Jancy

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Jancy
GENERAL
Stranger Things
Character	Jonathan Byers
Character	Nancy Wheeler
Canonical?	Canon
Status of Relationship	Dating
IN FANDOM
Type (?)	Het
Tropes	• Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl • Commitment Issues — Jonathan has this in spades since he fears ending up like his absusive father and is trying to "break the cycle." It's so blatantly obvious that Murray calls him out on it after only knowing him and Nancy for a few hours. It causes a lot of awkwardness in his relationship with Nancy, especially in Season 4 when their Long-Distance Relationship lets him stew on it on his own for too long. • Fire and Ice Love Triangle • Girlboss and Malewife • Demoted to Extra - Following Jancy getting together in Season 2, Jonathan's character has been Demoted to Love Interest, no longer having solid storylines or character arcs of his own, comparable to Season 1. • Guys Smash, Girls Shoot — Nancy and Jonathan bring a bat and a revolver respectively to kill the monster. Initially, they try practicing with the weapons they picked, but trade when Nancy proves to be the better shot. • Stalking Is Love - In Season 1, Jonathan takes photos of Nancy through Steve's bedroom window as she is undressing. Nancy initially isn't upset, as his photos also help her solve the mysterious of Barb's disappearance, and it isn't brought up again after their argument in the woods. • Well, Excuse Me, Princess! — Nancy and Jonathan's dynamic can sometimes shift into a downplayed version of this, such as when Jonathan gets unhappy at her behavior at the newspaper jeopardizing their careers.

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Jonathan – “As a wise man once said... we've got shared trauma.”

Nancy – “So what's a little more, right?”

— The Battle of Starcourt

Jancy is the het ship between Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler from the Stranger Things fandom.

Canon

Nancy and Jonathan first started out as acquaintance as they both attend the same school and both their younger brothers are best friends. Jonathan is a soft-spoke introvert, While Nancy is sort of an outgoing smarty-pants, their relationship becomes more awkward once Nancy starts dating Steve Harrington, one of the most popular and hottest guys in school. Jonathan and Steve had a history of hatred as they both despise each other. This was first introduced when Steve and his friends started spreading rumors that Jonathan killed his younger brother, Will. Despite this, they still kept in touch with each other. Their relationship later progresses over the course of the series. When in season one, they work together to find Jonathan's brother, Will and Nancy's best friend, Barbara.

While in season two, they still remain friends, but after a drunken Nancy breaks up with her boyfriend, Steve, Jonathan is on board to get justice for her deceased best friend Barbra Holland. On their way they meet private investigator Murray Bauman, who is currently working on Barb’s case to help expose Hawkins Lab to the world. During their visit, Jonathan and Nancy decide to stay over at Murray’s for the night. As he offers them his guest room presuming the two are a couple, which the pair are quick to deny. Murray then introduces their sexual tension and bids them goodnight, leaving the pair restless. Eventually, the pair give in their sexual tension and passionately kiss one another before sleeping together in the guest room. The next morning the two leave after having breakfast. Later Nancy, Jonathan and Jonathan’s mother, Joyce, try to free Will from the mind flayer, which they succeed in. A month later, Nancy and Jonathan are both seen volunteering at the Snow Ball at Hawkins Middle School with Nancy serving drinks and Jonathan taking prom photos. They are presumed to be going strong as they both share a familiar smile.

In season three, Jonathan and Nancy are finally official. They pick up a job together at The Hawkins Post

Fanon

The ship sailed after Steve and Nancy broke up because Nancy said their relationship was "fake" while drunk during a party. After that, Steve told Jonathan to take care of Nancy and take her home. Nancy and Jonathan grew closer while trying to bring justice for Barb's death and they finally kissed at Murray's home after some encouragement from him. Many fans were happy when their tension was finally resolved and celebrated that they were dating at last.

On AO3, Jancy is the third most written ship within the Stranger Things (TV 2016) tag; Jonathan’s most written, as well as Nancy’s most written.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Jonathan/Nancy tag on AO3

Jonathan/Nancy tag on FanFiction.net

TUMBLR

Jancy posts on Tumblr

Jonathan x Nancy posts on Tumblr

Lists

Fandometrics

5th	OCT 30 2017
8th	JUN 6th 2022
9th	NOV 6th 2017	JUN 13th 2022
15th	JUL 8th 2019
16th	AUG 22nd 2022
18th	AUG 15th 2022
20th	NOV 13th 2017
78th	2022

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Variations

Stoncy — the ship between Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler

Jancyle — the ship between Argyle, Jonathan Byers and Nancy Wheeler

Gotta Love Nancy — the ship between Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Barbara Holland, Robin Buckley and Steve Harrington