Shauna Shipman/Jackie Taylor

Shauna Shipman/Jackie Taylor is a fanon femslash pairing in the Yellowjackets fandom. Their canon relationship is the subject of much debate and speculation, but at the very least an intense, borderline co-dependent friendship. The fandom are split on interpretations of the pair's relationship, which leads to a lot of online discussions.
==Canon==
Jackie and Shauna are initially portrayed as close friends. However, events later in season one reveal that there has been a simmering resentment of sorts from Shauna towards Jackie, and that Shauna had been sleeping with Jackie's boyfriend, Jeff, prior to the plane crash. In the adult timeline, Shauna is married to Jeff and has a daughter with him.
After the plane crash, Jackie struggles to cope and tensions begin to grow between Shauna and Jackie (as well as between Jackie and other survivors). This culminates in an argument with Shauna at the end of season one that sees Jackie exiled from the cabin. She freezes to death overnight and is found by a devastated Shauna the next morning. The guilt Shauna feels about this are very present in her adult story-line as she regularly hallucinates Jackie (the same age as she died) and continues to visit Jackie's parents even 25 years after the plane crash.
In season two, the survivors end up eating Jackie's body, after an attempt to give her a funeral pyre of sorts ends up less cremating her and more...cooking her. This was their first step into the cannibalism in the wilderness.
==Fandom==
Different fans in different social media spaces are very split on the nature of the relationship between Jackie and Shauna. Some are adamant that they were in love with each other. Other fans say that they think Shauna was in love with Jackie but it definitely wasn't reciprocated while others argue the complete opposite, that Jackie was the one in love and Shauna didn't return those feelings. Other fans saw no romantic chemistry or subtext between the two, while others think that it was deliberately left unstated and vague.
However, the pairing of Jackie/Shauna has become a popular one in fandom all the same. It is widely discussed on Tumblr and Reddit, and is currently the most popular pairing in the Yellowjackets AO3 page, with 740 works.
===Fan Commentary===
(overview of fans' reactions to the ship, including relevant quotes from both within and outside the fandom)
===Common Tropes and Fanon===
===Controversies===
There has been some frustration voiced by fans of the canonical pairing Vanessa "Van" Palmer/Taissa Turner, that parts of the fandom completely ignore the canonical sapphic representation in the show in preference of Jackie/Shauna. This can particularly annoy Tai/Van fans when their tags are used on AO3 or in social media spaces, despite the fanwork or meta not being about them at all (See also: background pairing)
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
===Fanart===
===Fanvids===
* chance with you by cam. A ship vid about Jackie and Shauna's relationship and the regrets Shauna carries with her, wishing she could go back and stop what happened.
===Other Fanworks===
*GIF set - In my head, I do everything right... by bellamysgriffin.
===Meta===
*An exploration of the uncertainty of the relationship between Shauna and Jackie (Mar. 26, 2023)
*Did Shauna love Jackie? (May 7, 2023)
==Archives and Communities==
*Jackie x Shauna tag on Tumblr
*Shauna Shipman/Jackie Taylor tag on Archive of Our Own
==Other Fannish Resources==
(Rec Lists, Big Bangs, Thing-a-thons, Holiday Exchanges, wiki links, etc.)
* A JackieShauna weekend, organised on Tumblr, is set to run for the first time from 13th-15th October 2023, using prompts voted on by JackieShauna fans (AO3 Collection Link). The seven prompts (2 per day, plus a bonus) are: 
** 13th October - And we did get through this together // Malibu, Milk and Confessions
** 14th October - In college... with or without you // The Princess and The Butcher
** 15th October - If only I can turn back time // Jealous Stares
** Bonus Prompt: Deep Friend Love! 
==References==
Category:Yellowjackets
Category:Femslash Pairings