this blog just literally reared its head from a century-long nap coincidentally to the news of a teased jeronica kiss (or almost-kiss, because i donāt believe ras these promos will actually come through) and off the top of my head iām listing my thoughts about it as writing prompts/fic ideas (these arenāt necessarily predictions of whatās going to happen in the episode, theyāre just really ideas that rose from the concept of veronica, in a pool, taking jugheadās face Like That⢠in archieās presence. a lot of them deviate from canon as i like to ignore canon most of the time)
concept: veronica kisses jughead to prove that kisses donāt always mean something (as a reference to how maturely she took the revelation that her boyfriend kissed her co-vixen.) but then later one of them (iām still not sure whether itās v or j) realizes thatĀ that specific kiss does. but theyāre very confused and immediately dismiss the thought, considering how both of them are with other people. sometime in the future, itās brought up again, when theyāre both single and closer as friends. they talk about it in a nostalgic fashion, possibly on a roof (?) and have a good laugh about it.Ā āwe were quite the youngsters, werenāt we?ā one of them says.Ā āyou still like to sound pretentious every now and then, donāt you?ā the other replies, laughing.Ā
lbr though, the writers probably decided one of them would be petty enough to want to kiss to call it quits for archie and bettyās kiss š but okay, based on that, concept where veronica uses that moment to prove a kiss means nothing sometimes. before she closes the gap, jugheadās hands move up her wrists to stop her.Ā āi get it,ā he says, out of respect for archie. āi already believe you.ā they stare at each other for awhile, her hands on his neck, and his on her wrists, and she says,Ā āitās been awhile since someone resisted my charms.ā jughead chuckles but doesnāt let go until she takes her hands off him first. later, he does wonder what it wouldāve been like to kiss veronica lodge. veronica does the same.Ā Ā
this alternate concept exists to serve my jarchieronnie interests, but veronica almost kisses jughead as a teasing ādemonstrationā of sorts because sheās aware of jughead and archieās bond and chemistry (and while sheās attracted to both of them, she ships them together as well). i.e.Ā ālet me show youāā she kisses him,Ā āāhow archie likes to be kissed.ā she smugly shrugs at his surprised expression.Ā āfor future reference, just in case you want to.ā
another alternate jarchieronnie concept: veronicaās teaching jughead how to sweep a girl off her feet with a kiss.Ā āarchie, will you show him or shall i?ā the surprised silence between both boys is taking too long for her (they themselves havenāt even addressed their own chemistry, which has been building up for years, and here, veronica casually does), so she rolls her eyes, takes his face in her hands and almost kisses him, looking directly into his eyes before looking at his mouth, and he closes the gap
concept: truth or dare, because itās riverdale. veronica does it to get it over with, and jughead surprises both of them when he kisses her back. it was just a dare, they tell themselves later. Ā