Polycamorous

Polycamorous is the poly ship between Miles Upshur, Waylon Park and Blake Langermann from the Outlast fandom.

Canon
As the protagonists from different games of the Outlast series, Miles, Waylon and Blake never have any direct contact with each other. The closest there is, is during Waylon's game, Outlast: Whistleblower, which serves as an overlapping prequel to Mile's game, the first in the series. Waylon becomes a whistleblower by emailing Miles, a freelance investigative journalist, about the inhumane acts happening at his workplace Mount Massive Asylum for the Criminally Insane, while working for the Murkoff company. Beyond the email, they briefly cross paths without knowing the other is there. Whereas, Blake is connected to their story, just not them personally.

Fanon
Polycamorous is an enjoyed ship within the Outlast fandom, though it is very lightly shipped. As the protagonists from the first three games, it wasn't long before fans began shipping them together following the release of Blake's game, Outlast 2 in 2017. Due to the the lack of canon interaction between the men, Polycamorous is very heavy in fanon content. Fans of the characters tend to make Miles be more hardened and sarcastic, Waylon gentle and understanding and Blake a mix of them both.

Following the popularity of Miles/Waylon within the fandom and how they have some contact with each other, and the similar professions of Miles/Blake, fans believe they could have met at some point in canon because of that. The phrases "Miles' has two hands" and "This is Waylon's boyfriend, Miles, and this is Miles' boyfriend, Blake" are terms/memes that can be found regarding the three of them.

While not usually the case, due to Waylon and Blake being married to their respective wives, Lisa Park and Lynn Langermann, some fan works have Waylon and Lisa divorce/end their relationship from Lisa not being able to handle the trauma Waylon endured. As with Lynn, she dies, leaving Blake canonically windowed. Miles, Waylon and Blake all having suffered by the same company. The three men finding bittersweet comfort in each other is common. At the end of Outlast 2, Blake has a newborn baby, and while debated against if they actually exist, some fan works have Miles and Waylon supporting Blake in his new role as a (single) father.

Polycamorous gets its name from the word "polyamorous" (3+ people in a romantic/sexual relationship) and how camcorders are a vital piece of Outlast gameplay. Due to Miles and Waylon's ship being called "CameraShipping," fans of the series concluded that Miles/Waylon/Blake should also have a camera pun for their ship's name. "Camera Men" is also a used name, though to a much lesser extent.

On AO3, Polycamorous 4+ works in its poly/romantic tag, as well as 1+ its general/platonic tag.

Fandom
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Trivia

 * Miles, Waylon and Blake all share the same voice actor, Shawn Baichoo.
 * Miles and Waylon have no speaking parts, the only noises they make include grunts, screams and heavy breaths. Blake is the first Outlast protagonist to speak.

Variations

 * CameraShipping refers to the ship between Miles and Waylon
 * Langershur refers to the ship between Miles and Blake