Portrait and Bingo please <3
Portrait: Rec a fic you loved this year with killer characterization
A Study in Contrasts by @tatooinelukes is a really wonderful character study of Betty during that post-pilot, pre-1x06 time that explores her growing friendship with / attraction to Jughead in a way that slots perfectly into canon. The characterization for both Betty and Jughead is spot on.
Bingo: Rec a favorite fanwork that make you love a trope or kink you usually don’t go for
I don’t think this counts as a “trope”, but I thought the Coopers’ offer to let Jughead live with them in that season 1 deleted scene was massively stupid (even though it was also very cute). But Come lay your bones on the alabaster stones by @cooperjones2020 takes a look at the scenario via a late-night conversation between Jughead & Alice in a way that doesn’t shy away from the fact that it’s kind of awkward and uncomfortable for Jughead, and offers some explanation for why she’d even be compelled to let him live with them in the first place. It’s really excellent.
(I’m sorry it took me WEEKS to reply to this! Thank you for the ask!)
