Adam Lambert/Kris Allen
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| Pairing: | Adam Lambert/Kris Allen |
| Alternative name(s): | Kradam |
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| Fandom: | American Idol |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | Kradam_ai at LJ |
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Adam Lambert/Kris Allen, also known as Kradam, is the RPF pairing of musicians Adam Lambert and Kris Allen. The two of them were contestants on American Idol Season Eight in 2009, where they were quite bromance-y and known for being good friends and touching a lot. The pairing was consequently at the height of its popularity during 2009-2010, until AI Season 9 rolled around. However, they remain one of AI's most popular pairings. Fanac for the pairing is mainly fanfiction and gif making.
Popular Tropes and Fanon
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The fandom went through phases as reality rolled on; during AI, immediately after AI, during the AI tour, etc. Common tropes and elements include:
- Kris breaking up with his wife.
- Coming Out fics focused on Kris navigating coming out as a bisexual pop star with Adam by his side.
- Tour fic taking place during the American Idol tour or when Kris and Adam were on their solo tours.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Take this sinking boat by ink-like-blood, Two years from his Idol win, and Kris's life isn't turning into the fairy tale he'd imagined. Luckily, Adam's always got his back. (Divorce fic.)
- wind up the sun and moon by molly, AU in which Adam in an angel.
- Paying The Rent by astolat
- (This Is) Not a Statement by seperis
Meta
- The Epic KRADAM Bromance Guide For Idiots by tnmisery, a guide for new fans to the pairing
Podfic
- Lose Your Inhibitions (Hold Me Tight Tonight) by paraka
- Far Along This Road by klb
- Close My Eyes and Taste You on My Lips by Jenepod
- Claim (American Idol podfic) by paraka
Example Art Gallery
Art by angelicrealism for the fic Encore, created as part of the 2010 Kradam Big Bang
Art by xsilverdreamsx for Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks At Them, created for the 2012 Kradam Big Bang
Challenges
- Kradam Big Bang - a big bang challenge
Rec Lists/Masterlists
- Kradam Masterlist compiled by gargoyles42.
- Lea's Kradam Fic List Part One and Part Two
- Fic recs by leviicorpus
- Adam Lambert Fic That Doesn't Suck, a recslist by yeats.
- Links on delicious tagged kradam, adam/kris, kris/adam (defunct)
Communities and Archives
LiveJournal Communities
- Kradam_ai (inactive)
- Kradam News, a newsletter comm (inactive)
- Kradam Search, a fic finding comm (inactive)