the colour mustard

grace // xvi // uk dark academia lover of history, literature and space

[galaxxiesfaraway]

normalize people of colour, disabled people, working-class people, women, lgbt+ people in the dark academia community.

we exist.

[larrewful]

history classes are so fulfilling

[galaxxiesfaraway]

modern songs with dark academia vibes:

eleanor rigby - the beatles

a little death - the neighbourhood

young & beautiful - lana del rey

buzzcut season - lorde

take me to church - hozier

the louvre - lorde

boy meets evil - bts

sweater weather - the neighbourhood

scarborough fair - simon & garfunkel

video games - lana del rey

everybody wants to rule the world - lorde

daddy issues - the neighbourhood

nfwmb - hozier

lover of mine - 5 seconds of summer

falling - harry styles

style - taylor swift

talk- hozier

girls - girl in red

this charming man - the smiths

englishman in new york - sting

greek god - conan grey

dog days are over - florence + the machine

[honigimohr]

in bed with the windows open while rain falls is the nicest feeling

[aruguula]

Dark academia is about knowledge and a thirst for knowledge. Wanting to learn and learn and consume every bit of information you can. It’s not about the aesthetic of it all. You don’t have to dress or act in what would be seen as typical dark academia ways. You just need to have the deep passion for learning and seeking. It’s about being so enamored in a subject you lose yourself in it. It’s about wanting to find more answers to this life than what’s given. That’s dark academia.

[galaxxiesfaraway]

what do you mean i can’t attend a mysterious but prestigious boarding school in the late sixties and make friends for life whilst falling in love with a stranger and hanging around in the libraries (all set to a dark indie soundtrack)?

[galaxxiesfaraway]

there have been five great kisses since 1642 b.c., when saul and delilah korn’s inadvertent discovery swept across western civilisation. (before then couples hooked thumbs.) and the precise rating of these kisses is a terribly difficult thing, often leading to great controversy, because although everyone agrees with the formula of affection times purity times intensity times duration, no one has ever been satisfied with how much weight each element should receive. but on any system, there are five that everyone agrees should have full marks.

well, this one left them all behind.

~ The Princess Bride, William Goldman (1973)

[galaxxiesfaraway]

written in the stars. (an amateur poem)

let me map the freckles on your back like constellations of stars, so far way.

like you. out of reach. the things we love, but can never obtain.

let me play with your hair, the colour of the sun itself, and hope you don't burn me if i get too close.

let me stare into your eyes for what feels like hours, which are as deep as the nights sky, and see the inner depths of your soul.

let me hold you close and never let you go, for i may never get the chance again.

you know i won't.

nothing lasts forever.

[ladycondescension]

Ways I want to incorporate dark academia into my life

- listening to classical music and hymns in Latin

- devoting myself absolutely to my studies, writing, reading, playing viola, and love

- stopping to appreciate small things

- wearing vintage, academic, menswear-esque clothes found mostly at the thrift store and my grandmother’s closet

- drinking tea in excess and mulled grape juice from wine glasses (because I’m not 21 lol)

- (accidentally) staying up too late and getting up too early

- reading more classic and gothic literature

- playing viola and piano late at night

- studying Latin even more than I already do (I was a Latin nerd before I was a dark academia fiend).

- expanding my vocabulary

- studying french, italian, and german

- Aspiring to go to a small school on the east coast (something I was already doing)

- Taking IB and all the classes/research involved purely for the love of knowlege

- Wearing dark lipstick that makes my lips look winestained (or bloodstained) and darkening my brows without tidying them up

- wearing ribbons in my hair

- getting my books from secondhand shops or checking them out from the library (this not only fits the aesthetic, but is also better for the environment and way cheaper!! Plus it helps libraries stay up and running if your government sees that they’re still popular!! I could make a whole post about this but yeah. I recommend this to anyone who loves books, especially if you tend to spend all your money on them👀).

- reading/studying by candlelight at night or natural light during the day

- drinking black coffee at all hours of the day

- wandering around antique shops, libraries, small bookstores, historical sights, and local forest trails

- reading books in their original language (if they’re in Latin)

- finding old, clothbound books on obscure subjects from the library or antique/secondhand shops

- wearing fragrances that smell either of book bindings or musky scents