actions are rigid, his whole body tense. it’s him, it’s him, it’s him, it’s him. words danced in his head ever since he figured it out, put two and two together and it was so simple. jughead jones, ‘ the riverdale ripper ‘, a werewolf. he’s stuffing a bag full of clothes and other necessities when he hears a knock on the door of the small, undisturbed trailer. lanky body freezes, seizes completely for a moment, then two, then he starts toward the door.
betty cooper, blonde ponytail, glistening eyes. also, his girlfriend, a sight anyone would recognize.
“ betty... “ mouth is agape as his head twists, turns to look behind him at the half packed duffel bag. “ now isn’t really a good time. “ he hates to deny her but he knows right now he has to. “ is something wrong? “ because even on the verge of leaving riverdale for good, he’ll always stop for her. then again, he hadn’t told her about that little detail, his incoming absence because how could he explain that? this was the best option for everyone involved.
“I’m so sorry I’m jealous… It’s such an ugly feeling.”
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dark eyes go wide , & archie andrews has to wonder why anyone in their right mind would be jealous of anything in regards to him . coarse hands will run through ginger locks , a huff of breath at the sheer thought of it all . . . ❛ shit , betty . . . ❜ & he has to turn himself , to face her , to take her hands within his own & squeeze them so tight she’ll know that he’s here . ❛ you . . . you have nothing to be jealous of. whatever it is you think you need to be . . . you don’t. you’re . . . so . . . perfect, just the way you are. please — i’m not worth any of this. ❜ elizabeth cooper . . . will you ever stop selling yourself short ?
( 𝙰𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙿𝙾𝙸𝙽𝚃 𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 , he’s too young , too immature to be able to state the notion that jealousy is natural ; that it isn’t an ugly feeling, & she shouldn’t feel bad for feeling this way. instead , he’ll render her to the image of perfection that she feels stuck to — he’ll get it right , one of these days . . . for now , though ? he tells her what he FEELS , what he thinks is okay for her to hear . archie andrews has a lot to learn , but he’s trying . )
ALL the text memes. i'm too lazy to copy & paste them but i definitely wanT THEM ALL
❝ & // ♡. text message starters | accepting!
send “✆” for a MORNING text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: good morning betty, would u like to get coffee with me before school today?
send “✉” for a text that WASN’T SENT.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: betty i think you’re really pretty and i want to hang out with you more.[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: is that weird??????
send “☎” for a RUSHED text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i’m coming i’m sorry, just got back from a gig. i’ll be there, promise… 😽 pussycat ears and all
send “⁇” for a DRUNK text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: ok i just thought of something weird???[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: if ghosts are real then do they watch u change clothes???? i’m uncmofortable now.[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: goodnight betty
send “✿” for a SUGGESTIVE text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: totally out of the blue, but you look really hot in your river vixens uniform [ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: and you look even better without it 😉
send “ø” for a LATE NIGHT text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i’m wearing that one mini dress to school tomorrow, you know, the black one?[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: would that look better with heels and nude tights or boots and fishnets?
send “✘” for a HATEFUL text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i just LOVE not seeing or hearing from you all day.[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: it makes me the happiest girl in the world 😑
send “#” for a RANDOM text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i need a new netflix series to watch… suggestions?
send “@” for a SCARED text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: when i said i was fine walking home by myself? i lied. it’s now 9:30 and i’m booking it through town. i need a fucking car…
send “&” for a LOVING text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i didn’t tell you bc i was too nervous but…[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: you looked stunning today 💋💋💋
send “%” for a CURIOUS text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: what size shoe do you wear again?[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i'm shopping & i found some high heels that you would look killer in
send “ツ” for an EXCITED text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: guess who just got booked for an out of town festival?[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: ronnie & the pussycats did!!!![ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: you have to come
send “$” for an ACCIDENTAL text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i’m NOT wearing that on stage, thank you[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: and that song was not on our fucking setlist[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: oh……………………..hi betty
send “♀” for a HEARTBREAKING text.
[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i’m not coming to school today[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i feel bad and i don’t want to get out of bed[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: it feels like everyone’s staring at me and talking about me ever since jatp broke up[ outgoing sms: betty cooper 💘 ]: i hate it
the kickstand of her bike ( a 𝐶𝐻𝐸𝑅𝑅𝑌 𝑅𝐸𝐷 cruiser , with a cherrybomb sticker being worn proudly on the fuel tank -- curtesy of one of the family credit cards ) hit the pavement outside of the cooper household . a place where , much to betty’s constant disapproval , cheryl has chosen ( many a times ) to show up unannounced , bike in tow & in CLEAR VIEW for the whole neighborhood to see . she calls this subtlety . betty , on the other hand had a few OTHER choice words for it that cheryl just doesn’t agree with . ‘ betty ! ’ an ever so chipper tone in her voice as the blonde finally decided to show her face at the front door . mind you , of course , she didn’t knock ; no , she waited outside for not even ten seconds before sending a strongly worded COMPLAINT via text . ‘ i need your freakish mechanical knowledge . poor rosanne , bless her dear , young heart , was making strange noises this morning -- they seem to have subsided , but i figured it was MAYBE a good idea to get you to have a look at her ? -- très pauvre door service , by the way . ’
it’s funny how things never change in this old town, & i want to tell you everything, the words i never got to say the first time around, & i remember everything from when we were children playing in this fairground. wish i was there with you now … everything comes back to you.
