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I’m going to keep this short & sweet: this fandom is a far greater place because of everyone being creative geniuses & for all the support & love received in return. We all love Bughead & getting to celebrate that is NEVER a bad thing. Thank you for taking the time to create, to show appreciation, to leave a lot of shouty capitals in the tags & comments, & just for being here making our corner of the internet a more gorgeous & excellently well-written place to be. 

If you’re looking for some excellent reads, art pieces, edits, or gifs, don’t miss out on all the fantastic content and creators that were nominated! They can be found in our Nominees Masterlist Posts: [Multi-Chapters] [Oneshots] [Specifics - Multi-Chapter or Oneshot] [Authors and Bonus] [8th Bughead Fanfiction Awards - Nominees AO3 collection].

Get out the murderboards confetti, it’s time to congratulate the winners of The Eighth Bughead Fanfiction Awards!

Multi-Chapter Overall: Complete: ​do you like or like like me? by stonerbughead / @stonerbughead​​ 

Multi-Chapter Overall: WIP: ​Betty Cooper and the Elixir of Life by easyluckyfree45 / @easyluckyfree45​

Multi Fluff: Puzzle Pieces by CrownsAndMilkshakes / @crowns-and-milkshakes​ 

Multi Angst or Hurt/Comfort: ​The Inevitability of Betty Cooper by Lucivar / @lucivar​​

Multi Fantasy/SciFi (TIED!): Of Midnight and Moonlight by LikeMeReckless / @likemereckless​ AND Write our names in the book of love by Lifeandothercomplexities / @honestlyhappymoon​

Oneshot Overall (TIED!!): ​develop, stop, fix by meditationonbaaal / @sweetsoundsofignorance​​ AND direct connection by sullypants / @sullypants​ 

Oneshot Fluff: ​Liquid Courage by Mieteve_Minijoma / @mieteve-minijoma​

Oneshot Angst or Hurt/Comfort: ​​promise me tomorrow by Smudge / @thetaoofbetty​ 

Oneshot Fantasy/SciFi: ordinary magic by heavyliesthecrown / @heavy-lies-the-crown​  

Favorite Betty or Jughead: the nighthawks by iconicponytail / @iconic-ponytail​ 

Between the Sheets: Ponytail by CrashHale / @crashhale​  

Under the Radar: Burden of Exile by thepointoftheneedle / @thepointoftheneedle​

Tropefest: ​How Jughead Saved Christmas by TeapotFiction / @teapotfiction​

Supporting Cast:​ a dark world aches (for a splash of the sun) by heartunsettledsoul / @heartunsettledsoul​ 

Favorite Series: Ponytail & Snake by CrashHale / @crashhale​ ​

Author Overall:​ easyluckyfree45 / @easyluckyfree45​ 

New(er) in Town: Lucivar / @lucivar​ 

Smut: meditationonbaaal / @sweetsoundsofignorance​​ ​

Fluff (TIED!!): Ithoughtyoulikedmereckless / @ithoughtyoulikedmereckless​​ ​AND loveleee / @imreallyloveleee​​

Angst or Hurt/Comfort: ​heavyliesthecrown / @heavy-lies-the-crown​ 

Fantasy/SciFI: ​AdamantEve / @writeradamanteve​

Creative: thepointoftheneedle / @thepointoftheneedle​ 

Favorite Other Characters/Ships Fanfic: ​Never Have I Ever by bluevelvetvideo / @bluevelvetvideo​

Favorite Other Characters/Ships Author:​ riverdaledreaming / @riverdaledreaming​ 

Beta Reader:​ @arsenicpanda​

Favorite Commenter: ​ @lucivar​​ 

Bughead Edit/Gif Maker: ​@fyeahbughead​​

Riverdale Gif Maker:​ @theheavycrown​​

Fan Artist:​​​ @50shades-of-bughead​

Something’s pecking at the window.

Woozy and confused, Betty blows a few strands of her golden hair out of her face and peeks an eye open. There’s an owl at the window that looks suspiciously like Apus. Except why is the Jones family owl bothering them at this god awful hour? Annoyed, she reaches over and smacks Jughead on the chest a few times before her hand moves up to his face after he refuses to awaken.

“Jug!” 

He bolts up in the bed, disoriented as his gaze darts around the room. “What’s happening?”

“Your owl is happening,” she mutters, pointing in Apus’s direction.

Read more here. Start from Part 1 here.

Hello my loves! Here’s a snippet from the FINAL chapter of Betty Cooper and the Elixir of Life!!!

Betty looks down at their intertwined hands and squeezes tightly. He lifts hers and places the gentlest of kisses on her knuckles, brushing his lips across them.

“It was something I wanted to tell you for the longest time and I know I should’ve done it sooner. A part of me was so scared that you would just leave but that wasn’t fair to you. I shouldn’t have let my own fears guide my actions.”

“Jug, you shouldn’t have to-” she starts to say, pausing for a moment as she tries to find her words. “Think about everything that you would be giving up. It’s your entire life. I can’t possibly ask you to do that.”

“You’re not asking me. I’m making this decision of my own free will and I know it’s the right one. For too long, I’ve let my parents lord this power and control over me. If it comes down to it, between you and the money, title, and them? I choose you. It will always be you.”

Tears prick her eyes and she blinks furiously, trying her best to hold them back. She’s heard him declare his love for her numerous times but at the end of the day, they’re just pretty words. A beautiful phrase, sure; one that she certainly enjoys hearing but this – this means so much more. He doesn’t even need to say it, his actions show her that she is the priority. She is the most important choice in his life. That feeling is irreplaceable and mere words could not summarize it.

Even my phone misses your call, by the way

Nancy Screw’s Wild Ride

Betty Cooper/Sweet Pea

Nancy Screw plays the local sexy mechanic and Sweet Pea is the down-on-his-luck biker who needs a repair job but can’t seem to pay the bill in cash. Luckily for him, Nancy Screw is accepting alternative forms of payment.

​“Are you eating Nutella straight from the jar at 2AM?”

Jughead slowly takes the spoon out of his mouth and says with a completely straight face. “No, you are dreaming right now.”

A beat of silence follows. Then Betty turns around and walks into the kitchen.

“Where are you going?”

“To get another spoon.”

Read chapter 4 of Puzzle Pieces here

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