#( riverdale ) &&. bittersweet symphony

[jugheadvarchoni]

Other Riverdale Cast Songs Ranked Best To Worst (By Season)

Season 1

Candy Girl (Sugar Sugar)

Kids In America

All Through The Night

Fear Nothing

I Feel Love

I'll Try

I Got You

Astronaut

Dance Dance Dance

These Are The Moments I Remember

Our Fair Riverdale

The Song That Everyone Sings

Season 2

Spooky

Milkshake

Mad World

Bittersweet Symphony

Sufferin’ Till Suffrage

Union of the Snake

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Out Tonight

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Season 3

Jailhouse Rock

Back To Black

Cabaret

Anything Goes

Maybe This Time

Sooner or Later

We Don’t Need Another Hero

Eres Tú

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

People Like Us

Call Your Girlfriend

Dream Warriors

Daddy Lessons

Another Hundred People

Season 4

Amazing Grace

Carry The Torch

Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)

All That Jazz

Cherry Bomb

Season 5

Stupid Love

Everything’s Alright

Good Riddance

Nothin’ But A Good Time

Carry The Torch

Shallow

After Dark

Walking In Space

Season 6

The End Of The World

It’s Not Unusual

Marry The Night

Private Dancer

Ladies Who Lunch

Karnak’s Dream Of Life

It’s Your Wedding Day

Toxic

Season 7

Rose Tint My World/Don’t Dream It Be It

Only You

Rose’s Turn

Some Enchanted Evening

Moving Uptown

Great Balls Of Fire

Hell

I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right

Tutti Frutti

I’m A Different Kind Of Cat

Who Will Love Me As I Am?

[zayadriancas]

Degrassi, Riverdale & The Summer I Turned Pretty

Thank you!!! 💜💖

Degrassi:

1: Top 5 Episodes:

TNG: Mercy Street, Secret, Standing In The Dark, Live To Tell, & Voices Carry

Seasons 10-14: Zombie, Take A Bow, Boom Boom Pow, Unbelievable, & Purple Pills

Next Class: #Fire, #Obsessed, #KThxBye, #IRegretNothing, & #ImSleep

2: Bottom 5 Episodes:

TNG: Goin Down The Road, Got My Mind Set On You, The Power Of Love, Uptown Girl, & Keep On Loving You

Seasons 10-14: Spiderwebs, Honey, Summertime, Black or White, & Closer To Free

Next Class: #ThisCouldBeUsButYouPlayin, #ToMyFutureSelf, #CheckYourPrivilege, #SorryNotSorry, & #SquadGoals

3: Top 5 Characters

Male: Spinner, Drew, Zig, JT, & Jay

Female: Maya, Bianca, Darcy, Fiona, & Ellie

4: Bottom 5 Characters: (Only Counting Main Characters)

TNG: Peter Stone, Derek Haig, Declan Coyne, Leia Chang, & Blue Chessex

Seasons 10-14: Declan Coyne, Katie Matlin, Owen Milligan, Winnie Oh, & Winston Chu

5: Top 5 Romantic Ships:

Zaya, Drianca, Sparcy, Fimogen, & Semma

6: Bottom 5 Romantic Ships

TNG: Rick/Terri, Matt/Paige, Mick/Manny, Pia, & Ellie/Jesse

Seasons 10-14: Krew, Matlingsworth, Sav/Ms. Oh, Alli/Leo, & Fiona/Bobby

Next Class: Yunter, Hollingsong, Zig/Esme, Fronah, & Zoe/Winston

7: Top 5 Platonic Ships:

TNG: Ellie/Marco, Manny/Darcy, JT/Toby, Craig/Marco, Paige/Marco, & Spinner/Jay

Seasons 10-14: Fiona/Holly J, Drew/Dallas, Zig/Tiny, Maya/Grace, & Jake/Mo

Next Class: Maya/Grace, Zig/Tiny, Lola/Frankie, Frankie/Shay, & Lola/Yael

8: Bottom 5 Platonic Ships:

Derek/Danny, Yael/Baaz/Vijay/Hunter, Miles/Winston, Eli/Adam, & Jake/Eli

9: Season Ranking?

