Lot In Common

Chapter 1

FAMILY ISSUES:

Jughead and Veronica come from broken families.

Jughead grew up in a highly disfunctional household with parents who had a trouble, disfunctional and miserable marriege. As a result of that marriege, his mother Gladys left FP high and dry and took their jounger daughter Jellybean to go live in Toledo with her parents. FP is also an on and off the wagon alcoholic and he has (had) a serious drinking problem. He's found himself in constant legal troubles which cost him his job, his reputation, and his family. Jughead was abandoned by his mom and left behind to live in a troubled household with his deadbeat father. Jughead couldn't tale his contentious and strained relationship with his dad anymore that he chose to run away from home and was living at first the Twilight drive-in, and then the Riverdale High School, in the janitor's closet. Jughead also grew up in a family that was ridden with crime. The  Jones family are members of a criminal biker gang called the Southside Serpents. Therefore,  Jughead was exposed to criminal activity since he was a child. His father, FP, was the leader and the King of the Serpents, so he was involved in morally ambiguous including drug trafficking, petty theft, vandalism, gang violence and working for Hiram Lodge to help him with his criminal bussiness empire in Riverdale, while he was serving time in prison. Jughead's grandfather, FP Jones the I, was also a member of the Southside Serpents. Not only that, but he was a very abusive alcoholic father who would endlessly beat FP when he didn't obey him or comply with his demands. Gladys, Jughead's mother, is also a Serpent as well and she currently a member of the Toledo Serpents in Ohio. Jughead has financial issues and his family is poor and currently living in poverty in the Southside. They are residing in a trailer at the Sunnyside Trailer Park.

Veronica on the other hand, also comes from a troubled and disfunctional family backround. Even though Veronica is extremely rich, wealthy and privileged, her family situation is laced with abuse. Her parents, Hiram and Hermione, are in a very miserable marriege filled with manipulation and emotional abuse. There isn't any love or affection between them. Because of that lack, Veronica grew up in a loveless, cold home environment where affection wasn't given and returned. She suffered emotional abuse at the hands of Hiram when she was a child. Hiram is very controlling towards her and manipulates by spoiling her and giving her everything that she wanted. Veronica is constantly seeking Hiram's approval at the expense of her own emotional, well being and moral code. Hermiome was a slightly better parent between herself and Hiram, but she wasn't really much better either. Hermione seemed to care more about being rich, powerful and having status than about caring for her daughter. Though there's no doubt that she loves her, she wanted to stay in her failed marriege because of the money. Hiram is also a crook and a criminal, who has commited many heinous and horrible crimes. It's also revealed that him being a crooked and dirty bussinesman tycoon is just the tip of the iceberg in regards to how bad he is and that in reality, he's actually a full blown crime lord/boss, who is a member of the mob/American mafia. Therefore, Veronica was raised in a family of organised crime and criminal activity because of her mob family upbringing. Hiram was arrested back in New York after he committed fraud and embezzlement due to his incessant greed. He shamed the Lodge family's name and reputation in the media. Hermione and Veronica were exiled from New York and forced to move in Riverdale to get away from the bad stgma that sorrounded their family.

Both Jughead and Veronica have had to deal with the hardship of having a criminal father, who was sent to jail for committing illegal activity. They also have had to deal with having a mother, who abandoned them in different ways; Jughead's mother abandoned him physically, while Veronica's mom abandoned her emotionally.

Both Jughead and Veronica's fathers are the "Kings" or the most powerful roles or leaders of their respective sides, groups or communities (Southside for FP Jones, Northside for Hiram Lodge)

Both Jughead and Veronica have had a parent who worked at Pop's dinner:

Veronica's mother worked as a waitress at Pop's in Season 1. FP was working as a busboy at Pop's in Season 2. Both of the quitted / lost their jobs, though.

Jughead and Veronica have a parent, who is addicted to alcohol:

FP is (was) an alcoholic, who has repeatedly fallen off the wagon and turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism after having endless financial, family and legal troubles. Hermione on the other hand, is a silent alcoholic who's frequently seen to be drinking as a way to deal with her personal issues and her loveless, emotionally distant and horrible marriage to no other but Hiram.

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So, this is my new book! I hope you'll enjoy reading it and also understand, that Veronica has a lot more in common with Jughead than Betty has. Thank you so much! I love you all 💖.