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desi wlw light academia aesthetic

//if I lived a million lives, I would have felt a million feelings and still would have fallen a million times for you//

- R.M.Drake

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Chaotic Academia/Punk academia

- Messy stacks of books everywhere

-Not caring if a book doesn’t look new, it should look read 

-Knowing how to play the piano, but only playing rock, alt songs 

-Ink stained hands, coffee-rings on desks

-Drinking monster energy or iced coffee

-Agatha Christie

-Wanting Docs but they’re too expensive, so buying knock offs

-Studying from black and white, photocopied textbooks

-Questioning everything, especially your teachers when they can’t give you an answer that you deem satisfying

- INFJ or ENTP

-Owning a skateboard that you’ve only used a few times

-Putting something your friends gave you in your phonecase

-Analysing and breaking down Taylor Swift songs with your friends

-Nirvana, Fall out Boy, Twenty one pilots, AC/DC, Yungblud but also Taylor Swift, Hozier, Lana Del Ray, Lorde, Gang of Youths

-Having a black cat as a pet (or a Siberian Husky but only if you live in a cold place okay? They cannot stand heat)

-Desparately trying to keep your house plants alive

-Black nailpolish with short nails

-Loose sheets everywhere (that are probably important but ah well)

-Trying to find a quiet place of your own on school/university campus

-Playing golf and beating all the old men, your own personal fuck you to the patriarchy (ok this one is a teeny bit specific sorry lol)

-Rings- and not just the elegant ones, chunky metal rings but also clay rings that you made

-Making art for your friends

-Procrastination 

-Always having more than 10 tabs open at a time

-Being gay. 

#dark acadamia aesthetic #dark academia #chaotic academia #punk #taylor swift #hozier #gay #art #agatha christie #doc martin #books & libraries #books #cats #dogs #i should be studying but im typing this out

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Albums that:

Leave me feeling happier-

Pray for the Wicked

Harry's House

Planet her

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Albert Camus // Jack Kerouac

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- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet ;

Act II, Scene VI.

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Things to get

1. Hair curler/Straightener

2. Make-up essentials (Concealer, Foundation, Contour, Highlight, Eyeliner, Eyeshadow)

3. Cargo pants and neon pants

4. Guitar

5. Doc Martens Boots

6. Rock Band Hoodie

7. Colour changing LED strip lights

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Dates to go on

1. Bowling (timezone)

2. Picnic in garden (wallawalker)

3. Paint together

4. Bake something

5. go cycling

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Tattoos I want to get

1. Snake on wrist

2. Dragon/Snake on back

3. Matching tattoo w asta on arm (?)

4. Wlw card tattoo on waist/leg (?)

5. Sun/moon tattoo on collarbone

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GUYS i have a freaking enby partner, and they are so coolllll

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The sun is beautiful, She is like golden honey spreading warmth everywhere a ray falls.

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Video Ideas

- I make stuff and tell mom i bought it off sketchy website, have her rate it

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song recs for the signs✨🎵💫

ARIES: american girls and french kisses by beach slang, never been wrong by waxahatchee, idgaf by dua lipa, & the less i know the better by tame impala

TAURUS: aphasia by pinegrove, dandelion by pity sex, the good side by troye sivan, & pleaser by wallows

GEMINI: 1965 by zella day, don’t come down by the maine, coffee drips by lydia, & hold the line by broods

CANCER: mystery of love by sufjan stevens, warm glow by hippo campus, she moves in her own way by the kooks, and heaven by petal

LEO: the louvre by lorde, standing in the sun by grouplove,shine by leon bridges, & love my way by the psychedelic furs

VIRGO: found it in silence by haim, live well by palace, cupid by the big moon, and on my own by caveman

LIBRA: let the record play by moon taxi, hum by tigers jaw, easy by sky ferreira, & whole wide world by cage the elephant

SCORPIO: jet by citizen, body by wet, dirty ickes by sorority noise & masterpiece by big thief

SAGITTARIUS: stellar by jamila woods, electric indigo by the paper kites, curious by hailey kiyoko, & turn by the wombats

CAPRICORN: comfortable by lauv, heavy by sam the astronaut, meet me in the hallway by harry styles, & same soul by pvris

AQUARIUS: skydiving by lights, go to hell by empress of, supernova by ansel elgort, & felicity by the night cafe

PISCES: call it dreaming by iron & wine, there’s a honey by pale waves, she changes the weather by swim deep, & gimmie love by carley rae jepsen

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When I feel major affection for anyone, i know because all i want to do is learn their favourite songs on the pano, and draw them in my sketchbok, and write poems about them and express my love in every art form possible

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This is a long post. Buckle up.

Recently I've been thinking a lot about how the dark academia aesthetic, whilst rich in aspects such as literature, music, and material beauty, is lacking in things such as activities.

