Subwayhands + Reading

clutter close ups

Amy bossing Laurie around is basically the reason I made this gif set.

Wenzel Tornøe (detail)

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

- Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

here at last is a true lover

do you ever see handwritten notes in a used/second hand book and you are like.. yes.. my dear anonymous lover who I never met.. I feel our bond through this piece of classic literature.. our two souls are merging into one.. or ist that just me?

Spent a few hours studying here the other day. (x) if you choose to repost these images, credit me using the source in the link provided. 

Tag yourself as these humanities subjects

all songs can be found on my dark academia playlist here

English: ‘Oxford Comma’ by Vampire Weekend

shades of obsidian ink spilt across your lined pages, imagining book characters out of passersby on the street, falling in love with the person who makes your coffee every dew stained morning, torn paper quotes embellishing your bedroom walls, sentimental connections to your favourite books

Geography: ‘Time Above The Earth’ by The Kooks

embellishing boring days with vibrant clothing, planning your days around being awake to watch the sky sweep for watercolour streaks, small souvenirs hiding in the crevices of your room, spilling your thoughts into your phone at the most obscure hours

Philosophy: ‘Hollywood Forever’ by FINNEAS

diluted light leaking through the unloved window panes, cream sweatshirts and checkered shirts, beads of gold dripping from every debate you argue, opal hearts with black taints that can’t be wiped away like dust, silly kisses where you blow air into each other’s mouth

Religion: ‘Breathe’ by Riley Baron

rows of fresh apple trees in overgrown orchards, white dresses that brush against nature’s hair, meaningful symbols held close to your heart, pressed wildflowers hidden between old books, pieces of lace delicately hanging on your body

History: ‘The Night We Met’ by Lord Huron

strolling through unknown museums and falling in love with every lost soul exhibited there, second hand clothing loved more by you, browned books faded but rich in emotion and information, documenting the best years of your life on film cameras 

Law: ‘Instant Coffee’ by Bugs

giant echoing rooms with people too full of what they have to say, drinking iced coffee like its water, subdued neon lights spreading hues around your room, adorning your body in layers of clothing, nocturnal days so you can chatter with your friend the moon at night

Robert Sean Leonard, Dead Poets Society (1989)

〰 Intense Stares (3rd version).