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Freaknik: The Musical | March 7, 2010 - 11:30PM | Special

Whither That Crook’d ‘Sipp? 

Freaknik: the Musical! A special that I’m ill-equipped to truly go deep on because 1) I am a cracker-ass and 2) I live in a hell of my own making and sometimes it's far too difficult to tune out. Oh well! I’ll give it a shot, yuh know? See what happens! Also: I pledge to not google anything about this, so I will be speaking from my threadbare knowledge of the subject at hand.

Freaknik is based on a real-life recurring block party, or outdoor music fest, or something like that, held, uh, probably annually in, I’m guessing, Atlanta, Georgia. It probably has rap stuff going on and people probably have a lotta fun listening to live music and attempting to find sex partners among it's many attendees. I have gleaned this from the special itself, as well as the fact that when you search for this to see if it’s playing on any streaming services you’ll instead find a documentary called “Freaknik: a big party that happens” or something like that. 

This special follows a likable rap group who are down on their luck. They intend to travel to the big event so they can compete in some battle of the bands type thing. The party is happening because Freaknik, a ghostly personification of the party itself, has sprung back to life. I forget how. He’s a black ghost with money signs all over himself and hes real charismatic. He embodies good times, blackness, and above all, love. We see him going on a publicity tour, while a council of hater-ass black establishment figures (including mostly unidentified-but recognizable figures like Oprah, Jesse Jackson, Bill Cosby, and Al Sharpton) all scheme to stop Freaknik once and for all. 

The rap group have little adventures along the way, such as a memorable stop at a white frat. They tangle with a rival rap group, who look just like them. They meet a car full ‘o bitches and a brand new bong. One of the "bitches" is a character from That Crook’d ‘Sipp, but with a different name. There is almost no continuity between the two specials, just reused assets. That’s probably a best case scenario for That Crook’d ‘Sipp, which is maybe one of my least favorite things I’ve ever watched on Adult Swim. This is far from the worst thing. In fact, it’s fairly solid. 

That Crook’d ‘Sipp felt like it was speaking an alien language, and was borderline incomprehensible. This doesn’t feel that way. But, and I mean this in a non-insulting way, this show doesn’t feel like it’s for me. It’s a flavor I have a bit of a shallow distaste for. This is ultimately a good thing! I like when shows get on the air that are very specific and meant to appeal to a certain segment of the population.

I could quibble with the humor here and there, but I don’t think this special was designed with specifically pleasing me in mind. So why don’t I focus on the positive, instead? In fact, why doesn't everyone do this when faced with stuff that's not specifically for them? Okay , here I go: the characters are colorful! A lot of the drawings are great, funny, and cartoony! Even when it felt like it was about to veer into broad, stereotypical humor, it still pleasantly surprised me by aiming higher! It wasn’t boring, and a lot of the songs were pretty goddamn great! 

I actively enjoyed three moments in particular. One was the bit where Tyra Banks goes undercover as a corpse. This was a parody of the time she went undercover as an obese person utilizing a fat suit. (whoops, I googled this, just because I thought maybe I was confusing her with the episode of Fresh Prince of Bel Air where Will did that. Wait, wasn’t she on that show? Aw, geez!)

Moment two: the frat bros, who have their party shut down by the cops (you’ll hear famous white people Andy Sandburg and Bill Hader in this scene). When the cops leave, they lament being targeted by them, but then one says “I kinda like cops though, because they found the guy that killed my mom.” This right here is my favorite line in the show. 

The other part I liked, which I recalled from watching this way back when, was the scene where Al Sharpton is watching the news report that he died in his home after being struck by lightning. He looks around quizzically and then it happens. A lotta really fun cartoon gags like that are in this! I respect it!

Not my favorite thing to air on Adult Swim; not by a long shot. But the more I think about this show, especially its final act, the more I think that this special is pretty undervalued and underseen, and that’s a real shame. I honestly think that Adult Swim really should try to bring this back at some capacity. Maybe repeat it with a special promotion? Maybe a sequel? Maybe there’s a reason for it's absence that has nothing to do with Adult Swim or their parent company. But I think if they pushed this back out into the world and tried to get more eyes on it, only good things would come. 

MAIL BAG: 

From KON:

The funniest thing I ever said in my life was about Freaknik: The Musical. The special aired on the same night as the Oscars that year, the year that The Hurt Locker FAMOUSLY upset Avatar and won best picture. When the winner was announced, at one point they cut to James Cameron looking pissed. I said, "he's mad because he's missing Freaknik." Thank you, thank you

BIG LOL. I really do hope that he DVR’d it. And that he didn’t get it on DVD, because the DVD looks like shit. I hope he DVR'd it, or had a 1080p webrip from cartoonchaos on his seedbox.

