#karma-clayton

[blackownersseekingsuccess]

Remembering Bayard Rustin: The Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

written by Levi Wise Kenneth Catoe Jr.

August 1, 2024 - Growing up as a Black boy in Paterson, NJ, and attending Roman and Irish Catholic Parochial schools, Black history was not very familiar to me. I grew up in a religious Southern Baptist family and participated in the church choir. In this context, Martin Luther King, Jr., was all that I knew about Black history until I became a teenage Madonna fanatic. Ironically, Madonna made me aware of Black activists and radicals such as Nina Simone, Jean-Michel Basquiat, James Baldwin, and Bayard Rustin. Bayard Rustin was an African American activist who believed in civil disobedience. Rustin felt that Black people should deliberately break unjust laws but do it non-violently to bring about change and this would play a key role in the Civil Rights movement. He also advocated for LGBTQ rights. Rustin moved to Harlem in 1937 and began studying at City College of New York. It’s interesting to note that at the time CCNY was an all-male college once regarded as ‘Jewish Harvard’ which did not accept Black men—Rustin was an unusual exception. While Rustin was at CCNY he became involved in efforts to defend and free the Scottsboro Boys, nine young black men in Alabama who were accused of raping two white women. Activism for Rustin was something that came naturally. He later became a mentor to Martin Luther King.

Rustin is one of my all-time idols. I have been enamored of him since I learned about him, so I was excited to attend an event dedicated to his life and legacy at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, “Between the Lines: Bayard Rustin, A Legacy of Protest and Politics.” The event was a conversation between Michael G. Long and Jafari Allen, who edited the book of the same name. Their exchange sparked many revelations and I left the event more aware than when I entered. I felt so much pity for the life that Rustin had to live, including the attack on his character that was rallied against him by other Black people and the distance that Martin Luther King placed between himself and Rustin out of fear of people assuming that he was also gay. I also learned that it was Coretta Scott King who introduced King to Rustin. Scott-King met Rustin during her college years as a fellow activist who practiced civil disobedience. She would ultimately introduce her husband King to civil disobedience tactics. Rustin recalled that his first time meeting King he was strapped with a handgun and that he never traveled without his gun. It was Rustin who told King that if he represented civil disobedience he would have to be willing to put away his firearm, which eventually he did. Nevertheless, this raises the question, who was King really? The “I Have A Dream” pacifist or the “Beyond Vietnam” radical? We will never truly know.

All in all what I did learn was that according to Rustin, King had no idea how to organize an event. Instead, it was Rustin who developed the blueprint for King’s early Civil Rights movement, at least until the day that King removed Rustin from his inner circle.

Nevertheless, Rustin returned to organize the March on Washington, despite everything leveled against him by Adam Clayton Powel and Roy Wilkins. Someone noted during the discussion that “it’s funny how karma works given the fact that nobody remembers Wilkins's legacy in comparison to the sudden interest in Rustin.'' If I remember correctly, the comment was made by the moderator, NYU professor Dr. Jarafi Allen, based on the fact that the venue was standing room only, or that the Hollywood lens is now fixated on Rustin’s story, with an Academy Award-nominated movie based upon his life currently in theaters. Wilkins has not received the same interest from Hollywood, perhaps indicating that he is less marketable in the mainstream. Meanwhile, Rustin’s role as an activist for the LGTBQ community is also important for newer generations. Until recently, this legacy and all that he accomplished was invisible, but he has since become a symbol of the “others” and most notably the “forgotten others”. While in his lifetime he was shunned, rallied against, and betrayed by those that he benefitted, history has allowed his legacy the final word.

[allamericansbitch]

Hi everyone! Here’s the newest addition to my Creator Shoutout Series (september 10 - september 17)! I want to appreciate editors and their creations that i love from the past week. To track this series or look at previous shoutouts, please check out the tag on my blog *creatorshoutouts. Have a great week everyone!

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[annieqattheperipheral]

not re-signing jo will be extremely bad karma for the avs. they'll have traded away all of nate's friends, let his favourite friend walk, landy will still be too injured to contribute, nuke will go back to russia, and then what will cmac be left with? it'll be a mess. poor nate.

