In every fandom I've been in, there is always a character or two that everyone writes as kinda dumb and/or weak. It's understandable, stories need a bit of comic relief, and the dumbness or weakness of one person is the easiest was to show off the intelligence or strength of others.
And always, I crave the stories that portray this character as brilliant and strong. In hockey RPF stories the weak/dumb one tends to be Patrick Kane. My personal canon is that he is actually really really intelligent, but perhaps doesn't want to be? This is what keeps getting him into trouble, of course. Only, to my chagrin, nobody writes that. Seriously, I am pretty bummed..
And always, I crave the stories that portray this character as brilliant and strong. In hockey RPF stories the weak/dumb one tends to be Patrick Kane. My personal canon is that he is actually really really intelligent, but perhaps doesn't want to be? This is what keeps getting him into trouble, of course. Only, to my chagrin, nobody writes that. Seriously, I am pretty bummed..