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Lottielee Weekend

Day 3: Mourning/Grief

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Lottielee Weekend

Day 3: Free Choice / Time

Time, also known as 'what they didn't get together' 😭 i've been wanting to make a collage-of-sorts with a what could have been vibe and this seemed like the perfect opportunity! so here's a laura lee lives and she and lottie spend their lives happy together au

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Lottielee Weekend

Day 4: Free Choice

i made this collage art a few weeks ago, when i was testing how to use the shuffles app (from pinterest)

there's not much concept behind it 😅

just me trying to bring up some symbolisms that surrounds lottie and laura lee's relationship durong the show, like the teddy bear or the heliotrope flowers (based on courtney eaton's theory that the heliotrope from adult lottie's compound comes from one of laura lee's dresses) or the cross, and, also, the skeleton lovers as a symbol of a love that transcends the realms of the living and the dead and that matches perfectly with the show's inspiration in Gothic horror 😅

also, a bit of a "take me to church by hozier" reference in the quote "there's no sweet innocence than our gentle sin", bc, even if the context of the show is very different, i think it matches the idea of lottie and laura lee's bond being almost an heresy to, paraphrasing adult lottie, "the God of that Place" for being something delicate in such a brutal fictional universe like yellowjackets

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Lottielee Weekend

Day 2: The fiery heavens

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OP not to play favorites but this FUCKS

Lottielee Weekend!!

I do have a fic I'm working on for the Missing/Extended Scene prompt but alas I am slow at writing and it's not done. Still, I'm fascinated with the religious iconography within the show, so I went with some images/webweaving for the alternate prompt!

Day 1: The Angelic Substance

Yellowjackets / The Creation of Adam by Michaelangelo / The Baptism of the Christ by Daniel Bonnell / Soaring Angel with hand on chest by Dmitrii Sorochinskii / The Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel / Jacob Wrestles the Angel from by Charles Foster / Whakataukī/tongi – Metaphors/prophetic sayings / TheFreeThesaurus / Merriam-Webster Dictionary / Dictionary.com / Maori Dictionary

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for lottielee weekend day 1: missing/extended scene

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so, i don't know much this fits into today's theme for lottielee weekend, "day 1: missing/extended scene", but...😅

yesterday i was talking with some discord server friends about the theme of belonging in yellowjackets, and it made me want to expand a bit on how important the relationship between lottie and laura lee is even if they had a relatively short time together in season 1 (if i remember correctly, the showrunners said they abandoned any attempt at tracing an outline for teen timeline, but, as some might know now with those leaked scripts from a few months ago, they spent only three days as each other's People, so, a really short time!!!!)

lottielee is such an special ship, not bc it's "healthier" or whatever, especially since it isn't healthier than any other yellowjackets ship lol

it's special bc lottie spent her whole life feeling like she is an error of nature due to all the psychophobia/sanism that she has faced due to her psychosis episodes and schizophrenia diagnosis, and then comes this girl saying that she is not an error but that she is a gift from God.

and, sure, yellowjackets is a horror story, so that ends up being the catalyst for the tragedy that comes later.

actually, yellowjackets not only draws inspiration from horror, but it seems like it also draws a lot of inspiration specifically from Gothic fiction and literature as it's defined on the Wikipedia entry, especially the parts on how Gothic fiction "is characterized by an environment of fear, the threat of supernatural events, and the intrusion of the past upon the present", how "the depiction of horrible events in Gothic fiction often serves as a metaphorical expression of psychological or social conflicts", how "the form of a Gothic story is usually discontinuous and convoluted, often incorporating tales within tales, changing narrators, and framing devices such as discovered manuscripts or interpolated histories" and how "especially in the late 19th century, Gothic fiction often involved demons and demonic possession, ghosts, and other kinds of evil spirits".

so, with that type of inspiration, it was obvious that things would have a tragic end, which is lottie's downward spiral into cult leader precisely due to this new-found confidence in her visions inspired by laura lee's faith in her.

still, that dynamic, that idea of being moved by someone that tells you that you're not an error of nature and growing attached to then even if for a relatively short time, that is something that's so fragile and so...Human.

and, also, there's a parallel there to be made with queerness, yet another thing that systematic oppression treats as nature's mistake, and how much relief it can bring when someone makes sure that it is not.

as for laura lee, we can't say that it's something that is one-sided on lottie's part.

we can see in pool scene that she feels disconnected from the other ppl in church, as much as lottie herself seems to feel disconnected from her large but empty mansion; actually, that she feels so disconnected to the point of attempting to take her own life, or, at least, some form of self-harm by diving into the shallow end.

