As far as the brunette goes, I normally only ever see him like that in fics that cast Ramin as him. It gets annoying. And disconcerting.

"The handsome brown-haired man with the chocolate eyes."

Right.

And while, yeah, I'd say that characterization oft goes without saying, but it normally never does. I know you'd keep him intact. Not always so clear when talking about fanfic generalized.