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dark academia // les mis // marauders // coffee

[kcalsquette]

How To: Boost Your Metabolism :D

(as someone who lost 25 lbs in 2.5 months)

1. B6 & B12 boosts metabolism (you can take B6 without food, but B12 absorbs better with food) - These vitamins give you more energy and improve nerve health :D

2. Coffee/Energy Drinks/Caffeine Pills (duh) - Anything with caffeine will keep you alert, focused, and lose those pounds! Be aware of those high sugar/cal monsters or those fatty coffee drinks.

3. Apple Cider Vinegar - I find it helps with burning food/ making me less hungry. You can get these in pill form or dilute it

4. Warm lemon water/Teas - Very low cals, better water intake, debloats you. Again be careful of the sugar contents

5. Exercise like pilates, running/walking, weights, yoga, etc. - Easy way to gain muscle/lose fat- Basically resistance training

7. Fasting - Boosts your metabolism and overall health

8. Proteins!! Protein + gaining muscle will increase metabolism. As you st⭐️rve, still keep eating those proteins!!

9. Sleep!! Getting less than 6 hours of sleep will decrease your metabolism

Let me know if I should add anything :)

[littlepines]

“The sun inside of him rages like wildfire and he is gold gold gold and he is scorching the skin of my heart, yet still he pretends that he is safe for me to love, that his hands are gentle, that his fingerprints won’t be seared into the notches of my spine. The sun inside of him could set the kingdom ablaze; he knows this, he does. And he still asks me to love him, to face the flame. Find me in the ashes.”

— Emily Palermo, “Apollo”

[deviika]

"I disappeared into books when I was very young, disappeared into them like someone running into the woods."

—Rebecca Solnit

[deviika]

1. V.E. Schwab // 2. Unknown // 3. Rudolph Vitkauskas // 4. Charles Bukowski // 5. Margaret Atwood

[gatrii]

I miss autumn, so I'm going to yearn on your dashboard now

reading a book while cuddled up in a corner on your bed, coffee on the windowsill and rain hitting your window right next to you

warm drinks in general - coffee, hot chocolate, tea

layering clothing - dress shirt + sweater / vest + coat

in general autumn clothing like sweaters, turtleneck, vests, coats, scarves, etc

walking somewhere while it's raining, smelling the fresh air as the raindrops hits your umbrella and forming puddles on the pavement

school starting back up, and though stressful, you can look forward to learning in your favourite classes

crunchy leaves. That's it.

the perfect weather - rainy, gloomy, not too hot so I'm not melting, not too cold so I'm not freezing, I get to wear coats all day long

cafés hit different when your hands are cold, it's raining outside and you pick up your hot cup of coffee, leaning back in your seat and reading or researching something

late evening study / reading sessions when it's actually dark out and your light sources are a desk lamp or a couple candles, they just feel more like a vibe

actually having time to have a candlelit room because it's finally dark enough out

I'll repeat - coats! wearing coats!

because school's starting up again it's again time for notes that start off neat for the first month (maybe) and then soon get messy again

dark but warm tones everywhere, leaves are turning pretty reds and oranges and yellows and people are more likely to wear browns and blacks and in general darker / muted colours

listening to rain in a candlelit room while listening to classical music, sitting either by your desk or on the ground while you impulsively decide to research some very specific topic and take an unnecessary amount of notes about it

stepping in shallow puddles and on wet pavement, listening to the lil splish sound every step you take

carrying around a warm drink that you bought on your way to school and it warming up your cold hands

I personally get a lot more motivation to study because the environment is finally Just Right

the howl of the wind as you stay awake reading when you should most definitely be asleep

I can finally wear boots again! they look so much nicer than any summer shoes that actually let you breathe

[enamouredpoet-deactivated202205]

“before you die, experience the love of a writer, poet or painter.

if you’re lucky enough to be an artist’s muse, they will immortalise you.”

- Soledad Francis

[plathsbitch]

I am not the main character and I am not a side character. I am that character that just needs one more push, one more tragedy, to become the villain.

[amantiumauream-deactivated20211]

slytherin is

long walks in the snow; a gentle blush across your cheeks on a cold day; knitting by candlelight; reading shakespeare even though you don't understand it, just because it looks impressive; choosing favourites from the younger students; someone pushing a curl behind your ear; forehead kisses; fountain pens; black coffee with too much sugar; crying to classical music; writing love letters; being sent flowers by your lover; silver jewellery; messy french braids; eating mint choc chip ice cream instead of an actual meal; being best friends with your professors.

