headcanons of reader dating art and pat. how that works!! i saw another blog make it and i loved!! preferably stanford era. rebellious type era. also maybe do them meeting the parents as a poly. kinda cute but awkward? idk, up to u!!! thanks 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
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the story of how the three of you got together is actually quite interesting. you were attending stanford just like art, and you were in charge of photographing sports events for some extra cash on the side. art immediately caught your eye, and you caught his. half the photos you got from tennis events (practices and games and the like) were unusable because they were just of art. despite the eye flirting, you'd never actually spoken before. at least, not until a man with curly black hair took notice of you and art's mutual interest and just had to take charge.
patrick struck up a conversation, got to know you pretty well, and decided you were perfect. he and art were in an unspoken relationship, but if they were going to have a third it'd be you. he befriended you, and you subsequently befriended art, and it was kind of a downwards spiral from there. it was hard to navigate at first, but you all eventually got the hang of it.
patrick's often busy with his tour, but you and art are pretty much always together and texting or skyping him. he doesn't like to be so far away and you and art don't like missing him. sometimes he picks up a little postcard if he's in a particularly neat area and sends it over because he knows you like to scrapbook/journal with them. does he have a lot of money to spare? not really. is the 50 cents worth it for you? yes.
while pat's gone, you and art do the things patrick lacks the patience for-- stuff like museum dates or walks around the park. art holds your hand everywhere you go.
when pat is around, the three of you are absolutely inseparable. artrick teach you how to play tennis so you can play with them, and sometimes you end up playing all day. when you're all tired out, you order some crappy food and pile into art's bed for a cuddle and pig-out session. you and pat always end up laying on art, with your head on his stomach and pat's on his chest. patrick's hand usually reaches up to toy with art's hair, and art's hands reach down to play with yours.
patrick isn't really in contact with his anymore. they didn't approve of him going pro right out of MRTA, and he decided he didn't need their approval on anything. he was an adult now, whether he acted like one or not. if they knew they'd, probably flip. art's parents don't like it all that much. they're kinda traditional, so this while throuple thing kinda gave them both an aneurysm when they first heard it. your parents? they don't really understand. not in a hateful way, they just straight up don't get it. how is it possible to have two boyfriends? either way, you're happy so they're happy.