THANK you for your neon knome review. As one of five people on planet earth who actually likes the problem solverz I'm glad to see another fan out there. Granted, PS was nowhere near as good as Neon Knome (even one of Ben Jones' own friends said it was 'too shouty'), but it's definitely not like, "Consistently and infamously ranked the worst cartoon of all time among a large amount of people" bad. Most of the hate seems to be from people who hate the brash art style and think the colors hurt their eyes, and from people who think that Alfe is annoying. I'll give them the latter, but like you said the style is very deliberate and I like how... 'visceral', it is, for lack of a better word. I unironically feel it was just too ahead of it's time and aired on the wrong network. This was when tumblr normies were geeking out over Adventure time, so something like this freaked them the F out and it stuck cause of word of mouth. Kinda like how Freddy Got Fingered was called 'the worst movie of all time' until pretty recently. I think if Neon Knome came out 15 years later, on [AS] in it's original form, people would love it. Cruelty Squad has like 10,000 positive reviews on Steam and it's just as visually abrasive/experimental as this is.

Thanks! Hopefully Criterion Channel will add Problem Solverz to it’s line-up so we can properly reassess it’s place in the culture at large. It does feel like if it got deleted by Zaslav that nobody in the world (except you and me, I guess) would stick up for it. People all snarkily saying “at least he got this one right”. The snark would be off the charts. The snark charts.

[lboogie1906]

In 1920 the Negro National League was formed by Andrew “Rube” Foster, a former player and manager for various teams. Taking advantage of the growth of the Black Northern urban populations during and following WWI, and insisting on Black ownership of the teams, he lead a group of team owners to create the Negro National League in Kansas City, Missouri on February 14, 1920. The league had eight teams: The Chicago American Giants, the Chicago Giants, the Cuban Stars (New York), the Dayton (Ohio) Marcos, the Detroit Stars, the Indianapolis ABCs, the Kansas City Monarchs, and the St. Louis Giants. The NNL was soon followed in 1923 by a rival league, the Eastern Colored League. Between 1924 and 1927 the two leagues met in a world series but the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 forced both leagues to fold. Teams emerged in the South as well including the Memphis Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Atlanta Black Crackers, and the Jacksonville Red Caps.

Between (1931-37) several teams were formed and disbanded. The only survivors were the teams in the new NNL which operated (1933-36). Black players competed abroad often on teams in Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela

In 1937, two regional leagues were formed, the Negro American League in the East and the reformulated Negro National League in the West. Beginning in 1937 the winners of each league met in a world series of Black baseball. These leagues continued during WWII, but in late 1945 Jackie Robinson, who had played one season with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues, signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. By 1947, after a year in the minor league. After Robinson signed with the Dodgers, other (white) major league teams began signing many of the stars of the Black baseball leagues. By the end of 1950, most of the Black professional baseball leagues had disbanded although the Indianapolis Clowns, the inspiration for the film, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, continued playing until 1989. Approximately 3,400 players were part of the seven leagues operating (1920-50). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Atlanta Black Crackers Negro League road jersey front logo (2013, 2016)

[letterstomymothershewontread]

happy mothers day

Happy Mothers Day. This year instead of dinner, flowers, or even an appreciation post on Facebook, you're getting a card. You're getting a blank card in the mail with the link to this blog. In this blog you'll be reading my diary essentially. This letter, like many on this blog, are addressed to you so make sure you read them all.

Recently I've got to enjoy the fun parts of life and not have to worry if you'd be mad at me and gods has it been wonderful. I went to Atlanta at the end of April to celebrate my five year anniversary with the person you and dad seem to think made me cut y'all off. I'd like to say it's funny you think that or that I'm shocked but I'd be lying. We all know I'm many things but a liar aint one. I saw you try to call me and instantly hang up on April 29th, I wonder if it was an accident or not. Regardless I didn't answer, not like I had a chance even if I wanted to, you hung up instantly. I've thought about it on and off and I just wonder if you wanted to apologize or just fake apologize. I say fake apologize because it's that apology you've always done, 'I'm sorry for whatever I did to upset you'. I so wish you did know, that would make this less painful.

I've gone through so much change in the last 5 months alone and everyday has felt uncomfortable, like somethings missing. It's because there is, my mom. I've realized I've had you on a pedestal for so long it's still hard for me to look beyond the nostalgia fog and see my childhood for what it really was, abusive. Almost everyday I want to pick up my phone and call you to tell you about my day, tell you about my plans, or just hear your voice. I don't though, I wont risk my progress in my healing, not on a phone call.

I think that the reason you were so mean was because you havent healed from or even acknowledged your own childhood trauma. It's okay to admit that your mom or dad even wasn't the best. They love(d) you there is no doubt there and they did their best but, that doesn't make them perfect or without flaw. That cycle like the one before it and before are bound to repeat, just like this one. That is until you make the conscious effort to stop it.

When I think about my childhood a few core memories come to mind, allow me to paint them for you. The first is when dad strangled me for calling him a son of a bitch and you stood there and let me struggle until I started to black out. The second is when dad would want to play a board game and we played scatagories. I thought that was fun. The third is one night when it was supper time and you made spaghetti and I was so exhausted because I was so depressed and suicidal I fell asleep and fell into my plate. It's funny how that was during the peak of my anorexia and then later my bulimia. You had no idea. The reason why you had no idea is because you do the same thing but you think it's something to be proud about.

"Oh my god you look so good! How did you lose all the weight?" they would say to you and you always reply bragging about how all you eat is a park of crackers and some peanut butter. I started copying you except all I would eat was a few spoonful's of peanut butter a day. That was in the midst of the time I would just come home and go straight to my room and be alone. I was alone so I could listen to music you hated that you think made my depression worse, starve myself, and to hurt myself. When I wasn't doing any of that I'd just sleep and hope I'd die in my sleep.

