Stancy

Stancy is the het ship between Nancy Wheeler and Steve Harrington from the Stranger Things fandom.

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This ship most often rivals Jancy, due to the love triangle that develops between Nancy, Jonathan and Steve. To a lesser extent, it also rivals Stonathan and on rare occasions Bancy.

The love triangle between the three characters has been praised for it's realism and surprising take on the typical love triangle. Many fans and even the actors themselves were surprised with the decision for Nancy to stay in a relationship with Steve, instead of Jonathan. "I totally did not see that coming,” Keery said. “I remember reading that last script and me and (Charlie Heaton, who plays Jonathan Byers) and Natalia, we were all like, ‘What? Are you joking me'"

- Joe Keery (the actor who portrays Steve) on his reaction to the result of the love triangle at the end of Season 1.

Jancy appears to be more popular than Stancy. It has a larger amount of fanfictions on Archive of Our Own.

On the other hand, many fans have voiced their support of the ship. One reason why people support Jancy is because of the subversion of the typical 'nice guy gets the girl' trope.

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