At this point, Riverdale is whatever it is week to week, but our love for Bughead isn’t going anywhere! (Lbr neither is theirs for each other.) Five-ever shoutout to everyone in our (excellent endless meme making) corner of the internet for continuing to take the time to create, show love to everyone who does, & just for being here & making this fandom a more gorgeous, hilarious, & excellently well-written place to be.
If you’re looking for all manner of choice reads, art pieces, edits, or gifs, don’t miss out on all the fantastic content and creators that were nominated this round! They can ever-so-conveniently be found in our Nominees Masterlist Posts: [Multi-Chapters] [Oneshots] [Specifics - Multi-Chapter or Oneshot] [Authors and Bonus] [9th Bughead Fanfiction Awards - Nominees AO3 collection].
Get out the bulk order Party Village FBI jackets milkshakes, it’s time to congratulate the winners of The Ninth Bughead Fanfiction Awards & flat out just celebrate our entire fandom!
Multi-Chapter Overall: Complete: kill your darlings by meditationonbaaal / @sweetsoundsofignorance
Multi-Chapter Overall: WIP: a shot in the dark by iconicponytail / @iconic-ponytail
Multi Fluff (TIED!!): I Seem to Have Loved You in Numberless Forms by lady_grey_reborn / @middleagedresidentofriverdale AND you can count on me by stonerbughead / @stonerbughead
Multi Angst or Hurt/Comfort: Scars & Souvenirs by bluevelvetvideo, Mieteve_Minijoma / @bluevelvetvideo, @mieteve-minijoma
Multi Fantasy/SciFi: there’s something wrong in the village by thatiranianphantom / @thatiranianphantom
Oneshot Overall: five endings jughead never wrote (and one he did) by loveleee / @imreallyloveleee
Oneshot Fluff: old friends by sullypants / @sullypants
Oneshot Angst or Hurt/Comfort: Revival by easyluckyfree45 / @easyluckyfree45
Oneshot Fantasy/SciFi: Amor Fati by thepointoftheneedle / @thepointoftheneedle
Favorite Betty or Jughead: Betty Cooper, Girl Reporter by sullypants / @sullypants
Between the Sheets: Viper Radio by Lucivar / @lucivar
Under the Radar: a soft epilogue by thatiranianphantom / @thatiranianphantom
Tropefest: the unbearable temptation of jughead jones by Smudge / @thetaoofbetty
Favorite Series: Adventures with Uncle Hobo by EdgarsAbandonedRocketship / @edgarsabandonedrocketship
Author Overall: LikeMeReckless / @likemereckless
New(er) in Town: EdgarsAbandonedRocketship / @edgarsabandonedrocketship
Smut (TIED!!): lucivar / @lucivar AND Smudge / @thetaoofbetty
Fluff: Loveleee / @imreallyloveleee
Angst or Hurt/Comfort: heavyliesthecrown / @heavy-lies-the-crown
Fantasy/SciFI (TIED!!): easyluckyfree45 / @easyluckyfree45 AND kesleyjo / @kesleyjo
Creative: thepointoftheneedle / @thepointoftheneedle
Favorite Commenter: @stonerbughead
Bughead Edit/Gif Maker: @bugheadchemistry
Riverdale Gif Maker: @horrorlesbion
Fan Artist (TIED!!): @edamamechips AND @satelliteinasupernova
Looking to read all the winning fanfics? You can find them in our 9th Bughead Fanfiction Awards - Winners AO3 Collection!