#sapphic stancy

[stevieweek]

Trans, cis, genderfluid, demigender, nonbinary—it's Women's Day!

On the weekend of March 8-9th, both Gender Things and Stevie Week are celebrating!

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All women are welcome, including canon cis characters and genderbends. 

Tag @genderthings for all works, and @stevieweek too, if it includes Stevie Harrington.

Use the tag #stwomensday

Include the rating, word count, ships, major warnings, and any tags you seem fit. Example: M | 508 | Ronance | cw: heavy angst | Transfem Nancy, Established Relationship 

Works can be added to the Gender Things Pop Ups collection.

Fanart is welcome too, of course!

Prompts:

SPA

Bouquet

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See you in March!

INTRO | ASK | COLLECTION | VALENTINE'S/LUPERCALIA | GENDER THINGS | EDDIE WEEK

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

Sapphic Stancy AU: bitchy cheerleader, Stevie Harrington x bitchy nerdy Nancy Wheeler who are enemies to lovers? Anyone? No? Just me then.

[augustjustice]

When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let's spread the self-love 💛

@steddie-island and @fuctacles also sent me this, so thank you all so much for the ask!

So, without further ado, here are my top 5 fave fics from last year:

5. That Healing Touch - Missing scene fic of Eddie helping patch up Steve's injuries at the Mayfield trailer, set during 4x08. This is the quintessential type of fic I like to write (and read)--there's hurt/comfort, there's banter, it's canon compliant while fleshing out potential moments between these two even more. I really enjoyed letting Steve be vulnerable with Eddie, as it shows the trust growing between them that feels subtle but clear in the final episodes of Season 4.

4. Mer-May I Have This Kiss - A mer!Steve fic for Mer-May! I've written a lot of Steddie fics the past couple years with my wonderful RP partner @inkfowl, and I just love the sweetness of this cute little one-shot that basically ran away with us one afternoon. I'm not sure I could truly pick a single favorite fic we've done together, as they all have something different and so fun to offer, but this is definitely one I come back to time and again when I want a little pick-me-up.

3. Girls Like Girls Like Boys Do (Nothing New) - Always-A-Girl!Steve/Nancy fic for Stevie Week. I wrote this one pretty quickly leading up to and during the event, and I'm proud of how all the pieces gelled in the final project. It was a fun exploration, thinking about how things would unfold differently for Stevie (vs. Steve) while still keeping the major elements of Season 1 the same (still popular, still besties with Tommy and Carol, still falls in love with Nancy--which obviously has very different ramifications here). This is a 'verse I think about coming back to again, though a Season 2 follow-up would have some pretty heartbreaking moments.

2. Living Dead Boy - I'm a sucker for horror movie tropes, so I really enjoyed getting to explore that aspect of Stranger Things a bit more in this fic! A peek into Steve's psyche as he tries to make sense of the world he's living in through the lens of the 'role' he'd be given in a slasher flick. This one is by far my most experimental in style with the 2nd person POV from Steve, but I feel like it came together really well here. It's on the shorter side, and I purposefully kept things quite a lot darker and more ambiguous than I usually do.

1. you wanna feel how it feels (let's exchange the experience) - This is still very much a WIP and is shaping up to be a long one. But bodyswap is one of my favorite tropes and getting to play around with it with these boys is an absolute blast! The trope allows for a lot of interesting character study into both Steve and Eddie as individuals plus their dynamics with each other and the rest of the cast, which I'm a huge fan of. This fic really is pure self-indulgence of writing exactly what I want, so it holds a very special place in my heart.

Tagging folks here, so be on the look out for a message in your inbox soon!

@formosusiniquis @klausinamarink @inkfowl @eriquin @wheneverfeasible @bifuriouswaterbender and anyone else who sees this and would like to join in!

[ronancebyler]

based on this

[lostnova-blog]

i'm gonna posts snippets of all my fics lol

“Hey, Rob?"

Rob again.