Season 4, Season 7, NC season 3, NC season 4, Season 12, Season 3, Season 10, Season 11, Season 2, Season 5, NC season 1, NC season 2, Season 8, Season 6, Season 14, Season 13, Season 9, Season 1

10: Character you relate to most? Maya, Esme, Fiona, Ellie, & Cam

11: Character that inspires you? Maya

12: Character you can’t understand? Peter, Hunter, Jonah, Vijay, Baaz, Winston, Next Class Seasons 1-2 Grace

13: Best Written Character? Spinner, Manny, Fiona, Holly J, & Maya

14: Worst Written Character? Peter, Declan, Katie, Seasons 13-14 Eli, NC Seasons 1&2 Grace, Jonah

15: Most Cliched Character? Declan

16: Most Unusual Character? IDK

17: Most inspired storyline? The shooting arc

18: Favorite Hero? Maya

19: Favorite villain? Vince

20: Best Person? JT & Maya

21: Most influential character? IDK

22: Most manipulative character? Esme

23: Best Performance in an episode? Ephraim Ellis in Time Stands Still, Demetrius Joyette in Bittersweet Symphony Part 2, Luke Bilyk in Young Forever, Olivia Scriven in #ImSleep, & Chelsea Clark in #Obsessed

24: Most Visually Stunning Episode: Paradise City, Degrassi Takes Manhattan, Don’t Look Back, & #Fire

25: Most impressive special effects? Idk

26: Character with the best aesthetics? Ellie, Fiona, Imogen, Maya, & Lola

27: Favorite song? Mr. Nice Guy, What I Know(Dust), Rescue You, The Great Escape, Maybe Love, Yes, & Last Exit

28: Best writer? Idk

29: Favorite theme: Seasons 3-5, Season 9-10, & Season 12

30: 5 words you associate with it? Addicting, compelling, relatable, intriguing, & emotional

Riverdale:

1: Top 5 episodes:

The Sweet Hereafter, The Lost Weekend, Return Of The Pussycats, Quiz Show, & Labor Day

2: Bottom 5 episodes: Wicked Little Town, Welcome to Rivervale, Tales of A Jugular Vein, Peep Show, & Dirty Dancing (honestly I felt like just saying the majority of season 7 lmao)

3: Top 5 characters: Cheryl, Veronica, Toni, Jughead, & Tabitha

4: Bottom 5 characters: Alice, Uncle Frank, Nick St. Clair, Percival Pickens, & Evelyn Evernever

5: Top 5 romantic ships:

Bughead, Varchie, Choni, Season 7 Beronica, & Archosie

6: Bottom 5 romantic ships:

B*rchie, F*lice, Hiram/Hermione, Kevin/Fangs, & Veronica/Chad

7: Top 5 platonic ships:

Cheronica, Toni/Veronica, Toni/Tabitha, Betty/Tabitha, & Seasons 1-6 Beronica (I ship all of these too though lol)

8: Bottom 5 platonic ships:

Alice/Betty, Kevin/Betty, Fangs/Sweet Pea, I came think of anymore honestly

9: Season Ranking

1, 4(before 4x17), 3, 2, 5, 6, 7

10: Character you relate to most? Betty

11: Character who inspires you? None of them

12: Character you can’t understand? Most of the parents tbh

13: Best written character: Honestly none of them after season 1

14: Worst written character? Most of them especially from season 5 onward

15: Most cliched character? Idk

16: Most unusual character? Percival

17: Most inspired storyline? Jason’s murder mystery

18: Favoriye hero? Veronica

19: Favorite villain? Hiram

20: Best person: Veronica

21: Most influential character: Idk

22: Most manipulative character: Hiram

23: Best performance in an episode: I’m not sure

24: Most visually stunning episode. Labor Day

25: Most impressive special effects: Idk

26: Character with the best aesthetics? Veronica & Cheryl

27: Favorite song? Kids in America & Mad World

28: Best writer? Someone from season 1

29: Favorite theme? N/A

30: 5 words you associate with? Ridiculous, entertaining, embarrassing, trainwreck, trash

The Summer I Turned Pretty:

1: Top 5 episodes:

Love Fool, Love Fest, Love Game, Love Affair, & Love Triangle

2: Bottom 5 episodes: Summer Dress, Summer Nights, Summer House, Summer Catch, & Love Scene

3: Top 5 characters: Conrad, Belly, Taylor, Steven, & Susannah

4: Bottom 5 characters: Skye, Aunt Julia, Milo, & Adam Fisher (I know that’s 4 but there are no other characters I dislike on this show)

5: Top 5 romantic ships: The only 2 I like are Belly/Conrad and Steven/Taylor

6: Bottom 5 romantic ships? Taylor/Milo, Conrad/Nicole, Skye/Cam, Belly/Cam, & Laurel/Cleveland

7: Top 5 platonic ships: Belly/Taylor, Steven/Conrad, Laurel/Susannah, Belly/Jeremiah(I know they’re also romantic, I just prefer them as friends), & Conrad/Cleveland

8: Bottom 5 platonic ships: N/A

9: Season ranking: 2, 1

10: Character you relate to most? Conrad solely for the anxiety/panic attack storyline

