BUGHEAD SECRET SANTA

It wasn’t that Betty Cooper hated holidays, in fact, she loved them. Well, she did once upon a time. 

The people she dated, it seemed, had no regard for her feelings (obviously) and dumped her on a number of them. 

There was her first boyfriend, Archie Andrews, who broke up with her on July 4th to kiss some other girl under the fireworks. Then was Reggie Mantle, who waited until Valentine’s Day to let her know he’d be taking someone else to the fancy dinner she was dressed up and ready for. By the end of high school, she had been broken up with a few more times. Somehow, all on lesser holidays, but on holidays nonetheless. 

What about college Betty? Well, she didn’t fare any better. 

There was Adam. Boy, did she think she’d found something special in Adam Chisholm. Turns out, wrong. On Thanksgiving day, hours before she was finally to meet his family, he took the pie she’d painstakingly baked from her hands and informed her she would no longer be joining them.

And the three subsequent relationships that followed all ended on Christmas. Two on the Eve and one on the day. After presents. She hasn’t gone back home for Christmas since. Instead, she stays in Philly, makes sure she’s stocked up on Mom-Mom’s pierogies, and watches all the movies with happy endings she’ll never have.

Finish Part One on AO3

Merry (late) Christmas and a Happy New Year @simon-eriksson​ !!!! ❤💚🎄

this is isn’t fully finished yet but hopefully the first two parts make sense <3

i wanted to make you a comic with bb bughead baking Christmas cookies together but them being them, it doesn’t go as smoothly as expected (or does it 👀). hoping you are having the most wonderful holiday season like you deserve! 

Merry Christmas @alpacalypseartb

I was SO excited to be chosen as your @bugheadsecretsanta ! When I read your prompt of “No Riverdale” I wasn’t sure exactly what to write since I wasn’t familiar with the comics, but then I saw you liked old Hollywood and decided to roll with that and that just snowballed into such a fun time writing this! I hope you don’t mind, but some of Betty’s outfits in the story are based on some of the beautiful pieces I found on your blog page that looked like they could be from the 1940s! The story took some vibes from White Christmas and there are some little bits from other old Christmas films as well! It was such a pleasure getting to know more about you. I hope you enjoy the story! Merry Christmas! Credit for editing this story goes to my friend @jandjsalmon who listened to me brainstorm all month!

No Business Like Snow Business- Ao3

Wishing @freezing82​ a very merry holiday season! It was such an honor to be your Bughead Secret Santa this year. I had so much fun making your gift and getting to know you. I hope you enjoy this story on AO3 and corresponding fan art (well, more like loosely related). Hopefully, it’s the right mix of fluffy and funny!

All Spruced Up

Summary: Betty, Jughead, and the twins go tree shopping, only to discover that Jughead’s unusual phobia is preventing him from making a purchase. With an assist from Cheryl, he comes up with an alternative plan.

chapter one: december movie night

It’s one thing to consider confessing your love to your best friend via Christmas present. It’s another to do it while pretending to be her boyfriend.

Or: when Jughead Jones agreed to be Betty Cooper’s plus-one to Veronica Lodge’s New Years Eve wedding, he had no idea what he signed up for.

a @bugheadsecretsanta gift for @theheavycrown 🤶

She looks up at him, his blue eyes gazing with something like childlike wonder, lit by the red, yellow, blue and green lights that shine in them.

She’d give anything to tell him she loves him, anything to reach out and tug that beanie off his head and onto hers, claiming her as his.

His as hers.

He turns to look at her, his face filled with an expression of contentment and she feels her heart skip a beat. She bites her lip and smiles softly.

This is how she wanted to spend Christmas. - all the way home i’ll be warm by @mrscolesprouse

I am beyond excited (thrilled, elated) to wish a Merry Christmas to @likemereckless​!

I was delighted to be selected to be your Secret Santa this year!

I hope I’ve produced something worth of your considerable talent, your kindness, and your support!

(A note: I did not draw the graphic that accompanies this fic. That honor belongs to my beloved friend of 25 years. She’s asked not to be identified, and I think her talent speaks for itself.)

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Hang a Shining Star (Upon the Highest Bough)

It’s not like he hadn’t known that Betty Cooper loved Christmas when he’d moved in with her. She’d been disarmingly up-front. “It’s my favorite time of the year by a mile, Juggie,” she’d informed him, a dreamy smile softening her already luminous face. “I start celebrating as early as possible!”

But knowing that Betty loved Christmas and actually seeing Betty the Radiant, Exuberant Elf, tinsel wound in her hair, spreading holly-jolly cheer up close, evidence stuck in every nook and cranny of their apartment – well, Jughead Jones had been in deep denial about how deep her holiday obsession ran. He’d been in deep denial about a lot of things, actually.

He would only admit to the Christmas-related delusions.

“Christmas starts after we wrap up the last bits of turkey, Juggie,” she’d warned him over a bowl of cookie dough. “I can’t wait a second longer.” Her eyes had gleamed gold with the prospect of sweet torture. “We’ll need a tree – a real tree, nothing plastic. And I’ve got a box of my mom’s old ornaments ready to go. Ooh ooh! And did I tell you I’m knitting stockings! One for each of us! And I make this homemade hot chocolate! And and and…”

Betty had been off, detailing her meticulous – and unchangeable – plans for the upcoming holidays: caroling, a roaring fire in their tiny fireplace, Christmas music at all hours of day and night. If a cheesy set of decorations, a wintery outing, or a fuzzy elf costume could win over a single-minded career woman in a Hallmark movie, Betty loved it.

Jughead had been similarly upfront. “I’m like the Grinch, Betts. Smirky, cranky, and with a heart three sizes too small.”

“Now I know that last part isn’t true, Juggie,” she’d teased, flicking his nose affectionately. His supposedly withered heart swelled and beat erratically, and he’d hoped he was suffering a cardiac event, because the only other option – that he’d somehow fallen deeper in love with Betty – was unfathomable.

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Hi @hbiccjsblog, I’m your @bugheadsecretsanta!!! You mentioned that Holidate was one of your favorite movies, so I’ve created an au gifset and summary! I hope you enjoy your gift and have a wonderful holiday!

The au summary is available under the cut

Hey @ms-maj !

I was your Secret Santa! I wanted to do a full rockerbilly moment but I will have to save that for the new year when I have more time! But here's what I came up with! After you mentioned wiggle dresses I instantly knew Betty needed one (it's kinda my obsession atm)

Happy to be @bugheadchemistry’s secret santa this year for @bugheadsecretsanta!!

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Riverdale (TV 2017) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Betty Cooper/Jughead Jones Characters: Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Ethel Muggs, Jellybean Jones Additional Tags: Bughead Secret Santa, Mild Sexual Content, Murder Mystery, Fluff and Humor, College AU Summary:

Jughead is ready to go home for Christms break. Betty is about lo leave for an exciting ski trip. What could go wrong?

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Merry Christmas @stillscape! 🎄🎁It’s been a pleasure to wrap up this little gift for you. I hope you enjoy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS @drakesroyalromance! 

Just a reminder today is the first official day of posting your Secret Santa Gifts! You have from TODAY (December 24th) until the end of December 31st.

We can’t wait to see everyone’s creations and we wish you all a very Happy Holiday!