#liv! 💫

[finleyforevermore]

BIRTHDAY HAPPY

THANK YOU SO MUCH NEW FRIEND LIV 💖💖💖💚💙💚💚

[citizenoftmrrwlnd]

self care for : liv (just dance) without specifics requested by @drowntowns

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[livrere-green]

i’m curious—what’s ur specific experience of genderfluidity like?

Oh— There's a lot to say about this, honesty but I'll try to be concise.

I think my first crisis about gender happened when I was around 10/11, but to establish some points:

I came from an old-fashioned family. I was obligated to take etiquette classes when I was a kid (piano, oratory and calligraphy too).

I didn't have a voice over what I could wear in my daily life as a kid. I just had the school uniform. It included an skirt, a cape, a hat and sometimes a coat. And my other clothes that were all curated by my mother

I also had all the toys and things traditionally related to me, as an AFAB person. Dolls, and a room with pink walls.

However, when I was 10, all of it started to finally annoy me. I grew progressively detach from traditional feminine things, and I didn't understand why (honestly I never asked myself that question at that time). I just felt like an outsider, and it was worst at school (it was a catholic school for girls).

It lasted for years, but at least since I turned 13, I had more freedom over my own style and gender expression. As a consequence, I didn't experience those years normally, I didn't learn to do makeup, or to go shopping, I didn't attend normal parties, or felt interest about dating (boys). I didn't feel like a boy either, it just felt safer not to define myself into any of those categories. I was just... some thing.

I stayed in that lane for a long time. My gender expression was pretty much androgynous, I cut my hair short constantly (since I was 16) and I started telling everyone that fabric is fabric while buying clothes or opted to go shopping with my father because he gave zero fucks about the section I was picking clothes from.

I wasn't aware that there was a name for feeling more like one thing one day, and more like the other after some time. That changed during the pandemic, and in 2021 I was back in a more feminine vibe, and it hit me hard because I felt lost, I mean, I wanted some things as skirts and make up, and— You know, I just never learned those things, and it was incredibly confusing, but I managed to catch up (it was weird af at first).

From that moment to now, a lot of things had change. I mean, I started to understand myself a bit more, to create my own style, to experiment with gender expression a lot, and there's so many silly things I discover that just make my brain go "is this gender?"

It has been a long long journey and still, I know it's going to keep begin like that for me, constantly changing, oscillating even.

Fun facts:

It doesn't matter if I'm going with a more masculine/feminine/androgynous vibe, I always walk like they taught me when I was seven, and it never goes away, i hate it a bit now.

The first time I feel like my gender was truly gendering was when I tied my uniform tie by myself (younger girls had ties with elastic, only the older ones were allowed to have real ties), and that day I was wearing the cape and a pair of patent leather shoes. It just felt okay.

Sometimes I have huge crises about what to do with my hair, it was short for a lot of time and just last year I let it grow... It's still complicated (before I also used wigs when I felt like my hair was too short for the way I was feeling).

I guess that's all I can say for now, I know is messy, but that's exactly how confusing it is sometimes.

Thank you for the ask 💚

[sunliv]

what languages do you speak?

oh i have a huginarmous list of languages i would like to speak but currently i only check two 😔 i'm fluent in portuguese and english! spanish is .... understandeable bc it's so close to portuguese but i definitely don't speak it lol and i'm trying to learn japanese!! :]

[kimtaegis]

ANNIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABYYYY !!! may this yr treat u w such kindness and love exactly as u deserve 💜💜🥰 ur a complete gem and always so sweet, i hope ur day is as wonderful as u 🥺 I LOVE U SO MUCH ! and btw ur absolutely STUNNING 😍😍😭💖 hope u had the best time seeing harry !! <3 ~ euphhorias

liv my angel!! you’re the sweetest darling, thank you for this lovely lovely message 💓 I hope you know I feel the exact same about you love, I adore you SO much!! I had a wonderful time seeing harry yesterday and oh my god thank you for saying that dear, I’m blushing 🥺🥺🥺💖💖💖💖

[solazu1]

GOD HII YOUR HMS DESIGNS IS ONE OF OUR FAVOURITESSS also said you were ?!???? accepting drawing reqs ?!?!??! if you can draw chickens can you . draw soul holding darrell up like simba from the lion king... or alternatively uh . denise from the devil's lapdogs because we love him .. :3 -🎠💫

Hms doesn't have a Darrell, technically. Harper got gifted a chicken by Liv and named her Silky <3 so there's Soul holding her up instead

[deadlyhivemindaskblog]

