You and one Serpent in particular have been dancing around your feelings for one another. That is, until you literally start dancing.
(Sweet Pea X Fem!Reader where you’re not exactly a Serpent either)
“Pea! Put me down!” You squealed as Sweet Pea threw you over his shoulder. Toni let out a loud laugh as the large boy carried you down the halls of Southside High and to your next class. You swung your arms, your tiny fists lightly hitting his broad shoulders and upper back.
“No can do,” he said as he continued to carry you. You let out a joyous laugh then, knowing there was no escape from Sweet Pea’s hold. “You have math next, right?”
“Yes, room 114, you dick,” you said, still laughing. Sweet Pea let out a chuckle as well as he stopped in front of your next classroom. When you had both feet firmly planted on the ground, you jokingly glared up at him. “I could’ve walked.”
“That’s no way for a princess to travel,” he teased and brushed a stray strand of hair out of your face. Your breath caught at your friend’s action, and a red blush spread across your cheeks. Sensing your shock, he pulled his hand away quickly. He twirled one of the rings around his fingers in an almost nervous habit.
“Thank you, then,” you said suddenly bashful. Sweet Pea smiled, regaining his confidence for a moment. You held the other’s gaze, getting lost in the color to his irises. Friends don’t stare at each other like this, you thought to yourself, but that didn’t break you and Sweet Pea from your own little world. Only when the bell rang did you pulled your gaze from his.
“Hey are you going to that party?” Sweet Pea asked, looking down at you hopefully.
“I don’t know, Pea,” you said, reaching out to straighten the lapels of his leather jacket, “parties just aren’t my style. You know that.”
“Yeah, but maybe you could go with me. I’ll make it fun, I promise.” You threw your head back a little, looking up and into his brown eyes. “Please,” he begged, leaning down to you.
“Fine,” you said, pressing your palm to his chest to push him away gently. He grinned at your action but leaned back anyway. “On one condition,” you added quickly.
“What? I’ll do anything,” he said, his smile still playing on his lips.
“I get to wear your jacket,” and without another word, you walked inside to your classroom. Sweet Pea was left at the door, still grinning like a kid on Christmas morning. He felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around to face Toni.
“By your smile I take it that she’s going to Fangz party?” Sweet Pea nodded and fell into step beside Toni. The two Serpents slithered off to their next class together.
“She is,” he said happily, “it’s going to be fun.” Toni glanced up at her tall friend, amazed that he was still smiling. Y/N definitely had a wonderful effect on him.
“Are you going to tell her?” Toni asked quietly, but loud enough for Sweet Pea to hear. His smile faded at her words, and he became the cold teen that even other Serpents feared.
“Toni,” he said, a warning tone in his voice, “you know that-”
“You love her? Yeah, I do. What are you going to do about that?” Sweet Pea clenched his jaw and rolled his eyes at his friend.
“She doesn’t-”
“Pea, she adores you. You’re blind if you can’t see it!” Toni’s voice carried and brought a few prying eyes to their conversation. Sweet Pea glared at the people staring and they quickly looked away. He shot a glance at Toni then.
“Not now, T, I don’t wanna talk about it here.” With that, he stormed off to his class. Toni threw her arms up a little in defeat before pulling out her phone. She opened your shared messages and sent you a text.
Toni: Your boyfriend is pissed at me fyi
You felt your phone buzz against your leg and you pulled it out. You read the text and let out a sigh. The teacher wasn’t ready yet, so you had time to reply.
You: P isn’t my boyfriend
Toni: yeah, whatever :( see ya at the party
You slid your phone back into your pocket and let out a sigh. Toni had been pressing you to admit your feelings towards Sweet Pea for months. She didn’t realize that it wasn’t that easy. You were friend with him and you didn’t want to ruin that.
Toni would claim that he liked you too, loved you even; but you saw that as farfetched. Sweet Pea was flirty by nature and very close to the friends he did have. His affection towards you was nothing a friend wouldn’t have. You would be lying to yourself if you didn’t think that, when you both stared at each other, you couldn’t sense a tension. It was hard to reason with that possibility, because, afterall, you were you and Sweet Pea was...amazing.
