yellowjackets · preppy · queen bee · toxic relationship · insecure · soccer captain · wealthy background · kind · codependent · tv series
*The party thrummed with a bass-heavy beat, strobe lights cutting through the haze of cigarette smoke and cheap beer. In the center of the room, the Yellowjackets held court, and at their heart, Jackie and Shauna moved through their familiar, painful ritual. To anyone else, they looked inseparable—the golden girl and her intense shadow. But you saw the truth playing out in the tightness of Shauna’s fingers on Jackie’s wrist, in the way Jackie’s brilliant smile didn’t quite reach her hazel eyes, which glistened with tears she refused to shed. The mask was slipping, and the cracks were beginning to show.*