Fredsythe

Fredsythe is the slash ship between Fred Andrews and FP Jones from the Riverdale fandom.

Canon
Fred and FP grow up in Riverdale and become best friends in high school, but might have met when they were younger. FP is a football player and a BMOC, but his father hits him. Fred keeps a seemingly lowkey profile personally, but is universally liked and has a good family. Fred starts a band called the Fredheads, with FP on the drums and Fred as the lead singer and guitarist. In adulthood, Fred recalls them being really terrible, while FP remarks he considers this the best time in his life. Fred knows of FP's situation at home and is seen sharing his lunch with FP in school as FP doesn't have any. At one point, FP's father breaks FP's arm and he comes to school wearing a cast, unable to play football temporarily. The team try to get him to streak, which FP is uneasy about, but Fred convinces him as he offers to streak alongside him. In turn, FP is also there for Fred when Fred's father, Artie, dies when they are only 17. Fred started working construction for his father in the family business. Following the death of his father, Fred takes over Andrews Construction after graduating high school, while FP is pressured by his father to join the Southside Serpents.

Fred hires FP to work for him, although FP relays a different version to Archie and Jughead, that he and Fred were business partners, but that Fred kicked him out when FP sank into alcoholism. Fred also seems to have been wary of FP's connection to the Southside Serpents, which may have driven them apart. This fallout ended their friendship and FP eventually becomes the leader of the Southside Serpents, marries Gladys and has two kids, while Fred continues with his business, marries Mary and has Archie. Down on his luck, FP comes to Fred, asking for a job, but Fred is reluctant to restart a business relationship with FP after what happened last time. All the same, Fred promises to consider it, also for Jughead's sake, and they have dinner with their sons at Pop's. FP insists on paying and is offended by Fred's objections, as well as somewhat drunk. After understanding that he's unstable (or pretending to be re: Jason's death) FP decides to take Fred up on his offer that Jughead can live in the Andrews home, following Jughead's spell being homeless. They are brought together again when Fred, after a dry spell, gets a contract for a big project and his workers have had to take other jobs during the lean times. Someone is sabotaging the site and Fred, at first, gets help from Archie and his friends, but FP later shows up and offers Fred his labour, and that of his fellow Serpents, as well as their protection. This seems to course-correct their relationship a bit, although FP still struggles with alcoholism and they continually disagree on some of the Serpents' unlawful activities.

Songs

 * diamonds in the rough | VERTERBRATS
 * dinner at pop's

Fanon
Fredsythe is a rarepair but one of the most popular Parentdale pairings, along with Falice. The ship took off in Season 1 where their storylines, aside from their kids, mostly concerned each other. Although Fred and FP have minimal interactions following Season 1, the pairing is still popular with the fandom.

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