Robin felt sparks in her heart as it fastened.

“Yeah?”

“Do you wanna have movie night today? Horror,” Nancy looked down at her hands for a few seconds.

Movie night? On a weekday?

“Yes!” Robin responded, sounding a little too excited, “I mean–yeah, totally,” she chuckled.

“Your pick,” Nancy smiled and she winked . She fucking winked.

Though it probably meant nothing. I mean, it’s normal for girls to wink at their girl friends.

“See you later,” Robin waved her hand and turned around to walk back to the store.

“Rob!” Nancy called again.

When Robin turned around, she saw Nancy walking towards her with m some speed. And before she could even respond yeah? as she always did, their lips were connected.

Nancy’s eyes were closed, her eyelashes flattering gently. But Robin’s were wide open, a vivid red flushing her cheeks. Their noses brushed, feeling her soft skin against her own bloomed flowers in her heart and butterflies took over her insides. Her pink lips stayed on hers like magnets, and Robin realised her lipstick would leave a barely noticeable mark, but a mark nonetheless.

Read the full thing:

[thesapphicsoldier]

My brain can’t function enough to make a proper post so uh here’s another poll

[medusapelagia]

Other events: General, Rare Pairs, Character Centered Events - February Update

First of all a special mention. The @st-loveconfessions created an event called February Acts of Kindness challenge to help spread love and kindess in the fandom. I absolutely adore the idea so here are the Challenge Details for anyone who might be willing to join!

Eddie Munson Big Bang ( @eddiemunsonbigbang) Sign ups are close and posting season starts on the 10th of February! Event info

Sapphic Holiday Exchange (@sapphicstevents) Here is the AO3 Collection

Stranger Things Monster Calendar (@stmonstercalendar) The Monster of the month is: Incubus! Event info

Stommy Minibang (@stommybang) It's posting season! Here the AO3 Collection

Femslash February ( @sapphicstevents ) An entire month of sapphic prompts!!! Event info

Stevie week (@stevieweek) Two new events coming soon! Valentine's Day (Feb 14th) & Lupercalia event (Feb 15th)! Event info

Corroded Coffin Fest (@corrodedcoffinfest) New Corroded Coffin Events coming soon! It's complicated - Feb 14-16 Spring Break - March 16-22 Where The Wild Things Are - April 18-20 Event info

Dom Eddie Week 21st Feb - 28th Feb (on Twitter @/DomEddieWeek) One week, two Prompts list! Event info

Steve Harrington Big Bang ( @steveharringtonbigbang) The signs up are open! Sign Ups Open -- January 01, 2025 Sign Ups Close -- March 21, 2025 Event info

Gender Things (@genderthings) Eddie's Gender Week: Feb 22-28 Women's Day: Mar 8-9 Event info

Stobin Month ( @stobinmonth) March 2025 31 days of platonic Stobin prompts! Event info

SubBilly Week (@subbillyweek) March 23-29 Find the prompts here Event info

Stranger Things March Mating Madness (@stmarchmm) Open to all ships and content! Here the prompts! Event info

The Monster Hunting Mini Bang (@stoncybangs) Opening in 2025 if you ship Stoncy, Stonathan, Jancy or Stancy this is your moment! Sign Ups open from April 1st to May 31st Event Info

Sub Eddie Week (@subeddieweek) April 13-19 Event Info!

Stranger Tales (@strangertales2025) A year long event! General info here, more details coming soon!

StrangerThings Reverse Big Bang ( @strangerthingsreversebigbang) This year Big Bang was such a huge success that I can't wait for the next one! Sign-ups opening September 2025!

As always feel free to reblog and add other events!

[zia-zee-bee]

Relationships

Hopper and Joyce — Two divorced people(one a single mother and one grieving a child) finding love again

Jonathan and Nancy — weird quiet boy and smart( 😟 girls being SMART?? holy shit-) girl

Lucas and Max — interracial couple

Robin and Vicki — sapphic wlw

All of these(most likely endgame couples) are not ‘normal’(a little debatable on jancy’s part but definitely less normal than stancy). They also had to get through a few of an obstacle to get together.

