ɢɪʀʟ, 𝒟𝑒𝓉𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒.

        as soon as he saw the blonde approach him, he tensed up a little - as if his own little secret could be exposed at any minute, the anxiousness that he felt but, charles shrugged it off, pushing it out the back of his mind as he engaged in friendly conversation. sure, she was his sister - but she was still a stranger. “two months, took me a while right? i know, crazy.” he rolled his eyes, clearing his throat at his question. “uh - a fresh start you know? got a job on the southside, so i kind of just…fell here.” 

“well, let’s hope i don’t get too drink this time and almost injure myself getting down from there.” he got way too drunk because he forgot he hadn’t eaten and was probably pissed off at a boy, and had managed to fall about 3 feet but landing right on his ass so nothing had been injured. he smiled at his blonde haired best friend who seemed to be going through hell but not showing it.

kevin smiled from the couch, preparing to deliver the the news. he smiled, pouring the glasses as he purposely built anticipation. “i managed to..get a free lance writing job courtesy of andy cohen for 16teen magazine. the stories can range but i sent him a few samples and he put my name out there.” he was clearly excited. 

he looked at betty, now with a happy look. “and in other news. i feel like it’s been discussed but..i’m fully committed to getting archie out of jail. whatever means necessary. i know we haven’t talked about it, but i know betty cooper, and know that she always has a plan even if trouble is afoot. you aren’t going through this alone.” he stated, his dark eyes looking into her much lighter ones. “-besides, archie owes me money from when i helped him with joaquin and i want that money back.” he joked.

         “  and so i will  definitely  be instigating a three cup rule only kevin  .   my mom’s home !  ”    it’s good reasoning  ,   if she says so herself  .   being around her mom was  a little  like walking around on eggshells for betty  .   but she doesn’t mind the two of them getting buzzed  ,   it’d be a well deserving treat for the both of them  .  

          baby blues will light up with excitement for her friend  ,   she practically jumps on him with a hug  .     “  oh my gosh kev  ,   are you serious ?   that’s amazing  ,   what the heck !   you have to tell me  exactly  what he said  -  and what works you sent in !   this is the stuff of dreams  -  i mean  ,   we’re only juniors and you got this ?   it’s amazing  .  ”  

“don’t push your luck, elizabeth.” she gives a look of disbelief, eyes rolling as she turns away to head towards the kitchen, though her amusement is evident. hard as she tried, there was no way she could deal with leftovers sitting in the fridge for several days. glancing back over at her youngest though, she almost wants to be a little more like lorelai gilmore. she nods her head though, smile as wide as betty’s and she swears that her daughter’s excitement is contagious. “now, hot chocolate mocha’s is something we can do. and don’t worry, i’m sure if we don’t get to it all tonight, there’ll be another night.”

marina: no nononono u would be too obvious and embarrassing >:(

marina: okie doke

marina: there's always a need for knives !!! you know

marina: to cut things up with.

marina: like cookie shapes! and cookie dough!

betty: hardly!

betty: i'm a junior now, i know how to not be embarassing

betty: uh huh

betty: marina dont worry about that! i have some at home

Eli was waiting patiently for Betty to arrive at the designated clearing in the woods. He had meet the curious blonde during his first few days in Riverdale, they were both watching the same have of G&G being played. The two decided to team up and try to solve this mystery together.

           “ yes , we’re identical twins , “ if tone were not so monotone , she’d sound exasperated . “ she is pearl . i’m ruby . “ almost like she’s a child , ruby says this all too slowly . “ oh… yes. they shoot, i shoot, they die, pearl gets mad . that’s about it . hopefully you don’t die . “

          though  archie’s  world  seems  to  be  spinning  at  ten  fold  ,  in  walks  ELIZABETH  COOPER  ,  and  suddenly  —  it’s  halted  .  every  emotion  ,  every  negative  thought  that’s  flushed  over  him  since  the  morning  ,  is  no  longer  relevant  .  there’s  just  this  ,  the  smile  on  her  face  ,  the  blue  of  her  eyes  …  and  it’s  MAGIC  .