The fourth was when we would play Wizard101 together as a family. I wish I had more fond memories of happy things but I don't at least not enough that out weigh the negative. One memory that's been weighing on me lately is that of your infidelity. How you used to have me ride the bus to your work and I'd have to sit in a closet for hours cause your higher up boss was coming, or cause you were busy doing inappropriate things at a place you were supposed to be working. Dad later found out and I don't know how nor does it matter. What matters is that it led to you two separating and I was so happy you were. Yall ended up getting back together and I to this day wish you wouldn't have.

You left a lot of scars on my life as did dad and sissy but unlike theirs, I'm having to uncover yours day after day with different events I learn that trigger me. It's hard. Being in contact and without contact and maybe one day we could have an actual conversation about everything. I doubt it however, you never listen to me and actually hear me when I talk to you. You never have and I know you'll deny it cause sometimes you did but never when I needed you to. I wouldn't have tried to kill myself so many times.

All this to be said, I know you love me, I do.

[portiaadams]

I’m just...screaming with excitement.

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[oskarlevant]

[thehighbrow]

ATL ABC

[lboogie1906]

In 1920 the Negro National League was formed by Andrew “Rube” Foster, a former player and manager for various teams. Taking advantage of the growth of the Black Northern urban populations during and following WWI, and insisting on Black ownership of the teams, he lead a group of team owners to create the Negro National League in Kansas City, Missouri on February 14, 1920. The league had eight teams: The Chicago American Giants, the Chicago Giants, the Cuban Stars (New York), the Dayton (Ohio) Marcos, the Detroit Stars, the Indianapolis ABCs, the Kansas City Monarchs, and the St. Louis Giants. The NNL was soon followed in 1923 by a rival league, the Eastern Colored League. Between 1924 and 1927 the two leagues met in a world series but the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 forced both leagues to fold. Teams emerged in the South as well including the Memphis Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Atlanta Black Crackers, and the Jacksonville Red Caps.

Between (1931-37) several teams were formed and disbanded. The only survivors were the teams in the new NNL which operated (1933-36). Black players competed abroad often on teams in Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela

In 1937, two regional leagues were formed, the Negro American League in the East and the reformulated Negro National League in the West. Beginning in 1937 the winners of each league met in a world series of Black baseball. These leagues continued during WWII, but in late 1945 Jackie Robinson, who had played one season with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues, signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. By 1947, after a year in the minor league. After Robinson signed with the Dodgers, other (white) major league teams began signing many of the stars of the Black baseball leagues. By the end of 1950, most of the Black professional baseball leagues had disbanded although the Indianapolis Clowns, the inspiration for the film, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, continued playing until 1989. Approximately 3,400 players were part of the seven leagues operating (1920-50). #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Atlanta Black Crackers Negro League home jersey front logo (2013-2016)

[daryldaddydixon]

Second Father

Hi guys 😄 I’m back again with another 3am crack fic!

Summary: Daryl and the reader begin to develop a father/daughter relationship and after giving Daryl a scare she surprises him even more.

Warnings: Daryl x Daughter/Teen!reader, gunshot wound, twd type violence, cuteness and fluff

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You were only thirteen when the apocalypse began. You and your parents had been lucky enough to stumble upon a camp of survivors in an abandoned quarry after escaping the city. At first, the group of survivors that had taken you in were wary of your family and you all understood why, but they soon warmed up to you. One member of the group was especially fond of you. Daryl Dixon. Initially, he wanted nothing to do with you, thinking you were just some helpless, scared kid. You finally started to grow on the hot-head after asking him to teach you how to hunt. You saw how he provided for the camp and you wanted to learn so you could help provide for the camp too. He rudely declined your first few requests but you hit him back with your own sarcasm and didn’t let his rudeness get to you. You persisted in asking him to teach you until he finally caved. With the consent of your parents, he promised you one hour, no more and you happily accepted.

Within that one hour you shocked him with how easily you picked up tracking skills. You even helped him track a deer and then caught your own squirrel with Daryl’s crossbow. Of course he helped you hold it up to aim since it was heavy but you still took all the credit and he gladly let you. After that day you became Daryl’s protégée and he started taking you out on lessons regularly. Your parents were very fond of the archer and grew to trust him with their only daughter’s life. At first Merle thought Daryl was stupid for getting attached to some random kid but eventually you even grew on the older Dixon. Eventually you had earned the nickname Mini Dixon, having managed to gain the affection of both brothers. Though you mainly stuck by Daryl’s side as Merle was still a bigger ass than Daryl ever was. Between your parents and the Daryl you managed to find happiness even in the middle of the end of the world.

When the new guy, Rick, arrived and you found out Merle was left behind in the city you were sad. Despite you always being closer to Daryl and Merle being an ass you knew that Merle had cared for you to some capacity and you didn’t wish for him to die. You went to find Daryl to see if he was okay but when you found him he had yelled at you for the first time since before he took you on your first hunting lesson. Being the little fire cracker you were, you yelled back before walking off so you could both cool down. Daryl had felt terrible about yelling at you and went to apologize before going back to Atlanta to look for Merle. You wanted to go with him and the other guys but he quickly shut that idea down and instead made you promise to keep your parents and the camp safe. You pinky promised him. And when the walkers invaded the camp you fought with everything you had to keep that promise but you couldn’t. You couldn’t protect your parents, let alone the rest of camp.