Now tell me why tf Mike and El would get together when that’s literally the definition of a basic ‘normal couple’(and would result in a Karen and Ted relationship)instead of Mike and Will, which would be a groundbreaking event in modern media(and not ‘normal’)?

I think about that a lot

[andy4yippee]

OH ALSO!!! your ranking of your fav ST ships? :D

YESS!!! ok here we go.

STRANGER THINGS MASTERLIST SHIP RANKINGS.

(includes brotp, otp, polyotp, familyotp.)

OTPS

Lumax - 10/10. meant for eachother!

elmax - 7/10. SOO cute, just i cant see it really happening.

byler - 1000/10. MY ONE TRUE OTP!!

mileven - 7/10. Cute, but its not my favorite. i liked them more in s1!

Duzie - 100/10. CUTE! nerd x nerd has me in a chokehold.

Jopper - 100/10. meant for eachother, again!

Jancy - 100/10. ADORABLE!!

Jargyle - 10/10. Cute!! the fanart is adorable. cant see it fr happening.

Stancy - 7/10. they were cute in s4- but I cant see them tgthr!

Henfield - 2/10. not my thing!

Hellcheer - 9/10. WOULD OF BEEN SO CUTE.

Boyce - 100/10. would of been adorable. poor bob.

Byerson - 5/10. cute but not my thing, cant see them together.

Edna - 0/10. why the fuck is this a thing HELP??

Henclair - 6/10. so cute, but max and lucas belong together.

Steddie - 8/10. Would of been super cute!

Wheelclair - 4/10. cant see it, would be cute.

Wheelson - 4/10. same thing as wheelerclair!

Stonathan - 2/10. cant see it at all.

Bancy - 7/10. this would of been my femslash OTP if she didn't fucking die.

Joyren - 5/10. I didn't even think about this till now..but imagine how cute this would be? obviously, wouldn't happen but....hear me out!

Rockie - 9/10. CUTE!! love them sm.

Ronance - 8/10. love it! its super cute.

BROTPS

Eddustin - 10000/10. MY BABIES!!

Dancy - 10/10. they were so cute in s2!

Stustin - 100/10. Love them in s3 especially.

Robeddie - 10/10 Gay Bestfriends.

Stobin - 100/10. The bestfriends ever

Madwise - 9/10. I love them sm.

Muwheeler - 10/10. Mike definitely had a stupid teenage crush on Eddie. obviously, this is a brotp and onesided because if it was requited it would be illegal....yuck.

FAMILYOTP

Elwill - 1000000/10. THE SIBLINGS EVERRR

Max's Moms (Nancy and Robin and Max) - 10/10. Love them.

Wheeler Siblings - 7/10. NEED TO TALK MORE WTF??

Sinclair Siblings - 10/10. SO funny together.

Magrove - 7/10. make me cry everywhere.

Byer Siblings - 9/10. Love them so much!

HenderFam - 10/10. Steve and Eddie are Dustins canon dads.

ByerHopperFamily - 10/10. My familyotp for life.

POLYOTP

Elumax - 8/10. this is so cute.

Stoner Lovers - 10/10. if they interacted, this would be my true polyotp.

Steddissy - 100/10. I CAN SEE THIS. if 2 of them weren't in graves. (one isn't even in a grave LMAOO) (forgive me)

Robins sapphic dream - 10/10. What the fuck is happening?? but I LIKE IT!

Gotta Love Nancy - 10/10. Again, what the FUCK? but i like it!

THATS ALL FOR NOW! :-)

[starry-eyed-steve]

What do you have against Ronance? It's clear Robin was attracted to Nancy as well as Vickie. Not only that, she jumped off a boat into monster-water for her, for goodness' sake. It's a bad-faith argument to say that people don't ship Vickie with Robin because she's a bisexual sapphic woman. Greatwise/Will and Gareth is not comparable in the slightest as that is a crack ship that never interacted. We DID have scenes with Robin and Vickie, though few.

