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Arthur Holmwood/Quincey Morris/Jack Seward
| Moresome · Ship · Pairing | |
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| Relationship: | |
| Alternative name(s): | Suitor Squad |
| Gender category: | |
| Fandom: | Dracula (novel) |
| Canonical?: | yes (as a friendship, m/m/m ship is not canon) |
| Prevalence: | popular |
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In Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, three characters (Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris, and Jack Seward) court Lucy Wenstenra. The fandom makes content focussed on the three of them together and often calls this relationship The Suitor Squad. This name is used for both interpreting the group as an M/M/M ship and as a gen relationship.
Canon
All three seek Lucy's hand in marriage and seem to be friends. They remain friends when Lucy chooses Arthur Holmwood. They work together to investigate Lucy's mysterious illness (i.e. being preyed on by Dracula), consulting Abraham Van Helsing for help and even offering their own blood for a transfusion. When Lucy dies, they continue to work with Van Helsing and The Harkers
Fandom
Tropes:
- backstories for how they all know each other
- shenanigans they get up to while competing for Lucy's hand/consoling each other while waiting for her decision/after her decision
- post-canon adventures as expert vampire hunters??? particularly in AUs where Quincey survives
- more???
Lucy's three weed smoking boyfriends[1]
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfic
Fanart
- I noticed that Jack goes from sitting on Quincey's lap to standing blushingly upright within just two panels, and I wondered what happened in the moments when our focus was on Jekyll. I had to draw it by bluecatwriter, 2024 -- Suitor Squad fanart for League of Extraordinary Gentlefolk
- I love proposal day by paris-in-space, 2024
- "We promise you a hearty welcome, and a loving greeting, and a health as true as your own right hand." - Dracula, 25th May, Letter from Quincey Morris to Arthur Holmwood. by fiotrethewey, 2024
Meta
Memes
- suitor squad; quincey arthur jack from left to right tumblr post by diavorchid, 2024, response to a twitter meme "Everyone should redraw their fave polycule as this mouth to mouth educational poster from 1911"
Links and Resources
- Arthur & Quincey & John (gen tag) and Arthur Holmwood/Quincey Morris/John Seward (ship tag) on AO3
- Freeform AO3 tags: Crew of Light freeform tag, polycula - Freeform (freeform tag),
- #suitor squad on Tumblr
Notes
References
- ^ A Short list of the things we focused on, just for the History books by pop-goes-the-weasel, posted 7 November 2022.
- ^ tumblr post by plutodetective, post 24 May 2023.