#→ riverdale verse: season two ( we are either in control of our lives or merely think we are )

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@foundwcnderland​ asked ‘ don’t shut me out ‘

                                  ‘  That’s  not  what  I  —  ‘

Words  were  caught,  and  he  knew  he  didn’t  have  it  in  him  to  continue  them.  What  lies  would  he  add  after,  ideas  of  ‘  not  what  I  mean  ‘  or  ‘  not  what  I  wanted  to  happen  between  us,  ever,  not  when  you  were  my  anchor  and  I  was  always  adrift  until  I  found  you  ‘  ?  It  was  too  heavy,  and  Jughead  lifted  a  hand  to  his  mouth  as  he  did  habitually;  rubbing,  considering,  thinking  —  the  choices  he  made  suddenly  seemed  so  messy,  despite  how  SURE  he  had  been  at  the  time.  It  was  this  realization  that  pinned  Jughead  down  to  the  fate  of  his  father  and  his  before,  that  this  is  what  the  men  of  the  Jones  family  did.  They  never  MEANT  to,  but  what  was  that  excuse  in  the  face  of  having  caused  such  pain  ?

Jughead  had  chosen  the  path  of  the  Serpents  without  a  thought  for  the  consequences  that  might  have  on  him  or  Betty,  the  one  person  who  mattered  the  most,  whose  face  he  always  looked  for  in  a  crowd.  Jughead  had  felt  a  sense  of  purpose  when  he  was  handed  the  jacket  by  Tall  Boy,  finally  feeling  like  a  path  was  being  carved  out  ahead  of  him,  that  his  life  on  the  south  side  would  finally  mean  something.  Writing  could  never  really  amount  to  anything,  could  it  ?  But  THIS,  the  Serpents,  they  were  —  

                                ‘  Family,  ‘  he  whispered  to  himself,  blue  eyes  then  darting  up  to  look  at  Betty.  God,  he  loved  her  so.  She  sent  flames  licking  up  at  his  feet  and  he  always  felt  on  the  urge  of  combusting,  of  an  endless  need.  She  helped  him  feel  needed,  and  she  had  been  the  one  to  help  him  navigate  the  treacherous  waters  of  ‘  purpose  ‘  before  he  really  knew  what  that  word  would  mean  to  him.  

                              ‘  Betty,  I’m  sorry  for  what  I’ve  done.  I  feel  so  disconnected.  Caught.  I  feel  like  my  life  is  being  torn  apart  in  directions  that  have  no  end  in  sight,  because  I’m  a  south  sider  by  blood,  and  yet  I’ve  seen  what  HOPE  can  do  for  me.  I  don’t  mean  to  shut  you  out.  I  just  feel  so  STUCK.  ‘

[yourpaljughead]

                         VERSE: RIVERDALE SEASON TWO

 ❛ we are either in control of our lives or merely think we are ❜

jughead canon to season two. in this verse we will plot his relationship with betty as it has grown through season 1 & 2. he will also be a serpent. this verse is open to three different variations. first - his uncertainty about joining the club. this variation is canon to the first half of season two when jug was ‘one foot in, one foot out’ with the serpents. in this variation he will have a lot of angst and confusion - will he be walking in the footsteps of his father or carving his own path? second - jughead accepting his status as a serpent (second half of season 2, particularly after chapter 18 when archie/betty breaks up with him). in this variation he will be extremely loyal to the serpents. willing to do whatever is necessary. he will also be more bold, confident and ‘testy’ as a result. third - jug after his sacrifice. in this variation he has anger and frustration over having survived. some ptsd will be written. he will not be sympathetic to anyone, betty in particular, because he is not sorry for sacrificing himself. he feels it was a waste and all the potential to fix the town (that would have come from his death) is ruined. he will be very selfish and self-centered in this variation. potential smoking/alcohol/drug usage.

[theoutcsts]

VERSE: SEASON TWO

❛ we are either in control of our lives  or merely think we are ❜

jughead canon to season two. in this verse i am happy to plot his relationship with betty as it has grown through season 1 & 2. he will also be a serpent. this verse is open to three different variations. first — his uncertainty about joining the club. this variation is canon to the first half of season two when jug was ‘ one foot in, one foot out ’ with the serpents. in this variation he will have a lot of angst and confusion - will he be walking in the footsteps of his father or carving his own path ? second — jughead accepting his status as a serpent ( second half of season 2, particularly after chapter 18 when betty breaks up with him via archie ). in this variation he will be extremely loyal to the serpents. willing to do whatever is necessary. he will also be more bold, confident and ‘ testy ’ as a result. third — jug after his sacrifice. in this variation he has anger and frustration over having survived. some ptsd will be written. he will not be sympathetic to anyone, betty in particular, because he is not sorry for sacrificing himself. he feels it was a waste and all the potential to fix the town ( that would have come from his death ) is ruined. he will be very selfish and self-centered in this variation. 

tw: potential smoking/alcohol/drug usage.