I am believing in the best possible outcome. I am an optimistic person when it comes to everyone but myself and so. Natejo will live will thrive will be the name we whisper into the wind

I'm drowsy with sleep so this is all the doom-asks i can withstand for tonight.

Gabe will return and awe everyone bc he'll be even better than he was before and we'll all go omg everyone should go get a bionic knee???

Val will become the headless scorer with no name or get traded for clayton keller why bc i love him and i need him on one of my teams but that's a pipe dream i live with or fuck off back to russia that's fine but bottom line we'll get cap space for him and an even better player who becomes a cute 4th in the roaring 20s line's poly and so that loc doesn't feel too lonely when roscowoody will not stop mooning at each other

And front office cogs will find a diamond in the rough in loveland while scouting the colorado eagles and this little child will go on to win the calder over macklin celebrini prompting nate to ask cogs to be natejo's own little lovechild's godfather

Then caleb jones will pop up as a surprise single vote getter in the norris voting reveals and I'll for sure go omg i totally forgot you existed again😭 fuck i need sleep goodnight what even was the question sammy g pls tuck me in

[rayrayor]

Finally , a new chapter . Let’s let Karma deal with Clayton.

And as always this story is about playful, deep love. The art by @darthvaders-wife captures them perfectly.

[turtlethebean]

Criminal Case Rarepair Week Day 7: Bonding

Aka, two old grandpas bonding with their adoptive grandchildren.

Read it on AO3: Surprise Babysitting - Turtle_The_Bean - Criminal Case (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]

“What’s on the agenda today, dear?” Armand Dupont asked, sipping his tea as his boyfriend, Rupert Winchester, walked into the kitchen.

“Well, you’ll be happy to know that both Amir and Jesper are returning to work today. Therefore, I have to look after Harpreet today.” Rupert replied, filling his mug with coffee and rubbing his nose bridge.

“Well, I wish you luck with that. If you need me, you may find me in my library.”

“Thank you for your help.”

“You’re-“ Just as Dupont was about to finish his sentence, a loud crash was heard from the hallway.

“DUPONT!” Dupont’s former coworker, Elliot Clayton, frantically burst through their front door with his daughter, Michelle Clayton-Scott, in tow, “Sorry for interrupting, but Amaya’s having another breakdown. Benjamin’s trying to calm her down right now, but I think we might have to take her to the hospital. Can you watch Michelle?”

“Of course.” Armand smiled, pretending as though he wasn’t just making fun of his boyfriend for taking care of a baby.

“Thank you so much. I promise I’ll make it up to you.”

The door closed, and Rupert immediately burst out laughing. Armand gave him the side-eye but knew full well that it was just karma at this point.

Armand got up off his chair and made his way over to the toddler who was standing in his hallway, slightly confused as to what exactly was going on.

“Good morning, Little Michelle.” He smiled, trying to soothe any worries she may have had.

“GRANDPA!” Michelle's face lit up as soon as she realised it was him, giving him a big hug.

“Oh, careful, careful. You know you little ones can be a bit rough on my old bones.”

“Grandpa!” Michelle ran into Dupont’s library, eventually returning with a book, “Book!”

“You want me to read to you?”

“Yeah!”

“Alright, but how about we wait a little while? We have someone else joining us later.”

“Who?”

“Well, it’s a baby. More specifically, Grandpa Rupert’s grandchild, Harpreet.”

Michelle stood for a few minutes, attempting to pronounce the baby’s name herself, but ultimately gave up and stomped away. Armand gave a little smile. He could tell which father she got her stubbornness from.

He caught up with the toddler as she was sitting on the couch, looking up at Rupert with the occasional glance down at the oxygen supply attached to his nasal cannula. He knew the young child must be curious, but he found history easier to explain compared to biology.

After about five or so minutes of awkward staring while Dupont finished his tea, Rupert got up to answer a knock at the door, taking the oxygen supply with him. Michelle got off her seat, making Armand assume she would be following Rupert, and walked over to him, tugging at his shirt.

“Hm?” He answered, putting his mug in the sink.

“Why Grandpa Rupert have a box?” The toddler enquired, tilting her head like a confused puppy.

“Oh, it’s because he needs oxygen.”

“What oxygen?”

