#the other one just DIDN'T match the verse and vibe anymore

[headstrongblake]

patch, sender patches up receiver's wounds. / hunter & octavia / @thewholecrew​

     now that nicklas’ chaos had died down, with him elsewhere in the bar with kassy, unable to watch hunter work on her, octavia settled in the clubhouse. she tries her best to feel safer. this is somewhere safe. somewhere no one will hurt her. there’s something soft that she rests her cheek against, with arms tucked underneath while she laid on her stomach on the pool table. a pillow maybe, or someone’s hoodie. none of it really registers properly, nor does it matter as she fights to stay awake per hunter’s orders despite the throbbing in her temple she groans to him about, or the way nick’s frantic voice had felt like tiny daggers in her brain. he works to remove the glass shards from her back, causing her to moan and suck in deep breaths at the stinging sensation. 

    the room continues to sway the way it has since she felt transported back inside her body while nick lifted her up off the floor of her apartment. & when hunter comes around to the front of her, crouching to be at her eye level, watching his body sway sends overwhelming nausea through her. “ sick... ” she mumbled, arms leaving from underneath her head as she struggled against the pain and dizziness to try to push herself up. with hunter’s help, before she has a chance to explain anything else, she sits up a little while a small bucket is set in her shaking hands. copper tasting saliva fills her mouth as she spits into the bucket, but eventually, no stomach contents come forward and she puts the bucket to the side before trying to lay down again. 

     except a gentle touch from hunter around her arm sends fear and shock through her, stopping her from laying. “ don’t! ” she unintentionally panics, eyes widening the best they could at him. his hand leaves her, but quietly he spoke, not yet, octavia, soon you can sleep. hot tears spill down her cheeks, though she doesn’t realize it as she shakes her head at hunter. she wants to sleep now. wants to wake up to this being a terrible nightmare instead. wants nick and kassy. she wants grant here now. but more than anything, she wants her brother. god, she wants bellamy to be here the most. what’s your name? brows furrowed as she tried to focus on hunter’s burry figure, scoffing lightly. humour me, what’s your name. “ octavia...octavia blake. ” she grumbled to which he nodded, continuing his job at sealing the gash above her eyebrow with butterfly bandages. 

[cartridgeconverter]

Made a post like yesterday about how I wanted to draw theatre characters without them being associated with any specific actor, so I've drawn some of The Girls without using any reference. These don't really match my view of the characters in my head, but it was a fun exercise.

Zerlina:

I've seen a few Asian Zerlina/Black Masetto pairs, (Met 2023 with Ying Fang, the Peter Sellars gangster Giovanni with Ai Lan Zhu) and while I don't particularly like the stereotypical implications of the submissive/promiscuous Asian girl and the jealous, violent Black guy, Ying Fang Zerlina like rearranged my braincells, so I kind of had to

I keep on thinking this character looks more Japanese than Chinese, which wasn't my intention (I based part of the features on myself, and I am Chinese), but what can you do

Shoutout to the Aix-en-Provence 2017 production and tumblr user @/leporellian for their objectively correct flower crown Zerlinas. Perfect, no notes.

I didn't do a full crown but this is a plum blossom, which is a common flower depicted in East Asian art and according to Wikipedia represents purity? I have never heard that, but I am also not super well-versed in East Asian cultures other than my own. So.

Every time I try and draw characters from this show it always starts with Zerlina. I love her she's so silly

Elvira:

Yeah I'll admit this isn't really my best work

The lines are pretty crusty but at a certain point I didn't feel like cleaning it up anymore

Anyway enough excuses this is both not very clean and not a particularly inspired design

The green-ish eyes are from when I got really bored and came up with eye color headcanons for all the characters? Green eyes obviously represent jealousy but I also just like the vibes

Man I dunno. I haven't thought enough about Elvira I gotta think more and then maybe I'll redo this one

This is the one that I feel least resembles the way I see the character in my head, as I feel like she'd be on the older side - around 10-15 years older than Zerlina and Masetto and 5-10 years older than Anna and Ottavio

Anna:

MY FAVORITE GIRL.

