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Nancy Drew + the Sims Part IV

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS | Éowyn & Faramir I do not believe this darkness will endure.

#lotr

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CRIMINAL MINDS (2005 — PRESENT) | 4.05 “CATCHING OUT”

+ bonus

#criminal minds

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♥︎ Valentine's Vigil 2024 ♥︎ Day 2 ♥︎ 3/3

♡ Nancy x Ace ♡

#*pterodactyl screech*

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♥︎ Valentine's Vigil 2024 ♥︎ Day 2 ♥︎ 2/3 ♥︎

♡ Nancy x Ace ♡

#SOBBING VIOLENTLY HARDER

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♥︎ Valentine's Vigil 2024 ♥︎ Day 2 ♥︎ 1/3 ♥︎

♡ Nancy x Ace ♡

#sobbing violently

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NANCY DREW + TAYLOR SWIFT | marjorie

↳ for beth @stuckonaglacierwithmacgyver

#LUCY MY BABY #MY PRECIOUS BABY #MY DARLING DEAREST

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happy halloween, horseshoe bay! may you be safe and haunt-less tonight <3

#nancy drew #cw nancy drew #happy halloween!

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hi friend!

i completely agree that nancy's behaviour isn't healthy, and i hope that my post didn't come across as agreeing with or ""glorifying"" it in any way. its definitely an unhealthy coping mechanism for her.

with what you said about how her behaviour with tristan 'invalidates' her feelings for ace, i honestly think that what you said is both an example of the opposite and in fact does show growth from her.

as i explained, whenever nancy suffered a lot emotionally—death of her mother, 'betrayal' of her father, death of her boyfriend—those are the times where she found herself utilising this emotional crutch. the fact that she does so again, not after experiencing such a deep-cutting loss of someone close to her (kate, owen) or of trust (carson) highlights how important ace is to her. his refusal to move forward with seeking a way to break the curse is, for her, emotionally on-par with those experiences. and the fact that she doesn't take the time to 'mourn' this loss is exactly in line with how she's previously used these unhealthy relationships to avoid coping with and dealing with loss in the past.

in regards to her growth, i think that it's important to recognise how she has previously grown. recognising her feelings for ace and accepting them, and then opening up to him about them despite her fear of the curse, show enormous growth from her from the earlier seasons. i mean, part of the reason her relationship with ned capitulated was because she was too hesitant to be open with him emotionally and romantically, and even with herself in recognising how she felt for him. so for her to then have learnt from this and accepted her feelings for ace, and ultimately opened up about them to him (after the "curse avoidance interlude", which, you know, fair enough) is actually a great example of this growth from season 1.

and then ace goes and betrays that.

of course, we as an audience can understand his perspective, but putting ourselves in nancy's shoes it's easy to understand why this would be such a deep blow emotionally and therefore on par with the previous losses she's suffered and become something she feels the need to escape from with tristan. because ultimately, part of the reason his refusal to break the curse hurts as much as it does, is caused by her own growth. she's bitten the bullet and done the very thing she's been afraid to do (opened up to someone) and he's turned around and thrown it back at her, even if she knows rationally why he's made the decision.

character growth, whether by fictional people or real ones, isn't a linear process. it takes time (which ND's compressed timeline doesn't really allow for) and it's not as simple as just slowly growing without taking steps backwards or regressing at the development of a hurdle. it's incredibly human for someone to be making progress only to revert back to the behaviour they were most comfortable with when confronted with a challenge to said progress, and then continue with growing and developing as people as they overcome the hurdle and the challenge.

nancy drew, nace, and character continuity

i've seen a few comments since 4x06 aired discussing nancy's characterisation, the status of her relationship with ace and her emerging relationship with tristan, and i decided i'd give my own two cents regarding how, despite what some people might argue, i believe that nancy's actions are entirely in character for how she's been depicted throughout the show.

nancy's characterisation in nancy drew

throughout the show, we recognise a pattern in nancy's behaviour when it comes to emotional or difficult times in her life and the coping mechanisms she adopts to deal with them. it's very clear that nancy, more often than not, attempts to bottle up her emotions and ignores them and avoids dealing with her emotions by seeking out physical comfort and validation.

when we first meet nancy, she's in a barely friends-with-benefits relationship with nick which she fell into as a result of the emotional impact of her mother's death, and over the first half of their relationship arc we can see that, in contrast to nick who has developed feeling for her, nancy is not only using their relationship to avoid coping healthily with kate's death but is also closing herself off from forming any sense of romantic or emotional attachment to nick and this ultimately plays a part in the breakdown of their relationship. she's resistant initially to letting him go, but its my personal belief that this is more because she identifies him with the aftermath of kate's death and her unwillingness to let him go is connected to how she's not yet really let go of kate either.

