Francy

Francy is the het ship between Nancy Drew and Frank Hardy from the Nancy Drew fandom.

Her Interactive Games
Frank and Joe Hardy make voice cameos in a number of the Nancy Drew games, starting with Secret of the Scarlet Hand. Nancy can call them for advice and tips on the case she's working. They make their first physical appearance in Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon. Nancy and Frank are immediately shown to have much in common, especially in comparison to Joe's role as the "comedic relief". Both the Hardy Brothers seem to care deeply for Nancy, even departing the train to go looking for her when she is locked inside on old mine shaft. When speaking on the phone to Bess, Nancy has the option to say that she likes Frank.

In The Creature of Kapu Cave, Nancy reunites with the Hardy Boys in Hawaii. While Nancy is there to fulfill an entemology internship, the brothers are there on a case. They end up working together, Nancy from the Hawaiian wilderness and Frank from the Hawaiian resort. Joe assists at the beginning of the case, before being knocked out and having to spend time in the hospital. From that point forward, the mystery is exclusively solved by Frank and Nancy. Nancy's longtime boyfriend, Ned, is shown to be jealous of all the time that Nancy is spending talking to Frank.

In The Captive Curse, the Hardy Boys are once again phone friends for Nancy to contact. A subplot of this game involves Nancy and Ned fighting with each other, with the potential for their relationship to end. When Nancy does eventually patch things up with Ned, she has the option to discuss this over the phone with Frank. It is notable that Frank's voice cracks during this conversation, and it is implied that he has romantic feelings for Nancy.

This implication is pushed even further in The Deadly Device. Appearing again as phone friends, Joe is eager to tell Nancy that Frank was just talking about her. Frank, flustered, tries to deny this. Later, worried about Nancy's safety, Frank takes the phone from Joe. He says "I just want to tell you that I've always-", but the phone call ends before he can finish his sentence.

The Hardy Boys appear in-person once more in Midnight in Salem.

Fanon
Francy is an extremely popular ship in the Nancy Drew fandom, most prominent with fans of the Her Interactive games and the 1970s television show. Fans enjoy how similar Frank and Nancy are to one another, and often believe that Nancy is "too good" for her long time boyfriend, Ned Nickerson. They like the way that Frank treats Nancy with respect, even though he seemingly has romantic feelings for her. The ship teases in both the video games and the TV show help to push this ship along.

Francy is the most popular ship in the "Nancy Drew (Video Games)" AO3 tag. It is Frank's most popular ship, and Nancy's third most popular ship. There are currently over 200 works on AO3.

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