Bughead OneShots (Smut/Fluff)

Red and Black (Fluff)

This is the 2x03 Red and Black scene reimagined because it's my best girl's birthday today, so why not rewrite our favorite scene? 🥺 Happy birthday, Abby! I hope you like this!

Jughead Pov:
My fingers flew over the keys of my laptop keyboard, the oddly calming sound of their clicks captivating my mind in a story I was writing for the newly reopened Red and Black newspaper. My attention poured steadily into the article as I allowed my mind to rummage through the information I'd managed to scrape together about the drugs being exchanged from the midst of my new school, excitement and exasperation expressing itself as a grin on my face as it kept me wired at the late hour it was.

My concentration was intense, so much so that my habitually sharp sense of hearing hadn't even caught onto the creaking of the old, worn-down door.

"So this is the Red and Black...", her voice rang through the room suddenly, the upheaval causing me to come close to jumping out of my own skin as I spun around in my seat, grasping the rough material covering my chest firmly.

"Betty...", I gasped, both relieved and tense. "You... You shouldn't be here.", I stated, glancing up at the clock that read 11 p.m. "You can't be here, not at this time, and certainly not unarmed.".

Her giggle that she let free so effortlessly carried the slightest touch of warmth to my face, coercing me to break my concerned expression, but I kept my composure for the time being. Her hand dug into the box she had just set onto a table, pulling a metal kettle out with it.

"Oh, but I am armed, see?", she said, excusing herself from that topic by changing the subject when she saw that her attempt to relax me had been futile. "Seriously, though, I'm glad to see that you've managed to reopen the newspaper here, Juggie. I can't wait to read your first article!".

This attempt had been more effective in removing me from my previous mindset. "Thanks, Betts. And actually, speaking of which, I've already made exceptional progress.".

"I'm proud of you, baby!", she exclaimed, taking a few small steps forward as I began to do the same. We had eventually closed the gap between the two of us, coming face-to-face, her big, gorgeous green eyes staring into mine before her arms flung themselves around my neck, pulling me closer into her. My arms instinctively and protectively wrapped around her as well, massaging the small of her back with little circles as I was cautioning myself for a possible breakdown.

"No need to be so tense, Jug. I just miss you.", she whispered softly into my shoulder. Her face lifted from my chest before she pushed herself up on her tippy-toes, the tip of her nose just connecting with mine as she beamed. "It's late. You can finish your writing tomorrow, okay? Let's go home. I want to cuddle up in your bed. I want to exchange some late-night kisses with you.".

"I need to know that you're safe and at home, not in some foreign place on the dangerous side of town.", she added, her smile falling quickly as her eyes pooled with worry and longing for reassurance, which I, of course, was beyond willing to provide.

"Betts... I appreciate your concern, I do, but I'm safe here! This is my school. In regards to the article, I'm already in the zone. I should finish it now while I'm still motivated, but I want you to go head back home or to my trailer, alright? I'll shoot you a message when I leave. I just don't think it's safe for you here, and you need your rest, alright princess?".

"Mm-mm. No.", she retaliated, her tone quickly shifting to very defensive and leaning towards angry. "If it's not safe for me here with you, what makes you think that you'll be safe here on your own, hmm? That makes no sense. If you don't think you'd be able to protect me, how do you think you'd be able to protect yourself?", she expounded as her hands gripped the back of my neck, her fingertips mindlessly twirling the hair at the nape.

"Besides, I'm not allowing myself to close my eyes for an extended period of time unless you're doing the same, understood?". I nodded, rubbing her cheeks with my hands as I contemplated a rebuttal, but she managed to beat me to that as well.

"Don't say anything. If you insist on staying here, fine, but I'm staying with you. I want to stay, alright? Maybe I can help you.". She blushed as I smiled wide, stroking her hair and pulling her ponytail loose, her hair-tie snapping itself around my wrist.

"I want you to relax too, you know.", I told her as I began to lean in. "You seem stressed. We can't have that, now can we, Betts?".

She exhaled breathlessly as she rapidly shook her head no, pulling me down further to collide with her lips in a lustful, fervent kiss, my heart skipping a beat as the article slipped from my mind for the remainder of the night.

She tugged my bottom lip jocosely with her teeth, her tongue sliding swiftly into my mouth before she began to swirl it around. An moan caused by unexpectedness leaked from within me, provoking Betty to take it a step further by jumping up and hugging my waist with her legs. My hands slid under her thighs to support her weight as her hands tangled themselves freely in my hair, sharply inhaling with haste in between each kiss as our lips continued to work with one-another's.

I abruptly pulled away, dropping a kiss onto her nose as I gazed at her with awe. "Let's go home, baby. We can finish this there. Screw the article, it can wait. This...", I said while releasing a hand from under one of her thighs, my finger switching back and forth in the shallow air between us. "This cannot wait.".

I hope you guys liked this! And once again, happy birthday to the best writer and girl I know! You deserve the world, Abby, and I'm so grateful that I have you in my life. 💜