Once Daryl and rest of the group returned from Atlanta he immediately ran to find you, fighting his way through walkers. When he finally found you his heart broke for you. He had found you crying over the corpses that were your parents. The archer couldn’t find any words so he just knelt down and hugged you while you cried. Ever since that night Daryl had unofficially taken over the role of your guardian.

Without Merle, you were the one person Daryl cared about more than anything. He’d never admit it but over time he started to view you as his own daughter.

Daryl was beyond relieved when they group found the prison. He was glad that you would have a safe place to live and grow up in. During your time at the prison you and Daryl grew closer than ever. He showed you new tracking and hunting techniques and even managed to find you your own crossbow while he was out on a run. Now that you were slightly older and bigger you were able to hold it up on your own. He even taught you how to make you own arrows like he did.

Since you had your own crossbow and were older you finally convinced Daryl to take you on a run.

That’s where you were now, rummaging through an abandoned drug store. After deeming the store clear you, Daryl and Glenn agreed to split up to cover more ground.

“Be careful, kid. Weapon up, got it?” Daryl warned.

“Got it,” you said and Daryl smiled at you before going down his aisle.

Unfortunately, the store wasn’t completely cleared. When you crossed over into your next aisle you came face to face with a burly man who had his gun drawn. Before you could act he pulled the trigger.

Daryl heard the gunshot from a few aisles down and sprinted towards the source of the shot.

“Y/N!” He called out.

When he found your body unconscious on the ground the man who shot you didn’t have to time to finish reloading his gun before Daryl tackled him.

“What did you do!” He screamed, punching the man before grabbing his knife and the stabbing it through the shooter’s face.

“No, no, no, no,” he mumbled crawling over to your body, “Glenn!” He screamed.

“Daryl? Y/N,” Glenn called, rounding the corner to find Daryl frantically tying his belt around your torso to stop the bleeding.

“Get the car! Now!” Daryl said. He didn’t bother looking up as Glenn made a run for the car. He focused on tying his belt around you as tight as he could before lifting you up and running to the car.

“Drive! Now!” Daryl called from the backseat. “You’re gonna be okay. Ya hear kid? You’re gonna be just fine. You’re gonna be okay,” he kept repeating this until you reached the gates of the prison where you were taken by Hershel and Maggie. Daryl wanted to follow you and sit while they worked on you in your cell but Rick held him back. “Give them room to help her,” Rick had said. Now Daryl was just pacing back and forth in the hall right out side your cell. Rick and Carol both tried to get the archer to sit down and rest or eat but he refused.

Daryl couldn’t focus on anything but his thoughts. You had to be okay. You had to, Daryl couldn’t bear to loose you. Over the past year you had become the daughter Daryl never got to have and you couldn’t leave him now. Not like this. You couldn’t die like this you were only a kid.

It was nearly sunset by the time Hershel pulled back the curtain and walked out of your cell.

“Is she okay?” Daryl asked immediately, his voice slightly cracking.

“She’ll be okay,” Hershel nodded, “the bullet went clean through, it’ll be some time but eventually the Mini Dixon will be good as new,” Hershel smiled, “she’s still sleeping but you can see her now. She won’t be awake for a while.”

“Thank you,” Daryl gasped out as his system flooded with relief. Hershel nodded in response.

Daryl took a deep breath before entering your cell. Even though he had just heard that you would be okay the sight of you pale and unconscious broke his heart. He pulled a chair up next to your bed and took one of your hands in his.

“Hey, kid,” he whispered, “gave me a scare back there. It’s okay though, Hershel says ya gonna be fine. So I just need ya to rest up and then open up them pretty eyes. Okay, kid?” Daryl swallowed his tears as he watched you lay there, helpless.

Hours passed and different people came in to check on you but Daryl couldn’t keep track of who. He was too focused on you. After a while, your eyelids fluttered open and you woke up feeling severely disoriented.

“Y/N,” you heard someone call your name. The voice was echoey but familiar though you couldn’t quite place a face to the voice. That’s when you felt the weight in your hand and looked over the side of your bed though your vision was clouded with black blots. Bits and pieces of what happened slowly started to com back to you. The drug store, the man, the feeling of hitting the tiled floor when he pulled the trigger.

“Hey, kid. There’s them pretty eyes. You’re okay, ya need rest. Sleep, kid.” You heard the voice say. It sounded like a man.

“M’kay dad,” you slurred, “love you,” and you passed out again.

Daryl stared at you in shock as you fell back into a deep sleep. Sure, he had always thought of you as his daughter but hearing you call him “dad” made it so real. Letting a tear slip, he squeezed your hand and placed a kiss on your forehead.

You didn’t wake up again for a few hours and this time you remembered everything. Even calling Daryl “dad”. You mentally smacked yourself. Sure, you had thought of Daryl as a second father since your biological dad died but you knew he wasn’t one for emotions so you kept that to yourself.

