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Best Jancy Love Triangle Fanfics

The best love triangle Jancy (Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The emotional complexity, the tension of choice, and readers getting to root for their preferred pairing.

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Have Happened

Love Triangle

by cortexikid

"I overheard you. You were talking in your sleep.”Steve's heart fluttered nervously. “It was a little funny at first,” Nancy admitted, her tone a mix of teasing and apologetic, “you were moaning my name and I thought it’d be kinda funny if Mike accidentally overheard you having a sex dream about his

8,178 kudos 43,318 words 7/7 chapters Mature
2

Not So Bad

by outofmygourd

Vecna is dead. It's the summer after the party's freshman year. Steve Harrington spends it in the Family Video Store, and Eddie Munson is spending post-graduate life bothering him. And maybe Steve isn't as bothered as he used to be.

45,385 kudos 43,409 words 9/9 chapters Mature
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The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep)

by DH_epub

Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house. Having sold their house in Hawkins a year and a half prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go. Mike had kindly offered up their place during dinner. ~ The

21,101 kudos 328,136 words 45/45 chapters Explicit
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Princess Steve

by Squeakyshroom

Billy smirks at him, white teeth glinting: “Finish up, why don’t you? You’re making me regret choosing you to cheat off, King Steve-”“Don’t. Call. Me. That.”“Okay....” Billy says, mock sweet. “How about... princess?”(Or: Steve doesn't know if he hates or loves the pet names; all he knows is that Bil

9,866 kudos 15,095 words 3/3 chapters Explicit
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it's a risk, it's a gamble

by nondz (pinkjook)

“I think we should pretend to date,” Robin says.“What?” Steve sputters.

8,173 kudos 59,556 words 2/2 chapters Explicit
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Jackrabbit Underneath

by Grey_Lark

Steve’s never understood why adults always praise him for being a “people person” as if it’s some great accomplishment. What, like it’s hard? -------------------Or: Steve Harrington is your average American teenager, he just had to work harder than most to learn how to ignore the emotions bumping in

7,369 kudos 218,146 words 32/? chapters Mature
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This Universe is Strange (I'm Stranger)

by Bamboozledddd

One green flash, and the next thing Harry sees is a town sign: Welcome to Hawkins. Consequently, the more she adapts to her climate, the more suspicious she becomes of the town activity, particularly a little girl with wide eyes and a number tattooed onto her wrist.Something must be done to fix this

6,916 kudos 175,762 words 33/35 chapters Mature
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How to Rehabilitate a Jock in Four Months

by towardthesun

After their breakup, Steve found that being around Nancy and Jonathan was pretty much unbearable. His old friends wouldn't even look at him, and there was only so much time he could spend with the kids before he started feeling kind of pathetic. All in all, he was a pretty lonely person now.But was

5,933 kudos 84,542 words 20/53 chapters General Audiences
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he was turned to steel

by idlyfretting

Gareth was hallucinating.That was the only explanation that made sense. He wasn’t sure he’d ever gone this long without sleeping, so it made sense that his brain had gone a little wonky.Steve Harrington had just burst into Eddie’s hospital room, reached under the couch by the window, pulled out a ba

5,913 kudos 15,408 words 3/3 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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A Walking Denial

by mistermistyeyed

Everyone thought that life could finally go back to normal; or at least as close to normal you could get after fighting interdimensional monsters. But, when Steve starts acting weird, they remember that the supernatural isn't their only problem. Or; The one where Steve finally gets the family he des

5,712 kudos 24,014 words 10/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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A Protector, A Guardian Angel

by AshWinterGray

Steve's changed quite a bit since that day he adopted six kids. At least, he'd like to think so. So when Carol and Tommy go through another "break-up" stage, and some creeps are eyeing his former friend, there is no way he is going to let them touch her. It starts with Carol, protecting her and shie

5,366 kudos 9,188 words 1/1 chapters Mature
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Steve Harrington and His Kids

by AshWinterGray

Because there aren't enough of these stories, here are some random one-shots with Steve Harrington and his kids.REQUEST CLOSED(If you would like to make one of these one-shots into a story, just comment the title and I will give permission!)

5,308 kudos 103,807 words 78/78 chapters General Audiences
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The Party Watches The Black Phone

by Squirrel_Tail22

At the Byers house for Movie night, Robin pulls out a movie that she found in the back of Family Video covered in dust. Not knowing the can of worms that would open, the group agrees. Once the movie plays, they realized they're not watching a movie but a dark past someone wanted to keep hidden for a

5,231 kudos 77,379 words 24/24 chapters Not Rated
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The times Mike Wheeler and Will Byers tried hiding their relationship, and the one time they couldn't.

by TheYilingPatriarch1

There was something on both their minds, as it turned out. So when Will brought up the topic of the party and their family, Mike agreed completely with his fear. They’re going to keep their relationship a secret so they can work things out themselves, and because they can’t afford for their relation

5,050 kudos 58,069 words 15/15 chapters Explicit
15

Things Only Get Stranger

by hughescookingfan

Steve Harrington just wanted to go for a drive the night of November 6, 1983. Just a drive. He didn't expect to stumble across Will Byers running alone in the woods, let alone an inter-dimensional flower faced monster out for blood. He definitely didn't expect to be dragged into something so much bi

5,011 kudos 398,231 words 50/50 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
16

Under Pressure

by ForgottenFrog

When he finally did present, Steve was pretty sure he was cursed. He believed this for two reasons; one was that his parents were home, something that happened a few times a month at the most these days. The second was that he was an omega.-Steve tries to hide away all the sharp-edged pieces of hims

4,844 kudos 28,004 words 1/1 chapters Mature
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I want to breathe in the open wind (I want to kiss like lovers do)

by Nehm

The day that Mike Wheeler presented as a prime alpha was also the day that everything changed for him and Will. OR Will and Mike make a promise to each other to never abandon each other no matter who they present as and what happens. But when Mike presents as an alpha, he apparently does everything

4,616 kudos 375,438 words 19/19 chapters Explicit
18

Starting Over

by ruila

After Tina's party Steve would like to do nothing more than ignore his ex-friends and shitty classmates and forget about the state of his life, a new alpha doesn't let that happen.

4,493 kudos 138,100 words 34/34 chapters Explicit
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Dropped Halfway Down to Hell

by ashadeofgreen

Will raised an eyebrow at his friend's antics, then dropped his eyes to where he knew Dustin had reached a hand out towards him. “This summer, we stick together. You and me, Byers.” Will grinned, taking Dustin’s hand and shaking it. “You and me, Henderson.” A rewrite of S3:The night Dustin gets

4,345 kudos 56,530 words 8/8 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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So I do what I do to get back to you

by Bonfirefly

Now, Mike had almost three extra years' worth of memories, including the revelation and inevitable acceptance of his feelings for his best friend and the subsequent aftermath of said best friend’s heroic sacrifice. “No, no, no, NO! I just got you back! Please, please, Will, please–I can’t lose you,

4,152 kudos 34,080 words 15/15 chapters Mature

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Why Love Triangle Jancy Fanfiction Works So Well

Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler — Hawkins' outsider photographer and its overachiever turned monster-hunter fell together over lost siblings, a bat-filled house, and a shared shotgun. Jancy weathers the show's love-triangle whiplash as the pairing forged in the Upside Down's first season.

Love Triangle — One character is torn between two potential romantic interests, creating tension and forcing difficult choices. Drama ensues as feelings are sorted out.

They became partners by fighting the same grief, which gives Jancy a foundation steadier than any high-school romance. The emotional complexity, the tension of choice, and readers getting to root for their preferred pairing. That's why love triangle Jancy fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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