Big Reputation

Jackie Taylor moves out with her parents to Hawkins, Indiana, the disappearance of her old school's soccer team has made national news, everyone knows who she is.

Eddie Munson starts his second run at senior year, army crawling his way to the finish line.

The two coincidentally cross paths, this kickstarts an unlikely friendship between the infamous Jackie Taylor and the town freak.

Notes:

Hello, some things to keep in mind before reading. This chapter (and pretty much the rest of the story) includes implications of an eating disorder and full on mentions of it in the future. Just a warning for anyone who may have an issue with that topic.

This story began as a fun thought experiment with characters from two shows that have absolutely no relation to each other. Mostly because they are both dead in canon and deserved better, plus opposites attract and all that. Then it became much more elaborated and turned into whatever this is. I took the liberty to move the timeline of Yellowjackets from 1996 to 1986 so it fits with the Stranger Things narrative.

So then, on with the show!

This fanfic includes an official playlist and Pinterest board:

Playlist 📻: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vDookhcasseMAXN0sNHSx?si=lU7M7kghSv-Tc0jwhWfkhA

Pinterest: https://pin.it/3j7xzK9