#“Only babies cry” - Misty Quigley

[kings-paintbrush]

What's a headcanon you have for one of your favorite characters that you take very seriously?

All of my YJ age regression headcanons. For any of them I would DIE on this hill I made by digging the dirt with my BARE HANDS.

ESPECIALLY regressor Lottie and Misty…. And mama Shauna :(((

but uhm in terms of angst. LOTTIESHAUNA. I have lottieshauna brainrot. Any hc I have about them I take so seriously bc it makes me sick. They both blame themselves for Jackie’s death. Lottie would do WHATEVER to make Shauna feel a semblance of comfort although it’s impossible. It’s an endless cycle of misery on both sides.

(But I think I take my agere headcanons the most serious)

Great time to flex the legendary story of Kingston… there used to be SIX Yellowjackets posts on the Yellowjackets Agere tag… then I started requesting and posting and now look at it :3 I’m so proud of me

[happysparklingshadows]

𝙼𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚢 𝚀𝚞𝚒𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚢 + 𝚈𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊𝚋𝚎𝚝 (’96)

Warnings: Misty Quigley lol, drugging, smut, mature themes. 

Notes: I fucking love Misty and I think she needs to have more love! @zhivaxo @g1rlsriot @h-doodles

                            *.·:·.☽✧ ✦ ✧☾.·:·.*

Affection: How do they show their love and affection? How intense would it get?

Misty is very affectionate and shows it in all the ways of the five love languages. She kidnaps you, gives you quality time, touches you, praises you, gives you gifts of whatever you want, and even cooks your food (with or without drugs inside of them). She is intense and will tell you she is the only person to love you this way, and you can’t disagree. No one would treat you like their whole world and mean it. 

Blood: How messy are they willing to get regarding their darling?

Misty Quigley is not ashamed of how she can be. She will protect you and never feel guilty for something so simple. Protecting you; keeping you is all Misty cares about. She would fucking burn someone alive if it meant she could keep you. 

Cruelty: How would they treat their darling once abducted? Would they mock them?

Misty will abduct you, it’s just a matter of time and money to keep you somewhere safe, but she is not cruel about it. She would tease you, “Oh baby, is that too much for you? I know it’s stressful, baby.” But she doesn’t mock your fear or anger; she wants you to love her again. 

Darling: Aside from abduction, would they do anything against their darling’s will?

A lot of things. She will make you wear things like her to match, she will force you to kiss her even when you don’t want to, Misty will make you hang out with her, Misty will overwhelm you, and she will not go away. She is overbearing but doesn’t force herself too much because she doesn’t want to scare you off. 

Exposed: How much of their heart do they bare to their darling? How vulnerable are they when it comes to their darling?

Funny enough, Misty is a really guarded and not very vulnerable person. She has only been rejected and ridiculed for how she was and couldn’t change. She doesn’t let people in, even close to her. The wilderness experience was the only time Misty felt a part of a community; even then, she was still seen as an outcast. She wants to be accepted and loved but has grown her walls so high that she doesn’t know how to lower them. She lets you peek into her inner self by crying and coming to you after a mean comment. I feel like the Krystal situation would happen with you there, and Misty would make you quiet, and you just would because she is the only one to accept you. 

Misty cries quietly beside you at night, the other girls asleep, and finally gives Misty a moment just to feel her feelings. Misty doesn’t allow herself to cry too much; she is always told to hold her feelings in out of “Babies only cry, Misty. Don’t be a baby.” being told to her since she was 5 years old. 

Misty was never allowed to show those feelings in her house, and she never got to see her parents, so when she saw them, she just got used to acting like she was okay. Her breath hitches, and the smallest whimper falls from her lips. 

You stir beside her, your hand resting on her small chest and feeling the frantic heartbeats of your girlfriend. You open your eyes to Misty, wiping the waterfall of tears. 

“Misty-” 

“I’m okay-I’m okay, honey. Go back to bed, I’m so sorry. I’m sorry.” Misty quivered, her lip jetting in and out as she held her sobs. She quietly cuddles closer to you, and her smaller hand wraps in your hand. 

“Misty, it’s okay. I’m right here. Let it out; let's cry together.” You coo to her and pet her nest of blonde curls. Your fingers comb through her strains to calm her down. 

Misty whimpers and buries her face in your chest as she cries into it. She doesn’t want to talk about why or what she thinks; she just needs to cry. And you let her with open arms. You are the only person to ever do that for her, and she can never tell you how much she loves you for it. 

Fight: How would they feel if their darling fought back?

Misty would be desperate to return it or make it as before the fight. They would double down and force with everything they had, which is a lot because you are everything to them; they would just try to tell you they are right. They just want to love you and do right by you, and the world is just cruel to you two. They reject you two, but you two are the only ones to accept each other, at least in her mind. 

Game: Is this a game to them? How much would they enjoy watching their darling try to escape?

Yeah, she just would try and fail to hide it. She likes how you think you can escape her and that she couldn’t follow you with your scent alone. Misty knows everything about you and will do anything to get you back, and she wins every time.

