I think Mal is more of an introvert than Stacey.
She would rather hole up in her room and write over going to restaurants, concerts, parties, etc.
True that Mallory has some introversion in her.
But Mallory does sometime join others for parties and at restaurants.
Stacey and Mallory actually are pretty close and have quite a bit in common.
I get irked with people try to pit Stacey and Mallory against each other.
Especially silly are the fanfictions that have Stacey outright mocking Mallory and considering her a "dork" or an "embarrassement." Book canon Stacey never does this.
Mallory has her writing and I think a few books mention that like Claudia, Mallory likes to draw, so yes, Mallory can hole up in her room for days at a time on her projects.
Stacey's gifted in math and science and both she and Mallory love to read.
I remember several books where Stacey and Mallory bond over books that they've both read.
Stacey and Kristy are mostly incompatible.
They're both opinionated and Stacey cares about superficial things in a way that frustrates Kristy.
I don't agree that Kristy and Stacey are "incompatable" and I get a bit irked when people pit them against each other.
True they both have strong opinions, but the only reason Kristy occasionally gets a bit frustrated with Stacey is because she knows Stacey is intelligent and is not some airhead.
And Stacey is not some superficial bimbo...she reads lots and is gifted in math and science.
Boys, popularity and clothes are
not her only interests.
I find the fanfictions that imply that Stacey allegedly did nothing but clothes shopping, flirting and chasing popularity very silly and unrealistic.
Kristy does know that Stacey is gifted, otherwise, she would not have allowed Stacey to become the club treasurer...she would have maybe had Stacey as an alternate officer and would have
never welcomed her back into the club after
Stacey and the Bad Girls.
I actually think Kristy and Claudia get along better and have more understanding, probably because of the childhood bond.
I think Kristy gets along with them equally well.
But true that Kristy and Claudia do have a bond from early childhood.
Kristy and Claudia are both outgoing and rather extroverted, so I see them along with Abby doing lots together in high school.
I also see Mary Anne, Stacey and Anna doing lots together also in high school.
Mary Anne and Stacey also love books as well.
I wish some people would stop belittling Stacey and stop implying that she's allegedly this empty-headed bimbo who did nothing but shop, flirt and chase popularity.
Stacey is
not Jessica Wakefield or Lila Fowler.
This, I’ve never seen Stacey as introverted or shy.
She's definitely one of the more confident and extroverted of the BSC, she's just not as loud as Kristy or Abby.
There are several books where Stacey is part of dance committees and putting herself out there.
Stacey isn't always confident...perhaps she's a mix of introvert and extrovert because yes, she does become involved in dance committes and no, she's not as shy or timid as Mary Anne.
But she does have her nervous or shy moments.
In the 1995 film, when Stacey meets Lucas and sees how handsome he is, she blushes and looks down while greeting Lucas.
Stacey also has a special bond with shy, gifted Charlotte...they're often mentioned throughout the books as almost-sisters.
If Stacey didn't have that quiet and thoughtful side to her, she would not have that deep bond with Charlotte.
And if she were some "shallow" person, she definitely would have little patience with Charlotte and also she and Mary Anne wouldn't get on very well either.
I do love the idea of Kristy and Claudia as close friends.
Me too. I also love the idea of Mary Anne and Stacey as close friends.
In my fanfictions, I have Kristy and Claudia living in Minnesota owning their own businesses and often collaborating on projects together.
They also don't live too far from the
Fabulous Five's Liza nee Beth Barry.
I have Mary Anne living in New York City as a high school counselor near the
Fabulous Five's Mona Vaughn and
Girl Talk's Randy Zak and Stacey as an engineer living in a city in Vermont not too far from the
Fabulous Five's Christie Winchell.