          ❛❛    god  ,  it’s  so  good  to  see  you  ,    ❜❜    more  so  than  she  even  knows  .  outside  of  this  ,  in  their  neighboring  windows  ,  she  KNOWS  when  things  are  up  .  she’ll  never  let  him  venture  to  the  darker  corners  of  his  mind  without  her  own  intervening  …  but  when  he’s  here  ?  she’s  not  there  to  catch  him  .  yet  …  she  takes  his  hands  ,  and  even  though  he’s  grown  so  used  to  calloused  touch  ,  it’s  like  they  never  parted  in  the  first  place  .

          even  with  this  —  he  longs  to  reacclimatize  himself  ,  to  hold  her  properly  ,  to  place  themselves  back  on  the  track  they  were  headed  on  —  before  all  of  this  happened  .  and  then  ,  by  route  ,    ❛❛    you  look  …    ❜❜    he  has  to  stop  himself  —  where  are  they  ,  now  ?  what  is  he  allowed  to  say  ?  what  did  their  last  kiss  mean  to  her  ?  has  it  been  too  long  ?  —  when  he’s  lucky  enough  to  see  her  ,  these  are  the  thoughts  that  consume  him  .  he  opts  to  change  topics  ,  before  she  notices  ,    ❛❛    i’d  do  anything  to  be  with  you  guys  today  .   ❜❜    and  ,  there’s  a  part  of  him  that  wants  to  yell  ,  what  the  FUCK  is  he  going  to  do  ,  will  he  rot  in  here  before  they  get  their  chance  ?  —  but  it’s  CHRISTMAS  DAY  .  it’s  BETTY  COOPER  .  she’s  here  ,  and  in  this  moment  ,  he  has  to  remind  himself  that  that’s  enough  .    ❛❛    betts  ,  can  you  do  me  a  favor  ?    ❜❜

       despite the setting  ,   the room is empty and it’s more than likely the  closest  thing she’ll get to be being around him alone  -  for now  ,   that is  .   there’s a plan in place  ,   she’s found  ...  interesting people who might be the certain  ADVANTAGE  that she would need over the jail  .   but there was simply  no need  for these thoughts  ;   she was here with  archie  .   that was all she needed  .  

          “   no arch  ,   it’s so good to see  you  .   i know i was  JUST  here last week but  -  it feels  so much  longer than that  .  ”   girl will squeeze his hands lightly  ,   hesitating for a moment before rubbing the back of his hands with her thumb  .   god  ,   it was the  simplest  of touches  -  and yet ?   as much as she wouldn’t mind more  ,   she was content  ,   for now  .     “  ---  and you  know  i wasn’t about to let you spend christmas alone  .   i mean  ,   we’ve been together on christmas since forever !  ”  

marina: SHE'S SO CUTE but i think she's straight

marina: yes yes yes lets do it

marina: i can bring baking ?? supplies???

marina: knives????

betty: what's her name !! will you tell me?

betty: yay i'll text kevin right away

betty: marina ... i have all of those

marina: no thatS MEAN I CANT DO THAT

marina: ..................................

marina: okay!

marina: i want 2 tell u about this cute girl in my chemistry class

betty: that's what i thought

betty: ooooh yes !!! i love hearing about cute girls and kevin does too

betty: he'll probably take the opportunity to talk about cute guys too

DECEMBER  25TH  —  in  the  velvety  haze  of  his  eyes  flickering  open  ,  he  can  almost  forget  the  calendar  holiday  .  visions  he’s  forged  of  this  year’s  season  are  non  existent  —  the  annual  andrews  cut  christmas  tree  in  the  corner  of  his  living  room  ;  the  crinkled  corners  of  his  father’s  smile  as  they  hang  lights  and  bake  cookies  .  a haze  that  barely  lasts  ,  diminishing  as  dull  hues  are  met  with  even  duller  walls  ,  the  dampened  reality  of  his  new  home  setting  in  .

ARCHIE  ANDREWS  COULD  LAUGH  .  he  could  laugh  ,  and  laugh  ,  until  perhaps  he’d  find  that  ,  somewhere  ,  this  was  all  a  tragic  joke  .  that  he’d  blink  again  ,  awakening  to  find  postered  walls  ,  an  open  window  to  betty  cooper’s  honeyed  locks  and  ocean  eyes  ;  his  father’s  voice  calling  to  him  ,  and  vegas’  paws  clattering  on  hardwood  floors  …  it’s  like  a  distant  melody  ,  and  no  matter  how  many  times  people  visit  ,  it  never  equates  to  moments  he  never  knew  he  had  to  cherish  .

ARCHIE  ANDREWS  COULD  CRY  —  he  could  let  his  woes  weigh  him  and  chain  him  to  his  mattress  .  but  he  won’t  do  this  .  he  CAN’T  .  he’ll  show  up  to  visiting  hours  ,  he’ll  participate  in  a  session  that’s  become  mundane  —  because  if  he  doesn’t  have  this  ,  he  doesn’t  have  anything  .

