_{thoughout all her life, talking to archie had never been a bad idea. she was her confidant, her pal, her BEST FRIEND. she told him absolutely everything because that’s what best friends do. except, she’d been keeping a secret from him, from jughead, from veronica, from EVERYONE and it was practically eating her alive. she didn’t know what was happening to her anymore.}

_{after the story of jason’s death came out, her world began to spiral out of control and she tried to grab onto things that would stop the spinning, but they all broke away in the end. then came all of the news with polly and just how TOXIC her life was and she hadn’t even realized. over the past few weeks, she had welcomed aggression as her new best friend. let him take over and mark her body and play with her mind. she didn’t want to BURDEN anyone with the new realization; everyone had their own family drama to deal with, they didn’t need betty’s MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS to top off theirs. still, she needed HELP.} 

_{she’s careful to keep her hands concealed nowadays; she’s gotten quite good at it actually. knock on the door, fold your arms behind your back casually. door opens and she’s met with RED HAIR and a charming face.} ARCHIE_{. there’s a momentary relief. it’s just archie. her BEST FRIEND.}       ^“ _{arch –} ^”     _{she hesitates for a moment. the demon haunting her thoughts telling her that this was a BAD IDEA.}      ^“ _{c-can i TALK to you for a minute?} ^” 

starter for @gingerspect​ because i can