i love girl genius they went the funniest possible way with the love triangle (polyamory)

Even before it became clear that poly was a viable and indeed preferred option, the fact that Girl Genius was super uninterested in having the dreaded YA trope of "which boy do I choose oh no" be a major plot point/character motivation/source of angst/timewaster did so much to endear it to me.

Agatha's approach of "I'm not dealing with this. I'm busy. I have work to do. You two deal with it" is iconic.

And that the plot and the characters have been given time to deal with it - to drift into the solution everyone will be happiest with, quite naturally, because that is what works for them - is something that quite frankly should be studied in schools.

Oh, there's LOADS of trope analysis on Girl Genius Tumblr. Stick around. We do that. ;) I wish I'd tagged it consistently on my page so I could direct you to some of it; unfortunately all I can do is gesture to the whole blog and say "have fun".

Fellow aroace here. There are multiple points at which I fell flat on my face for this series, but this page right here...

...down I went. Bought my loyalty forever, right here.

I'm here for the OT3 - I am so very much here for the OT3, I want to see them get there and be happy (and terrifying), endgame or we riot - but I am also so very much here for the OT3 having work to do, and doing it.

i love girl genius they went the funniest possible way with the love triangle (polyamory)

Even before it became clear that poly was a viable and indeed preferred option, the fact that Girl Genius was super uninterested in having the dreaded YA trope of "which boy do I choose oh no" be a major plot point/character motivation/source of angst/timewaster did so much to endear it to me.

Agatha's approach of "I'm not dealing with this. I'm busy. I have work to do. You two deal with it" is iconic.

And that the plot and the characters have been given time to deal with it - to drift into the solution everyone will be happiest with, quite naturally, because that is what works for them - is something that quite frankly should be studied in schools.

Day Eighty-Nine of inflicting my feelings about songs and fictional characters upon you.

We Will Dance by Steven Curtis Chapman: OT3

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Once again thinkin about ot3s inlaw situation. They should have a dinner party

They really should.

oh god oh god oh god oh god

They should have a dinner party where they aren't there and it's just the in-laws.

Absolutely no sharp pointy objects are allowed at the table, or within 100 meters of the table.

Actually it's more of a sippy cup party.

#girl genius#tarvek sturmvoraus#gilgamesh wulfenbach#agatha heterodyne#ot3#and the dinner party scenario of doom#invite all the inlaws#the ot3 suspiciously fail to show up

So Violetta's just doing a casual headcount of everyone as they filter in.

Like Adam and Lilith are putting Maxinia into a highchair; a recently returned Barry is glancing around, probably trying to figure out which deeply uncomfortable discussion should be started first; Zeetha's over there watching her parents Not Talk to each other. Anevka's already sitting at the table, also watching everyone. Probably trying to decide who she wants to poke into starting something first.

And then Seffie walks in with with her plus-one,...

...Who is in fact not Colette Voltaire, but Martellus.

And Violetta just knows, in the depths of her heart, that there's no way that their Ridiculously Overpowered Triumvirate is actually coming to this. The OT3 is probably just going to chill in the master suite, occasionally checking a feed from a few hidden Dingbots to see if they need to send in the Jägers to interrupt a murder attempt.

Violetta immediately begins plotting retaliation against Tarvek for leaving her to deal with this all evening.

All of this, only adding: Lucrezia is still a crystal ball on a pedestal. Most of the food is actually for throwing at her.

What about Terebithia? Was Terebithia invited, or did she just show up anyway?

Lu is actually the first person to try and start any kind of conversation with the rest of the table. Zantabraxus stares at her for about thirty seconds, before solemnly angling her cutlery to start launching peas at the globe.

calmingpi: #terebithia would be invited imo#but also tbh my biggest question would be interactions between agatha&anevka gil&violetta and tarvek&zeetha#i just think it would be neat!#also there should be an obligatory babysitting episode where someone has to babysit max#because its a cute idea#BUT ANYWAY#we should all throw dinner rolls at martellus#where is theo in all of this also

Ooh, the OT3 looked at the pre-meal tension, used the lantern to freeze everyone while they grabbed Maxinia, and then left to spend the whole dinner playing with her instead. It seems kind of irresponsible to leave a kid in something that's going to dissolve into violence that obviously, after all.

