i need friends to do this
chaotic academia, pinterest
how to feel dark academic:
annotate poems and swap them with your friends
draw greek statues on your hands
read the secret history
moon gaze
look up true crime articles on wikipedia at 3:00am and try to solve them
wear black blazers
write literature essays for fun
get lost in a random city
ask your family about your ancestors
coffee coffee coffee
write latin words on your arms
run through stormy rain
research an artist’s history
layer turtlenecks and jumpers in the winter
write a fancy 1800s themed love letter to yourself
sketch strangers in cafes
Albert Edelfelt, Flowergirl, 1884 & Portrait of Mme Weissgerber de Stragewicz, 1887 (details)
Salvatore Postiglione (1861-1906) - Dante e Beatrice, 1906 (detail)
If it doesn’t burn a little then what’s the point of playing with fire? -Bridgett Devoue
things to put in a journal/letter/etc.
✧ scraps of fabric
✧ poetry
✧ comic strips and magazine/newspaper cut outs
✧ small, handwritten notes in the shape of a heart
✧ ribbon
✧ rocks
✧ bandaids with nice sayings written on them
✧ small origami, like a crane
✧ puzzle pieces
✧ buttons
✧ cards from games
✧ sea shells
✧ shark teeth
✧ small jewelry
✧ paperclips
✧ recipe cards
✧ cutouts from boxes
✧ vintage postcards
✧ photos
✧ stamps
✧ lists of anything you’d like
✧ bottle caps
✧ qr code with a video or song
✧ stickers
✧ drawings, doodles, and sketches (!!)
✧ stationary
✧ hair pins
✧ safety pins with beads attached