and, as jane widdop themself has said in their interview to the yellowjackets buzz podcast, pool scene was a result of laura lee having a similar immaturity to cope with emotions to what the other girls had at doomcoming, which adds to the idea that it was an impulsive act of desperation, a mental health struggle which was received by her peers as just proof she needed to have "more faith" bc she survived the not-so-accidental "accident".

there is a parallel to be made with queerness here as well, actually, with how oftenly queer Christians are told by conservatives that if they have "more faith" they will be "fixed".

so, lottie going after her asking for advice, it was probably the first time she ever felt like someone has seen her and genuinely took her seriously.

the first time someone really took their time to actually listen to what she had to say.

so, we have these two girls who are so fucking starved for validation.

and they met each other, and, for a moment, they belonged together before death (an very strange plane explosion with literally no spark or other catalyst for the fire, to be more specific) did them part, and that is tragic, and melancholic, and so so painfully human...

anyways...

lottielee is a such a raw and fantastic dynamic and i could spend hours talking about them 😅

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WE ARE LIVE!!!

One week to go till Lottielee Weekend 2!

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Three days to go...

One week to go till Lottielee Weekend 2!

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One week to go till Lottielee Weekend 2!

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Just a few more weeks!

Hello Lottielee Nation!

By popular (in some circles) demand, LOTTIELEE WEEKEND 2 will be held THIS SEPTEMBER, FRIDAY THE 13TH THROUGH MONDAY THE 16TH, coinciding with the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

As a reminder, Lottielee Weekend is a fandom event to celebrate, analyze, and generally come together over the relationship between Lottie Matthews and Laura Lee from the TV show Yellowjackets. While Lottielee Weekend will focus on the idea of a romantic connection between Lottie and Laura Lee, any and all fanworks—fic, art, edits, vids, meta, playlists—focusing on any facet of their relationship are welcome.

Each day will have an optional theme to spark your creativity, plus alternative prompts taken from St. Bonaventure's assessment of the Creation in Sententiarum Lib. II Dist. II Part. I Art. II Quaest. III.:

Day 1: Missing/Extended Scene

Lottie and Laura Lee get, in some chronologies of Yellowjackets canon, three days as each other's People between Lottie's baptism and Laura Lee's death. Give them more! Pre-crash, within that all-too-brief canon timeframe, after Laura Lee's death with apparitions or hallucinations, whatever you wish. Bonus points for making this one canon-compliant and expanding on things implicitly present in the show, but no pressure.

Alternative prompt: The angelic substance

Day 2: 5+1

Remember this format? It's a lot of fun, and used to be very popular. Five times Lottie and Laura Lee didn't kiss and one time they did; five times Lottie remembers Laura Lee and one time she doesn't; that sort of thing.

Alternative prompt: The fiery heavens

Day 3: Mourning/Grief

Here's your chance to cut loose and make it good and whumpy (not that canon needs much help with that). Really dig into Lottie's feelings, or maybe even into Laura Lee's feelings in a role-reversal AU.

Alternative prompt: Matter

Day 4: Free Choice

Lottie and Laura Lee don't get a ton of agency over their all-too-limited time together in Yellowjackets canon, but you do. If you've felt bound to the prompts on previous days and want to cut loose, here's where to do it.

More-optional-than-usual alternative prompt: Time

Some ground rules: Lottielee Weekend is for everyone. Clearly warn for explicit sexual content or for any gore or brutality that goes beyond what we see in Yellowjackets canon. Do not bash other ships, although criticizing or problematizing them (or even criticizing or problematizing Lottielee! We love them, but they're not without fault) is fine. Above all else, have fun, or what passes for fun with a ship as tragic as our poor doomed prophet and saint.

We will be tracking #lottieleeweekend and sharing submissions on this blog once the event begins. Feel free to use the hashtag on other platforms as well!

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Hello Lottielee Nation!

By popular (in some circles) demand, LOTTIELEE WEEKEND 2 will be held THIS SEPTEMBER, FRIDAY THE 13TH THROUGH MONDAY THE 16TH, coinciding with the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

As a reminder, Lottielee Weekend is a fandom event to celebrate, analyze, and generally come together over the relationship between Lottie Matthews and Laura Lee from the TV show Yellowjackets. While Lottielee Weekend will focus on the idea of a romantic connection between Lottie and Laura Lee, any and all fanworks—fic, art, edits, vids, meta, playlists—focusing on any facet of their relationship are welcome.