Theo brought Sleipnir as his plus one. she helped him steal all of the drinks and he somehow rigged up a mini chemistry setup around his seat. He's trying to create an alcohol that can enter someone's system via skin contact. It'll be tested by throwing some at Martellus' face.

if she came, Terebethia is deeply regretting it. Unfortunately, the doors have already been 'barred' by a bunch of Jägers.

Bang should be there. Either Gil decided she counted as his sister, Zeetha chose her as a plus one for the LOLs/to spare Higgs, or she crashed the party.

It didnt even occur to me higgs would be there 😭

Oh wow, this got better while I wasn't looking.

SHUT UP SHUT UP WAIT SHUT UP

Gil has never known his father to be wrong about anything, until Agatha.

Except Klaus was also wrong about Tarvek.

Once again thinkin about ot3s inlaw situation. They should have a dinner party

They really should.

oh god oh god oh god oh god

They should have a dinner party where they aren't there and it's just the in-laws.

Absolutely no sharp pointy objects are allowed at the table, or within 100 meters of the table.

Actually it's more of a sippy cup party.

#girl genius#tarvek sturmvoraus#gilgamesh wulfenbach#agatha heterodyne#ot3#and the dinner party scenario of doom#invite all the inlaws#the ot3 suspiciously fail to show up

So Violetta's just doing a casual headcount of everyone as they filter in.

Like Adam and Lilith are putting Maxinia into a highchair; a recently returned Barry is glancing around, probably trying to figure out which deeply uncomfortable discussion should be started first; Zeetha's over there watching her parents Not Talk to each other. Anevka's already sitting at the table, also watching everyone. Probably trying to decide who she wants to poke into starting something first.

And then Seffie walks in with with her plus-one,...

...Who is in fact not Colette Voltaire, but Martellus.

And Violetta just knows, in the depths of her heart, that there's no way that their Ridiculously Overpowered Triumvirate is actually coming to this. The OT3 is probably just going to chill in the master suite, occasionally checking a feed from a few hidden Dingbots to see if they need to send in the Jägers to interrupt a murder attempt.

Violetta immediately begins plotting retaliation against Tarvek for leaving her to deal with this all evening.

All of this, only adding: Lucrezia is still a crystal ball on a pedestal. Most of the food is actually for throwing at her.

What about Terebithia? Was Terebithia invited, or did she just show up anyway?

Lu is actually the first person to try and start any kind of conversation with the rest of the table. Zantabraxus stares at her for about thirty seconds, before solemnly angling her cutlery to start launching peas at the globe.

YES.

In the background, now-only-mostly hidden dingbots shuffle to get a better view. From multiple angles, so it can be replayed in holographic form for posterity.

I question the idea that the ot3 invited anyone. I think they just sent out a message that anyone who feels they deserve the title of in-law is welcome to attend, and let the crowd self-select itself according to the simple litmus test of "willing and able to try their chances against the rest of the attendees"

You know what, this is valid.

Bonus, now all of these people are in one room, and the OT3 gets to choose when - or if - or under what conditions - they get to leave.

Once again thinkin about ot3s inlaw situation. They should have a dinner party

They really should.

oh god oh god oh god oh god

They should have a dinner party where they aren't there and it's just the in-laws.

Absolutely no sharp pointy objects are allowed at the table, or within 100 meters of the table.

Actually it's more of a sippy cup party.

#girl genius#tarvek sturmvoraus#gilgamesh wulfenbach#agatha heterodyne#ot3#and the dinner party scenario of doom#invite all the inlaws#the ot3 suspiciously fail to show up

So Violetta's just doing a casual headcount of everyone as they filter in.

Like Adam and Lilith are putting Maxinia into a highchair; a recently returned Barry is glancing around, probably trying to figure out which deeply uncomfortable discussion should be started first; Zeetha's over there watching her parents Not Talk to each other. Anevka's already sitting at the table, also watching everyone. Probably trying to decide who she wants to poke into starting something first.

And then Seffie walks in with with her plus-one,...

...Who is in fact not Colette Voltaire, but Martellus.

And Violetta just knows, in the depths of her heart, that there's no way that their Ridiculously Overpowered Triumvirate is actually coming to this. The OT3 is probably just going to chill in the master suite, occasionally checking a feed from a few hidden Dingbots to see if they need to send in the Jägers to interrupt a murder attempt.