11: Character who inspires you? None of them

12: Character you can’t understand? None of them

13: Best written character: Belly & Conrad

14: Worst written character? None of them

15: Most cliched character? None of them

16: Most unusual character? N/A

17: Most inspired storyline? N/A

18: Favorite hero? N/A

19: Favorite villain? N/A

20: Best person: Susannah

21: Most influential character: N/A

22: Most manipulative character: N/A

23: Best performance in an episode: Lola Tung in any episode Belly has an emotional moment, she’s great at making your heart break for her

24: Most visually stunning episode: Most of them are

25: Most impressive special effects: N/A

26: Character with the best aesthetics? N/A

27: Favorite song? This show plays Taylor Swift in so many episodes lol so any time one of her songs is used

28: Best writer? Idk

29: favorite theme? N/A

30: 5 words you associate with? Addicting, compelling, fun, summer, & entertaining

[amisfitsmemoir]

Intertwined Souls: Love in Riverdale

In the quaint town of Riverdale, a profound tapestry of love and emotions unfolded among four friends: Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica... their connection transcended traditional boundaries, weaving a complex web of intertwining hearts.

Archie Andrews, the charismatic redheaded boy next door, found himself entangled in a bittersweet dance of love with Betty and Veronica. Each passing moment with them ignited a tempest of emotions, his heart torn between the tender, nostalgic affection he shared with Betty and the incandescent, magnetic passion that blazed between him and Veronica. His love stretched across uncharted territories, daring to embrace both souls with equal fervor.

Betty, the epitome of compassion and tenderness, carried a profound love for both Archie and Jughead within the depths of her soul. Her emotions flowed like a gentle river, intertwining their affections into a tapestry of exquisite intimacy. The love she held for Archie emanated with a comforting warmth, like a soft embrace that whispered of familiarity and cherished memories. In contrast, her connection with Jughead blazed like a wildfire, untamed and passionate, igniting a flame that illuminated the uncharted depths of her heart. Her very being yearned to immerse herself in the intricate dance they shared, to explore the boundless dimensions of their love.

Jughead Jones, the enigmatic wordsmith, was irresistibly drawn to both Archie and Betty. Their collective love wove a symphony that resonated within the chambers of his heart, a melody that echoed through every fiber of his being. The tender caresses from Betty and the intense connection he shared with Archie became interwoven threads in the tapestry of his soul, forming a masterpiece of emotions that defied the limitations imposed by society.

Veronica Lodge, the embodiment of fierce independence, was captivated by the blossoming love among Archie, Jughead, and Betty from the moment she stepped foot in Riverdale. The intimacy they shared ignited a fire within her, compelling her to yearn for a place within their intertwined hearts. In their presence, her emotions surged like a symphony, a harmonious blend of desire and longing that transcended conventional boundaries. With an unyielding yearning, she sought to join their dance, intertwining her heart with theirs in a passionate and profound union.

United in their journey through the trials of Riverdale, they forged ahead, guided by a love that transcended societal boundaries. Their bond became a sacred refuge, a sanctuary where authenticity flourished, shielded from the harsh judgments of the world. Within the embrace of their collective arms, they discovered a sanctuary—a place of solace and comfort that kindled an inferno of passion. In this sacred space, they found not only respite but also an unparalleled sense of belonging—a profound intertwining of souls that whispered, "Here, you are cherished and understood."

In a town shrouded in secrets and cloaked in shadows, they sought solace within each other's arms, intertwining as lovers in a tapestry woven with vulnerability and desire. Together, they defied the constraints of societal expectations, boldly rewriting the rules to forge a bond that defied definition, a love story that dared to be uniquely their own.

And thus, the tapestry of love among Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica flourished, their hearts entwined in a symphony of perfect harmony. Amidst the chaos that enveloped Riverdale, their love blossomed as a radiant beacon, illuminating the path of hope and acceptance. Their connection stood as a resounding testament to the indomitable power of love, an unwavering reminder that its strength transcends boundaries, and the desires of the heart know no bounds...

[riverdalesongbrawl]

Riverdale Season 2 - Round 1

2x07: Josie has a nightmare where she is performing Spooky when the Black Hood cuts her throat

2x09: Kevin and Josie spread holiday cheer by singing God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen in front of Pop's during Christmas day

2x12: Veronica and Josie sing a duet of Bittersweet Symphony at Veronica's confirmation

[southsidelover]

"You think movie night’s what we need?” There’s a raised eyebrow from Toni -- and maybe it’s of no surprise that she’s likely a little bit suspicious, things have been a little bit awkward since that interview she’d provided to Ms. Smith, in her THIRSTY QUEST to restore her reputation within the reporting world, ever since her less than graceful fall in thanks to the work she’s done to help take down a cult, or two -- who hasn’t compromised the safety of themselves and their children every once in a while? It’s hard to really find a definitive model in that in a town like theirs... but that was beside the point, the bowl of popcorn nested into the space between the pair of them.

