BEING STUCK IN A SNOWSTORM WITH THE YELLOWJACKETS (headcanons)
bc currently my town is being decimated by a winter storm and it gave me inspiration . also we aren’t talking about how half of yellowjackets is set in the snow it’s when they’re teens smh this is adult timeline
SHAUNA
gets grumpy bc one of you is going to have to shovel the driveway and it’ll probably end up being her
apart from that she loves the snow
she’ll take a bunch of pictures of it to post on facebook in an unhinged uncaptioned photo dump
she’ll make the two of you an unhealthy amount of coffee or hot chocolate or tea whatever you’re feeling , you’ll develop an addiction to it with the amount she’s giving you . but “you have to stay warm” in her opinion , and also it makes her feel all aesthetic pinterest girl
she’s one of those people that has a collection of heavy knitted blankets that are worth like $500 each and she puts them to use ‼️‼️‼️ you’ll be BURIED in comfort she will make sure of that . no one gets cold in this house
also when it starts to really hardcore snow she’ll just go outside and stand there and watch. you know that tiktok of the woman making fun of american southerners who get a tornado warning and go stand out to see the tornado? that’s shauna with the blizzard
LOTTIE
you have to literally beg her not to go fucking “give the wilderness blood” bc girl sees one snowflake and is like omg il veut du sang
that being said lottie matthews is at heart a rich girl with 10,000 pinterest followers and when it snows , sunshine honey wellness center becomes a place of AESTHETICS
im talking the two of you will be laying in bed with heavy blankets and a record will be playing and lottie will have 3 or 4 candles lit
the two of you reading classic novels in bed <3
she sees heavy winters as very spiritual. a time to recharge and reset and be calm. she’ll coerce you into doing a couple of guided meditations with her that are themed on spiritual guidance and recharge
when you lose power tho she has a complete meltdown. not that she uses electronics much but when she realizes the stove doesn’t work and that the blender for her smoothies won’t work things go downhill so fast. you have to hook up the generator just so she can make a smoothie for her anxiety that came because she couldn’t make smoothies. girl is a mess
TAISSA
you’ll be taking care of her all week because she gets sick every winter without fail
doesn’t matter if she got a flu shot, covid shot, you name it . first snowflake comes down and she’s off to the doctor
but it gives you an excuse to sort of hold her hostage at home and cuddle with her and watch movies you’ve been meaning to watch together but haven’t since she’s been busy with the campaign
she actually gets kind of excited in the snow storm if the power goes out because it feels like camping. she will get frustrated with no TV tho , but if sammy’s there with the two of you she’ll go all non deadbeat dad for once and the two of you will make a blanket fort with him and all the other shit kids like to do
will try to order you guys a pizza and then get confused when the pizza place doesn’t answer. you have to remind her there’s no power before she goes on a tangent about stores having weird hours and how everyone’s so lazy
VAN
will NOT go out to shovel snow. you’re going to be doing that thanks she’ll be re sorting her movie collection to find some good blizzard themed movies for the two of you to watch
she’ll also go all autistic about the history of snowstorms and you’ll come back in from shoveling and get a lecture about some random snowstorm in some country you’ve never heard of from fucking 500 BC.
her house has a shitty heating system so you spend most of the time under blankets together but that’s not such a bad thing <3
she makes you watch her favorite winter movies, and if the power goes out and you can’t then the two of you will spend the night playing drinking games or playing cards or something like that
she won’t outright tell you to wear her jackets but she loves when you get cold and grab one of her sweatshirts/jackets to wear. she also does that 2000s movie boyfriend thing where you get cold and she’s like oh here take my jacket and while it’s so cliche it’s cute when she does it
NATALIE
tbh girl probably learned abt the snow storm bc she woke up covered in snow somewhere and was like oh it’s snowing huh
but anyway
she’d probably spend the duration of the snowstorm at your place because can you imagine staying out a blizzard in a motel??? no thanks
she’ll raid your booze and you’ll get drunk together by the fire. she might have some weed on her too if you’re lucky
you’ll listen to music together, she has better taste but she will still listen to your music, you take turns playing each other different songs you think remind you of each other
she WILL throw balls of ice at any kids that walk by. you will be having a lot of angry parents at your door the next day.
