#bughead fanfic

It's a very, very mad world at the Whyte Wyrm this Friday night 🐍.

Any world with you will do by SunlitGarden for dsvridiculousfangirl

Time-traveling contemporary Jughead tries to convince 50's Betty to help him save the world by showing her how intimately he knows her in other timelines. ~~~~ Jughead cannot stand being in this decade–hell, this universe–for one more minute. He stalks into the Blue and Gold, his heart skipping at the sight of a beautiful, swing-skirt-wearing blonde rearranging the photo layout. “Help me Betty Cooper, you’re my only hope,” he says. She quirks an eyebrow. “What?” He tugs his cap. “Ah, sorry, that movie hasn’t come out yet.” “What are you talking about, Jughead?” She giggles, her voice airy and light in a way that makes his stomach tighten with need. Her smile transcends timelines. He loves her in tight sweaters and nylons, but he misses her bandanas and overalls too. He’s not sure he can miss and adore someone when she’s standing right in front of him. Sort of. But he had that problem in other universes too.

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This chapter is one of my favorites because it includes a whole lot of shenanigans, which you know I love. Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did creating it.

The fandom has been quiet lately, which I totally get. Things have for sure been different post time jump. Rather than spending season 7 harping on what I wish happened, I’m going to think about all of the wonderful friends, conversations, and creativity that Riverdale and Bughead brought into my life.

So… Here’s the plan! Over the course of Season 7, I will be revisiting an old, or new, Bughead fic each week. I’m asking those of you still enjoying the fandom, or those of you who just want to pop back in for season 7 for some fun, to read along with me!

The catch? You have to comment! It doesn’t need to be paragraphs! It can be as simple as, “I just reread this and I still love it!” So many people have brought us joy and I think this is a nice opportunity, rather than to delve into negativity, to highlight all the wonderful stories our fandom has given to us over the years! Maybe we can even inspire one or two to finish that last, lost chapter!

If there is a particular story you would love to see on my reading list, you can suggest it here! Or, send me a message!

It's a little weird dipping back into Riverdale, but I rediscovered how much fun it is writing this fic. I also wanted to see how the mood board turned out.

chapter ten: speak no evil IV

“Oh, my goodness, go back to the dorms, Jug,” Betty urges, patting his cheek. “You’re dead on your feet.”

“I couldn’t if I tried,” he admits, yawning into her palm. He doesn’t say he is too afraid to try. The card is burning a hole through his chest pocket. He isn’t sure how much time he has to complete the quest, what happens if he fails.

Betty sighs but doesn’t push him further. Giving him a break from transcribing, she takes a seat at the drafting table and begins working on the layout, aligning her article on the front page.

He appreciates this about Betty. She communicates that she cares through words, subtle actions, but she doesn’t pressure him with it. Toni would pick up his shit and toss it out the door to get him to leave and take care of himself. It was abrasively kind, but Jughead prefers Betty’s method.

“How about an exchange to keep me awake?” he suggests, throwing his feet up on the desk with his notepad in his lap.

“Of?” she prompts, her gaze focused on the layout.

“Information.”

read the next chapter here

the wrath of King Hades

Riverdalenerdlol

Thanks to @sabs1d for encouraging and suggesting things with this :) (she’s gonna say it’s all me - just watch)

Part 3, becoming the queen of the underworld

Persephone feels like she can’t breathe, but air fills her lungs when she hears a deep, nearly demonic voice behind her.

“If you don’t let go of my wife in the next ten seconds, I will snap your fucking neck,” Hades growls, arriving with perfect timing. Prometheus has just unleashed the wrath of the King of the Underworld.

Betty turns her head, tears at the rim of her eyelids, and sees his crimson eyes - there’s a void of obsidian where the whites of his eyes normally are, and there’s smoke pooling on the floor that is billowing from him somewhere.

It takes a moment but Prometheus stubbornly loosens his hold on Betty, and she proceeds to tear herself from the brute’s grip. Hades catches her wrist once she’s free, their two wine glasses in his other hand, and pulls her behind him. Betty’s immediate instinct is to soothe Hades, but she recognizes he’s well beyond that point. He keeps himself between the threat and his wife, and laces his fingers with hers securely, squeezing her hand to assure her that he can and will handle it.

“If you so much as look at my wife again and I’ll castrate you on the spot,” Hades spits. Prometheus scampers away and Hades finally turns to face his wife. “Let’s go outside,” he says much softer, tucking a lock of blonde hair behind her ear.

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Read Part 1 (otherworldly)

Read Part 2 (the house of hades)

You can read the second chapter here. Or from the beginning:

And please enjoy the art that inspired 'Save the Last Dance For Me' of the drawing of the same name by Pictureplayer on Instagram.