#Cody is a geek but too much blood for a day

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Life of Rescue Bots shenanigans part 19

Blades: hey, Cody! let´s play this game I found!

Cody: oh, sure

-time later-

Blades: meh, it wasn´t THAT scary, it was only blood, not even some jumpscares. whadaya say, Cody?

Cody: ...

Blades: Primus, you look like a dead body- Oh... I think that I was supposed to tell you-

Cody: yes, you had to...

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Midnight Mass: It’s Time to Talk About That Monstrous Twist

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This article contains huge spoilers for Midnight Mass. So help me God if you read this without watching the series first…

The version of Midnight Mass that Netflix advertised still would have made for a compelling horror series. 

An isolated, insular island community? Great. A young, charismatic preacher suddenly coming to town to shake things up? Perfect. That preacher proving capable of performing minor miracles? Love it, no notes! 

Of course, as viewers who have watched at least four episodes of the seven-episode series now know, Midnight Mass has one extra supernatural twist in mind that elevates an already interesting story to true mind-blowing status. Critics were understandably asked to keep this aspect of the show a secret before it premiered. So please indulge me as I finally slay these embargo demons and get it off my chest.

Vampires. Vampires! V-A-M-P-I-R-E-S. VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES VAMPIRES VAMPIRES! Literally like Dracula. And Nosferatu. Anne Rice’s Lestat. Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot. Vampires. VAMPIRES, BRO, VAMPIRES.

For creator Mike Flanagan, a filmmaker influenced by all manner of classic horror, bringing the fanged bloodsuckers to life was a long time coming.

“My favorite vampire movie is (Werner) Herzog’s Nosferatu,” Flanagan told Den of Geek and other outlets prior to the premiere of Midnight Mass. “That film is the vampire story as high art. I also adore From Dusk Till Dawn. I read Dracula young enough for it to really burrow in for me. And I read ‘Salem’s Lot early enough to color an enormous amount of work that I’ll do for the rest of my life.”

Midnight Mass’s depiction of the mythological undead beast and how it can neatly fit into Christian dogma is one of the most satisfying horror twists in years. Now that the truth is out, let’s discuss Midnight Mass and how it conflates vampires and biblical angels. 

Mistaking a Vampire for an Angel

The interesting thing about Midnight Mass is that it clearly takes place in a universe where the average person has no knowledge of what a vampire is. Even Sarah Gunning (Annabeth Gish), arguably the most well-read person on Crockett Island, has to do some research into “porphyria cutanea tarda” (a.k.a. the real life “vampire disease”). This is similar to The Walking Dead’s approach to zombies, in which the “z” word and George A. Romero’s name are never spoken. This strategy in Midnight Mass allows for a truly fascinating case of mistaken identity.

While viewers immediately know that the creature Monsignor John Pruitt (Hamish Linklater) encounters is a vampire, he believes it to be an angel. Given how studied Pruitt is in the Bible and Cathloic theology, it’s entirely understandable why he would think a tall, muscular, bald-headed beast with fangs and leathery wings is an angel. As it turns out, the angels of the Old Testament can be truly terrifying. 

Not all angels are soft-featured human-like creatures with fluffy white bird wings. Some, like Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are designed to intimidate God’s enemies. In the New Testament’s Book of Luke, an angel visits Zechariah and immediately asks him to “be not afraid” because the angel can see the poor guy absolutely shaking in his boots upon his arrival. Angels being terrifying is even something of an Internet meme, with users contrasting the phrase “be not afraid” with images of truly monstrous beasts. 

Not only does Pruitt’s vampire have the vague appearance of an angel, it also apparently holds the secrets to eternal life as promised in the Bible. By merely drinking some of the “angel’s” blood, a good Christian can live forever just like God says. Does that blood-drinking sacrament sound familiar? It did to Mike Flanagan.

“In Bible school I used to say ‘if the wine turns into Jesus’s blood literally and we’re drinking it so that we can live forever … that seems like a short leap to vampiric myth.’”

Of course, drinking the angel’s fluids in the case of Midnight Mass also leads to some unwanted side effects like a thirst for blood and extreme sensitivity to sunlight. Thankfully, good ol’ Bev Keane always has a Bible quote ready to go for that. When read through the proper perspective, the Holy Bible may as well be the original vampire story. 

The Rules of Vampirism

“The thing that I love about the vampire as a cinematic tool is how malleable it is,” Flanagan says. “We all agree that there is no canon. There are no rules. In fact, part of the joy is seeing what rules people cherry pick as they approach a vampire story.”

All depictions of vampires are indeed quite different. Vampires can range from the classic Stoker-ian monster to Twilight’s nigh-invulnerable sparkle bois. Midnight Mass’s version of the vampire leans towards the classic, albeit with some tweaks. In terms of appearance, The Angel (as we will be calling Midnight Mass’s O.G. vampire for simplicity’s sake) has a more bestial look like Nosferatu rather than an aristocratic one like Count Dracula or Anne Rice’s creations. 

“We winked at (Nosferatu the Vampyr actor) Klaus Kinski a few times when we designed our guy,” Flanagan says.

Though the Angel resembles Nosferatu in appearance, its vulnerabilities owe more to Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles. Religious iconography does not appear to hurt the Angel nor its thralls. Traditional human weapons like bullets or blades also do no harm (at least not mortally). These vampires are, however, tremendously susceptible to both fire and sunlight. Exposure to the latter for even a few seconds is enough to kill the Angel and his many acolytes. 

