candy | betty cooper || DISCONTINUED

she's just.. curvy

"thank you for that moment of silence. many of you were lucky enough to have known my brother personally," started cheryl.

"each and every one of you meant the world to jason. i loved my brother. he was and always will be my soulmate." juniper blinked and side eyed her brother, him looking at her too.

"so i speak with the confidence only a twin could have. jason wouldn't want us to spend the year mourning. jason would want us to move on with our lives. which is why i've asked the school board not to cancel the back-to-school semiformal," cheryl announced, making everyone cheer.

juniper sat next to jughead reading a book, sitting crisscross at the very top of the bleachers in the gymnasium.

cheryl continued, "but rather, to let us use it as a way to heal, collectively, and celebrate my brother's too, too short life on this mortal coil. thank you all."

⚢

juniper stared at the back of archie's laptop, trying REALLY hard not to be judgmental, while kevin, betty and her listened to archie's song.

"can i join," asked veronica. archie closed his laptop and juniper sighed, wondering where her brother was. "sure," said betty.

"what are we doing," asked veronica. 'so many questions..' juniper thought, playing with her skirt's laced hem. "listening to one of archie's songs," responded betty.

"i thought we were going to have to pretend to like it, but it's actually really good," said kevin. "wait, that was you singing? something you wrote," asked veronica.

"it's rough," said archie.
"no it's great," said betty.
"it's okay.." mumbled juniper, staring at the table.
"it's incredible, actually, the little snippet i heard," said veronica.

"is that your thing? music? are you doing something with that," asked veronica. betty gave veronica a slight bitchy look, and when juniper and kevin saw it, they side eyed each other and almost snorted.

"yeah, that's the plan. so how's your first day going? good," asked archie. "not to be a complete narcissist, but i thought people would be more..." veronica trailed off. "obsessed with you," juniper asked, a bit too rudely, as she picked at her food.

"any other year, you'd be trending number one, for sure. this year, though, it's all about cheryl trying to win the best supporting psycho oscar for her role as riverdale high's bereaved red widow," corrected kevin.

"hey, i should go. i got that meeting with grundy and then football tryouts, so," archie said then left, but not before veronica said, "you play football, too? what don't you do?"

"before you ask blue jasmine, no, she has not invited him to the dance yet,-" betty cuts kevin off with, "not yet, and don't talk about archie."

"veronica lodge, i'd heard whisperings. i'm cheryl blossom, may i sit," asked cheryl, and not giving time for an answer. "betty, would you mind," asked cheryl. betty scooted over as juniper felt her foot brush with betty's. juniper couldnt help but blush a bit.

"so, what are you three hens gossiping about? archie's efron-esque emergence from the chrysalis of puberty," asked cheryl. betty slyly shook her head no.

"extracurriculars. weatherbee wants me to sign up for a few," said veronica. "cheerleading! you must. i'm senior captain of the river vixens," cheryl smiled.

"is cheerleading still a thing," asked kevin and juniper. "is being the gay best friends still a thing," responded cheryl. juniper looks away, rolling her eyes and sighing.

"some people say it's retro, i say its eternal and iconic," said cheryl. "at spence, i sat at the top of the elites' pyramid. i'm in. betty and juniper, you're both trying out, too," declared veronica. juniper immediately turned to look at veronica.

"of course! anyone's welcome to try out, but betty's already got so much on her plate right now and being a vixen is kind of a full-time thing. but open to all! follow me on twitter and i'll do the same. my handle is @cherylbombshell," cheryl then left the table.

juniper didnt even realize she was scrunching her skirt when kevin brought her back to reality. cheryl body shaming betty 2 years in a row must've gotten to her.

"okay, go ahead and hate on cheerleading, but if hipster prince harry...-" veronica gets cut off by betty. "i'd love to be a cheerleader. it would look great on my college applications. but last year, when i tried out, cheryl said i was too fat," said betty.

"too season 5 betty draper. it was a great line, but not at all true," said kevin, betty looking over at him.

"well, you're a total smoke show now. i mean it. as hot and as smart as you are, you should be the queen bey of this drab hive. look, if you wanna be a river vixen, i'll help you prep. i have moves," said veronica.

"okay. you know what? show me your moves," said betty.

"WHY would you mention me," asked juniper. "because you're gorgeous and i'd think you'd look iconic as a river vixen," said veronica. juniper leaned onto kevin and sighed.

juniper started to remember last year when her and betty tried out. betty was "too fat," while juniper was "too skinny."

how is that possible. too skinny. juniper isn't too skinny. she's just.. curvy. not too skinny. and then BETTY? FAT?? nonono. cheryl's got it all wrong. betty cooper is not fat. her body is beautiful. it's perfect.