This Was Meant To Be Brief (And Here We Are)

like cigarette smoke - 1888 words; in which Lottie reassures Nat she was chosen

feels like the last time (i fell in love with you) - 6394 words; in which Van and Tai take Shauna’s wedding by storm

coronation - 3371 words; in which a strong team engages in sharing the crown

the teenage lesbian's guide to not helping at all with a friend's crush - 1889 words; in which Lottie goes to the only gay person she knows for advice

a kiss with a fist is better than none - 2445 words; in which Shauna still has rage, and Lottie gives her a place to put it

want me to love you in moderation (do i look moderate to you?) - 24.6k words; in which sex is a game, and Tai always wins (which means Van wins, too)

bein’ reckless and young (is not how the damage gets done) - 4156 words; in which the Yellowjackets enjoy a party before Nationals, and Tai and Van prank the town

i can hear the sirens (but i cannot walk away) - 3814 words; in which the Wilderness will make them girl-gods, for a price

once you stop, stop looking (it’ll hit you in the face) - 21.8k words; in which the Yellowjackets embark on a camping trip filled with bonding and gay panic

honey, you’re familiar (like my mirror years ago) - 40.6k words; in which the teenage versions of several Yellowjackets come face to face with their adult futures in a bid to set things right

i’m starving, darling (let me put my lips to something) - 7173 words; in which the biting starts as an accident, but Van’s still not ashamed

wanted my heart (but i gave her my soul) - 55.6k words; in which Taissa doesn’t believe in vampires, but here she is all the same

are you down (to be a distraction, baby?) - 5013 words; in which Tai finds New Years Eve is best spent on a roof with her crush

flirting with the line (and then i crossed it) - 12.4k words; in which Van rolls up to the class reunion, and Taissa takes the opportunity to plunge over the edge of appropriate ex-girlfriend conversation

a lifelong love letter - 6844 words; in which it isn’t quite the wedding Van would have planned, but it is the one she gets to choose

carve your name on arrival (don’t pass go)  - 2,375 words; in which the team plays together in life...and haunts together in death

what doesn't kill you (doesn't kill you) - 6,281 words; in which Tai and Van have a post-break-up date to see Bend It Like Beckham

tell 'em i'm a good kisser  - 58k words; in which Van is rescued by a beautiful stranger who only needs a fake girlfriend for a “little while”

am i gonna lose myself again? (i quite like the person that i am) - 19.6k words; in which Van makes an ill-advised visit after her mother’s funeral

one goal - 2,975 words; in which Van is an exceptional goalie, and Taissa is exceptionally exasperating

open the past and present now (and we are there) - 11.1k words; in which a love story cares little for “should”

if you wanna play it like a game (come on, come on, let's play) - 6409 words; in which a crush on the goalie turns Taissa into an utter goober

(don’t care if it hurts) i wanna have control - 4778 words; in which, twenty years later, Tai and Van have new discoveries to make

bury it and rise above - 8642 words; in which Van and Tai join the mile-high club (technically)

fleeting - 6807 words; in which Van’s pretty used to having crushes on her friends

come and find me (dancing all alone)  - 6502 words; in which it’s hard to tell a girl how much you like her (so Taissa throws her a private Prom instead)

playing favorites - 3890 words; in which a bored eldritch nature god loves some of Its toys more than others

don’t you ever tame your demons (always keep ‘em on a leash) - 30.8k words; in which the Wilderness replaces Van’s voice with tooth and claw

it’s not faith (if you use your eyes) - 8777 words; in which Taissa ascends to godhood

yield - 5271 words; in which the Yellowjackets start a fight club in the woods

babe, i know that it's your soul (could you bottle it up?) - 10.3k words; in which Tai and Van don’t need to talk about what they’re doing

don't know if it's right (but i know that i'm having fun with you, baby)  - 11.3k words; in which Taissa attends Shauna’s wedding only to find herself set up with a charming redhead

this conversation's classic (can predict this shit line by line) - 4188 words; in which Van goes out dancing

the other side of someday - 49k words; in which Taissa finds herself sharing her body with a long-dead goalie

(stop the world and) melt with you - 2612 words; in which a lack of relationship boundaries escalates to inescapable degrees

i am all alone and far from home (and i don’t always know what’s good for me) - 42.5k words; in which the plane splits on the way down, and Taissa and Van find themselves alone in the wilderness

this is a gift (it comes with a price) -  2535 words; in which Van can’t die, which has its horrible advantages

a good mistake needed making (maybe you need the same thing) - 110.9k words; in which Van and Tai find themselves navigating a FWB relationship in their 40s over the course of a year

your savior doesn’t look a thing like me - 63.4k words; in which Van and Taissa find themselves in a very unconventional (albeit lifesaving) OT3

the only game in town - 2776 words; in which a little ship traverses the cosmos in search of treasure and freedom

roll the dice - 4400 words; in which Van’s a killer DM, but her players are chaos incarnate

sip from my devil's cup - 17.9k words; in which Taissa Turner traverses the nine circles of Hell to bring back the love of her life

tales from the wilderness - word count variable; a compilation of (mostly) unconnected filled prompts for Yellowjackets

two versions of reality (only one dream) - word count variable; a compilation of missing/extended/what-if ficlets for Yellowjackets Season 3