Hell: What would be their darling’s worst experience with them?

Oh, I think Misty would have a lot of uncomfortable moments out in public and private with you. I think the worst event would be if she hurt you and she did do something harmful to you physically. I think Misty would break your legs to keep you with her so you can’t physically leave her (kind of like killing stalking, sorry 😭)

Ideals: What kind of future do they have in mind for/with their darling?

Misty wants to spend every day with you until she dies. She always gives off an old soul, saying things like “I hope I go first because I couldn’t-“ and crying. The idea that you could leave her and have your own life without her is unsettling and would cause her to split. Misty would want to be married, but she doesn’t want to be pregnant or wants you to be impregnated with someone else’s baby. She WOULD NOT have it. Misty is lowkey a bottom in the relationship. Even if she plays this white knight figure for you, she would want you to propose. When she is longer in the wilderness, she will come to the idea that you two could propose together, making her so happy. 

You kiss Misty as she giggles, trying to be quiet as the other girls settle in for the night, “(Y/n), They’ll notice we’re gone!” 

You kiss her soft pink lips again and look into her brown eyes, smiling sweetly, “Let them notice that me and my girl are gone. I don’t care about what they think.” 

Misty blushed and smiled wildly, she didn’t know what to do with this good news and this reassurance. “I want to be with you forever!” She blurted, blushing. She immediately regretted it as she watched your face intensely to see your reaction. 

“I do too!” You say back and kiss her, wrapping your arms around her neck. 

Jealousy: Do they get jealous? Do they lash out or find a way to cope?

Very. Misty gets very jealous and territorial about you and will confront them in her very Misty way.  She would push them away and remind you that you are hers with a pout and a thousand kisses to your face. She says, “I love you”s over and over as she pecks your cheeks. 

Kisses: How do they act around or with their darling?

Misty is very loving as she is weird and possessive. Misty loves you and listens to you with no judgment. Misty would completely change her mind if you talked about something with passion. Misty doesn’t like friends because it kind of is weird, but because you talked about it like onto her, she would watch every fucking episode like it was a ticket into your heart. She is so invested in you and so loving about it. She has never met someone so wonderful and pure before. 

Love letters: How would they go about courting or approaching their darling?

Oh, Misty approaches you like a knight in shining armor! She is a weird kid, and she accepts anyone who wants to be her friend, so you two become friends. I see Misty not speaking about her feelings for you at all and maybe even holding onto them for years. Misty and you met in freshmen year, and for three years, Misty would just stalk you from afar if she wasn’t trying to be your friend. Misty never really had that many friends, so for her to change your title in her brain from a friend to more took until you showed some interest back. The second you do, though, Misty will pounce on you. 

Misty’s eyes widen when she sees you lean into her. She feels like she is out of her body as she heard you liked her, and now as you sit on her bed at her sleepover without her parents, leaning into her to finally kiss her. 

Misty quickly kisses you back and closes her eyes. She is hungry for you, and her hands grab all over your back, with sharp grips with her fingers. She claws on your clothes, and you do her. You were losers all going through middle and high school, never having anyone to explore with or date; you two were each other’s only friends. You were the only person ever to accept Misty’s oddness that seemed to make her unlovable to the world. 

“Fuck, Misty-” You moan as Misty pulls your shirt over your head and litters your neck and chest with kisses. Kisses, bites, licks. She wants to devour you and have you inside of her forever. Her knee comes up to your pussy as she humps up to you. 

“Iloveyouiloveyouiloveyouiloveyou-ah” She stammers and moans as she rubs against your thigh and you fall apart from her knee. Your hands rub and touch her body, worshiping her body and letting her feel the love she has never had. 

Mask: Are their true colors drastically different from how they act around everyone else?

I don’t believe Misty can really mask her feelings or motives. People in the show mention that she has an unsettling presence and that you can always tell when she is around. Misty has an aura about her that spells out all her darker ways before she can even speak. It’s her fatal curse never to be able to mask. 

Naughty: How would they punish their darling?

Misty would punish you in many ways. Misty usually uses her angry face to punish most of the time, but she can get physical by spanking you. Misty would get a tight lip, and she would just be wound up until she could explode onto you. 

Oppression: How many rights would they take away from their darling?

Who told you that you have rights? Who said Misty had rights? To Misty and your relationship, almost no boundaries or things are entirely your own. Misty completely encompasses your life and is in every part of it. It is completely consuming being together, and it’s addictive to both of you, addicted to finally feeling accepted by someone. Misty doesn’t try to make you uncomfortable or like you can’t have things, but she has some serious control issues. 

Patience: How patient are they with their darling?

Misty is very patient with her love because she wants it in return. She doesn’t force too much at once and knows with some experience with you when to push and when to hold back information. 

Quit: If their darling dies, leaves, or successfully escapes, would they ever be able to move on?

Misty would simply kill herself. Misty couldn’t handle the idea or the feeling that the only person to accept her and let her be herself completely was gone. Gone forever, Misty couldn’t handle it. Misty would have broken the black box to stay close to you without the world's judgment of being gay or just being able to keep you close. 

