) challenge: try to make something for someone else's ship! Share the love and let's go out with a bang!

[polyamorousmood]

Polyam + multishipper mood is constantly resisting the urge to squish all your favorite ships together into one big poly relationship (and being sad when you can't find any ship content w all of them together 😔)

I want to defend my fanartists here: drawing cuddle piles is actually really hard 😩 another one of life's small tragedies 😔😔

[fourormore]

[Image description: A polyam flag with the words “four or more Valentine's Flash Fiction Madness" in distorted letters on it.]

AO3 COLLECTION | SQUIDGEWORLD COLLECTION

Happy New Year! I'm already looking forward to creating about the complicated relationship dynamics that come up when you have four or more people in a polycule. What are you looking forward to this year?

Well, hopefully, you're looking forward this event.

Let me introduce to you: the 2025 Four or More Valentine's Flash Fiction Madness collection!

What's this? It's a writing-focused challenge, however all mediums are welcome in the collection. The idea is to purposefully create in smaller chunks for your favorite relationships with #fourormore people with the intent of promoting your favorite ships and populating those tags of polyamorous goodness.

This event will run from February 7th to February 21st.

This is a low-stakes, personal challenge. There's no penalty for going over the limit. In fact, if you manage multiple works that go over the limit, you have my admiration.

GUIDELINES

Any medium! Any rating! As long as your work focuses on a relationship with 4 or more people, it's allowed!

All works must be your own and not previously posted. AI generated works will be deleted from the collections.

You may combine these with other events, as long as the other event allows it (such as @polyamships PolyamShippingDay or @febuwhump)

Small fandoms and complicated relationships more than welcome!

Don't forget to comply with the community guidelines.

MEDIUM SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

Minimum wordcount for fics is 100 words. Maximum is 2000 words.

Minimum for art is a sketch (digitally or traditionally drawn. Figure sticks allowed!). There is no limit to the quality or effort you want to put in your fills.

Minimum for moodboards is a 2x3 grid (6 images individually or edited in one image). Maximum is a 3x 3 grid (9 images individually or edited in one image).

Minimum for podfic is a 100-word fic. Maximum is 2000 words. There is no restriction on length or special effects.

Minimum for fanvids is 30 seconds. Maximum is 1minute and 30seconds.

Other mediums don't have a minimum nor maximum. Do you want to make an in-universe magazine for your ship? A cross stich pattern? A sculpture? Go ahead and do it! I look forward to all the things you can create.

FAQ

Q: How much do I need to create? A: As much or as little as you want! Even one more work in your ship tag is better than none!

Q: Why isn't X allowed? A: Just because.

Q: I don’t have a Dreamwidth account. Can I join? A: Of course! You don’t even need an AO3 account if you wish to post only on tumblr.

Q: My work contains [INSERT WARNING HERE]. Can I still participate? A: Yes. This is a CNTW (Choose Not To Warn) space.

Q: I don’t want to see [X] content, can you please remove it? A: No. The only content that will be removed will be that that does not comply with the rules.

PROMO POSTS

Please promote your works! Create reading lists! Send us on a treasure hunt to unlock a secret fic! If you are posting on tumblr please @ us @fourormore and/or use the tag #fourormore, and your work will be archived to the blog.

--

If you have any questions, send us a message!

Have fun and bon appetit!

[scottsmajorshipbracket]

Welcome to SSSB!

Hello everyone! I have not seen a Scott Smajor Ship Bracket, so I am creating one. Obviously, this is characters not creators and this is for fun/entertainment, so please keep this lighthearted! Tonetags help convey that you're just being silly or not serious, so click here for a masterlist of them. Now, may the most beloved Scott ship win!

Please propaganda for ships not against ships, and be lighthearted/silly to your ship’s competition! It’s much more fun that way, and everyone deserves to feel welcome here whether they’re shipping a rarepair or a more common pair. I don’t like having to keep repeating that to some of you (but not all of you so thank you for being wonderful) in reblogs :(

Current Blog Activity: SSSB v2 has concluded! Thank you so much to everyone who has participated, it was a good fight :D

Send in your propaganda for your favorite ships via reblogs, the ask box, or mentioning this blog in your post.

[Congratulate the V1 and V2 winners, and feel free to post celebratory posts! I will reblog them with SSSB propaganda even though it is over because deadlines can be difficult :D]

TAGS

#SSSB polls

#SSSB info

#SSSB propaganda

#SSSB update

#sssb other

INFO

Polls are set to one week and I'll post the next wave of polls soon after it ends.

