Dark Academia

victoria | 21 y/o | infp

[depressed-linguist]

‘There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand’

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

[wedarkacademia]

[rainreads-deactivated20250201]

I don't ever know, how to hold the weight of my soul.

When letting go.

But I'm falling in my own illusion,

I don't know my way back.

~Tongue Tied, Beta Radio.

Paintings:

•Issac Levitan- In the Vicinity of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery (1880)

•John William Ashton- Evening along the Seine.

•Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek- A Faggot Gatherer in the Woods.

•Paul Gustav Fischer- Street At Evening.

[academia-cafe]

The slight drizzle, the light fog, the thunder, the cigarette smoke that burns my eyes, the bitter coffee that stains my lips, the book in my hand, my fingers cold against it's spine, the cold air plastering itself onto my body. This is life. This is what I live for.

[ancientsstudies]

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[kalevit-deactivated20230107-dea]

[groundlessness-deactivated20240]

I just want to read a few books per week, learn multiple languages, and a couple of instruments, become more proficient at advanced mathematics, write essays and books, exercise regularly, sleep eight hours per night, eat really healthily, have an active social life including enjoying all of my close relationships, and be really sexy. Is that really so unreasonable

[kalevit-deactivated20230107-dea]

“i read a passage in an ancient poem, and i seem to understand my own heart.” – johann wolfgang von goethe, from ‘the sorrows of young werther’

www.instagram.com/rudyvitkauskas

[weltenwellen]

“If you’re reading this, if there’s air in your lungs on this November day, then there is still hope for you. Your story is still going. And maybe some things are true for all of us. Perhaps we all relate to pain. Perhaps we all relate to fear and loss and questions. And perhaps we all deserve to be honest, all deserve whatever help we need. Our stories are all so many things: Heavy and light. Beautiful and difficult. Hopeful and uncertain. But our stories aren’t finished yet. There is still time, for things to heal and change and grow. There is still time to be surprised. We are still going, you and I. We are stories still going.”

— Jamie Tworkowski

[sapphic-dark-academia]

if i can’t hand my lover a cup of coffee and kiss their forehead while they are working then what even is the point

[thefallenauthor-deactivated2023]

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

-Oscar Wilde

[f0mo]

okay but waking up in the middle of the night to soft rain and knowing you’ve got hours to sleep, when you’re toasty warm and comfortable and sleep has made you forget all your worries and you go back to sleep feeling as content as ever.

[introvert-unicorn-deactivated20]

A list of useful synonyms

Argument: altercation, squabble

Chaos: disorder, confusion, pandemonium

Collect: assemble, cumulate, stock

Difficult: arduous, strenuous

Easy: effortless, painless

Effort: elbow grease, expenditure, labor

Happiness: contentement, cheerfulness, joy

Help: assist, aid, succor

Love: fondness, tenderness, adoration

Money: capital, finances, currency

Pain: affliction, agony, suffering

Power: ability, potential

Pleasure: delight, satisfaction, fulfilment

Prejudice: preconception

Pride: self-esteem, dignity, honour

Purpose: motive, cause, impetus

Reason: aim, objective, incentive

Rich: affluent, moneyed, wealthy

Strong: powerful, brawny, strapping

Useful: handy, nifty, convenient

Understand: comprehend, perceive

[archaic-stranger]

the folklore studies students

telling stories on long winter nights

a reverence for information passed down from generation to generation

the original grimm’s fairytales on your bookshelf

being fascinated by oral forms of storytelling

fighting to have the importance of folklore traditions recognized, rather than dismissed

the warmth of human conversation

comparing various communities and cultures

a love for the art of storytelling

understanding the importance, through context, of seemingly trivial traditions

studying anthropology and literature to supplement your work

the gentle flickering of a candle flame

appreciating the whimsical details of life

folklore as a vehicle for reflecting on the world

analyzing the messages behind myths and fables

the power of cultural heritage to counteract oppression

a stack of folklore anthologies with your favorite pages marked

finding deep significance in a simple legend or story

wanting to make folk culture and traditions more widely recognized and understood

examining the many different versions of a single tale

a fascination with all forms of communication and expression

[inasunlitroom]

taylor swift really wrote two albums for the hopeful romantics, the dark academics, the yearning lovers and the quiet souls of the world

[etherealwanda-deactivated202204]

“‘What day is it?’, asked Winnie the Pooh.

‘It’s today,’ squeaked Piglet.

‘My favorite day,’ said Pooh.”

— A. A. Milne

pc :: @sarahmantelin in instagram.

[etherealwanda-deactivated202204]

can we normalise just sitting and reading all day?