When you had transferred to Southside High, he and Toni were the only ones willing to hang out with you. It took a while to build the closeness you had with him now, due to his untrusting nature towards outsiders. But when a few Ghoulies had you cornered in the parking lot, Sweet Pea jumped to your defense. After he took a few punches for you, the two of you committed to the relationship growing between you.
Maybe, just maybe, your relationship was still growing.
“You look great,” Sweet Pea said, his eyes scanning up and down your form. You were wearing a pair of tight black jeans and a neat grey top. Your hair was styled in a casual way and you had thrown on a pair of old boots. Despite the simplicity, Sweet Pea couldn’t take his eyes off of you. With a grin, you walked over to where he was leaning on his motorcycle.
“Ya know what would put this outfit all together?” You dared to ask. You stood in front of him and he gently put his hands on your waist. His thumbs pressed into your sides and your body tensed at the contact.
“What would that be?” Sweet Pea asked, looking into your eyes with a scary affection in his eyes. You had never seen anything at the likes of it before; but it made you feel good.
“Your jacket,” you said smugly and Sweet Pea let out a gruff chuckle. He begrudgingly let go of your waist and slipped off his jacket. You watched and marvelled at his grace. He wore a red, black, and white flannel beneath the jacket and black shirt that matched with his dark jeans. His dog tags hung loosely around his neck, a signature part of his look. He looked good, too good for you to be hanging out with.
“C’mere,” he said, holding the jacket out to help you put it on. You pushed your arms through the sleeves and you could almost feel him grinning as you did. When it was on, you turned to face Sweet Pea, a smile on your lips. His dark eyes scanned over your form and there was a closed-lip smile on his full lips. “You look…”
“Badass? I feel badass. I think it’s the leather,” you teased and let out a nervous giggle. Sweet Pea shook his head and reached out to fix the sleeves of the jacket. His finger brushed your wrist, the cool metal of his rings causing goose bumps to rise. Or maybe it was his close proximity that caused the hair on your skin to rise with nerves.
“You do, but you look amazing too,” he said smoothly. You bit your bottom lip bashfully, moving your gaze to your shoes. Sweet Pea licked his lips at the sight, wondering if he had gone too far by stating his thoughts.
“Thanks, P,” you said, meeting his eyes again. You noticed how his gaze moved from your eyes to your lips and then back again. A blush rose to your cheeks and Sweet Pea took a stab of pride in it. He smiled and leaned off of his bike.
“We better head over to the Wyrm,” he said, “I still can’t believe Fangz managed to convince Tall Boy to give him run of it or the night.” He moved to straddle the seat and leaned over the handles. You smiled and climbed on behind him. Reaching behind you, you grabbed the helmet strapped to the back. You put it on, Sweet Pea grinning as you did.
“Yeah, but I mean, Fangz can be fairly convincing when he wants to be. How do you think he gets around like he does?” Sweet Pea let out a forced chuckle and sighed. Part of him feared that Fangz would make his way to you in his ‘convincing’. That was one of the many reasons Toni was trying to pressure him into telling you about his feelings.
“Yeah,” he said and glanced over his shoulder at you, “hold on to me.” You blushed and wrapped your arms around his waist, your chest against his back. Sweet Pea shut his eyes at your embrace, wishing he could feel this calm all the time. Even with the credibility he had as a Serpent, he really just longed for you. Your touch, your affection.
Before he could get lost in a fantasy, Sweet Pea shook his head. He started the motorcycle and glanced back at you one last time. You looked so beautiful in the dusk light, and so good in his jacket. Turning to the face the road, he zoomed off to the Whyte Wyrm.
“C’mon man, you’re not gonna get any tail tonight?” Fangz egged on. Sweet Pea rolled his eyes as his friend continued on. He was half-listening as he scanned the crowd, looking for your form. You had went of to find Toni, but now he couldn’t find you.
“No, Fangz, I’m not. I’ve got...other plans,” he was still looking or you as he spoke. Fangz grunted and looked out to the crowd. Something clicked in the boy’s mind and he turned back to Sweet Pea.
“By other plans, do you mean Y/N?” Sweet Pea stared at Fangz then, his eyes slightly aflame. “What, dude?! Just askin’.”
“She’s none of your business,” Sweet Pea hissed, his worry and unheeded jealously shining through. Despite knowing that Y/N would never be with Fangz, the mere thought was enough to set him off.