“It’s the thing we have to breathe in to keep us alive. Grandpa Rupert can’t take it in properly, so he needs a little extra help.”

“Wow,” Michelle replied, seemingly losing interest, as she quickly saw Rupert with the baby and immediately rushed over to see it.

Rupert and Armand both watched as the toddler awkwardly climbed up onto the couch, receiving a little bit of assistance from Armand. She then crawled over a little bit to peek at the baby over Rupert’s arms. Once she was up there, Armand had a little clearing to sit himself down, taking the book Michelle had picked out to read while doing so. As the toddler noticed, she began to turn her attention away from the baby and towards the book being read to her.

“Now, let’s see what you picked out for us today,” Armand had a look at the cover of the book, “Ah, the Stuart Period. I see you’ve taken an interest in local history. A fine choice, I must say.”

The toddler simply smiled in return before climbing up to peek at the book as her adoptive grandfather read it aloud to her.

However, this peaceful time would be cut short as the quiet reading was interrupted by Harpreet crying.

“Oh, my apologies. I was warned that her diaper had only been changed once today.” Rupert explained, leaving the room with the baby in tow.

Armand chuckled and nudged Michelle, “I’m glad your fathers never got me to change your diaper when you were a baby.”

“Why?” She inquired.

“Well, one of your fathers works from home, so he didn’t really need me to babysit you.”

“Oh. Is that why you babysit me now?”

“N-no, dear. It’s just that you’re a bit too big to go places like the hospital now. Your fathers are afraid going there might affect you for the rest of your life.”

“Why?”

“Because I know at least one of your dads is very protective of you.”

“Why?”

“He doesn’t want you to be affected by your childhood in the same way he was.”

“Why?”

Armand tried to hold back a hearty laugh, “Well, I feel that you’re a bit too young to understand that. Even so, I don’t believe it’s my place to tell you. If you are so curious, though, I will tell you this – not everyone is fortunate enough to have good fathers like you do.”

“Did you have a bad dada?”

“No, I didn’t. I had a very caring father. Now, shall we resume our reading about the House of Stuart?”

“Hm…yeah!”

---

Rupert could definitively tell you why he never had children, and he had just experienced every single one of those reasons in one day. He has spent pretty much every minute of the day running around the apartment, trying to keep Harpreet clean, fed, and entertained.

Now, he finally caught a break after finally getting the baby to sleep. She would only sleep in his arms, but he didn’t care as long as she was asleep. He walked into the kitchen, where Armand and Michelle were both fast asleep on the couch. He sat down gently, trying not to wake any of them.

Maybe he should take a nap himself while he still could.

Just as he was drifting off to sleep, Rupert felt a small shake on his arm. He opened his eyes to see Michelle looking up at him.

“Oh, Michelle, I thought you were asleep.” He sleepily smiled at her.

“Can I hold the baby?” Michelle asked him, pointing at Harpreet.

“Hm? I’d usually ask her fathers for permission, but I think it’d be alright. Just be careful; she’s only a little baby.”

He gently lowered Harpreet into Michelle’s lap, keeping support of the baby’s head in case it dropped. He kept a gentle hold of her the entire time, afraid of what might happen if Michelle accidentally let go.

He watched as Michelle gently held Harpreet. The toddler smiled and cooed as if trying to communicate with the baby. Of course, she was asleep, so the communication wasn’t quite getting through. He saw a little sparkle in the toddler’s eyes, and it wasn’t just the lighting in the room. He almost felt comfortable enough to let her go, but he still wasn’t quite sure.

“Grandpa Rupert?” Michelle looked up at him yet again.

“Yes?”

“Um, when…um…Ha-Happy’s daddies coming back?”

“Oh, they’ll be back soon. Amir finishes work at five o’clock, and it is…four thirty.” Rupert almost cried hearing Michelle’s attempt at pronouncing Harpreet’s name.

“How long can I hold her?”

“Well, if you want, you can hold her until Amir gets back. That should be about forty minutes.”

“Can you hold her if she cries?”

“Of course I will. For now, though, she’s sleeping, and she seems very comfortable with you.”

“Yay! I like that she likes me.”

“I’m sure she’ll grow up loving her big cousin.”

“Who?”

“You, Michelle.”

