Silver Screen → Toni Topaz

Tied Together With A Smile

Summary: If the Keller twins could explain one thing, just one thing, to the people of Riverdale, it would be that they were exhausted. With their father as Sheriff, it always seemed like they were held to a higher standard than the rest of the town. Lieutenant of the cheer squad and the best wrestler in his weight class; student body vice president and social coordinator; Model UN Secretary General and Chargé D'Affairs; 4.0 GPAs; and a secret to take to the grave. And if anyone found out that they heard the gunshot on the fourth of July, it might just be to the grave.

Disclaimer- hopefully this goes without saying, but I don't own anything except for my ideas

Chapter title is from Taylor Swift's song of the same name

Fic title is from Hey Brother by Avicii

Kris' Faceclaim is Danielle Campbell

Do You Still Believe in One Another?

Tied Together With A Smile

"Come on, Kris, it's the first day of school. Don't you want to head home and get ready?" Kevin Keller asked, as he and his twin jogged through Fox Forest.

"Please, Kev," Kristiana scoffed, "Cheryl and I picked out our outfits weeks ago, and I don't work today so I only need two hours to get ready. Besides, you know River Vixens will be training harder than ever for the Pep Rally on Friday, given the whole... Jason situation."

The sun was just starting to rise, and the first rays of light cast harsh shadows on her face, accentuating the dark bags under her eyes and the hollowness of her usually full cheeks.

"Hey, I get it. I heard the same thing you did. But the sooner we make it through the day, the sooner people will get bored of talking about it. And isn't it better to be as put together as possible? You know as well as I do that if either of us seems even the slightest bit out of it, people will smell blood in the water."

"Fine," she sighed, "we'll turn back at the next loop, sound good?"

He nodded, and the twins picked up their pace, making it home within half an hour.

"Early morning today?" Tom asked, when they finally walked in.

"Gotta be in shape for Vixens," Kris panted, "I call first shower."

She didn't give Kevin a chance to object, not that he would have, as she flounced up the stairs to start getting ready.

She tried to shower quickly, but was still thorough in washing her hair and shaving her legs, exfoliating and moisturizing extensively. Kevin has been right, after all, if she wasn't perfect then people would know that something was wrong, and she couldn't afford that. It wasn't just her secret that she was worried about, but her dad's reputation. He was an elected official, and appearances were everything in Riverdale—and not just his, but his kids' too.

When she was finally done in the bathroom, she wrapped herself in her bathrobe to return to the bedroom she shared with Kevin.

"It's all yours," she told him, sitting down at her vanity to blow dry her hair.

Hair dried and expertly tied into a high ponytail, Kris padded over to her closet. She grabbed a pair of high waisted jeans, dark wash as she always preferred, and a black sweater with a white collar. As Kevin emerged from the bathroom, she went back in to apply her makeup.

Finally, an hour after they had gone upstairs, the twins were both dressed and downstairs, eating the French toast that Tom had made for every first day of school since they started pre-school.