kennahijja | Fanfic Threesomes Poll

Honestly, I like m/m/f and f/f/m equally and I LOVE them both. F/f/f is rather rare, but I do like. M/m/m I certainly don't dislike, but find kind of dull.

Apparently, I am just sick of cock.

I've read triofic and like it a lot (it just takes the whole shipping issue out of things), and one or two lovely Harry/Ginny/Luna, but very few mixed-gender pairings. And femmeslash is *very* rare, sadly enough. I admit to a preference to m/m/m Slyhterin/Slytherin/Gryffindor pairings - less because of cock, but because of the sparks flying ;).

I'm obsessed with Lucius/Severus/Draco threesomes. I haven't seen them done often, but to me, it seems just so logical, particularly when it's Lucius/Severus, then Draco/Severus. Oh, there are just so many ways it can work!

For instance, L&S were together in the past, and especially after HBP, S&D should be together now. Then, when Lucius gets out of Azkaban, they could (and should!) be a threesome. Or, y'know, L&S could be together during school, and D could come fling himself at S and they'd all eventually end up together. Oddly, I tend not to see the threesome arising out of MalCest. . . though I think that it would probably happen eventually as a result of the threesome. Besides all the pretty, there's a real allure in playing the jealous/demanding/possessive Malfoys off of eachothter.

Even outside all the sex, it's the happy ending aspect I enjoy the most; I'm not usually left whining "ohhh, what about (character x)? He'll be so sad!".

I find that threesomes lend themselves perfectly to power games as well... I'm extremely fond of Harry/Lucius/Snape, or Ron/Harry/Draco. But Malfoys... oh, yes that has its own appeal. Although I admit that in a Slytherin-only combination, it feels as if there's greater potential for severe emotional harm... they're more subtle than all-out confrontation upfront...

You know what's funny? I don't like Ron/Harry/Draco because I always feel like Draco's going to get, well, crushed. With Harry and Ron together, it seems like their tendency to be oblivious and insensitive and overbearing would be amplified to the point that Draco would eventually break down. (which is partly because I see Draco as not having a lot of emotional stamina, really.) So to me, I guess I see the potential for emotional harm as being greater through stupidity (to put it succinctly) than design.

Harry/Lucius/Snape's not a bad combo, though. *muses* Lots of ways for it to play out . . . my only concern with it is that I always think of Draco, being jealous and miserable because his father and his main authority figure/twoo wuv are fooling around with the boy he hates. I think that would permanently damage Draco, if it were anything but Slave!Harry.

I don't see so much potential for hearbreak with L/S/D, particularly if Draco's in his mid/late teens when it starts. I suppose I naievely believe that the three of them would end up coming to an accord on what they'd do about the war and all, and I do think there's a certain foundation of respect among them. Oddly, I could see any of the three betraying *one* of the other two, but not both of them.

This impression of mine may have to do with reading quite a few D/L/S which had me slinking away whimpering afterwards... I relflexively duck when I see that trio :). I haven't seen quite as many 'crushing-Draco' fics with R/H/D, although that does have an appeal *whistles innocently*. Draco is, admittedly, not my major point of focus (I can relate far better to Harry or Ron... love him, but he's not quite where the heart is, if that makes sense?). Strangely enough, I see Snape far more at risk in a D/L/S threesome...

But yeah - it's those kind of dynamics that I'm so fascinated with about threesomes :).

*giggle* Poor traumatized Hijja! Yes, when it's done a certain way, either Severus or Draco can be in a world of hurt with that threesome. Lucius never seems to suffer too much, though . . .

Obviously, Draco's the one I worry about and just generally *get* the most. He's arrogant and naive, bullying and needy, self-centered and approval-seeking, conceited and insecure. God, he's just perfect. :)

Heh, I accidentally submitted the poll before I had finished answering the last question, therefore cutting off my response mid-sentence.

Basically, I don't always like threesomes; in fact, I avoid them a lot of the time. But then, sometimes I will read them and enjoy them immensely. I answered, within the poll, the basic reasons why I liked threesomes but I did not finish answering why I also dislike them.

