#ivesire

[shinearch]

@ivesire​  :  “  𝘼𝙧𝙚   𝙮𝙤𝙪   𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜  ?  ”

               sometimes  it  snuck  up  on  him.  this  time  ?  𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐘  hadn’t  even  appeared  to  him,  beckoning  him  forward.  he’s  in  the  park,  somewhere  he  thought  had  been  safe.  what  had  he  even  seen  ?  it  disappears  from  his  MEMORY  too  fast,  frustrating.  something  about  an  elevator,  no  --  not  THAT  one.  the  sky  was  right  in  his  eyes  now  --  sun  hanging  high  over  head.  he  tries  to  play  it  off  to  his  companion  as  if  he  was  okay.  sitting  up,  legs  crossed  in  the  grass.  he  looks  over,  hand  already  going  to  wipe  away  the  red.  embarrassing . . .  he  thinks,  wondering  if  she’d  be  another  person  to  think  danny  torrance  is  a  weirdo.  there  were  worse  words,  ones  that  made  his fist  clench,  and  blood  boil.  shaking  his  head  as  if  the  girl  hadn’t  seen  the  blood.  “  oh,  i  guess  a  little.  it  happens,  sometimes.  sorry. ”  

[suchapriss]

rhododendron :   is your muse receptive to warnings   &   advice given by others ?

rhododendron :   is your muse receptive to warnings   &   advice given by others ? 

when given warnings, nancy seems to view them more as suggestions instead of concrete things that she should actually keep in mind. in early season one, barb seems to warn nancy about getting too close with steve out of fear that she’ll get hurt. while nancy overall has a better judgment of steve than barb seems to have, it’s clear that she doesn’t particularly take much consideration for her best friend’s words over her own. while this warning is rather trivial in comparison to the warnings and advice nancy receives over the rest of the show, i think it sets the stage for how she handles advice that she’s given. 

season two and season three dive into this a little bit more than season one, mainly because this time, she’s receiving warnings for things that could actually put her, and others, in danger. when considering the hollands, steve advises against nancy telling them the truth about what happened to barb, mainly because the lab specifically asked them to use discretion regarding the events of season one. in the moment, she seems to listen to him, but it’s clear that following this advice is actually eating her from the inside out, ultimately leading her to go against it. with this in mind, i think she is receptive, but not nearly as much as people would like her to be. season three is another example of this - jonathan gets angry with nancy for continuing to pursue the case of the fertilizer and the rabid rats when he tried to warn her beforehand. obviously, she didn’t listen, still opting to visit mrs. driscoll to investigate what’s going on. 

later in the season, jonathan and her get into a huge fight after getting in trouble with their bosses at the hawkins post, and nancy goes to her mother with regret about the whole situation. after a heart-to-heart conversation, mrs. wheeler essentially advises nancy to continue to follow her gut, which she immediately does. overall, nancy seems to be the type of person who will listen to advice, but not take it, mostly because she trusts her gut more than the insight of others (especially if they don’t quite understand where exactly she’s coming from). 

[suchapriss]

mint :   does your muse view themself as virtuous   &   moral ?  what do these words mean to them ?

mint :   does your muse view themself as virtuous   &   moral ?  what do these words mean to them ?

absolutely. while she wouldn’t exactly argue that the way she’s done things to be perfectly moral, i do think that nancy genuinely believes that she’s investing herself into causes that are righteous and require action. especially if we analyze her choice to go into journalism specifically with her job at hawkins post, i think the more virtuous side of her happens to manifest itself through her hunt for the truth in season three. journalism is a field that heavily prioritizes the good of people and society, regardless of how hard the truth could be. with this in mind, i think it reflects nancy’s own moral code and virtuous nature - after all, she chose to spend her summer going against the wishes of her boss for the sake of finding the truth and searching for a story that she believes that the people might need to know. 

this aspect of nancy also shows itself in season 2, when she makes a point to go after hawkins’ lab because they tried to stifle her (along with the byers, the party, and steve) into remaining silent, thus remaining complicit in the actions the lab continues to make. especially during the dinner party with the hollands in the beginning of season 2, it’s clear that practicing discretion for the sake of the lab and at the expense of people like the hollands is taking a toll on her. not being able to tell the truth and give them the closure that they need is eating away at her, giving us an insight to the type of person she is. when she finally snaps and seeks vengeance against the lab, i think it perfectly demonstrates how much she values the truth over her own safety - even though nancy puts herself in more danger by going against a lab with so much power over her and their government, she continues to do so for the sake of her best friend and her best friend’s family. 

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[suchapriss]

bay tree :   does your muse seek glory   &   accolades ,   or do they favour a simpler ,   more personal life ?  

bay tree :   does your muse seek glory   &   accolades ,   or do they favour a simpler ,   more personal life ?

from the get-go, nancy is portrayed as the type of girl who does what she has to in order to thrive in her small-town, suburban life. straight a’s, perfect demeanor, rule-follower (to an extent). despite all this, she also has sprinkles of rebellion mixed into her actions (i.e. allowing steve into her room without her parents’ permission, telling them she’s going to an event in honor of will when she goes to steve’s place instead with nancy for a kickback, etc.) i think that with this combination in the type of actions she makes, she seems conflicted with what she wants out of life. jonathan calls this out later when they’re in the woods together, saying that she’s ‘another suburban girl who thinks she’s rebelling’. additionally, her distaste for her parents’ life, cul-de-sac, 2 1/2 kids, and all, highlights how much she doesn’t want to fall into that pattern, but in season one, i think she doesn’t know how to avoid it. 

in season two, nancy seems to have shed her demeanor as the perfect girl-next-door, turning into a grittier version of herself who isn’t afraid of breaking the rules and getting revenge for barb’s sake. when she disappears from school with jonathan with the motivation of exposing the lab and everything that’s happened, she seems to thrive more when she’s on the run and fighting for a cause. this is also seen in season 3 when she goes against what her bosses at the hawkins’ post ask her to do after she gets pushed to the breaking point of them making a mockery out of her and her ambitions. 

looking at nancy’s overall character arc, i think that with all her trauma, she might eventually want a life where she feels like she can breathe, but that might not be in the cards for her for a while, especially since she’s expressed a dislike for the homebody life that her parents lead. however, i also don’t think she necessarily seeks a life of glory - recognition for her hard work and grit? absolutely. but she hasn’t demonstrated herself to be the type of person who does things for the sake of praise and honor - she does things when she believes she’s right and fighting for a worthy cause, whether it’s the truth or justice for anyone who hasn’t been fought for, like barb. 

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