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Like in Rice’s works as well, the path to creating a new vampire is quite simple. Step 1: Drink its blood. Step 2: Die. In Dracula and ‘Salem’s Lot, the method of vampire creation is merely being bit by one, zombie-style. Rice and Flanagan’s approach is quite a bit more intentional and interesting. It also opens the door for perhaps Midnight Mass’s most ingenious storytelling quirk: communion. John Pruitt is able to get nearly the entirety of Crockett Island to become a vampire by spiking the communion wine with his buddy’s blood. Then, all that remains is for them to poison themselves to death, Jonestown-style. 

The mass “resurrection” scene in which the congregation awakes as their new vampire selves also provides some insight to just how hard it is to contain the vampire’s overwhelming hunger. Riley Flynn was able to resist it when he turned because John Pruitt babysat him like a psychedelic mushroom guide. The plan for the rest of the congregation was to have their babysitters as well but that didn’t quite work out. Still, Riley’s dad Ed makes it clear to his wife Annie, that even if it’s hard to resist the call for blood, it’s not impossible. 

“When I saw them at the church, I thought it was something they really couldn’t help. Like something impossible not to do. But it isn’t, Annie,” he says.

Maybe if more vampires were like Ed Flynn, a whole island full of vampires wouldn’t be too bad of a thing in the first place. 

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How to Defeat a Vampire

While every vampire story presents its own unique take on the creature, the answer on how to defeat a vampire is usually the same: by doing it together.

“We poor humans only have so much that we can give,” Flanagan says. “We’re ill-equipped as individuals to make any kind of meaningful stand. The only way evil in the world can be brought down is through collective effort. That’s something Stoker understands inherently. It’s clearly something King understands.”

Alongside the aforementioned Bram Stoker and Stephen King, Flanagan presents a small team of humans at story’s end who will do what it takes to defeat evil, even if it means dying in the process. Erin Greene (Kate Siegel), Dr. Sarah Gunning, Sheriff Hassan (Rahul Kohli), Annie Flynn (Kristin Lehman), Warren Flynn (Igby Rigney), and Leeza Scarborough (Annarah Cymone) are the six residents of Crockett Island brave enough to try to take down the Angel. All but two (Warren and Leeza) die. They do succeed in eliminating the immediate threat on Crockett Island but it’s possible the Angel made it away to suck blood another day, damaged wings and all.

What’s interesting about Midnight Mass’s “final crew” is that six appears to be the magic number when it comes to taking down a vampire. Stoker’s Dracula has six heroes: Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker nèe Murray, Arthur Holmwood (Lord Godalming), John Seward, Quincey Morris, and Abraham Van Helsing (of which, only poor American cowboy Quincey Morris dies). King’s ‘Salem’s Lot also has six: Ben Mears, Matt Burke, Susan Norton, Mark Petrie, Jimmy Cody, and Father Callahan (of which, decidedly more than one of them die). This strange bit of arithmancy is something we asked Flanagan about.

“The number was certainly not intentional,” he says. “Once it was clear that Riley was not going to be carrying the torch to the end it really was about asking ‘who are the characters who seem in the very beginning to be at a disadvantage and how do we empower them in the end?’ This was gonna be played out by Sarah Gunning, Sheriff Hassan, and everyone else who would get to just give a little piece.”

Considering that Erin and company were outnumbered about 117 to six, it was a pretty good showing for Crockett Island’s last humans standing.

All seven episodes of Midnight Mass are available to stream on Netflix now.

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June 2019 (Summer Playlist)

