Ramsival

Ramsival is the non-binary ship between Percival King and Ramsey Murdoch from the Epithet Erased fandom.

Canon
The two didn't exactly have the best of starts. Percy first met Ramsey while he was "incarcerated" in the Redwood Run sheriff's office. Hoping to gain protection from Zora, Ramsey convinced her to take him along with her under the guise of using his criminal thinking as an asset. He initially lies to her by claiming not to have an Epithet in case their alliance goes south, prompting her to view him as a non-threat. Additionally, when they find Giovanni at the tavern and Percy confronts him, Ramsey helps him out behind her back.

In spite of their rocky beginnings, they quickly begin to grow on each other during their search for the Arsene Amulet. Percy finds Ramsey to be surprisingly insightful, while Ramsey enjoys Percy's wit and shows genuine concern for her wellbeing, attempting to help out when she needs it. The two manage to develop a genuine respect for one another, in spite of their roles as a police officer and a con-artist and Ramsey enacting a need-to-know basis toward Percy.

When Zora finds them after obtaining the Amulet, the two are forced to work together to face her. In spite of Ramsey attempting to ditch them once or twice, and Percy being fairly ignorant of Ramsey's health and safety, the two manage to find enough trust in each other to outsmart Zora into conceding a draw.

When everything is said and done, Percy recognizes Ramsey's Epithet. And proceeds to arrest him for his extended history of embezzlement and forgery. In spite of his criminal infamy, she admits she appreciates his help. As such, she offers him the opportunity to put his skills to use on their side of the law to make up for his past crimes, as well as a comfortable cell where Zora won't come prowling for him. While Ramsey is reasonably upset at first, he decides to take her up on her offer.

Fanon
"Ramsival" is easily the most popular ship to come out of the Epithet Erased fandom, which is impressive, considering that the fandom often holds the Museum arc (which doesn't feature Ramsey) in higher regard than the Redwood arc (where the two of them meet and bond). This is mainly due to the lack of canon competition, with only Zoramsey and Clocktower coming close to rivalling the ship, but both of them are controversial as they ship Ramsey and Percy respectively with Zora Salazar, an assassin who tried to kill them in canon.

The ship sailed as a result of the mutual respect and endearing dynamic that forms between the two over the course of the Redwood Run arc. Fans of the ship tend to envision their bond growing even stronger as Ramsey aids in her cases during his sentence, ultimately forming a romance between them. A fair quanity of fan-content portrays them as having an asexual relationship, as Percy has been confirmed as ace in canon.

With that said, the ship has some controversy attached to it, mainly due to the age difference between them. Though their ages are never confirmed (and series creator JelloApocalypse himself has admitted that his comments on it are unreliable, since he didn't create these character), people generally believe that Percy is somewhere between 20-30 and Ramsey is 30-40. Semi-official confirmations state that Percy is 29 and Ramsey is 34, which would give them an age difference of only 5 years, fans of the ship simply brush the issue under the rug.

Notably, the show's creator JelloApocalypse has stated that he approves of the ship, he's simply happy that few people seem to ship Molly and Giovanni romantically.

Fandom
FAN FICTION