FukuRan

"Your point of reference may be justice, but mine is to face the same direction as the President."

- Ranpo to Ōchi Fukuchi in manga chapter 82.

FukuRan is the slash ship between Yukichi Fukuzawa and Ranpo Edogawa from the Bungou Stray Dogs fandom.

Canon
Fukuzawa and Ranpo met 12 years before the start of the main story, when Fukuzawa arrived at a bodyguard job to find the client murdered and Ranpo (who was working as a delivery boy) arrived shortly after and solved the case immediately. Fukuzawa was impressed by Ranpo's intelligence, and Ranpo managed to convince Fukuzawa to bring him along on his next job.

As they got to know each other it became apparent that Ranpo, who had been orphaned some time prior to this meeting, did not understand that he was smarter than other people and struggled to understand them because of it. Fukuzawa, once he understood the problem, offered him a white lie that he was an ability user. This allowed Ranpo to accept that he was different from others and wield his intelligence to effectively solve crimes.

After working together for a while, Fukuzawa decided that Ranpo would need more people to protect him as he solved cases (as Fukuzawa might not always be able to do so), and thus founded the Armed Detective Agency.

Early in the series Ranpo is against rescuing Atsushi from the Port Mafia, citing that his problems aren't necessarily the agency's. He's quickly persuaded to help when Fukuzawa scolds him for his indifference. Later when Ranpo is bored with their task he asks Kenji to find him a murder case but is cowed once again by the reminder that the president might get mad if he takes on a case other than Astushi's. Still later, when Atsushi is kidnapped, Fukuzawa quickly gets his assistance by promising him praise.

During the cannibalism arc in season 3 Ranpo is distraught by Fukuzawa's illness. He briefly takes the helm of the detective agency (as Kunikida is incapacitated). He directly disobeys Fukuzawa's orders when those orders are to let Fukuzawa die rather than face off against the Port Mafia. Nonetheless, Ranpo sends Atsushi to try one last attempt at avoiding that battle. Once Fukuzawa is saved he looks totally unconcerned at the prospect of being punished for his actions, showing that he believed in his choices completely.

Fanon
Fukuran is an uncommon ship, with only 104 works on AO3 and 384 on Pixiv. Portrayals of the ship often skew Fukuzawa/Ranpo, especially in Japan where it closely resembles an archetype of Samurai/Trainee. Ranpo's commitment to follow and trust Fukuzawa without question, and Fukuzawa's ability to sway Ranpo with just a few words, are generally the basis of the ship. Fukuzawa's love of all things cute and Ranpo's cuteness is another common theme in artworks. Their excellent teamwork and complimentary strengths make them a classic buddy cop duo.

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