Above the first row in the long press menu, add a row of emojis to select reactions, with a button to access more:
Functional Notes:
Figma File
https://www.figma.com/file/TLoAiMJ650x9PTYmYVoZr2/MM-18528-Quick-Access-Reactions?node-id=62%3A1312
UI Screenshot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LOwVOKy1OE
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I'd like to take care of this one :)
Also, is there any chance you can make that Figma link public? I seem to be running into a 404 error page when trying to connect from my account
@matthewbirtch ^
Updated! Apologies - I didn't realize it was internal to Mattermost. Figma link is public now