000000 - A.CHAL

20 Min - Lil Uzi Vert

25 Lighters - Wifisfuneral

40z and Shorties - Ramirez

A.D.H.D., Pt. 2 - Sad Frosty

Aero - seiji oda

affection - BETWEEN FRIENDS

All In - ZaeHD & CEO

All Over You - Majid Jordan

All The Time 2 - Wintertime

Aloha (feat. GUN40) - 10k.caaash

Always You - mAsis

Anarchy - Lil Yachty

As A Young Boy - UnotheActivist

Assume the Worst - DRAMA

Awesome (feat. Matt Ox) - Valee

Baby Powder - Bandingo YGNE

Bacc At It Again - Yella Beezy

Bad 2 da Bone - Queen Key

Bad Luck - Khalid

Bastard - Freddie Dredd

B.B. Simon - Surf

Beef FloMix - Flo Milli

Been 2 Hell & Back - Wifisfuneral

Better - Khalid

better friends - BETWEEN FRIENDS

Better Than Me - Q Money

Beverly Trillz - Charles Goose

black on black - Geeyson Chance

Blast Off (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Gesaffelstein

bleed you still - Greyson Chance

Blinded - Freddie Dredd

Blowback - Galimatias

blushing! - BETWEEN FRIENDS

Body Talk - Majid Jordan

Bolder Feelings - The Ivy

BOOM! - Lil Yachty

Borderline - Tame Impala

Boy Afraid - Saro

Breath - N i G H T S

Canada - WIINSTON

CAN'T GET OVER YOU (feat. Clams Casino) - Joji

can't leave without it - 21 Savage

CAN'T SAY - Travis Scott

bury a friend - Billie Eilish

Carpet Burn - DaBaby

Cash Walk - Fast Cash Boyz

Casper - Takeoff

Charcoal Baby - Blood Orange

Cheap Cheap - Felly

Cheat Codes For Hoes - Shotgun Willy

Chewing Gum - Blood Orange

Chun Swae (feat. Swae Lee) - Nicki Minaj

CODY BANKS - Jack Harlow

Communication (feat. DRAM) - Arin Ray

Cotton Candy - Weston Estate

Crème De La Crème - Surf

Crybaby - Waterparks

Crying On The Bathroom Floor - MUNA

Dagenham Dream - Blood Orange

Dance To This (feat. Ariana Grande) - Troye Sivan

Dancing With A Stranger (with Normani) - Sam Smith

Dangerous - Roy Woods

Days - Tcvvx

DEMAR DEROZAN - Comethazine

Does It Make Me Wrong? - Kid Bloom

Don't Pretend - Khalid

Dream Girl - Ir Sais

Drip or Drown - Gunna

Drown The Lovers - Ritual

Eastside Sliding (feat. idontknowjeffery) - Xavier Wulf

Electric Love - NIGHT TRAVELER

Energy (with A$AP Rocky & Sabrina Claudio) - BURNS

Ever Seen A Demon - Wifisfuneral

EVRWNDR - Kid Bloom

Excuse Me - $NOT

Eyelids - Saro

Familiar - Agnes Obel

Fangs - Matt Champion

Fast - Sueco the Child

Fetish Remix (feat. Young Thug) - Lil Keed

Floodgates - Radio Edit - ZES

Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2 The Isley Brothers

Frá mér - Floni

Geek It Up - 10k.caaash

Get Dripped (feat. Playboi Carti) - Lil Yachty

Give Me A Chance - Hish

Give Me Everything - Nayer

Go (feat. Kid Kenn) - Queen Key

Got In Mind - The True Blue

Grim Reaper - Surf

GRoCERIES - Chance the Rapper

GTG - Freddie Dredd

Have You Ever Been in Love - The Ivy

Henny Hardaway - Wintertime

HER - Chase Atlantic

High Like This - Kevin George

hold on - flor

How I'm Living - Quin Nfn

HP - Maluma

hyrule temple - bbno$

I Don't Think We Have It - Future Jr.

If I Can't Have You - Shawn Mendes

iloveyou - BETWEEN FRIENDS

I'm Sorry (feat. Shiloh) - Swell

i'm so tired... - Lauv

In The Night - Deb Never

Joggers (feat. Stunna 4 Vegas) - DaBaby

Keyra - Herra Hnetusmjör

King City - Majid Jordan

Kiss It Better - Rihanna

Knockout - Cfn58babyt

Kolors ft. Smino - Monte Booker

Legacy (feat. 21 Savage & Travis Scott) - Offset

Let Go Today - Shoffy

Let's Fall in Love for the Night - FINNEAS

Lil Flip - UnotheActivist

Looking at Life - Blai$y

Lottery - K CAMP

Love Me Like That - Acoustic - State of Sound

Love/Paranoia - Tame Impala

Lovers Like You - SWIMS

Loving Come Easy - Kevin George

Lucky Strike - Troye Sivan

Mac - The Future Kingz

Make Me Feel - Janelle Monáe

Mayday - Surf

Midsummer Madness - Joji

mio - WIINSTON

Movies - Yoshi Flower

Mueve Mueve - YOUNGFACE

Must Be Nice - Lyfe Jennings

My Bad - Khalid

Næsta - JóiPé

Narcissist (feat. The 1975) - NoRome

Neat (feat. Young Dolph, YFN Lucci, Peewee Longway, Flipp Dinero, G Herbo) - Q Money

Never Heard Of You - D Savage

Next Song - DaBaby

No I Don't Want, Just Anyone - Shiloh

Obsessed (feat. Otis Junior & Nemo Achida) - Jack Harlow

Off Top - DaBaby

OG Heartthrob - Majid Jordan

Only You - ELHAE

Outta My Head (with John Mayer) - Khalid

Øynene lukket - Lars Vaular

Painkiller - Ruel

Past Life - Tame Impala

Please - Saro

Plus - Peach Tree Rascals

Poison in the Brain - Ondi Vil

Poledancer (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - Wale

PRADA - Tommy Revenge

Private Eyes - Remastered - Hall & Oates

Promises (with Sam Smith) - Calvin Harris

pushin - Shoffy

Put a Date On It (feat. Lil Baby) - Yo Gotti

Red Light! - XXXTENTACION

regular life - bloody white

Request Refused - Xavier Wulf

RETROMODERN- Indica

roo doo - bbno$

Rosa - WIINSTON

Sad People Dancing - La Bouquet

SaintLaurentYSL (feat. Lil Baby) - Lil Yachty

Saturday Nights - Khalid

sex money feelings die - Lykke Li

Shadows - Mansionair

Shake - Queen Key

Shotta Flow - NLE Choppa

shut up - Greyson Chance

Since 6ix - Key Glock

Sky Doesn't Blue - Saro

Slow Love - TENDER

SMASH- ZaeHD & CEO

Snowblind - Saro

Sober - Childish Gambino

Solar Swagg - Maxotrill

Somebody Like You - DVBBS

So Shy - Tom Tripp

SPACE PUNKS - Xavier Wulf

Splash! - Deep Ends

Spoken In Tongue - UnotheActivist

Stay a Little Longer - Lostboycrow

Stick By My Side - NLE Choppa

Straight Thru - Quin Nfn

Strawberry Kisses - Amber-Simone

Studio - Young Nudy

suburban wonderland - BETWEEN FRIENDS

Suge - DaBaby

SUNDOWN - Jack Harlow

Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart

Sunset Lover - Petit Biscuit

Sweet Holy Honey (feat. Xavier Omär) - Sango

take your time- josh pan

Taking It Out - DaBaby

Talk - Khalid

Talkin' My Shit - Quin Nfn

Taught Me Better - Amber-Simone

The Devil's In The Details - Mac Ayres

The King - Conan Gray

The King of Wishful Thinking - Go West

Through and Through - khai dreams

Throwaway (feat. Clairo)