Usually, I dislike them because a lot of threesome fics are extremely out of character and there is little to no explanation of how the relationship functions. Another reason is that if it involves my favourite pairing (Harry/Draco) I am not always prepared to read them with anyone else, even when Harry and Draco are still together at the same time.

But then there are some threesome PWPs that are mind-numbingly hot and I re-read them many times.

And I suppose that a lot of my like/dislike of threesome fics depends on my mood at the time.

Oh, and when I do read threesomes, I will almost always read M/M/M, although I have read (and enjoyed) a few trio smut stories.

Another reason is that if it involves my favourite pairing (Harry/Draco) I am not always prepared to read them with anyone else, even when Harry and Draco are still together at the same time.

That's interesting - I'm totally drawn to threesomes *if* they feature my favourite pairings, because it gives a familiar dynamic an extra edge :). But yes, it's a mood question for me too - especially if it's not a character mix I'll immediately jump at.

I don`t like them, but I don´t dislike them, either. A very good threesome seems to be awfully hard to find in the range of the ships I love(I mean M/M/M here b/c I`ve not read F/M/M or other). I don`t mean PWPs. I like my pr0n with plot usually and a threesome relationship seems to be a huge pain in the ass to write, to make the dynamics work&everything? I think I`m biased and have this: I`d rather avoid them, it`s going to suck anyway attitude...*is all confused*

Yes, threesome relationship is its very own can of worms (I tried it once, and it took me two years to sort out six measley chapters...). But I think it's the sheer complicated-ness of it that makes me so fond of them, in and outside pr0n. It's this imbalance that three characters automatically have, with all the negotiations and power plays, and I like that a lot.

My favorite threesome is Harry/Draco/Ron followed closely by Harry/Draco/Snape. Funnily enough, the only threesome I've ever written was Harry/Ron/Hermione! Granted, it was for merry_smutmas, but you would think I would have at least tried to write my own loves at least once. :) Some day!

Yes, H/D/S is really, really good too :). Some day - it's something to look forward to!

I've read some incredible threesomes, notably Harry/Snape/Lucius and Harry/Snape/Remus.

I've also noted some top shelf Trio!fic.

Harry/Draco/Ron can also be done well...

/is even more unhelpful.

Er, what was the question?

*g*

*grin*
Happy ranting about fave pairings is always a pleasure to read. Is totally with you on incredible H/S/L. Though I've read a few amazing Harry/Sirius/Remus too, while alone, H/S or H/S (even less R/S!) are not at all my thing...

I like threesomes, when they're done right. The problem is that many people don't actually do it right.

I'm VERY fond of F/F/M, and also like M/M/F, but haven't run into too many people who do single-sex threesomes that work for me. Of course, there are a lot of people who write them well that I've found.

Hm, perhaps I've been very, very lucky in my threesome readings, because I've not really read one that was actually bad - not as far as I remember, at least... I'm a tad more fond of single-sex threesomes, which may have to do with a lack of preference for het... but even those I've read (basically triofic, and a very few others) I liked a lot.

There are so many threesomes that I enjoy, I really can't pick a favourite. Among the ones I will read as regularly as I can are: Sirius/Snape/Remus, Sirius/Harry/James, Harry/Draco/Ron, Sirius/James/Remus, Lucius/Harry/Snape. There are probably more but I can't think of them. :)

Excellent poll, by the way. *g*

Thanks :). I'm so curious about it because I've found myself gravitating towards them almost without noticing... But one of the advantages is of course that they can include more than one favourite pairing and character :).

The first threesome I got into was the trio, but I soon progressed to Harry/Ginny/Luna. I haven't really written all that much in the way of threesome ficage of late in part because I have trouble keeping everything straight in terms of everyone's relationship with everyone else.

I'm pretty sure that among the few 'het' threesomes I've read were yours, and I still remember them very fondly :). But I particularly like that they do not have the sort of... exclusive pair focus as an ordinary pairing...

I've read some really hot threesome fics. It's mostly been trio!fic or f/m/m or m/m/f but I have read quite a few James/Sirius/Remus which was fun and I have a Sirius/Remus/Tonks on my to read list.

