#playchoice : Ride or Die

[corgi-cthuwu]

What even is my type anymore... 🫠

There's a pattern here, and it's not exactly a good thing- but these are who I naturally gravitate to for some damn reason...

[gaiuskamilah]

driver 4ever

[farizrz]

Ride or die 2 plot by andrew

[pomegranatemermaid]

oh!

[nukritus]

Colt smoking

[missameliep]

WIP Wednesday

Thanks for the tag @lorirwritesfanfic 😊🩷

I haven't participated in a WIP Wednesday in soooo long!

I actually have some snippets to share; I'm going through my drafts and planing to post all of those fics that are near ready.

Under the cut are snippets for: Bonds of Sea and Fire - Part 4 (Blades of Light and Shadow); Once Upon a Summer (Desire & Decorum AU); Second Chances - Chapter 25 (Desire & Decorum AU) and The one who got away (Ride or Die).

Bonds of Sea and Fire - Part 4 (Blades of Light and Shadow)

“You cannot...” he paused, searching for the proper word, “...charm your way out of a confrontation.”  “Do you want to bet?”  Tyril scowled at the suggestion.   “I'm in!” Mal joined the conversation, jumping from the wooden crate and landing with a loud thump on the deck. “5 golden coins you can’t!”  “Do you even have that kind of money?”  “Won’t you like to find out?” He wriggled his eyebrows and smiled at her.  With a shake of their hands, the challenge was accepted. 

2. Once upon a summer - Part 1 (Desire and Decorum AU)

Amusing some of his teammates and the group of girls, Hamid was in the middle of telling a story, when someone knocked over a heavy object near the entrance. Hamid’s eyes flicked to where the noise came from and to the influx of another group of students coming inside to fill the stands, amongst them a very beautiful girl he’s never seen in school and instantly caught his eye.   Turquoise backpack hanging on one shoulder, she moved slowly, and her long curly hair bounced around her face. It was a chocolate brown hair with golden shades that seemed like the sun itself had kissed, or maybe had just been following her for the dramatic purpose of stealing teenage boy’s breaths away. Whatever it was, her beauty was so enthralling he couldn’t look away, appreciating the long hair and shapely lips and bright eyes. If this was one of the rom-coms his sisters love, there would be a bubbly pop song playing in the background while the girl glided in slow motion, and when the camera turned in his direction to do a closeup, he would be looking dazzled with mouth slightly parted while trying to catch his breath. Nevertheless, no camera could ever capture the way his heart skipped a beat at the sight of her.  “So, what happened then? Did his father notice you two were gone?” Theresa Sutton’s questions ringed after what seemed like a dramatic pause in the narrative but turned into a play’s intermission.  Stunned, Hamid blinked a few times and failed to remember what he was telling them. Offering a wide grin, he clapped his hands, “Well, this will have to wait. Now I have someplace else to go and a record to beat!”  “That’s cruel, Hamid,” Donna Bowman protested with a pout, but it didn’t deter him.   Bending, he picked up the ball at his feet, and sprinted to where Yusuf Konevi, his dearest and oldest friend in England, was doing warm-ups with some of their teammates, without tearing his gaze from the beautiful girl, who was glancing everywhere from the benches at the side of the court to the stands, possibly searching for someone, and not once looked his way. Thank goodness, he was confident enough to not let this hurt his pride, and persistent enough to change that game.  Throwing an arm over Yusuf’s shoulder, he threw himself at him in a playful way.   “Hey!”  “Glad to see our star is finally joining us!”  “We’re all stars here,” Hamid said, flashing a grin, “we shine brighter together.”  The other laughed. “Smooth. I bet they’ll make you team captain soon.”   Looking over his shoulder Hamid located his target, standing alone by the stands, and asked in a conspiratorial tone, “Who’s that girl? I haven’t seen her before...”   “Which one?” the other asked before discreetly peeking at the direction he tilted his head.   “The one who looks like an angel recently fallen from heaven…” 

3. Second Chances - Chapter 25 (Desire & Decorum AU)

While her body reluctantly woke up and her brain regained consciousness, she was confronted by confusion and immense discomfort all at once, reminders of the insane amount of alcohol she ingested last night.   Her head ached as if samba percussionists were beating repeatedly their instruments out of cadence to punish her. The parchedness in her mouth seemed like she had wandered the desert for days. Trying to alleviate it, her lips parted, but her mouth had dried out and it was difficult to swallow and get rid of the disgusting taste sitting on her tongue.   The buzzing sound echoed again, attacking her ears, and she realized it was probably the mobile vibrating with incoming messages over the nightstand. Even though she wondered what time it was, the identity of the caller or texter and their reasons to be trying to reach her in what she assumed was the middle of the night didn’t pique her interest at all, if anything it riled her up for disturbing her rest. Mustering the strength to reach the nightstand to turn off the phone, she tried to roll over, but something blocked her path and restrained her motion. Not something, but someone.  In the dark she couldn’t rely on her sight, but her other senses worked perfectly, collecting information of quiet sounds of breathing behind her, the light pressure of a body against her back, and the arm she finally noticed dangling over her waist underneath the covers. And lastly, the fragrance that reached her nostrils was unmistakable. 

