McMantle

McMantle is the het ship between Josie and Reggie from the Riverdale fandom.

Canon
Josie and Reggie hook up in a jingle jangle haze, but continue to flirt the following day as they clean up Pickens Park as punishment for their drugfest. After some time, Josie reveals to Cheryl that Reggie has offered her a gig at his Dad's car dealership that pays $5000 — if Josie will allow Reggie to be her escort. Josie clearly seems to be enjoying how hard Reggie is trying to get another shot at spending time with her. As Student Council elections arrive, Josie and Reggie team up, with Reggie running for President and Josie as VP, dubbed #TeamRosie. They participate in a debate against the two other teams, where they stand strongest. After the riots, Reggie becomes more self-aware and doesn't feel he should be in the race any longer, whereas Josie doesn't want to be in politics but focus on her music. Josie performs at Archie's swearing-in ceremony and Reggie enthusiastically supports her in the stands.

After school ended, their fling seems to have fizzled. During the summer between their sophomore and junior year Josie's been seeing Sweet Pea and Reggie doesn't seem to be sad about it.

Fanon
This is a popular ship for both characters, though mostly a rare pair on the series due to minimal screentime. McMantle took off when the relationship was teased prior to Season 2 and cemented when they got together at a party and subsequently flirted. Despite the ship being canon, it hasn't been afforded development past the aforementioned, only with few hints here and there. In the first part of Season 3, both Josie and Reggie had increased screen time compared to previous seasons, but the relationship had ended off-screen and fans were angry that they got to share more time together on-screen now that they were no longer romantically involved.

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Trivia
"During blocking our director Steven Adelson said ‘get comfy’ so I put my legs over Charles’ and my head on his shoulder. Then Stephen was like, '.... maybe not that comfy. Rosie isn’t there yet.'"
 * Charles Melton (Reggie Mantle) calls the ship McMantle.
 * Ashleigh Murray (Josie McCoy) tweeted this about their Season 2 finale scene:

- Ashleigh Murray