Trent Crimm

Also known as: Trent Crimm, The Independent

The Independent's silver-maned cynic, who came to bury Ted Lasso and ended up writing the book on him instead. Trent's quiet coming-out backstory and conversion from skeptic to believer made Trentdependent fandom royalty.

2k tagged works

800 fanfics

1 popular ships

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Popular Trent Crimm Ships

Trent Crimm/Ted Lasso

3k works

The cynical journalist sent to mock the American coach instead wrote the profile that took him seriously — then quit his job, grew his hair out, and embedded with the team to write Ted's book. Trent's canon arc reads like falling in love in slow motion, and fandom noticed.

Common Tropes in Trent Crimm Fanfiction

Trent Crimm · Coming Out

70k works

A character tells the people in their life who they are — their identity, their orientation, their relationship — and the story lives in the telling and its aftermath. These fics span the full range from joyful acceptance to painful rejection to quiet, anticlimactic relief.

Other Ted Lasso Characters

Roy Kent

9k works

Richmond's growling captain turned coach, a retired legend who communicates in expletives and grudging grunts but reads romance novels and adores his niece. He's here, he's there, he's every-f***ing-where.

Jamie Tartt

9k works

A preening Manchester prodigy whose arrogance is armor against an abusive father, slowly remade into Richmond's most selfless player. His evolving bond with Roy Kent is the fandom's favorite rivalry-turned-something-else.

Ted Lasso

7k works

An American college football coach hired to fail at managing AFC Richmond, who wins everyone over with biscuits, belief, and relentless kindness instead. The mustache hides panic attacks and a divorce he hasn't processed.

Rebecca Welton

2k works

AFC Richmond's owner, who bought the club to spite her ex-husband and accidentally healed instead. Rebecca's biscuits-with-the-boss friendship with Ted hovers forever on the edge of more, and fic pushes it over.

Keeley Jones

2k works

Model turned PR powerhouse, the bubbly connective tissue of AFC Richmond who believes in everyone before they believe in themselves. Keeley's romance with grumpy Roy Kent gave the show its beloved odd couple.

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Trent Crimm appears in 2k+ works on AO3, making them one of the most popular characters in the Ted Lasso fandom. You can browse all Trent Crimm fanfiction using the Fanfict Reader app.

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The most popular Trent Crimm ships include Trent Crimm/Ted Lasso. These pairings feature prominently in AO3 fanfiction.

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