Tidal - Alex Vargas

TIME MACHINE- Indica

Today - Intro - DaBaby

tokyo - joan

Too Hotty - Quality Control

Too Much - B. Lou

Tragedy - Always Never

Tunneler - TØFL

TYPE - A.CHAL

u can still come over - BETWEEN FRIENDS

Unforgiven - Secret Weapons

Vapor - Saro

Vay - Aron Can

Veist Af Mér - Huginn

Vintage Like Lee - Vintage Lee

Waiting on You - Breakup

Walker Texas Ranger - DaBaby

Wanting You - PLAZA

Water, Pt. 2 (feat. Valee) - Yung Tory

What You Do To Me- Majid Jordan

who dat boi - bbno$

WHOLE lotta GUAP - Lil Yachty

Wii Tennis - 420 Unlovable

Wild Wild West (feat. Gunna) - Offset

WINE & DINE - Comethazine

Woah - Nahzzy & Legend

Womp Womp - Valee

Words From The Wise - UnotheActivist

WORKIN ME - Quavo

Wylin' - Always Never

Yikes! - Billy Marchiafava

YOSEMITE - Travis Scott

You - LINES

Young Rich And Radical - Club Cheval

Yr Love - Roosevelt

ZEZE (feat. Travis Scott & Offset) - Kodak Black

[sadbi-hours]

Oh the 100th episode of ahs!I.Fucking.Loved.Every.Damn.Second.Of.It!

Okay, sorry...y'all can sue me but I gotta give it to Ryan Murphy a bit here! He delivered...that fucking shit was everything I'd been waiting it to be! It was entertaining as all get out to me...it was wild. The music was magnificent, especially the wonderful atmospheric use of the Smiths 'How Soon Is Now' at the end! The acting was even more on point then ever before...and you know what, it was just good ole' fashion 80s slasher fun and craziness!

Episode 6 did not take itself too fucking seriously like some of the others eps have and, don't get me wrong, I'd have been okay with that...if it hadn't been poorly excuted in some areas...but anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I didn't for one moment take this episode seriously and I loved it dearly for that!

I didn't get pestered with deep ass questions that I knew I was probably will never get any answers to--though there is still a bit of time and would like a answer to a few of them--nor did the ep or writing try to get me figuring out what the overall storyline was...and the greatest miracle of all, there was no insanely unexpected plot twist waiting in the wings for me to flip my lid over!

Oh I bet you could imagine the immense sigh of relief that I took when this episode was over...and I wasn't having some form of a mental breakdown...my god, it could be heard in every room of my house!

This episode for what it was was fantastic! I love it...I adore it...and I have very few gripes with it--or at least for now knowing my overanalyzing ass!

But anyway, Brooke, I just have one thing to say...WILL YOU MARRY ME? She's become my ride or die...my main chick! I freaking loved her this episode, especially in that (spolier) during her execution speech to Margret! Oh man, I was just...

So fucking proud. My bby...my light...fire of my loins, I adore you with every fiber of my being...and I'll never doubt you again! You have my forever love 💘

And I loved how she told RR and Satan where to shove it! Iconic!

And poor Mr.Jingles' being a whole ass fucking mood during the beginning of this episode...all fed up with RR's shit and just like...

That freaking look on his bloody face as RR murdered all those people was priceless...and so me haha! I just know that he was lowkey wishing that he had just fucking let himself die up at Camp Redwood in 1984! He was tried of the same old shit and I don't blame him, Benji has never been about that life...and also that scene with him sipping on his Tab all slow and delicious like as RR gets his ass beat was hilarious!

But yo seriously, why you gotta do my man like that Ryan! He just chilling with his wife and baby...working a peaceful job rewinding and renting out videotapes..and I'm not gonna lie, I was mad jealous! It's like lowkey my dream of mine to work at Family Video for a living...and get to interact with like minded staff and video renters who love movies as much as I do...and recommended good ass movies to people all day long who are less of a movie geek as me. Yes it is a life's dream...i'm not much of an overachiever! I'm easy to plese lol...and mad props to Benji's movie choices. I most certainly approve...who needs that horror shit, huh? Haha!

But anywho, I felt a mad sense of connection to Benji this episode. He just wanted to live peacefully with his wife and son! He didn't give a single fuck for Camp Redwood...and he shouldn't. He got the happy ending he deserved...and RR's ass had to fuck it up for him! But I'm living for how Brooke, Benji, and Donna are probably going to be TG i guess! I didn't expect it...especially after all the fuck shit they had been through, even though I still kinda care less about Donna!

But I will give her this...she made a fucking entrance at the end of this episode! I never felt so happy to see someone I lowkey want to taste the blade! Angelica Ross was working it at the end there.

So I totally...at least for now, agree with how's one TG per say! My vengeful angels came to collect names...and fuck Margret's shit all the way up!

And to Margret...and now by extention, BD Trevor:

IT'S ON SIGHT!!! I just felt y'all should know that! If not from me...than trust Brooke or Chet gonna make you taste that steel blade.

And you know what, Chet's call for blood...ain't even mad at it! It's what she deserves...he got her slippin' and she needs to pay. And bruh, Trevor man...👀 watching you my man! I'm hoping you'll turn it around...but I doubt it! You got that Xavier and Chet logic going on...they did the soft good boi bby route and look what it got them so...

