#oh and Ronny gets a new gal pal

[noonslullabies]

I decided to call this kiddo, Viatrix, and got her as a free summon!!

Her existence is quite sad. She's an artificial being whose personhood is tied to a crown, and its so difficult not to read her lines as being said by someone much younger than Veyle. A reverse young Tiki, if you will.

FEH gives the means to heal the fallen, so maybe the Order's chill atmosphere will allow her to grow. If not, I still have my pen!

According to the note I made when playing Engage last year, she got 3 potential nicknames Vi/Via/Vivi.

I came across the name when looking up things about Genshin Impact (can't play so reading instead), and its the name of Lumine's constellation.

[beachbabywrites]

Cherry // Cheryl Blossom imagine

"Veronica?" "(Y/N)? Hey, whats up?" Your friend answered the phone, her voice confused. She used to be your best friend, the girl you did everything with. You hadn't talked since your fathers got arrested. Both of your moms blamed the other, they had been childhood friends, so the feud was ugly. "Betrayal," your mom would remind you, "runs thick with the Lodge's. You can't even trust their party girl daughter." "(Y/N)? You there?" "Yeah, Ronnie. Um, mom decided we're moving to Riverdale." You braced for the cold answer and swift hang up, but instead you got a loud gasp. "For real? Riverdale, Riverdale? Like where I am?" "Yup."  She sounded excited. "Im so glad our parents could come to an impasse, thrilled, I've missed you! I can't believe I get to see you again! Do you think you'll make it outside of New York?" "Chances are slim, but I guess that as long as you're by my side I will be fine." ----------------------------------------------------------- "Who is that?" Betty asked. Archie followed her eyes to see Veronica walking, arms linked, with a stranger. "My guess is you've been replaced." Jughead teased, reaching his hand over to Archie's plate to grab a few fries. The stranger laughed, throwing her head back and Veronica leaned into her shoulder, giggling. The raven haired girl motioned to the table where the three were sitting and they walked over. "Guys, this is (Y/N). She just moved here from Manhattan." "Manhattan? Did you two know each other?" "Archiekins, Manhattan is big, very big, 1.6 million people big. But yes. I knew her." Betty giggled. "We were best friends growing up, the experiences we have shared... The stores we've shopped, the arrests we've witnessed." (Y/N) blushed lightly and averted her eyes, she wasnt ready to admit her father had done any wrong to the world, but inside she despised him for everything he was (not) worth. "Anyway, roll call, say here. Archie, Betty, Jughead." (Y/N) shook hands, exchanged pleasantries. Jughead made room for her to sit next to him. "So any extracurriculars I can help get you started back with?" Betty asked. "Well, back home I was with the paper/yearbook club and volleyball and cheer seasonally." Betty perked up, Jughead sent her a pointed look and shook his head. "Do you plan on doing cheer AND volleyball this year? Thats a lot-" "Oh I'm not sure, honestly." "Would you be interested in joining the paper? I'm editor and if you can show me some things you have written then I can get you on.”

(Y/N) promised to bring a few papers by the news room, Betty insisted she come by after school to see cheer practice to decide if she wanted to join.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The door to the gym closed quietly as you walked towards the bleachers. Finally you spotted Veronica and Betty who waved while a girl in a high red ponytail talked over the music playing. She reclined as the girl snapped her fingers and counted down from three. She crossed her arms, cocked a hip to the side as she watched the girls. "Ugh, halt! Are you serious?" She called out. The captain walked down a row of girls to stop in front of one in particular. "Your leg needs to be straight. If you cant manage to straigten a leg, I will find a replacement." She spun sharply and strutted back to the front of the group. You tilted your head. The choreography was a mess, no wonder that girl was having trouble transitioning. To your astonishment the red-haired girl continued to completely bash girls, call out Veronica and Betty for absurd reasons and call the whole group ridculous names as microagressions.  In horror, you watched as five girls all cartwheeled in towards each other, just to jump straight up, arms out, hands creating a solid foundation for the flyer to stand on. "Oh my god." You gasped as the flyer fell backwards. You jumped up, and froze as she managed to flip to land on her feet. The captain lifted a hand to the group of girls, all of them froze as she turned around slowly to face you. "What are you doing here?" She asked, a dangerous sound in her voice. "I was watching." "And what did you see?" 

"I saw a cheer captain who cant tell the difference between choreography and a trainwreck, and someone who treats her team like dirt." You stepped down the last of the stairs and stopped four steps from her, arms crossed. "Do you know who I am? I am Cheryl Blossom, this is my team I run them how I need to to get stuff done." "No and frankly I dont care. But you should learn my name for when I take over this team as my own." You spoke over her introduction. "Who the fuck do you think you are?!" She challenged getting in your face. "Im about to be your worst nightmare Cheryl Blossom." With that you spun around to leave and as you passed the bulletin board you pulled the try outs sign down intent on taking Cheryl Blossom by the horns. "Girls, showers." She called and stormed after you. In the hall outside the gym she grabbed your arm and spun you around. "Listen to me. No one comes into my gym and insults the way I run my squad. You do not want to start this battle because I happen to know everything I need to know about you and your family. Word of scandal travels fast around here. Especially when two prestigious families are involved." "Excuse me?" "Back down or else." You couldnt help but smile. "Is something funny?" "Slightly. Listen lets go talk about this like women. Meet me at pops at six." Cheryl turned and walked away. Veronica and Betty rushed out of the locker rooms to speak to you. "What the hell was that (Y/N)? You havent even been here 24 hours yet and you're already threatening to take over a whole cheer team and butting heads with the head bitch?" Veronica snapped. "Well Veronica, you did too." Betty interjected, Veronica brushed her off with a look and a wave of her hand. "It needed to be said, I cant believe you didn't say anything! You know there is no way that transition is even safe." "(Y/n)-" "Anyway, Betty, here. I printed them off during study hall, those are several of the articles I had published back home. Anyway, invited her to Pops at six. She's either about to blackmail me into submission or not show up." __________________________________________________________ You pulled in at 6:10, fashionably late and ready to prove a point. You looked around the small diner and Cheryl waved at you. She watched you closely as you sat down. "So. Lets talk about what you think is wrong with my choreography." She insisted. "How about we eat first. We'll be here a while." Her jaw clenched noticably. Cheryl nodded quietly as she listened to you rant about her treatment of the girls and the moves they were expected to do. Finally she butted in with, "You know what youre talking about." "I was captain at home." "Yes, but, see, you're not in kansas anymore. How about this, if you join the squad, you could give some in-put on the routine. What are you getting?" "Im getting a strawberry shake." She lifted her hand and snapped and a waitress walked over. "Two strawberry shakes, a large order of fries and two hot chocolates to go when I pay." Did she just order for me, you thought. She ordered for me and shes paying. You started thinking about the flirty jokes she had made earlier. Cheryl excused herself and as soon as she was away you had a little freak out. Oh my gosh is this a date? No, she was ready to tear your hair out just hours ago. It couldnt be. Is it bad that you wanted it to be a date? The rest of the night you found yourself giggling and blushing with Cheryl over dumb things and by time she paid she was more than willing to have you join the squad. "Get in, let me drive you home. Also, (Y/N) here." She handed you the paper cup with hot chocolate before you got in her car. "I'll pick you up for school tomorrow and bring you here after school to get your car." You thanked her. The inside of her car smelled like cherries, it matched the red aesthetic the girl portrayed herself with. "You know, I've never had anyone stand up to me like that before. Well except for your little gal pal Lodge. It must be a New York thing." "Listen Cheryl I'm so-" "No, don't apologize, I needed it. I was being especially rough on the girls today. So, tell me. Are you ready to become a River Vixen?" "Honestly Cheryl, I had no intention of starting cheer here; Im planning on joining the volleyball team. The  squad is yours." She smiled at this, eyes still on the road. "I cant wait to cheer you on." She pulled up outside of the house your mother had bought with her savings after your father was arrested. As you opened your door, Cheryl waited at the front of her red cadillac. "This was fun." "Absolutely, lets do this again soon." You insisted. Cheryl watched you silently for a minute, the the point where you were growing uncomfortable, when suddenly she stepped forward, laid a hand on your cheek and pulled you in for a kiss. (Y/E/C)  eyes widened, then closed. Your hand found its way up to hers, your thumb rubbing the inside of her wrist. When the red head finally pulled away, she looked like she was trying to not giggle. "I'll see you in the morning." You whispered, cheeks were on fire. "We are so going to be the power couple that Riverdale deserves." She said before walking away. From the drivers seat she blew you a kiss.

[sicklylittlesnowflake]

I saw your post that ya don't have many prompts and I thought I'd try??? So Like I love love love sick betty and honestly I just want all of her precious friends worrying over her and my heart just melts omg..

(I love me some Betty Cooper anon, she’s my princess and pride and joy thanks for the prompt!! Also sorry my Beronica shipping ass can’t stop whoops!!)

Betty Cooper was the girl who did everything for everyone, and never herself.

She was a giver, and was the ray of sunshine in everyone’s lives. She was the friend who was always there for others, and it was practically impossible for anyone to dislike her.

Betty Cooper was there for Archie Andrews his whole life, supporting him with his music career and listening to his songs always. She gave him feedback, lifting his spirits.

Betty Cooper was there for Kevin Keller when he felt frustrated or upset, and was always there to reassure him that there was nothing wrong with him and made him feel safe.

Betty Cooper was there for Jughead Jones in his lowest days, offering him love and kindness when he clearly needed it. She defended him from the whole town when he was ostracised for matters out of his control, his shining light that made him feel like he belonged.