[oscar-still-wildin]

“don’t act like fictional characters it’s not healthy” i say as I carry chocolate with me everywhere I go and wear big wool jumpers like a second skin because Remus Lupin does.

[inmediasre-s-deactivated2022020]

dark academia / summer activities

in the city

visit an antiquarian bookstore – browse slowly, enjoy the atmosphere, talk to the shopkeeper

go to a library – the oldest you can find

visit (outdoor) museums, castles, old ruins or a botanical garden

wander around an old city or the old town of a city – take pictures of small, interesting details & don’t forget to look up too

find the most dark academia spots in your city – go there with a coffee & journal in black ink

read in a park or a garden – under apple trees or old oaks

go for a walk in the early morning or late evening – enjoy the cooler air

go to a farmer’s market – buy fresh vegetables & fruit, talk to the sellers

if you have money: book a staycation at a castle or manor hotel or just an old town near you

at the countryside

go to the countryside – bicycle, run through meadows, have picnics, eat breakfast outside

go stargazing

pick flowers & dry or press them – decorate your home with them

spend time offline – watch the sunrise or sunset, listen to the birds singing, simply sit still & let yourself sense the world around you

go for a swim during the golden hour

do some sports – horse riding, rowing, ballet or even football

at home

read poems & plays out loud

write poetry – even if it’s bad

write letters (even to imaginary people) – seal them nicely

practice your cursive

light candles on cooler or grey days – do not turn on electric lights

learn new ways to do your hair – try ribbons & new types of braids

paint your nails – dark red, black, beige or just a neutral light pink are very dark academia choices

hang out in the house in only your favourite underwear & an oversized white shirt to stay cool – perhaps add lipstick, if you’re feeling it

academia

plan for the next academic year – make lists, write goals & find new tips to try

do some research into a topic you usually don’t have the time to study – ancient greece & rome, 18th century philosophers, whatever you enjoy!

learn a language or deepen your skills in one you already know – read & watch old films, even if you don’t understand everything!

do an online course – or take one at a university or a community college near you

art

practice an instrument – in the lack of one, try classical or jazz singing

draw or doodle

take a pottery or oil painting class

drinks

make iced coffee – drink it at an open window in the early morning

brew tea on rainy days – listen to the rain hit the roof or windows

find a signature cocktail or wine (it can be alcohol free, of course) – enjoy your drink of choice from a beautiful, thrifted glass

[lovecrumbss]

favourite summer aesthetics :

-warm, hazy afternoons. bedroom windows slightly ajar; white curtains swaying imperceptibly in silent heated breeze. distant 6pm banter of children playing, fingers sugar sticky with melted popsicles. bare feet on damp grass; the air rich of salt and flowers, nectarous and apathetic.

-eyelids heavy, limbs languid. salt dried hair. muffled sounds from a neighbours television. thoughts, dreamy and listless. drowsy bones. phantasmic light swirls at the bottom of a swimming pool. the static laughter of a friend leaning on you.

-chlorine soaked epidermis. the unapproachable buzz of chicadas. purple-pink sunsets. earthquake weather, metallic heat. the air still and somehow restless at the same time. knee deep in ocean hues. empty cities. nostalgia burning soft and subtle under sun kissed skin.

[primulaceas]

Danez Smith, quoted by Saeed Jones in How We Fight for Our Lives

[lakevida]

the most base human desire is just to do stuff with strings. weaving. cooking spaghetti. quantum physics. embroidery. uhh lacing your shoes to go on a run. a lot of instruments. knitting

[tlirsgender]

Remember being like eleven years old and just filled with primordial rage. I think I could have killed a man with my bare hands when I was eleven. What was up with that

[lifeinpoetry]

I

love her in the way a frightened deer will lock its knees & not move again. Even if that means burning alive.

— Topaz Winters, from “Infernal / Inferno,” Portrait of My Body as a Crime I’m Still Committing

[ashstfu]

it's hard to be the coolest cousin who is mentally ill, touch starved, annoying and reads a lot, has the best fashion sense and an unstable obsession with swords, fictional characters and always have the best comebacks, cries a lot, is always yearning and is the family failure but someone has to do it and that someone is me

[wistful-giselle]

just thinking of how our meaning or purpose in life is merely to experience. eating an orange segment, hoping for snow, being in love, returning over and over to one painting, stepping outside for the full moon, submersion in water, having a favourite colour, knowing beauty, feeling alone, feeling connected, feeling longing… it is enough.