And speaking of Xavier...and Montana...

(not mine! credit goes to the owner!)

Need I say more?! I can die happy now...my only gripe is that I want fucking more of it! Give me more more more! Please and thank you 😏

And yes for right now, I am discounting that it's OOC for the Xavier's character arc..but you what, fuck it, I enjoyed it the living hell out of it!

Plus, most of episode 6 is set in 1989...so he's been stuck up at CR for nearly 5 yrs....and nothing good or bad he's done has gotten him out of there. So I don't mind encouraging a little bit of mischief...especially when it invloves Billie and Cody making out. I'm sorry...but yes, I'm that bitch tonight! Ryan Murphy's telling us to fuck the character arcs he's built...so I am too...for now.

And Ray, bro...

I mean yo, you ain't wrong...we really shouldn't just be k wording people left and right for no reason...but he's just such a whiny bitch about it! And where do you get off being high and mighty moral king, when you've been cleaning up their messes...I mean RIP Ray I hardly know ya...but I'm sorry I'm different, I'd be telling them to clean up their own pile of dead bodies! I got better things to do...so sorrynotsorry! Maybe if you had been written better I would care...

And I loved Montana's 'What about my murder...don't I count?' and even with my forever love for her, I was lowkey like No Montana...you hella deserved that shit! Plus, you doing you...living that extra dead afterlife with your man's! So Stay in your lane...count those blessing!

[h2ovanoss4ever]

The Football Captain and the Ultra Nerd pt.3

Craig felt as though he was being watched as he walked from the library after school to the football field. He walked along the long sidewalk to reach the entrance gate, finding it locked with a sigh.

He huffed and threw his bag over the top, placing his feet in the little diamonds n the gate before throwing his hands on the top. However, he hadn’t known the top diamonds had been razor cut to avoid catching anything.

He hissed and plopped down, staring at his cut up palms and whimpering softly. He grunted and tried again, using the second row of top diamonds beneath the thick pole to climb over.

He hopped down and watched blood trip form the palm of his hands. “Fuck.” He muttered, rubbing them on his black skinny jeans.

He leaned over to grab his bag, he could definitely feel how tight these jeans were on his ass. “I need some new ones...” He flustered, despite no one being there, he still felt like he was being watched.

He threw his bag over one shoulder and carelessly walked towards the bathrooms, pulling out a water bottle from his bag to clear the blood away as he wrapped it up.

Unscrewing the cap took a good five minutes, but as he poured it over his hands and grabbed a bandage from his bag, he heard the gate getting tinkered with and knelt on the ground behind a wall.

“I wonder if he’s actually going to show up. Stupid nerds, always thinking their smarter.” One girl spoke up.

Craig sighed softly and finished wrapping his hands, standing up and carefully walking to the bleachers to not alert the girls. “Look, there he is!” Another spoke, Clarissa.

Craig flinched, “H-Hey...”

“So you’re here to tutor us, right nerd?”

Craig nodded, “Yeah.”

He turned and began walking again, pulling his bag from his shoulder with a soft smile and placing it on the ground near the bleachers, bending over to do so. “Damn, I didn’t know nerds had nice asses.”

Craig flushed, “W-What?”

He bit his lip and turned to look at them, they seemed closer than earlier, much more comfortable in his presence. “We should go shopping sometime, nerd boy.” Clarissa said, “Just me, you, our captain here, Josie, and Parker there.”

Craig flushed bright red, “W-What? I-I um.. I...”

He fidgeted and bit his lip, drumming his fingers together softly, “M-Maybe, I guess...”

“Oooh, so you do like shopping?” Clarissa grinned.

Craig sheepishly nodded, “I.. uh... yeah.”

Parker smirked, “So you’re a gay nerd?”

Craig flustered and stumbled over his words, “W-what... I well... I.. um.. I d-don’t.. I um...”

Clarissa squealed, “Oh my gosh, girls!”

“W-We should get to studying...” Craig softly giggled as they flashed him a bright smile.

Craig turned again and felt something come in contact harshly with his ass just like the other day. He yelped and covered his ass, spinning around to stare at the devious captain, Josie.

“Let’s get started, yeah?” She asked, sitting down, sending an interested smile his way.

“H-Here, we’ll start with history notes since you said you missed them yesterday.”

The girls nodded and took his notebook from his bag, grinning at all the comic books inside. “You’re a geek? Fun. I see Marvel in here as well.” The girls chattered before finding the page from today.

Josie smiled, “You have really nice cursive handwriting.”

The girls agreed and nodded. Craig smiled and thanked them then excused himself to go grab a drink from the fountain. As he pulled out his phone, he dialed in Evan’s number and called it.

Shortly after returning to his seat, he heard rustling around under the bleachers and began talking about the notes on Abraham Lincoln and his cabin.

The girls nodded numbly, focusing on his voice and also on the notes, writing both down in their own words on their pages. Craig had never seen them writing so fast or being so focused in his entire life here. He almost felt bad for calling Evan... But he didn’t want to be their toy and he hadn’t even gotten to know these girls yet.

But they liked him.

Josie stood to excuse herself to grab some water as well, a small smile sent towards Craig who nodded in understanding.

A sudden yelp was heard from Josie as Tyler appeared to be hold his arms around her waist and one hand groping her breast. Craig’s eyes widened and he hopped up. “C-Craig help!” Josie screeched.

His eyes widened, she wanted his help. She wanted to hang out with him. She wanted to be his friend. If he let this happen, no way in hell would he ever make friends again. He sucked up his pride and ran up behind Tyler, sending a kick to his leg and hopping to Josie’s rescue.