Legs crossed, she looked drawn and a little tired, it’s been, a real fucking week hasn’t it? Between the funeral, and the acting out of their friends, Toni’s left feeling both withdrawn and a little socially OVER IT already, wishing that there’d just been more time to mourn the boy that she cared for, thumb drawing along the underside of one sleepless eye. “Cuz I mean, I kinda wanna talk... you know?”

@not-helpfcl​ // cheryl blossom

[nataliecaves]

Bittersweet Symphony: Chapter 9 - Resolution

chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8

Fandom: Riverdale Pairing: Sweet Pea x Natalie Caves (OC) Summary: Natalie Caves lives a seemingly perfect life, but after spending a summer at her uncle’s, everything changes. Word Count: 3742 A/N: Here’s a looong chapter to make up for the last shorter chapters and the angst! I hope you guys like it! Special thanks to @youbuildmeupbeliever for being super supportive and keeping me motivated to write this <3 I think this is going to be the last chapter i’m posting for a few weeks since i’m going to barcelona and just busy with school in general. Leave a comment to let me know what you think! <3

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Natalie was lying on her bed, staring up at the ceiling when her alarm went off. She took a deep breath, squeezing her eyes closed before picking up her phone and turning the alarm off. You can do this, she thought and slowly got up from the bed. She hadn’t been able to sleep much since her ‘scene’ with Sweet Pea. Natalie’s mother had been more than happy to let her stay at home for a few days if it meant keeping her away from her friends, who she still thought were bad influence.

Today had been exactly a week since the drag race and Natalie had barely left the house. She mostly stayed in her bedroom, listening to music and writing meaningless things into her notebook. Veronica and Kevin texted her every day and she even received a few texts from Betty and Archie, making sure she was alright.

Natalie rubbed her eyes and yawned, making her way to the bathroom. She wanted nothing more than to hide under her blankets for another week, but today she had to pull herself together and go to school. She would not be the heartbroken girl that held onto hope and cried over a boy that she barely knew. Today it was time to let go.

She took a quick shower, curled her hair and put on some makeup. After making her way to her closet and standing there for a good ten minutes, she finally picked a pastel blue skater dress with a white collar and paired it with a black coat. Stepping in front of the mirror, she took one last look at herself and sighed, You can do this.

When Natalie entered the kitchen downstairs, the first thing she heard was a gasp leaving her mother’s lips, “Happy birthday my dearest Natalie!” Scarlet almost cried out, rushing over to her and pulled her in a tight hug.

Today was Natalie’s seventeenth birthday. She returned her mother’s hug and rolled her eyes, smiling, “Thank you, mother.”

“Happy birthday, kiddo,” she heard her father say from where he was sitting by the kitchen table, giving her a quick wink before returning his attention to the news paper.

“I wasn’t expecting you to be up this early so I haven’t made any breakfast yet,” Scarlet pulled away and frowned before turning around and hurrying up to the stove.

“No, mother, it’s fine,” Natalie smiled, “I’ll just grab something at school.”

Scarlet’s head shot towards her, a concerned look on her face, “You’re going to school?” she asked nervously. “Are you sure that is a good idea?”

“Yeah, I can’t be locked in here by myself on my birthday, now can I?” Natalie replied with a smirk, walking up to her father to give him a kiss on the cheek. “Love you, see you later!” she called over her shoulder before making her way to the door, ignoring the look of disappointment in her mother’s eyes.

Natalie’s shoulders were tense as she entered Riverdale High. She looked nervously around as she made her way to her locker. She could’ve swore every single eye was on her as she walked through the hallways. She swallowed and opened her locker, trying to ignore the hollow feeling inside her.

“Natalie!” she heard someone shriek a few feet away. Turning around, she saw Veronica, Betty and Kevin rushing towards her, and sighed in relief. “Happy birthday dear! It’s so good to see you!”

“It’s good to see you too,” Natalie smiled softly.

Veronica immediately insisted that she would join her and Betty after school for some ‘girl stuff’ before meeting the guys at Pop’s for dinner. Kevin instantly began to fill her in on what she had missed while she was away. After Betty had exposed the Sugarman and come clean about her ‘relationship’ with the Black Hood, things seemed to be going back to normal. Betty and Jughead were finally back together, Betty and Veronica were back to being best friends.

The only thing that seemed off was Natalie.

She was glad she was finally able to see her friends but no matter how hard she tried, she could still feel the dull ache in her stomach, constantly reminding her of the boy who broke her heart. Even though she felt horrible on the inside, she had become a master at looking ecstatic on the outside. Who knows? Maybe if she convinced herself she was happy, she would be. And so, she laughed at her friends’ jokes, smiled at their comments and joined in on their conversations. To be honest, this was the closest she’d felt to being happy in weeks.

