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liz/tief | mid-late 20s | biology phd student | menace to society if you can't find me, i'm probably in the lab

[tieflingsorcerer]

— about

Hi, I'm Liz (or Tief)! she/any. 18+, occasionally NSFW. Biologist by day, fangirl by night. Autistic all the time.

This is my personal blog and therefore is an eclectic mess of many interests. In the words of Benito, "I do whatever I want." I am a profound enjoyer of reading, video games, and art. Lately, this includes but is not limited to: Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Cyberpunk 2077, Honkai: Star Rail, anything related to the Cosmere, and Seattle Kraken Hockey.

I'm a certified yapper so if you don't want to see my random stream of consciousness posts or personal info text posts you can filter the tag #lizisms

— details

my cosmere progress

my characters

my art

my writing (writing for the first time in ages be nice to me or i'll cry)

— tag navigation

dragon age — veilguard, inquisition, DA2, origins

mass effect — ME1, ME2, ME3, my first playthrough reactions

general gaming — kcd, kcd2, baldur's gate 3, animal crossing, stardew valley, pokemon

reading — any cosmere (mistborn era 1, mistborn era 2, stormlight archive), the empyrean

dimension 20 — fantasy high, the unsleeping city, a court of fey and flowers, a starstruck odyssey, neverafter

that's kraken hockey, baby — I try to tag by player but not always lol

other interests — biology, crochet, knitting, lord of the rings, fall out boy, warmposting

personal — vibes that are #me, my thoughts/text posts

— a note on spoilers:

I try my best to tag for spoilers, but if you see something untagged feel free to tell me! I will happily add tags to things as needed.

— tag list

following in the footsteps of my beloved mutual @serensama, I will be making a proper tag list here because it makes me anxious to remember them offhand and I don't want anyone to be left out!

@bladesingerlily @palenecromaniac @serensama @blightedcrow @apothe-cary @veil-fires @antivan-sprig @blackwall-my-tiny-husband @davrinsleftpectoral @mushrooms-x-moss @naerysdellamorte @woundedsoul12 @amoaliquis @hawkeshep @aeide @zennihilation @mythals-whore @optimisticgrey @vishantikaffar @serialsforbellara @oboro-fuji @wickedadaar @lemondelighted @stormemes11 @flowersforthemachines @shadowknight19kay @tiravi @handsignals @justskipit @jenn2d2 @lucretiouswept @mercymaker (manage tag list here)

so if you're tagged above and don't want to be tagged in oc or other tag games, I will take you off, no hard feelings! if we're mutuals but you're not tagged here and would like to be, let me know and I'll happily add you!

this will be primarily on OC tag games, which tend to be either veilguard or bg3 related (if you're not interested in one or the other, I can also make a note of that!). also if you're here still reading this you're a sweetie and I offer you one crisp high five or forehead kiss, whichever you prefer. <3

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[kabber]

[wyllravengards]

A she-wolf who reigned the Amaranthine sea.

Quick Bela painting. pls reblog if you like it I spent all day painting this <3

[bubblegum-gf]

reblogging a funny low note count textpost on your dash made by your mutual's mutual kinda feels like walking up to two strangers on the street and laughing loudly at their joke

[shamebats]

"it's just stress" oh thank god, it's just the silent killer that slowly kills you, perfectly harmless, no need to worry

[natanncc]

Legion - ME2

[transgenderization]

hope tumblr lasts another 20 years so i can liveblog my midlife crisis

[uptownlowdown]

my biggest word of advice to anyone scared to post their work/ocs/involve themselves in creative spaces online is to earnestly get interested in other people. be kind to others, like/reblog their work, tell them what you like about their work, get to know them as people.

this isn’t to “weasel” your way into anything or having ulterior motives or whatever. if you become friends with someone then that’s great! but there’s always something very personal about posting any kind of creative work. we’re all trying our best to connect with each other and the best way to get comfortable is to get to know others and show up as yourself. 🫶🏾

[rowanisawriter]

in the next 5 years maybe sooner we will discover that AI usage is like cigarettes literally. It’s altering peoples brains it’s making everyone stupid, less creative, less willing to accept anything but a sycophantic response to anything they say. People at work are saying “I asked Claude” as if Claude is a real person instead of listening to me, a real human being with ideas and a soul. the work AI has auth issues today and flickered off very briefly, and the entire company had a meltdown, tickets paging everyone to please get this thing back up we are completely blocked without this app that we all were perfectly fine without just a year ago. it’s like asbestos or lead, it’s dangerous and harmful and altering our brain chemistry and years from now we’ll have the proof but for now it’s just me thinking im alone because everyone else around me who uses it is either forced to and keeps quiet about their fears, or else they actually really believe it’s helping them and they’re going to defend it with everything they’ve got

[ngkhyn]

[hattiestgal]

Everyone say thank you women with deep low pitched voices

[l-livas-l]

[suntara]

my favorite love language is trying, actually

[suntara]

like when people try to learn your hobbies or try to play the same sports that you play in an effort to get closer to you, people who try to love you the way you love people, people who will go to places you want to visit just for your sake, people remembering, putting in an effort. just. trying

[squeakitties]

following weird horny furries who are into shit like pooltoys and transformation and stuff is enrichment. the vitamins and minerals of posting

[squeakitties]

[twinkenjoyer-deactivated2023083]

once you get over your ass and realise you will never get some people and that’s ok you are basically immune to right wing fearmongering. otherkin? none of my fucking business

[stevishabitat]

[mandate-transgenderism]

I must not fall victim to disgust. Disgust is the heart-killer. Disgust is the little-death that brings total apathy. I will face my disgust. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the disgust has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

[escuerzoresucitado]

[shopwitchvamp]

We need to learn from this. It's time for Beijing bikini summer.

[what-is-love-babey-dont-hurt-me]

You guys ever see a DNI that makes you break out into laughter and almost cry

[what-is-love-babey-dont-hurt-me]

If graphic design is your passion then !!! GET OUT !!! 🚫🚫👎‼️🥶🥶🚫

[tomboytranny]

reposting since reblogs were turned off