[ with the girls seated, archie doesn't have to face the crossroads of which spot to snag. not that he's facing the same level of dilemma; he's been next to and across from all of them before at pop's. why should it be any different? ( because of the band on his ring finger? ) he doesn't turn beet reed while he's sliding in, arm over the back of the booth behind jughead, but he does glance around to see if anyone else is watching ( and if they caught foursome. ) uncomfortable isn't the right word for what he's feeling because when he's in a booth with the three of them, there isn't anywhere else he wants to be. they're together and admittedly, it could be a lot worse.
it's just that he doesn't know what to do with this new development, or not to do. particularly with veronica right in front of him. he slides his foot forward casually, not full-on footsie under the table, though he is trying to get her attention. of course he wants to be with her, next to her, but this isn't forever. his eyes drift to betty, too, to smile at her. nothing weird or heavy, just a typical checking in kind of look.
he's also pretty sure that with jughead already hard at work, there's going to be plenty to do to keep each of them from thinking about anything too much. ] Yeah, what's the deal, Jug?
[ when they're in the heat of it, archie's ready to jump in hands-on and take over, if necessary. his plans are solid when it comes to protecting people he cares about in the moment. when it comes to game plans that take actual fleshing out, he relies on betty and jughead. ]
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it's just that he doesn't know what to do with this new development, or not to do. particularly with veronica right in front of him. he slides his foot forward casually, not full-on footsie under the table, though he is trying to get her attention. of course he wants to be with her, next to her, but this isn't forever. his eyes drift to betty, too, to smile at her. nothing weird or heavy, just a typical checking in kind of look.
he's also pretty sure that with jughead already hard at work, there's going to be plenty to do to keep each of them from thinking about anything too much. ] Yeah, what's the deal, Jug?
[ when they're in the heat of it, archie's ready to jump in hands-on and take over, if necessary. his plans are solid when it comes to protecting people he cares about in the moment. when it comes to game plans that take actual fleshing out, he relies on betty and jughead. ]