The day went by quickly. After school, Natalie went with Veronica and Betty to the Pembrooke. She thought it was good to finally be able to talk to her friends but no one ever mentioned what had happened at the race. Natalie was thankful for that. She’d spent the past week thinking about it and she appreciated anything that could distract her from it.

When it was finally time to meet Kevin, Archie and Jughead, the girls made their way to Pop’s. The boys were already there, sitting in their regular booth in the back, smiles appeared on their faces as they noticed them enter.

“Happy birthday!” the three boys shouted, causing Natalie to smile sheepishly as she sat down next to Kevin.

The whole group ordered milkshakes, except Jughead, who went for a burger and fries, as well as a milkshake. When the food came, Veronica suddenly brought out a small package, wrapped in silver and handed it to Natalie.

“This is from me and Archie. Happy birthday!” she said, smiling.

Natalie grinned and carefully opened the gift, gasping as saw what it was. Inside the box were two tickets to see Arctic Monkeys next month, Natalie’s favourite band.

“Thank you so much! I can’t believe it!” she gushed, squeezing Veronica’s hand.

Natalie had wanted to buy tickets to the concert for her and Sweet Pea, before everything went to shit. She wondered who she would bring with her now that she had tickets. She looked around at her friends. Archie’s hand was around Veronica’s shoulder, her hand on his thigh, and Betty was clutching Jughead’s hand tightly, the two of them sneaking loving looks at each other.

I’ll bring Kevin.

After Natalie thanked Veronica and Archie again, the others handed her their own gifts. Kevin gave her a gift card for Riverdale’s record shop, and Betty and Jughead gave her a beautiful notebook. Natalie was thankful they were her friends. She had only known them for a few months and she already felt like they were the best friends she could ever have.

“It’s getting late, we should get going,” Veronica suddenly announced, looking at Archie. He instantly nodded and the rest of the group started grabbing their things together.

It was getting late, Natalie knew, but the thought of going back home made her muscles tense. You just had a great time with your friends, you can handle going home. She faked a smile and gathered her stuff. She examined her friends’ faces, all of them smiling and happy. Except Jughead’s. His eyes were watching her, concern written all over his face. Out of everyone, Jughead seemed to be the only one that could see right through her. Natalie gave him a sad smile before they stood up and made their way outside.

“Thank you guys so much for tonight, I really appreciate it,” Natalie said solemnly, giving Archie and Veronica a hug.

“I’m just glad you’re back, we missed you!” Veronica replied, “Have a good night you guys, let’s go Archiekins.” She smiled and locked her arm with Archie’s before walking away.

Kevin gave her a quick hug and finally, she was left with Jughead and Betty. “Alright, I should get going. Thanks for tonight,” Natalie forced a smile.

“Wait, I’ll walk with you. It’s on the way to the trailer park anyways,” Jughead said, turning to Betty and whispering something in her ear before giving her a kiss. Natalie felt relieved. Even though it was only a few minute walk to her house, she was glad to have company for a little bit longer.

Betty gave him a smile and turned to Natalie. “Happy birthday again, see you tomorrow?” she asked softly before giving her a hug.

“Thanks, see you tomorrow.”

Betty gave Jughead a quick peck on the lips, turning back to Natalie and raising her hand up to wave, a big smile plastered on her lips before turning around to leave. Jughead smiled softly at Natalie and started walking down the street, Natalie following close behind.

The pair walked side by side in silence, until Jughead suddenly spoke up. “How you holding up?”

Natalie looked at him in surprise, hesitantly. “I’ve been better,” she forced a smile and sighed.

Jughead seemed to wince at her response. He turned to look in front of him, deep in thought, a few moments passing before he replied. “I know it’s maybe not my place to ask...” he started, causing Natalie to shoot him a suspicious look. “But what’s going on with you and Sweet Pea?”

“Nothing,” Natalie scoffed, looking away. “He made that perfectly clear.”

Jughead sighed, “Yeah, I don’t know about that. He’s been acting really weird since you went to the quarry with him, Toni and Fangs.”

Natalie’s thoughts trailed back to that time. How happy Sweet Pea was to see her. How his hand was wrapped around her the whole time, keeping her close to him. Until all of the sudden he had pushed her away. She took a deep breath, clenching her jaw as she kept walking, Jughead silent beside her, sighing.

“Toni told me what happened. It just… it doesn’t seem like him” Jughead said.

“Yeah, how should I know? He’s obviously not who I thought he was,” Natalie snarled, halting to a stop.

Jughead stopped and turned to her. “I saw what happened at the race,” he sighed. “It was pretty obvious he felt miserable. He’s usually the one making snarky comments and mocking everyone, but after you stormed off, he barely opened his mouth.”

“Good to know he might have a tiny piece of soul left after all.” Natalie scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

“No, Natalie. You don’t get it,” Jughead said, placing one hand on her shoulder. “I’m pretty sure he thinks he’s protecting you.”