Finally coming out of your thoughts you noticed the cell was empty and a sob escaped your mouth followed by a wince as you remembered your wound. Daryl was gone. Did you scare him away by calling him dad? What if he thought you were crazy?

In reality Daryl just had to use the bathroom and he was on his way back to your cell when he heard your sob. He ripped the curtain open and saw you awake and crying.

“Y/N,” he knelt down next to your bed, “what’s wrong, kid?” He gave you a moment to catch your breath before responding. “I thought you left me,” you said tearfully, breaking Daryl’s heart for the hundredth time in twenty four hours.

“Why would ya think that, kid?” Daryl was confused, he’d never abandon you and he thought you knew that. You hesitated before responding.

“Last night, I, uh, I called you dad. Thought I freaked you out and that you decided to leave me.” You admitted. Daryl was silent for a moment.

“I didn’t mind it,” he confessed. And it was true, he always saw you as his daughter and hearing you call him dad just felt right even if I was shocking.

“Really?” You questioned with wide eyes. He nodded at you. “So,” you hesitated, “would it be okay if I, uh, called you that from now on? I kinda of, um, seen you as a father since, uh ya know,” you trailed off. Daryl knew what you were referring to, the night your parents died.

“If you want ta,” he said, “I, um, I don’t mind it, kid.” You smiled at him.

“So then that makes you my Dad,” you smirked up at the man as he smiled down at you.

“Sure do, kid. Sure do. Now get some rest and heal up,” he patted your head and kissed your temple.

Looking at you smile at him before closing your eyes to sleep, Daryl silently promised to be the best father possible. He vowed to be nothing like his own father. You were his daughter, biological or not, and Daryl would protect you with everything he had.

[sleepyhollands]

Heyy💕would u pls be so nice and write something where the reader is at her home and Tom is in Atlanta for Spider-Man 3 and she faints at home, she’s in hospital and then she comes back home and she didn’t tell Tom that she fainted and he finds out trough another person and he is a little bit mad at her but also super worried but he can’t come bc he is far away

I really really love your writing!❤️and ofc u don’t have to do it!! btw sorry for my bad English😅it’s not my first language

y/n had barely crossed the threshold of her home before her phone started to ring.

it had been a long, long day. she’d been running about so much at work that apparently, she had forgotten to hydrate... which, naturally, led to her fainting in the middle of an important meeting.

the doctors had kept y/n all day, filling her with fluids and giving her crackers after doing a full work up. when they’d deemed her okay, she was discharged and sent home, where she was currently plopping herself down onto the couch, shoes still on as she pulled her knees to her chest and sighing as she saw tom’s name on her screen.

y/n shook her head and mentally cursed her friend who drove her home just now— tom wouldn’t be calling randomly and no one else could’ve told him what’d gone down today, especially when she’d assured the doctors that her emergency contact did not need to be contacted.

answering, y/n didn’t even manage to get a word in before tom’s voice filled her head.

“y/n! darling, are you okay? i heard what happened and i just needed to make sure everything was fine— are you fine? y‘ need anything? y‘ know i can send harrison over to—”

“tommy,” y/n finally spoke, having let him ramble on long enough, “take a breath. ’m okay, i promise.”

it took him a second to respond, and when he did, there was a slight edge to his tone, as if he were upset with her. “i just... why didn’t you call, y/n? you know i’m never too busy when it comes to you, we’ve talked about this b’fore.”

shoving her phone between her ear and shoulder, y/n began to pick at the hem of her shirt. “didn’t think it was a big deal... was gonna call if it was anything important, but turns out i was just dehydrated and had a dizzy spell, nothing major. ’m home now, even.”

y/n could feel tom’s energy soften over the phone, and she imagined the tired, concerned look on his face; he always made that face when she downplayed something, when she made herself and her well-being seem unimportant.

“should’ve told me, darling. wanna know these things, okay? gotta know when stuff like this happens.”

“i know. ’m sorry, just don’t like to distract you is all.”

“don’t ever worry about that, y/n. call whenever. i’ll always answer, you know i will. don’t even think twice, okay?”

“m’kay.” y/n fiddled with her lip, feeling like a child who was being scolded by a parent, but in an ‘i’m-just-glad-you’re-okay’ way.

there was a pause. then, “will you pinky promise me?”

y/n smiled softly, nodding. “i pinky promise.”

tom released a breath. “good, makes me feel loads better. listen, doll, i do have to get back to this press event, but feel free to call if you need anythin‘, or ring harrison up— i told him to do whatever you want for the time being, alright? but don’t abuse that privilege, you know how he gets.”

“okay,” y/n laughed. “thanks, tommy. love you, and i miss you.”

“i love and miss you too, my love.”

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[aion-rsa]

Hulu New Releases: December 2021

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2021 is nearly in the books and Hulu is celebrating by heading back to the past…like, the way past. With its list of new releases for December 2021, Hulu is going positive Medieval with two swords and shield original series arriving this month.

