#this throuple is thriving

[floorpancakes]

ok but im rly into the idea of till having a new era that brings the light back to his eyes and drives him forward if he gets to escape the arena. idk where he'd go from there but i want to see ivans sacrifice both haunt him and drive him to actually live his damn life after being the captured bird refusing freedom cause of mizi. once he knows she's alive with the resistance he might be able to actually experience other things and widen his world and if that happens and he puts his personal sense of rebellion towards the human cause OR settles into finding some other way to feel fulfilment that isn't a single person that could be deeply fascinating to me i think

[elitehoe]

How did Kenny managed to pull these two bad bitches

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Anyway, imagine a soulmates AU where Johnny finds out Bull is his soulmate, and the moment after it hits, he says, "I'm married, and I love her, and fuck you."

And Bull just grins and says, "Seems like you'd need her permission before we did that."

And wouldn't you know it, Bull writes Pat (he's seen Johnny address enough envelopes to know the address), and she scream-laughs and writes back, and look at that. Pat Martin falls in love with Bull the same as Johnny did: this sweet, funny, smart man. And oh, Johnny WANTS to be mad.

But.

It all kind of works out, don't it?

[terrainofheartfelt]

do you have any dairthaniel hcs?

oh for YOU my dear I can think of some :)

dan and nate share clothes constantly, they think no one can tell but blair is a fashion savant and she knows when nate is wearing something cheap. but then dan catches her wearing one of his shirts and she'd fight him on it but...so comfy and dan wears her lingerie shhhh

they're all kind of 20-year-old messes but dan is the one who knows the most about cooking so often it's blair and nate pestering him to feed them. he eventually gets fed up and insists that they help. blair's better at it than nate.

dorota adores both nate and dan and she sort of adopts them as her boys and tries to take care of them - even though they spend most of their time together in brooklyn, rather than the penthouse. blair is annoyed because Only Child Syndrome. she's used to getting all of dorota's attention, dammit

nate's been friends with each of them for a long time, so he can keep up with dan and blair's discourse, but he only uses his knowledge for evil (escalating fights with random "i agree with dan" or "i agree with blair" and sitting back with popcorn because he thinks they're cute)

study parties! because I see them getting together in the college years. dorota feeds them brain food and they war council either on the loft floor or the penthouse dining room table. dan helps nate with his lit, nate quizzes blair on history (he has a knack for remembering dates -- it's the museum his grandparents live in), blair ruthlessly helps their romance language conjugations, and dan has an existential crisis when he realizes how good nate is at math (he also finds it very hot but)

movie nights! nate insists that the loft have a real tv for real viewing parties so he buys one (rich boi) and they all cuddle on the couch but the gag is that dan and blair are too into the Netflix part to get to the Chill part and nate is just *pouts*

nate and blair have known each other soooooooooo long that their communication sometimes feels inside which dan feels a little weird about but a perk is that they will tell on each other to dan about such and such embarrassing fact about them which he finds totally charming

(and dan is a bottom.)

[monte-charlo]

Very late to the party but Pierre gifted Carlos one of those sexy jumpers of his?!?

You like seeing sainz in your clothes huh baby?

[missmouse43]

this is the best day of my entire life

[contradictivs]

not to bring up his fear st/reet verse months after not talking about it but the power that a joan x kurt x ryder would have as a throuple

[femboyishcharm]

do u guys ever work on a project and swap some characters around and suddenly it starts coming together sm better

[emys-123]

The Kaladin/Shallan/Adolin situation is not a love triangle. It’s a couple who love each other and also their very tired best friend while the best friend is oblivious. Every single time I read about Adolin worrying about Shallan’s crush on Kaladin, I’m like, Adolin, you also have a crush on Kaladin. That throuple will thrive the moment Kaladin gets an actual vacation and has time to think about things not related to work.

