Rarchie

Regchie is the slash ship between Archie and Reggie from the Riverdale fandom.

About
Archie and Reggie are mostly competitors, instigated by Reggie pertaining to the captainship of the Bulldogs. Even though Reggie teases Archie and bullies Jughead, he's sometimes there for Archie and the two almost act like friends at intervals.

Canon
Reggie is a popular jock at Riverdale High and knows Archie from their freshman year, although they weren't really friends. When Archie comes back from summer all buff sophomore year, Reggie notices the change and starts treating Archie as someone who could potentially be one of the popular group of Bulldogs, as Archie gets on the football team following Jason's death. As Jason was Captain, a new one needs to be appointed and Coach Clayton pit Archie and Reggie against one another in competition for the spot. Although Reggie taunts Archie, he is genuinely concerned when Archie hurts his hand in a game and implores him to have it looked at. Archie doesn't feel right wearing Jason's jersey and so gives it to the Blossoms at Jason's memorial. This act convinces Coach Clayton that Archie is the right person for the job, but Archie declines, stating he is too focused on multiple things while Reggie is all football all day. Reggie's surprised, but happy to become the new Captain of the Bulldogs.

When Archie decides to audition for the 75th Annual Variety Show, he gets stage fright and is heckled by Reggie and the football players, who jeer at him for playing. Months later, when Archie's Dad is shot in Pop's Diner and taken to hospital, Reggie shows up and tells Archie that he and the Bulldogs are there to support Archie, whatever he needs. As Archie stays up all night guarding his house, he goes to local teen drug dealer Reggie to ask for something to help him stay awake. Reggie teases him as per usual, but says he'll help him out. He's curious as to why, so Archie tells him about the man with the Black Hood. Later Reggie pays a visit to Archie, thinking it would be hilarious to scare Archie while wearing a black mask, but Archie, suffering from PTSD, panics and starts hitting Reggie. Reggie takes the mask off and is freaked out by Archie's reaction, only then realizing how serious the situation is.

Fanon
Although a rare pair in the fandom, mostly due to Reggie's negligible screen time, it's a fairly common ship in the comics with a long frenemy history.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Archie/Reggie on FanFiction.Net

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