Animated comedy Crossing Swords premieres its second season on Dec. 10. This stop-motion style tale follows Patrick (Nicholas Hoult) as he works his way up the feudal latter of The Kingdom. This will be complemented by Dragons: The Nine Realms on Dec. 23. This series is set in the How to Train Your Dragon universe and takes place over 1,000 years after the events of the films. In it, a group of modern day kids uncover the secret truth about dragons.

Hulu also has some more current options for TV this month. Original comedy Pen15 premieres the second half of its second season on Dec. 3. Watch it to relive the trauma of middle school through the eyes of creators and lead actors (yes, playing middle schoolers) Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine. Closing out the month is season 10 of chatty Canadian comedy Letterkenny.

For movie lovers, December brings true crime documentary Dead Asleep on Dec. 16 and Chloë Grace Moretz thriller Mother/Android on Dec. 17. Library titles include Friday the 13th, The Princess Bride, and World War Z.

Here is everything else coming to Hulu this month.

Hulu New Releases – December 2021

December 1 Candified: Home for the Holidays: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original) All Rise: Complete Seasons 1 & 2 (CBS) THE A-TEAM (2010) ABOVE THE RIM (1994) ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (1994) ADDICTED (2014) ALEX CROSS (2012) ALIENATOR (1989) ALL IS LOST (2013) ARMAGEDDON (1998) BACK TO SCHOOL (1986) THE BANK JOB (2008) BEHIND ENEMY LINES (2001) THE BLACK STALLION (1979) THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (1983) BLOW (2001) BULL DURHAM (1988) CHATTAHOOCHEE (1990) CHERRY 2000 (1988) CON AIR (1997) THE CRAZIES (2010) CRAZY HEART (2010) CRIMSON TIDE (1995) CUJO (1983) THE CURSE (1987) DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978) DEAD MAN WALKING (1995) THE DUNGEONMASTER (1985) EARTH TO ECHO (2014) ERIK THE VIKING (1989) FLIGHTPLAN (2005) FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) HER SMELL (2018) HIDE AND SEEK (2005) HOLLOW MAN (2000) HOLY MAN (1998) HORTON HEARS A WHO! (2008) HUSTLERS (2019) I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER (2009) JAGGED EDGE (1985) KING KONG (1976) LOVE FIELD (1992) MAKING MR. RIGHT (1987) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004) MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING (1997) OCEAN’S ELEVEN (2001) OCEAN’S TWELVE (2004) OCEAN’S THIRTEEN (2007) THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) THE RAID 2 (2014) REGARDING HENRY (1991) RIO (2008) SERENDIPITY (2001) SHANGHAI NOON (2000) SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE (2010) SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (2011) THE SIEGE OF FIREBASE GLORIA (1989) SILVERADO (1985) SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) SODA CRACKER (1989) SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL (1987) SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003) STEPHEN KING’S GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990) STEPHEN KING’S THINNER (1996) SUPERBEAST (1972) TROLL (1986) THE WARRIORS (1979) YOUNG GUNS (1988) YOUNG GUNS II (1990)

December 2 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 15 Premiere (FXX) Godfather of Harlem: Complete Season 1 (Walt Disney Television)  Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Come Around: Special (NBC) Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller: Complete Season 2 (National Geographic) Vice Versa: HIV: The Neglected Pandemic: Complete Season 1 (Vice) THE EAST (2021)

December 3 Pen15: New Episodes of Season Two (Hulu Original) The New York Times Presents: To Live and Die in Alabama: New Episode (FX) Annie Live!: Special (NBC) Trolls Holiday in Harmony: Special (DreamWorks Animation) WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING (2021) THE WORLD OF KANAKO (2014)

December 6       Real Housewives of Atlanta: Complete Season 13 (Bravo)

December 7       Michael Buble’s Christmas in the City: Special (NBC) WORLD WAR Z (2013)

December 8       People’s Choice Awards: Special (NBC)

December 9       Trolls: TrollsTopia: Complete Season 5 (Hulu Original) Bloods: Complete Season 1 (Sky Studios) Creamerie: Complete Season 1 (Kevin & Co, Flat3 and TAP) SWAN SONG (2021)

December 10     Crossing Swords: Complete Season 2 (Hulu Original) MATERNA (2021)

December 13 70th Miss Universe Competition: Special (Fox) BRIGHTON BEACH (2021)

December 14 Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip: European Vacation: Special (Fox) American Auto: Series Premiere (NBC)

December 15 Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip: Christmas Vacation (Fox) Grand Crew: Series Premiere (NBC) RISING WOLF (2021)

December 16 DEAD ASLEEP (2021) (Hulu Original Documentary) CRYPTOZOO (2021) TED BUNDY: AMERICAN BOOGEYMAN (2021)

December 17 MOTHER/ANDROID (2021) (Hulu Original Film) THE NOWHERE INN (2021)

December 23 Dragons: The Nine Realms: Complete Season 1 (Hulu Original)

December 26 Letterkenny: Complete Season 10 (Hulu Original)

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Leaving Hulu – December 2021

December 9 CHILD’S PLAY (2019)

December 10 ROGUE (2020)

December 12 EYE IN THE SKYE (2015)

December 16 NOSTALGIA (2018)

December 19 CRAWL (2019)

December 28 BRATZ : THE MOVIE (2007)