I said no references but I did look at one (1) picture of Federica Lombardi, I'm really sorry guys

Not sure how I feel about this drawing either, I like the expression and the shading but there's nothing particularly interesting about this design

Every time I think about giving Anna different colors I think about that one Rachel Willis Sorensen in-character post where she's like "but do you have this in black?" So. Black.

[konohadaddies]

💙‽ For Obito and Nagato (:

For Obito:

Sauce:

Over time, Sauce could easily develop feelings for Obito if only because Obito would probably be one of the more understanding people about his traumas and would give him the time and space to sort his own shit out. Also helps that Obito never had an obsession with him like so many of his own peers did. It means he can actually trust Obito to like who he IS rather than an idea of what he COULD BE.

Itachi:

Itachi could probably form some familial attachment to him as he is an Uchiha and that alone would make Itachi try. At the same time, it would be so easy for his mind to cross lines and for his attempt at being family to Obito could lead to his own desires making him want Obito as someone who understands him and the things he's done.

Hakai:

Obito is strong enough he could become the focus of Hakai's craving for a mate, but Hakai would also accept it if Obito felt more familial towards him. He is a demon lord and powerful beyond what anyone would expect of him with how he hides his demon side. But, if Obito found out about his demon form(s) and was willing to keep that secret, then Hakai could easily form an attachment with him. And like his father, he would never force anyone to be his mate, so if Obito didn't return an interest he would only ever be there to support and protect Obito if/when needed.

Hiashi:

Obito is strong enough to be enticing, but Hiashi has reluctance about spending time with Uchiha due to one of his genin teammates being an Uchiha and the way she would mess with him once more sharingan activated. Especially these days when he hides so much from the elders. If given time, he could very easily give into desires he tries to ignore and want Obito, he'd just have to learn to trust him before he could actually admit to such feelings.

For Nagato:

Sauce:

As horrible as this is going to sound, and I as mun don't agree but its accurate to my portrayal of Sauce because of his own self-worth issues, I don't think he'd be able to handle anything beyond platonic connections with Nagato unless he's managed to get more healthy. The reason being that Sauce already rags on himself for needing people to help him at times (its hard to carry large/awkward objects with one arm and things like that) so having a partner that needs assistance regularly (since canonically it seems Nagato didn't move much on his own anymore) would just be too much for him. If Nagato were healthy enough to move around and do things on his own, that would open up possibilities of more between them as Sauce does like partners who are powerful enough that he doesn't feel like he's being fawned over because of how strong he is, if that makes sense?

Itachi:

The biggest thing to manage any kind of relationship to Itachi would be finding a way to get him to trust Nagato and to fully believe he's not a threat to Konoha any longer. Once that trust is built, Itachi could likely go either way, platonic or romantic, as its all about how he vibes with folks really as to what feelings he gains. But he also would never be the first one to admit his feelings as he'd rather keep friends than risk losing them over something as small as a crush.

Hakai:

Demon dog craves strength in his mate, whether it be physical or mental strength. So he could fall for Nagato. Especially if Nagato took the time to learn of his past, to see how power had once corrupted Hakai as well. To have his past accepted, to be accepted for the way he doesn't just keep all of Konoha in a safe little bubble just because he could, to be seen in his demon forms and accepted as he is. The other side is if we wanted to do a dark verse with Hakai demon man could definitely fall for his strength as an ally to him as long as Nagato didn't try to manipulate him. That's the one thing he doesn't handle well.

Hiashi:

I'm not sure that they would be a good match as outside of physical attention in private, Hiashi is not the best at expressing his affection and Nagato seems like the type who would need someone more capable of not hiding everything the way Hiashi has trained himself to do. But I'd be happy to discuss things and see if we could make it work if he interests Nagato.

[zombie-girl-13xo]

I'm not to sure how this is all going to come out written here verses how it sounds in my head, because in there, it's perfect. I am writing this because i don't know when you are going to want to hang out again. Your being elusive again, your M.O with me as of lately. I find it comical, I was running away first, now it seems like it's the other way around. It may not be like that at all, but it could be interpreted like that, haha. If that is the case, I deserve that fully.