“Oh. I’m gonna be the best big cousin ever! Even with Auntie Marina and Uncle Jonah’s baby!”

Rupert chuckled and gave her hair a little ruffle. “I’m sure you will, dear.”

[robertalanclayton]

Bad Karma, RA Clayton

[arrestdujour]

Clayton, Karma Konstanze Hokuliilii

Boise, ID

JID Number: 01127311 Age: 31 Arresting Agency: Ada County Sheriff

 Register for notification on changes to inmate's custody status.

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Hold Not Bailable

[equestrianempire]

Weekend Finalists: Ram Tap, Ocala, Pine Top, &amp, Carolina

Some Team In members were out enjoying the actions in people in Carolina, and it was undoubtedly an exciting weekend with plenty of animal and horse duos coming out solid, especially the ladies this weekend! Take a look at EN’s cover around if you want to watch all of the action from Carolina this past weekend.

However, Carolina was n’t the only event running this weekend, and we definitely ȿaw some strong performances and large divisions at Ram Tap, Ocala, and Pine Top aȿ well.

We take a moment to thank all of our Weekend Victors, as well as Penny Goddard and Fernhill On The Rocks, who dipped into the youth with an 18. 6 overall to win the Open Novice at Carolina.

Ram Tap National H. Ƭ. ( Fresno, CA )] Website]]Scoring]

We’ve seen James Alliston and Alliston Equestrian’s Karma’s ( Escudo II – Travita, by Lavita ) titles at the top of the ranking lot over the last time, with a win at the Twin Rivers Fall International CCI4- S in September, and a win at The Celebration at Rebecca Farm’s CCI4- L in July. We saw them win the Advanced at Ram Tap this weekend, marking their second victory this time now, and James and Karma have kept their position at the top going into this year.

” It was a great event here at Ram Tap, with beautiful courses and footing”, James reflected. Terry Hilst and the Ram Tap crew are most appreciated.

Being able to work at events with such fantastic courses and foundation is essential in the run-up to the 5* season. James is excited about how she is feeling as the function nears its conclusion and plans to use Kentucky as Karma’s first 5* occasion this spring.

” I’m hoping to accomplish Kentucky with Karma”, James stated. ” She’s feeling reallყ good! In the next week, I’ll get working on]a touch of ] anything! I’m hoping that Northern California’s weather will be dried for a few weeks so I can work on my fitness.

In a few months before their anticipateḑ vacation to Kentucky, James and Karma will visit Twin Rivers.

Advanced: James Alliston and Karma ( 36. 8 ) Open Intermediate: Leah Forquerand Oakley’s Hunt SE ( 40. 6 ) Open Preliminary: James Alliston and Renaissance Man ( 28. 2 ) Preliminary Rider: Gabriella Ringer and Get Wild ( 24. 5 ) Open Modified: Suzanne Miller and Kryptonite Z ( 22. 8 ) Open Training: Lauren Billys Shady and Clearsky ( 28. 7 ) Training Rider: Leah Yacoub Halperin and Rodrigue Du Granit ( 27. 8 ) Novice Rider: Daniela Zarate and Lexington DF ( 24. 4 ) Open Novice: Nicholas Cwick and O’Malley ( 21. 1 ) Beginner Novice Rider: Stephanie Engle and Swagger ( 27. 7 ) Open Beginner Novice: Lindsay Connorsand Never Alone ( 26. 5 ) Open Introductory: Sophia Kuzma and Valentine ( 25. 7 ) Grasshopper: Savannah Clayton and Devon Ridge Artemas ( 29. 4 )

Ocala Winter II ( Ocala, FL )] Website]]Scoring]

