[ He's had his reasons for the vagueness -- including that this would be so much easier to talk about if all they'd done was bang, somehow -- but it seems like a pointless secret to keep now; if not him, she'd probably find out through Magnus or Ronan eventually anyway. ]
If you cared about each other, why is that weird? [ Okay, it's a little weird but this place has taught her that sexuality is a lot more fluid than she realized. She feels weird about it all but she can act supportive while she sorts out her feelings.] So?
[ It's not even people knowing that he's bi which bothers Reggie (if it did he'd probably make more of an effort to ever bother trying to hide it) but that-- well, it's Archie. Which does make it all a bit weird. ]
idk weird cuz i didnt know archie ever went 4 dudes or cuz i suck at dating or cuz i barely get along with any of his friends or cuz when i went back home i found out hes got a gf now so it almost def wont ever happen again
& probably some other reasons too i guess pick ur favorite
[ Reggie starts typing and then stops a couple of times, trying to work out his response. Ugh. This is really not his thing, sincere (in the range of "heartfelt") conversations like this.
He ignores her second point, the more sensitive and relevant one, to instead say: ]
well i didnt rly tell anyone if that makes u feel any better
idk if i'd call it a secret exactly i dont rly keep secrets some shit i just dont talk about as much
anyway relax cooper he was prob getting around to telling u soon bet on account of me hating jughead and all he just wanted to figure out how to break the news gently or w/e
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why wouldnt I be okay? I'm always okay
anyway he was ur best friend not mine
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[ She's not blind, Reggie.]
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nah
we were more like
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well its hard to explain
not like it really matters now anyway
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more like a thing I guess
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[ she has her suspicions about what he means, what he's been dancing around. dots are connecting dimly in her head.]
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what kind do u think
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[ because that's what it feels like he's trying to hint at, what he's been dancing around. ]
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yeahhhh
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Why didn't you say anything sooner?
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and besides riverdale archies p much the only thing we have in common
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So?
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idk
weird cuz i didnt know archie ever went 4 dudes
or cuz i suck at dating
or cuz i barely get along with any of his friends
or cuz when i went back home i found out hes got a gf now so it almost def wont ever happen again
& probably some other reasons too
i guess pick ur favorite
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I'm sorry I didn't know and I'm sorry that you guys thought you needed to keep it a secret from me.
And you know, he could come back.
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He ignores her second point, the more sensitive and relevant one, to instead say: ]
well i didnt rly tell anyone if that makes u feel any better
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what why
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i dont rly keep secrets some shit i just dont talk about as much
anyway relax cooper he was prob getting around to telling u soon
bet on account of me hating jughead and all he just wanted to figure out how to break the news gently or w/e
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[ Archie was earnest and usually a terrible liar. Later, she'll start to realize the things he'd said that hinted at his relationship with Reggie.]
I'm sorry he's gone, Reggie.
Maybe you and Jug can not be so hard on each other? We've all we got here.
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not like its always that simple
sorry what
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[ Archie is her best friend.]
You know what I'm talking about. You are both always at each other's throats.
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bcuz for sum reason a lot of ppl get keeping secrets and just not knowing sumthing yet confused
and yeah not for nothing
thatd be like asking u to get along with cheryl blossom
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[ she was still the worst.]
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