Tyler grunted and glared at him, “You mother fucker!”

“Run! Go! I’m so sorry! RUN!” Craig turned to help boost Josie away as the other girls grabbed their things together and ran when the rest of the football team erupted from the bleachers.

Craig huffed and grabbed his bag and notebook, hopping onto one of the bleachers up top and running from Tyler, Evan and Cody, the rude athlete. “Get back here you mother fucker!” Tyler screamed, David on the lower half in case Craig tried for the exit.

Craig shook his head and ran faster, hopping onto the top of the fence and cutting the bottom rubber of his shoes, tripping over the thick pole and landing on his face with a huff.

He groaned and pushed himself up on his hands and knees before getting pushed down again. “Not fast enough, gay fucker.”

Craig whimpered as Tyler gripped his hair harshly and forced his head up from the ground. Craig squeezed his eyes closed and bit his lip. “What the fuck did you think was gonna happen, you idiot?!” Cody smirked, crossing his arms.

Craig opened his eyes and snarled softly, “Fuck you.”

“Defiant. Aggressive. Quite a useful plaything, eh boys?”

Craig wanted to shrivel up and die right now before they could do anything to him. As Tyler let go of his hair and moved his shoe off Craig, the other football athletes waited for his command to assault him.

However, Craig was more faster than they were in reflexes. He launched himself up and ran as fast as he could, huffing as he saw the school library glass doors in sight. He grinned and pushed himself faster but tripped on a parking space marker.

He let out a whine and pushed himself up before taking off again but being halted. He was pulled back against Tyler’s chest like earlier and a rough puff of air entered his ear in soft seconds.

He heard the patter of the rest of the football team and scooted out of his bag straps, taking off running again like no tomorrow. “This fucking kid never stops fucking running!”

Craig reached the glass doors and found them to be locked. He let a whimper escape his lips as tears gathered in his eyes. He bent over to grab the small door blocker to force open the door. As he stood up again, a hand wrapped around his waist and pulled him from the door before slamming him against it.

Craig groaned in pain as his left cheek smashed into the glass, not breaking it or shattering any part of it. Damn thick ass glass. His hands were pinned beneath his own chest and he felt something graze against the curves of his ass.

He flushed red and listened to the football team’s evil laughter. “I think he figured it out, boys.” Tyler huskily growled with a smirk.

“W-Wait...P-Please!” Craig felt a few tears slip from his eyes and he struggled to push himself from the glass.

“We’re done waiting boy. You want another chance at getting the cheerleaders to meet you at the cafe at the corner of the street tomorrow?” Tyler smirked.

Craig shuffled nervously, biting his lip. He let out a sigh and responded confidently, “No.”

Tyler and the rest of the team was taken aback. Soon though, Tyler grew angry and pulled Craig’s waist back against his crotch, emphasizing his point. “Ya know, It’s pretty big when I’m sexually active, nerd boy..”

Craig swallowed nervously and pushed his face against the glass, his fists balling up next to his head as he let out his response quietly, “I don’t care.... I’m not letting you hurt them.”

The team was taken aback once again. “Why do you nerds have hearts for such big shots?”

“They understand me.” He immediately responded, “They don’t care what I am. They just want friends like me..”

“This makes no difference. You’re like them then. Like a cheerleader.” Laughter echoed around and Craig felt his face heat up.

“I could fuck you senseless whenever I wanted.” Tyler’s laughter began taunting him, ensuing the others to laugh as well.

“I want to watch this happen.” Another athlete chuckled ferociously.

Craig flushed red as he heard more remarks. “I want to see if he can handle Tyler.“

“With that ass, I bet he could.”

“I want a piece of that.”

“It’ll feel like heaven.”

He flinched as a hand slid in his shirt, swallowed nervously as he silently accepted his fate. “What’s wrong, Craig? Too weak to fight back?” Tyler smirked.

Soon the hand was toying with one of his nipples, the other one traveling to his navel and the hem of his jeans, gripping onto the button there. “I really like your skinny jeans~”

Craig glared hard at the glass door, his hand reaching down to click the lock as he finally noticed it. The door busted open and he spun to unravel from the hand around his waist.

With a single deep breath, he ran from one end of the hallway to the next, slamming through the doors and running along that long sidewalk again.

He huffed and puffed, reaching the gate to the field and hopping it in one go. Hearing them struggled a few minutes behind him, he hurled himself over the next gate. He cut his arm and whimpered, clutching his arm to his chest as he knelt up and ran to the forest line.

He never stopped running until he reached his neighborhood street. With a soft puff, he watched the sunset with hazy eyes, blood loos putting him at a slight disadvantage. But the good thing was, he hadn’t gotten raped today.

At least that’s what he continued hoping for. But when he got home, his parents were at work and the door was left unlocked. He inhaled softly and opened the door slowly, as he stepped in and closed it, a familiar voice frightened him deeply.

“Hey Craig.”

