obviously some of y'all on this stupid ass website are mad about this and whatever. fine. argue with me in my ask box its been ages since i got good old fashioned anon hate.
in my head and what i personally like the most is a nebulous time frame where they get into a situationship where they are genuinely brought together because they both experience loss and someone they loved dearly dying (either chrissy or patrick or both for jason and obviously barb for nancy). they do have a connection! but instead of even attempting to find comfort in each other they spiral into mutual self destruction and use the other along the way for it.
instead of trying to heal from their losses, they fuck mean about it. every time they hook up it ends with them crying and one of them sitting on one side of the bed with their knees tucked up to their chest while the other sits on the other side of the bed the same way and they dont look at each other while they pass a cigarette back and forth.
maybe jason tries to do the "right" thing and walk nancy to her locker but nancy immediately shuts it down. jason is soo relieved. maybe nancy tries to go to one of his basketball games for him and he doesnt even look at her the entire time. they trade hand jobs and make each other cry in the girls locker room after the game.
anyways. its not a good relationship. its "toxic" or whatever. but it is interesting to me to see two complex and fascinating characters (that are foils in actual canon) self destruct and spiral downwards together while they both process losses that are larger than life.