December 31 10,000 BC (2008) 127 HOURS (2010) A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1984) A NANNY FOR CHRISTMAS (2010) THE A-TEAM (2010) ABOVE THE RIM (1994) ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE (1994) ALIENATOR (1989) ALL THE RIGHT MOVES (1983) ALPHA & OMEGA: LEGEND OF THE SAW TOOTHED (2014) BACK TO SCHOOL (1986) THE BLACK STALLION (1979) THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS (1983) BLOODY SUNDAY (2002) BLUE CITY (1986) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018) BULL DURHAM (1988) CANDYMAN 3: DAY OF THE DEAD (1999) CEDAR RAPIDS (2011) CHATTAHOOCHEE (1990) CHERRY 2000 (1988) CON AIR (1997) CONSPIRACY THEORY (1997) CRAZY HEART (2010) CRIMSON TIDE (1995) THE CURSE (1987) DARK SHADOWS (2012) DATE NIGHT (2010) DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (2009) THE DUNGEONMASTER (1985) ENEMY AT THE GATES (2001) ERIK THE VIKING (1989) ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979) THE FIGHTER (2010) THE FLY (1986) FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) FRIDAY THE 13TH – PART III (1982) FRIDAY THE 13TH PART IV: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1984) FROM PRADA TO NADA (2011) GATTACA (1997) THE GIFT (2000) GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! (1962) HAPPY FEET (2006) HAPPY FEET TWO (2011) HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) HOLLOW MAN (2000) INCEPTION (2010) JACK AND JILL (2011) JOSEPH: KING OF DREAMS (2000) KILLERS (2010) KISS THE GIRLS (1997) LIGHT IT UP (1999) LOVE FIELD (1992) MAKING MR. RIGHT (1987) THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004) THE MATRIX (1999) THE MATRIX RELOADED (2003) THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS (2003) MEET THE SPARTANS (2008) MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING (1997) MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) OCEAN’S ELEVEN (2001) OCEAN’S TWELVE (2004) OCEAN’S THIRTEEN (2007) THE PATSY (1964) PHASE IV (1974) THE RECRUIT (2003) RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (2012) ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) RUSH HOUR (1998) RUSH HOUR 2 (2001) RUSH HOUR 3 (2007) RUSTLERS’ RHAPSODY (1985) THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (2013) SERENDIPITY (2001) SHARK TALE (2002) SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (2011) SHREK (2001) SHREK 2 (2002) THE SIEGE OF FIREBASE GLORIA (1989) SIGNS (2002) SILVERADO (1985) THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) SODA CRACKER (1989) SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003) STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1984) STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER (1989) STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (1991) STAR TREK: INSURRECTION (1998) SUPERBEAST (1972) SWEET HOME ALABAMA (2002) THE TENANT (1976) TIMELINE (2003) TOOTH FAIRY (2010) TROLL (1986) TWISTED (2004) UNDERWORLD (2003) UNDERWORLD AWAKENING (2012) UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION (2006) UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS (2009) VANTAGE POINT (2008) THE VILLAGE (2004) THE VOW (2012) WAITRESS (2007) WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN (1994) WRONG TURN 2 (2007) YES MAN (2008) YOUNG GUNS (1988) YOUNG GUNS II (1990)

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Home Pt. 3

Viktor Drago x Cyra (Black OFC)

Cyra (Ky-Ra) -Sun or throne

Kazimir (Kah-Zee-Meer) - Bringer or Announcer of peace

Viktor Drago is married to the love of his life, they have a 5 year old son. He is willing to do anything to keep them safe.

Warning: Kidnapping, abuse, mentions of child abuse

Flash Back 1

Cyra grabbed the pudge that had accumulated around her middle, the cold winter had seen her indoors with hearty soups and bread. She was dreading going to the gym but her roommate was going and they would look like sweaty gross mess together. 

It was still a little chilly outside as they walked the few blocks to the gym. As they walked in, she was scrolling her phone, trying to find the perfect songs, she should have done this before she left. Her roommate swerved left to go to the weights, Cyra wanted to do cardio first. Her pace was slow and she was already sweating hard as hell. How long was she going to endure this, she thought to herself. By the end of the hour she had done 30 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of stairs, and finally some light weights, she felt good about it but was ready to go. 

She waited for her roommate to stop flirting so they could walk back together, the sun starting to go down. She decided to wait outside, head down in her phone when she hit a brick wall or so she thought. 

When she looked up, it was a man she had bumped into, he towered over her. 

“So sorry.” his deep voice said. 

“Jesus Christ on a cracker you are big.” her southern jumped out. The guy cocked his head to the side. 

“Sorry.”

“It's fine, I wasn't paying attention, So I should be sorry.” Cyra moved to the side, and he was still in the way, she stepped back and let him move past her. By the time the glass door closed behind her she had her phone back in her face. She didn't see the giant looking at her, curious about her. 

Cyra woke up in a sweat, hot in the room, her son wrapped around her side. He had cried himself to sleep.All he wanted was his Tata and he didn't understand why he couldn't have him, or why they were here, he wanted to go home. Cyra did too, she wanted nothing more than to be cuddled to Viktor. 

