JimOluArchie

JimOluArchie is the poly ship between Jim Jimenez, Archie, and Oluwande Boodhari from the Our Flag Means Death fandom.

Canon
Jim and Oluwande meet prior to the start of the series. Oluwande is the only one who knows Jim's secret, and it is clear that the pair have mutual feelings for one another. They share a kiss in season one, and are later seen cuddling together. However, in the season one finale Oluwande is marooned on a deserted island with Stede Bonnet's crew. Jim is taken on by Blackbeard and officially joins his crew. At some point, Archie joins Blackbeard's crew.

Jim and Archie are shown to get along well, often seen joking around and hanging out with each other. Archie is first shown to have feelings for Jim when she listens in on them recounting the story of Pinocchio to Fang. After amputating the injured leg of Izzy Hands, the pair kiss. Later that night, Blackbeard encourages Jim and Archie to fight to the death for his own amusement. Jim is reluctant to hurt Archie, and the two eventually call a truce. Later, they join together with the rest of the crew and attempt to kill Blackbeard.

Soon after, the "Revenge" is boarded by the remaining members of Stede's crew. Jim and Oluwande reunite, and they immediately tell Oluwande about their new lover. Oluwande seems happy for Jim. The two crews join together and return to sailing on the "Revenge". Jim continues to spend time with both Archie and Oluwande. When the crew hears about the supposed curse put on a captain's jacket that Stede stole from another ship, Jim, Archie, and Oluwande attempt to keep themselves safe with a circle of salt. They sit together on a bed, wearing necklaces made of garlic. Jim sits in the middle and holds hands with both Archie and Oluwande. They are also seen dancing together at Calypso's birthday party.

Fanon
JimOluArchie is a relatively popular ship in the Our Flag Means Death fandom. Some fans choose to add the character of Zheng Yi Sao into the polycule, although this is a less popular option. Fans enjoy the relationship between Jim and Oluwande from season one, and the new relationship between Jim and Archie in season two. They also appreciate the fact that Jim and Oluwande have kept up a friendship despite no longer being romantically involved. Due to the multitude of LGBTQ+ characters in the series, there are many fans that believe this ship has genuine potential to become canon.

JimOluArchie is the most popular ship for Archie on AO3. It is the second most popular ship for both Oluwande and Jim following TealOranges. It currently has over 90 works on AO3.

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Variations

 * Jimchie  refers to the ship between Archie and Jim
 * TealOranges  refers to the ship between Oluwande and Jim