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for @serpentnest​ / season 2 meets au

                                  ‘  Fuck,  FINALLY,  been  looking  for  you  everywhere,  ‘  he  said,  barging  into  the  tiny  trailer  he  called  HOME,  his  messenger  bag  already  dropped  onto  the  empty  chair  at  the  table.  He  was  already  pulling  open  the  fridge,  his  hand  going  for  the  open  can  of  Coke  he’d  left  there  since  last  night  (  flat  by  now,  but  did  he  care  ?  ),  and  his  mouth  running  off  all  the  ideas  he  had  surmised  at  school.  JB  was  the  perfect  target  for  all  of  his  wild  plots,  for  the  dramatic  beginnings  and  endings  that  Jughead  was  CERTAIN  would  be  the  end-all-be-all  of  the  Serpents.

Jug  turned  to  face  her  and  leaned  against  the  countertop,  taking  a  long  swig  of  day  old  soda.  He  felt  the  sticky  liquid  take  a  year  off  his  life.

                                ‘  SO  —  the  Ghoulies,  right  ?  Annoying,  frustrating,  unwashed  rats.  We  have  to  hit  them  where  it  hurts.  We  have  to  connect  them  to  something  so  —  so  AWFUL  that  they  can’t  back  out,  or  buy  their  way  out  of,  and  not  even  Hiram  Lodge  can  get  involved  with.  ‘

His  blue  eyes  sparkled  with  the  same  energy  that  he  had  when  going  after  Penny  the  first  time.  Excitement  in  the  offence,  not  defence,  because  he  knew  the  Serpents  were  better  than  that.  He  also  knew  JB  couldn’t  resist  one  of  his  stupid  plans  —  and,  okay,  sometimes  that  weren’t  the  case,  but  he  knew  if  he  was  annoying  enough  he  might  be  able  to  con  her  into  it.

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cont. with @serpentpack | continued from THIS ask box meme

                                    ‘  Yeah,  yeah,  ‘  he  teased,  reaching  for  his  beanie,  feeling  all  the  more  exposed  in  this  eve’s  weather.  It  wasn’t  the  rush  of  exposure  he  felt  in  front  of  Toni,  but  instead  the  ways  his  beanie  acted  like  armour,  protecting  him  from  the  town  itself.  Still,  he  felt  even  more  secure  with  it  over  his  hair  once  again,  and  set  off  to  catch  up  with  her.  The  few  steps  of  a  jog  had  his  suspenders  bumping  against  his  knees  and  with  Toni’s  words  echoing  in  his  mind,  (  ‘  stopped  leaving  —  breadcrumbs  ‘  )  he  realized  how  unfortunate  it  would  have  been  had  they  tangled  on  the  gate’s  decorative  spikes.

She  was  KIND  enough  to  let  him  tail  her  on  whatever  the  evening  entailed,  he  none  the  wiser,  imagining  some  kind  of  brawl  or  raid  in  on  the  Ghoulies.  Jughead  was  on  board,  however,  wanting  to  prove  to  the  gang  that  despite  his  younger  years  denying  any  blood  relation  to  them,  he  cared,  and  he’d  show  up.  It  mattered  now.  Better  late  than  never,  he  supposed.

                                  ‘  What  exactly  are  we  doing  ?  If  it’s  just  ‘  our  own  thing  ‘,  I’m  perfectly  fine  with  that.  I  didn’t  bring  my  knife,  so  I  can’t  SAVE  YOU  when  we  take  down  the  Ghoulie’s  single  handedly.    ‘

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STARTER ! for @evrflewn​ | emma

                                              ‘  hey  emma.  sorry  about  last  night.  ‘

Jughead  leaned  a  shoulder  against  the  locker  next  to  hers,  having  finally  tracked  her  down  amidst  the  maze  of  hallways  at  Riverdale  High.  He’d  promised  to  meet  her  at  Pop’s  for  —  SOMETHING,  he  admitted  to  himself,  the  shame  of  it  hitting  his  chest  because  he  had  forgotten.  Wrapped  up  in  the  weight  of  the  Serpents  and  whatever  they  meant  to  him  now,  the  conflict  of  his  childhood  disdain  for  his  father  and  the  urge  to  be  exactly  like  him,  had  left  Jughead  torn.  Pulled  in  so  many  directions  that  he  felt  everything  slipping  to  the  tips  of  his  fingers.  Desperately  trying  to  hold  onto  the  things  that  meant  most  to  him  and  yet  letting  them  slip  in  the  face  of  wanting  to  feel  NEEDED.

He  should  have  been  there  but  he  wasn’t.  Today,  instead  of  his  Serpent  leather,  Jughead  wore  his  old  jean  jacket  with  white  at  the  collar  (  now  turned  beige  ),  in  an  attempt  to  fool  himself  that  he  could  be  both  Jughead  Jones’.  His  expression  wore  the  proof  of  his  shame.

                                            ‘  listen,  it  might  not  help,  but  i  brought  my  bike  —  ?  ‘

[yourpaljughead]

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