Each day will have an optional theme to spark your creativity, plus alternative prompts taken from St. Bonaventure's assessment of the Creation in Sententiarum Lib. II Dist. II Part. I Art. II Quaest. III.:

Day 1: Missing/Extended Scene

Lottie and Laura Lee get, in some chronologies of Yellowjackets canon, three days as each other's People between Lottie's baptism and Laura Lee's death. Give them more! Pre-crash, within that all-too-brief canon timeframe, after Laura Lee's death with apparitions or hallucinations, whatever you wish. Bonus points for making this one canon-compliant and expanding on things implicitly present in the show, but no pressure.

Alternative prompt: The angelic substance

Day 2: 5+1

Remember this format? It's a lot of fun, and used to be very popular. Five times Lottie and Laura Lee didn't kiss and one time they did; five times Lottie remembers Laura Lee and one time she doesn't; that sort of thing.

Alternative prompt: The fiery heavens

Day 3: Mourning/Grief

Here's your chance to cut loose and make it good and whumpy (not that canon needs much help with that). Really dig into Lottie's feelings, or maybe even into Laura Lee's feelings in a role-reversal AU.

Alternative prompt: Matter

Day 4: Free Choice

Lottie and Laura Lee don't get a ton of agency over their all-too-limited time together in Yellowjackets canon, but you do. If you've felt bound to the prompts on previous days and want to cut loose, here's where to do it.

More-optional-than-usual alternative prompt: Time

Some ground rules: Lottielee Weekend is for everyone. Clearly warn for explicit sexual content or for any gore or brutality that goes beyond what we see in Yellowjackets canon. Do not bash other ships, although criticizing or problematizing them (or even criticizing or problematizing Lottielee! We love them, but they're not without fault) is fine. Above all else, have fun, or what passes for fun with a ship as tragic as our poor doomed prophet and saint.

We will be tracking #lottieleeweekend and sharing submissions on this blog once the event begins. Feel free to use the hashtag on other platforms as well!

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More people see your vision than you might think! Join the Lottielee Discord server today!

does anyone see my vision

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Is it okay to make a (very) late addition to Lottielee Weekend? I don’t use tumblr that often and only found out about it now, but I wanted to have my take at it - should I go for it or wait for a future chance?

Love this challenge, btw!!

Yes! Please do!

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more lottielee weekend stories!

not my stories but the writer couldn't share them on tumblr so i just had to recommend them all:

Day 1: Afterlife - Fair Trade - Lottie Matthews the widow of the lake, a woman who loved the sun and got ashes in return. - Words: 2,453

Day 2: In another life - Unblurring the lines - Lottie and Laura Lee haven't really had the 'what are we?' talk and Nat is very nosey about it - Words: 6,017

Day 3: Monster AU and Day 4: Free Choice: Monster in Angel Flesh - Words: 11,741:

“Is that blood?” Misty asked. She had already finished cleaning up Nat and had returned to the position behind the girl. Her right hand held a clean cloth to the wound. Lottie furrowed her eyebrows. and Misty used her free hand to point at the corner of Laura Lee’s lips. “There! Is that blood?” “…Yes…” Natalie finally spoke! It almost made the other two girls jump. Her voice was dark, a bit rough. “It’s my blood,” She confessed.

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LottieLee Weekend stories

to have them all in one little post, here are the stories i posted for lottielee weekend:

Day 1: Afterlife: Trapped within an abstract - Words: 4,051 - Laura Lee comes back with the rescue team and finds no one at the cabin → lottielee vs. parallel realities

Day 2: In another Life: Sky-bound (darling, lean your weight on me)  - Words: 4,771 - AU where it's Lottie the one who tries to fly the plane out of the wilderness

Day 3: Monster AU: All the gods have been domesticated - Words: 13,413 - The Conjuring AU → lottielee vs. the wilderness demon (literally)

Day 4: Free Choice: Sanctify me when I'm dead - Words: 10,578 - aka my Laura Lee Corruption Arc → Laura Lee survived, lived long enough to experience the cannibalism, and blurred the lines between religious faith and her love for Lottie

(i hope you like them, pls read them and maybe leave a comment? <3)

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How were you able to get so many creators involved in lottielee weekend? I love it! I’m just curious bc ‘I’ have a ship that I’d like to do this with and have no idea how! If you have any tips I’d love to hear them!! 🥰

Announcing the Tumblr event several times, prearranging for established YJ fan blogs to reblog the announcements if they were interested, and similar approaches on Twitter that @lais-a-ramos handled! We also delayed the event by a month when people expressed that they needed more time in order to participate fully; it was originally going to be the weekend of January 5-8.

I hope this helps you organized your ship's event!