Betty Cooper was there for Veronica Lodge every day. She was destined to be with her, souls intertwined by some greater force. Betty supported Veronica and served as a light when all things in her life seemed to go dark. The bit of purity when all things seemed to become corrupt with filth.

And of course, her friends loved her back.

So when Betty was in need, it was only natural for all her friends to give back.

Jughead was first to take action when Betty walked into the Blue and Gold’s offices, pale, all colour drained from her face besides fevered cheeks and dark circles.

She had come in about forty five minutes before school, feeling bad she hadn’t had much progress done on an article so decided to get a head start. Luckily, Jughead had already been there about 10 minutes prior, due to Archie dragging his reluctant ass over to school because of early football practice.

“Betts!” Jughead exclaimed, rushing towards her and feeling her cheek with the back of his hand.

“You shouldn’t be here!”

Betty smiled at him reassuringly, “Im fine, Juggy, just didn’t get a lot of sleep..”

“Didn’t get a lot of sleep?! It looks like you haven’t slept in days!” Jughead exclaimed, watching as she began to walk shakily.

“Jug, I need to finish this article for Cheryl..she really needs it,” Betty rasped. Following Cheryl’s suicide attempt, she needed the support of her friends more than anything. Her and Jughead had decided to get all the people who cared about her to write a little something for her, and Jughead had done more than he should’ve for the article already. She needed to finish this.

“Then I’ll do it, Betty!” Jughead insisted, rushing to her side as he watched as a wave of nausea hit her, wrapping an arm around her waist to support her. He lead her to the couch and dropped her gently there.

“No, Jug! You’ve done way too much already, Jug. It’s not fair on you–with all you’ve been going through..” Betty attempted to sit back up but Jughead gently pushed her down so she was lying down.

“No way, Betty. Let me take care of you for once,” Jughead pleaded.

“Jughead, you’re a great caretaker, really, but you’re going to get sick! You know your immune systems awful!”

Jughead shrugged, pulling his phone out and shooting a text.

Fuckhead Jones III: Yo Betty’s sick meet me at the blue and gold

“Well, I won’t be your only caretaker,” Jughead smirked.

Justin Gingerlake: Omw lemme get reg out of my way

Kill me Keller: What?!?!?!?! Coming!!!

Ronnie Weasley: I can’t believe jughead jones is saying “Yo”…anyway I’m coming

Betty groaned, “Jughead!”

“What?” Jughead said sheepishly.

She softened, curling up and snuggling herself, “Jug, you got your computer? ”

“Hmm, yes, why?”

“..Can you please read out one of your poems to me? They’re very relaxing.”

“Hmm..they are a peer into my melancholy emo soul, completely exposing my vulnerable, despairing being contemplating our very existence..” Jughead joked.

“But for you Betty Cooper, of course.”

Jughead opened up his laptop and opened up a file, clearing his throat as he recited a hopeful poem, a complete different take than he usually took in his art, in his clarion, dramatic tenor voice.

Betty closed her eyes and immersed herself in his art.

Archie arrived first, a glass of water and his guitar bag in his hands.

“I brought you some water, Betty,” Archie grinned, drenched in sweat.

Jughead fake gagged, “Ugh, Arch, you reek! Clean up, will you?”

“I would have used perfume, Jughead, but you’re severely allergic, remember? Do I need to remind you of the Andrews Construction Dinner incident of 2016?”

Jughead groaned, “Don’t.”

Betty laughed hoarsely, “You’re a saviour, Archie Andrews. Also, I don’t smell a thing, Jughead’s just being a dick.”

Archie laughed then pulled a chair towards the couch and helped her sit up, far too weak to do it herself. He propped up a pillow so she was comfortable, sitting next to her and rubbing her back comfortingly as he helps her drink up the glass of water.

Betty winced as her head began to ache intensely, her head throbbing and pounding.

“Archie, you’re really a star,” Betty thanked quietly, as to not strain her voice.

“A star that’s going to be big one day,” Jughead said softly.

“In fact..Archibald over here’s written a new song, would you do the honours and play it for Elizabeth here?” Jughead grinned.

“Oh..it might make the headache worse,” Archie said.

“No, Arch, please..I love your songs.”

Jughead raised his eyebrow and smiled, watching as Archie unpacked the guitar and started to pluck melodically at the strings.

Kevin came in on the last chorus of Archie’s song, holding a damp towel.

“Oh, Kev!” Betty cooed.

“The moment I heard my best pal was in need I came as quickly as I could,” Kevin smiled and squinted at Archie.

“Not quick enough,” Archie teased.

“Fuck you, Andrews, and your annoyingly toned body,” Kevin hissed.

Archie laughed, packing away his guitar and sat down on the table with Jughead, typing away on the computer.

“Betty, have you been overworking yourself?” Kevin cooed softly, helping her lie back down on the cushion and gently draping the damp, cool towel over her forehead.

“No–”

“Yes she has,” Archie and Jughead said in unison.

Betty released a soft sigh of relief at the cooling touch of the towel, some of the discomforting heat slowly melting away.

“Kevin, you’re the very best..”

“No Betts, you are. You’re always working for others, but you gotta give back to yourself sometime. But don’t fret, we’re right by your side,” Kevin smiled kindly, as he dragged a chair next to the couch.

He cracked his knuckles to which Betty let out a noise of delight.

“Kevin, are you about to give me one of the infamous Keller Massages?”

“You bet I am, for my best gal,” Kevin grinned, as he softly massaged Betty’s temples, circulating them so that the intensity of her headaches slowly subsided. He rubbed slowly and gently, easing away her troubles and sorrows so she was only surrounded by love and support.

Veronica was the last, but the moment she burst through the doors of the Blue and Gold, in complete sweats, all their questions regarding her tardiness was answered.

Veronica was carrying a multitude of items, a luxurious furry blanket, a packet of medicine, a thermos of soup, tea bags and a box of chocolates.

“Well, that was not expected,” Archie blinked.

Jughead smirked, “That was the only thing that was destined to happen, Archie.”

“I’m so sorry I’m so late, Betty! The moment I heard you weren’t feeling well I tried to get everything ready ASAP and I ran all the way here!”

Veronica set down all her items onto a table and approached Betty, kneeling down so she could be in eye-to-eye level. She frowned at seeing her so ill and weak. Betty Cooper did not deserve to be sick. She was too good to be sick.

Betty chuckled fondly, “Ronnie..you didn’t have to..”

“Oh Betty! My poor angel,” Veronica frowned as she ran over to the table and draped the luxurious blanket over her entire frame, tucking her in to the blankets protectively.

“Are you warm enough? You must feel awful,” Veronica doted.

“Ronnie..I’m fine,” Betty giggled, feeling a lot better by Veronica just being there.

“I even got you these chocolates from Belgium, trust me, you’ll feel a lot better..”

Betty could only giggle, “Ronnie..”

She cleared her throat, “..but we are going to be late..”

“What?! No, Betty, you’re going home!” Veronica insisted.

“Can’t–my mom is away on a reporter story and my dad is out of town on a different story,” Betty explained.

“Then just stay here and I’ll give you a ride home later!” Kevin butted in.

“I can’t stay here!” Betty protested.

“We’ll tell the nurse you’re comfortable here, and don’t feel up to moving up there,” Archie suggested.

“She won’t listen to you, Arch!” Betty chuckled.

“I’ll tell her,” Jughead piped up, the gang knowing full well how soft the old nurse was on Jughead, seeing as how often he ended up in her office.

“I’ll even get us all excuses to look after you!” Jughead offered.

“No way! You can’t all look after me!” Betty protested.

“Well, at least Veronica,” Archie butted in.

Betty and Veronica blushed.

“U-uh, w-what?” Veronica stammered.

Kevin laughed, “Oh my god, let’s all stop this hetero bullshit, we all know that Veronica here is the best option here.”

“Agreed,” Jughead and Archie nodded.

“Well, we’ll leave you guys to it! I’ll drive you home later today and we’ll all check up on you later, yeah?” Kevin beamed, heading out the door as Jughead and Archie said their goodbyes as the two headed over to the Nurse before class.

Veronica chuckled as they left, and gave her a warm smile.

“Have you eaten anything today?”

Betty shook her head, “..I kinda forgot..I was in a huge haze this morning.”

“Well, I’m here to the rescue,” Veronica said kindly, her voice so warm and loving Betty swore her chills were abating.

Veronica began to boil some water in the kettle Betty had brought in for Jughead’s coffee addiction, and when it was done used it to make her a nice peppermint tea.

She opened up the soup in the thermos and passed it to Betty, who had managed to sit up while she had done so.

Betty sipped at the soup with delight, the flavours absolutely delicious and creamy, “Veronica, this is great..”

“Anything for my best girl,” Veronica cooed, watching in satisfaction as Betty ate up the soup.

Once Betty had finished, Veronica began to pop open one of the medicine packets and passed her the pill along with the peppermint tea, to which Betty obliged. Betty sighed in contentment, eyes closed in satisfaction as the aroma and tastefully sweet tangs hit her.

“Veronica..you really didn’t have to do this all for me..You’re the best,” Betty whispered softly.

Veronica blushed lightly, “..Of course..Betty, you know I…really care about you.”

“You know, you’re like this..oh jesus..this is really stupid..but you’re like the best thing in my life right now, this absolutely perfect light..”

“..Ronnie, I’m not perfect,” Betty whispered weakly.

Veronica softened, “Of course. That’s not what I meant, but in my eyes..all of your faults and little things..they add up into this beautiful beautiful person who feels like perfect. Someone so..wonderfully crafted, yet flawed..but always striving for the good.”

Betty smiled softly, “Veronica..”

“You give all the time Betty..I’m just..so glad I can give back for once. To thank you for blessing me with your company,” Veronica said softly.