This is going to end up being long, I can already tell, but please read it all, if you would. I have so much to say and I rather say it face to face but we haven't seen each other again yet and I don't want to wait to say this shit, I can't wait. I'll forget everything I want to say subconsciously and I just am not going to allow that to happen this time. I can't.

Time doesn't wait for anyone and I have wasted more time pushing away, trying to silence and hide from these thoughts and feelings when it comes to you than I would like to admit.

You asked me why I love you or think I love you. Well, Ill tell you why.......When I say it's you, it's literally you. Your a sweetheart, your a gentleman, your kind, considerate, thoughtful, intelligent. Your demeanor is intoxicating. I like the way you walk, you hold yourself confidently and it's attractive. The way you talk, your laugh. Your eyes. Your fucking smile. The way you sing and get down to your music. Your mind ...I love it. The way your brain processes life and how you try to not let shit get to negative. If life's going bad, you accept it and you find a reason to laugh. Life is something beautiful to you and it's contagious. That energy bounces off of you and onto me when I'm near you.

I appreciate your moods, your thoughts, opinions, feelings. I have seen many in the past year.

I've seen you mad, sad, crying. I've seen you try not to break down, I've seen you break down

because sometimes you just can't hold it in anymore. I've seen you mad for breaking down, mad

that tears are coming out of your eyes. I've had you push me away because your breaking down

and maybe you didn't want me to see that moment of vulnerability. I've seen you sick. Tired. I've

seen you lazy and not wanting to do anything and I've seen you amped up on energy. I have

seen you laugh, smile, goof around making jokes, talk shit to me, get silly as fuck because you

don't smoke weed. I've seen you bratty, pushy, comforting, exhausting, sweating, naked.

And i know that there is more to you, there is more to learn, to know, to see, to experience.

That's not even half of it, it's just a preview 😏

Every mood and side of you I have been blessed to be able to experience, I adore. I like. I

accept. I can relate and understand. I love. The good ones, the not so positive ones. ALL OF

THEM. ALL OF YOU.

I hate the way you make me feel, hate how comfortable I feel In your arms, how comfortable I

feel with you. I hate that because it makes me so vulnerable, so unguarded, so open and

scared. I'll be honest though, I love it. I feel this inner peace, this serene, blissful calming vibe.

The thoughts slow, the chaos of life, the over thinking, the self doubt, my fears, my problems,

my pain. Your presence is soothing, intoxicating, addicting, captivating.

I feel like You like me for me. Who i am, how I am. Just me. I feel like you care, you listen to me

barely talk (because I admit I am quiet around you). You want to know me, about me, what I like,

feel, think, how I cook. I am always the one who puts more into things than others do, I ask questions, make attempts to learn about what makes someone who they are. That effort has

rarely ever been matched, people don't care to throw back the layers of another, it's too much

work.

Too much work? Wtf... I want to put that type of work into someone (and i want that effort put

back into me) I want to know it all, learn every last component that goes into what makes you

who you are. What happened in your past, what you want in the future, how you feel now, last

night, yesterday, everyday. What scares you? What broke you? What makes you weak in the

knees? I want the fucking flaws. I want the good parts. I want the bad parts. I want it all.

I wasn't raised in this society we have now, where you just dispose and replace things when

they don't work right. I hate that. I want to work, I want to work on it every fucking day and never

stop, because that's the only way to make it last. Just so you know, I have a fantastic work ethic

and my resume is pretty impressive lol

You cant have the good without the bad, you cant have heaven without hell, you can't just

expect sunshine and rainbows, I have learned this and life wouldn't be as interesting if there

wasn't a little shit thrown in the mix anyways.

You make me feel good. I feel like I mean something to somebody when I'm with you. I don't

care if I do or not, the feeling is nice either way. I feel wanted, accepted, safe, desired,

appreciated when I'm with you for just being myself. I don't need to change who I am to please

you. I love that. So many times in my life I've been told I need to water myself down or conform

to something I'm not just to please another person. To this day, the best compliment i have ever

received was one I got from you about being a free spirit. You are the only person who has ever

called me that besides myself.

