#rod jason shaw

[gaiuskamilah]

hopping on the bandwagon 🔥

jason shaw/rod mc romantic relations would be fun but only if it ends with her cussing him out realizing he groomed her and she puts his ass into jail or better yet a bullet through his head

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[crystalwillow]

Did Mona ever reach the hospital and survive or did she die that night?

Where is grimy Jason Shaw now?

What conversation did we have with our father when we reached college? Are we even talking?

Where did Logan go?

What is Colt upto these days? Did he lay his father to rest in a cemetery or did he have him cremated so he could keep his Pops close?

Toby & Ximena... did they move onto somewhere else together or separately?

Did Riya & Darius ever heal the from there break up and talk things out? Are they okay now and just friends? Or are they as close as strangers??

These are some of the things that keep me up at night 😣

[artunry]

cw: police

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[playchoicesconfessions]

Sent by @jazzlover5972

‘If Miss Ride Or Die dies because I didn't trust Jason, I will be too impressed with the story branches to be even the slightest bit angry.’

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[elfilibusterismo]

ride or die, the mirror, and the narrative foil trope: the essay

written for the final day of @rodappreciationweek 2021. here i'll be discussing ride or die's use of the image of the mirror and the use of the narrative foil trope, specifically with mc versus five characters: logan, colt, mona, jason, and ingrid.

ride or die arguably is one of the best choices stories which make use of the narrative foil trope. others that come to mind are blades of light and shadow and surprisingly, foreign affairs (which i've touched a bit on here, but it’s executed far more weakly than blades or rod, mostly due to the storyline being a standalone when it was obviously planned to not be).

i. the mirror

ride or die is a coming of age story. it’s all about a girl figuring out who she is and her first experiences in romance and everything in between, we all know that. and when you have a story that focuses so much on figuring yourself out and finding your place in the world, the first question you ask is “who am i?” — an introspective question that can be akin to looking into the mirror.

which, coincidentally, is how the book opens. MC is shown to look at herself in the mirror both literally and metaphorically. first in the car chase with logan:

and when she wakes up that same day:

but just as the book starts with the mirror, it ends with it as well:

after MC looks at herself in the mirror, the player is given the choice to define MC. what is MC feeling? is that really her? how does she look like? ala mulan reflection who is that girl i see. and it all fits well as ride or die, at its core, is a coming of age story.

ii. logan

logan is the first LI introduced in the story. aside from being MC’s potential LI, he is also narratively used to show MC everything she isn’t. while all the LIs are different from MC by virtue of them all being criminals and having a more jaded view of the world, it’s most reflected in logan. the line i see this most come out is in his chapter 3 diamond scene:

logan also goes on to mention how he doesn’t know where his mother is. you could say he “lost” his mother, similar to how MC lost her mother years ago. the difference is that logan’s mother was in the world of crime, as she was in prison and gave birth to him prison; MC’s mother married a detective. 

he then tells the story of how he totalled his first car because he was reckless. contrast to chapter 15, MC also gets her car fucking rolling in the parking lot, but by the next chapter we see it repaired. the difference between them was that MC was the one in control of the situation i.e. setting a trap for the brotherhood. and in turn, she gets to keep her first car, unlike logan. 

iii. colt

colt is the second LI introduced in the story. colt mirroring MC is the most obvious out of the characters, IMO. his father is the head a crime group, MC’s is the head of capturing said group. they both have fathers who want to control where they go in life, and they both want to prove themselves to said fathers. 

if you pick colt in chapter 11, manipulative ass bastard (who we love anyway) he may be, it’s demonstrated how colt and MC have a understanding of each other due to their similar experiences. 

in chapter 14, if you chose colt to take you to the prom and pick the option to dance with him (instead of kissing him), the narration uses the term twin stars circling each other, further showing how MC and colt are similar. contrast that to logan’s line in the final chapter where he says he was “just a rock in space lucky enough to burn in your atmosphere.”

iv. mona

mona is the third LI introduced and like many fem LIs, is locked behind the paywall. in chapter 9, we learn more about mona. how she wasn’t born to be as cynical as she was, how she was just like MC, until she met a girl and thought it was love. 

you could say that mona has more in common with MC than colt does, and yeah kinda lol. but at this point, colt is meant to mirror MC as she is the present, while mona is meant to show us how MC could turn out to be in the future if she chose to lead the life of crime. it’s especially more prevalent if MC’s primary love interest is mona. 