Advanced/Intermediate: Morgan Houberg and Made To Order ( 42. 7 ) Intermediate Rider: Sherry Pound and Carnaby ( 37. 0) Open Intermediate: Jessica Phoenix and Alekhine ( 34. 2 ) Open Intermediate – One Day: Ali Kuhn and Little Hail ( 33. 6 ) Open Preliminary: Lynn Symansky and Idefix Van De Creumelhaeve ( 27. 7 ) One Day A: Holly Jacks-Smither and Candy King ( 27. 1 % ) Open Preliminary One Day B: Emily Bradford and LJS Lana Traveler ( 25. 5 % ) Open Preliminary – One Day B: Open Preliminary – Kelly Prather and Ballyneety Soldier, Seven Years Old ( 28. 2 ) Open Preliminary Preliminary Horse: Ashley Kehoe and Daktaris ( 35. 6 ) Rider A: Captivate and Harper Padgett ( 27. 2 ) Rider B: Cooley Copresenter and Harper Padgett ( 30. 2 ) Modified – Open: Sylvia Byars and CSF Dassett Decoy ( 28. 7 ) Rider A: Jacquie Kelton and Miss Something Special ( 27. 9 ) Modified – Rider A: Rider B Modified: Jerry Barnette and Fernhill Thirty ( 27. 9 ) Open Modified – One Day: Hannah Hawkins and DHI Kickodieza ( 28. 8 ) Junior Training Rider: Abigail Bennett and SM Ravin’s Treasure ( 33. 1 ) Open Training: Liz Lund and Franklin Delano CF ( 24. 5 ) Open Training – One Day A: Mia Farley and Nikita ( 21. 7 ) One Day B: Lynne Partridge and Milatour Parisol ( 29. 1 ) Open Training – One Day B: Open Training – Six Year Old: Elizabeth Swire and Jag’Fly JS ( 29. 5 ) Christina Frost and Grammi Dance, top education riders 35. Kathleen Fitzgerald and Global Pixie, Senior Training Rider ( 30. 7 ) Training Horse: Karl Slezak and Ardeo On Point ( 24. 3 ) Junior Novice Rider: Caden Carter and My Mexico ( 27. 2 ) Novice Horse: Colleen Loach and Canada Post ( 23. 9 ) Open Novice: Global Bravado and Darci Burton ( 24. 7 % ) on Day A. One Day B: Dani Sussman and Benevolence SV ( 24. 7 % ) Open Novice Afton Markoski and Paper Maker, Open Novice – One Day C ( 21. 9 ) Hillside Diamond Lad CF ( 30. 3 ) and Liz Lund ( Open Novice A) are Open Novice B: Robin Walker and DHI Milan ( 24. 4 ) Red Dirt Racer ( 31 ) and Barbara Brogan ( Senior Novice Rider A). Senior Novice Rider B: Ashley Allison and Sophie’s Story ( 26. 9 ) Destiny Pastermack and Liviusz (3. 3 ), Beginner Novice Rider A. Beginner Novice Rider B: Bila Shak and Maggie Walston ( 25. 9 ) Sarah Alexander and Lambrusco W ( 22 ): Beginner Novice Rider C. Top Love ( 30. % ) and Gabby Dickerson in Open Beginner Novice A ( 40 ). Abbey Heriazon and Thru The Impossible ( 21 ) Open Beginner Novice B ( 24. 1 )

Pine Top Spring H. Ƭ. ( Thomson, GA)] Website]]Scoring]

Open Preliminary 2 Day: Meaghan Marinovich- Burdick and HSH Bitcoin ( 21. 8 ) Preliminary Rider: Sydney Shinn and HSH Crypto ( 29. 6 ) Modified – Open: Susan Thomas and Excel Star Chimichanga ( 26. 3 ) Modified – Rider: Megan Lichty and TBS Declan Pondi ( 32. 5 ) Junior Training Rider: Maya Davis and SE Neverland ( 40. 7 ) Open Training A: Gillian Beale King and Accordingly ( 32. 5 ). Open Training B: Drumnaconnell Kobie and Gillian Beale King ( 22. 22 ) Senior Training Rider: Lisa Edinger and Quinto Quest ( 28. 3 ) Junior Novice Rider: Alexandra Multz and Ardeo Illusion ( 33. 6 ) Erin Thiel and Garrybritt Archie Fernhill, Open Novice A ( 25. 3 ), Open Novice B: Erika Adams and Townsend ( 26. 1 ) Senior Novice Rider: Abby Buenting and Calvin ( 25. 2 ) Training / Novice: Anna Cummings and Fernhill Primrose ( 35. 6 ) Beginner Novice Rider: Kelly O’Briȩn and B. Ę. Never Say Never ( 20. 9 ) Open Beginner Novice: Jennifer Treacy and In a Nutshell ( 29. 0) Starter: Danielle Northup and Wild Mission ( 23. 3 )