Now all that's just a preview of some reasons why. I can sit here and continue to list things,

reasons, qualities and such but I'm gonna open up more, get deeper. I'm gonna totally let my

guard down, force this anxiety away and I'm gonna lay some shit down that leaves me

unprotected, no walls, no filters, barriers, blocks, barracaids… Nothing. Being vulnerable sucks,

it's scary as hell, makes me want to throw up, cry and run away all at the same time…..

I'm not getting any younger, the fingers on the hands of time are only going to flip me off as they

continue to keep flicking seconds from my minutes, minutes from my hours and hours from my

days. I can't be that person who bites my tongue anymore, I don't want to be. I won't be.

Marc, you asked me constantly the other night if I was ok. Yeah, I was/am in general. But no, I'm

not ok. I don't think I've been ok. I've been lame, stupid, foolish, challenging, a pain in the ass,

frustrated, annoyed, scared, nervous, locked in this stubborn, closed off, boarded up shell that

makes me second guess, over think, deny, ignore, and silence the free spirit in me and honestly

just the me in general. I've really been thinking alot, not over thinking, just some good, deep,

logical and realistic type of thinking.

In the past year some of my actions, over thinking, second guessing and the list goes on.. could

have made me lose you. And i don't mean i would lose the "relationship type of things" we do...i

could have lost your companionship. Someone whose company I'd choose over pretty much

anyone elses. I could have lost my friend. You have been there for me so many times in such a

small period of time. I cherish the friendship we have more than i can express. I never want to

lose that, your an amazing fucking person and the friendship you give is rare, hard to find and

bomb as fuck. I'm thankful as fuck your still here and never will i make the same mistakes again.

I dont know the exact way you feel about me… us? Maybe "us" is too much of a commitment

word for me to use. I don't fucking know, I want to know. I want to read your mind so I dont have

to wonder. Yeah, yeah your an open book….

No. Your not. Your guarded too, but your smooth and "answer" questions without answering

them. Open book my ass….

Those few times I have gotten answers or I was privileged enough to hear those

thoughts/feelings you guard and be the one by you as your walls weaken and your inner

demons crawl to the surface have solidified the feelings I have for you. Your fucking perfect in

those moments (your perfect in alot of moments 😍😍) and i just want you more. I want to hold

you, help you, heal you and be there for you. I want to be in your corner, always have your back

and hold you up when you feel like your going to fall. I want to be the person you know without a

fail will be there for you. I will ride and die with you, for you… i want to fight with you, but know

that we are going to talk it out and work thru that shit before the day ends, Because your not

supposed to go to bed angry, there's a quote about that and your old like me so you probably

know what I'm talking about.

I am not lying when i say i think of you every day. I have thought about you constantly for the

past 365 fucking days. I love thinking about you.

Your literally always on my mind.

This is really long and i can say so much more but ive sat here steady for hours. My daylight is

gone… you can question or not believe i could love or be in love with you, I respect that fully.

But i have never told someone i love them first. I have never written my thoughts out like this. I

have never thought about someone all the time. I've always thought of you. Even after high

school. Every time i past the spot in colton where hollywood video was on la cadena and valley,

i fucking see my first kiss with you. No joke, no lie. Every time im in the area, since the day it

happened.

For me, your worth the risk. I'm willing to take the risk. Too show you how it feels to be loved

100% for you and who you are. I would be willing to be vulnerable, to knock down those walls

and guards and put trust in what we could be without doubt.

I just see you as someone i could find that…

[thefreshfinds]

Nitty B:

In his prime Nitty B is considered an optimist.

Sure life may take its jab every now and then, but that doesn't stop this Colgate-smiling wordsmith from radiating his positivity to crowds worldwide.

While Nitty B has a genuine, driven & laid-back demeanor, listeners can say that he becomes a different person when hes onstage.

He's more outspoken, full of high energy & tuned in with the people he encounters.

As Nitty revitalizes a dead scene with a boom bap feel, he speaks on things like self awareness & what's been lingering in his mind.

His bobbling floetry fits perfect with the clear cut vocal deliveries he conveys thus fans can't help but to keep an ear open for what's coming next.

