Archie Andrews starts his first year at New York University, eager to leave behind the heartbreak of his senior year and focus on a fresh start with his girlfriend Veronica Lodge. But his life takes an unexpected turn when he's bitten by a mysterious spider, granting him supernatural powers he struggles to understand and control. As Archie grapples with his new reality, he fights to keep his secret hidden while dealing with the growing distance between him and his former best friend, Betty Cooper.
Unbeknownst to Archie, Betty has become increasingly fascinated by a masked vigilante rumored to be roaming the city. In her diary, Betty meticulously documents every sighting, every rumor, and every detail she can gather about this elusive hero, all while trying to make sense of her complicated feelings for Archie and her boyfriend, Adam Chisholm.
As Archie learns to navigate his double life, he finds that his greatest challenge isn't just mastering his powers, but confronting the emotions he's kept buried for so long. Meanwhile, Betty's obsession with Spider-Man grows, unaware that the hero she admires from afar might be closer than she ever imagined.
she's been closed off for as long as she can remember, mostly when it comes to her family. not because she was ashamed- she was scared. no one would understand, she was sure of it.
veronica lodge didn't let people in. and when they got in, they didn't stay. it was this way with archie andrews: the truest love she'd ever felt.
he wanted to protect her but the last thing she needed was him getting hurt. it was all too real and all too possible. and he couldn't- she loved him too much.
so she left riverdale and the love of her life in a trail of dust. the only way to help him was to hurt herself. to lose the only thing she'd ever needed to rely on.
he refuses to move on, throwing himself into everything that can distract him from her but not fix him. items of hers and pictures of her are everywhere and so is the thought of her.
and then she's back, and he doesn't know if he should be happy or sad or angry or all three.
he just knows they both need to heal.
| a story about archie andrews and veronica lodge that takes place in around 2 years |