Ryan/Esposito

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Pairing
Pairing: Kevin Ryan/Javier Esposito
Alternative name(s): Rysposito
Gender category: slash, m/m
Fandom: Castle
Canonical?: no
Prevalence: major
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Ryan/Esposito is a major slash pairing in the Castle fandom. Canonically a enormous bromance, their professional and personal relationship has its own smushname ship – Rysposito –, which is also used as a pairing name.

Canon

Ryan and Esposito are professional partners and close friends to a point where Kevin wanted to name his possible baby "Javier" when they both thought they weren't going to make it alive out of a burning building.[citation needed]

Fandom

Every season I get happier that they get more screen time. They are amazingpants.[1]

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Common Tropes in Fanworks

  • Catholic Issues, both characters were raised in fervent Catholic families, some fanworks explore their Catholic guilt in relating to each other and how they get over these issues
Ryan and Esposito in sync doing the Our Father sign
Ryan and Esposito in sync doing the Our Father sign
  • speaking spanish!Javier, due to his Latin ancestry, Esposito speaks Spanish, which Ryan loves and hates, especially being called princesa (princess in English)
  • Irish!Ryan, stories focused on Kevin's Irish traditions and Catholic upbringing influencing his life and relationship with Esposito.
  • Didn't Know They Were Dating, Kevin and Javier may not to realize, but everyone around them has already noticed the sparks in their relationship.
  • Broccoli test, for what words if one look answers everything?

Example Fanworks

Fanfiction

  • every sign pointed straight to you by parkrstark, 2 years after Sarah is born, Kevin's world is shattered when Jenny dies. After a too close call during a case, Kevin realizes he's all Sarah has left. He can't keep risking his life with Sarah here, and 'marrying' his partner is the only way to keep her safe in case he dies. And if he happens to fall for him along the way, he's not complaining. (inspired in I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry)
  • Observe and Detect by shrift, In which there is an early morning call-out, breakfast food betrayals, the pulling of pigtails, and a groove that gets lost and found.
  • Domesticity by joyfulfeather, When Esposito loses his apartment, Ryan takes him in.
  • Kevin Ryan is a Better Detective than His Personal Life Implies by celli, “Okay, listen up, Sparky. Esposito has been trying to woo you.”
  • That Star Fall Down by fiercynn, Ryan opened his mouth to give a sharp retort, but a sudden look at the expression on Esposito's face made him close it again. He looked not only pissed, but a little too invested; and there was that strange feeling in Ryan's stomach again, except this time it wasn't heavy so much as tight and clenched, threatening to choke all the air out of him.

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