If you tag this account with propaganda, I will reblog it. If it is nsfw propaganda, I will tag it with the #NSFW tag for minors/people who don't want to see it to filter out if they so choose.

Feel free to put propaganda in the ask box once the shipping starts and I will clear the queue as often as I can! Also, I will reblog anything and everything as propaganda, so keep that in mind when you go to comment on things :p

Polyam ships, QPR ships, and any other ships (as long as it is legal and an intelligent being) are allowed. Go crazy with your rarepairs if you desire and have fun!

No ship bashing/shaming please! Not every ship is everyone’s cup of tea, but that just means you stay away from ships you don’t like. As long as it’s safe and legal, ship and let ship :D

Once we get to the end, if all runs well and people enjoy this, there is a good chance that I'll run another bracket with a new set of submissions. New ships can be added and old ships who lost can make a comeback. Just let me know!

This account is run by @deityoftherain who uses they/fae/star pronouns. As one may expect, be as wonky and fun with your headcanons and such when doing propaganda :D

CURRENT BRACKET

Past brackets can be viewed by looking at the #sssb update tag!

WINNER

V1: Scott/Jimmy aka Flower Husbands

V2: Scott/Owen aka Copper Husbands

SSSB v2 fanfic prize is here!

Tumblr Version: https://www.tumblr.com/deityoftherain/768068471856742400/llama-drama-copper-husbands-post-esmp2-oneshot

AO3 Version: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60819016

[trafficblrpolyamshipbracket]

Welcome to TPSB!

Hello everyone! I have not seen a ship bracket dedicated to polyam ships, especially for ships in the Traffic Life Series / Empires / Hermitcraft sphere (and occasionally other adjacent smps) so I am creating one. Obviously, this is characters not creators and this is for fun/entertainment, so please keep this lighthearted! Now, may the most beloved polyam ship win!

Current Blog Activity: TPSB V3 Finales has ended! Vote and create propaganda to help your polyam ship of choice win the TPSB V3 Finale!

The V1, V2, and V3 Brackets are concluded, but I will still reblog old ship propaganda and etc. Feel free to make celebratory art of the winner and tag me! I will reblog with the TPSB propaganda tag! I don't mind promoting people for the creations they've worked on :p

TAGS

#tpsb polls

#tpsb info

#tpsb propaganda

#tpsb update

#tpsb other

INFO

Polls are set to one week and I'll post the next wave of polls soon after it ends.

If you tag this account with propaganda, I will reblog it. If it is nsfw propaganda, I will tag it with the #NSFW tag for minors/people who don't want to see it to filter out if they so choose. If it is not quite NSFW, but rather suggestive, I’ll take it #cw suggestive. Haven't run into this yet, but this is in place just in case.

Feel free to put propaganda in the ask box once the shipping starts and I will clear the queue as often as I can! I will also reblog literally anything people comment that aren't hidden in tags or whatever else, so keep that in mind.

No ship bashing/shaming please! I would like everyone to vote for a ship and not against a ship, for it's more fun that way. Not every ship is everyone’s cup of tea, but that just means you stay away from ships you don’t like. As long as it’s safe and legal, ship and let ship :D

I accept ship nominations as first come first serve, no matter how rare or bizarre it may seem to you. If you want to make sure your favorite polyam ship hits the bracket, throw it in the ask box :D

If there is a ship name attached to it, it is usually because the person who nominated the ship used that ship name. Not all ships have ship names that I know of/that I was given so they may be “wrong” or whatever else. Feel free to leave a reply or throw it in my ask box for me to add a ship name if one has it.

Once we get to the end, if all runs well and people enjoy this, there is a chance to run another bracket with a new set of submissions. New ships can be added and old ships who lost can make a comeback.