Nitty B is just your local pharmacist from New Jersey who wakes up with music on his mind. The rhymers passion runs so deep that he plans on making it his full time career, "I love music. I try to work on something every day to get ahead & be heard. Whether it's writing, recording, mixing or just freestyling. I like to keep myself sharp." Nitty B goes on to say "I grew up listening to so much different stuff. From Jay-Z & DMX to Jack Johnson to Weird Al. I remember growing up with headphones in (almost) all of the time & I still do to be honest. Every car ride — waiting at the doctors office, the bus to & from school. If not then I was playing it out loud by myself or with just people in general."

Influenced by the likes of Eminem & Lil Wayne, he started putting the pen to the pad at the age of 7 (maybe even 8), "I remember writing a few lines & messaging it to my cousin to see what he thought of it." says Nitty B "Even in middle school I was writing raps for random school projects & also writing full songs in high school with some friends. But I didn't start taking it seriously until college. I started going to studios, performing at random events here & there then kept going after graduation."

Besides being one of his biggest influencers, Nitty B believes that Em & Weezy F. Baby has helped him mold his own sound. "They've done so much for me musically. Lil Wayne is a genius!" Nitty says "He's just ridiculously smart. His lyrics are so creative & all the insane amount of references is just crazy to me." But these two aren't the only rappers who have moved Nitty. He is also moved by Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar & Nas who got him to be more complex, to feel a different type of love for hip-hop.

The one thing that makes Nitty B. different from the rest is that he works in the healthcare field, “I have healthcare workers in my family & having that ingrained in me for so long exposed to me to a lot of things not everybody’s exposed to.” says Nitty “I feel like there aren’t a lot of artists like that in the hip-hop. This perspective helps me see things with a complex view & I try to put that in my music.”

Music to Nitty B is real expression. He says it’s like having a real conversation with the listener. “Not everything has to be deep or crazy lyrical but I just want them to feel something like I do when I spit. If I’m feeling mad excited I put that energy on the track & if I’m feeling low, you should be able to hear it. You’ll know it’s coming from a genuine place.” Nitty B adds “I just try to convey my real feelings — what I’m going through or what I’ve seen.”

Nitty B has always loved the rawness of hip-hop but within the decade, Nitty B feels like it’s far from apparent.

He would like to see it once again in the current era.

“I miss the rap that had real emotion & lines that gave you chills when you heard them. That’s what really drew me in. I don’t see or hear that as much anymore. It’s definitely still there but it would be great to see that more mainstream.”

In the same way, within a five year radius Nitty B. will be at a place where people are really hearing his music, “I put in a lot of work over the years perfecting my craft & finally got my sound down so I’m ready to start putting all that out.” he adds “I think people resonate with other people when they’re being real & I think a lot of how I make music now isn’t as calculated, just comes from what I’m feeling.”

Given these points — Nitty B is inclined to become a well known artist. Carrying substance & reliability in his rhymes will only get him even closer to the charts.

He is a beam of sunshine who’s ready to turn things up a notch in a forecast of castaway rappers.

Say goodbye to the old days & hello to the new age. Nitty is here.

By: Natalee Gilbert

—————————————————————

Link(s):

1. Spotify: Search “Nitty B.”

2. Instagram: @itsnittyb

3. Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nittyb

—————————————————————-

Fun Facts:

1. A local artist that he would love to work with is S.A.V, “She's got an amazing voice and I think the vibe would just sound great together. I tend to rap about a lot of melancholy stuff and I think she would know how to really match my energy.”

2. His favorite line that’s ever been written comes from “Better” on his mixtape “Conscious” (which is available on all platforms) “I think everybody overthinks things sometimes including me.” says Nitty B “When I wrote this I was going through a time where I overthought too much and was so afraid of something happening but after it was all said and done nothing happened and I just stressed myself more than I should've so I finally grew out of it. I think it’s one of my favorite lines because it reminds me of how therapeutic writing it was at the time.”

Verse:

“Maybe its all inside

Fake thoughts get real when you make 'em alive

And you sit and you simmer put your mind on drive 

Every minute you linger you get took for a ride”

:)