#bewareoftrips

[fredheads]

It's officially Christmas season cuz I did my yearly reading of this baby 🥹❤️🥰 thank u @nadjaofstatenisland forever

#This was the first domino in the chain of events that led me to my lifelong friendship w Kim and I think that's beautiful #Also it's just good as hell 😩 fics of all time truly #I keep finding new lines that knock me out every year when fp says I owe you everything ‼️ #Why did we as a society stop writing fred and alice 🥺 they're best friends #And why did we stop writing fred sweaty and feverish and fp by his side treating him really niceys 🥺 #It's the devotion.... #How they never had the right timing ‼️🥺 THEY ARE SO SAD YOUR HONOUR #Their AA/NA era that exists now only in my memories 🥲 #Shoutout to their sweaty teenage van sex also 💕 Kim understood the assignment we were all on that clown to clown

[hayscodings]

Emo hour: Penelope sings Tomorrow from Annie the first time she auditions for the school musical. She's always identified with Annie and not just because of the red hair. Eveb though she's not an orphan, she's felt so alone at home since her grandpa died, she might as well be.

She wears a collared burgundy dress with kitten heel Mary Janes and her hair is curled and styled in her signature half-up half-down look– with a velvet bow, to match her dress. She keeps her chin up as she’s singing and tries not to think about her grandfather. Her voice will crack if she does. Even though it’s been two years since he passed, she still thinks of him every day. 

She’s loved the movie Annie since she was a kid. She used to wonder how differently her life might have turned out if her parents had given her up for adoption. They never wanted her, she knew that. Maybe if they’d given her up she would have eventually been adopted by someone who loved her like Annie was. Maybe she would have gotten her happy ending. 

But it was silly to think about what-might-have-beens and eventually she stopped entertaining them. All they ever did was make her feel worse anyways. Still, she couldn’t shake the feeling of hope that crept up on her any time she listened to “Tomorrow”. So maybe she would never get to know what it felt like to have parents that loved her. Maybe she would never know what it felt like to come home from school to a warm and happy home. That was fine. At least she had tomorrow. 

Just because skies were grey now didn’t mean they always would be. She just had to take it one day at a time. Perhaps, someday in the future, tomorrow would bring with it some sort of promise. Perhaps, someday in the future, she wouldn’t have to sing about hope in order to have it.

#hope this response makes you as emo as this ask made me #ask #message #fandom ask #riverdale ask #bewareoftrips #kim #penelope blossom #riverparents #riverdale headcanons

[riverdalepositivity]

I would literally pay @bewareoftrips to comment on my fics. She makes me feel 10x funnier, 10x smarter and 10x more special than I actually am.

anonymous at @bewareoftrips

#submission #anonymous #bewareoftrips

[ariesbilly]

Best case scenario for season 2 ending: Gladys rolls back into Riverdale and her and Hal juat burn the whole town down.

LEGENDS! honestly i would pay to watch gladys hal and penelope team up and take over the town and start running shit themselves. theyve been sidelined for too long they deserve justice

#briana answers things #bewareoftrips

[ziggory]

bewareoftrips replied to your photo “The simplicity of this reply is killing me. This could mean anything...”

I believe Kevin was in the press release for this episode so I'd take this as a good sign he actually does something in this episode.

Oh, believe me, I have held that precious sentence about Kevin actually getting to do investigative things (which turns out to be catfishing, but I’ll take it) close to my chest like an endangered species that I have to protect!

But the thing is, it seems that getting past the “also star” designation, of which Casey, Ashleigh and various adult actors often reside, sometimes doesn’t actually mean much! It at least means we’re not getting silent background Kevin.

Behold this line from the synopsis of 2x01:

Lastly, after running into Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) at the hospital, Betty and Kevin (Casey Cott) are surprised to learn about the fire at Thornhill. 

And upon watching the episode, that was literally it. Kevin and Betty talk about her getting cockblocked, he gives a little warning, then they see Cheryl and learn about the fire, and that’s it. ONE SCENE

2x03 was better, but I’ve got my own problems about that episode sort of feeling overstuffed so that Kevin’s plot ended up elbowing up against four other ones.

