[ when archie said he’d tell him everything, he meant it. he’s not trying to deflect because it’s not a permanent tactic. jughead has the qualities of a detective. maybe some day he’ll stop writing about crimes and start solving them officially. archie doubts it, considering how deep he is in the serpents, but he’d be good at it. it’s why he doesn’t try and lie now. he’s asking what jughead remembers so he knows what time they’re all from, how much he’s lived through that his friend hasn’t.
it’s a lot. more than he can tell while they’re waiting for pizza to arrive.
he doesn’t know about fred andrews, the black hood, how things are more tense between the north side and the south side than they have been in years. not knowing will consume his mind, his waking moments, his every breath. he’s inquisitive. he’s paranoid. he watches jughead settle in the seat across from him and tries not to take it personally that he’s keeping his distance. ]
Homecoming feels like a lifetime ago. [ in truth, it hasn’t been that long. so much has happened in such a short time that it only feels that way. the next question makes it hard to breathe because if he answers that, how are they going to come back from it? he sets his hand on his thigh, smooths his palm towards his knee. ]
You're not wrong. [ and if jughead wants to strike him, now's a good time. he'll let him get one in, maybe two. ] But it's not what you think, Jug. Not really. The two of you were broken up, [ although if archie's being honest, he never thought that would be permanent. ] and Veronica made it pretty clear that whatever she did, or didn't feel for me, she didn't think she was ever going to be able to say it out loud. [ and she hadn't asked him if he was okay with never hearing it or not, she'd just left. ] It wasn't about any of that. The Black Hood was killing people and hurting others. He made Betty do a bunch of stuff that hurt her and everyone around her. So, when we went after him, I told her we were going to end it once and for all.
We kissed in the heat of the moment. Just once. [ he doesn't tell him everything, not that he ended up in a coffin with betty burying him alive prior to arrival. he doesn't want jug to feel bad for him and think he's using it for that specifically. ] If you want me to leave, I will.
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it’s a lot. more than he can tell while they’re waiting for pizza to arrive.
he doesn’t know about fred andrews, the black hood, how things are more tense between the north side and the south side than they have been in years. not knowing will consume his mind, his waking moments, his every breath. he’s inquisitive. he’s paranoid. he watches jughead settle in the seat across from him and tries not to take it personally that he’s keeping his distance. ]
Homecoming feels like a lifetime ago. [ in truth, it hasn’t been that long. so much has happened in such a short time that it only feels that way. the next question makes it hard to breathe because if he answers that, how are they going to come back from it? he sets his hand on his thigh, smooths his palm towards his knee. ]
You're not wrong. [ and if jughead wants to strike him, now's a good time. he'll let him get one in, maybe two. ] But it's not what you think, Jug. Not really. The two of you were broken up, [ although if archie's being honest, he never thought that would be permanent. ] and Veronica made it pretty clear that whatever she did, or didn't feel for me, she didn't think she was ever going to be able to say it out loud. [ and she hadn't asked him if he was okay with never hearing it or not, she'd just left. ] It wasn't about any of that. The Black Hood was killing people and hurting others. He made Betty do a bunch of stuff that hurt her and everyone around her. So, when we went after him, I told her we were going to end it once and for all.
We kissed in the heat of the moment. Just once. [ he doesn't tell him everything, not that he ended up in a coffin with betty burying him alive prior to arrival. he doesn't want jug to feel bad for him and think he's using it for that specifically. ] If you want me to leave, I will.