With the exception of the crackling fireplace, the Cooper house was 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩. With the 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙨 she has been facing, she decided to bury her grief in the same book she has already read and reread dozens of times.

𝑱𝑼𝑮𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝑱𝑶𝑵𝑬𝑺. ❛ 𝓘 can’t help what’s happened to me. ━─┄ an AU portrayal for the Riverdale fandom. Former Serpent. Now has a life threatening disease. Hospital bound (mostly). Bisexual (ships w/chem). Mature content. penned by #𝓐uris.

𝘔𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. . . 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝙮 𝙤 𝙪.

Isn’t that how it always goes? The eerie calm before the storm? The storm b i t e s. Then, life seems bearable again for just a few brief moments before the silence returns with double the vengeance.

𝙒𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄’𝙢 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜 𝙡 𝙤 𝙬 𝙞 𝙣 𝙜.

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Heartache doesn’t last forever.

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A busy Saturday has driven her to collapse into her, ready for a deep slumber at just 10pm. Ah, yes, the wild ‘party-hardy’ life of a high schooler.

Her focus 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 tugged from her computer screen, she shoots a teasing glare his way. ❝You are the biggest baby I know.❞

Well.

Stress and exhaustion weigh heavy on her shoulders this evening.