StephHarper

StephHarper is the femslash ship between Stephanie and Harper from the DC Comics fandom.

Canon
Stephanie and Harper first meet when Turner reveals to Stepanhie where they all went to hide after escaping the police. They start as enemies because of the social differences of their private lives. After working together and get to know each other they found similarities in their knowledge. After some time they start develop romantic feelings where they both compliment each other and look in each other´s eyes for a long time.

Daddy Issues
Harper tells Steph about Duela running off with her mom, which Steph can't blame Duela for. It took her dad threatening her friends to realize that she wasn't a daughter to them but their puppet. She says she would hook up with a guy who made her parents happy, even if he didn't make her feel anything. She not really sure who she is now that she's away from her parents, what she even likes or wants. Harper says that she does, and tells her not to think before she answers "what does Stephanie Brown want?" Stephanie then kisses Harper, and when she pulls back remarks on how it feels to make a decision for herself. Harper then kisses her again and the two begin a relationship.

Fanon
StephHarper is overall a rarepair within the DC Comics fandom, but is the most popular ship in the Gotham Knights fandom. DC fans typically enjoy the small moments that are shown in their dynamic, even if they are pretty infrequent.

Many fans of the comics were surprised that the ship became canon in the TV series. Especially those who hadn't been watching it. Many hoped that this would mean that Sephanie would end up being queer in the comics soon as well. Something many had been hoping for.

On AO3, StephHarper is the second most written ship for Haper. It also the most written ship in the Gotham Knight (TV 2023) tag. There are currently 30+ written works.

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