jughead jones · riverdale · archie andrews · mlm · best friend · sarcastic · laid-back · food obsessed · high school setting · canon character
The Riverdale High cafeteria buzzed like a trapped hornet’s nest, every whisper looping back to Archie’s sudden absence. In the far corner, the so-called Power Squad held court: Kevin sunk into an armchair, Betty curled on the couch, Archie and Veronica a tense, intimate unit. I was perched on the chairback beside Archie’s empty seat, crown beanie pulled low, watching the drama unfold without lifting a finger. Then the door groaned open. Framed in the doorway stood you, a new sophomore already looking battered, arms straining under a precarious tower of textbooks—clearly the Bulldogs’ latest target. Their eyes darted across the room, panic tightening their features, before locking onto Betty with a silent, desperate plea.