THE HAUNTING ANTHOLOGY

silver mourning - 673 words; in which Jamie’s hair goes white overnight

postcards - 2388 words; in which Dani Clayton simply can’t sit still

(could be dreadfully) boring - 4028 words; in which boring is, in fact, ideal

(late night) bargains - 2079 words; in which Jamie wakes before Dani that night

heading into the dark (and we’ve got to hang on to each other) - 4908 words; in which Dani finds little lights to lead her through the dark

the thing about gravity - 2862 words; in which Jamie is called home

walking with the lady - 6417 words; in which Viola wakes and has an abundance of opinions to share, whether Dani wants them or not

wanting (more than any ghost could) - 7432 words; in which Jamie proposes an unorthodox method of exorcism

no fear (don’t you turn like orpheus, just stay here) - 3178 words; in which Jamie struggles to offer comfort after the events at the lake

souvenirs you never lose - 8497 words; in which Dani discovers five scars on Jamie (and leaves one behind)

(above) a boring little pub - 7200 words; in which that boring little pub date actually takes place

something to hang on to - 4181 words; in which Jamie, for reasons she can’t explain, buys a camera

unexpected - 12.5k words; in which Dani learns a number of things about herself in bed (and Jamie learns one thing about her heart)

learning a lot (about being alive) - 11.6k words; in which so much of the story is the same--but there is no gardener working at Bly Manor

the shape of it - 5419 words; in which the Lady’s method of taking Dani is nothing like they expected

been so good at wasting time (thank god for july) - 27.1k words; in which an unhappily-married Dani hires a landscaper who leaves her speechless

i’ll walk beside you, love (any way the wind blows) - 20.2k words; in which Jamie is the one to invite the Lady in

there’s an art (to life’s distractions) - 20.6k words; in which Jamie is looking for an excellent tattoo, and finds herself falling for her artist along the way

the key to any problem - 45k words; in which Dani is attending her mother’s wedding with her fake “girlfriend”--a perfectly normal thing to do, resulting in no complicated feelings at all (part I of wedding bells series)

an ocean away - 25.1k words; in which Jamie sets off for Owen’s stag party, and Dani finds methods of dealing with missing her (part II of wedding bells series)

having so much fun all alone (i wanna let somebody know) - 5703 words; in which Jamie’s efforts to stave off a headache are not accomplished in time for Dani to return home 

she tells me worship (in the bedroom) - 4387 words; in which Jamie’s never been one for religion--save for where Dani is concerned

who am i (that i should get to hold you) - 22.4k words; in which a person’s soulmate can be found in their dreams--and Dani has been trying so hard to make the pieces fit

fortunate - 9066 words; in which Dani and Jamie struggle in the pursuit of alone time

(how lovely i feel) not to have to pretend - 5579 words; in which Dani is exceedingly self-possessed, and only Jamie is allowed past the curtain

(your gift to me is just to be) bracing for the winds i always summon - 4060 words; in which Dani can feel a night like this coming on like a storm

to be perceived - 5918 words; in which the manor is too loud, Peter and Rebecca taking up too much space, and there is a pretty young woman at Jamie’s favorite table

with one eye open (all i see is you) - 4059 words; in which Dani goes on a gay speed run at her local club

on the hunt (for who I've not yet become) - 42.1k words; in which Jamie is taken in by the O’Mara family, and Dani grows up wedged between two confusing dark-haired best friends 

(you may be) my final match - 96.7k words; in which Dani engages in a friendship-with-benefits with the local florist, believing it’s all in good fun

go back one more time (and begin it) - 47.4k words; in which Jamie wakes the morning after Flora’s wedding--in 1987, with a second chance

(my love can be) the killing kind - 8553 words; in which Jamie is trying to complete a hit, and the associate from O’Mara keeps getting in her way

the beast you’ve made of me - 22.7k words; in which Dani has been carrying the splintered soul of an ancient vampire for half an ageless century, forgotten by all--until she meets by chance a woman in Bly who remembers

howlin’ outside your door - 6847 words; in which the women of Jamie’s family are born to run

eligible - in which Dani finds herself roped into a fundraising auction at the opening of Bly’s newest bakery

once in a blue goddamn moon - 6904 words; in which Jamie is the opposite of everything Dani has ever known, in the best way possible

consequences - 6334 words; in which Jamie was probably joking, and Dani can’t for her life stop obsessing about it

reciprocation - 20k words; in which Dani occasionally falls asleep before returning the favor

universal cue cards - 6188 words; in which the seamstress for her wedding dress jars loose what Dani has been trying to ignore for years

blink - 11.9k; in which Dani and Jamie make it to (and briefly sneak away from) Flora’s wedding

angels in the architecture (spinning in infinity) - 26.4k words; in which the afterlife looks an awful lot like Bly Manor, where all occupants are granted a second chance at happiness

at the end of fairytales (where do we go) - 212.7k words; in which magic and music blend together to propel the hottest new rock band to stardom

a call to motion (when you move, i move) - 4724 words; in which a holiday cabin comes with some particular bedroom modifications

(i’m not) the guy you’re taking home - 20.5 k words; in which, after a break-up in college, Jamie and Dani come face to face years later on the set of a lesbian romance film

masked author one-shots - word count variable; prompt fills for the Masked Author (2021) challenge under code name Hill Boy

(the rest is just) confetti - word count variable; a compilation of unconnected filled prompts for Bly Manor/Hill House

PAPER GIRLS

something (about her) - 5094 words; in which Mac notices five things about KJ (and KJ notices one thing about Mac)

nobody’s stopping you now - 11.3k words; in which KJ runs into an old friend in NYC

no time like the present - 2103 words; in which the kids discover makeup

embarrassing - 2538 words; in which the kids avoid their parents at a wedding

out of the rain - 2459 words; in which KJ stumbles upon a shelter in the park

drive thru - 1679 words; in which Erin’s friends support her first post-route job