Shipper At Heart

so. all of nancy's friends have the same names as her friends in the nancy books, with some tweaks. bess marvin became bess turani marvin. george fayne was george fan. ned nickerson is still ned nickerson but he goes by "nick" in the show. but ace? ace was an original character. without a last name. the only person in the main cast without one.

a curious choice, yes? to deliberately withhold a last name for one single character? why would they do that? hm?

we KNOW that nancy drew and the hardy boys are a big thing in the books. and making him a canonical hardy boy sounds like a good idea, right? the problem is that the rights to that IP were owned by another company, as they have a hardy boys tv show. so, the nancy drew team couldn't, legally, call ace joe/frank hardy.

BUT. they did little things throughout the series to hint at it. not only did they constantly tease ace's last name (by having characters ask what it was, or have his work badge leave it off entirely). but they also (spoilers) gave ace a brother (who's name is grant. ace/joe grant/frank? walk with me here). his dad was a police detective, his mom was a librarian (just like the hardy boys' parents). he was an eagle scout, and i believe joe hardy was a boy scout.

so then. to have the characters all carve their names under a table and have ace writing his initials as "A.H."

it's just!! it's so!!!!! it makes me scream eternally.

When did you first know you had feelings for me? The day you made the volcano erupt.

when did you first know you had feelings for me?

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got tired of copying out the images, so here’s the rest from that thread:

a game of cat and mouse by @felicityollies / https://archiveofourown.org/works/10073753

favors by @felicityollies / https://archiveofourown.org/works/9121867

  everything you want by @felicityollies / https://archiveofourown.org/works/7896064 

haematocrit by @lexiblackbriar / https://archiveofourown.org/works/24376435 

haematophagia by @lexiblackbriar / https://archiveofourown.org/works/23735176 

always been you @olicitysbett / https://archiveofourown.org/works/22617319 

core curriculum series by @dettiot / https://archiveofourown.org/series/254224

shatter by thebaroness / https://archiveofourown.org/works/2199108

grind by ladychi / https://archiveofourown.org/works/1080980

the new normal by rosietwiggs / https://archiveofourown.org/works/5652889

  sweating our confessions by @callistawolf / https://archiveofourown.org/works/24075433 

i know i don’t know you (but i want you so bad) by @sarcastic_fina https://archiveofourown.org/works/1156148 

(find a place where) happiness begins by @smoaksmile / https://archiveofourown.org/works/24862117 

(your love is) always on my mind by @smoaksmile / https://archiveofourown.org/works/23028616 

will that be all, mr. queen? by rosietwiggs / https://archiveofourown.org/works/1057537 

oxytocin by rosietwiggs / https://archiveofourown.org/works/1224181 

little black dresses and king-sized messes by MachaSWicket / https://archiveofourown.org/works/4082824/ 

what’s your fantasy? series by chasethewind / https://archiveofourown.org/series/52758 

dare to touch by smoaknbabs / https://archiveofourown.org/works/4599042 

model behavior by chasethewind / https://archiveofourown.org/works/4603140 

devil’s backbone by anthfan / https://archiveofourown.org/works/2795345 

remove all doubt by puzzledhats / https://archiveofourown.org/works/1107263? 

don’t you just love the desire taking hold of you (well, I can tell you do) by sarcastic_fina / https://archiveofourown.org/works/1183355 

four walls (of law firms and honey) by @dust2dust34 / https://archiveofourown.org/works/3982066 

the way you make me feel (i call it love) by smkkbert / https://archiveofourown.org/works/8498329 

the strings we attach by kwrites / https://archiveofourown.org/works/5368454? 

dream a little, dream of me by seetheskyaboveus / https://archiveofourown.org/works/4772999 

oblivion (is calling out your name) by seetheskyaboveus / ch 6 - https://archiveofourown.org/works/3103742/ 

twelve hours by @callistawolf / https://archiveofourown.org/works/12378546 

no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin by @callistawolf / https://archiveofourown.org/works/8436772 

helping hand by izzyface / https://archiveofourown.org/works/11391354 

dropping towel by acheaptrickandacheesyoneline / https://archiveofourown.org/works/9715457

technical awareness and DIGITal input by sailorslayer3641 / https://archiveofourown.org/works/4048378

  make you feel that lovin’ by icouldbuildacastle / https://archiveofourown.org/works/3791956 

heat wave by mdchica83 / https://archiveofourown.org/works/2364593 

another kind of island by emmilyne / https://archiveofourown.org/works/5943487 

the arrangement by anythingbutplatonic / https://archiveofourown.org/works/6729256 

taste of your poison paradise by hoodiesandcomputers / https://archiveofourown.org/works/3149957