This happens to Josie too, and it’s more stark since her screentime has been way more erratic, and she was a regular in season one. After reading this line in the 2x11 synopsis, my hopes for some focus on her went up especially because I thought it’d be follow-up on the stalker stuff:

Veronica (Camila Mendes) and Josie (Ashleigh Murray) clash as they prepare for their Picken’s Day performance

And this did happen! But in like three scenes. And Josie didn’t really seem to have much of an impact on things overall. And of course no follow-up on the stalker stuff. But the fallout remains since Val and Melody go sing with Veronica.

So yeah, this very long aside is just to say that while Kevin is listed in the synopsis, I’ve learned to keep having reservations about his screentime.

But like I say a lot, I’ll be happy to eat crow on this, lol

#bewareoftrips #Kevin Keller #Riverdale #Josie McCoy

[jamesbvck]

Skeet 1996 or Skeet 2018?

KIM.

both are equally outstanding and my feelings are hurt. i’ll go with 2018 skeet for the more rugged look.

make me choose between…

#replies #i hate this question too #bewareoftrips

[blakegallo]

bewareoftrips replied to your post: can you explain why you hold a sixteen year old...

I love that you bring up his foster parents. The one time I did that and noted how these terrible people were pocketing the money and not caring for Jughead, I got told that Jughead CHOSE to not stay with them. No. He’s 16 and doesn’t get that choice. Let’s add representing foster parents (Jughead’s) and adoption (Chic) as things this show has screwed up.

I will always bring them up because it was fucked up. Nd the idea that Jug would be able to call up his social worker to help Betty find Chic was also weird to me. I’m not surprised that someone would sya he chose not to stay with them. And like even if he did that’s still not really how that works... and you also don’t typically get to go live with your father after he gets out of prison for hiding a body and various other crimes... like... that was also weird for me. But Riverdale didn’t care about that storyline, they just needed to get Southside high in there I guess. 

#bewareoftrips

[freshbrainss]

Tagging Post

Tagged by @crookedspoonfic

Rules: Tag 9 (I just tagged 4) people you want to know better or just because you feel like it.

Relationship status: Single

Favorite color: Pink all the way!

Lipstick or chapstick: Chapstick

Last song I listened to:  "Wes Anderson” by Alex Lahey

Last movie I watched: The Disaster Artist

Top 3 TV Shows: Orange Is the New Black, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Top 3 Characters: Leia Organa, Veronica Lodge, Steve Harrington

Top 3 Bands: Fall Out Boy, Screaming Females, HAIM

Books I’m reading: I always read three at once on my Kindle...so Right Here, Right Now by Georgia Beers, Pride & Honor by Ann Lister, and Wake Up Call by J.L. Merrow

Tagging: @bewareoftrips, @flynnboyant, @bpdrebeccabunch, and @fucktheg0ds

#tagging post #bewareoftrips #flynnboyant #bpdrebeccabunch #fucktheg0ds

[zodgory]

Pass the happy along! When you get this, reply with five different things that make you happy then pass it along to the first 10 people in your activity!

Ha, I feel like this was harder to answer than it would’ve been a week ago.

1. Juice. It’s really underrated! I drink it so fast because it tastes so good, but I’m unwilling to buy it so it’s more of a “treat” sort of thing

2. My work environment. I’m feel really close to my co-workers which really helps with the work itself. We also have a weird group text chat

3. Netflix. Great for discovering and getting into new things. Great for background watching. It helped me discover Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (whose songs I constantly sing in the shower and when I cook), Bojack Horseman (which I used to explain dementia to my mom), and countless other shows (very excited for The Crown this weekend). And it most definitely helped with Riverdale’s surge in ratings/popularity. So thanks! And also, thanks for promoting Net Neutrality. Because that’s very important. Which we still have to fight for because fuck the FCC and that orange dumpster fire

4. Thor: Ragnarok. I’d been drifting away from the MCU since Civil War, and I’d stopped checking for Thor fics earlier than that. And then this damn technicolor synth filled film came out and punched me in the face with an assortment of positive feelings. It didn’t so much drag me back into Thor fandom as I latched onto it and held on for dear life.