✧ Deadly Hivemind Masterpost/Intro! ✧

This blog is run by me, the Narrator. I'm forcing the Sins to participate in this. :)

Narrator🖋️: He/It

Lussuria💘: Any Drac🫐: He/Him Lucifer🌙: He/Him Angelus☀️: They/them Livianus🍊: He/It Xydhi🕷️: Xe/Xem Joule🥀: She/They

//owner / mod intros under the cut /ooc

✧ About the owners!!! ✧

We're all equal so starting with Narrator! He, along with Liv and Joule, is played by Xero 🎉 He uses He/It His tumblr is @nuclearpowerreactor Drac is played by Grimm 🥤 He uses He/Any Her tumblr is @chucklenuts69 Lucifer and Angelus are both played by Shadow 💫 He uses He/They His tumblr is @superpurplegirl54321 Xydhi is played by Marinus 🐛 Xe use Xe/Xem and Ze/Zir Xeir tumblr is @unthinkablehonk3r

Lussuria is played by Mars ✨️ He uses He/It/Any It's tumblr is @pepperbenmin666

~~~~~~~~~~~

for this blog we have basic DNI criteria (racism, p3do, homophobes, terf, ect.). Proship/Comship or whatever DNI. NSFW/f3tish/k1nk blogs, dont follow ¯\_("3)_/¯

[soliloquent-stark]

hi.

i'm liv (25, she/her), marvel enthusiast and wifey of @whinysteve 🫶🏻

asks and dms are very welcome!

i'm the biggest tony stark and steve rogers defender 💗 and i don't tolerate hate for any of them 💫✨ main ship is stevetony but i also post about: sambucky, winteriron, stuckony (yes, i am obsessed with bucky) and many more as i'm a proud multishipper 🫡

✨💗 my captain america: sam wilson 💗✨

my little creative endeavours:

fics and their moodboards

marvel parallels gifs

other gifs

video edits

ficlets and drabbles

[smokesandsugars]

🥰💫 THIS IS A TUMBLR HUG! PASS IT ON AND HAVE A LOVELY DAY! 💫🥰

Thank you Liv :)

[paintedkobold]

COME JOIN "IN THE STARS"! <3

What do we offer? Well, we have...

the crew

people of many fandoms (COLLECTING THEM LIKE POKEMON CARDS)

liv

painty (me)

a small, chill, lgbt + system-friendly + neurodivergent-friendly community

OKAY PEOPLE TOMORROW MORNING 10 AM

ME AND LIV WRITE LEBIAN ALIEN YURI SO IF THATS NOT ENOUGH TO CONVINCE YOU IDK WHAT WILL

tags for reach to all fandoms and demographics <3

[wondererryn]

why did my friend send me this i thought we were past chain mail

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😺Maya😺"

temped to put my name and pass it on now

[arrthurpendragon]

Updated Custom Tags h-z (Oct. 22, 2023)

hadley🍫: @supermarine-silvally

heather💜: @happinessismagicc / @heathersocs

io💜: @random-writerings

jay🏩: @rockmacbeth

joss💫: @saiilorstars

july🖤: @julyzaa / @lya-dustin

justine🗡: @mimikoflamemaker

karimac☘️: @karimac

kate🫶🏻: @iron-parkr

kathrin🌻: @june-girl-86

kelsey💜: @ilikemymendarkandfictional

kristi 💙: @dream-beyond-the-fantasy

lavi✨: @shrinkthisviolet

lexie👻: @jump-wings

liv🌺: @bravelittleflower

mabs🦭: @mabonetsamhain

mara👾: @themaradwrites

mare🫧: @jadore-andor

misa🦄: @selfproclaimedunicorn

nicole💚: @bardic-tales

niniane🌓: @ladyniniane

nixie🐲: @nixdragon

nora💙: @noratilney / @mariedemedicis

nova🌠: @thechaoticfanartist

perse💄: @queen--kenobi

poppy🍓: @come-along-pond

rey🌅: @enchanted--roses

sara🦄: @starcrossedjedis

sarah⭐️: @illegalcerebral

soph💌: @raspberrytwilight

stitch⛓️: @techs-stitches

tessa🪐: @juliaswickcrs / @margoshansons

thorn🐧: @thornofarose01

tori📚: @darksideofparis

. . . names can be repeated, just choose a different emoji :)

information post

[snakeeyesdraws]

💫 now if you never shoot, you'll never know💫

💫 and if you never eat, you’ll never grow💫 

🌱 Liv / Snake 🌱 🌱 she/her, they/them (in order of preference) 🌱 🌱 20s 🌱

I’m a Canadian artist and animator! This blog is very reblog heavy for whatever I’m into at the moment, but I also occasionally post art! Please check my BYF and About for more info! 

🌱 my art tag is #snake draws

🌱 a03 link 

[yourwonderful]

💫Heres my introduction bc why not :D💫

(Just a heads up If I said anything bad or offended anyone in anyway I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to offend or say anything bad so again I'm so sorry)

Hi my names Olivia, my nicknames are Liv and Livvy, but you can also call me Oliver or Ollie! I go by she/her pronouns but I'm questioning if I should go by all pronouns :)!

My favorite food: CHICKEN😋🍗

My favorite drink: Any sweet drinks!

My least favorite food: Broccoli, I'm sorry but I tried to like it but Everytime I try to eat it I gag- 😭🥦

Least favorite drink: Tea..... Again I'm so so sorry I tried to like it but I just cant get around it. I'm not the biggest fan of bitter drinks.... I'm sorry again 😭

Favorite Audio/ASMR Series: Magic of the heart and Bastard vs Zombies by goodboyaudios! :D

Fav color: Teal🟢🔵

Random Things I like :) : Weirdcore, Dreamcore, Art, ASMR/Audios, Sanrio, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Fashion, Shopping, Clowns, Greek mythology, Alternative fashion, Pop music🎵