“I like being with you too, Ronnie..it all feels so nice..just me and you here..” Betty whispered.

Veronica felt her heart soar and insides melt, completely warm and tingly. She couldn’t help but begin to stroke her hair softly, brushing each strand of luscious blonde hair carefully and tenderly, like she was made of magic. To Veronica at least, she was made of magic.

Veronica fondled with her hair for a little bit, taking in all of the wonder that was Betty Cooper in this beautifully silent moment. This was all a reality, and she wasn’t just some princess from a fairytale, she was real.

Betty broke the silence, a smile coming to her lips, “..Veronica..come here..”

Veronica hesitated, stunned, but was pulled in by Betty who began to cuddle her lovingly, a little influenced by the fever but genuine all the same.

“Sing to me, please?” Betty mumbled.

Veronica blushed, but finally controlled herself enough to lightly sing.

“If you be my star, I’ll be your sky,you can hide underneath me and come out at night..when I turn jet black and you show off your lightI live to let you shine..I live to let you shine..But you can skyrocket away from meAnd never come back if you find another galaxyFar from here, with more room to fly,but leave me your stardust to remember you by…”

“That’s sweet,” Kevin whispered by lunch time as he walked in, Archie and Jughead right behind him, smiling along as they admired the sight.

A sight of two sweet girls intertwined with each other, holding each other close, never to let go.

[okashiras]

note: considering how ronnie/reggie is virtually crack on the show, this fic contains (but is not limited to) elements of: riverdale and its tie-in comic, classic archie digests, mark waid’s archie, chip zdarsky’s jughead, reggie & me, and—god bless ross butler, i couldn’t resist—13 reasons why.

ao3 link

every other thursday night henceforth, veronica lodge is to go out on a dinner with one reginald “reggie” mantle.

“ricky mantle is an old friend, mija.” her daddy explains during their family breakfast.

it would do her good to befriend the son of one of the most respectable families in riverdale, he says. it’s time to reconnect with their old acquaintances, he adds. this is the fresh start they moved to riverdale for, he finishes.

a simple search on sleuthster would reveal that the richard mantle—and by extension, his family—owns the riverdale register, and several other media outlets in town. veronica need not involve betty and jughead to figure out that hiram lodge is using the mantles’ press connection in an effort to clean his name and reputation in town. between the fraud and embezzlement cases he was just acquitted of and the reported involvement of the southside serpents in the drive-in land acquisition and the sodale construction, god knows how much he needs it.

veronica is aware of her daddy’s reputation as a ruthless businessman. she learned first hand how manfred muggs was driven to a suicide attempt after a shady investment deal with him had gone bad, and how he is not above beating up teenagers to send a message.

but using his very own daughter like this, is a new low.

“a fresh start.” he punctuates as he takes a long sip of his particularly pulpy grapefruit juice. his eyes briefly rest on her mother across the table, then back to her. a coercion.

veronica turns to her mother who smiles gently at her. she has witnessed her mom go from living in the dakota in new york to moving to some dreary town in the middle of nowhere to being a minimum-wage waitress in a diner just to make ends meet after her father was incarcerated. her mother may have made some mistakes but veronica would do anything to protect her—even if it’s against her own father.

in the end, veronica decides to take the path of least resistance.

“i will think about it.” a diplomatic answer. maybe she wants the illusion of control even though she knows that ultimately she doesn’t really have a say in the matter. she clutches her pearl necklace; it feels especially tight today.

she hastily excuses herself out. if she’s going to do it, she refuses to make it easy for anyone.

still, when her daddy pointedly clears his throat in the middle of her decidedly indignant walk out, she turns around and quietly says, “oh, daddy. i love you.” to which he replies, without fail, “oh, mija. i love you more.”

hiram lodge wins again.

as agreed upon by hiram lodge and richard mantle, the dinners (not dates, an important distinction) would go like this:

reggie arrives at the pembrooke at 7 pm sharp, making conversation with smithers while checking himself out in the side view mirror of his corvette as he waits for veronica.

they go to a restaurant of their choosing, which is almost always brookside bistro at the town’s center—reggie’s choice, after she refuses to budge when he asks where she wants to eat.

they order a three-course meal. veronica would usually go with the vegetarian option. reggie’s order changes every time. “i like to work my way around the menu,” he says one time. not that veronica heard it; she was busy ignoring him.

reggie animatedly relates some tall tale about something that happened in football practice. or whatever, she���s not sure; she checks out the instant sports is brought up. It didn’t matter, because reggie’s story is not for her, but for his own amusement, and the occupants of the table next to theirs.

she proceeds to ignore him through the rest of the evening;

and he lets her.

with their bill already paid for by their fathers, they leave the restaurant.

veronica is dropped by her residence no later than quarter to 10.

at the end of their first dinner out, veronica is stopped by reggie just as she was about to step out of his car.

“listen,” reggie begins, “you probably think i’m doing this because i’m after your dad’s money or influence or something,”

she regards him blankly—willing herself not to roll her eyes. there was no way she will dignify this conversation with the famous veronica lodge eye roll.

“but my family already has all of that. and more.” reggie gives a self-satisfied smirk. “the truth is, i—”

“goodbye, reggie.” she interjects as she closes the door.

she thinks she heard reggie call out what seems to be “see you thursday” behind her, which she figures would be impossible considering how any idiot can tell how disastrous this dinner turned out to be.

reggie mantle can’t possibly be that stupid. right?

reginald mantle—strikingly tall, athletic, handsome—is a fairly popular sophomore in riverdale high.

“reggie is hot,” says ginger lopez, slowly. “and tall.”

“i heard he takes tribulus terrestris,” says kevin keller in hushed tones. “but you didn’t hear that from me.”

“who?” pussycats drummer and technique queen melody valentine frowns.

“i don’t really know him that well.” says ethel muggs shifting uncomfortably in place. “i try to avoid him at all costs, to be honest.”

“mantle is a true playa!” exclaims moose mason while distractedly throwing a football. “hey keller!”

“i guess reggie can be difficult sometimes,” says archie andrews, “but he tells good jokes and he’s fun company.” he adds quickly. archie always sees the good in people—to a fault at times.

“why are you even talking to me?” snarls cheryl blossom, then: “why didn’t you return my calls last night?”

“he’s the human equivalent of the student athlete meme.” says jughead jones through a mouthful of pop tate’s burger.

“reggie riles people up with his pranks and all, but i think he just enjoys the attention.” betty cooper says, ever the empathic one. “his parents are rarely home, you know.”

veronica lodge, like any other girl who falls on the 0-4 range on the kinsey scale, finds reggie mantle attractive, which is why during one rebellious streak where she went on a bender to spite her mom into negotiating with her, she invited him as her appointed “dimwitted, sexy, disposable arm candy”, along with josie (“celebrity gal pal”), and kevin (“best gay”). and while she already considers josie and kevin her friends in varying capacities, inviting reggie wasn’t necessarily a premeditated decision—he just happened to be the hottest guy in close proximity at the time—and she wouldn’t think of him as someone more than a casual acquaintance, at most.

the night was certainly nowhere near a vanity fair oscar party, but it was as much good clean fun as mid-sized town teenagers she imagines can have. back at school the following day, everything was normal except reggie’s “swagger” (quotation marks necessary—for veronica would rather give up her custom hermés handbags than to give the impression that such word is in her vernacular) is turned up to 11, and for some reason, he seemed to manage to be especially insufferable when she is around.

when he came onto her at lunch period reminding her of the good time they had that night. they had fun, didn’t they? how about they do it again some time, huh? veronica grits her teeth, “god, reggie. that was one time.”

in response, reggie merely scoffed incredulously, so she continued, “and we went out as a group, in case your lunk head football brain fails to remember.”

and that was it—in two hellishly simple steps, she discovered the secret to getting rid of reggie mantle: 1) ignore and 2) insult. he clearly is no different from a rich run-of-the-mill obtuse and entitled jock who never had to try for anything in his life, veronica decides.

ignoring him should be easy enough; she isn’t the ice princess for nothing—she once refused to speak to her daddy for a week until he relented to allow her and her friends to take the yacht out to the hamptons. and as for insulting him, she can always aim for his intelligence (since his looks are untouchable, veronica laments).

does she feel sorry? no. veronica is doing this with good intentions. if reggie be the one to quit going to their dinners, then her father wouldn’t think she is going against him. he wouldn’t have to threaten her mom to force her to go. this is passive resistance. gandhi did it. or something. it’s supposedly effective.

as for reggie, perhaps it’s unfortunate that he had to take the brunt of this situation, but a guy like that has enough ego required to get over it easily, she decides.

“why won’t you talk to me?” reggie asks on their next dinner.

veronica does not look up. her chanel le vernis black satin nail polish is suddenly fascinating; it is not opaque enough. “hm?” she says distractedly.

“you—“ she feels reggie’s feet shuffle under their table. “you haven’t even looked at me all night.”

it’s working, she thinks. and now for the final blow...