after nick, nancy develops a relationship with owen, right around the time that she is beginning to have doubts about carson's innocence in lucy's murder. this is a period of turmoil for her, because as someone with an almost righteous sense of justice, the idea that her father could be guilty is difficult to deal with and process emotionally. the fact that nancy's relationship with owen is a continuation of an unhealthy coping mechanism for her and a parallel to the dynamics of her relationship with nick become clear when she undergoes further emotional distress when nancy finds out that her biological parents are lucy and ryan. after she goes to the house to confront carson, and he tells her the whole truth, she leaves in order to go to owen's place.

owen's murder is shocking, and we can see through nancy's behaviour over the next few episodes that she's having difficulty with dealing with this loss. shortly after owen's death, the drew crew meet the bobbsey's, and nancy finds herself attracted to gil. this is the unhealthiest of her relationships as we see thus far, because of gil's behaviour towards and treatment of her, and i think at the time as an audience we—like ace—had difficulty understanding why such a headstrong and independent character could fall so easily into a relationship so toxic. not only is this reflective of real life, however, but it's also reflective in a lot of way of nancy's emotional state—she's gone through trauma after trauma, continuing to rely upon the unhealthy coping mechanism of seeking out physical comfort and validation in times where she wants to avoid dealing with her emotions and perceived guilt. with each new emotional blow, nancy's ability to deal with it without facing up to how she's feeling is minimised, and plays a role in how she ends up blind to gil's mistreatment.

nancy's relationship with ace

throughout the show, nancy's relationship with and feelings towards ace shift and change and we can see it quite clearly on screen. they go from coworkers and somewhat-friends to friends with a lot of faith and trust in one another, and slowly develop into lovers and life-partners. this is a contrast to her relationships with most men in the show, including the ones mentioned above as well as even detective tamura and agent park, because we can actually see that this is a relationship with a lot of emotional depth which develops before any physicality.

after she's realised her feelings for ace, instead of dealing with these emotions she puts them aside and attempts to ignore them, and this comes to a head after the hallucination of their relationship and temperence's curse. she pushes ace away incredibly hard, because a decent portion of her inability to process difficult emotions is connected to an apparent fear of abandonment, and she's so terrified of losing ace the same way that she lost kate or owen that she decides it's safer for her and for her heart to keep him at arm's length, even though it hurts him, because it means that he is safe.

when she ultimately comes to admit to ace that they are cursed at the beginning of season 4, it marks a turning point and growth for her character. she wasn't completely given a choice, but her decision leads to her welcoming ace closer to her as they work to break the curse, and to see him putting so much effort into this and not abandoning her does wonders for her acceptance of her feelings for him. after she nearly dies following the tampered ritual, and ace pulls an uno reverse and pushes her away for the sake of her safety, nancy isn't just upset because she's finally accepted her feelings for him and she see's this as a betrayal but because this is her worst nightmare coming true: she's processed her emotions, let him in, and he's in her mind now abandoning her the way he was always scared that she would be, through death or otherwise.

nancy and tristan in 4x06

by 4x06, ace has not only shut nancy down but has said that he's not willing to try and break the curse for the sake of her safety, and suggested that they see other people. after this heartbreak, it is absolutely in-character for nancy to seek an emotional escape, and tristan is in the right place at the right time, especially when he himself is being so forward and open with his feelings.

whether or not nancy and ace's curse is broken (i really hope so) and they end up together (i really really hope so) or not, i think it's important to recognise that nancy's behaviour doesn't have to be healthy for it to be in character, and just because this behaviour is in character doesn't mean that it's healthy. regardless of how we as an audience feel regarding her relationships with ace or tristan i don't believe that her actions have been wildly out of character or difficult to understand when we consider them against the pattern established as early as the first half of season 1.