however, unlike mona, MC doesn’t get sent to jail and survives the encounter with the brotherhood because the people she meets truly care for her, if not love her. mona, even if arguably a bit OOC, takes a bullet for her, saving her the way mona’s former girlfriend didn’t for her.

v. ingrid and jason

both jason and ingrid work as narrative devices to show us that MC cannot have it all. 

the first chapter foreshadows that MC will inevitably have to make the choice between her two lives. she can’t have it all. and even despite riya’s encouragement, mc is not ingrid.

however there is one more character who just as similar to MC as colt is to her, and you could also argue even more, and yes that is everyone’s least favourite cunt, jason shaw. 

the book makes it explicitly known that shaw and MC are foils. it’s a lot more “in your face” and conveniently not paywalled (compared to the LIs), as it should be, because it adds a great layer to the story. and of course, not to mention, it’s technically the primary source of conflict in the story. 

MC and shaw are both living two lives they can’t reconcile, and they both know they can’t have both. 

but the difference between MC and shaw is that shaw still tries to have both, and that’s what makes him fall. MC, in contrast, i like to interpret as her leaving both behind but creating a new life for herself from those experiences. 

which is why i find the ending of rod so great, especially for MC. she’s heading to the east coast, to her dream school, the one she lived the “honor roll, goody two-shoes” life to achieve. but she’s heading there in a car given to her by people in her second, adrenaline-filled life, the same people who gave her the chance to be who she really wanted to be. the ending wasn’t her choosing the quiet life she had before mercy park, it’s her putting the two together and moulding one that isn’t entirely dictated by others.

ride or die is a seriously incredibly choices book and i’m so glad i looked past the whole “bad boy romance” tagline and gave it a try. granted, what i said above isn’t the only parts which make it narratively great (there’s the whole colt and teppei icarus and daedalus, and how riya and darius are used as narrative devices as well) but i hope i at least gave light to some parts which i loved about it. 

if you made it this far, you’re the mvp lol

screenshots taken from AppGames Live Too, Abhirio, and choicesfromashes on youtube. 

[casharlow]

ROD Characters as Tumblr Posts for RODAW!

and finally...

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[lilyoffandoms]

RoD by @javsarts

So incredibly talented and y’all need to go show some love and check out all the art!

[harmonybearer]

JASON: Funko Pop!

@rodappreciationweek DAY 5 (Side characters)

[pxlbry]

rod appreciation week day 7 ↠ wild card

a little ride or die x baby driver poster edit to end the week <3

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[drethanramslay]

“It's amazing how addictive that kinda freedom can be.”

Day 6 of @rodappreciationweek : Side Characters- Det. Jason Shaw

Moodboard under the cut

I tried to play with the gradient scale i.e from white to black to symbolise how the lines are blurred for Jason

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[gaiuskamilah]

What would you think of a Jason Shaw route in the cancelled RoD sequel? (definitely will still be fucked up on so many levels and once again should end with MC blowing his brains out)

iirc the plan was they release him out of jail and it's an unsteady partnership and the mf obviously ends up betraying the team. my ideal shaw route with this is shaw and mc meeting for the first time since book 1 and shaw making attempts at mc because "she's older now" (creep) and it's in part to get back at her AND her dad for putting him in jail. mc of course can see right through this but plays along, and it's all mindgames from there on out. something a bit similar to antony/acor mc but you're never given the choice to run off into the sunset with shaw like you can with antony in acor. the only ending is mc once again either putting his ass back in jail or blowing his brains out.

[helentwombly]

Ride or Die: GTA Style (Supporting Cast) 🚗🤟🏼☠️

I wanna mash-up GTA and RoD’s badassery for this day starring our supporting cast. And of course, I really need to add that “Bad Boy Romance” since its part of the title of the book, sorry LMAO!

Anyways thanks for our awesome hosts @brightpinkpeppercorn @client-327 @choicesarehard @poeticscolt @queenkaneko for all your hard work hosting this event and supporting all of us participants.

[kcnnarys]

y'all still out here in 2020 shipping rod mc x jason shaw ? 🤢

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Sent by anonymous

‘(I'm slowpoke) BUT I wished in RoD finale we could side with Jackson. I don't have any positive emotions toward crew’

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[elfilibusterismo]

RIDE OR DIE APPRECIATION WEEK 2020 → epilogue day

You were right, Jason...we were the same. Both of us living two lives at once. We can’t anymore. We don’t have to anymore. Aren’t you tired? Tired of keeping the halves of you apart?

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