MISTY
is lowkey a prepper so she doesn’t care that much if there’s a snow storm. if the power goes out she can think of 50 different ways to get it back on
she loves to watch it snow out the window and show caligula
she’s definitely the one you want to spend a blizzard with
she absolutely will not let you leave the house until you’re wearing 20 layers of clothes
she’ll try to write poetry about the snow storm but it just sounds like a daunting ancient prophecy. when she shows you tho you obviously say it’s amazing and you love it because she worked so hard on it
lottie shows her devotion to you through the earth and its wonders. fluff! this fic is part of the spring event I'm doing, called love is an art.
In the wilderness, Lottie found peace amongst the trees and flowers. She found comfort in things that could grow, wildflowers that reached up to her waist in the spring and juvenile trees that slowly climbed taller than she was. To watch the world blossom and bloom was one of her greatest pleasures.
She still finds comfort in the earth this way. It’s part of why she picked this property to begin with: she wanted her wellness center to give her the same feeling she had when she was walking through the fields as a teenager, the sun on her back and the damp earth beneath her bare feet.
If she has achieved anything in this world, she thinks it is that she has figured out how to leave it behind. She has made a point to shed the expectations of the society she grew up in and to help others reach that freedom, and she would let the whole world cling to her if it needed to in order to escape the heat.
She met you in your interview last year. It was the first time she had ever questioned her rule of no dating the staff, which was a rule almost as important as no dating the residents. But as soon as she saw you she knew that all regulations she had put in place for herself were doomed to be forgotten, and now you live with her in the biggest cabin on the property and wake up every morning in her bed.
She gets up at sunrise. It is an old habit that originated with her time in the wilderness, one she has never been able to shake. A day where she misses the sun burning against the horizon during its ascent is a day wasted, so Lottie sets her alarm and makes her tea and finds herself on the porch every morning.
Today is different. She is not on the porch when the sun rises and her tea is in a thermos instead of her handmade ceramic mug. She kneels on the ground with dirt caked under her nails and a garden trowel abandoned off to the side as she lowers another set of flowers into the hole she has made.
She is gentle as she moves the dirt back over to fill the space. She handles the flowers she has just planted as though her own love might nourish them along with the water and growing sunlight, and all the while she thinks of you.
It is a simple garden. Lottie knows it is nothing too impressive, not like what she sees in the magazines. But the space behind your back porch was looking dull, in need of some love, and she thought that preparing it in secret would be the perfect gift to you for your anniversary.
She remembers the wildflowers she used to pick in the wilderness. They were small and dainty and so delicate, and on days where she went particularly hungry they looked candied. She would sit there for hours staring at them, brushing her fingertips over the soft petals but never plucking them off.
She feels the sun on her back now. As she settles the last plant in the ground she turns, and just like every morning she is greeted by the sunrise.
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She has cleaned all of the dirt from under her fingernails. She has changed clothes and taken the braid out of her hair by the time she gets back into bed with you.
Lottie wakes you up gently. She runs a hand along your shoulder first, following the curve of it up to the junction where it meets your neck. Then she leans down to press a soft kiss to your temple, then another, working her way down to your pulse point.
Returning a little to wakefulness, you tilt your head. She takes the opportunity to explore more of your neck, lips pressing against skin she has kissed a thousand times.
One of your hands reaches up and runs through her hair then. You are awake now, blinking sleep from your eyes. “Happy Anniversary,” you murmur.
“Happy Anniversary,” she echoes. Lottie sits up a little and meets your eyes. “I have something to show you.”
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thank you for reading!! it's been so long since i worked on a yellowjackets fic so this was a lot of fun!
lottie waking up before you to prepare a garden as an anniversary present for you while you sleep
LOTTIE WAKING UP BEFORE YOU TO PREPARE A GARDEN AS AN ANNIVERSARY PRESENT FOR YOU WHILE YOU SLEEP 😭😭😭
This is so, so, so cute and sweet! I'm absolutely obsessed. Such a wholesome fic, you are my favourite leader of the Lottie fan club (cult)! Thank you so much for this!!!!
Why do all these characters have nicknames and why can i never clock them. I’ve spent the whole time in the yellowjackets fandom slowly figuring out everyone’s given names from their nicknames and it’s psyching me out. It took me so long to figure out that lottie’s given name was charlotte and every time i remember that van’s given name is vanessa i have a miniature heart attack. Mari’s full name is probably maria. Fuck. Gen’s full name is probably genevieve. Shit. Jackie might be short for jacqueline. Crying rn. The fifth season is gonna come out or smth and tell me misty’s real name is mysterious quigley and i’ll have no choice but to keel over and die
imagine you had sex with your fine as fuck girlfriend and it activated your sleeper agent blood thirsty other personality. happened to my friend taissa turner
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