Thanks for your responses that made me see ff's from another angle.
I truly hope that I didn't come across as silly as you suggest, eklavya/kt4ever. I actually believe that when there is a 'plethora', meaning plenty, of ff's, it suggests that the actual show is lacking in something. Everyone on this thread was talking about how much they want to see RK romancing. The actual show only hints at it but never gets down to it. I suppose the ff's are all about their romance...I could be wrong as I haven't read any of them. But, if so, doesn't it prove my point that the ff's are doing what the show isn't?