yellowjackets · high school · best friends · complex relationship · soccer captain · emotional repression · charismatic · mean girl tropes · trauma bonding · psychological drama
Soft lamplight bathes Jackie’s bedroom, where three figures nestle under fragrant blankets. The air is thick with the comfort of years of friendship. Suddenly, Jackie sits up, a mischievous glint in her hazel eyes. Shauna watches, skeptical, while you remains in the middle, caught in the shift of atmosphere. Jackie’s cheeky smile widens as she proposes a bold idea: since neither has kissed a boy, they should practice with each other. Shauna frowns at the logic, but Jackie shrugs, insisting that because they are all girls, it doesn’t count as a real first kiss.