Artist I like: Barelyhuman, Odetari, Ayesha, Olivia Rodrigo, Caleb Hyles🎵

[livrere-green]

Hello Everyone!

I'm posting this to leave some important information about my blog, so you have a map of all the madness going on here, or at least, you're warned about it before following or interacting.

About Me:

My name is Liv 🍃, I'm 21, genderfluid, bi, my pronouns are they/them, but I'm fine if you use bro, man, girl or queen interchangeably.

I'm autistic so I tend to have difficulties with communication (even online), and my memory is terrible when it doesn't have anything to do with my hyperfixations.

Also I'm a spanish native speaker, so y'all never gonna know how truly smart I am (I'm just mentioning this so you know I may make mistakes using english, and also that you can tell me if i do... Please, tell me).

Hobbies:

Writing, Reading, Doing Research, Analysing Music, Baking, Travelling, Watching TV Shows, Making Collages, Drawing.

Fandoms:

I have some knowledge about the following media, even if I don't reblog or post stuff about all of it.

Anne with an E

American Horror Story

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Avatar Comics

Bridgerton Series

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

CSI

Criminal Minds

DC Comics

Dead Boy Detectives

Game of Thrones

Good Omens

Gossip Girl

Hannibal Lecter (Books)

Heartstopper

House MD

How To Get Away With Murder

Julie and The Phantoms

Law & Order: SVU

Lucifer

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Merlin

Modern Family

One Day at the Time

Percy Jackson Universe

Red, White & Royal Blue

Sense8

Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes (Books)

Star Trek

Star Wars

Stranger Things

The Crown

The Fall of The House of Usher

The Good Doctor

The Haunting of Bly Manor

The Haunting of Hill House

The Sandman

The Umbrella Academy

This is Us

X-Men

Young Royals

Yuri On Ice

Side Blogs:

@livrere-purple / mcu - x-men

@livrere-blue / criminal minds

@coffe-min / bts - army

@dragon-fruity / tlok, atla & natla

@niko-sasaki-dbd / dead boy detectives + the sandman

[my main blog contains everything and nothing depending on my mood]

Other Interests:

Art / Literature / Astronomy / History / Law / True Crime / Human Rights / Psychology / Architecture / Design / Classical Music / Witchcraft / Dance / Ballet

Playlists:

I love making playlists based on fandoms, characters, ships, fanfics and many other stuff! (I accept requests if you have one)

Spotify Here 🖤

Warnings:

If you're part of a hate group please do not interact.

If you're a minor, I'm trusting in your capacity to evaluate the risks, be wise.

I may post/reblog nsfw content, it will be tagged as #safe for me or #nsfw.

I may post/reblog content related to mental illness including depression, bpd, antisocial behaviour, paranoia, self harm, ed and suicidal ideation. This is not common, but it can happen, it'll be tagged as #liv md.

Tags:

#liv rambles - for text post about stuff

#liv writes - for posts about fanfiction

#liv draws - for the occasional drawings/fanarts

#liv asks - for polls

#mutuals - for the tag games and interactions with the moots <3

That's all for now, thank you for reading and enjoy the ride! 💫🌙

[livums]

Hey there, Liv! Gallimimus and Carnotaurus - from the dino ask game, pls? Sending all the good ☆☆ vibes ☆☆ and good luck to ya! - 💫 (@enchanted-lightning-aes)

Hi enchant!! tysm for the ask 💜💜💜

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Gallimimus - share a happy or lighthearted scene

this one also sent me into a crisis because i was like ... have i really not written one lighthearted scene....... by god..... this was the closest I could come up with and even that is like. tinged with some amount of edgy thrill. LOL. anyhow, it's short but the next one is so long that it evens out i think

Kesh was still growing accustomed to walking around as herself. Her grin was as wide as her stomach was twisted. The dazed wind of late summer that ambled through the market alley did tug through her rusty curls, and at points blew them right into her dark eyes, as if to remind her that she was really doing this. That when she sauntered past the stalls and the wares therein, what the merchants and townsfolk would see when their eyes drifted over her (for truly she looked nothing special) was not the skin of one invented or imitated, but the light brown into which she had been born. And the freckles that stippled her arms, her neck, and her cheeks, blushing from the glee, had been splashed there by no intention save the Sun’s itself (or Himself, for they were in Host country).

