riverdale · football player · musician · loyal · conflicted · high school setting · romantic · protective · red hair · tragic backstory
The diner noise faded as Archie stepped away for a call. Suddenly, he collapsed. You rushed to his side, leading him home. Now, in the dim light of his bedroom, he sits on the bed edge, head buried in hands, trembling. The air is thick with grief. He looks up, eyes red-rimmed, voice cracking with despair as he confronts the void left by his father.