I have actually written a Charlie/Harry/Hermione which actually surprised me becaused I started as Christmas fest prompt and a slightly longer fic emerges which was plesant :)

Charlie/Harry/Hermione??? Link, oh please!

Here, here here and here. The first one is the slightly longer one.

*downloads in a rush and runs home to read*
Thanks! :)

When there are two girls, and a male enters the scene...for the most part, my brain turns off in complete "Oh, ya ruined it," pffft-ness. I'm quite sure there can be exceptions, but I feel that way for the most part. A male/female/male threesome can work for me, though, as in Harry/Hermione/Ron.

Other threesomes in HP fandom I really like: Sirius/Harry/Remus. Draco/Harry/Snape. Harry/George/Fred. Snape/Sirius/Remus. James/Lily/Sirius. And I love non-con threesomes. Lucius/Harry/Snape, Lucius/Harry/Draco.

*sighs*
Oh, yes, the noncon-threesomes - I'm totally with you on your two! And I honestly think that your 'In Between' was one of the first fics that made my head snap up and go 'wow, threesomes are hot!'. And it's interesting how this can work on me so perfectly where I'm rather meh about Harry/Remus, Harry/Sirius and especially Sirus/Remus as 'normal' pairings. Somehow, the dynamic sparkles when it's all three...
Well, all except the twins - they spook me in every pairing with very few exceptions.

I think it comes down to the mix for me - throw Snape into anything and it's got layers of hurt guaranteed. I see him as a reluctant participant and that's an attraction. It's the working out of boundaries that makes them work best. MMM stories are inherently political, and so long as they all act like men (and hopefully Slytherin men) I'll probably enjoy it. PWP is the biggest disappointment is the MMM category.
The worst PWP is the MMF, which I read more than I'd like. The standard Established Slash Couple like R/S with Hermione (or now Tonks) can only support itself for one-shots, and I've yet to read anything better than "Hermione-Sue the supermodel comes home from work to hang with the cutest boys ever." Sometimes they even leave the TV off and drink alcohol, too. And sometimes I like her slinky black dress, hooker heels and the 'solicitous male fantasy' - they always cook dinner and pour her a bath -- but once everyone curls up for a post-coital nap they can't go on with the story. And she's never so exhausted the 4-hand massaage puts her to sleep so the boys can go at it without her.

throw Snape into anything and it's got layers of hurt guaranteed.
I'm *so* with you on that; I've seen a few MMF combinations that worked, mostly triofic or rather complex/twisted scenarios... but even if it's PWP it only works if it's about the characters, not mindless smut with exchangeable personalities. But then I've been very lucky with my threesome reading anyway - nothing really off-putting so far, phew!

I enjoy a number of M/M/M threesomes, but prefer them to be as much about character intereactions as they are smut. PWP can get boring even faster as the numbers rise. Though there are exceptions, they are usually comic, like

florahart's unfinished Parselsmut series; and I loved

josanpq's Smutmas Nary a Grain of Good Sense. Sometimes with George and Fred it's as if they see themselves as one person, so is it really a threesome? I don't read much triofic, and few M/M/F (or however one likes to express it).

However, I enjoy writing both M/M/M and M/M/F - for specific characters. One days I'm going to finish the Remus/Harry/Luna fic that was a spin-off from Memoirs of a Werewolf of Leisure.

What I have to watch when writing - is a pairing sort of focus. Sometimes it's deliberate, as in my Lucius/Harry/Draco PWP drabbles, where Lucius and Draco each focusses exclusively on Harry; the other is either a convenience or an inconvenience. My one triofic was about Ron wanting to switch the 'pairing' focus (both boys focussed on Hermione) to allow Ron/Harry direct, and the other two punished him for it, in effect, while giving him what he asked for.

When I'm writing something that is meant to be a threesome, like Severus/Harry/Lucius, it's very easy to slip into focussing on one pairing or another of the three that could make up the threesome.

One of these days I'll finish Goodwill and have three pairings within the getting-to-be-more-real-every-day threesome - probably a learning experience for each of Harry, Lucius, and Draco. I think it's the writing incest that's putting me off a bit...

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