Carolina International CCI &amp, H. Ƭ. ( Raeford, NC)] Website]]Scoring ]]EN’s Coverage ]

CCI 4*S: Elisabeth Halliday and Miks Master C ( 22. 5 ) CCI 3*S: Sharon White and Jaguar Duende ( 28. 7 ) CCI 2*S: Ariel Grald and Adagio’s Nobility ( 25. 9 ) CCI 1*S: Boyd Martin and Flinterro Z ( 29. 6 ) Advanced: Dana Cooke and FE Quattro ( 30. 9 ) Open Intermediate: Booli Selmayr and Urania ( 30. 1 ) Open Preliminary: Dan Kreitl and Odyssey ( 28. 4 ) Preliminary Rider: Alayna Newsome and Quality Dynamite ( 29. 6 ) A modified A: Arden Augustus and Sharon White ( 27. 9 ) Modified B: Meghan O’Donoghue and Kevin G ( 25. 6 ) Open Training A: Becky Holder and Falkor ( 25. 5 ) Open Training B: Johnny Walker and Martin Douzant ( 26. 9 ) Training Rider: Devon Champlain and Champagne Event ( 31. 2 ) Novice Rider: Meghan Fillius and Dress Blues ( 30. 8 ) Open Novice: Penny Goddard and Fernhill On The Rocks ( 18. 6 )

[kourtneyreilly]

Title: The Marvellers

Author: Dhonielle Clayton

I LOVED IT! This book was amazing and so hard for me to put down. I can't wait to read the next book and excited for the rest of the series to come out.

The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton was about three friends Jason, Brigit and our main character Ella Durand's first year at the Arcanum Training Institute. In this Institute students are separated into five Paragons at the end of year one. In the book we get to follow along with all the hardships and challenges that the three main characters come across and how they learn to overcome them. For example the bullying Ella goes through due to coming from a Conjuring family. Ella learns to stand up to these bullies who eventually get their karma in the end. We also get to see how the others learn you can't judge a book by it's cover due to past mistakes. I really loved reading about it. I one hundred percent recommend reading this book.

Let's talk about each Paragon now. First is The Paragon of Vision aka The Sage. People of this Paragon value the continued path toward opening their minds to learning more. They are very studious and very disciplined. Their saying is "The Eyes are Wise!" Some examples of marvels through this Paragon are time travel, dream decoding and Fortune telling. The next is Paragon of Taste aka The Honest they value making the world a better place and honesty. Their saying is "The Tongue tells truth!" and examples of marvels under this Paragon are spice manipulation and alchemy. Another is The Paragon of Sound aka The Patient they believe "The ears listen well!" They tend to be patient and take in everything around them before developing an opinion. One example of this is someone with a kindred animal communication marvel. The Intuitive aka The Paragon of Spirit believe "The hearts beats true." They tend to have a weatherman, vanquished arts or spirit negotiation marvel. The last one is the Paragon of Touch aka The Brave they believe "The hand has no fear." The tend to have marvels of metamorphosis, golemmaking and paper arts. What so you think your marvel would be? What Paragon do you most resonate with? Me personally believe my marvel would have something to do with art possibly painting or sewing and than Paragon of Vision.

[imheretoreadandpostart]

Crow T Robot X Sensitive!PastelCore!Fem!Reader angst and comfort

In all fairness, it's not your fault the Forresters liked to torment you. Though you don't know why. Maybe it's your sense of style? Mayhaps how sensitive your emotions are? Or perhaps they're just mean.

Either way though, Kinga/Clayton (Whoever you like better) said some rather harsh things while explaining which movie you and the gang were to be put through, which in turn lead to where you are now. Curled up in a ball and crying on one of the lower level of The Satellite Of Love.

You managed to calm down a bit after a while before you heard footsteps and the familiar voice of a certain yellow robot calling your name.

You looked down the hallway just as he stumbled into view, his arms bent in a weird raptor-like position. He looked your way and trotted his way next to you.

"Hey.. you alright, cakepop?" He asked with a small amount of worry lacing his tone. He put his clawed hand on your shoulder in an attempt to comfort you.

