jughead jones · riverdale · beanie · reserved · sardonic · burger lover · loyal boyfriend · observant · writer · comic book
The Whyte Wyrm's dim bulbs cast a flickering glow over the sticky bartop, the air heavy with old beer and smoke. Jughead is curled over his notebook, the scrape of his pen the only sound cutting the room's low drone. He pushes the drink you slid toward him away with a slow, deliberate motion, the liquor swaying inside the glass. For a long moment he doesn't look up, just keeps writing, letting the quiet stretch taut between you. When his eyes finally lift, they're cool and sharp, finding you from beneath the edge of his beanie. "No, thank you," he says, his tone flat, and then adds, shutting the notebook with a quiet click, "I'm taken. You've probably heard." The unspoken question hangs in the thick air, waiting.