So I've compiled a list of activities that I would personally deem as befitting the dark academia aesthetic (please do add to this list, as it's far from complete).

Sports:

Rowing (it's in literally every dark academic approved movie.)

Fencing

Tennis

Cricket

Croquet

Rugby (contrary to popular belief, women, men, and everyone in between can play this sport. It's not just for the boys.)

Polo

Equestrian sports

+ Figure/ice skating

+ Running (sprinting is handy for catching your lover when they fling themselves from a tower or something, and long distance is great for running alongside carriages that you want to rob.)

+ Boxing

+ Javelin, discus, wrestling covered in oil, think ancient Grecian Olympics.

+ Archery (how could I have forgotten.)

+ Ballet, ballroom dancing, traditional dances

+ Climbing

+ Snooker/Pool (either professionally or just for fun.)

Or, if you prefer the Oscar Wilde approach, no sports at all. That's cool too.

Games:

Chess (of course)

Backgammon

Cards (rummy, poker, blackjack, speed, whist, any game really, maybe with the exception of snap.)

Cluedo (I think it's 'Clue' in America. Don't argue with me, it counts as dark academia. It's got murder in it.)

+ Scrabble

Crafts:

Knitting (I knit socks, scarves, and am attempting a jumper. I find that it's far easier to knit your own jumper, scarf, socks, or whatever than hunting for one suitably 'aesthetically pleasing'.)

Embroidery (monogrammed handkerchiefs and shirts are so in.)

Weaving (sweet mother, I cannot-)

Making lace

Gardening

Cooking (not sure if this counts as a craft, but I'll throw it in just in case.)

Sewing (making clothes for yourself through sewing is a great way to make sure that your clothes fit perfectly, and are styled the way you want them to be. With practise, it becomes easier, and is definitely a useful skill to have.)

+ Calligraphy

+ Painting, of course. (release your inner Basil.

Outings:

Museums

Art galleries

Places of historical interests (in the UK, this might be more easily accessible with things like the National Trust. If you visit often, it might be useful to invest in a membership card with English Heritage (England), Cadw (Wales), or a National Trust card. I have a Cadw card, and I've found that it's accepted all over the UK, in the same way an entrance card specific to whichever country you're in would be too. I hope that makes sense.)

Public executions

Pubs

+ Go to a Café and sketch the people around you (I hear that charcoal or graphite is preferable here.)

Parks

Gardens

Churches, quaker meeting houses, graveyards, synagogues (sometimes the only places that are quiet are places of worship, and a lot of the time, they will be very welcoming in letting people in just to sit and think. Just remember to be respectful: don't insult people for their faith; don't scorn the place of worship; respect people buried in graveyards; don't take pictures, tempting as it may be, just to be on the safe side.)

The theatre

The opera

Concerts (classical music or otherwise)

Social events (memorial services, tours of your local university, open days, anything. It's an opportunity to learn, and spark intrigue because of your darkly mysterious and alluring demeanour.)

Things to do when you're bored.

Writing essays (it's really nerdy, but I find writing essays really interesting if they're on a topic I'm passionate about. It doesn't have to be an intellectual masterpiece, it could be 'The Top Ten Sexiest Classical Writers' for all I care. Just make it fun. Plus it's always an added bonus to that pile of messy papers that aesthetify your desk.)

Research (as above.)

Daydream about how you could have prevented the burning of the Library of Alexandria

Plan a murder / heist. Thoroughly.

Read something light (Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, Wilkie Collins or Colin Dexter novels are really good for relaxing. Murder mysteries are always good for winding down a little, whilst still keeping an active mind, so I would recommend those, but really, read whatever you want.)

Dress up

Read aloud

Perform a play alone (or to a pet, if you have one)

If you play an instrument, play through all of the pieces in your repertoire

More daydreaming

Take baths

Fake your death (by murder, of course)

Draw or paint something (no, it doesn't have to be good. Just do it to relax. See what kind of things you can create, like designing Frankenstein's monster)

Write a narrative piece

Watch a movie. A whole movie. Just sit down and watch a movie, no getting up and walking around, no flicking back and forth, no checking your phone. Just enjoy a movie without distractions.

Watch every single 'Greek Gods as vines' video on YouTube and count it as studying.

+ Listen to some classical music! I have a post on getting into classicl here:

Congratulations! You made it through!

Please, add to this list. I really want this to be expanded on, as I'm interested to see whether or not I've missed things, and if people agree.

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https://www.regain.us/advice/parenting/11-signs-you-have-an-emotionally-abusive-mother/

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Kid movies i wanna rewatch

Moana

Maleficent

The parent trap

Coco

The princess diaries

Zootopia

Big hero 6

The lion king

Inside out

The incredibles

Brave

Up

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gotta get married on may 15th