Having just written Newbie/Curtis/Hope, I think what you say about Twitch City is true. How could you slash Curtis and Newbie without Hope? She's by far the most sympathetic (normal) character in the show, as well as being pretty kick-arse and well-rounded (and pretty...) I think it just makes the most sense. And I think that Hope/Curtis, the pairing the show presents, can accommodate Newbie fairly easily (and sexily? CKR's characters are pretty much always going to get the love...)
I also think fans often don't like to leave characters (to whom they're sympathetic, at least) out in the proverbial cold, so part of the appeal of an OT3 is often in its being an elegant solution to that problem.
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Having just written Newbie/Curtis/Hope, I think what you say about Twitch City is true. How could you slash Curtis and Newbie without Hope? She's by far the most sympathetic (normal) character in the show, as well as being pretty kick-arse and well-rounded (and pretty...) I think it just makes the most sense. And I think that Hope/Curtis, the pairing the show presents, can accommodate Newbie fairly easily (and sexily? CKR's characters are pretty much always going to get the love...)
I also think fans often don't like to leave characters (to whom they're sympathetic, at least) out in the proverbial cold, so part of the appeal of an OT3 is often in its being an elegant solution to that problem.