“And how the fuck would that be protecting me?!” she spat bitterly and started walking down the street.

“Hey, Betty pushed me away because she thought she was protecting me from the Black Hood. People do stupid shit. Maybe you should give him a chance,” he offered, following close behind her.

“I gave him a chance, Jughead. It didn’t exactly end well.” she muttered, refusing to meet his eyes.

She heard Jughead sigh as they stopped outside of her house. She turned to face him, and saw him reach for something in his bag, pulling out a small gift and handing to her. She furrowed her brows and looked at him suspiciously before accepting it. It was a small box, badly wrapped in brown paper.

She looked up at Jughead, who gave her a hopeful smile. “Hey, I’m just saying. He’s used to people giving up on him,” he gently squeezed her shoulder before turning to walk towards the Southside. “Maybe all he needs is some reassurance!” she heard him call over his shoulder before he disappeared.

Natalie stood outside her house in confusion, clutching the small box in her hand. Hesitantly, she ripped the packaging off and opened the box. Inside was Sweet Pea’s dog tag. Gently placed on top of it was a note that said ‘Happy birthday’, scribbled in a messy handwriting. She felt the tears welling up in her eyes, the familiar ache filling her stomach but even so, the corners of her mouth curled up in a soft smile. She let out a silent sob, picking up the necklace, running her thumb over the tag.

“Are you fucking kidding me?” she whispered to herself.

Natalie turned to look at her house. There were lights in her parents’ bedroom window but she knew they would’ve already called her if they were expecting her to be home yet. Sighing, her eyes moved to down the street where Jughead had disappeared. One last chance, she thought, placing the necklace over her neck and walking towards the Southside.

Picking up her phone, she typed in Sweet Pea’s number and waited. Rejected. She wasn’t surprised. If what Jughead had said was true, she would have to confront him alone and insisting on getting under his facade. She didn’t know where she could find him since she didn’t know where he lived. From what she’d heard about the Serpents, her best (and only) option was to go to the Whyte Wyrm. She opened Google Maps and typed in the name of the Serpent bar, and found the directions. Only a ten minute walk.

A little while later, Natalie was standing outside a small bar. The sign was old and beat down, the walls were dirty and she could practically smell the cigarette smoke coming from inside. Around fifteen motorcycles were parked out front but there wasn’t a person in sight. Nervously, she slowly walked up the steps and pushed the door open.

She was hit by a wall of warmth and smoke, shouts and laughter. It was dimly lit, faces in the shadows turning to look at her as she entered. She swallowed, clenching her hands into fists, and walked towards the bar, ignoring the whispers and comments coming from around her. Wearing her pastel blue dress and high heeled boots, it was certain that she stood out from the crowd. At the bar stood a tall man, dressed in an old flannel shirt and a denim vest. His long hair was greasy, looking like it hadn’t been properly washed for weeks. His grey eyes examined her face, a hint of despise apparent on his face.

“Hi, uhm. Is SP around?” she asked quietly, swallowing nervously.

The tall man narrowed his eyes and leaned over the bar table. “Who?”

“Oh, uhm. Sweet Pea. Is he here?” Natalie asked again, this time a bit more confidently.

“Haven’t seen him,” he grunted, turning his attention back to the glasses he was wiping. When Natalie didn’t move, his eyes shot towards her, a bitter look on his face. “Now, I’d suggest you leave, sweetheart,” he spat, causing Natalie to flinch and take a step back.

“It’s okay, Tall Boy. I know her.” she heard Toni say next to her and grab her hand. “Come on.” she whispered and dragged her through the crowd, to a closed room in the back.

“Thanks.” Natalie muttered and sat down on one of the chairs.

“What are you doing here?” Toni scowled, standing over her with her arms crossed.

“I need to talk to Pea. He hasn’t been replying to any texts or calls so I came here,” Natalie explained.

Toni let out a sigh and sat down next to her. Natalie watched as she picked up her phone and typed a message, before shoving it back into her pocket. “He should be on his way now.” Toni gave her a smile and Natalie let out a deep breath. “Sorry for asking… but what exactly happened with you guys?”

“I’m not sure.” Natalie stated blankly.

Toni opened her mouth as if to say something but stayed silent. After a few minutes, she stood up from her chair. “Can I get you anything? Glass of water?”

“That would be good, thanks.” Natalie smiled.

Her mind was racing. What was she going to say to him? The last time she confronted him he called her a Northsider slut. Why would this time be any different? She buried her face in her palms and sighed. Coming here was stupid, she thought and stood up. As she turned to leave, Toni came back with a glass of water.

“Are you leaving?” she asked, confused.

“I don’t know what I was thinking, coming here. I don’t want to be a bother, he’ll probably be glad if I just leave.” Natalie blurted out, giving Toni an apologetic smile before pushing past her to the door.