#nancy drew #nancy drew meta #nace #ace #nancy x ace

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nancy drew, nace, and character continuity

i've seen a few comments since 4x06 aired discussing nancy's characterisation, the status of her relationship with ace and her emerging relationship with tristan, and i decided i'd give my own two cents regarding how, despite what some people might argue, i believe that nancy's actions are entirely in character for how she's been depicted throughout the show.

nancy's characterisation in nancy drew

throughout the show, we recognise a pattern in nancy's behaviour when it comes to emotional or difficult times in her life and the coping mechanisms she adopts to deal with them. it's very clear that nancy, more often than not, attempts to bottle up her emotions and ignores them and avoids dealing with her emotions by seeking out physical comfort and validation.

when we first meet nancy, she's in a barely friends-with-benefits relationship with nick which she fell into as a result of the emotional impact of her mother's death, and over the first half of their relationship arc we can see that, in contrast to nick who has developed feeling for her, nancy is not only using their relationship to avoid coping healthily with kate's death but is also closing herself off from forming any sense of romantic or emotional attachment to nick and this ultimately plays a part in the breakdown of their relationship. she's resistant initially to letting him go, but its my personal belief that this is more because she identifies him with the aftermath of kate's death and her unwillingness to let him go is connected to how she's not yet really let go of kate either.

after nick, nancy develops a relationship with owen, right around the time that she is beginning to have doubts about carson's innocence in lucy's murder. this is a period of turmoil for her, because as someone with an almost righteous sense of justice, the idea that her father could be guilty is difficult to deal with and process emotionally. the fact that nancy's relationship with owen is a continuation of an unhealthy coping mechanism for her and a parallel to the dynamics of her relationship with nick become clear when she undergoes further emotional distress when nancy finds out that her biological parents are lucy and ryan. after she goes to the house to confront carson, and he tells her the whole truth, she leaves in order to go to owen's place.

owen's murder is shocking, and we can see through nancy's behaviour over the next few episodes that she's having difficulty with dealing with this loss. shortly after owen's death, the drew crew meet the bobbsey's, and nancy finds herself attracted to gil. this is the unhealthiest of her relationships as we see thus far, because of gil's behaviour towards and treatment of her, and i think at the time as an audience we—like ace—had difficulty understanding why such a headstrong and independent character could fall so easily into a relationship so toxic. not only is this reflective of real life, however, but it's also reflective in a lot of way of nancy's emotional state—she's gone through trauma after trauma, continuing to rely upon the unhealthy coping mechanism of seeking out physical comfort and validation in times where she wants to avoid dealing with her emotions and perceived guilt. with each new emotional blow, nancy's ability to deal with it without facing up to how she's feeling is minimised, and plays a role in how she ends up blind to gil's mistreatment.

nancy's relationship with ace

throughout the show, nancy's relationship with and feelings towards ace shift and change and we can see it quite clearly on screen. they go from coworkers and somewhat-friends to friends with a lot of faith and trust in one another, and slowly develop into lovers and life-partners. this is a contrast to her relationships with most men in the show, including the ones mentioned above as well as even detective tamura and agent park, because we can actually see that this is a relationship with a lot of emotional depth which develops before any physicality.

after she's realised her feelings for ace, instead of dealing with these emotions she puts them aside and attempts to ignore them, and this comes to a head after the hallucination of their relationship and temperence's curse. she pushes ace away incredibly hard, because a decent portion of her inability to process difficult emotions is connected to an apparent fear of abandonment, and she's so terrified of losing ace the same way that she lost kate or owen that she decides it's safer for her and for her heart to keep him at arm's length, even though it hurts him, because it means that he is safe.

when she ultimately comes to admit to ace that they are cursed at the beginning of season 4, it marks a turning point and growth for her character. she wasn't completely given a choice, but her decision leads to her welcoming ace closer to her as they work to break the curse, and to see him putting so much effort into this and not abandoning her does wonders for her acceptance of her feelings for him. after she nearly dies following the tampered ritual, and ace pulls an uno reverse and pushes her away for the sake of her safety, nancy isn't just upset because she's finally accepted her feelings for him and she see's this as a betrayal but because this is her worst nightmare coming true: she's processed her emotions, let him in, and he's in her mind now abandoning her the way he was always scared that she would be, through death or otherwise.

nancy and tristan in 4x06

by 4x06, ace has not only shut nancy down but has said that he's not willing to try and break the curse for the sake of her safety, and suggested that they see other people. after this heartbreak, it is absolutely in-character for nancy to seek an emotional escape, and tristan is in the right place at the right time, especially when he himself is being so forward and open with his feelings.

whether or not nancy and ace's curse is broken (i really hope so) and they end up together (i really really hope so) or not, i think it's important to recognise that nancy's behaviour doesn't have to be healthy for it to be in character, and just because this behaviour is in character doesn't mean that it's healthy. regardless of how we as an audience feel regarding her relationships with ace or tristan i don't believe that her actions have been wildly out of character or difficult to understand when we consider them against the pattern established as early as the first half of season 1.