“i mean—”

“no offense, reggie,” veronica slowly presses her palms against their table as she finally looks up at him. “but conversations with you aren’t exactly the stuff of oscar wilde.”

she regrets her words as soon as they come out—even before she saw a flash of hurt settle briefly on reggie’s face. as if on cue, the waiter arrives with the entrée.

apart from the usual empty pleasantries their upper-class upbringing conditioned them to exchange, no further words were spoken between veronica lodge and reggie mantle for the rest of the night.

veronica lodge is not an evil heartless conniving bitch. okay, maybe she could be. a little. her school records back at spence can probably attest to this (that is, unless they have already been destroyed by her daddy). but for all intents and purposes, she is only selectively an evil heartless conniving bitch.

her being spitefully difficult during her dinners with reggie has more to do with the situation her father has put her through rather than because of reggie himself. reggie is but a mere casualty in the crossfire of a classic lodge skirmish.

during the week, she decides to speak with reggie at school hoping to offer, not necessarily an apology, but perhaps something approaching a mea culpa. insulting his intelligence and just being generally insufferable to him who has been nothing but civil to her is very unbecoming of her. even veronica can admit as much.

being mean to reggie is like kicking a dachshund who barks non-stop to stupidly assert its dominance. it’s annoying, but it’s a dog nonetheless. and one does not kick dogs under any circumstance.

however after about three attempts to approach him, it became apparent that reggie is avoiding her. her—as in, veronica lodge. as soon as he spots veronica come near him, he would appear to be suddenly very engrossed in the book he’s holding—because reggie mantle nose-deep in a book is not bizarre at all, no.

she decides to drop it. whatever. she could just tell him when he comes to pick her up that thursday. if he ever comes at all, that is. and if he doesn’t, then her plan worked, didn’t it? daddy can now get off her case? it’s all good?

veronica ponders this as she takes a sip too many of her fourth espresso of the day—which she figures is the reason for the sinking feeling in her stomach. yes, it is because of that, she reassures herself.

it’s thursday and veronica lodge is wearing a saint laurent classic little black dress.

any self-respecting girl knows that the lbd is a perennial wardrobe staple. it’s simple, elegant, and versatile. it’s perfect for a night out, or—if a girl is of veronica’s caliber—even a night in. which is exactly what she intends to do tonight.

the authorities may have taken everything away from them back in new york, but this is riverdale and she can damn well be glamorous inside her own pied-à-terre if she wants to. that’s the reason why she’s dressed up, she tells herself, and certainly not for the off-chance that reggie mantle shows up and—

a shiny black chevrolet corvette pulls over in front of the pembrooke.

veronica lodge is having a night out after all.

“i want a truce.” veronica announces as she puts down her dessert spoon.

reggie blinks. not used to veronica initiating a conversation.

“i’m letting you off the hook,” she begins. “i know you’re doing this for whatever your father bribed you with, as i am with mine—in a way—but whatever kind of deal they’re negotiating between themselves—i don’t want to know and i don’t want any part of it.” she bites back a snarl.

veronica proposes her plan: a) they both talk to their respective fathers about how this arrangement doesn’t really work for them, and if that doesn’t work out—which is likely—then, b) they construct an elaborate scheme where they pretend to go out together but will go on their separate ways, only to meet at a given hour before he has to drop her off for smithers to check. it could work, she insists.

“besides,” she sighs. “i know the last thing you want to do on a thursday night is to be ignored by some girl.” she flips her hair, “even if said girl happens to be the veronica lodge.”

reggie quietly considers this for a moment—spoon picking at the corners of his untouched chocolate-cream flan. after a while, he finally looks up at her. his eyes are a deep warm brown, veronica notes. she had not noticed them before.

“i read dorian gray.” says reggie.

veronica tilts her head.

“the picture of dorian gray.” he specifies.

“i’m aware.” she wills him to continue.

“yeah. well. i read it, alright. took me like two weeks.” reggie rubs the back of his neck, “okay, i had to sparknotes afterwards. still.”

veronica considers reggie. between the boisterous jock who openly declares himself as “mantle the magnificent” in the middle of the student lounge, and this diffident young man in front of her who fumblingly tries to discuss english literature, veronica realizes that she didn’t really know reggie. veronica smiles, we can change that.

“yeah, okay.” reggie leans back on his chair. “laugh all you want, veronica.”

“ronnie.” veronica offers.

“alright,” reggie smiles tentatively. “ronnie.”

“so you were saying?” ronnie playfully demands. “the disillusions of aestheticism that has blinded dorian, lord henry, et al.”

“first of all,” reggie adjusts his seat. “this dorian guy seems like one of those guys who has a lot of dick pics on his camera roll—“

later on their drive home, ronnie learns that reggie has had adele’s 25 on his car radio for months now, and how he plays it as soon as she steps out of his car.

“jerk.” ronnie rolls her eyes. “i love adele. i had box seats at her madison square garden concert a few years ago.”

they laugh as they conclude that only losers dislike adele. and among other things: the importance of the fiji vs dasani debate, the acceptable amount of hashtags in a tweet (“3. 4 at most. 5 is just obnoxious.”), best instagram filter for selfies (“clarendon. what else are you gonna use—kelvin? fuck outta here.”), and really just the amount of things they didn’t know they both agree on.

“you’d be surprised, ronnie.” smirks reggie. she marvels at how easily he adapts to calling her by her nickname.

“really?” challenges ronnie, though she already agrees.

reggie also mentions how much he enjoys ap english as a subject, even though he knows he isn’t particularly good at it. a shame, he says, because he wants to be good enough to write for his father’s paper. he takes on a sober tone as he says this, which prompts veronica to offer bringing it up to betty and jughead who can allow him to be a contributor for the blue and gold. reggie gives a tentative “hm,” before changing the subject to the obviously more pressing matter of deciding which is the best track in e•mo•tion. (veronica picks boy problems, while reggie says i really like you. “you’re kidding, right? just how basic are you?” she teases, to which he smiles, “i’m serious.”) in the end, she decides not to press further; he can talk about it when he’s ready.

there’s plenty of time on their next night out. and the next. and the next.

it is thursday, 9:44 pm. reggie mantle’s car pulls over outside the pembrooke. smithers waiting by the lobby meant there can only be a short exchange between reggie and veronica before she needs to step inside. in that amount of time, reggie managed to make veronica laugh before they bid each other goodbye. it was a pleasant night.

upstairs in the dark of his study room, hiram lodge grins.

—end—

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Back to Lanford: How the ‘Roseanne’ Reboot Can Pick Up Where The Conners Left Off

With classic sitcoms and dramas being continued in “sequel” form – Fuller House, Heroes: Reborn, Girl Meets World, Prison Break, 24: Legacy, and the recently-announced Will & Grace update among them – it was only a matter of time before one unthinkable television giant joined the pack.

That classic series is Roseanne, the working-class family sitcom that ran for nine seasons on ABC from 1988 to 1997.  America’s first extensive introduction to stand-up comedienne Roseanne Barr, the series took a spot amid the echelon of TV’s greatest heavy-hitters.  Barr played Roseanne Conner, a blue-collar mother in the small town of Lanford, Illinois who managed her dysfunctional, unfiltered brood:  lovable-but-occasionally-volatile husband Dan (John Goodman), spunky-and-precocious eldest daughter Becky (first played by Lecy Goranson; later recast with Sarah Chalke in the role), tomboy-turned-downbeat-rebel Darlene (Sara Gilbert), and sweet-talking schemer D.J. (Michael Fishman).

Roseanne and her younger sister, the romantically-unlucky Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), toiled in an erratic series of thankless jobs – factory worker, salon sweeper, trucker, restaurant server, police officer – before finally opening up their own restaurant in their hometown.  Meanwhile, along with their constant financial insecurity, the Conners dealt with a variety of other life stressors – new marriages, somber divorces, pregnancies, extramarital affairs, school drama, hostile coworkers, unhinged peers.

Along the way, several recurring characters joined the cast:  Roseanne and Jackie’s childhood friend and coworker, the self-conscious Crystal (Natalie West); Darlene’s pushover boyfriend (and eventual husband), David (portrayed by The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki); David’s older brother, bad-boy-turned-dolt Mark (the late Glenn Quinn) who eloped with Becky; Jackie’s “baby daddy” and short-lived husband, Fred (Michael O’Keefe); self-centered lesbian gal pal Nancy (Sandra Bernhard); Roseanne’s anal-retentive boss-turned-business-partner Leon (Martin Mull); and Roseanne and Jackie’s overbearing widowed mother, Beverly (Estelle Parsons), who was perpetually meddling in their personal lives.

So the announcement that Roseanne will be returning for a tenth season (after 21 years off the air) has delighted many of its fans...including myself.  Most of the original cast is slated to return, in some capacity.  Obviously, this will be easier to do in some cases rather than others, as Galecki presently stars on The Big Bang Theory while Gilbert is a daily cohost of The Talk.

Still, given all of the taboo issues from the 1990s that Roseanne proceeded to tackle, head-on – homosexuality, abortion, domestic abuse, addiction, racism, sexism, mental health – think of how many new controversies and watercooler topics in the 21st Century the Conners could react to.

Just pick any of the social issues that I write about over at Morpheus magazine. The possibilities are endless.

Here’s what we know so far:  Season 10 of Roseanne will debut on ABC, sometime midseason.  Its initial order will be for eight episodes – however, if the commercial and viewer response is positive, additional episodes will presumably be green-lit.  I assume it will still be in multi-camera format, taped in front of a live studio audience.

There’s one potential glitch, though;  the series finale, entitled “Into That Good Night,” aired on May 20, 1997.  On the heels of Season 9, which saw the Conners striking it rich from winning the lottery – and living out many fantasy-style experiences as a result of their newfound wealth – the series finale episode ends with a voiceover monologue where Roseanne Conner reveals that all of Season 9 was just part of an elaborate story she had been writing.  Since the protagonist had been established as a talented writer early in the show’s run, this seemed to gel fairly well with the show’s canon while negating some plotlines from the final season that many long-time fans had hated.

Except it wasn’t just “The Lottery Season” that was part of her story-within-a-story.  Roseanne Conner reveals that the entire series contains elements that she’d altered as part of her character’s overall writing career.  Dan actually died from his heart attack at Darlene’s wedding in the Season 8 finale.  Becky was actually romantically paired with David, while Darlene was actually with Mark – Roseanne had just switched them.  Jackie was really a lesbian and never dated men.