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Adventure Van #1 Advance Review

Adventure Van #1 Advance Review Golden Apple Books 2018 On Sale August 29th 2018 Created & Written by Michael McMillian Illustrated by Ryan Cody Lettered by Micah Myers ��   Adventure Van is a comedy fantasy with an 80's movie vibe that jumps between the world of the modern day suburbs and a timeless fantasy realm called Bravas. Corey Biggs' life is going nowhere until his 21st birthday camping trip gets cut short when alien warriors, sent by Baal Maldage, the evil tyrant king of Bravas, abduct his friend, Billy, and spark a chain of events that sends Corey off on his hero's journey where he learns he's not just some kid from Kansas!     Part of doing what I do is that I get to read some very int4eresting and well done books. Sure they come with their fair share of dud’s but it all sees to balance out in the end. This is the second offering from Golden Apple that I have read and the second one I have been impressed with. Granted I had to look up who Michael was and once I realised he was that crazy Evangelist Steve on True Blood, who I had the biggest crush on btw, I was ecstatic to read this. Turns out the man is more talented than I had expected and now I still have a crush on him but for new reasons.     So it should come as no surprise that the 80’s are in again from Stranger Things to The Smurf’s everything old is new again. So the overall vibe from this book is totally 80’s to me down to his customized van (though that reminds me more of a cross between Scooby Doo and Supernatural) it’s the geek that shall inherit the earth, or at last try to reclaim another planet. What I think resonates with the reader is going to be how they see and perceive Corey. I’m pretty sure there isn’t anyone among us who at some point in their life wished they were going to find out they were royalty from another planet or would find out power or something else that separates them from everyone else. I know being adopted I had those daydreams all the time.     The way the story is structured is very well done. Right from the opening the writing and characterisation here is strong and fun. Though I question why Uncle Mars looks a lot like Stan Lee that’s another story altogether. Still there is a lot information that we get in this introduction that makes sense as we understand more and more. I think that’s actually pretty well done actually and adds this dimension things that you wouldn’t get otherwise. So kudos to Michael on his strong storytelling ability here.     The interiors here are pretty good. They fit an all-ages style of work so that’s cool, though I will say that the pic on the van inspired by Uncle Mars book yeah that’s the kicker it’s a total wow factor to see it in all it’s glory. There is a creativity and imagination that we see here that’s fantastic and how it’s brought to life by Ryan. The utilisation of page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels shows of a great eye for storytelling. I wish we got to see more backgrounds in use here but other than that there’s really nothing to complain about where Ryan’s work is concerned. ​     Michael does an excellent job on the pacing of the story and how we learn what we need to for things to make sense. This is the first issue introduction to the characters, this world and the series and I don’t think anything about what we get here is not enough nor is it too much. We get just enough of everything to make us want to return next issue to see how things go. There’s humour, action/adventure and some surprising turn of events that make this one you’ll want to read. It isn’t too late tell your lcs to order yours now.

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West Week Ever: Pop Culture In Review - 6/23/17

  It’s gonna be a quick one this week, as I’ve got too much real life stuff going on. Plus, there was a lot of little news, but no big whammy.

Last Saturday I took in Awesome Con which, in its fifth year, was being held at the Washington Convention Center. Normally I’m all about con reports. You’ll see my cosplay pics, and hear about all the stuff I bought. Not so much this time around. I don’t know what it was, but it didn’t feel very Awesome this year. I hate cons that are filled to capacity (like NYCC), but I felt like this one could’ve been better attended. Sure, there were a lot of folks there, but I still bet they fell short of the numbers that had been expected. No cosplay really caught my eye. There were only, like, 7 comic vendors. The show really doesn’t seem to know if it’s a pop culture con, like a Wizard World show, or if it’s a comic-con for the DC area, rivaling Baltimore’s.

It wasn’t all bad, though. I got to hang out with my buds @KeithDavidsen and @ClassickMateria, plus I had a great conversation with 2/3 of the 3 Black Geeks Podcast. Oh, and I totally gushed over Christopher Hastings, who currently writes I Am Groot and The Unbelievable Gwenpool for Marvel. I’ve been a fan of his since his indie series, The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, and I’m a huge Gwenpool fan. I pretty much went just to meet him, and he was totally gracious and nice. Meanwhile, I was gonna confront Scott Snyder and get him to sign my Dark Days: The Forge book. And then ask him why he blocked me on Twitter. But the stars were not aligned, as his line was capped before I got there. I suppose it was for the best. So, while lacking in awesome, there’s still room for improvement, and I’m sure I’ll be right back there next year.

While a lot of folks are getting excited about it, I have some problems with the way Netflix’s The Defenders series is being marketed. Something seems off with the tone of everything. See that poster above? As I remarked on Twitter, it looks like a TV Guide ad for a show Fox canceled in 1994. I can hear the promo now: “The Defenders, followed by an all-new New York Undercover. Thursday, at 8/7 Central.” There’s nothing about it that *pops*, and it just looks so pedestrian. Are they a rag tag group of NYC street-level heroes, or is it a coming of age drama about 3 guys and a girl trying to make it in New York City? I still have 3 more seasons of Marvel Netflix shows to catch up on before I can even watch this, so maybe I’m not the target audience. It’s just all so formulaic now, though. “Hey, look – a hallway fight!”

We finally got a premiere date for the long-delayed Star Trek: Discovery, bowing September 24th at 8:30 on both CBS and CBS All Access. What’s with the 8:30 start time, though? I guess we’ll get some kind of half-assed, 30-minute Trek retrospective before the show. And, taking a page from cable shows, the season will be split in two, with the first 8 episodes airing in the fall, while the remaining 7 will air starting in January. I couldn’t be less excited for this show. So many damn hoops to jump through, so many broken promises regarding its premiere date. At this point, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they requested a blood sample before allowing you to watch it. That’s how crazy this has become. What was once thought to become the most pirated series of all time, I’m now starting to think most of us aren’t even gonna bother.