5. Martin Cummins’ shirtless scene. I’m shallow, and I needed the pick me up

#stupid blather #about me #bewareoftrips

[riverdalefandomlove]

tumblr url(s): bewareoftrips Name or nickname: Kim Teenage, college-age or Tumblr elder: I supposed between college-age and Tumblr elder? (late 20s) Location (vague or specific): Jersey represent! (to Americans, and New-York-but-Not-Actually-New-York to anyone outside the US) Non-English languages that people can contact you in(if any): English is it Favorite Riverdale characters and ships: characters: Alice (tbh I really love all the parents though), Betty, and Jughead. ships: Bughead, Varchie, Fredsythe  Favorite Moment in Season 1: a tie between Jughead’s dream in the beginning of episode 7 and the Coopers showing up at Thornhill in the middle of the night in episode 12 (although I am a sucker for that first kiss in episode 6) A hope for/something you want to see happen in Season 2: more Riverparents (that one is obvious), but I also want to see more JatP, Reggie, and Polly. All these guys need some more development. I’m also really excited to see Chic Cooper show up. Main/Current Other fandoms you’re into: Harry Potter has been a major part of my life since I was 11, so that’s always going to be there. I’m also really into A Series of Unfortunate Events Something non-fandom you love: Food? Reading? Watching copious amounts of Netflix? I’m at a point in my life where I work 45-50 hour weeks, go to the gym, cook dinner, and maybe have a little time to write at the end of the day after my husband and I watch some tv. I wish I had more interests otherwise but I live a pretty boring life. One of your fave movies/music/books (type or specific): This is… so hard so I’ll try to keep it short. Movies: Rocky Horror, Velvet Goldmine, Almost Famous, Big Trouble, The Birdcage, The Emperor’s New Groove, Too Wong Foo. Music: Not super into contemporary music (although i always grab at least one new song out of every Riverdale episode, so thanks for keeping me young!) since I’m mostly a classic rock girl. Some of my favorite music is David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John, Placebo, Amanda Palmer, Vampire Weekend, Queen to name a few. Also really into musicals. Books: Harry Potter, Stephen King, Rainbow Rowell, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Hitchhikers Guide, His Dark Materials, A Wrinkle in Time, When You Reach Me, Perks of Being a Wallflower and I’m sure a million others but this is what popped into my head first. How do you participate in fandom? (i.e do you squee, make or consume fandom content, etc.): pretty much just write fanfiction. Since I’ve become a bit more active on Tumblr during break, I want to try to make more of an effort to discuss the show more though. For content creators (ficwriters, fanartists, etc.) are you open to collaboration?: The idea of collaborating makes me think of doing group projects in school and I immediately get anxious. I think we all have our unique style and, while it’s awesome that there are people that can do this, I don’t think I could ever collaborate with anyone. What you want to get out of your time in Riverdale fandom: Getting deep into this fandom has got me back into writing and that’s something I’m so grateful for. I also have been enjoying the people I’ve met here in this time, so I hope to get some friendships out of this fandom too. (I still talk to a few internet friends I met back in the day via Harry Potter, so it’s totally possible.) People should totally message you about these things: I love to discuss theories and Riverparents, but anything really!

#bewareoftrips #riverdalefriendring #submission

[hayscodings]

I will always stand by Penelope watching Alice and Hal get together was her worst nightmare because she was atracted to both of them.

see i want to get down with penelope/alice because it makes for a compelling story and there’s lots of angst potential there not to mention they’re my favorite characters, but for some reason i have such a hard time picturing it? maybe because i know in my heart of hearts that the show will never go there and i’m, like, hardwired to acknowledge canon which is an absolute CURSE when it comes to this show so my subconscious is just trying to protect me from the inevitable disappointment that will result from getting invested in them??? idk. i like the idea of penelope/alice, i just feel very distant from it if that makes sense. who knows, though, maybe i’ll end up falling down the rabbit hole 

that being said, “how come you don’t want me” by tegan and sara is a penelope/alice song thanks for coming to my ted talk

