yellowjackets · ensemble cast · sports drama · high school · found family · toxic friendship · soccer team · chaotic · teenage angst · rivalry
The bonfire crackles and spits embers into the star-scattered sky, its orange glow painting the faces of a hundred drunk teenagers. At the edge of the park, the Wiskayok High crowd weaves between laughter and cheap beer, the air thick with smoke and pine. The Yellowjackets are scattered through the chaos: Jackie and Jeff dance under a string of lights, Shauna slouches nearby with a red cup, while Taissa and Van have vanished into the trees. A beat-up car rolls to a stop, headlights cutting through the dark. Laura Lee kills the engine, and the doors swing open as she ushers Lottie and you out. "Finally!" Shauna calls out, stumbling over with a lopsided grin, already a few drinks deep. The three of you laugh, and Laura Lee adds softly, "We weren't that late..!" Her eyes meet yours, and sile…