The bracket is created at random. There is only intervention in round one if the ships pitted against each other are the same plus/minus a person or if the ships feel too unevenly weighted. If so, I dragged one ship and threw it up or down and left it where it landed if that was better than before. I am human, though, and will miss stuff/make mistakes, so don't be upset if something isn't quite how you want it. This will place popular ships against each other, but I can always run another bracket after this one to give your favorite polyam ship another chance against other ships :D

Winning ships do not get run again. They claim their spot in the Winners list and then get to rest to allow other ships to have a chance to shine :D

This account is run by @deityoftherain who uses they/fae/star pronouns. As one may expect, be as wonky and fun with your headcanons and such when doing propaganda :D

CURRENT BRACKET

WINNERS

V1: Mumbo/Scar/Grian aka Mumscarian

V2: Scott/Jimmy/Tango aka Flower Ranchers

V3: Impulse/Tango/Skizz aka Poly Arizona Dads

[lilacs-stash]

Rerunning this poll cuz it's been about a year now. Doesn't matter how you ship it (romantic, queer platonic, divorced, etc) just that it's your favorite. No ship slander on this post okay this is for fun

[hajihiko]

What’s some of your favorite wlw danganronpa ships

Sakura and Aoi did it before anyone else and also Aoi being a sweetheart who nonetheless WILL KILL EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM AND THEN HERSELF for the disrespect of her gf. So true

I think Sonia and Akane have a little something something they're totally opposite backgrounds but have a lot to learn from each other

I will give Hiyoko and Mahiru SOME points for being cute once Hiyoko gets over her Little Sister writing

Mikan and Ibuki. Why? Yeah <3 (in the eng dub Ibuki calls her sweetie and listen that's enough for me)

I think Angie Tenko and ....god. fuckin. Wizard girl. I think they could have a very dysfunctional toxic polyam thing going :)

[gregorovitch-adler]

AO3 Wrapped (Writers' Edition).

Thanks for tagging me, @lisbeth-kk and @gaylilsherlock!

1. Biggest surprise while writing this year?

That I developed a genuine hyperfixation over an OT3 (Sherlock x John x Mariana). Enough that I wrote several fics (including a smutty one) about it.

I'm not even that big of a shipper in most fandoms (I tend to be a non-shipper generally), but even when I do start shipping something, it usually just involves 2 characters at a time.

Especially with the case of John Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

A year ago, I never would have imagined shipping either of them with anyone else apart from each other (because I'm generally not a multi-shipper).

It changed this year because the friendship among these three in the canon of the podcast Sherlock & co is just that good.

It was a very pleasant surprise to me. :))

Expanding my usual writing style from writing about strictly monogamous relationships (and that too usually just about Johnlock) to including a third character - and thus a polyam relationship in my fic writing - was a little challenging though.

A very interesting challenge, of course. ;)

2. How many WIP's do you have in your docs for next year?

Just one case fic right now. It's definitely going to increase.

3. Your favorite character to write this year?

Gustavo Fring from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul!

I know I didn't write a lot of fics about him this year, I'm just featuring him during this December fluff (fluffcember) prompts challenge, but still.

He'll always be my favourite antagonist.

If you've watched these two shows, you'll realise he's not even a villain. All significant characters (especially Walter White) have various degrees of villainy under their belts.

Something about him being such a no-nonsense kinda guy on the surface, never saying a word beyond what's necessary in the source material (especially in Breaking Bad), but all of that just being a façade to cover up his human side (i.e., his feelings for Max, his determination to avenge Max's death, his genuine respect for his employees at Los Pollos Hermanos and everything else) is extremely interesting and delightful to me.

In Tumblr-speak, I want to place Gustavo Fring under my microscope. 🤭

And then there's John Watson, of course. He's my all time favourite. But this year, I just felt the need to write about Gustavo Fring too a bit more.

Also, Irene Adler is my wife. ☺ I loved writing Mollrene ficlets in December this year.

Here's to featuring her in my stories even more.

4. The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year?

I can't think of anyone in particular at the moment, but I did find capturing John's voice in The Veiled Lodger (my first ever Sherlock & co fanfic) a bit challenging in the beginning. Because I was only getting started with my Sherlock & co fic writing journey, and I wanted everything to be perfect.

5. What's one pairing you want to explore next year?

Gus/Max.

I'll continue to write about Sherlock x John x Mariana (and even about just Holmes/Watson), too, obviously, but yeah.

I used to be a bit hesitant about this pairing before, even though I've always loved Gus ever since I first watched Breaking Bad (in 2020).

That's because we don't see Max in canon at all, save for that one (1) flashback scene which lasts for just 5 minutes (and Max dies brutally in that one...)

So, featuring Max in a fic at all would just mean writing an OC from scratch at this point. And making an OC feel like a fleshed out character makes me feel a little nervous sometimes.

But I broke all that hesitation this year, and I hope I continue to do that next year too!