“Hey!” Toni grabbed her hand to stop her and whispered, “You’re too late. Good luck.”

Suddenly, the door was pushed open and someone barged in. Natalie flinched and her head shot towards Sweet Pea, who was towering over her. “Natalie,” he growled lowly, grabbing her upper arm firmly and dragging her out of the room. Natalie felt heart heart racing, her breathing becoming shorter. She didn’t know if she was scared or relieved.

He pulled her through the crowd and stormed out of the Whyte Wyrm, letting go of her hand as they stopped by the street. Thankfully, there was no one outside.

Sweet Pea looked terrible. There were dark rings under his eyes, his skin pale and his hair messier than usual. He breathed heavily through his nostrils, his jaw clenched, his shoulders tense.

“Sweet Pea. Talk to me.” Natalie whispered, taking a step closer to him.

Suddenly, he snapped. His face shot towards her, a furious expression on his face as he stormed towards her. “What the hell were you thinking?!” he roared, his voice loud and angry.

Natalie was taken by surprise, her eyes widening at his sudden outburst. “Wha- what do you mean?” she stuttered, afraid.

“Going to the Southside and INTO THE FUCKING WYRM?! Alone?! Something could’ve happened to you!” he snarled, looking angrily into her eyes. Natalie was trembling, tears filling her eyes. His eyes turned softer and he took a step back, running his hand through his hair as he took a deep breath. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you. But you can’t go on and come here alone, it’s not safe for you,” he said.

“I can take care of myself, you know,” she countered, crossing her arms.

He turned to look at her and scoffed, clenching his fists, “Yeah, right.”

They stood there in silence, looking at each other. There was a hint of shame in Sweet Pea’s eyes. Natalie didn’t know what to make of it. Frowning, she slowly took a step closer to him and reached for his hand. He shut his eyes and sighed, his fingers wrapping around hers.

“Why are you here?” he asked suddenly, letting go of her hand and turning around.

“Because...” Natalie replied, her voice breaking, “I just don’t understand what the fuck happened, Pea.”

He winced, and she could see that he was tearing up. “I don’t want to be with you, Natalie. This was never going to work. You need to get over it.” he hissed.

“No. I don’t believe you,” she said, firmly. He furrowed his brows and glared at her.

“Too bad, it’s the truth.”

She took a deep breath, and stepped closer. “I’m not leaving until you tell me what’s really going on.”

“Natalie...” he warned. “You need to leave.”

“Why are you ignoring me? Why won’t you talk to me?” she said angrily.

“Natalie.” he spat, clenching his fists in clear annoyance.

“Why?!” she yelled, placing both hands on his chest and pushing.

“Because I’m in love with you!” he shouted back in frustration and Natalie froze. He sighed at her expression, covering his face with his hands as he realized what he had said.

“That’s why I’ve been ignoring you.” he mumbled.

He started pacing back and forth, muttering something under his breath, nervously running his hand through his hair. “Fuck.” he hissed and angrily kicked a trash bin next to him, so hard that it fell down. Natalie finally found the will to move, and cautiously walked up to him.

“Hey,” she whispered, placing her arms around his neck. He took a deep breath, clenching his eyes shut, refusing to look at her. “Hey, look at me,” she said, louder this time, her hand moving to his cheek. At first, he kept his eyes closed, but then, he sighed and finally opened them to look at her. His expression changed from angry to sad. He frowned, examining her face. She felt the tears escaping her eyes and he reached his hand up to cup her face, his thumb wiping away a few stray tears.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered, looking away, his eyes filled with guilt.

Natalie moved her hand to force him to face her again, and took a deep breath. “I love you too.”

His eyes widened and the guilt was washed away with relief. His arms wrapped around her and he pulled her closer so that she was pressed against his chest. Natalie sighed against him, her body relaxing from the warmth of his embrace. Her hands snaked under his jacket around his torso and squeezed him tightly. She never wanted to let go.

After a moment, he pulled away slightly, his hands positioned firmly on her waist. Natalie looked up at him and smiled softly. Throwing her arms around his neck, she leaned up and brought his lips to hers. In that moment, everything that had happened was gone. All that mattered was the two of them right there in that moment.

He eagerly returned the kiss, his hands travelling to the back of her thighs to lift her up. She wrapped her legs around his torso and held tightly onto his neck. He moved her against the wall, pressing his body against her, deepening the kiss. The kiss was almost desperate but it was filled with intimacy and passion. Natalie parted her lips and his tongue entered her mouth. She felt a spark run through her, carding her fingers through his hair, pulling him closer.

He gently put her down on the ground, his hands travelling up her back, his lips never leaving hers. Finally, she pulled away, gasping for air. He rested her forehead on hers and sighed, “I’m so sorry, Natalie. For everything.”

