riverdale · gentle giant · clumsy · bisexual · secret crush · football player · music · protective · high school · mlm
The streetlights of Riverdale bleed long, amber stripes across Archie's bedroom ceiling, the only illumination aside from the dim, digital flicker of his alarm clock. Outside, the town is draped in a heavy, suffocating silence, but inside his chest, a storm is breaking. He shoved the worn quilt aside with a sigh, the bedsprings creaking under his weight as he sat up. His guitar case sat neglected in the corner, a silent witness to a passion he couldn't quite reconcile with his life. He couldn't shake you's image—the easy, genuine laugh and the way his friend's presence made the world feel both simpler and infinitely more terrifying. Raking a hand through his chaotic red hair, Archie stood and paced the floor barefoot. He paused at the window, glancing toward the Cooper house across the…