i've heard there are a few people who have been in the city for years and i don't want to discredit them or call them lazy because i'm sure they've tried to make things better for themselves if not everyone i don't know gives me something to fight for
( stagnant is not a word archie would use to describe duplicity. same sex, different day? nope. the sex has been pretty unpredictable too. on the surface, this place seems like what he imagines a nonstop frat party is like — booze, drugs, promiscuity as far as the eye can see. there's darkness right beneath the so-called harmless fun, ripe with cruelty, power dynamics, and lies. archie thinks this is the perfect place to lose yourself and he can't be purposeless.
I take it you don't do well with sitting still. No judgment; I don't, either.
[ Nor does she take well to people being treated unfairly simply because of who or what they are. ]
Cliche answer, which comes from being an artist: all of them. Real answer: probably green. But like a green that isn't super bright or too dark. Emeraldy, almost.
bad things happen to good people when you're complacent
( he learned that the hard way with jason blossom's death and the rise of a serial killer later. they weren't connected but one thing created another monster. )
you're an artist? what do you draw? or create? the most emeraldy green got it
blue and i'm not that stuck on any one shade i like it from the lightest crystal blue to as dark as navy
I think I've said that same exact thing before. Great minds, right?
Draw and paint, actually. And it depends on what medium I'm using/what I'm putting it on. My go-to is charcoal or graphite and paper, which usually ends up being life-like stuff. People, landscapes, really interesting buildings... If I paint, it's usually abstract on paper or graffiti-style spray paint on my friend's van. He was in a band; I did his logos.
Blue's a good color. Do you have any particular attachment to it?
( he can understand why she wouldn't considering how much stuff happens here. he's curious and he wants to see it. )
i'd say i could show you mine some time as a trade in sharing something personal but i don't have my guitar here
it's one half of my school's colors? blue's the color of my best friend's eyes red's taken as someone else's signature color back home but i'm not settling or anything
( asking for her sketchbook ( if clary has one ) feels invasive but a mural for someone else? less so for them, potentially not so much for this other person that archie knows nothing about. )
both i lean towards acoustic most of the time for playing solo or songwriting they have way more soul i don't need shiny and new with the exception of a loud show
i'm not basing it off of jughead so i guess i don't expect you to pick from yours either i was trying to come up with why
Yeah, sure. I mean, if he's cool with it. We haven't talked about it in a while, though, so idk if it'll actually happen. If I do anything else, I'll definitely let you know.
I guess I'll try to get my hands on an acoustic one, then. Unless you're also hoping to book a night to perform at a club.
Please tell me Jughead is a nickname and not his actual given name.
you can paint a wall in my place if you want if he blows you off and you're bored
i'm not and you don't have to track one down for me i might audition for a show if they do another play or pick a random open mic night
not a fan? it is but most people don't know or can't say his real name he's the third generation of father and son with the same name so he's gotta keep it original somehow
I honestly don't think "bored" is a thing you can be here. But I am itching to get my hands on a paintbrush, so if you're serious, I'll definitely take you up on that offer.
There's actually an arcade here that does karaoke nights. Open mic nights, too. A friend of mine introduced me to it. If you ever wanted to check it out, I'd be happy to go cheer you on.
I mean, it's fine, I guess? It'd just be a really unfortunate given name. Did he pick out the nickname himself, or did someone give it to him after an unfortunate Winnie the Pooh jug incident?
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and i don't want to discredit them or call them lazy
because i'm sure they've tried to make things better
for themselves if not everyone
i don't know
gives me something to fight for
( stagnant is not a word archie would use to describe duplicity. same sex, different day? nope. the sex has been pretty unpredictable too. on the surface, this place seems like what he imagines a nonstop frat party is like — booze, drugs, promiscuity as far as the eye can see. there's darkness right beneath the so-called harmless fun, ripe with cruelty, power dynamics, and lies. archie thinks this is the perfect place to lose yourself and he can't be purposeless.
he types, he was and then deletes it. )
the absolute best
( to break up the angst: )
so what's your favorite color?
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No judgment; I don't, either.
[ Nor does she take well to people being treated unfairly simply because of who or what they are. ]
Cliche answer, which comes from being an artist: all of them.
Real answer: probably green.
But like a green that isn't super bright or too dark.
Emeraldy, almost.
What's yours?
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( he learned that the hard way with jason blossom's death and the rise of a serial killer later. they weren't connected but one thing created another monster. )
you're an artist? what do you draw? or create?
the most emeraldy green
got it
blue
and i'm not that stuck on any one shade
i like it from the lightest crystal blue to as dark as navy
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Great minds, right?
Draw and paint, actually.
And it depends on what medium I'm using/what I'm putting it on.
My go-to is charcoal or graphite and paper,
which usually ends up being life-like stuff.
People, landscapes, really interesting buildings...
If I paint, it's usually abstract on paper or graffiti-style spray paint on my friend's van.
He was in a band; I did his logos.
Blue's a good color.
Do you have any particular attachment to it?
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( he can understand why she wouldn't considering how much stuff happens here. he's curious and he wants to see it. )
i'd say i could show you mine some time as a trade in sharing something personal but i don't have my guitar here
it's one half of my school's colors?
blue's the color of my best friend's eyes
red's taken as someone else's signature color back home but i'm not settling or anything
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My floormate actually said he wanted a mural painted, so I might help with that.
Do you play acoustic or electric?
Because I'm sure we could find one for you to borrow.
[ Clary will, in fact, make it a point to find one for him; she's quite fond of musicians. ]
Red's a tricky one for us gingers, anyway.
If I went with my best friend's eye color, my fav color would be dark brown.
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( asking for her sketchbook ( if clary has one ) feels invasive but a mural for someone else? less so for them, potentially not so much for this other person that archie knows nothing about. )
both
i lean towards acoustic most of the time for playing solo or songwriting
they have way more soul
i don't need shiny and new with the exception of a loud show
i'm not basing it off of jughead so i guess i don't expect you to pick from yours either
i was trying to come up with why
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We haven't talked about it in a while, though, so idk if it'll actually happen.
If I do anything else, I'll definitely let you know.
I guess I'll try to get my hands on an acoustic one, then.
Unless you're also hoping to book a night to perform at a club.
Please tell me Jughead is a nickname and not his actual given name.
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if he blows you off and you're bored
i'm not and you don't have to track one down for me
i might audition for a show if they do another play
or pick a random open mic night
not a fan?
it is but most people don't know or can't say his real name
he's the third generation of father and son with the same name so he's gotta keep it original somehow
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But I am itching to get my hands on a paintbrush, so if you're serious, I'll definitely take you up on that offer.
There's actually an arcade here that does karaoke nights. Open mic nights, too.
A friend of mine introduced me to it.
If you ever wanted to check it out, I'd be happy to go cheer you on.
I mean, it's fine, I guess? It'd just be a really unfortunate given name.
Did he pick out the nickname himself, or did someone give it to him after an unfortunate Winnie the Pooh jug incident?
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people that have been here for years make it sound like it does
i guess once you've been to one orgy you've been to them all
what's your go-to karaoke song?
if he shows up here you can ask him
he's a stickler for telling a good story
i have never called him forsythe in my life and i never will
( archie knows but he gets the sense his friend likes the mystery. )
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You know, I don't actually have one.
I didn't really do the karaoke thing a lot back home.
I guess I should find one, though.
What's yours?
Yikes. I'd definitely find a nickname, too.
I can't believe there are multiple generations of Forsythes that come before him.