Violetta immediately begins plotting retaliation against Tarvek for leaving her to deal with this all evening.

All of this, only adding: Lucrezia is still a crystal ball on a pedestal. Most of the food is actually for throwing at her.

What about Terebithia? Was Terebithia invited, or did she just show up anyway?

Lu is actually the first person to try and start any kind of conversation with the rest of the table. Zantabraxus stares at her for about thirty seconds, before solemnly angling her cutlery to start launching peas at the globe.

YES.

In the background, now-only-mostly hidden dingbots shuffle to get a better view. From multiple angles, so it can be replayed in holographic form for posterity.

Once again thinkin about ot3s inlaw situation. They should have a dinner party

They really should.

oh god oh god oh god oh god

They should have a dinner party where they aren't there and it's just the in-laws.

Absolutely no sharp pointy objects are allowed at the table, or within 100 meters of the table.

Actually it's more of a sippy cup party.

#girl genius#tarvek sturmvoraus#gilgamesh wulfenbach#agatha heterodyne#ot3#and the dinner party scenario of doom#invite all the inlaws#the ot3 suspiciously fail to show up

So Violetta's just doing a casual headcount of everyone as they filter in.

Like Adam and Lilith are putting Maxinia into a highchair; a recently returned Barry is glancing around, probably trying to figure out which deeply uncomfortable discussion should be started first; Zeetha's over there watching her parents Not Talk to each other. Anevka's already sitting at the table, also watching everyone. Probably trying to decide who she wants to poke into starting something first.

And then Seffie walks in with with her plus-one,...

...Who is in fact not Colette Voltaire, but Martellus.

And Violetta just knows, in the depths of her heart, that there's no way that their Ridiculously Overpowered Triumvirate is actually coming to this. The OT3 is probably just going to chill in the master suite, occasionally checking a feed from a few hidden Dingbots to see if they need to send in the Jägers to interrupt a murder attempt.

Violetta immediately begins plotting retaliation against Tarvek for leaving her to deal with this all evening.

All of this, only adding: Lucrezia is still a crystal ball on a pedestal. Most of the food is actually for throwing at her.

What about Terebithia? Was Terebithia invited, or did she just show up anyway?

Once again thinkin about ot3s inlaw situation. They should have a dinner party

They really should.

oh god oh god oh god oh god

They should have a dinner party where they aren't there and it's just the in-laws.

Absolutely no sharp pointy objects are allowed at the table, or within 100 meters of the table.

Actually it's more of a sippy cup party.

Day Eighty-Five of inflicting my feelings about songs and fictional characters upon you.

Alone by Alan Walker: OT3 (post timeskip)

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these two panels are giving me so many emotions right now and i love it

These two panels are a source of joy. It's not the first time they've fielded this (correct) assumption with a shrug and a "yeah, we know, we're OK with that", but it makes me happy every time to see it.

This is a naturally-occurring canon OT3 happening right before us, and a joy.

can't even decide what panel on the newest gg page is my favorite. Fanboy getting hugs? Tarvek admitting that Gil is likeable? Gil and Tarvek being fully aware and accepting of being Agatha's boytoys?

Just. Beautiful.

Day Eighty-One of inflicting my feelings about songs and fictional characters upon you.

Snow On The Beach by Taylor Swift: OT3

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The last ot3 interactions before the timestop are: - Tarvek chasing after Agatha and Martellus and getting knifed - Gil-Klaus trying to kidnap Agatha for her own good... maybe - This

Gil's attempt to reason with his father didn't work, but things could have been a lot worse if he didn't stay outside, honestly.

Also, GIl is now 2.5 years older than Tarvek even if they were the same age before and I think that's funny.

I reread that scene with the Klaus overlay trying to pass as Gil and what really hurt this time around is that Gil didn't know what had happened.

He strolls back aboard Castle Wulfenbach and as far as I can tell he has no idea that he's lost time or what this imposter with his face tried to do to Agatha in the interim. Was he even himself long enough to see her? Or did the overlay's control trigger before that? As far as he knows, Franz caught him before he could do any damage and dumped him on the outskirts of town. Complete with smug little grin at Klaus like "well, whatever that was, that didn't work."

All of that, with Agatha, on the rooftop, in her glory? Gil wasn't there.

He doesn't know.

He doesn't know.

Hurts my whole heart.

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