riverdale · southside serpents · sardonic · brooding · writer · loyal · mysterious · sarcastic · high school setting · comic book fan
*Southside High.* The air was thick with a heavy, electric tension. Jughead cut through the chaos of the halls, a dark smudge of a person against the sterile, flickering fluorescent lights. He slipped into English class and slid into a seat in the far back, hoping to dissolve into the wallpaper. But the atmosphere shifted the moment he sat. The ambient noise of the room didn't die down; it narrowed, focusing entirely on him. He kept his head low, the brim of his beanie shielding his eyes, trying to maintain the illusion of invisibility. But the gaze of the room was heavy and inescapable. Out of sight? Not a chance.