"Whatever sick fears were brewing he needed to wash them out now, because this was Riverdale, and whatever twisted horrible stories floated by on the news as he moved through the house, did not happen here." Archie clings to what he knows, a difficult task as his best friend has suddenly gone missing in a town that seems, very recently, to favor the unknown.

Betty slowly begins to realize that there are only so many times one can have their heart broken before there are too many pieces to pick up alone. Jughead begins to understand that a constant supply of food isn't the only thing he needs in his life.

Betty works at a coffee shop where Jughead is a regular customer. Bughead AU