This left a bad taste in many fans’ mouths.  How were we supposed to know what all from Roseanne’s first eight seasons really happened...and which stuff the protagonist created through the power of her pen?

Many longtime fans of the series would like for Season 10 of Roseanne to dismiss everything seen during Season 9 as just some elaborate fantasy sequence.  Other fans hated Season 8 (the one right before “The Lottery Season”), and would like for that season to be largely ignored as well.  The problem with that:  Roseanne Conner became pregnant with her final child at the beginning of Season 7 (to synchronize with Barr’s real-life pregnancy) – and that pregnancy storyline lasted well into the beginning of Season 8 (culminating in a Halloween-themed episode where Roseanne goes into labor and names her son after Jerry Garcia – who appears as her “spirit guide” while in the hospital).

Early rumblings are that Season 10 will simply ignore Dan’s death and pretend like it had never happened.  But as I wrote about, back in March, on the topic of Will & Grace’s forthcoming sequel series – I feel that would be a mistake...and sort of an insult to the intelligence of the fanbase.

I say – take the best elements of all nine of Roseanne’s seasons, and rationalize that anything from those nine seasons which the writing staff wishes to retcon should be considered part of an anthology of short stories (or, in the case of Season 9, one larger novel) that Roseanne Conner wrote during her downtime as a blue-collar mom.

This way, Dan is still alive, Darlene and David are still married, and everyone retains the same qualities and distinct personality traits that we loved (or hated) about all of them.

Furthermore, any outlandish plotlines from any of the sitcom’s nine seasons could be retconned as either part of an anthology-based individual short story or as part of one of Roseanne Conner’s assorted longer (unpublished) novels.

For example, when snooty Cousin Ronnie (Joan Collins) blew into town in February 1993:  it turns out, that was just a short story written for Roseanne’s own amusement – because, in her words:  “I always wondered what it would be like being related to someone like that bitch Alexis from Dynasty.”

Or, when Darlene experimented with drugs in 1994 – yep, another short story!  This one focusing on the danger of smart kids who end up inexplicably making stupid choices.

The Gilligan’s Island  fantasy sequence from the Season 7 finale episode – another written daydream of Roseanne Conner.

Roseanne’s March 1995 kitchen visit from a gaggle of legendary TV moms...yeah, really just a satirical written piece illustrating Roseanne Conner’s outlook on motherhood.

That crazy January 1996 food fight that Roseanne and Jackie had in the middle of the “Buy ’n Bag” – yet another short story Roseanne wrote in order to blow off some steam.

Oh, and granddaughter Harris was never born with a lung defect...that had been one of the few serious storylines in Roseanne’s longer “lottery-based” novel.

They could even do a fun gag with the alternating Beckys – including episodes where Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke take turns playing Becky, from one scene to the next, Patty Duke-style (as they teased during the Season 8 premiere).  Chalke is rumored to be returning as a totally new character, which could also be tied to Roseanne Conner’s in-universe writing.  This would also allow them to explain all of the constant cameo appearances from celebrities, in-jokes, tribute episodes, and off-the-wall storylines that popped up even before “The Lottery Season” ever happened.

Here’s an example of how I would write it:

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ROSEANNE CONNER

As Barr herself opined during a 2009 blog/interview, she muses that Roseanne Conner is probably now operating a marijuana dispensary alongside Jackie.  Actually, that would seem to fit in well with both the current political climate and Barr’s own political leanings (she supported Bernie Sanders during last year’s primaries).  Roseanne and Jackie could have opened up a ganja-outlet called “The Munch Box” – attached to, and operating next to, the still-thriving “Lunch Box” (which now offers up pitas and calzones in addition to its loose-meat sandwiches, as a way of satisfying Lanford’s evolving clientele).

Aside from that, Roseanne is most likely doing what we loved the most about her:  knocking together the heads of her relatives (or other clueless acquaintances), calling out social injustices in any small way she can, and daydreaming about how she might piece together a better world in her wildest fantasies.  Oh, and writing.  Lots and lots of creative writing in her very own basement “dungeon” – I mean, “office.”

DAN CONNER

When Season 10 of Roseanne opens, it could be revealed that Dan did indeed suffer a heart attack at Darlene and David’s wedding...but, unlike what was revealed to us in the Season 9 finale (which was really just the ending to one of Roseanne Conner’s plethora of alternate-ending short stories), Dan is still alive and kicking as he approaches his seventies.  Now, however, he’s living on SSI/SSDI/Disability and does under-the-table work at a local pawn shop (since he’s in no cardiovascular condition to complete heavy manual labor).

DARLENE CONNER HEALY

After marrying David in 1996, Darlene indeed achieved her dream of getting out of Lanford.  She became a Hollywood writer for an adapted television version of her successful comic, “Fairy Scary” (a sci-fi/fantasy hybrid graphic novel series about a race of dark fairies who covertly bioengineer humans into what we know as vampires, zombies, and werewolves).  She moved herself, David, and their daughter, Harris, out to L.A. so that she could work full-time while David functions as a stay-at-home father raising young Harris.  Although she’s an overworked staffer on the TV incarnation of Fairy Scary (now in its fifth season), Darlene maintains her biting wit and dark view of the world.   Oh, and she’s upgraded from being a vegetarian to becoming a vegan (much like Gilbert in real life).

D.J. CONNER

More mature but still a fan of occasional mischief, D.J. is now an independent filmmaker who travels the country to document human interest stories and political agitators.  Upon graduating from film school in Chicago, D.J. journeyed out to Hollywood for a trial visit – where Darlene helped to hook him up with some initial contacts.  Eventually, though, D.J. decided that the West Coast wasn’t for him; he realized he preferred going to where the stories actually took place, rather than trying to bring them to him.  He’s currently unattached, having had several short-term girlfriends.  He still remains friends with some of his female peers from his middle & high school years:  Heather (Heather Matarazzo), Lisa (Ashley Johnson), and Geena (Rae’ven Kelly).

BECKY CONNER HEALY

Becky, now widowed after Mark (the late Glenn Quinn) died in Afghanistan in 2003, finally achieved her dream of attending college following the loss of her husband.  She graduated from a four-year university in 2013 – although it took her more like six years to do so, since she had to juggle part-time work on top of it.  Still sharp and feisty, Becky manages a clothing boutique in Lanford...and is considering a run for political office, in light of everything that’s gone on with the new Trump Administration.

JACKIE HARRIS

Since her dalliance with Prince Carlos (the late Jim Varney) was all a part of one of Roseanne’s longer novels, we learn that Jackie did indeed experiment with lesbianism following her split from Fred.  Contrary to what Roseanne stated in the epilogue of her Season 9 book, Jackie is actually bisexual...but still remains unlucky in love whether it comes to men or women.  Jackie continues to co-own “The Lunch Box” with her sister, and is supportive of her only child, openly-gay (yes, her prediction came true!) twenty-four-year-old son Andy.

DAVID HEALY

He’s still Darlene’s obedient husband, although he’s slowly finding subversive ways to come into his own.  While he can’t always fly out to Illinois to visit his in-laws, David has done a good job of keeping Darlene grounded and relatively-sane amid the cutthroat jungle that is Hollywood.  He was able to be a stay-at-home dad for a majority of Harris’s childhood; but now that Harris is in her early-twenties, David works part-time as an assistant at a Pasadena-based Caltech physics lab so he doesn’t get completely bored.

NANCY BARTLETT

Since she’d stopped appearing as frequently during the show’s last few seasons, here’s a retconned scenario I have constructed for Nancy:  quite awhile after her split from Marla (Morgan Fairchild) in the mid-1990s, the flighty lesbian ended up marrying new character Wendi (portrayed by actress Christine Dunford) – the owner of a small Northern Illinois pet store chain.  “Wendi’s Whiskers” has since expanded into 27 other states...and Nancy now travels the country peddling pet food on behalf of her wife, after having sold her share of “The Lunch Box” to Anne-Marie (Adilah Barnes).

LEON CARP

He did indeed marry charismatic attorney Scott (Fred Willard) in early-1996...however, the garish, over-the-top gay-themed wedding that Roseanne threw for them was really – you guessed it! – one of Roseanne Conner’s short stories.  Beginning in 2011, Leon and Scott adopted three children (who are currently teenagers)...and the overbearing Leon has uncharacteristically settled into the role of an awkward “soccer dad” while Scott thrives as a legal eagle serving his many clients in Chicago.

CRYSTAL ANDERSON CONNER

After Ed (Ned Beatty) died, Crystal opened up a Lanford-based day care center in her home.  While serving as a chatty-but-compassionate sounding-board for Roseanne, Jackie, Nancy, and Anne-Marie, the tightly-wound Crystal began immersing herself in the world of do-it-yourself crafts (she claims that Rosie O’Donnell was her inspiration).  Within the past year, Crystal has secured a deal on Shark Tank to market her homemade line of insulated cozies for baby bottles and lunch boxes.  She is also actively being courted by Clinton Kelly to serve as a part-time correspondent for “Clinton’s Craft Corner” on The Chew.

JERRY GARCIA CONNER

Born in late-1996 (although whether or not he was actually born on Halloween might be retconned differently), the Conners’ youngest child, Jerry (portrayed by actor Kian Lawley), is still living with his parents at the age of 21 after having dropped out of college.  However, Jerry isn’t a total slacker – upon his remarkable weight loss in high school, Jerry started up a popular YouTube channel on blue-collar health, which is broadcasted out of the Conners’ basement...oh, Jerry has just come out to Roseanne and Dan as transgender.  The youngest Conner kid now goes by “Geri” and is preparing for gender reassignment surgery – with which Roseanne and Dan are both still trying to come to terms.

