Riverdale Imagines!

Jughead Jones: Twin Size Mattress

Based off: Twin Size Mattress by The Front Bottoms

*This is for the lions living in the wiry broke down frames of my friends bodies
When the flood water comes, it ain't gonna be clear. It's gonna look like mud
But I will help you swim
I will help you swim
I'm gonna help you swim*
When the flood water comes, it ain't gonna be clear. It's gonna look like mud
But I will help you swim
I will help you swim
I'm gonna help you swim*

A smile fell across your face as you saw the familiar beanie through the crowd. When he reached you, you noticed the look on his face. "What's wrong?" You asked as you placed your hands on his cheeks. "Trouble at home," he mumbled as he leaned into your touch. You sighed as he wrapped his arms around you, leaning his head on your shoulder.

*This is for the snakes and the people they bite
For the friends I've made; for the sleepless nights
For the warning signs I've completely ignored
There's an amount to take, reasons to take more
It's no big surprise you turned out this way
When they close their eyes and prayed you would change
And they cut your hair, and sent you away
You stopped by my house the night you escaped
With tears in my eyes, I begged you to stay
You said, "Hey man, I love you but no fucking way"*

"Jughead, please just come inside," the boy shook his head as he clung to the branch of the tree. "I can't burden you with my problems," he said, the dark circles under his eyes getting worse. "Please, Jug," you whispered, tears forming in your eyes. "I love you, so much. But I can't do this to you," he mumbled as he pressed a soft kiss to your forehead before climbing down the tree to leave you with your thoughts.

*This is for the lake that me and my friends swim in, naked and dumb on a drunken night
And it should've felt good but I can hear the Jaws theme song on repeat in the back of my mind
Make sure you kiss your knuckles before you punch me in the face
There are lessons to be learned, consequences for all the stupid things I say
And it is no big surprise you turned out this way
The spark in your eyes, The look on your face
I will not be late*

A smile spread across your face as you thought back to a year ago. A squealed escaped your mouth as Jughead splashed water onto your face, Archie running into the lake as well. Betty and Veronica laughed as the boys teamed up against you in a splash war, you obviously losing. The smile and twinkle in his eye reminding you why you loved him so much. When the memory ended, you could still feel Jughead's soft kiss but it hit you like a punch to the face.

*I wanna contribute to the chaos
I don't wanna watch and then complain
'Cause I am through finding blame
That is the decision that I have made*

"Jughead! Just let me help you!" "No, (Y/n)! I don't want you involved in anything having to do with the black hood. I can't put you in harm's way like that," he mumbled as he pressed his forehead to yours, pressing a soft kiss to the tip of your nose. A sigh escaped your mouth as you gave into him, cuddling back into his chest as the movie continued.

*She hopes I'm cursed forever to
Sleep on a twin-sized mattress
In somebody's attic or basement my whole life
Never graduating up in size to add another
And my nightmares will have nightmares every night
Oh, every night. Every night *

Of course, all good things have to come to an end. Jughead avoiding you like you were some plague and you hurting every day. Ever since the two of you separated, Jughead distanced himself. Every time you looked at him, you prayed he wouldn't move on and he would come back to you but that isn't how life works. Jughead woke up, sweat pouring down his face for the tenth night in a row as his breathing was rigid.That same nightmare kept playing over and over again, the nightmare where he had lost you forever due to a fight over the black hood.