Rated: T (language, minor violence)
Pairing: Archie Andrews x Veronica Lodge
Characters: Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Sweet Pea, Veronica Lodge
Summary: High School Junior Archie Andrews is just trying to make first line on the lacrosse team and get a date with new girl Veronica Lodge. Investigating a dead body found in the woods and accidentally being bitten by a werewolf wasnât really part of the plan.
AKA: the Riverdale Teen Wolf AU no one asked for.
AN: This is the first part of my Riverdale Teen Wolf AU Anthology! This two-shot is based on episode one of Teen Wolf. All one-shots in the series will be on AO3 for convenience. Focal characters will be dependent on each fic. Written for @southsidearchiveâs weekly prompt: werewolves.
In hindsight, maybe going towards the strange noise outside wasnât his smartest decision.
Archie grips the bat tighter in his hands, holding it close to his torso as he takes a deep breath. Thereâs another soft sound from outside the front door, like the footsteps of someone shuffling around in the darkness. Briefly, he considers just ignoring the sound and going back to bed. Itâs probably just his imagination anyway, pre-school jitters.
Besides, everything is scarier at night when heâs home alone.
He closes his eyes, lowering the bat. âItâs okay, Vegas,â he tells the old Labrador sleeping in the living room, âitâs probably just a raccoon.â The dog blinks at him sleepily, his tail thumping against the floor when Archie looks at him, but otherwise doesnât movie.
A loud thump and a muffled curse come from outside and Archie tenses. That was not a raccoon. He doesnât think as he lunges for the front door and rips it open, bat gripped in his right hand threateningly.
A loud crack splits the air above the front porch and then a dark mass tumbles from the roof, getting caught on the rafters. The porch lights snap on. Archie and the other figure both scream. Archie raises his bat, eyes closed, about to swing until a frantic voice sputters out, âwhoa, whoa, whoa, Archie, itâs me!â
âJughead?â he gasps, cracking open his eyes and, sure enough, itâs his best friend dangling above the porch, his leg caught around a rope. A relieved sigh escapes him as he lowers the wooden bat to his side. âWhat are you doing on my roof?â
âWhy do you have a bat?â Jughead asks him instead of answering, hanging there awkwardly upside down. His beanie slips off and falls onto the porch next to Archie, and Jughead swears under his breath.
They stare at each other for a second. âI thought you were a serial killer!â Exasperation is thick in his voice and he sends Jughead a disbelieving look. He canât say heâs surprised by Jughead attempting to break into his bedroom.
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