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 Triangleby 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
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.
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
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
it's a risk, it's a gamble
by nondz (pinkjook)
“I think we should pretend to date,” Robin says.“What?” Steve sputters.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!)
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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,
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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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