#(also im sorry but bill hader is like a solid 6 1/2

[grantwilson]

[id: two screenshots from ao3. the first shows the ten most popular characters in fics about the show barry. with the fic counts, they are Barry Berkman (301), NoHo Hank (176), Sally Reed (97), Monroe Fuches (89), Original Female Character(s) (63), Gene Cousineau (55), Cristobal Sifuentes (55), Bill Hader (40), Eddie Kaspbrak (24), and Richie Tozier (23). the second picture shows the ten most popular relationships. they are Barry Berkman/NoHo Hank (86), Barry Berkman/Sally Reed (61), NoHo Hank/Cristobal Sifuentes (52), Barry Berkman/Original Female Character(s) (50), Barry Berkman/Reader (31), Bill Hader/You (30), Bill Hader/Original Female Character(s) (23), Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier (21), Barry Berkman/Monroe Fuches (17), and Barry Berkman & Monroe Fuches (14). end id]

i want everyone to watch barry mainly bc it's a really good show and i enjoy sharing the things i love. but also bc i know we can do better than this. obviously crossovers and x reader fics happen everywhere but the fact that it's half of the top ships makes me genuinely upset. something must be done about this