#the heart of nancy wheeler

[strangerwheelerthings]

The Snowball Dance

Unfortunately, it took me a while before Nancy became my favorite character, but one of the most important scenes towards that jump in ranking was the Snowball Dance, when she asked Dustin to dance with her. First off, it's already kind of sweet that she was willing to be a chaperone at the dance in the first place. However, it’s that simple act of kindness that really lets her character shine.

Nancy was friends with the party, sometime before season one. She has genuine relationships with all the boys, even though insecurity and other teenager-doms have distanced them. Even though she no longer talks to them much, she still cares a lot. She notices them, and pays attention to their feelings. When Nancy caught sight of Dustin’s dejection, she didn’t just smile encouragingly, or go over to give him some sort of pep talk. She had far too much empathy for the reality of his situation for that. Nancy was a social outcast without many friends herself. She genuinely felt for him in that moment, and understood. It wasn’t pity that moved her, but compassion. 

Still, sitting and comforting him would have been an act of compassion in and of itself. Nancy asked him to dance instead. She kept in mind how it might have looked to his peers, and decided to attempt to use that in his favor instead of invoking pity; a pretty older girl wanted to dance with him. 

It's such a simple scene with no real hidden layers, which makes it hard to really dissect. But that same concept could have been handled in a hundred different ways without it being so pure and good as it was. Nancy could have come across as kind of uncomfortable with it, instead of being so focused on him. She didn’t have to be so sweet as she gently taught him on how to dance with a girl more naturally and less awkwardly. She wasn’t exactly sure what to say to make him feel better, but everything she did say was genuine. She kept it lighthearted, but I think she really believed everything she said; he was her favorite of Mike's friends, and he really would capture some girls hearts when he grew up.

She then proceeded to make sure he had a genuinely good time, laughing and joking with him.

The Heart of Nancy Wheeler Masterpost

[suikatto]

Finally, my finished Kieran design is here!! There's gonna be more of his and Cupid's shenanigans dont worry

[pansyherondale]

nancy: steve isn’t answering his phone

robin: i’ll call him

nancy: eddie and i have both tried calling him six times, he’s not gonna pick up—

steve: hey, rob!

[lesbiabrobin]

stranger things s4 vol1 be like: this is nancy and her boyfriends johnathan and steve (who are also boyfriends) and her girlfriend robin and steve’s boyfriend eddie and johnathan’s boyfriend argyle and their girlfriend eden;

and here is el and her boyfriend mike and his boyfriend will and her girlfriend max and max’s boyfriend lucas and lucas’s boyfriend dustin and dustin’s girlfriend suzie;

and this is will’s mom joyce and her boyfriend hopper and his boyfriend enzo and their friend murray and his boyfriend alexi

[navnae]

Eddie: here’s my wish list

Robin: ok this is reasonable

Nancy: I’m pretty sure we can get all of this stuff by the end of the week

Steve: so no one’s going to ask why I’m on the list?

Eddie: that’s more of a personal request

Steve: that still doesn’t tell me why I’m in the list? Can someone explain?

Nancy: *sighs*

Robin: *whispers* are you sure you don’t something else this Christmas?

Eddie: nope, I want him

Steve: CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHY IM ON THE GODDAMN LIST!

[solamentejess]

me getting ready for Volume 2 after spending the entire month foolishly convincing myself that Ronance, Steddie, and Byler will become canon:

[robin-buckely]

NANCY WHEELER in STRANGER THINGS 4.02 | Chapter Two: Vecna’s Curse

[ssaronance]

[strangerwheelerthings]

Deep Dive Into the Heart of Nancy Wheeler Masterpost

In this series I am going to be exploring many of Nancy Wheeler’s best character moments, and perhaps expand the meaning of a few scenes you haven’t thought much about. She's so much more than just the fierce smart one. Despite her many walls and people’s misunderstandings about her, this girl has a heart of gold. Here’s how I know.

(Links will be added as they are completed. Concepts will be changed and added as ideas develop, but here is the current outline of planned posts.)

Who was she before Barb’s Death:

Introduction

Identity Crisis

Best Friends

Older Sisterhood:

Talk with Mike (Season 1)

Concern (Season 1)

A Study of Traits:

Introversion in someone who knows how to talk

Why is Nancy such a Good Investigator? (It’s not what you think)

Courage: A Study of Reckless Behavior 

What are you willing to do for love?

The Unlikely Optimist

Patience is a Virtue: She's trying, I promise

A Fury Mined and Saved

Miscellaneous Scenes:

The Snowball Dance

Dinner at the Hollands

Instinctive Reaction to Flayed!Tom

The Cutest Witness

Officially Friends?

[imthursdaysyme]

past relationship stancy

[sweetronancer]

sorry i didnt text back i was too busy theorizing and thinking about two fictional women who are definitely going to kiss in the last season of the show because of the overwhelming amount of chemistry they have.

[thekeythief]

"You still with me, Nance?" 🥺🌈💕

[harringroveera]

Steve probably loves rubbing Billy’s heart til it’s hard too

[share-the-damn-bed]

JONATHAN BYERS cracking a genuine smile because of NANCY WHEELER

[byler-alarmist]

We're getting a Ronance chapter in Puzzle Tales.....I'm so happy 🥺

[ronancexists]

I cannot get the idea out of my head that Nancy finds Robin's voice the most comforting thing she has ever heard.

Like I just have this image of them in my head where Robin is sitting up against the headboard, a book in one hand while the other is running through Nancy's hair because her head is on Robin's lap. The only light is the soft glow of the lamp on the nightstand next to their bed and the sheets are thrown over both of their legs. Nancy falls asleep to the soothing sound of Robin's voice and after she does, Robin places a bookmark in the book, puts it on the nightstand, and turns out the light. She slowly moves down on the bed to get comfortable and they sleep through the night like that, one of Robin's hands entangled in Nancy's hair while the other is used as her own pillow and Nancy's got one arm thrown across Robin's waist while the other is tucked neatly underneath her head on Robin's lap.

It's just a thought that I needed to get out.