You look up at him with messed up makeup and puffy eyes, a light cringe creeps onto his visage. It's hard to tell, but it's there.

"Jeez, doll, I didn't know what they said hit you that hard."

"Did you expect anything less of me?"

he didn't know how to respond as you looked back down at the floor as more tears streamed from your eyes.

"Why do I have to be such a crybaby.."

He wrapped his arms around you and nuzzled his beak into your hair.

"Don't beat yourself up like that. They shouldn't be saying stuff like that to you in the first place. Besides you're not as much as a crybaby as you think you are."

"What makes you say that?"

"I've seen more people more sensitive and pathetic than you, babe. trust me. Besides, None of them were as kind and pretty as you."

A miniscule smile creeps onto your face as Crow holds onto your hands and helps you onto your feet. He brushes your hair out of your face before leading you down the hall towards the kitchen.

"I'm not too keen on this kind of stuff, but I heard that some water will help you calm dow-AAUGH!!"

Crow falls forward onto the floor as he trips over one of Gypsy's coils. you quickly help him back up and keep him standing while he gathers his bearings.

"Are you okay?"

"Yep.. I'm fine, Babe. C'mon lets go."

The two of you continue to the kitchen, Crow has you sit down as he grabs a glass of water for you. After a few minutes of chaotic banter and jokes from Crow he gets up and asks you a question.

"Hey, i need to go... do something really quick, will you be okay on your own or do i need to grab Gypsy real quick?"

"... what are you planning, Crow?"

"Oh nothing, I'm definitely not going to the upper level to throw some insults back at Kinga/Clayton, definitely not."

You couldn't tell if it was sarcasm, a joke, or a terrible lie, but it made you laugh all the same.

"There's no need, I'm sure karma will do its thing sooner or later."

"Alright fine, you do have a good point."

He lets out a light chuckle as he sits himself up on the table and crosses one leg over the other. He leans down and puts the tip of his beak against your forehead.

"Mwah. I can't actually kiss you so this is the next best thing i can think of. Mwah... Nevermind this feels ridiculous."

You snicker as he pulls away, you look into his unsettling eyes before surprising him with a kiss on the beak. Your tender moment with your chaotic robotic boyfriend was interrupted when the two of you were startled by a loud siren and flashing lights.

"TIME FOR THE MOVIE, DAMMIT!"

Before you could get up, Crow picks you up and rushes off towards the theater room. Time for your daily dose of jokes and psychological torture.

[soranatus]

Karma redesign by Bradley Clayton!

[crystal-jack-asripines]

26 AND 18 DAMAGE!!!!!!! I stand corrected, Clayton walked so CLAYTON COULD RUN

[dccomicsnews]

Review: Batman And The Outsiders #11

Review: BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #11

  [Editor’s Note: This review may contain spoilers]

Writer: Bryan Hill

Artist: Dexter Soy

Colours: Veronica Gandini

Letters: Clayton Cowles

  Reviewed By: Derek McNeil

  Summary

Batman and the Outsiders #11: Black Lightning is an Outsider no more! It’s up to Katana to take up the reigns of leader-ship as things look their darkest for the team-and the new…

[thatanimewriter]

REQUESTING RULES + CHARACTER LIST

➳ i don’t do smut, but i’ll allow suggestive themes ➳ no more than eight (8) characters per ask ➳ no yandere characters or reader ➳ no abo fics ➳ i won’t be doing match-ups ➳ no crossover fics ➳ please specify if it’s a reader insert or general headcanons ➳ no limit to how many asks, you’re welcome to dump :))

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REQUESTS: 20/20 character list is under the cut

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𝐍𝐎 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐍𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐎𝐔𝐊𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐆𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋 (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐑𝐖𝐁𝐘 (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐊𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐒𝐔𝐉𝐈 (𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐁𝐎𝐊𝐔 𝐍𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐀 (𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐄 (𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺)

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𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌: 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐒 (𝘥𝘭𝘤 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥)

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𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐄

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𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐊𝐀𝐈: 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋 (𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 2.2)

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𝐉𝐔𝐉𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐔 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐍 (𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 1)

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[ben-the-hyena]