4. The one who got away (Ride or Die)

Once upon a time in what seems like another life, no one would spare a second glance at the shy teenager with untamed curly hair and oversized sweatshirts walking down the fancy prep school’s hallways with the nose stuck in a book. Back then she was just Ellie, the sheltered daughter of an LAPD detective with a single goal in life: get into Langston.  But then a bad boy – that was not so bad after all – waltzed into her life and introduced her to a forbidden world of illegal races, crime and betrayal. A world she was not supposed to know about, let alone desire to take part in...   Then love was added to the equation.   She fell in love, but not with this bad boy.  The thrill made her heart race faster than all those tuned cars. Every discovery about her abilities fueled the fire within and added to her confidence.   The process of unveiling these parts of herself drew her closer and closer to another bad boy – one dangerous enough to doom her entire existence. One she’d loved wholeheartedly and would’ve followed to the ends of the world if given the choice…  

Tagging a few of you who might want to share your WIPs with us: @princess-geek @rosesnink @lilyoffandoms @aallotarenunelma @jerzwriter @peonierose

Also tagging @choicesficwriterscreations

[nefertiti-fooling-fellow]

LISTEN LISTEN, I know we’re all sad and disappointed at Mal’s reunion. BUT we need to talk about how this man did whatever he could to keep the memory of MC close to him when they were gone.

Lord Wesley of RIVERBEND????? Mal claiming to be from MC’s hometown?? People died, I am people.

Him telling stories about MC to his kids????????

Building the orphanage when MC disappeared because he needed a purpose?? And the one he picks is the one he wanted to achieve, WITH MC. (for my fellow Mal-romancers out there)

I know we were all expected a big, dramatic reunion, but I honestly think this one was pretty good too. I think the emotions we were hoping for was THERE, it was just subtler.

[puredoesnotmeankind]

Choice male character who ‘face systemic oppression due to their disadvantaged background’ and how this shapes them as a character on a scale of ‘wanting to create a better world for those like them and change the system’ to ‘leads them to becoming more self-serving and engaging in illegal activities either because they desire the power which was not granted to them or because their upbringing as shaped them to believe they can only look out for themselves’

It is a very confusing scale but you see the vision….

Struggled slightly between Jack and Jax but decided that Jax never actually goes too far, while Jack is a terrorist does

Mal is right in the middle as at the start he is a thief who only looks out for himself. But I’d still say he’s morally good and has never actually toed that line. He’s not a revolutionary per se, though as he doesn’t challenge or reshape the system as himself, though of course follows and works with those who do and does smaller but no less significant actions like running the orphanage to keep the children from being taken in by the Thieves’ Guild like he was (and of course he is critical of the system since the start having been a victim of it like the other characters)

Main struggle was between Logan and Colt. Desperately need to replay RoD too, but Logan is more self-serving, believing he can only look out for himself instead of putting trust in others (until MC although they both go off on their own ways anyway by the end).

Colt is…. Colt. He’s desperate to prove himself and we see his ruthlessness, drive and hunger for power more and more as the book progresses. And from what we know of the scrapped RoD sequel, he’s well on his way of achieving his goals if he hasn’t already

I decided Colt won though

[thefirstcourtesan]

This is very detailed (there are more screenshota to come) and I stand by my theory that Luke leaving the leadwriter role was why RoD2 got scrapped because there is a lot of detail in this.

[sharpstake]

the intricacies of rod polycule to ME <- insane

[a-cloud-for-dreams]

PB is so funny </3 because what do you mean you have the angstiest most deliciously intense plot for RoD 2, and you just...didn't pursue it? Huh? It's not like Platinum (RIP bestie you deserve so much more) where they had to make the music so what's stopping them 😭 we were robbed

[gaiuskamilah]

"you're my driver forever" so what i'm hearing is that colt is the passenger princess. the shotgun, even

[brightpinkpeppercorn]

Of the hundreds of headcanons post Ride or Die, Colt running a successful business and getting engaged to the mayor’s daughter was NOT one of them

Also! @omgjasminesimone wrote the series on Logan and the MC in Mexico! One of my favorites!

[where-the-wind-travels]

WHO TF TOLD PB?????

[nukritus]

Logan x MC kiss in rain ❤

[missameliep]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Ride or Die (Visual Novel) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Colt Kaneko/Main Character (Ride or Die) Characters: Main Character (Ride or Die), Colt Kaneko, Ximena (Ride or Die), Mona (Ride or Die), oc (Warren) Additional Tags: Lost Love, Revenge, Racism, Character Death, Fake Character Death Series: Part 1 of The One Who Got Away Summary: Eleanor Wheeler dreamed of greatness, of finally starting her life in college, far away from LA and her overprotective father. Twelve years after joinning the MPC, meeting the criminal who would become the love of her life and losing him, she comes to a point in her life when she questions if the sacrifices are worth. A ghost from her past will be the catalyst for change.

Once upon a time in what seems like another life, no one would spare a second glance at the shy teenager with untamed curly hair and oversized sweatshirts walking down the fancy prep school’s hallways with the nose stuck in a book. Back then she was just Ellie, the sheltered daughter of an LAPD detective with a single goal in life: get into Langston.

But then a bad boy – that was not so bad after all – waltzed into her life and introduced her to a forbidden world of illegal races, crime and betrayal. A world she was not supposed to know about, let alone desire to take part in...  

Then love was added to the equation.  

She fell in love, but not with this bad boy.