#daddy bailey

The Bride and her ugly Groom

Jk Daddy Bailey is ight BUT HIS WIFE THOOOOO OMGGGGG!!!!

FANART OF @jillybean2011 Mamma Bailey's design BECUZ I LOVE IT SM AND ITS SOOOO PEAK!!! She break me free from Tomodachi Life fr!!!! She is the Maternal figure that the Xiaolin gang needs ngl

Because as much of a reliable, stalwart rock he serves as and as much of a patient, out-of-the-box thinker he is, Clay can lose sight and lose perspective. He can leave people behind and charge ahead without noticing who he hurts because he's heading towards a goal

When there's a way things are, that's how they are, when there's something to be plowed, you plow it, when there's somewhere to be, you go there

Clay's never malicious, but sometimes, in the pursuit of goals, in living the way he feels he's supposed to live, in accepting the limited comforts he has at his reach, he can overlook the things he may have accidentally dropped or trampled while being a good and proper Texan boy

And there are shades of that in his relationship with Jesse too

"You never told us you had a sister." "Would you want people knowin' you were related to a no-good varmint?" "You think I'm a varmint?"

"You never understood what it was like growing up in the shadow of such a perfect older sibling." "Oh, not this ol' saw again."

"Ma and pa always thought you were the pick of the litter. And whatever I wanted, you got!" "Well, you know I only got things first 'cause I was the oldest."

The usually-perceptive Clay is very obtuse about their upbringing. Because Daddy Bailey did expect the most from Clay because he liked him best-- something Clay suffered from, but Jesse suffered from too

Clay did not just get certain things because he was "older". "Whatever Jesse wanted" were often things she was never going to get, because they were reserved for Clay.

Like the Lone Star family heirloom. Or a trip to a study abroad to get away from the Bailey Ranch. Clay didn't get those for being older, he got those for being Clay

And "this ol' saw" is a discussion they've had time and time again, because Clay has always shut down any claims Jesse makes about favoritism just like Jesse will always refuse to think that Clay ever had it hard with anything.

But part of the difference is that Clay often doesn't open up about his struggles like how he disliked having to be so subservient to their dad. Jesse's very vocal about her struggles; so Clay actively denies them to her face, and Jesse ignores the things she knows Clay won't ever say anything

The thing about the Bailey sibling's relationship is that, even though neither of them are at fault per se because neither of them had the power in their dynamic like their parents did, neither of them are blameless in each other's pain either. They've both hurt each other, and they've both refused to acknowledge the struggles or the perspective of each other,

they've both given up on the other because not only do they think they're beyond help but they also think that they don't need help and would never accept it anyway

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There are only three fathers right? (I’m counting Chase you can’t stop me!!)

Worst: Daddy Bailey

This man was showing some growth by the end of ‘Big as Texas’ but hands down he was the worst father figure that we actually saw/met in the show. He was strict to a point of it being detrimental to his kids mental state. His favoritism drove a wedge between Clay and his sister and even sent he packing her bags (not that Mama Bailey isn’t also at fault for that) he couldn’t see the benefit in Clay being anything but the perfect rough-and-tumble cowboy or doing anything but in a very machismo way. Definitely bottom of this list.

Mid level: Chase

I love Chase and Omi’s relationship and, while I 100% agree with Chase that Omi would be better at his side it also drives him to emotionally hurt Omi in so many ways. Chase thinks he knows what is best for Omi but is ultimately unwilling (or afraid) of waiting for Omi to come to the same conclusion as he has and instead tries to force it along too fast. Their relationship is complex for that reason, two people that want to be together and want to see the other happy but just…keep hurting each other in that pursuit.

Best: Toshiro Tohomiko

But now I'm also thinking about Liu Boqin and Daddy Bailey meeting and Daddy Bailey having a solid measure of Cowboy Respect for this old old man and his weak body. Because the old man raised livestock all his life and Daddy Bailey can appreciate a man who knows a solidly-built animal when he sees it.

Liu Boqin: Ah, look at this fine creature. Hooves are well-tended, the coat is nice and supple, the teeth and gums are healthy. I'd say that you could feed a family for a good while for an animal like this. You're clearly looking after your herd well.

Chapter 7 of Xiaolin Reversion (canon continuation AU)

Episode 4.7: Messy Reunions