#yeah ram is aloof and kinda brooding some of the time

[kinnbig]

have you done ramking fic recs?

👀 have you read my three ramking fics? 👀

.....okay I have to speak my truth 🫣 I haven't done any recs, and to be honest... that is because I have unfortunately not read very many ramking fics that I can wholeheartedly say I recommend 😬

(huge disclaimer that this is all just my personal opinion - I'm not saying anything is objectively bad or trying to tell people what they should or shouldn't write and enjoy - these are just my own subjective reasons for not having anything to recommend)

maybe I am just incredibly picky when it comes to fanfic (okay I definitely am) but the biggest thing I need to enjoy a fic is characterisation... if it doesn't feel like I'm actually reading about the characters I fell in love with, then what's the point? and yeah... a lot of ramking fic decides that once Ram and King are together, Ram is able to easily express his emotions verbally and just talk completely freely no problem. and obviously that's fine, everyone interprets characters in different ways - but I personally find it super frustrating and just kind of like

the other big thing is that a lot (and I mean a lot) of ramking fic leans very heavily into a kind of seme/uke husband/wife top/bottom dynamic that just isn't there for them in the show, and that imo completely mischaracterises both Ram and King (but especially Ram), and totally misses everything that is interesting and unique and compelling about their relationship to me. so many fics characterise Ram as this Big Strong Buff Intimidating Masculine Dom Top Protector and King as this Small Slender Gentle Feminine Submissive Bottom and it's just... not for me lol.

(also in the show Ram is the same height as King and not actually significantly broader than him, which. you would not know from reading fanfiction!)

so. yeah I am yet to find a ramking fic that is both well-written and commits neither of those sins, unfortunately... sorry, I know this isn't the answer you were hoping for! 🫣

#sorry anon bestie u asked a simple question and got a rant and no fic recs rip #i debated how to answer this for ages i'm sorry if it makes me seem like an asshole #also i don't tend to read G or tbh even T rated fics - even though i do often enjoy them when i do #so there might be a whole bunch of great ones that i've just missed out on! #ough the seme/uke top/bottom thing bothers me sooo much #yeah ram is aloof and kinda brooding some of the time #but mostly he's just a shy lil guy!!! especially around king! #by like half way through the show he is so soft and thoughtful around him.. #the hard seme/uke vibe is just not what their dynamic is at aLL #AND LIKE OKAY SORRY. but in WHAT UNIVERSE is ram a dom top. #okay sorry i'm done now i swear #darcey.txt #ask