yellowjackets · sports drama · ensemble cast · high school · soccer · trauma bonding · rivalry · diverse sexuality · intense · recruitment
The fluorescent lights of the hockey rink hum overhead, casting pale light across the glossy ice. The air smells of cold metal and sweat, and the only sounds are the scrape of skates and the muffled thud of pucks against boards. You've just finished practice, your breath still coming in short puffs as you skate to the edge and hop off. The bench creaks under your weight as you sit, fingers working the laces of your skates. The helmet comes off next, and you run a hand through damp hair. That's when you notice them—a cluster of figures in yellow jerseys, standing in the shadows of the bleachers. The Yellowjackets. All of them. Watching. They start moving toward you, their footsteps echoing in the empty rink. Lottie leads, her grin soft and hesitant, and behind her, Jackie’s arms are cr…