#i like this idea tho don't get me wrong #the angst is delicious #ask #message #fandom ask #riverdale ask #bewareoftrips #kim #alice cooper #penelope blossom #riverparents #riverdale headcanons

[riverdalepositivity]

bewareoftrips is such a sweetheart and such a fabulous writer!!

anonymous at @bewareoftrips

#submission #anonymous #bewareoftrips

[ariesbilly]

this got SUPER long so its going under the cut but this is the f*lice rant i was talking about lmao enjoy! (full disclosure i also end up going on a fredsythe rant because i gotta, ok. yall gonna make me sit through this stupid ass storyline when a better one is RIGHT FUCKING THERE so yeah, im mad. fp jones also likes men get over it.)

Sorry but there's literally nothing new inventive shocking or compelling about a storyline where two grown ass straight MARRIED adults are pining over each other because they had some weird romantic connection nearly 30 fucking years ago that may or may not have resulted in a fucking teenage pregnancy that im sure NOBODY wanted like yall really out here wanting me to believe what? alice cheated on her boyfriend and got knocked up by a dude who represented everything she was trying to get away from? and she told hal the kid was fps but never told fp himself? because that makes all of ZERO FUCKING SENSE! even if they wanted to throw out “well alice and hal were broken up at the time” its still SO out of character for alice like i know she had her wild child serpent days but its not something she looks back on with fondness so why the HELL does anyone think its a good idea to set her up with the fucking LEADER of the entire GANG are you all sniffing glue?? and then theyre trying to sit here and vilify hal so that we root for alice to hook up with fp in present day? the fuck outta here im not about to sit and cheer on alice’s character regression. first of all yall need to stop getting mad at 17 year old hal for not wanting to be a father and handling this situation poorly he was a TEENAGE BOY i know yall think everyone needs to be pristine angels from birth but thats not how life works and second of all he has every right to be sketched out that his daughter brought forth her long lost brother to fill in the void polly left, especially when the first time hal sees chic hes fucking BLEEDING after being attacked for god knows what reason in hals mind like... im team hal on this one he’s the only one with some self preservation alice and betty about to get themselves killed i s2g all these dumb ass decisions are being made, which in itself is bad enough, but to make it so obvious that this is all being done to eventually prop up a ship that is the very definition of fan service, is beyond ridiculous and terrible writing. like i get it. madchen and skeet are hot and have chemistry (which...btw....literally all the parents have insane chemistry with each other but no focus on the boring obvious straight pairing i guess but oh do not worry i have more to say on that later) i get it. but what is the purpose of that if you cant write an interesting story? and dont get me started on how shoehorned this recent ~connection~ is like yes i admit in s1 i got vibes from them (which, stay on this blog for 5 minutes and you will soon realize i can romantically/sexually connect pretty much any pairing amongst the parents because, like i said, they all have insane chemistry and they all say weird shit to each other). but i cannot believe yall sat here and thought the whole sexual frustration comment after fp got out of prison or the “leave him” exchange felt authentic??? like is it me? am i the one in the twilight zone? somebody help me out here. alice and fp in s1 couldnt stand each other and now shes all joking about his sex life ?? fp almost started a huge fight during that dinner with her and hal and the kids and yet im supposed to believe he’s been pining after her all these years?? like maybe id have an easier time believing this shit if i hadnt seen how he interacts with fred (oh yes. we’re going there because im tired of this HETERO NONSENSE GOING ON ALL THE TIME IN TELEVISION WHEN THEYVE LITERALLY SET UP BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS IM IN A MOOD SO WE’RE GOING ALL OUT) but to close off this part of my rant (oh and i didnt even touch upon how gross itd be for betty and jughead to share a sibling lmfao but that should be self explanatory): there is literally no conceivable way for this shit to go down and not make me lose respect for alice (fp i can give a slight pass to on the front of he and his wife being separate, but even then if he goes after alice while she’s still with hal....you done fucked up). first of all, going after your daughters boyfriends/ex boyfriends father is weird. second of all, if chic is in fact hals son, then they need to work on bringing the family together. hal is not a lost cause. chic is creepy as hell if anything i can see him pulling some shit that brings betty hal and alice closer together but no that makes too much sense so the writers probably wont do that! so theyre either gonna continue to push hal out so that itll be “acceptable” for alice to run to fp, or hal has to literally just fucking die and then what? alice goes to fp in her time of grief? im gonna throw up. 