[dreams-hopes-lies14]

I don’t think I’ll survive if this doctor odyssey gets cancelled before the throuple thrives but also it’s set up for like a 3-season slow burn so I don’t want them to rush it

plot points I’d love to see and questions I’d love to see answered before it ends

Max’s childhood backstory

Avery confronting how her divorce traumatized her instead of treating it like a little story

Tristan finding his self-worth and maturing

Avery singing (I mean they already set up Phillipa Soo to do this BUT GOD DO I WANT TO SEE IT) —> plus 2 if both Max and Tristan are mesmerized by her voice

Max feeling old around Avery and Tristan even though he’s only like 10 years older than them and they’re both around 30

Tristan maybe considering something serious with Vivian, but she’s too smart and clocks his feelings for the throuple right away

Captain having a heart-to-heart with one of the boys

Avery’s ex-husband and ex-friend and Max and Tristan keeping themselves from hurting the happy couple and/or keep making snide remarks about them

Someone from Max’s past comes onto the ship to try and coax Max into another opportunity, but Tristan and Avery convince him otherwise

Tristan being somehow more mature than both Max and Avery about something and gets to roll his eyes at them

Rival cruise liner trying to poach someone and chaos ensues

this is like my wishlist before doctor odyssey ends whether that be after one season or five😭

[sunderwight]

Considering how popular Qijiu and Liujiu are as a ships, and that a lot of people seem to headcanon Liu Qingge as having at least crushed on Yue Qingyuan for a while, I'm surprised there aren't more throuple/OT3 fics for them.

I mean not actually because it would be such a bad idea. They would have so many problems. There would be so many hurdles, like even just getting two of these guys to hookup usually involves some degree of truth serum or cosmic intervention or fuck-or-die scenarios, but embroiling all three of them in something like that would just let their bizarro brain worms thrive. Each of them is convinced that they are somehow the third wheel. Shen Jiu thinks that the only thing stopping Liu Qingge from plotting to kill him is that he's not clever enough to plot, and that Yue Qingyuan is enduring his inclusion under sufferance of guilt. Liu Qingge thinks that Shen Jiu is definitely actively plotting to kill him to get him out of the way, and that Yue Qingyuan is enduring his inclusion under sufferance of guilt. Yue Qingyuan is sure that any day now Liu Qingge and Shen Jiu are going to figure out that they're actually perfect for one another and then eject him from the polycule. They are all not speaking to each other but also regularly having furniture-shattering sex. Despite everything, the sex improves their dispositions so much that none of the other peak lords dare to intervene.

[rampantram]

What would Lamb and company think of the 21st century?

Just a throuple thriving in modern times. 📱✨

[doctorprofessorsong]

I've been waiting to really have some time to type out my thoughts about the Ody3, and now I have managed to sneak away, so here you go.

Doctor Odyssey is not being presented as a love triangle, but instead as a throuple. A basic tenet of polyamory for a lot of people is: one person cannot meet all my emotional and physical needs.

And to be crystal clear, that's also something the show has expressly outlined. The captain said it. Out loud. About a throuple. So it's not like this is unintentional.

With that, here's why this throuple story is balanced and conveying clearly that they each meet separate and important emotional needs (physically they've all said it was awesome so let's assume the sex is good)

Avery - Avery is an interesting character because she is very smart and largely defines herself by academic accomplishments. In fact, she is considering med school but doesn't have a burning need to be a doctor. She just feels like it's what she should do. This wars with her nature to pursue pleasure. She wants to see the world. She isn't interested in settling down. And she has a fear of commitment that stems from being hurt while envisioning a future where she has "fixed" herself and has kids and a spouse. She also froze her eggs, which takes commitment, but didn't say kids as her bucket lost goal.

Tristan - Tristan is all heart. He's touchy and feels deeply and openly and unapologetically. He openly loves, appreciates being wanted, and tbh is a himbo (honorific). He also is terrified of being left because of his mother who love bombed and abandoned him over and over again. He craves something stable while also being absolutely terrified of getting it and either losing it or losing his taste for it. He wants kids but isn’t willing to risk his heart unless he knows his partner is all in on him which is basically an impossibility at the front end of a relationship.

