[ jughead remains curled up in himself for a few beats more as the sound archie's apologies reach his ears. part of him, the part that's always angry ( about the treatment from the northside, about being separated from jellybean, about his father's drinking and imprisonment ), does want to kick archie out, maybe even give him the punch that archie seems to be waiting for.
logic, however, rules that out. because if jughead is anything, he's a thinker. and though it hurts to realize it, he figures it makes sense the two would kiss in a life-or-death moment. that urge to find out if anything was ever there before everything came crashing down. he's suspected that betty still has some feelings for archie, and archie... well, archie is archie.
finally uncurling, he looks up at his best friend with dry eyes. there's still a scowl on his lips and he thinks about the requirements for saving their world. how they have to be intimate in order to power whatever magic that's being used to protect and save. which means betty and archie kissing might have to happen again. that is, if they ever want to get home.
it rankles, knowing that, but something inside jughead realizes the necessity of it. his gaze flicks down to archie's mouth for a split second and then he sighs, shaking his head. ]
Do you know what we have to do here to save our world, Arch?
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logic, however, rules that out. because if jughead is anything, he's a thinker. and though it hurts to realize it, he figures it makes sense the two would kiss in a life-or-death moment. that urge to find out if anything was ever there before everything came crashing down. he's suspected that betty still has some feelings for archie, and archie... well, archie is archie.
finally uncurling, he looks up at his best friend with dry eyes. there's still a scowl on his lips and he thinks about the requirements for saving their world. how they have to be intimate in order to power whatever magic that's being used to protect and save. which means betty and archie kissing might have to happen again. that is, if they ever want to get home.
it rankles, knowing that, but something inside jughead realizes the necessity of it. his gaze flicks down to archie's mouth for a split second and then he sighs, shaking his head. ]
Do you know what we have to do here to save our world, Arch?