Carnotaurus - share a scene that contains some cool worldbuilding

Sylah spoke first. “Hunter Vordenburg,” she called. “I see you have managed to track down our lorekeeper.” Without hesitating, Dove pivoted on her heel and dipped her head for a moment in deference. “Good evening, Hunter Renora,” she replied. “Your eulogy this afternoon was striking. Powerful.” From any other hunter, Sylah might have rolled her eyes at the compliment. But from Dove, every word was said in earnest. “As I mentioned, I have business with Sister Genevieve. I had not been successful in locating her until this very moment.” Dove paused, thoughtful. “I must have only just missed her all day.” Over Dove’s shoulder, Sylah locked eyes with Nieve, who quickly looked away. So her nun had been alerted to the hunter’s arrival, likely by Father Asa, if Sylah’s guess was correct. Dove turned away from Sylah to face Nieve once again. “Sister,” she said. “I meant to confer with you regarding the presence of vampire-marked individuals in the town and surrounding area…” As Dove spoke, Sylah watched closely the way Nieve’s eyes remained glued to a point on the wall, the way her face had gone a tinge paler, the way she reached up to adjust her hair—finding that it was tucked away beneath her veil and coif, she instead laid her hands on the table, one atop the other. With every word from the hunter, Nieve looked like she would more and more like to climb up the wall to escape. Sylah’s instinct was to intervene, but she found herself refraining. Her eyes did not stray from the nun and her fretting. Sylah crossed her arms over her chest, adopting a more relaxed stance and continuing to observe the exchange in silence. Even as Nieve looked more and more like she was liable to explode. She wanted Nieve to ask for her help.

“…and if you might be so kind as to grant me access to your records. Any censuses taken from the last three decades would suffice,” Dove finished. A formality—under the Guild’s authority, Dove could kick open the door of the Abbey archives if she so chose and access anything she wished, and no one could stop her. Nieve knew this as well as anyone. The nun picked at a stray fiber on one of her wide cuffs. “Certainly.” To her credit, Nieve’s voice remained far more composed than she herself seemed. “The Guild is within its rights to audit our records.” Sylah could not see Dove’s face, but she could hear the sincerity and the smile in her voice. “You have my gratitude,” she said. Sylah sensed hesitation before Dove went on: “There is another matter of some importance which I should like to discuss with you directly. May I share your table?” She gestured with one hand to the empty chair across from Nieve. Despite Dove’s courtesy, Nieve refused to meet the hunter’s eyes. Sylah watched intently. If Nieve permitted Dove to join her, she would be well and truly trapped in conversation. But refusal was suspicious. Nieve finally raised her face. She smiled a feeble smile at Dove. “Please do,” she said. When she did not so much as glance in her direction, Sylah frowned. “Thank you.” As with all of her motion, Dove took her seat with what Sylah could only have described as mechanical perfection. From sliding the chair out from under the table, to straightening it out, to tucking the length of her cloak tidily beneath her as she sat. She then reached within her cloak to produce a small book. A short pencil was attached and dangling from a length of string. Sylah was surprised to find that she remembered the thing—Dove had used it to study the Hecatologue when they were apprentices. Sure enough, as she flipped cleanly through the pages with her thumb, Sylah spied the neat and precise repetition of the commandments, one after the other, in perhaps the tiniest penmanship known to mankind. As Dove readied herself for whatever inquiry she had planned, Sylah found her ears homing in on the absence of the telltale squeaking of the tavern door swinging open and shut. The tide of incomers had stemmed in the time since her and Zova’s arrival. The buzz of conversation remained lively, if uneasy. “Now,” Dove said, laying the book flat on the table, open to a fresh page. “You are indeed Sister Genevieve Ostra, of the Abbey of Mont Estival. This is correct?” Nieve’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Aye.” “Thank you,” Dove continued, as if they were alone in a study as opposed to huddled in the corner of a busy tavern. She made small and quick marks on the page. “And you are not a native to this place.” Nieve’s hands shifted slightly to rest on her forearms, as if holding herself. “I am not.” “Where is your place of origin?” “…Issile.”