And I'm gonna be So For Real, more people would ship Rovickie if Ronance was not there. People would devour those crumbs. But why choose crumbs, when you have a potential meal we spent a whole season with?

Okay, so this is really long, I'm sorry this took way too much time. I know I went a bit overboard. If there are any errors, please ignore lmao. Thank you for sending me an ask for a discussion. I also want to preface that I don't hate Nancy as a character, I don't like how she is written in certain situations and that the show overlooks mistakes she makes, and by pointing out those mistakes on her behalf is not me hating on her. Overall, I think she deserves better than what she is given both in the show and fandom.

First things first, Robin didn't jump into the water for Nancy. It was a delayed response after seeing her best friend being dragged under water. She's not as brave as Nancy. If we would apply the same logic, then Eddie would have jumped for Robin because he's in love with her. So no Robin jumped for Steve and should have been the first to do so, but because that scene was used for Stancy later (Eddie giving the speech to Steve in the woods) it had to be Nancy in that instance. It's really bothering me that this scene is so misread because people just don't get Robin's character. Who would you jump for, your best friend you know better than yourself or the girl you met a day ago?

The whole premise of Ronance (platonic or romantic) in s4 was so ooc for Robin, s3 Robin would have never acted the way like s4 Robin did. And I think that has something to do with what I said in the other post. We don't have enough time. There is no conflict when different groups of people come together because the show needs everyone to get along to save the world, and they couldn't elaborate on complex feelings a person might have towards others. So the show made Robin throw herself at Nancy's feet, despite thinking not too highly about her a season prior. Same with Steddie, the OG script was about how Steve and Eddie didn't get along first but it was cut out because there is no time to proper develop new relationships, even tho it would be more interesting. But again, that would mean the show would have to give us more episodes, which is unfortunately not the case.

So you see, I just don't think Robin would have acted the way she did around Nancy based on the character traits she displayed in s3. Furthermore, I will bring up Steve, which is a sensitive topic when it comes to Ronance. I don't want to come off as someone who in general makes a lesbian/sapphic relationship about a man's feelings, however because Steve has history with both girls I can't ignore him because Robin wouldn't either.

A little bit of background of Robin prior to meeting Nancy:

In s3, Robin couldn't stand Steve, and later, we found out why. It had mostly to do with her crush, Tammy Thompson, who had only eyes for him. Yeah, he was obnoxious, and Robin couldn't stand his smugness and arrogance, but the main reason was Tammy and her being kinda jealous of Steve in general because he had no problems fitting in. So she held on to this grudge against Steve for maybe even years. That tells us she doesn't forget when someone has wronged her and maybe, to an extent, her friends. Like she seems to be a person who has your back, no matter what.

Idk if you consider Rebel Robin as canon (I mean Maya narrated the podcast soo I mostly view it that way) but before Barb was Nancy's bff, she was close with Robin and later ditched her for Nancy. That in itself would leave a bad taste in Robin's mouth, and I guess she wouldn't be Nancy's biggest fan. Maybe that's why the priss comment in s3. Again, she had no problem disliking Steve because her crush liked him, but then she does an 180 with Nancy despite Barb being her actual friend leaving her for Nancy. Losing a friend to another person is much worse than a crush you never talked to, not liking you back or liking someone else.

But even if you ignore the Barb stuff and don't think it's canon, Robin still wouldn't be Nancy's biggest fan in the beginning and that has something to do with how Stancy ended and Jancy begun. You have to keep in mind Steve is Robin's bff, one if not the most important person in her life. He's everything to her she trusts him completely. He was maybe even the first person to know she was gay. Then why on earth would Robin A try to befriend Nancy, who broke his heart, and B trying to push her without a thought to get together with him again. It doesn't make any sense to me, based on how Robin was introduced.