“Alright, alright,” Fangz said in defeat, “she’s over there by the way.” He pointed over to the bar where Sweet Pea saw you and Toni chatting away. “You need to tell her, man. You’re like a lovesick puppy. It’s gross.” Sweet Pea nodded, biting the inside of his cheek before turning to Fangz with a glint in his eyes.
“Then can you do something for me?”
“Toni, I already told you, it’s not the right time for it.” You said, fiddling with the sleeves of Sweet Pea’s jacket. It smelled so much like him; gas, rain, and cheap cologne.
“Y/N! You’re wearing his jacket! If now isn’t the right time when will it ever be?!” You glanced up at your pink haired friend and thought about what she had said. “He is in love with you, Y/N/N,” Toni added, “I’ve never seen him so smiley in my life. It’s somewhat disturbing.”
You let out a giggle at that, covering your mouth as you did. Toni laughed too, due to how true it was. The last time she had seen Sweet Pea smile how he does when he’s around you was when she gave him a dinosaur toy in the second grade.
“What are you ladies talking about?” You turned your head to see Sweet Pea, smiling as he made his way over to you. Toni grinned and glanced at you, as you blushed a deep crimson.
“This wonderfully boring party,” you said quickly, trying to recover. Sweet Pea nodded, seemingly deceived.
“Don’t worry, I’m having Fangz make it more fun. Like I promised,” Sweet Pea said with a soft smile. He rested his hand on your lower back and you smiled up at him.
“What did you do Swee-” Before you could finish, music started to blast through the speakers; specifically, your favorite song. “You didn’t.”
“I did,” Sweet Pea said, now wearing a proud grin. You took a drink of the soda you had in a red glass and stood up.
“Let’s dance then,” you said, looking to both Toni and Sweet Pea. Sweet shook his head, taking a sip of his own drink. “Oh you suck,” you said, hitting his shoulder.
“I’ll dance with you later, I promise.” You rolled your eyes at him and then looked at Toni hopefully. Your female friend groaned and nodded.
“Let me finish my drink, I’ll be out there in a bit.” YOu smiled and made your way out to the dance floor to wait for your friend. As you left, Toni turned to Sweet Pea and punched his shoulder. He looked up at her, the punch feeling like a tap. “You going to tell her?”
“Yeah,” he said, watching you as you started to dance by yourself. Other Serpents had made their way to the dance floor, mirroring your dancing. You looked amazing as you moved your hips, and Sweet Pea couldn’t look away.
“Good luck,” Toni said, squeezing the same shoulder she hit, “she’ll be shocked but she’ll love you more than she already does for this.” Sweet Pea smiled and nodded at her. Toni slammed the rest of her drink and followed your trail to the dance floor.
After a few bop songs, you and Toni had tried yourself out. But before you could rest, you walked over to where Sweet Pea sat. Toni plopped down in her seat and watched as you two exchanged words.
“C’mon, it’s later!” You whined, grabbing a hold to Sweet Pea’s hand. The boy grinned and listened to the music for a moment. The beats was still strong and fast; he needed to wait a little longer. “Pea! Let’s dance!”
“Give me a minute,” he said as he finished up the rest of his drink. As he drank, the song died down turning into a slow song. With his nerves singing, Sweet Pea set down the glass. “Alright, are you ready?”
“It’s a slow song now,” you complained but Sweet Pea just shrugged.
“So, we can still dance,” he held out his hand to you, waiting for you to take it. Toni watched with wide eyes full of pride. Just say yes, Toni thought, please Y/N.
“Okay,” you said, taking Sweet Pea’s warm hand. His finger clasped around yours as he led you out to the dance floor. Only couples were there now, swaying to the soft music. Sweet Pea turned and let go of your hand to place both of his palms on your waist, under his jacket that was still hanging off your shoulders.
You reached up and hooked your hands around the back of his neck, swaying like the other couples in the middle of Whyte Wyrm. You leaned into Sweet Pea’s warmth, resting your head against his muscled chest.
“This is nice,” you said softly, and Sweet Pea hummed in agreement. You moved your head and looked into his eyes. At first, you could see the nervousness in his gaze, then the familiar glint of affection in his eyes.