#nancy drew #nancy x ace #nace #ace #ned nickerson #tristan glass #nancy drew spoilers #nancy drew meta #*mine

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ROBIN BUCKLEY | VECNA'S CURSE

#robin buckley #stranger things

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RYAN HUDSON AND LUCY SABLE — state of grace

so you were never a saint and i loved in shades of wrong we learn to live with the pain mosaic broken hearts but this love is brave and wild

#nancydrewedit #nancy drew cw #cw nancy drew #nancy drew #taylor swift #lucy sable #ryan hudson #bbelcher #chewieblog #userstream #*mine #1x06 #1x16 #s1

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LUCY SABLE in NANCY DREW (2019—)

For 20 years, we told ourselves a story of a mysterious killer, when really the killer was us. This town. But I promise to remember the girl who lived, not the girl who died.

#nancydrewedit #cw nancy drew #nancy drew cw #nancy drew #lucy sable #lucy #*mine #s1 #s2 #1x01 #1x15 #1x16 #2x03

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS HORSESHOE BAY?

right off the bat, i’ve gotta say that i 1) love meta, and 2) love worldbuilding. figuring out where horseshoe bay is, and doing some research-based educated guesswork on what the town is like was something i really enjoyed doing, and i wanted to share with you! whether you’re just curious like me, or looking for details for your next fic, look no further for a definitive (though not exhaustive) answer to the question: where in the world is horseshoe bay?

it’s explicitly stated that horseshoe bay is located in maine, a northeastern state of the us bordering new hampshire, canada, and the atlantic ocean. but that’s hardly specific, is it? it could be anywhere—all we really know from the show is that horseshoe bay is somewhere on the coast.

they’ve given us two main clues about where exactly nancy and the clue crew are located, but both conflict with one another.

in 1.15, the postal address of nancy’s house is given the ZIP code 04854. horseshoe bay may be fictional, but the town with that code is very real: owl’s head. located in knox county, owl’s head has a population of a little over 1,500 and features a state park and a lighthouse. at first, it sounds pretty close to what we know about horseshoe bay. until we get to 3.03.

at the beginning of the episode, we see a marked map showing where nancy, ace, and george are going as they travel from horseshoe bay to portland. if horseshoe bay was intended to be in owl’s head, or in fact almost anywhere in knox county, it would be marked somewhere underneath her cell phone.

instead, horseshoe bay is marked as being located on an island further north up the coast, called mt desert island. mt desert island, in hancock county rather than knox, has a year round population of around 10,000 and is known as a bit of a tourist hot-spot between visits to its acadia national park and the summer homes of wealthy families. there’s also acknowledged links to the Abenaki, which includes the Passamaquoddy people who we know Addy was researching (and presumably identifies with). 

i personally believe that mt desert island makes a lot more sense than owl’s head, especially within the social context. we know that horseshoe bay is a resort town with a sizeable wealthy population of “hilltoppers”, which aligns with how mt desert island is home to places like bar harbour, which is a wealthy area surrounded by hills and mountains. aside from that, despite us knowing that horseshoe bay is relatively small i can’t quite believe that it’s small enough to only house just over 1,500 people. from doing some research, i don’t even think that owl’s head has its own police department, and they’re instead serviced by nearby rockland–mt desert island does have its own police, small enough to align with the image the show are giving us but not outsourced in the way owl’s head seems to be.

i’d be keen to hear any other thoughts on this!! feel free to send through an ask :) 

#nancy drew #cw nancy drew #nancy drew cw #nancy drew meta #horseshoe bay #horseshoe bay meta #meta #*mine

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NANCY DREW 1.10 ↠ THE MARK OF THE POISONER’S PEARL

#ace #nancy drew #1x10 #s1 #i loved this lil moment until they had the argument honestly #*mine

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NANCY DREW 1.01 ↠ PILOT

Where’d you get it? In a place where it was being kept by the person who owned it. Who owned it? Tiffany Hudson.

#ace #nancy drew #george fan #bess marvin #1x01 #s1 #*mine

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·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ WELCOME TO HORSESHOEBAY ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

hello and welcome to this blog dedicated to the cw’s nancy drew! i’m amelia, and i’m a 19 year old uni student! my main blog is @e-lysium :)

i’m not new to nd on tumblr; i’ve made some gifsets on my gif blog, @oldmasters, and i’m admin lucy over at @nancydrewcentral, but i really wanted a space just to blog about the drew crew and co., so here it is!

i take gif requests! but i’m also pleased just to be able to chat and chill out. this is a lovely community and i thoroughly enjoy being a part of it, so i hope you enjoy my blog! 

#nancy drew #cw nancy drew #special thanks to katy for reminding me that exclusion layers exist lmaoo #anyway hi!!