Regret: Would they ever feel guilty about abducting their darling? Would they ever let their darling go?

Misty would never understand the feeling of guilt. I don’t think Misty has much, if any, empathy and guilt because I believe Misty has some sort of anti-personality disorder. Misty doesn’t like making you feel bad because she can’t handle seeing you upset WITH her. But she doesn’t know much about what she did to make you mad. 

Stigma: What brought about this side of them (childhood, curiosity, etc)?

Childhood. These tendencies developed by being labeled weird at a young age and neglected by her family; Misty never felt good enough to have anyone care about her. She wanted to be unique like everyone else who got asked how they were, and people would care about the answer. Misty is bullied throughout elementary, middle, and high school. She would hold onto the person who loves her like it’s her only way to breathe. 

Tears: How do they feel about seeing their darling scream, cry, and/or isolate themselves?

Misty hates seeing you cry or distressed because she doesn’t know what to do. It’s like being left with an emotional child that isn’t yours, and Misty doesn’t know how to comfort you when you are crying. Misty is your girl if you need to vent or have comfort and are not crying. Misty will do ANYTHING for you to feel better. She sneaks you ibuprofen when you are in pain and doesn’t tell the others, gives you her servings when you are hungry, and combs your hair out of your face as you rage about someone being a dick to you. 

Unique: Would they do anything different from the classic Yandere?

I think Misty fits the Yandere trope very very well. But she is unique in the way that she is Misty. She is so odd and off-putting that it would be hard for her beloved not to notice those moments.

Vice: What weakness can their darling exploit to escape?

Her need to please you. She is a people pleaser broken by years of bullying and neglect. She just wants you to love her and to be loved. Just act like you love her and leave. She will follow you, though. 

Wit’s end: Would they ever hurt their darling?

I think the worst thing Misty would do to you is drug you to calm you down. She seems like she would not handle you rejecting her and being distressed. She would just give you something to knock you out. 

Xoanon: How much would they revere or worship their darling? To what length would they go to win their darling over?

Misty worships you, but it is not the same as how Lottie worships you. Misty worships the ground you walk on for having the charity for letting her be around you, let alone being able to love you. Misty finds you to be like gold dust in a pan. She finally found what she has been working hard for and living a hard life. 

Yearn: How long do they pine after their darling before they snap?

Misty would take years because her insecurities would stop her. Misty is somewhat slow to show that she is attracted to you and in love because you are her only friend. Misty would snap when the reader shows interest in her, and she wouldn’t even think more about it. 

Zenith: Would they ever break their darling?

Misty would be clumsy and awkward in her attempt to break you. When Misty is just being herself and loving you the way she does with all of her being, you would just accept it because she is the only person in your life. She worships the ground you walk on. 

Yandere Level

10/10 (Misty is the most classic Yandere character I have seen in a Western show so far in my lifelong guilty pleasure of yanderes) 

Freedom Level

2/10 (You are not free because Misty knows your every move and will not let you out of her sight, but you can do something behind her back, and she wouldn’t be super angry about it.)

Vanessa ✿  Natalie

[erin-gilberts]

yellowjackets s2 finale spoilers but I am screaming crying fucking throwing up that -

The wilderness ostensibly did choose Natalie the first time. It was Misty in all her human cunning who figured out a loophole, how she could change the game so it worked in her favor. She saved Natalie from being chosen when they were young, so not only did the wilderness return for what it was owed, it ensured Natalie's death was at Misty's own hand. It's so on-theme. The girls wanted Shauna to live and so her baby died. They asked for food and then there was Jackie perfectly cooked. Misty rescued Natalie from the others and now Misty has been unable to save Natalie from herself because she has never, ever been willing or able to engage with her own darkness no matter how many innocent people she hurts.

It's tragic and cosmic and it rips out my heart. Misty never wanted Crystal to die and she never wanted Natalie to die. This is the same girl who expressed anger at herself through grief-stricken sobs as she cried out, "You always do this!" She doesn't understand why she's like this or how she manages to shatter every single thing she cares about in the world despite trying so desperately to protect and preserve them. But she does. She's done it again and again and she always, every time, finds a way to make it not her fault.

The thing is - as much as the wilderness seems to function as a genie-esque entity that grants wishes but never in the way one might expect - "the wilderness" was always primarily a convenient excuse for the girls to externalize the darkness they couldn't accept as part of them. Shauna says as much - that it was an unspoken agreement among them to shift the fault for whatever they had to do to survive onto this powerful force that was easy to buy into and blame.

"It" returned and chose Natalie again because "it" is that need to justify and defend and believe even in the face of all evidence that you're still a good person who loves and helps and takes care of people. You're not a monster. You're not a killer, and even if you did kill a few people, it was for the good of the group.

Until, that is, you miscalculate your aim, and you get to live with having watched the light leave the eyes of the last person you loved in your arms because you killed her. You killed her for nothing; it meant nothing, it did nothing, it was for nothing, and it's going to ruin Misty Quigley as the one act she will never, ever find a good enough excuse to soothe away the guilt of.