ANDY HARRIS

Now at the age of 24, Jackie’s only child, Andy (portrayed by actor Cameron Bright) is a happy-go-lucky cosmetician who often operates out of his cousin Becky’s boutique.  He’s currently dating a “bad boy” – yes, there are openly-gay bikers in Lanford – much to the chagrin of his overprotective bisexual mom.  Amid the last two decades’ worth of upheaval in his Aunt Roseanne and Uncle Dan’s life, Andy has somehow managed to become the “heart” and positive energy of this wacky, brooding Midwestern extended clan.

HARRIS CONNER HEALY

Darlene and David’s daughter (and only child), Harris (portrayed by actress Ciara Bravo) – now at the age of 19 – has become sort of a spooky Wednesday Addams-style young adult.  Harris is a conspiracy theorist who opted to skip college so she could collaborate on a Chicago-based startup magazine run with several of her “Generation Z” peers.  Her writing skills have taken on more of a “political revolutionary” tone than either her mother’s or her grandmother’s – and she plans to help convince her Aunt Becky to mount a congressional run in this new political era.  Oh, and Harris has also picked up the torch of developing an adversarial relationship with great-grandmother Bev – much to the delight of her own Grandma Roseanne!

BEV HARRIS

The erstwhile mother/grandmother who grated everybody’s eardrums like nails on a chalkboard, Bev (still portrayed by Estelle Parsons, contingent upon Parsons’s availability) presently globe-trots with her lesbian lover, Joyce (Ruta Lee) – and occasionally appears on the YouTube channel of grandchild Geri...entertaining Internet voyeurs with her bewildered 21st Century musings.

NANA MARRY

As a tribute to the late Shelley Winters, the Conners’ favorite Nana Mary (Roseanne’s great-grandmother) died in 2007 of congestive heart failure, after a whirlwind night of gambling in Las Vegas.  Nana Mary’s spontaneous jackpot of winnings from her last day on Earth is what enabled Becky to be sent to college (with Nana Mary having willed her eldest great-grandchild the cash on the back of a cocktail napkin).

HEATHER

Not introduced to audiences until Roseanne’s final season, the cerebral Heather (Heather Matarazzo) dated D.J. throughout their high school years...but she and D.J. split several months before he followed Darlene out to California.  However, Heather and D.J. still remain good friends; she works part-time at Becky’s boutique.

BONNIE WATKINS

Roseanne’s one-time coworker at Rodbell’s, Bonnie (Bonnie Bramlett) disappeared from the Lanford scene to become a traveling country singer who eventually was discovered by Dolly Parton during a Nashville festival (Bonnie may have even been drawn to Nashville after a chance meeting with Loretta Lynn at “Lanford Days” in 1993).  While she hasn’t been directly involved with much of their drama since the mid-1990s, Bonnie often returns to Lanford to give hometown concerts, which also boosts the area’s tourism.

LONNIE ANDERSON

Crystal’s oldest son (recast with Eric Szmanda in the role) is now an insurance broker who has helped his stepsiblings Dan and Roseanne navigate the perils of the Obamacare exchanges.

GEORGE

D.J.’s socially-awkward classmate, George (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is now a successful Hollywood showrunner who had helped to open some major doors for Darlene after Darlene’s first several unsuccessful years in Hollywood.  He has also come to the aid of his old buddy, D.J., in making some prime filmmaking contacts – D.J. and George currently have a good-natured “bromance” on those intermittent occasions when they get to reunite.

MOLLY & CHARLOTTE TILDEN

The two sisters who were the Conners’ new neighbors during Season 5 have, ironically, traded roles from the yin-and-yang personalities of their own teenage years.  Charlotte (Mara Hobel) is now an edgy biker chick (she was the one who introduced Andy to his current boyfriend, in fact), whereas Molly (Danielle Harris) has settled in as a rather conservative stay-at-home mom married to one of the junior partners at Scott’s law firm.

MIKE SUMMERS

The smarmy politician (portrayed by character actor Mark Blum), who tried to solicit Roseanne and Dan at the end of Season 4, now resides on the streets of Lanford as a homeless bum.  After losing political campaigns in 1992, 1998, and 2002, Mike was briefly taken in by a then-childless Leon and Scott (whom he’d met at the local Lanford Republican Club) – yet, they kicked the wannabe politico out onto the street after Citizen Summers took things too far in mooching off of them.

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Of course, these are just several scenarios that could unfold.  With Roseanne Conner’s hobby as a prolific writer, there are all kinds of ways to explain away the things seen during Roseanne’s nine seasons that the show’s writing staff chooses to determine were simply a figment of the Domestic Goddess’s imagination.

Hopefully, the new creative team behind the Roseanne reboot won’t follow the wayward advice of purists by awkwardly cherrypicking-and-disregarding the show’s canon in some seemingly random or haphazard manner.

Instead, the talented cast and creative forces behind Roseanne have an opportunity to bring Roseanne Conner and her brood into the new millennium while recapturing the spirit of the iconic family sitcom with which we all fell in love.

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Riverdale 1 x07 thoughts

Starts with Jughead’s dream - seemingly perfect family with everyone fake smiling, and Juggie’s bewildered expression through all of this to kinda indicate that maybe he thought it was too good to be true? Interesting though that he wants his family to come together so bad, yet he dreams of being part of another (Betty’s) who he knows is not perfect either. Does that mean deep down that he’s given up on his family? That the only way for him to be happy would be if he were with another family? Which is what happens at the end of the episode, he ends up living with Archie! So was the beginning meant to bookend the end? Its also evident that he feels guilty about stabbing Archie in the back, presumably because he’s married to Betty in the dream. Why does he feel that? He knows Archie doesn’t feel that way about Betty. Betty did have feelings for Archie but she’s obviously getting over them, since she’s willing to move on with him. Why the guilt? Okay, Archie wasn’t exactly over the moon when he found out about bughead, but Jughead already sensed that he wouldn’t be and I wonder where that’s coming from?

The next scene with Juggie waking up in the closet under the stairs, a clever reference to Harry Potter, which is surprisingly not misplaced. Since Harry had a miserable life till Hogwarts came along and Juggie’s having a miserable life now until his friends - Archie and Betty come through for him. And Archie finding him was good. His secret was finally out. He could tell someone everything and unburden himself. The matter-of-fact way in which he did broke my heart actually. Archie was understandably shocked and immediately offered to ask Fred to give FP his job back and for Jug to live with him. And this is where I get caught between loving Archie and wanting to hit him on the head with a sharp instrument! Its just the way his character has progressed so far - I can’t really tell what to do with him. He’s bland and uninteresting and trivial. But in this episode he really came through for his friends, so yeah -idk.

Jughead asking Archie not to tell anyone - especially Betty. I think the reason is that he doesn’t want to come across as needy and screwed up, you know, he wants to show his best side to his girl - he wants to seem like he’s together and there for her instead of throwing his problems at her at a time when she’s already bogged down by so many of hers! I just think he wants to keep her away from worrying about him! And that’s so Juggie!

I was kind of meh about Veronica and the whole power struggle between the Lodge women thing. Oh and looks like Hiram is really in prison, so bang goes my theory of him being in hiding someplace and driving this whole thing remotely. Ronnie choosing Reggie as arm candy was great, Reggie IS hot btw. If only he wasn’t such a douche! But points to him for going along on that search for Polly! A gal pal, a gay and arm candy? Really Ronnie? You’re reducing Kevin to that? The whole town (or at least all of Riverdale high) seemed to be on the Cooper’s team. So that left the Blossoms with Keller and who else?

Jughead putting his arms around Betty when she’s worried and she reaching to him for reassurance was so adorable! And everyone’s reactions were revealing - Veronica looked surprised and then smug and Archie was kinda surprised too, but was he jealous? I think as they go deeper into bughead, Archie is gonna become more and more resentful as he finds his two best friends drifting away from him and towards each other and that is gonna manifest in a bad way. How? I don’t know yet. But he’s probably going to do something stupid that gets them both (or perhaps Jug) in trouble. Or perhaps be irrational and angry without knowing why. Why was Ronnie calling Juggie Holden Caulfield? Is it because he’s perceived as mysterious and a loner? But I love that she ships bughead!

Juggie saying “We may have had a moment” in that hesitating, halting manner, not really meeting Archie’s eyes? I think that meant that he really thought Archie would be mad at him or feel betrayed or something. He tried to downplay what he felt for Betty twice - once when FP asked him and this once with Archie. Both times Archie was there. I think he’s trying to spare Archie’s feelings. And right now he’s not sure what Betty feels either. In that scene where he’s walking her home, he struggles to articulate what they are “People like us” he says adoringly stuttering, and I think it means he doesn’t want to pressure her to commit and also because he’s uncertain if she’s reciprocating only because she’s going through such a stressful time herself and thinks maybe that’s why she needs him around? Idk.

Cheryl - idk what to make of her! She’s such a bitch most of the times and then one time she does something nice that makes me rethink her character. But I thought she looked really upset when Alice announced that Polly was pregnant with Jason’s baby! Like it was some kind of betrayal. I’m still on board the “twincest” ship!

Back to bughead and the sweet scene when he’s walking her home. Jughead being her “clarity” is like such a bughead thing and I’m loving it! Betty seems to have all her best ideas around him. And the kiss was just so them! And the little smile he gives after! Oh god, I’m just dying of the adorableness that is bughead! Also how badass were they leading the whole search party and belting out instructions like the power couple they are! And finishing each other’s sentences!

