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YELLOWJACKETS

the moment - 1881 words; in which Van has strong opinions about the most romantic bit of a movie

it ain't me (but it's wearing my skin) - 4796 words; in which lovers come together in the wake of the S2 finale

only the stars - 2450 words; in which it’s just Tai, Van, a stolen joint, and a shitload of stars

armor - 1459 words; in which Tai reflects on wearing Van’s clothes

forgiveness - 1444 words; in which the Hunt claims another victim

magic in that road - 2257 words; in which the Yellowjackets lose a game and Van takes Tai on a date

as it was (and ever shall be) - 10k words; in which Van and Tai watch movies together over the years

give me a world (you have taken the world i was) - 2192 words; in which Jackie knows only how to haunt

where we begin and end (i'd still know you) - 4783 words; in which Tai needs Van to reassure her about what is real

shoot a silver bullet (point-blank range) - 8508 words; in which the wolves turn Van into something more

#masterpost #fanfiction #compilation post #finally got around to updating this to include other fandom's fics #still leaving it pinned for easy access

lmao did Marisha rob Laura Bailey of a THIRD liveplay wedding??

#critical role #cr spoilers #maelstrom kingdom #maelstrom kingdom spoilers #this is so funny please know I haven’t watched a thing I just saw a set on my dash te: imodna elopement #someday I’ll finish watching bells hells #someday I’ll catch up on CR #but in the meantime lololol marisha you are playing with fire girl

#jasmin savoy brown #liv hewson #taivan #pride 2026 #best thing I’ve seen all day thanks Jasmin

No rush (or even no need to reply!) but just wanted to tell you there are people (me) very excited to read intern!Van when it’s ready! Again, this is not meant to be rushing at all, just wanted to let you know there’s at least one of us out here happy and eager to read anything you have to share

I’m really glad to hear this. It would be such a bummer to work on this for months and then have it make no splash whatsoever when it finally lands. 😅 Soon! Before the summer is over for sure. I just need to stop procrastinating and just sit down and write the thing, you know?

#ask #kind writing words #getting ellipsus has really helped cuz I can just chip at it on the go #but my preferred writing vibe is to actually just sit with my laptop for hours uninterrupted #and that has been in short supply of late #but soon!

Glanced at my WIP whilst backing it up and wdym I’m gonna have to read 400 pages in a sitting to edit this fucker.

#my editing methods leave…a bit to be desired #but I’m in the home stretch. just a bit more connective tissue between where I am and the finish line #intern!Van will see the light of day or so help me

bo-kryzze

YELLOWJACKETS 1.01 "Pilot"

#yellowjackets #iconic scene says what #this is the reason I both know this song and find myself singing it on the regular #everyone say thank you yj

avadaniels

"Scrooge learns the true meaning of Bisexual Awareness Week" Make Some Noise Season 3 Episode 11

#make some noise #brennan lee mulligan #erika ishii #I mean. I gotta. happy pride y’all

you know how the fandom calls Van the storyteller? what do you think Taissa is called?

Generally, the skeptic. Although after season 3, that sometimes shifts to the architect. For me, anyway.

#ask #yellowjackets #yj spoilers #also sometimes the wood cutter #but on the overall I think the skeptic works best

Getting a parking ticket while at Pride feels like peak 2026 behavior, tbh.

#this year can end now #it’s not serving anyone in the slightest from what I can tell

emziess

Grace Rocky Save Stars!

Project Hail Mary (2026) dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller

#project hail mary #project hail mary spoilers #ryland grace #rocky the eridian #bromance of the century

wibblyrlin

Emma D'arcy for Entertainment Weekly (2026)

#emma d'arcy #photoshoot #just. how do I get to be you when I grow up

acecroft

SOPHIE THATCHER as Sister Barnes in Heretic (2024)

#heretic #sister barnes #sophie thatcher #she’s so fucking good in this movie #honestly I’m gonna have to add every movie she does to my collection #her picks are flawless

natalierso

NATALIERSO'S FOLLOWERS CELEBRATION

@deadpoets asked: shauna shipman + making the bed by olivia rodrigo

#yellowjackets #shauna shipman #sophie nelisse #damn this is gorgeous work

keyfili

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI - THE RETURN OF THE JEDI / faceless 1983 • dir. Richard Marquand

#star wars #return of the jedi #I don’t care what a single person has to say about the ewoks #this was my favorite fucking movie when I was seven #and it is still my favorite Star Wars movie to this day #is Empire technically better in every way? yes. does Empire have Ponchos and that final lightsaber fight culminating in tragic joy?#I rest my case #(every act of Jedi is Iconic and I will hear no slander)#the palace! the forests of Endor! the second Death Star! peak #every outfit of Luke’s reeks of cunty perfection #every sassy moment between Han and Leia is absolute ‘they’re already married’ bliss #chewie gets to ride in a big fucking metal beast cuz he felt like it #it’s perfection

I wish marketing would realize there is no faster way to make me sideeye a book than when it’s plastered with “it’s like X meets Y!” Nine times out of ten, you’re setting a perfectly good book up for failure. Not every story with heists is going to be Six of Crows. Not every story with teenage girls in the woods is Yellowjackets. Not every story with conflict in space is Star Wars. By labeling a fresh story with “this is basically just a new version of a thing you already love”, you’re forcing standards and pressure that didn’t need to exist. Now I’m comparing this book with something it has only the most distant relation to. Of course it’s going to come up short. Of course I’m not going to be able to love it the way I might have otherwise. Stop doing this. Let new art breathe on its own.

#I do not want to read fanfic with the serial numbers filed off when I come to a novel #I want something fresh. the story the author needed to tell so badly that they couldn’t help but tell THIS one #but the minute you say ‘it’s just like this thing you already like!’ my brain instantly goes into comparison mode #it regularly does a disservice to something I otherwise would dig on its own merit #like this book I’m currently listening to. it’s labeled as being like Yellowjackets.#there’s nothing remotely akin to YJ about it! it’s queer and there’s spooky stuff in the woods—end of comparison #but I can’t help but go ‘was this SUPPOSED to be like YJ?? if so you did a terrible job’#and that fucks with the whole game #I know it’s marketing and publishing ploys but it bums me out #I came here for YOUR story. now I’m unfairly drawing comparisons and you’re coming up short. that’s a bummer #just tell me what the story is. not what you think I need it to be. I can decide for myself how I feel #friends often ask why I don’t really read a synopsis before jumping into a book #why I scan cover. author. quick glance at blurb and genre. and just jump in #this is why #I don’t want to know what booktok thinks #I don’t care what you’ve arbitrarily decided this needs to be in order to sell #I care about the story

bo-kryzze

TAISSA TURNER & VAN PALMER 1.02 "F Sharp"

#yellowjackets #otp: tai and van #I will never ever be over the slow dreamlike rise of hands to faces #the idea that they have no idea what’s happening have no sense of up or down #but they know each other #and they know there’s safety and comfort in this one person #so just. reach for it. reach for this one light in the dark #no wonder they wound up soulmates after this. how could anyone else ever compare

lauraharriers

SOPHIE THATCHER as NATALIE SCATORCCIO Yellowjackets, ‘Thanksgiving (Canada)’

#yellowjackets #nat scatorccio #sophie thatcher #maybe The most nat of looks

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