Steve may have not any hard feelings for Nancy, maybe he only said positive things about her to Robin because he still views himself as the only person who fucked up in that relationship and not that Nancy was already in love with Jonathan for a while before things ended. Idk where you stand on the whole cheating thing, but it doesn't matter because rumors outside of the relationship would spread. Steve, the most popular guy in school, who is well liked, got left by his girlfriend of 1 year for the school freak, not even 2 days after a public fight. Like people would go crazy and Robin would have heard those rumors as well. You have to admit getting together with a new guy, not even after 48h is, I don't want to say weird, but not very cool, okay? Plus, Tommy would spread extra nasty shit because he hates Nancy and Jonathan and wants to hurt Steve as well. Robin would view her through those rumors, plus Steve having a hard time letting go, being heartbroken about it, there is no doubt in my mind that she wouldn't side eye Nancy.

Those two reasons, Barb and how Stancy ended, are the main ones as to why I think Robin was ooc for desperately wanting to befriend Nancy.

So the way I would have built up Ronance would be Robin being aloof towards her, and Nancy would have been the one who wanted to befriend her in the first place. Nancy never has to work for her relationships with others. People usually make the first move with her, so she never has to give much thought to it. Like Steve still loves her, Jonathan was ready to follow her wherever even if it endangered his family, and Fred followed her around like a lost puppy as well. And with Robin, it could have gone differently. Nancy should have made it her mission to make it up to Robin. Like she desperately wants a friend, she doesn't understand why Robin is being cold to her. By making her the instigator, Nancy would have to reflect on her mistakes and how she treated people, which would finally give her some personal character growth. Plus, it would have made the introduction to Stancy (romantic or platonic) way smoother and more balanced because Nancy never reflected on it. Steve's just available she doesn't have to make it up to him as well. Nancy never really addresses her faults in relationships, and the narrative in Stranger Things lets her off the hook every time. Letting Steve believe he was a terrible boyfriend despite liking Jonathan instead of him? No problem, no consequences. Steve still likes her. In s3 the show was again on her side when she fought with Jonathan by giving her the Karen pep talk, yes she apologized to him but she didn't understand his struggles really because she gave him the don't ever doubt me comment which kinda destroyed her apology imo. Furthermore, as soon as there was a rough patch in s4 with Jonathan, she expected him to come to her instead of going to him and fixing it because she has the financial means to do so, which indicates she still doesn't fully understand Jonathan's financial problems. Also, in general, Jonathan is terrified to tell her the truth, so he gets high to cope. It doesn't seem that he thinks Nancy is understanding.

Again, Robin could have been the person that would have made her realize wait, the way I take people for granted, and sometimes treat is wrong. Instead, we got yet another person instantly liking her and going along with everything she does, so Nancy never had to do anything for it, despite the obvious conflicts that should have arisen when they first met. But like I said before, the show doesn't have much time and focuses more on the plot, so there is no real development for characters, and everyone has to get along. I also think Stranger Things wanted a strong girl duo like Elmax, so they just threw Ronance together without conflict because they wanted to avoid drama, which would take up too much screentime. I can't emphasize the fact that Stranger Things suffers so much because it has too much plot and not enough time. Plus, I believe making Robin angry at Nancy on Steve's behalf would mean acknowledging that Stancy ended in a bad way or that Jancy maybe didn't have this cute start as a romance, but that would also mean recognizing Steve might have not been the only one who was wrong which is simply not possible. When s2 aired and people pointed out hey did Nancy cheat on Steve, did they really break up because a lot of people didn't view the fight in the ally as a break, especially because Nancy mentions she likes Steve at Murray's and Steve went to her house, the Duffers had to confirm it via interviews because I doubt they thought people would sympathize with Steve. Hence, why the narrative only blames him because they wanted the audience root for Jancy.

