My OC, Eric, I Totally Don’t Draw Him Like 3 Times A Day- Also Woah, Thanks For Tagging Me! I Hardly

nothing sexier than that picture with the italian players on top of eachother after the win and the english ones going through the 5 stages of grief in the back

This feels like a moment in history.

saw this and immediately knew what I had to do

Martin "wants kids but nervous about being a good dad due to his own shitty dad" Blackwood 🤝 Jonathan "never really thought about it but has an uncanny skill with children" Sims

𝕲𝖚𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝕬𝖈𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖆 - 𝖗𝖔𝖔𝖒 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖔𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖘

Overall aesthetics: This aesthetics mostly focuses on classical literature, the pursuit of self-discovery, vintage objects, the pursuit of learning and knowledge, and history. It’s heavily inspired by European architecture and culture from the 19th century and Greek arts

Key colors: mainly earthy, muted tones such as forest or sage green, dark brown, beige, white, cream, dark orange, gold, and burgundy

Wall decor: 

Insect display case - this decoration is in my opinion very aesthetically pleasing and resembles dark academia. You may have exposed butterflies and moths, or other beetles and insects…

Vintage picture frames 

Old maps and newspaper cutouts 

Astrology tapestry 

Old fashion clocks 

Picture collage with vintage pictures, poems, and book pages

Any scientific sketches of botany or zoology 

Gold framed mirrors

Furniture and ornaments: the older and dustier the better. It’s important to have furniture with dark wood tones

Dark wooden study desk

Drawer cabinet

Old chair

Bookshelves

Old desk lamps, bankers or piano lamp

Vintage suitcase/briefcase

Clothing rack - you want to display your clothes

Books, books, and books - keep them everywhere

Greek busts

Gramophone/record player

Typewriter

Lantern

Globe

Dried plants, leaves, and/or vines

Plant in a birdcage 

Hourglass or stopwatch

Candles and candlestick holders - you can use vintage candlestick holders or wine glasses  

Some small accessories:

Vintage trinkets - some small thrift trinkets or collectible items

Chess set

Stationery set

Quill and ink

Leather-bound journal

Vintage film camera

Crystal liquor bottles

Vintage tea set - if you love coffee or tea you wanna have some nice looking cups to drink from

Armillary sphere

Magnifying glass - you won’t probably use it but it’s a really nice thing to have a display

Candle snuffer

Compass

Art supplies - if you’re an artist don’t be afraid to show your art supplies. Have your brushes, pencils, and paints exposed on your desk or even have an art corner with everything there

happy decorating!!

(PICTURES ARE FROM PINTEREST. ALL CREDITS TO THEIR AUTHORS. IF YOU OWN ANY OF THESE PICTURES AND WANT THEM REMOVED JUST LET ME KNOW)

-michala <3

mr Blackwood for the @mycupofteafanzine <3

a dark academia reading list

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Plays of Oscar Wilde

Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Enola Holmes Books by Nancy Springer

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Circe by Madeline Miller

Mythology by Edith Hamilton

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle

People Like Us by Dana Moyle

The Ivies by Alexa Donne

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

This had me audibly cackling in the office

jonah's insistance that everything he does is of his own accord and that he's in complete control of his actions vs. his literal role in the universe. as the eye's prophet and acolyte. did you want to do it, or did your god want you to do it. is there a difference, if the only thing you truly want is to serve your god. are your wants the same as its, by definition. how much free will can any avatar at all have. sure, you can stop any second you want, but what's even left of you without this. you say you want to do this, because if you don't, then all of this has been for nothing. you have to want this. were you silent or were you silenced. ykwim.