6. Did you receive any gifts this year?

Yes! I received 3 beautiful art pieces (including the one in my header image) from my friend as gifts. It was lovely. 🥰 @jamielovesjam

7. Did you do any collaborative works this year?

I did! @nowiamcoveredinyou and I wrote this fic based on ACD canon this year. We had fun.

8. What do you listen to while writing?

Nothing much, to be honest. I prefer a quiet environment.

9. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?

Hard to choose, but if I have to, then here you go:

Sherlock stepped forward and took John’s hands in his own.

“Watson, I’ve said this before, and I’ll repeat it now: fear is a sickness. Fear is seemingly ordinary but insidious enough to eventually put one in the shackles of one’s own imagination. Never let it get to you. I can very well face Moriarty alone. He did ask to meet me, anyway. So, this is my battle. I’ll fight it.” Sherlock visibly swallowed. “Please, go now. The lady will never find a doctor as good as you.”

From my Sherlock & co fic Dilemma. It's a modern day re-write of that one scene from The Final Problem (where Watson cannot decide whether to help the old lady or to go with Holmes to meet Moriarty with him).

I wrote it just after the Part- 1 of The Shoscombe Old Place (Sherlock & co) had aired on Spotify and YouTube (and on other platforms).

Moriarty's name had been (not so) casually dropped for the first time in the podcast when John was going through all the shoutouts.

We still don't know where they'll go with that... 👀

Enough with my rambling.

Tags: @helloliriels , @nowiamcoveredinyou , and anyone else who sees this! (No pressure).

[rpfshippingpolls]

⚠️ DON’T START DISCOURSE ABOUT RPF IN THE NOTES!! YOU WILL BE BLOCKED IF YOU DO SO ⚠️

Do you ship it?

Reason:

“it is always morally correct to take your favorite youtuber group and go "but what if they were polyam?" anyways in a qna video they did a while ago when asked why they made a group channel nick mentioned something about them having great chemistry, and that is true in both the platonic sense, and if you have some joy and whimsy in your heart, the romantic sense. they are so so fun together. also all the sex jokes and shit theyre constantly doing with eachother. also the chained together vid where sophist was like "holy shit is this what its like to be married to 3 people?" anyways i just think that they should all kiss. as a treat. also if you dont watch party crashers, you should.”

Mod reason: actually so correct. personally i think everybody should have a youtuber polyship for whimsy purposes <3

Submitted by @sussybaka42069

[ataleofcrowns]

do you know those video that are like 'what your favorite (fandom) ship says about you' and it's just the guy absolutely roasting the fans.

if you want, could you do one about 'what your favorite LI says about you?'

Oooh, fun!!

R - You cry during movies. You've used the "hand-holding is lewd" meme at least once. The first time R and the Crown kiss in the story you will likely die on the spot.

A - You stare longingly at cats you see on the street. Your Crown has "please notice me" energy. I could write a line about A simply glancing in your Crown's direction and you would already be halfway to writing an essay in your head analyzing the meaning behind it.

D - You're into height differences. Loyalty and devotion in a romance are some of your favorite tropes, even/especially when it ends in tragedy. It has been like 2 years and you are still obsessively thinking about the scar on the back of D's neck.

X - You absolutely love drama. You're sadistic towards your own Crown. While you're invested in the romance, at least part of the reason why you chose X's route was also to see the absolute MESS they will create.

All LIs - Your taste is impeccable, your judgment is flawless and your IQ is over 200.

Bonus round with LI/polyam ships:

R/A - Lore, worldbuilding, political intrigue etc are cool and all, but you're here for the ROMANCE. You want to see tenderness and affection so sweet that it melts you from the inside out.

X/A - Best friends to lovers and/or rivals to lovers is your favorite dynamic, even better when they're combined. Also: hot sparring scene with unresolved sexual tension.

X/D - They could burn the Royal Palace to the ground and kill your Crown and you would write a 234 page fandom manifesto about why they were both fully justified (you're correct).

[blazing-butterfly]

In my heart Belle is a flirty polyam bi who will be reckless if there's someone cute involved and is on "haha just kidding (unless you're into it)" terms with roughly half the agents, and Wise is an oblivious demi-pan who manages to be charming completely by accident and doesn't realize a select few agents are crushing sooo hard on him.

Part of why I like these headcanons is that they're compatible with most ZZZ ships, although I do have my own favorites...