Long story short, I would have switched roles for platonic Ronance in the show. When it comes to romantic Ronance, that's mostly on the fandom. Everyone is allowed to ship whatever, I personally just don't think they are a good match. I don't see Nancy being patient enough with Robin's neurodivergent ways. She wouldn't handle her rambling over time very well. Nancy gets quickly irrated and snaps. Like Robin already felt the need to explain herself to her, making sure everything is okay because Nancy made her feel like her personality is too much and has faults, like her mom constantly tells her. Whereas with Vickie, she felt immediately at ease when they talked. More of that later. Robin is also poor, maybe a bit better off than Jonathan, but still, Nancy already doesn't get Jonathan's problems. Another reason is that because Steve is Robin's bff, Robin wouldn't want to date her all together. Like she sees Steve still likes her, she knows how much Nancy hurt him to a point that he is serial dating because he has like trust issues, that would immediately turn her off. Robin values Steve's friendship way too much than try to jeopardize it in any way. It's not like Steve wouldn't allow her to date Nancy, I think he would do everything to make Robin happy even if it costs his own happiness. Robin knows Steve. She would know that he would be hurt, and that's ultimately the factor that turns her off. Maya already confirmed that Robin values platonic relationships so much, so yeah. Just think about it that way. How would Robin feel if Steve suddenly would show interest in Vickie and starts dating her? That would be kinda fucked, same goes for Ronance, Robin knows Steve still likes her. I'm also a believer that you shouldn't necessarily date your bffs ex, it's just too messy especially if that relationship ended rather badly.

@findafight had this amazing post about one-sided Ronance, where they described exactly what I'm trying to convey. Nancy is the one interested, but ultimately, Robin declines because of her relationship to Steve. They also have several other posts about Ronance if you want to check it out. Another blog that discusses Ronance and has similar opinions is @thestobingirlie

What I dislike the most is that in Ronance, mostly Robin is only an ounce of her typical character. Her relationship with Steve is downplayed. She makes fun of him with Nancy, she lies to him about her relationship, even asks for sex advice in some fics which is just very weird and so ooc for her to do. Same goes for Steddie, as soon as either Steve or Robin go into a relationship both characters are so ooc, you almost don't recognize them, plus they only have time for their partners and their friendship gets sidelined, which again doesn't make sense for their characters. Ronance is also mostly beneficial to Nancy as it's viewed more how Robin can save her so she doesn't have to end up with a man. Hence, all the posts about how Robin is the only person who gets her, which is also such a shitty thing to say because both Jonathan and Steve were trying. Like Nancy's character development hinges more on her relationship with Robin than doing some soul-searching. Because for real, all her relationships so far are kinda meh because she doesn't know how to communicate properly with her partners, Robin wouldn't magically make everything better because she's a girl. Nancy needs to be single first and discover who she is without jumping in a new relationship. She needs therapy and has to work on her people skills to be a better partner for future relationships.

Also, so many people want Nancy to have a friend, and when Robin comes along, they immediately make it romantic. Robin can still be there for Nancy and understand her as a friend. I don't think she was romantically interested in Nancy in the show. She was actively pushing for Stancy. She only ever talked about being into Vickie romantically. Robin should be allowed to make a friend who is a girl without making it into a romance just because she is a lesbian. Lesbians can have platonic girl friends, lol. Fact is that so many see Robin interacting with a girl as romantic because she is looking at her and then ignore her real crush she talks about all the time.