Dove looked up from her writing. “And what was the reason for your relocation?” Sylah stopped herself from clicking her tongue in disapproval. It was not a question she would have felt necessary to ask—everyone knew the woeful state that had plagued Issile for as long as anyone alive could remember. But Dove was nothing if not thorough. Behind Sylah, the door creaked. Open, and shut again. Nieve’s gaze was momentarily unfocused, blank. “It was dangerous. The evils, you know. My family sent me away to live with my cousin, here.” “Yes, the abbot.” Dove nodded. “But none of your immediate family joined you. Why is that?” Sylah tensed. Dove was circling the heart of the matter, and she would stalk the truth until she was convinced that she had found it. And Nieve was not a good liar. The nun replied, albeit with hesitation. She could not be far from yielding. “My family—“ She stopped herself sharply. Sylah could almost hear the calculations that Nieve had made, in real time: her knowledge that the truth condemned her as vampire-marked, her instinct to lie that her family had perished or otherwise succumbed to the stalking horrors, her realization that Dove (or any Guildsman) would not have posed the question without already knowing the answer, in all or in part. Her understanding that she was cornered. Nieve’s mouth remained open while she considered her situation. The moment dragged on. Finally, finally, her dark eyes met Sylah’s, and Sylah felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She let herself take in that face, that face that silently pleaded, Help me. At last, Nieve had acquiesced. Sylah allowed herself the barest of moments to savor it. She tried to keep a smile off of her face. Then, she nodded minutely, and sprang into action. “Sister,” she cut in, her tone firm. “You look unwell.” It was not a lie—Nieve looked one rough shake away from being ill or falling onto her face. Dove turned in her seat. She looked at Sylah as if she had forgotten that she had been standing there. Maybe she had—Dove was always the focused sort. When Sylah met the hunter’s eyes, she could not help but think of Father’s journal. What had been taken from it. What the Guild had decided was worthy of redaction. What they had decided she should not be permitted to read. She found herself wondering just how much Dove knew. Rationally, she understood that a novice like Dove would not be privy to the higher-level machinations of the Guild authorities. Yet the question prodded at her. She thought again of Zova’s misgivings. She thought of the voice: Beware.

“Aye…” Nieve cleared her throat. “Forgive me, good Hunter, I have been out of sorts since yesterday…” she said to Dove, weakly. Sylah bolstered the nun’s timid assertion. “Hunter Vordenburg, our lorekeeper seems unfit to continue this conversation. I will escort her back to the abbey now.” She leaned on her seniority, and hoped that Dove registered how non-negotiable this was. One way or another, she was taking Nieve home. “I see.” Dove’s expression was unreadable. As subtly as she could, Sylah scanned her colleague’s face for any sign of displeasure. Seniority could only rescue them from the immediate line of fire. If Dove had an inkling that Nieve was dodging interrogation, or that Sylah was purposefully obstructing the inquest, they would invite more danger than they sought to avoid. “We’ll be off, then. Excuse us,” she said, indicating for Nieve to rise. The nun stood at the prompting, but her eyes never left Dove, whose eyes never left Sylah. Before she realized it, Sylah was holding out a gloved and lightly-curled fist. The back of her hand facing Dove, she offered the young woman her knuckles. Relief cascaded through her when she saw that the gesture had the intended impact. Dove’s brown eyes widened, almost imperceptibly. The closest she would come to showing her surprise. After a second’s hesitation, she reached up with the back of her own fist, lightly tapping her knuckles against Sylah’s. Far from the usual precision of her movements, Dove approached the motion like some sort of baby animal, with a big and wide uncertainty about everything. Sylah found that a cordial smile had worked its way across her face. “As brothers,” she said. “Blood and ally,” Dove responded. She did not mirror Sylah’s smile, but her delight was obvious in the way she nodded, short yet ardent. It was clear to Sylah that she had truly caught Dove unawares with her small salute, for even as she made her way with Nieve to the door, she could still cast a look behind her and see that her colleague remained in her seat. Dove looked down at her hands and thumbed idly through her little notebook.