“Y/N,” he breathed out your name, still looking into your eyes, “I, I need to tell you something. It’s kind of important.” You bit your lip in fear and then nodded with a nervousness that mirrored his own.
“Okay, you’re worrying me, P.” Sweet Pea smiled and shook his head.
“Don’t worry,” he said, moving a hand from your waist to brush some hair out of your face. You flashed back to the school day, when he asked you to come to the party. “You said you weren’t a party person but here you are, you can trust me.”
“What is it then, P,” you asked, still holding his gaze.
“For the past few months, since the run in with the Ghoulies in the week you first moved here really, I’ve been changing.” You raised your eyebrows at him, not entirely understanding. “I used to be mean, like really mean. You can ask Toni later, but I’m not as mean anymore.”
“Why is that?” You asked, hoping he would get to the point. Your heart was hammering in your chest and the fact you were still looking into the other’s eyes wasn’t helping.
“You,” Sweet Pea said plainly. “Ever since I met you, I’ve become a better person and you’ve made me that way. And, shit,” he paused, “I love you all the more for that.”
“You-”
“I love you, Y/N,” Sweet Pea said, making his feelings even more clear. You felt a bright smile bloom on your lips. You moved one of your hand from behind his neck to his cheek. You rubbed your thumb across his cheek in a soothing manner.
“P, I love you too.” Sweet Pea let out a happy chuckle and leaned down in his state of joy to press his lips to yours. Your eyes instinctively closed when his lips met yours. You had longed for this moment for ages, just as Sweet Pea had. You hand on his cheek held his face to yours and one of his hands held the back of your neck, guiding the movement of your lips together.
When you pulled away, you were totally breathless. Sweet Pea leaned down, pressing his forehead to yours. You both had stopped swaying during the kiss, but nobody, except Toni, seemed to notice.
“Does this mean I can keep the jacket?” You asked and Sweet Pea let out a chuckle.
“I’ll let you wear it on dates,” he said, pressing another kiss to your lips that didn’t last long enough for your liking. You gently pulled on his dog tags, bringing his lips back down to yours for another brief moment.
“There better be a lot of dates in our future,” you teased and Sweet Pea nodded. Those words were like music to his ears, better than the actual music playing through the speakers.
“There will be, babe, I can promise you that too.” He said, pressing a longer lasting kiss to your lips. This time you tangled your fingers in his jet black hair. He smiled against your lips that the feeling of your you hands in his hair.
“This was a fun party,” you mumbled against his lips and he pulled away from you. He smiled down at you and pressed his lips to yours.
“See, and don’t I keep my promises?” You giggled and pressing your head against his chest. He wrapped his arms around you, holding you close to his body. He hoped, if he was lucky, he would never have to let you go.
“You see that,” Toni asked Fangz, gesturing to you and Sweet Pea canoodling on the dance floor, “I did that.”
“Uh, na uh, I did that. The music is all me.” Fangz teased and Toni rolled her eyes.
“Sure Fangz, sure. It was all you.” Toni shook her head and watched as her two friend finally, finally, let their feelings shine through.
Sooo I’m just thinking about last nights episode of Riverdale and it something just occurred to me . We’re definitely gonna find out Sweet Pea’s real name because they said Tall boy’s & Hogeye’s real names . Then there was that one time Jordan went live on insta with Drew and they said something about it being on the dog tags .
Ok but like I’d be 10x more interested if there were more interactions with Sweet Pea,Toni and Fangz, McMantle, FP & Alice, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, Sheriff Keller and the Mayor (lmao like i want the tea).etc.
-Forgotten charas and plots (ex.JOAQUIN!!)
More so than showing me:
-a “16″ yr old awkwardly stripping
-LICE every damn minute
-Veronica x Archie sex scenes (and I always liked them since the comics [old and new] but theyre minimizing them to only sex but im not rlly anti just neutral~)
-An uncomfortable approach at showing Cheryls sexuality (ex.creepy/scary obsession w/Josie) Like ya’ll can handle it way better than that ://
So someone wanna go on a long drawn out theory as to why they emphasized the rings on fangs and pea? Like I know they stand for practically their spirit animals but I just want someone to compare it to the scenes they were shown in🧐🧐