Now to Rovickie and Vickie. What I meant with people not giving Vickie a chance because she's a girl and interested in a sapphic relationship is a common occurrence throughout fandoms in general. Guys are usually preferred when talking about characters or shipping. Girls have it so much harder. Like with Gareth, I don't think my comparison of him and Vickie was nonsensical or dumb. The fandom had no problems coming up with interesting headcanons for him, even outside the crackship. Almost all the hellfire boys, but especially Gareth because he's the most objectively attractive one of the group, got more love from the fandom. Vickie, on the other hand, is mostly used as the villain in Ronance fics, who is in the way of the main ship. People in general call her boring or too similar to Robin, which is insane because we have one scene where she rambles because she is talking to her potential crush. Also, being similar doesn't have to mean it's bad. Like I mentioned earlier, Vickie rambling is showing Robin it's okay to do so, which makes her feel immediately relaxed because she doesn't have to explain herself to Vickie. Not to mention the biphobia that runs through fandoms. The fact that Vickie had a boyfriend, who she broke up with, was enough. People usually headcanon Nancy as a lesbian than making her bi. Steve's only a bi icon when he's shipped with guys, like him dating a girl is seen as less valued or popular. Again, everyone can headcanon characters sexuality how they like, you do you it's just apparent that characters who are seen as bi are only celebrated for dating a person of the same sex.

Lastly, think about it if Vickie was a guy who was the love interest for Steve, there would be non-stop content for her. She would be well loved within the fandom. But Vickie is a girl, and if she were used as the love interest for Steve instead of Robin, she would also face the same scrutiny the already faces now. She's the villain in the way of ships because she's only a side character and not the full meal like you described. A male characters even with almost no screentime, will always get better treatment than female characters.

[stevieweek]

Ao3 Collection | Days 1 - 3 | Prompts

The first one of many, fic by @fuctacles T | + first dress + fantasy | Steddie

Stevie Wearing the Strawberry Dress, art by @alicetallula G | + first dress | -

Untitled, art by @stevieharringtonwifeguy G | + D&D/Fantasy | Steddie

Chiffon, fic by @machtaholic - | + first dress | -

Victoria's Got Nothing On Her, fic by @augustjustice E | + lingerie + Dom!Stevie | Steddie

I'm in chainmail, baby I'm impressed, fic by @formosusiniquis M | + lingerie + D&D/Fantasy | Steddie

Candles, fic by @steddie-island E | + lingerie | Steddie

Mommy's girl, fic by @katyawriteswhump M | + Scoops/uniform + lingerie | Steddie

my lady, fic by allthewaytothechapel T | + D&D/Fantasy | Steddie

Better in Yellow, fic by @stellarspecter G | + sports + first dress | Robin&Stevie

i thee wed, fic by @matchingbatbites T | - | Steddie

He's so cute when he howls, fic by @fuctacles G | - | Steddie

Untitled, fic by @stevieharringtonwifeguy M | + Dom!Stevie + monsterfucking | Steddie

Princess, fic by @machtaholic - | +D&D/Fantasy | -

Gonna Y/N on his Wattpad til we're Canon, fic by @formosusiniquis T | - | Steddie, Stevie&Robin

Girls Like Girls Like Boys Do (Nothing New), fic by @augustjustice M | + sapphic | Stancy

cut to the feeling, fic by allthewaytothechapel T | - | Steddie

the way you fuck, the way you taste, fic by @midsummer-semantics E | + monsterfucking | Steddie

The sound of a promise, fic by @fuctacles M | - | Steddie

Pride, fic by @machtaholic M | + Dom!Steve | Steddie

unfulfilled wishes, fic by allthewaytothechapel G | - | Steddie

Cuffing Season, fic by @steddie-island E | + sapphic | Steddie

I've Been Dead All Day, fic by @stevesjockstrap E | - | Steddie, Stommy

Sports, art by @arelliann G | + sports | -

A rush kinda like the old times (I still cross your mind), fic by @steddie-island M | - | Stommy

Give A Little Bit, fic by @stevesjockstrap T | - | Stevie/Argyle

Annus Mirabilis (Marvellous Year), fic by @medusapelagia E | + sapphic | Stevie/Carol

Taking the Edge Off, fic by @augustjustice E | + sapphic | Stancy

The day Eddie quit his job, fic by @fuctacles M | + sapphic | Stevie/Chrissy

Fireworks, fic by @machtaholic - | + sports | -

[kneworder]

you guys should read things are stranger than girls kissing girls sapphic stancy and queen stevie actually mean everything to me <3

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

I think that the complaints about Vickie are less "she is too similar to Robin" (bc girl literally had half a scene of screentime. we have no idea who she is.) and more "once again there are only two (2) explicitly queers in the show (I will always be a Will should've come out to Jonathan truther) so of course they will be forced together".