Polly still seems a little bit crazy to me! Maybe its her eyes or just her whole demeanor. 

Now the FP and Fred backstory. They seemed like they were really good friends, but then FP makes it as though Fred kicked him out when he was really down. Fred’s story seemed more believable to me. Again, here’s where carrot-top surprised me again. By insinuating that Fred was being a bad friend by letting Jughead drown along with FP. I’m amazed at the amount of character development for Archie in this episode. Its as if they want us invested in him and his story if indeed the Archie/Betty/Jughead love triangle thing is where they’re heading. I know a lot of people are rooting for Barchie and that wouldn’t really pay off if Archie wasn’t a sympathetic character. We’re supposed to feel bad for him that he lost the girl. Jughead already has oodles of audience sympathy. 

I liked the scene at Pop’s where they were reminiscing. And FP brings up how Jughead isn’t interested in sports and stuff like him but is more like his mom - into writing and books and literary things, and he says its good. I can get the sense of self-loathing from the man. He needs help.

Also, the scene where Juggie’s taking off his drunk dad’s boots and talking to him about Jellybean and his mom was all kinds of heart-breaking. Its so obvious the boy loves his family and wants them together. Its also obvious he’s proud of his mom and sis! (She listens to Pink Floyd on vinyl and has Juggie for an older bro - of course she cannot get any cooler!). The thing I notice about Jughead is that he downplays everything that’s going on with him - be it good or bad. He just doesn’t think its worth talking about or worth anyone’s time and that’s a whole new level of heart-breaking for me, because it just reinforces where this boy’s coming from - years of being bullied and made to feel unworthy and family breaking apart too! I think this warrants an entirely new post, a Jughead meta that I will get to soon!

I hate how they put Juggie through the wringer - first, by being embarrassed by his dad (Cole was superb), then blaming his friend and his dad for his condition, sticking up for him, believing in him only to have him let him down when he needed him the most. My heart shattered when he asked Betty at the station if his dad was there and Betty says Archie and Fred are. He wanted his dad there, dammit! Stupid, stupid, FP! But even he knows that his son’s better off without him. But he cannot use that as an excuse to not even try! The scene outside the station when Juggie gets ready to leave with his dad was so so heart-breaking. Both Cole and Skeet played it to perfection! I was crying, my poor Juggie. He was so conflicted - angry, disappointed, resigned and then finally determined to still not give up on him. Didn’t I say earlier that his most defining trait was his loyalty? Yeah!

I’m glad he has a safe place to live where he will be warm and well-fed. Also get to peek at Betty from Archie’s window and have conversations with her? Maybe? I’m not holding out hope that it’s going to last given the spoilers for episode 8 where Archie is blaming Jughead for betraying him by not telling him his dad was a Serpent. 

I’m also glad Polly found a place to live at Ronnie’s! Hermione was like - any daughter of Alice Cooper is welcome at my place? Does that mean she and Alice share a cordial relationship? I seem to recall them sharing some bitchy moments earlier in the Mayor’s fundraiser. I don’t think anyone likes Alice. Is Hermione an exception? 

I expected the clash between Alice and Penelope to be more - uh, bitchy? I’m not sure why Betty agreed to meet up with the Blossoms. I think its more to get financial support for Polly that she knows she won’t get from her parents since they clearly want to give the baby up for adoption. But still- the Blossoms? What are you thinking gurl?

All in all, this episode really focused on Jughead and how screwed up his life is, and it makes my heart bleed for the poor boy! The scene where he implores Betty to believe that he didn’t do it and those fearful, desperate eyes! Like he’s managed to stay afloat but now finally the net is closing in and he’s choking. He doesn’t know if he can get out. I don’t think he was thinking about evidence and how they could or couldn’t pin it on him at all. He looked totally cornered in that scene. There is some resentment there against Fred Andrews, he clearly believes he did his father wrong. Now that he’s living under his roof plus the fact that Fred helped forge an alibi for him, not sure what he’s gonna think? And how long is he gonna keep the faith in that pathetic excuse of a man called FP? I still wonder why his mom didn’t take him along to her parents? Did he refuse to go? Did he choose to stay with his dad?  Fred making up that alibi for Jughead made me want to applaud him and the next minute I was back at throwing shade at him  because Archie says “You’ve done this before”. Fred definitely seems to have something to hide. 

Also, FP tells Hermione that Lodge took care of the rest of the money. When? How? I thought Hermione was his only conduit. Does he have other people on his job too? Who?

So Jason’s jacket is with FP. So did he torch the car or kill Jason or both or neither? Why would he retrieve that one piece of evidence? I read an interesting theory someplace that FP might actually be Jason’s father (Cheryl being Juggie’s half-sister?? Now this I cannot take!) and he kept the jacket as something to remember his son by. Also Clifford Blossom maybe the real killer since he discovered that Polly was pregnant and did not want the Blossom millions to end up with the Coopers. I don’t know that I buy this theory, but its certainly interesting. Cheryl is supposedly devastated when she learns who the killer is. So it could be one of the Blossoms. But are they that unfeeling and ruthless that would they torture Jason? I’m not really sure about this.

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Riverdale Recap. Episode 7: ‘In A Lonely Place’

Yay. Finally, some of my prayers were answered: MORE RIVERDALE and MORE JUGHEAD.

First off a massive congratulations to the cast and crew of Riverdale for being picked up for Season 2 already!! I’m sure I am not alone in the excitement at the prospect of more of the gang! Super well deserved!

Episode 7 starts with that super cool opening sequence where our Core 4 are dressed up in traditional ‘Archie Comics’ looks. *J’adore* this was perfectly done and super well executed. 

The sequence is a dream by Juggie and it seems he is struggling a bit with his feelings for Betty VS his friendship with Archie as in the dream Archie says ‘Why did you stab me in the back?’ ... which, I only assume, is in relation to his new found feelings for Betty, whom he knows has had a long time ‘relationship’ with Archie. Although, personally, I don’t think Juggie should be feeling any sort of guilt, if Betty is the reason anyway, because well Archie pretty much told her that he doesn’t care for her in that way, and seems to be more than happily moving on with Valerie.

It gets a tad heartbreaking here as we discover that Juggie has been crashing at Riverdale High. Archie discovers Juggie’s secret in the locker room one morning, and I love the little bromance moment this leads to.

I love this Juggie and Archie friendship, and also love how our darling Archie IMMEDIATELY tries to help Juggie out and ask his dad to help them out by giving FP (Jug’s dad, Skeet) his job back. 

Juggie begs Archie to please not tell anyone about his current living conditions and problems, especially Betty. Archie’s all like ‘Betty won’t care, If anyone will be a snob about it it’s gonna be Veronica’. But then a little subtle Bughead moment alerts the gang to the fledgling romance,

I think this is like super cute, and really shows Juggie’s supportiveness of Betty as she’s telling the gang about Polly’s escape from the looney house and being missing. 

Polly’s escape is another massive theme of this episode as everyone begins looking for her. It turns into a little ‘Coopers VS Blossoms’ thing as they all try to find Polly for different reasons, the Blossoms are convinced Polly is the one who torched the car, and thus trying to cover her tracks about killing Jason. Mama and Papa Cooper are trying to get Polly back under their control, and Betty just wants her sister and her little niece/nephew to be safe at home. 

I love the badass slow-mo as Cheryl and the Blossoms walk, leading their search party through the forest. I also keep for getting to mention this but I’d like to take this time to give some recognition to the wardrobe team(s) of Riverdale. Honestly, each character in the show has such a unique and definitive style... I love it. They’re all so perfect right down to jewellery and shoes (i.e. Archie and his jeans, cardigans and converses. Betty with her vintage tops, Veronica with her more formal style and super cute short skirts, Juggie with this gangster sort of street style). 

I love this little conversation during the search party where V tells Kev her plans to get even with her mom as she now has a ‘get out of jail free card’ because her mom took the one thing she’d always told her no one could take - her name.

In NEW YORK, Ronnie would always rebel with some online shopping and go on a bender hitting some clubs with three people

1) Her ‘fave celebrity gal pal’ - role assigned to Josie. CHECK 2) Her ‘best gay’ - naturally, Kev. CHECK 3) and some ‘dimwitted, disposable arm candy’ - calling Reggie Mantle. CHECK

I love this club scene where they’re all super cool and grooving on the floor. Girls (and Guys) got moooves!!

Of course things don’t end (all too) smoothly, when Ronnie’s card is declined as it was reported ‘Stolen’ - and Ronnie knows this is the work of Hermoine. Well Played, Hermoine, Well Played. ( I also love that Josie pulls out the ‘my mom, the mayor’ card here.) Veronica agrees to stop her troublesome behaviour provided Hemoine comes clean to her father, because Ronnie doesn’t want him to think that she betrayed him. Which I guess, is totally understandable. 

Speaking of family issues we have some insight into what happened to Juggie’s family. Skeet lost his job by getting involved in some dodgy stuff, ending up in jail and this lead to Fred edging him out of the business.  It seems however that the two are ready to bury the hatchet as Skeet goes back to work for Fred. Hermoine is not happy about this, but Skeet begs her to stay quiet, he says that Hiram settled up, and they’re even. He also says that ‘If you don’t step on a ‘serpent’ they have no reason to bite you.’.... and the four boys hang out in the diner after FP’s first shift back .

I found this father/son bonding session super touching, and eye-opening for Archie too as he realised the tension caused here. Things are looking heartbreakingly sad for Juggie as it turns out Skeet is struggling with a drinking problem. (This really breaks my heart, Alcoholism is such a terrible disease, which affects so many today, and I’ve been personally affected by losing family members to this horrible, horrible addiction) ‘but I will stop’ ‘i’ll turn myself around’ ‘you can all come back home’ ‘i’ll get my self better’ ‘i just need time’ .... i’d bet my bottom dollar this has all been heard before. 