𝟶𝟶𝟸. 𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝚃𝙾𝙾 𝚆𝙴𝙻𝙻
time won’t fly it’s like i’m paralyzed by it, i’d like to be my old self again, but i’m still trying to find it. after plaid shirt days & nights when you made me your own, now you mail back my things & i walk home alone. but you keep my old scarf from that very first week, because it reminds you of innocence, & it smells like me. you can’t get rid of it, because you remember it all too well.
𝟶𝟶𝟹. 𝚆𝙴’𝚁𝙴 𝙶𝙾𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝙾 𝙱𝙴 𝙵𝚁𝙸𝙴𝙽𝙳𝚂
and we don’t notice any time pass, we don’t notice anything. we sit side by side in every class. teacher thinks that i sound funny, but she likes the way you sing. when i wake tomorrow, i’ll bet that you & i will walk together again. yes, i can tell that we are going to be friends.
𝟶𝟶𝟺. 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝙸𝙽 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴
one night he wakes, strange look on his face. pauses, then says, you’re my best friend. & you knew what it was, he is in love. & so it goes … you two are dancing in a snow globe round & round. & he keeps a picture of you in his office downtown. & you understand now why they lost their minds & fought the wars. & why i spent my whole life trying to put it into words.
𝟶𝟶𝟻. 𝙱𝙰𝙲𝙺 𝚃𝙾 𝚈𝙾𝚄
everybody knows we got unfinished business. every time we talk every single word builds up to this moment, & i gotta convince myself i don’t want it even though i do. i wanna hold you when i’m not supposed to, when i’m lying close to someone else. you’re stuck in my head, & i cant get you out of it; if i could do it all again i know i’d go back to you.
𝟶𝟶𝟼. 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝚂𝚃 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴
find myself at your door just like all those times before, i’m not sure how i got there, all roads they lead me here. i imagine you are home in your room, all alone, & you open your eyes into mine, & everything feels better. this is the last time i’m asking you t his, put my name at the top of your list. this is the last time i'm asking you why, you break my heart in the blink of an eye.
𝟶𝟶𝟽. 𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙻𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃
i want a take two, i want to breakthrough, i wanna know the real thing about you. if you give me just one night, you’re gonna see me in a new light. what do i do with all this love that’s running through my veins for you ?
𝟶𝟶𝟾. 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙷𝙰𝚂 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙽𝙶𝙴𝙳
all i’ve seen since eighteen hours ago is green eyes & freckles & your smile in the back of my mind. & all i feel in my stomach is butterflies, the beautiful kind, making up for lost time, taking flight, making me feel like … all i know is we said hello, & your eyes look like coming home, so dust off your highest hopes, all i know is pouring rain, & everything has changed.
𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌. he’s in a grave, six feet under the stars, buried alive by influence of the blackhood … but there’s this inkling — perhaps, in his dreams, it’s not simply a reenactment of what’s ALREADY come … perhaps it’s just the GUILT. the subconscious, knowing things could never be so simple. knowing that, despite EVERYTHING they’ve been through, the blackhood could STILL be out there, plotting the town’s demise.
archie andrews has gone through the motions — the sheer euphoria in the TRIUMPH of uncovering the mystery with his best girl at his side ! but … then the heroics wore down, & in came the second guessing. suddenly, uncovered, is the notion that perhaps they DIDN’T get it right. that perhaps, somewhere, there lies a loose strand, begging to be frayed; begging to reveal that things AREN’T as simple as they were played out to be. & archie’s done his best to shut it out, to talk it down as PARANOIA … but with each suffocating pile on, each speck of dirt driving him further into the ground … the looming fear that they didn’t get it right is further forced into acknowledgement. & at the end of all things … he can’t lull himself into a faux security FOREVER.
so … tonight ? archie andrews hits his breaking point.
❛ how much longer ‘til it’s not just a dream, betty ?? you know, we were so sure we got it right, but … what if we didn’t ?? what if he’s still out there, & we’re just letting him win, just doing what’s easy … ❜
saying it out loud gives his nightmares POWER, & perhaps that’s the worst part of it all. ❛ please tell me i’m crazy, betty. please. ❜