She was only barely introduced. It feels a lot like the only reason she exists is so Robin can be with someone. The Duffers already have problems dealing with their current (pretty big) cast, it does not bode well for Vickie's characterisation tbh (I'm sorry, I love him as much as the next person. But Argyle's one (1) personality trait is literally. Weed. So it doesn't seem improbable that Vickie's one (1) personality trait would be becoming Robin's girlfriend. Which would suck for obvious reasons. Also, like. They are already infamous for their treatment of queer(-coded) characters)

It would also take away from stobin time, which is an already established dynamic everyone (if you don't you are simply factually incorrect sorry not sorry) loves. The cast is huge, the Duffers will have to pick and choose who they want to focus on, and it seems way more probable that those will be the established mcs (Will & El especially) and not Robin's side-character love interest. I mean, it would honestly be bad storytelling if they did that in the last season.

Especially since the straight romances are so good. Lumax? Absolute banger. The early Stancy development? So good. Jancy? Pretty sure there's a poll out there about how they are one of the most well-liked couples. Mileven? Multiple seasons establishing groundwork before they even get together. To have Vickie not even be a character before she is thrown into a relationship with the only lesbian feels a bit like a slap in the face. Like, at least Steve had a bunch of character development after the breakup but that can't happen with Vickie because it's the last season and they really have other stuff to worry about 😪 Like, idk, at least everyone else had a choice, which is part of what makes those romances so impactful (lumax, jancy, etc etc), while Robin - on the count of being a lesbian and Vickie being the only other sapphic character - really.....doesn't.

(Plus maybe it's the aro in me speaking, but I found it kinda cool to have a canonically queer character whose story arc is not completely focused on romance for once)

I also think this part of the reason why ronance got so big. Nancy already *is* her own person. Nobody can look at Nancy and say "her only personality is being queer" or "she's only here so Robin doesn't end up alone because we obviously need to pair everyone off somehow". A relationship between them would be another facette of their development, not the one thing that defines them. (Like. Her being bi is literally the only reason Vickie is even in the season. Sorry not sorry.)

But I mean. The season isn't out. We barely saw the two interact. My expectations are already below ground level. Maybe they will surprise me.

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

Sapphic Stancy where they part ways after Nancy goes off to college, and they reunite years later. Nancy discovers that Steve Harrington is now Stephanie Buckley, sister to Robin. It doesn't take much for Nancy to adjust. Who wants to write this?

[steve-wheeler]

Here’s another little fic rec, or rather, series rec as it’s two connected fics.

Written in 2017, so only S1-2 characters included.

A really interesting look at how things might have been different with a female Stevie.

Sapphic Stancy!

[gracieblood]

vanessa wilcock-wynn-carroway because she's my wife

also nancy wheeler if you want

i'm giving you attention are you proud of me <3

YES SO PROUD I LOVE YOU <333

vanessa wilcock-wynn-carroway

sexuality: lesbian

gender: demigirl (she/they)

otp: vanessa/annie <3333 forgor their ship name

brotp: ok hear me out i feel like she’d be amazing friends with lucy

notp: i’m sorry but vanessa/dennis they’re friends to me

random headcanon: dyspraxic ,, owns many fucking cats

general opinion: LOVE HER!!!!!! SHES SO VERY AHSHDHDJDJDJSJ <333333333333

nancy wheeler

sexuality: bi/sapphic

gender: cis girl (she/her)

otp: tbh i’d rather see her single at the end of season 5 but idm jancy and ronance

brotp: nance and robin 💜💜💜

notp: stancy

random headcanon: loves cooking ,, really competitive

general opinion: for some reason i used to hate her but i love her now <3