what do you think dark academia could look like in Asia, both visually and academically? also, here's a bad pick up line: are you rice? cos you get me up in the morning
Firstly, bad pickup lines are literally my thing so thankyou.
so I can only really speak to south Asia but i hope there something in there for everyone.
sliced fruits and tea while you study
takings rikshaws to class
bleached white uniforms and polished shoes
studying on the roof on a sunny day listening to the street noises
street food with friends
fountain pens and perfect handwriting
late nights studying without coffee
studying through repetition and reading
teachers who point with their middle finger
full bookshelves of textbooks and class readings full annotated
hanging out with local stray cats
TWEED
trench coats
dark colours
black turtle necks
plaid pants/skirts
scarfs
three piece suits
button ups and collard tops 
old watches
lockets
rings
glasses
knit wear
desks (preferably cherry or mahogany)
towering bookcases
record players
art depicting tarot cards or deities
old photographs
books e v e r y w h e r e
vintage tea cups with roses on them
candles
old wine bottles
a chess board
a skull
at least one ash tray (even if u don’t smoke!)
red lipstick
brow gel
any dark lipstick
bangs
long hair
red lipstick
or collar bone length
undercuts r also rly rad
oh and did i mention red lipstick?
red wine
gin
whiskey
champagne
coffee
tea
blackberries
pomegranates
bloody steak
mushrooms
candied ginger
toast-plain toast
soup
walnuts
the secret history (obvi)
if we were villains
the golden finch
anything by V.E schwab
shakespeare
aeschylus
homer
plato
anything by oscar wilde
ninth house
song of achilles
harry potter (don’t @ me it’s da)
truly devious
edgar allan poe
(this list could go on forever but these of some of my faves)
hozier
lorde
tears for fears
depeche mode
any classical
lana del ray
the smiths
the cranberries
velvet underground
(again this list could go on forever)
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Something quick and fun.
I loved their parts of the movie so much :')
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