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!!
