max's jackieshauna fic recommendations

because i read way too much jackieshauna fic, so now it's time to share with the class. this is a non-exhaustive, perpetually work in progress list of fics i enjoyed, not really in any particular order, along with any relevant thoughts and notes. i will try to update it regularly.

all authors on here you have my heart <3 dm me on twitter for removal.


canon universe

this still includes canon-divergent AUs (i.e. no crash, jackie lives, etc).

wander your own land by namelessblade
rating: M | words: 449,246 | chapters: 7/?
notes: jackie lives, wilderness baby lives. my favourite yj fic

the magnifence of my skeleton by haleyzz
rating: M | words: 114,907 | chapters: 15/?
notes: jackie isn't on the plane when it crashes

the lost land by haleyzz
rating: T | words: 23,851 | chapters: 1/1
notes: post rescue shauna centric, told from pov of her mother, 2nd person pov. i bawl every damn time

talk, valentina! by shauna_apologist
rating: M | words: 78,797 | chapters: 10/10
notes: no crash, jackie defending shauna from homophobia under the guise of being a great ally

butterfly v. yellowjacket by nowthatwecandoanythingwhatwillwedonow
rating: T | words: 11,133 | chapters: 1/6
notes: shauna dies au, technically incomplete but the one chapter by itself works well as a standalone

all i wanted was you by britishngay
rating: E | words: 174,090 | chapters: 15/15
notes: no crash, 2nd person pov, jackie and shauna reconcile as the maid of honour and best man for lottienat's wedding

same taste by DonkeyBrained
rating: E | words: 39,625 | chapters: 9/9
notes: double shauna au (s1 & s3 shaunas), crack treated seriously. jackie: holy shit! two shaunas!!

the re-education of jackie taylor by butcherbonez
rating: E | words: 74,525 | chapters: 5/5
notes: no crash, pretty much that one reddit post in fic form

make another stupid reason by amyrites
rating: T | words: 5,301 | chapters: 1/1
notes: post rescue, jackie lives, wb lives. the hilarious implosion of jeff's mind. trans jackie <3

the missing piece by 0gasstationcoffee
rating: E | words: 7,526 | chapters: 1/1
notes: pre crash. threesome, jackie only feels comfortable sleeping with jeff if shauna is also there

the frostbite trap by angelofyourhell
rating: E | words: 11,749 | chapters: 1/1
notes: post rescue, adult timeline, misty pov. locked in a room to talk about their feelings trope

alternative universe

endure & survive by haleyzz
rating: M | words: 79,804 | chapters: 10/?
notes: zombie apocalypse au, inspired by tlou

knock knock, let the devil in by TheDragonsLittleBird
rating: T | words: 58,218 | chapters: 9/9
notes: venom!shauna au, spider!lottie, lottienat also plays a large part. i watched the entire venom trilogy because i loved this fic so much

necrosis by heatherchandler (chansaw)
rating: M | words: 5,800 | chapters: 1/?
notes: warm bodies au, 2nd person pov, zombie jackie

love to hate me by kacchixx
notes: smau (so it links to twitter), modern celebrity au, chronically online as fuck. idk how to even begin explaining this one you just have to read it. my favourite smau ever

you're just a bee charmer by tabithatwo
rating: E | words: 53,166 | chapters: 11/11
notes: catfish au, no crash, everything is the same tbh but it takes place in 2006 as opposed to 1996. shauna catfishing jackie

there can't be two of us by gayfilmdegree, kleksuh
notes: smau (so it links to twitter), modern au. whs confessional accounts decide to terrorise shauna by airing out all her business

obligatory non-jackieshauna section

natural habits by woodenpicador
rating: E | words: 453,733 | chapters: 13/13 | shauna/nat
notes: pre crash, shauna tutoring nat. the holy bible of shaunanat fics

ship of theseus by wishedonthemoon
rating: E | words: 91,128 | chapters: 6/24 | general, slight shauna/nat
notes: post rescue, amnesia au

lucky draw by Anonymous
rating: T | words: 4,638 | chapters: 2/4 | lottie/nat (but see notes)
notes: soulmate au where you have multiple soulmate candidates. meant to be lottienat but presumably abandoned so only the shaunanat and travnat chapters were published. still good tho!

honey come over, the party's gone slower by tabithatwo
rating: T | words: 4,369 | chapters: 1/1 | jackie&nat
notes: after life au. taking place right after nat's death in 2x09, jackie helps assimilate her to the other side

an unofficial anthology of the online fandom for the yellowjackets tragedy by banerries
rating: T | words: 23,433 | chapters: 23/? | general
notes: a look at the online fandom surrounding the yellowjackets in universe. must be read on desktop for formatting to work!!

shauna ao3 jackie

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Pub: 23 Jul 2025 13:55 UTC

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