and now on to the gay shit

im supposed to compare f*lice and fredsythe scenes and come out thinking alice was the one he was in love with? bitch WHERE? fp has a sordid past with both alice and fred for different reasons. we dont know the full extent of what happened with alice (if anything but for the sake of predictability that i know to expect from a cw show, lets say they do) but given how they interact with each other we can assume it was bad. and we all know fred and fps history and how dark that got for fp (like i literally wrote up a whole thing about it if you want a link i’ll send it to you) and yet no matter the past, fp had probably his most lightest moment of the show with fred. he was willing to drop everything and help fred and soon as he asked (which, btw, fred didnt even ask for help. fp knew he was in trouble and that was it. thats all he needed and he was there for fred). THAT is love, ok. THAT is a relationship worth delving into beyond 2 friggen episodes in season 1. And yes this same storyline thats been given to f*lice with this whole adultery nonsense, but with fp and Fred, would actually be interesting because two gay kids in the early 90s actually have a valid reason for not being together and not ending up together. and then you add on that fps from the south side and fred the north, and that makes things even more complicated for them because then you can have a whole scenario of fp thinking hes not good enough for fred and ending things because of his own insecurities, his way of trying to push fred towards a better life... like THAT makes sense. even if fred and fp were never a thing and you just went with fp being in love with his best friend all these years and he could never have him (which still makes sense because i mean come on, freds casanova ways in high school with the ladies? fp sitting on the sidelines trying to be a supportive best friend but dying on the inside, never telling fred how he feels?) not to mention like half the serpents are gay as hell and there would be such a great story to tell for why all these gay south side kids end up in the same gang under fps wing, because he’s making up for his own shitty upbringing, he wants these kids to know someones looking out for them like...if the writers need plots and backstory I can give you them for free it really didn't take a lot of brainpower but no by all means tell me how the two ~straight~ kids who grew up on the same side of town under virtually the same circumstances, one of whom wanted NOTHING MORE THAN TO SHED HER SERPENT IMAGE AND CREATE A BETTER LIFE FOR HERSELF, and the other who keeps going on about wanting to put his family back together, had such a tragic backstory and its not just a blatant midlife crisis on both their ends. please. by all means. enlighten me. 😒

#i hate bad tv writing lmao like bruh... #BISEXUAL FP JONES BEING IN LOVE WITH HIS BEST FRIEND FOR DECADES MAKES MORE SENSE THAN STRAIGHT FP JONES CHASING AFTER A MARRIED WOMAN #THANKS FOR COMING TO MY TEDTALK ! #bewareoftrips #kxvinkeller #i know you guys wanted the rant lol

[ziggory]

bewareoftrips replied to your photo “litladyloveshp: Riverdale Season 2 Episode 17 Chapter Thirty: The...”

@ziggory that's a great observation! I was just about to look up what this movie was about.

Yep! There’s a song, an episode of Big Love, and a chapter of Maus (as well as a bunch of other things) but no movie!

#bewareoftrips #Riverdale

[nadjaofstatenisland]

for my wife and partner @penelopeblosscm ‘s birthday even though it was nearly four months ago... I’m a flop but I hope you like it 

#parentdale #riverparents #riverdale fanfiction #penelope blossom #alice cooper #hal cooper #riverparent fanfiction #parentdale fanfiction #fp jones #fred andrews #marty mantle

[blakegallo]

bewareoftrips replied to your post: happy for the extended scenes with kevin and josie...

not five minutes after the episode ended my husband dead serious said to me “that movie looks so cute, lets go see it.” product placement works…

i know it works. i’m just personally over this particular product.

#bewareoftrips