I had no clue that Phil Lord and Chris Miller were the directors on the Han Solo film (how’d I miss that?), and I would’ve told anyone who’d listen that they were a terrible choice – which is why I’m not surprised that they were fired this week, citing “creative differences”. Sure, The Lego Movie was great. The Jump Street franchise was great. But I don’t see them fitting into the “Star Wars vision” that Kathleen Kennedy clearly has. They would’ve given us something great and entertaining, but I don’t know if it would’ve been a “Star Wars movie”. Then again, I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan, so what do I know. I’d like to think there’s room to do a lot of stuff in that franchise, but I just don’t see their style fitting into what’s already been established. And then Ron Howard was announced as their replacement. I really don’t know how I feel about this. I mean, gifted director, but this seems sort of out of his wheelhouse. Any of y’all have strong thoughts either way?

Meanwhile, somebody needs to make up their mind about whether these Spider-Man spinoffs are gonna be set in the MCU or not. We were basically told that only Spider-Man was crossing over, and even that’s been threatened as a possible one-time deal. But then Amy Pascal did a press junket earlier this week, where she danced around the matter, saying that the Spider-Man spinoffs would build upon the world that is being carefully crafted, leading some to believe they might actually be set in the MCU. That’s how some folks saw it. I just saw it as Pascal trying to keep her job. I guess time will tell. Meanwhile, Spider-Man Homecoming 2 is already being discussed (which I hope is called Spider-Man: Sadie Hawkins Dance), and there will reportedly be a cameo by another MCU character who’s not Iron Man. Keep it in your pants, boys. Let’s see how this one does first, OK?

Song of the Week

Yup, it’s a Taylor Swift song, but it’s NOT sung by Taylor. She gave this song to Little Big Town, who have ridden it to #1. It’s got her trademark juvenile lyrics, but I still think it’s beautiful. I kinda wish I didn’t know she wrote it, but I think that was part of the push that got it to #1. Anyway, here’s “Better Man”.

Things You Might Have Missed This Week

Shonda Rhimes had to fail eventually, which is why her summer Shakespeare series, Still Star-Crossed, has been moved to Saturday after 3 low-rated episodes. Stick a fork in that turkey!

Speaking of dead shows, CMT couldn’t make the numbers work to revive Last Man Standing, so the sitcom is officially dead

Dule Hill’s real-life fiancee, Ballers actress Jazmyn Simon, will play Gus’ love interest in the Psych reunion movie

Apparently Nickelodeon is prepping a one-hour reunion, called Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling. I didn’t have cable growing up, but I know this means something to some of you.

Virginia Madsen won’t be back for season 2 of Designated Survivor. I was kinda hoping she and Kiefer would bang, so now I have the sads…

Six cast members are out at Taken, amid a major shake-up prior to season 2. I guess you could say they didn’t have the right set of skills.

They’re teasing a Downton Abbey movie for 2018. I hope it’s called Downton Abbey: Matthew’s Revenge!

There are rumors that Damon Lindelof is in talks to do a Watchmen TV series for HBO. That network is really into dongs lately, so I guess this is a perfect fit.

Daniel Henney is shifting his Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders character over the main Criminal Minds series, following the former’s cancellation. Remember that when your CBS-watching grandpa asks you where he’s seen that “Oriental fella” before…

The CW is interested in a Supernatural spinoff called Wayward Sisters, which would star recurring guest star Kim Rhodes. I don’t watch Supernatural, but she was Zack & Cody’s hot mom, so I’m a supporter of giving her more work!

After a thorough investigation, Warner Bros found no evidence of misconduct on the set of Bachelor In Paradise, and production has resumed on the season. Now it’ll probably be the most-watched season of the show, but there’s no way they saw that coming, right? Right?

As a reward for being the #1 daytime drama for the past 28 (!) consecutive years, CBS has renewed The Young and the Restless for another three seasons

NBC is scrambling to do some damage control, as Megyn Kelly’s highly publicized interview with Sandy Hook truther Alex Jones was beaten by a rerun of America’s Funniest Home Videos. That’s right, it was beaten by a show that’s been rendered virtually obsolete since the proliferation of the Internet

Heroes is coming to Crackle on July 13th. You know, that free streaming network that nobody watches? So, if you’re still itching to save the cheerleader, there ya go.

The sequel to Jurassic World will be called Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Meh. That shit ought to be called Jurassic Galaxy. Take those dinos into space already!

Daniel Day-Lewis has quit acting, meaning we’ll never get to see him in the Fast and the Furious franchise like we’d always dreamed!

Fresh off his mistrial, Bill Cosby plans to give speaking engagements where he will instruct folks how to dodge sexual assault charges. I couldn’t make this shit up! “If you put the pudding pop in the Jello, make sure you’re not caught on any Kodak film!”

Transformers 5: Bad Touch had the lowest opening day box office for the franchise, with $15.7 million.

In the ultimate Fuck yo’ Father’s Day move, Beyonce’s dad announced to the world, via tweet, that her twins had arrived. I hear he was dragged away by wraiths soon afterward.

Adam West’s unaired episode of Powerless can now be seen on DC All Access, as well as Hulu.

No one had the West Week Ever this week. As Nina Simone sang, “It be’s that way sometimes”. I do have a correction from last week, though. Like I said up top, I’ve got some real world stuff going on and I wasn’t really thinking clearly. I inducted Adam West into the West Week Ever Hall of Fame, when my pal @zacshipley pointed out that a better honor was staring me right in the face: that honor should be called the West Life Ever. So, the post has since been corrected and, going forward, that is what will be bestowed upon those greats that we’ve lost along the way. Adam West had the West Life Ever.