Andriy had kept his word, they were fed a dinner, given water, were given restroom breaks and a change of clothes. Kazimir had fussed the whole time, why did he have to eat potatoes, he didn't like potatoes, even though Cyra knew he loved french fries. He wanted to know when Tata was coming to get them, did he have to go to school tomorrow, she had promised him ice cream. So much so that Cyra had a raging headache, when he finally settled down she laid next to him, stroking his hair and singing to him. 

She had no way to tell the time, she couldn't tell if the sun was up or down. She wondered what Viktor was doing right now. Had he called Ivan, did he know this guy, did Ivan believe him. 

Viktor and Ivan's relationship was shit, and Ivan blamed her. Not his controlling and abusive ways, but her for taking his son, his shot at redemption, and bringing him to Atlanta. Cyra did not force him to come to Atlanta, he chose to, because he loved her. 

When he got here, Viktor didn't know what he wanted to do. He didn't know if he was going to box anymore or what his next steps would be. Unlike his father, she encouraged anything but boxing. His love of health and fitness, he could easily be a trainer or a nutritionist, she encouraged him to go to school, anything he wanted. 

But all he knew was boxing so that what he gravitated to, he found a manager and a trainer and got back to work. Fight after fight, he won building a name for himself in America, then he had a big fight, the purse on it was half a million even if he lost, 4 million if he won. And he won, because that's what he did best. 

Cyra remembers being so proud of him, meeting him after the fight and kissing his bruised face. A lot of things changed for them after that, his name became household. He was in the media a lot, other big names wanted a chance to take down Big Nasty, but he prevailed. He did open a gym that was flourishing, membership always at max capacity. 

A month after she graduated college with her dual Bachelor in psychology and criminology she found out she was pregnant with Kazimir. He was totally unplanned but welcomed. 

Cyra looked down at her son, and started to cry some more.

---- Viktor woke with a start, he worked out until he was exhausted, falling asleep on the couch. Cyra would kill him for being on her couch sweaty, but she wasn't here. He picked it up groggily.”

“Are you ready to hear what I want?” Andriy asked. 

“Where is my wife and child, I need to hear them before I hear you.”

“You don't make the rules Viktor and you know what I am capable of, now if you want I can go snip off a finger of that lovely wife of yours.”

“What do you want Andriy?” Viktor growled. 

“You dad owes me 500k, now I know you have this in cash, but I don't want cash, I want something much better. That fight you have in 15 days, you will throw it.”

Viktor was confused, throwing a fight was easy, he would do that for his wife and child a million times. He would lose to get them back. 

“Done.”

“Don't be so quick to say yes. I know the old man will be against it, you need to hold a press conference, talk big shit, down your opponent, make a show of it. I want your family name to fall as hard as you do.”

Viktor didn't say anything, this isn't about money, it was about reputation. Andriy had lost a lot when the fight against Creed. He just knew Creed was going to win, he put his name, his money, on the line to support a foreigner. 

“Call me tomorrow when the old man gets in.”

He hung up without any more words. Viktor didnt for one second weigh the pros and cons, he would throw the fight, he would do exactly what he asked. He would be humiliated if it meant the family he had made for himself was safe. ---- Kazi was bursting, he had to potty and now. No one had checked on them in a few hours, Cyra got off the bed, stopping at the door. 

“Mama pleaseeeeee.” Even though Kazi was only 5 he hated the idea of peeing on himself, he fancied himself a big boy, and big boys did not potty themself. 

“Okay baby, give mama a sec okay.”

She knocked on the bedroom door and took a few steps back, not wanting to appear as a threat. She heard moving in the hallway, before someone stopped at her door, unlocking it and swinging it open. 

“Kazi has to use the restroom.” she said her hands slightly raised. 

“Come.”

Kazi shot off the bed, running to the door. Cyra followed him to the only other door that was open, which held the bathroom, Kazi quickly did his business, not even bothering to close the door. She helped him with wash his hands, and then she used the bathroom, not knowing when she would be going again. 

Kazi stood at the door, like a guard, one of the guys from yesterday stood where he could see her. She washed her hands then stepped into the hallway, he mentioned them back towards the room and Kazi started crying seeing they were going back in the room. 

“Mama I don't want to go in there, where is Tata?” he whined. 

“Sweetie please stop, it's not going to help.” 

They were locked in the room, the guy never saying anything.

“Lets play a game Kazi, I bet I know more dinosaurs than you.”

Cyra watched her son look up at her with wet eyes, he took dinosaurs seriously. Kazi sniffled, “No I know all the dinos, me and Tata went over all of them.”

“Lets see, T-rex, your turn name one.”

“Everyone knows that one mama, Triceratops.”

He was getting better at pronouncing them, Cyra noted, sometimes he fumbled over the words and tried to put the sounds together. 

“That one was in Jurassic park baby, let's see Spinosaurus.” 

They went back and forth and she let Kazi win, he was calm and climbed into her lap. 

“Mama I wanna go home.” 

“Me too baby, but I think we are going to be here for a few days so I need you to promise me you will be good and listen to me. These are bad people.”

“I’m scared mama, I want tata.” 

“Me too baby, promise you will listen to me okay baby.”

“Pinky Promise Mama.” 

She kissed his forehead, “thank you son.”