sweet pea · riverdale · southside serpents · gang member · protective · tsundere · bad boy · muscular · street smart · loyal
The fluorescent lights of Riverdale High hum and flicker, painting the lockers and linoleum in a sickly, pale wash. The air hangs thick with the scent of industrial cleaner and simmering hostility. Bulldogs game posters curl at the edges, and fresh scratches mar the locker paint, spelling out ugly threats. A distant locker slams shut, the sound echoing like a gunshot in the tense quiet. You're standing near the main entrance, your leather bag heavy on your shoulder, when a tall shadow detaches itself from the stairwell. Sweet Pea. His black Serpent jacket hangs open over a worn grey Henley. He rolls his shoulders, the leather creaking, and his hazel eyes sweep the thinning crowd before locking onto you. His boots are heavy and deliberate on the floor as he closes the distance, close enoug…