#veronica luna

Veronica and Jughead BOTH got cheated on. Now the writers are sexist and racist so of course more focus would be centered on Jughead and Veronica would be an after thought to them but if they had CONSISTENT writing, then you would know she is NOT an afterthought to Betty and Archie.

Why, why would bughead last and varchie wouldn’t? Because Betty and Jughead have known each other since childhood? Because Veronica and Archie were broken up for a while? 

I give you the fact that both Jug and Ronnie have been insecure at points of Archie and Betty’s relationship. Barchie should have never been visited like that, but since it was, here’s the thing.

Betty and Archie don’t plan on telling their s/os, which means it’s going to come out at a time they least expect it, when both couples are happy (because that’s just how drama works) like a OTH plot except the writers could NEVER match OTH excellence. Veronica has already expressed that she was afraid to open herself up to love, even with Archie, and that HONESTY goes far with her (See: Archie telling her about the kiss that happened when they were broken up in season two).

Jughead has already expressed the fact that honesty is important to him too, perhaps moreso than loyalty (although, this is only based off of the fact of Fangs coming clean about why he did drugs, going against the serpents COC, but I don’t know if I’m remembering that correctly) and in my opinion, the only thing that Jughead and Veronica would both take very, very deeply is if B/A had an ongoing affair.

And, yes, it ended, but it still happened. Should it have? NO. Would it have if the writers had a lick of sense? No. But the point is... they don’t plan on telling them. They wouldn’t have if it wouldn’t (speaking past tense, but we know it’s going to) come out already.

So honestly, and I don’t know if I got this across, if varchie breaks up over it... so should bughead, honestly. I don’t care if you’re a buggie or a varchie but RD portrayed it in a really bughead centric way- we got betty’s point of view but not Archie’s (And I recommend @andsmile ‘s story about the varchie centric version, it’s more justice than the writers will ever do), but both halves of the cheating storyline either deserve the same amount of blame.

I mean, clearly VA & BH will be endgame, but that doesn’t mean they should just breeze over this and have the fandom slutshame Betty or call Archie a fuckboy for an honestly really emotionally confusing traumatizing time (when hasn’t their life been traumatizing since the show began) in their lives.

However, and I’m ashamed to say this as someone who ships bughead and varchie, the bughead fandom has ALWAYS hated on archie/veronica more than betty/jughead in any given situation. It’s not that hard to be fair. Do I approve of cheating? No. Do I hold both sides of it responsible? Absolutely.

They were BOTH in committed, loving relationships (makes you wonder why it happened, huh) and both made choices they shouldn’t have.

Also, and this isn’t related to anything, I miss the core four being friends, what the fuck. B & V are willing to lay down their lives for each other at any given moment, Jughead went on the run with Archie when he really didn’t have to, but instead we get this shit.

And on that note, it’s not just about bughead and varchie. It’s about Jarchie and Beronica too. Archie and Betty are canonically the most important people in Jug and Veronica’s lives as their best friends and significant others, respectively. Their friend group will be fractured and it is not the fault of one person, but two.

Veronica Lodge/Luna is NOT an afterthought. She is Betty Cooper’s best friend. Jughead and Veronica will BOTH be hurt by this and they will BOTH be valid to be hurt over it. 

Yes, the dynamics of BH and VA are different, but one thing that remains true is that betrayal stings deep, especially when it’s someone you love romantically and someone you consider your best friend. Veronica, despite how often the show sidelines her and leaves her out, is a valid part of the core four. Her not being raised with them (or being white) does not erase that.