Sheriff Keller and Principal Weatherbee also come across the new murder wall that Betty and Jug have been building at the school, and Jug is called into the station for questioning. 

Right through out the questioning (Apparently Juggie was being bullied by the football team, and also in elementary school he accidentally started a fire while playing with matches he burned down the school - so they are thinking he burned the car down, but Betty knows he was with her). Juggie’s dad is nowhere to be found. Cue broken hearts. He eventually turns up, but only after Fred has already come to the rescue.  Fred creates a “fake” alibi to say that Jughead was working for him on the week of 11 July so he couldn’t have killed Jason. (We later see him faking the time card). So much respect for Papa Andrews right here! He’s just awesome, and I love how he is willing to do this to protect Juggie. Juggie also goes to live with the Andrews until things can get worked out with Skeet.

In the meantime, Betty finds Polly who tells her that Hal and Alice want her to put the baby up for adoption, but Polly wants to keep it. Cheryl also confronts Betty saying that they’re now on the same side, and Polly carrying Jason’s baby means she is a part of their family too. The girls approach the Blossoms who agree to give Polly everything she’ll need to care for the baby including financial and emotional support, but a few questions that Penelope asks Cheryl in private expose their true intentions, however Cheryl is genuinely concerned about ‘Jayjay’s’ baby and so warns Polly to get out and not to trust her parents who ‘want Polly out of the picture’. (Side note _ I am glad Cheryl is back from her boarding school in Europe haha ... don’t know what happened to that, but I love watching her in the show, she’s extremely entertaining.)

Then the show once again has a really weird, and oh so intriguing ending... the final scene cuts to FP getting trashed in his apartment, and then as he walks past it, the camera zooms to where there are jackets hanging in his closet and lo and behold hanging in Skeet’s wardorbe is Jason’s football jacket (his name embroidered on it) ... the same one that was in the car, which Betty and Juggie found. So what does this all mean? Did Skeet (or the Serpents) burn down the car after retrieving the drugs which were also found there? Were the drugs and the serpents somehow also involved in Jason’s death?? Curiouser and curiouser.

And now I have to wait 3 week for another episode :( not cool, Riverdale. Not cool.

All I can say is that I hope things turn around for Juggie. I hope hope hope with all my heart that Betty doesn’t break his because he truly deserves some one as special and caring as she is, but I hope she isn’t just using him for the support and then realises that it’s not true love. I mean, of course, I do think that one day it will be Betty and Archie (they are endgame afterall) but I’d like this Betty and Juggie thing to last a while. They’re so good together, and I love Lili and Cole’s chemistry. I also hope that Skeet is able to clean up his act.

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Not depicted: Any side characters for stories (example: Alejandro’s family, Traci’s family, Garrett’s old bff, Oscar’s pals) bc they don’t get any development, any fandom ocs (so, warrior cats and gem ocs), and co-owned ocs (Mattie+Mako’s kids, Sikey+Grey’s kids, and Ziker+Grey’s kids)

Here’s a small blurb about each one but if u want 2 kno more abt any of em, hmu! I love talking abt my ocs :”) ((not all at once tho u gotta specify who u wanna hear more abt))

Sikey – My oldest and FAVORITE oc! She’s the most developed tbh. She’s married to Grey (Moe’s OC); her age depends on the artwork (because sometimes I’ll draw stuff abt her from her past or even like future au’s so yeah. Typically in the late 20s – early 30s age).

Ziker – He was actually originally Sikey’s “”genderbender”” (yikes lmao). But his personality was like 10x more different and I decided “hey u kno what. He’s his own guy”. He’s a trans boy whose two years older than Sikey, and he’s married to Grey’s brother Gery (Moe’s OC).

Carrie – Sikey + Ziker’s mom! She got out of an abusive relationship after Sikey was born (like, a year or so after. The boyfriend abandoned her + her kids) but she’s been a HELLA RAD mom. She moved from Italy when Sikey/Ziker were around 2-3 and 4-5 (trying 2 give her kids enough time to learn English as well as Italian). Never really hooked up with anyone else but in a certain verse/au monster version of carrie ends up dating alejandro’s mom, Rosita ! idk if it’s the same for human verse (which, probably is I mean. They all have human versions idk why I drew alejandro/garrett/traci and banner/Oscar/Vicky/Adelaide as their monster/anthro uehguh versions when htye have canon human designs and actually kinda take place verse??? Idk I guess its bc I introduced alejandro/garrett/traci as those designs). She’s in her 40’s-50s depending on sikey’s age

Mac – another old oc! He’s mute and really friendly and loves jokes. Mainly sex jokes. Fucking shameful boy. Age typically in late teens, like 18+

Rachel – yet another old oc! She was actually just sikey’s friend and mac’s friend but ive changed it now so that Rachel is mac’s older sister! She’s around the same age as sikey

Opal – she has vitiligo and DID. She’s nicky’s bff and she’s not exactly that developed : (….she does have cameos w/ Nicky in a few of my works such as FNJB. Like I said not much of her is developed! Idk how many alters she has but 2 of them include a nervous jittery boy in his teens, paranoid of work and shit; another is an aspiring actress and loves being dramatic for literally no reason. Stubs her toe? Flings herself onto the table and wails a monologue.

Nicky – asHFDUF I had a lot of stuff abt them but I forgot bc I never wrote it down so they’re still in rough development. They’re a few years younger than opal, and agender. They also may either have autism or OCD (or both). I do know they like to collect items such as shells and caps and shit, and they associate specific moods + feelings with said items so if they’re feeling a certain way towards someone they give them the items

Mattie – another old oc asufdshf. He’s one of the most developed and he’s a BASIC BITCH I hate him. Ugh. Fucker. He’s boyfriends w/ Moe’s oc Mako and they have like 80 kids pls chill n slow tf down

Atticus – mattie’s bff. He’s bi and chill and a BIG BARA BOY. Trying 2 hook up n date moe’s oc alec. Cuties…. He used 2 have a giant crush on mattie but its passing now bc hey matties in love w mako (they’re.. pretty close 2 getting engaged I mean,,)

Sandra – another friend of matties squad! She’s like, the mom figure and codie’s girlfriend. She also has a younger brother ronny whose a PIECE OF SHIT its unbelievable they’re related. I love sandra

Codie – super chill trans gal. she loves to lounge around and helps Sandra babysit sometimes; she has an odd love for board games. What the heckie. Also dyes her hair pink bc. Pretty. Also she has a younger brother named tye whose the youngest of the squad

Reese – a new oc! He’s p chill. Screen gets stabbed by todd and bb keeps almost getting him killed. Let this kid rest he’s so tired.

Todd – FUCKING. MEAN!!!!!!!!!!!! He has a chest mouth and HES MEAN.

BB – a little SHIT BAG. Literally a walking and talking tablet who makes sexual innuendos and jokes abt porn. Fucking . aisdfudfsd

Adrien – adventurous trans boy made of slime! Said slime is flavored chocolate strawberries. He likes to go on adventures and has ,, cat ears + tail made of a more gummy material idk. anyways he likes to adventure and calls his grappling hook his baby

Tally – a sweet goirl. Probably trans I haven’t developed her a whole lot either. Used 2 date Sparta but they broke if off bc “eh we’re better as friends”. Makes a few cameos in other works such as FNJB. Bffs w Sparta and emmelie (chey’s oc)

Sparta – originally a tiger kid but, eh. Not anymore. genderfluid and LOVES TO FUCKING PRANK ANYTHING THAT MOVES, PLEASE CHILL TF OUT. Bffs w/ tally and also dating emmelie (chey’s oc). Fun fact I call these three the “Greek Squad” bc sparta’s named after an ancient Greece city, tally’s middle name is Athens, and emmelie is greek!!

Marlene – a luna moth trans girl!! Not very developed bc shes relatively new (as are poodle, Julia, bb, reese, and todd). She’s the Mom Friend of her squad and an elegant beauty

Poodle – a poodle moth trans girl. She loves wearing wooly and cotton-y stuff and her wardrobe is just. fluff. She’s really cute and a social sweetheart and is gay 4 the punk goirl Julia.

Julia – a rosy maple moth (originally based on skull’s head moth but, changed). She’s a kickass punk (also she’s a DFAB agender person who uses they/them or she/her!). dating poodle and ghost written by henna

Oscar – a trans demiboy deer guy. He goes on adventures with banner and loves nature and cute aesthetics and shit. Probably runs an aesthetic blog. Travels through space w/ banner + Vicky/Adelaide. Oscar’s best friend (also may be dating them idk ?)

Banner – agender badass alien. Literally made of stars and shit. Travels space w their best buddy Oscar and eventually picks up Vicky and Adelaide. It’s a fun time yo.

Vicky – is a trans girl and has DID. Big, buff, and loves 2 snack and eat. Adelaide’s best friend and also super menacing (despite actually being. Really sweet and gentle. A placid pal). I haven’t developed much on her alters yet. One of them is mean and insults everybody’s fashion sense.

Adelaide – WILL SHOOT ANYTHING THAT MOVES IF SHE’S GOT HER ARROWS. MADE OF ANGER AND SPITE. LOVES TO GET INTO FIST FIGHTS. U were scared of Vicky? Think again fuckers adelaide’s the real menace. Another trans goirl

Garrett – oh man please let him rest why is he always getting stabbed

Alejandro – oh man please stop this kid why r they always getting garrett hurt

Traci – oh man give her a BREAK PLEASE SHE’S TIRED.