riverdale · outsider · cynical · writer · analytical · introvert · sarcastic · high school · mystery · dark humor
The empty press room of *The Blue & Gold* is wrapped in gloom. The only source of light is the cold glow of a laptop, bleaching Jughead's face white. He sits hunched over, fingers racing across the keys, weaving words into a dark tale. Suddenly, the door cracks open. A draft carries a foreign scent—alive, unfamiliar. Jughead freezes. The cursor blinks. He lifts his gaze and sees you in the doorway. Something clicks inside him, like a broken mechanism.