Max - Max is smart and he knows it. He loves learning new things with an enthusiasm most people don't appreciate. But that's both an attribute and a drawback for him because Max hides behind his knowledge when he's scared or hurt. Rather than be vulnerable, he falls into a pattern of professionalism and authority (earned or not). He longs to let his hair down, but stepping out of his self-imposed role is terrifying.

So knowing all that, let's look at them ttogether.

Max and Avery - these two absolutely thrive in an academic or cerebral challenge. They challenge each other and push each other intellectually. They are attracted to the other in part by those sexy brains. But they have no idea how to cross the divide on an emotional level. Avery has no clue how to tease Max out of his rigid walls (something she seems to acknowledge when asking Tristan to help with the throuple idea). And Max also can't figure that out. Also, Max encourages Avery's instinct to define herself by academic achievements (not purposely so much as because they are too alike here)

Max and Tristan - Max and Tristan have similar life goals but it's the way they connect emotionally that is the key to the balance for both characters. Tristan can reach Max, like he did in the mid season finale. He breaks the ice around Max's heart. Max, meanwhile, gives Tristan and stability and maturity he craves. And Max feels like he's a constant. He may retreat behind his walls and rules, but you get the feeling that if he lets that guard down, he would be a steady partner.

Avery and Tristan - these two like each other. They're close. They care about each other. Yet they didn't find a space without Max. I think it's because they are both too prone to having fun (Avery) and running away from commitment (both of them). Tristan has historically held Avery up as an idea while not seeing the person. Avery has either dismissed Tristan or recognized she isn't willing to give him the steady commitment he craves. They are GREAT for each other. They care about each other and support each other and connect so well. But neither of them is in a space where a healthy relationship can form on their own.

When you put them all together, you start to see both how they fulfill certain needs in each other but also how they fill in the gaps. No pairing stands alone. It's unbalanced. But together, they work so well.

Interestingly, we're shown that. They are best when they are together and on the same page. Things feel unbalanced when they aren't on screen together. Even when they work well together one on one, eventually coming together as a triad is like an emotional home base for them.

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

Headcanons for Gil-galad and Celebrian's relationship (when both love Elrond)

They don't dislike each other, but nor do they go out of their way to interact.

Gil-galad was with Elrond for many years in Lindon. They loved each other, but Gil-galad never asked Elrond to marry him for political reasons. He always knew there would come a time when Elrond would want more than Gil-galad could give him and would eventually fall in love with and marry someone. And the king is fine with that in theory. He just doesn't like to think about it.

Obviously, Gil-galad would have preferred not to die. But he's relieved that when Elrond did marry, Gil-galad has long since been in Valinor. He hears stuff about Elrond as other elves come to Valinor, and he's happy Elrond found someone whom Elrond clearly loves. He's glad Elrond has moved on and is by all accounts thriving. He's just glad he doesn't need to see his lover with someone else.

Celebrian was never bothered by Elrond having a lover before her. She might have been had Gil-galad still been alive when she married Elrond, but since the king was gone, she never had to worry about it.

When Celebrian and Gil-galad meet in Valinor, it's awkward, but not full of anger. More they don't know how to speak to each other. So often they just avoid each other.

When Elrond comes to Valinor, they don't make him choose, but nor are they necessarily a throuple. Elrond lives with Celebrian. Gil-galad lives separately, but he and Elrond still spend time with each other almost daily.

Gil-galad respects Celebrian's place as Elrond's spouse and is glad Elrond has her, even if he sometimes yearns for the days of Lindon, when it was just him and Elrond.

Celebrian is secure in her position and knows that just because Elrond loves Gil-galad, he won't love her less.

Occassionally, Celebrian and Gil-galad will collaborate, though, and it's in those moments Elrond knows he has truly fucked up. For example, when he gets sick from overworking himself, and Celebrian insists he gets rest. But she gets called away on some errand, so she invites Gil-galad over to make sure Elrond doesn't use her absence as an opportunity to finish transcribing just one more tablet.

[yb-cringe]

hey excuse me. is guagua guaxinim. because hes apparently sleeping in matt and bagis house and- apparently!- sleeping in the same bed as matt. the toxic throuple concept thrives