ARCHIE  ANDREWS’  FAMED  SMILE ,  but  it’s  somber  .  his  eyes  give  way  to  the  truth  he  refuses  to  assert  .  still  —    ❛❛    hey  .  merry  christmas  .    ❜❜

       of course  ,   she’s going to visit him in jail  .   there hasn’t been one  SINGLE  christmas day where she hasn’t seen her best friend    (  the boy next door  ,   her first love  ,   first best friend  )  .   it’s archie andrews himself  ;   and betty cooper  WILL BE DAMNED  if she doesn’t spend time with him on christmas day  .   it hasn’t been that way since  before  they met  ,   and it will most certainly not be that way  ,   ever  -  if she has anything to say about it  .  

        she comes in as a blonde flurry  ;   her cheeks rosy red from the harsh winds of the outside world    (  hopefully  ,   he doesn’t have to experience  that  part of winter  ,   at the very least  )  ,   dressed in a warm baby blue dress   (  to call out to her eyes  )   and her hair is  NOT  in a ponytail  ,   it instead is in waves  .   and betty cooper  looks  as if she hasn’t  NOT  slept in weeks  ,   if all just to see her best friend  .  

          a bright smile is on her face  ;   her life is perhaps not perfect  ,   but he doesn’t need to know that  .   she’s just happy to see him  .    “  hi !  ”   voice is breathless as she sits down  ,   pretty smile staying pretty perfect as she lays eyes on him  .   he looks a little tattered for wear  ,   but he’s okay  .   girl grabs his hands  .  

“ you know, it took me forever to try the curly fries that everyone raved about so much at pops, now i’m kinda disappointed i didn’t come here sooner. “ charles popped a fry in his mouth, a charismatic grin on his lips as he sat alone in the corner of the booth. “ it only took me what…two months since i’ve been living here to freaking try it. “

@nancydrewtype

Betty Cooper and Kevin Keller have been friends since the beginning, before the town of Riverdale turned into some television drama. He hadn’t been around her nearly as much because he’d been hanging out with Moose and dealing with his own personal issues of his father attempting to plan a life with an entirely new woman other than his mom. Kevin texted the girl telling her to come to his tree house that his father built for him when he was just 6 years old.

The three house was a place where they talked about everything, and always the best escape. It had been a year since they came up here, talking about how cute Archie Andrews was and Kevin talking about being the only openly gay in the town. He knew they both needed some kind of escape, and now, with Archie Andrews in jail they needed one another.

Kevin was sitting on the couch in the treehouse, playing his spotify playlist that was normally meant for nights such as these. He heard a knock on the door, and opened it to see the familiar blonde staring at him. “Hello, Betty Cooper.” He pointed to the other side of the couch, giving the girl the clear to sit down. “I have wine, a lot of popcorn, and some good news..”

      betty cooper loves kevin keller  AS MUCH  as a girl could love her high school best friend   .   that being said  ,   she  definitely  hopes this friendship lasts longer than high school  .   the ponytailed blonde  loves  kevin  ;   and she sees them being friends forever in their future  .   he  ,   with an exception from archie and her own blood relatives  ,   is probably the  only  person who’s seen her with her hair down the most  -  and that  truly  says something about her trust in him  .  

        “  and you know i’m always down for all three of those  .  ”    not too much wine  ,    of course  -  but she was always down for a glass or two  .   and a bucket of buttered popcorn without her mother’s smothering supervision ?   with good news added into the mix ?   it sounded like a good  ,   well deserved way to spend time for the both of them  .  

          “   yeah  .  my  sister  .  she  kinda  looks  like  me  .  “  pulls  highlighted  hair  to  one  side  of  her  head  ,  letting  long  hair  rest  on  her  shoulders  .  “  nicer  ,  too  .  what  are  you  confused  about  ?  if  you’re  dumb  ,  i  can’t  help  ,  sorry  .  “  she’s  not  even  trying  to  be  mean  ,  merely  shrugs  and  looks  at  the  table  . 

marina: whY ARE PEOPLE 💏💏💏 IN THE LIBRARY ITS SO RUDE

marina: I JUST WANT MY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK ABOUT THE STARS

marina: ur place is so far tho

betty: marina pls

betty: what are you gonna do, yell at them?

betty: is this archie

betty: how do you have phone in jail !?

Cheryl: We know