One of my favorite things about the Tarzan show is the fact they gave Clayton a sister, Lady Waltham, who wants to avenge him. The plot of the episode may be cliché sure ("GEE A FAMILY MEMBER WE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE WHO WANTS THEIR REVENGE HOW CONVENIENT") but it is executed well with how she was blinded with rage and hatred but she was good deep down since once she opened her eyes about Tarzan and then Clayton too she reformed, which is a change and not a second Zira (I love Zira I just mean it's good not all Disney secondary villain from sequel movies and shows are like that lol)

But I love even more what it implies

She and Clayton apparently were very close and if we are to believe that picture in which they both are dressed Safari style and how she can use a gun, it means they would travel and hunt together, meaning his death left her all alone. And even if she doesn't look or sound young (I'd say middle aged), she still has no grey hair nor wrinkle unlike him suggesting Clayton could have been the eldest. Which means, if he is the eldest, he was perhaps the one to drag her along with him and teach her to like those things and to hunt. And she saw her brother in a good light and thus Tarzan in a bad light for "killing him"

Which means that someone as ruthless, vile, cheating, greedy, treacherous, violent and villainous as Clayton actually LOVED someone enough for this person to believe he was good because he would be genuinely good to this person only and this person would only know this side of him and thus be enraged and sorrowful once his karma hit. And this person is Lady Waltham

Clayton, a classic Disney villain who had no problem in killing and betraying, was a good big brother to his sister he possibly was a role model for and loved her enough to include her in his hobbies especially back in a day when hunting was seen as a man's sport but he didn't give a shit and wanted his little sister to have fun with him anyway and even if she got (probably, since she has the title Lady and a different last name) married off she still didn't leave the Claytons' life and they still did things together that is until he got hired by the Porters and his death would leave her sad, angry and confused because who besides this Tarzan she heard about would be evil enough to gratuitously kill such a wonderful man to her POV ?

I am so fucking weak for bastards who actually are genuinely good to one person they care about

*EDIT*

Ok my memory was shit she used a blowpipe for her dart and not a gun. So either she never hunted before or that was her own way to so, since weaker and less agile than Clayton she had to make sure the animal would die fast and be discrete beforehand ?

[wingeddragonnight]

St. Louis's Number One Douchebag

Former St. Louis Missouri police officer Michael J. Barbieri “Ph.D.” is running amuck. Clayton Missouri (and Boca Raton Florida) cheating Private Investigator Michael J. Barbieri “Ph.D.” is a convicted felon and is a disgrace to profession of Private Investigation! He is also known as Michael J. Fuggetaboutit Barbieri “Ph.D.” Mike is now posturing himself as a specious “Travel Expert”. https://drmichaelbarbieri.net/        https://openjurist.org/614/f2d/715/united-states-v-j-barbieri During his trial, for promotion of prostitution, Michael testified that he had a connection to “The Old Man” which is a reference to organized crime. At least two complaints have been filed against Mike’s Missouri Private Investigator’s license.    Mr. Barbieri is morally corrupt and unethical, and he repeatedly exhibits indefensibly poor judgment. Michael J. Barbieri can further be described as a narcissistic, sycophantic, pestilent, and self-deluded man. However Michael is skilled in three areas: gaslighting, adultery, and telling bullshit stories that tribute himself in regards to nonexistent events.Mr. Barbieri had a seven plus years affair with a client’s wife all the while billing the client/and his wife hundreds of thousands of dollars for his so called “services”.    Michael was incinerated in the Leavenworth federal penitentiary. Register Number 01551-064 Released 02/09/1981 Michael’s Ph.D. is from the defunct unaccredited university, Western Pacific. Mike’s “soft” PhD is in Behavioral Psychology. The only thing Mike learned, while studying for his foo-foo PhD, is how to manipulate people. Michael has tangentially threatened at least two people. Michael J. Barbieri “PhD” was arrested, in Maryland Heights Missouri, for impersonating a police officer. Michael is now reaping the whirlwind of bad Karma as a result of his affair with another man’s wife.   Michael is currently the subject of multiple criminal investigations, along with Loan K. Dang (Winfield Pharmacy, Winfield MO) and others for their alleged involvement in a complicated wholesale prescription drug purchase and insurance remittance scam.