“I forgive you,” she smiled, pressing a kiss on his lips. “But don’t ever do that again,” she said sternly before letting out a laugh.

“I promise,” he chuckled, his hands cupping her face and he connected their lips again. “I love you, Natalie Caves,” he whispered against her lips, his hand stroking her hair.

“I love you too, Sweet Pea.”

[guccitama69]

PETITION TO HAVE THE WRITERS AND PRODUCERS OF RIVERDALE MAKE SURE THEY NEVER GIVE VERONICA A FUCKING SINGING PART EVER AGAIN

[jensen-jay]

Bittersweet Symphony singing by Camila Mendes and Ashleigh Murray (Riverdale) is too beautiful, I love it so much ❤️ 

[sailormoonphase]

I’m digging the Veronica/Josie musical wedding

[yawnjockey]

Veronica Lodge just referred to “Bittersweet Symphony” as a song “from the Cruel Intentions” soundtrack.

How dare you reduce the beautiful anthems of The Verve to a single soundtrack for a mediocre film.

[somecontext]

if anyone cares what happened on the episode of riverdale we watched last night, betty became a camgirl and has webcam sex every morning before school i guess. later on she came home to her richard horne-esque probablynotrllyherbrother-brother and her mom shuffling around organs from some guy he disemboweled. veronica is suddenly catholic and there was a little musical number to bittersweet symphony, her dad is in the mafia btw and idk this guy called Papa Poutine said the poutine tasted bad and then he was found dead. also her dad coerced this gang member to decapitate a statue of a genocidal historical figure that like, slaughtered the gang's ancestors. and then the dad bought all the land the serpents live on like ok. oh btw the last episode veronicas adult mob boss dad wrestled archie, like he made archie sign up for wrestling and then he wrestled him. it was really weird. and last episode jughead mutilated this woman. also betty is in the gang now cuz she poledanced to mad world. oh and archie is lying to the fbi agent thats making him spy on his girlfriend's family. anywya thats about it

[phantom-fantasia]

You can say what you want about Riverdale, but their version of Bittersweet Symphony is *chef’s kiss* 👌🏻🥺😭💕

[snoopysfriendwoodstock]

riverdale. is. insane. one of my fave things was when they randomly made veronica catholic so that she could get confirmed and sing bittersweet symphony at her own confirmation. also her dad being a literal mob boss and going to her idiot boyfriend for assistance

I KNOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!! i guess they reveal in the midnight club episode that hermione is catholic so it makes sense she’d raise veronica catholic but also why does veronica sing SO MUCH???? hiram is one of the best characters on the show why is he so CARTOON EVIL!!!!

[beautiful-tragics]

my fellow ginger seesta in canada land @littlelottielost tagged me in this thang so why the hell not!!!!!!!!!!

top 5 ships: really....five.....????? um pacey/joey (dawson’s creek), brooke/lucas (one tree hill), bellamy/clarke (the 100), wolfgang/kala (sense8), jughead/veronica (riverdale)...there are so many more but that’s five for ya!!!

lipstick or chapstick: my lips are constantly chapped but i’ll still choose lipstick every time oops

last song: ummmmmm bittersweet symphony i’m pretty sure

last movie: open grave.....wasn’t too bad tbh??????

last tv show: little fires everywhere!!! cuz joshua jackson!!!!!

reading: y’all i have not read a damn book in...so long...yikes

three random things that make me happy:

sleep

queso blanco 

cats

tagging: tbh the only people i would tag were already tagged sooooooooooooo

[southsidelover]

She heard he knew -- about it all, the oddness of it all a strange clamp against her throat. How she’d comforted him at the funeral; sad words exchanged over aggressively white lilies, as if the flowers themselves were a cheap reminder of the life that was lost. To what? THEY DON’T SAY, but she’s watched as her friends are arrested, see their stone cold faces as they walk away and is left to wonder why. But it doesn’t last, they’re cleared, in an instant, she asks him then if he’s alright, but it never is, and his features seem so endlessly etched with grief.

Life’s taken a toll on him, and even if she’s always been the kid to his foster father act, she knows how WOUNDS HARM. But this time she feels the knife, cold, within her spine, splitting her apart, she wonders why he didn’t tell her but knows the truth is that he didn’t trust her. Not when she’s got Cheryl around, and they share secrets, buzzing beneath the skin in heated moments, how they pray for forgiveness while hoping for better, she wonders, is that why he’s with Alice Cooper, looking for his own redemption?

It isn’t shared, not when she feels sucker punched by the reappearance of Jughead Jones from beyond the grave, and when he pulls into Pop’s for a burger she’s stopped from her place at the door, claims the seat across from his, WITHOUT APOLOGY. “Why?” does he need her to elaborate? She can only hope not.

@gothamforce​ // fp jones iii