some science dark academia things
Because all academics can be dark academics.
(remember dark academia is only a subculture, so don’t change fundamental aspects of yourself to fit into it!)
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✎ instead of globes and paintings, a study space decorated with annotated data tables, coffee-stained formula sheets, and diagrams with weathered edges
✎ endless rows of spreadsheets, being able to input data at a frightening pace. the glow of a laptop screen despite the night outside the library window.
✎ short, neatly-trimmed nails. all the same, there's dirt under them from fieldwork
✎ walking quickly through the corridors, your labcoat giving you an air of confidence as you exchange nods with likeminded students, all working towards the same goal
✎ booking a group room with your labmates, suggesting explanations with one another as you compare results from the week's work. theories and explanations shared around coffee cups and a quiet evening
✎ annotating the papers you research, re-explaining their findings to yourself over and over until it finally dawns. carrying these papers with you and discussing them with professors
✎ the math and science students in my university always set up 'take a textbook, leave a textbook' in the hallways between the chem and math departments. there are carts full of battered, old chemistry, biology, and calculus textbooks at the start of every semester
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Day twenty eight - You know what? Spooky quiet town vibes really do appeal to me. I’m not sure who thought it would be a good idea to leave these creepy dolls outside of their house, but it fits the vibe. Didn’t even need to edit the picture.
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Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
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dark academia ⚘ october thoughts
Feeling like a classy academic this month ♡
(remember dark academia is only a subculture, so don't change fundamental aspects of yourself to fit into it!)
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✎ taking note of how the street changes. the leaves rot into the ground, and the local halloween decorations begin to pop up.
✎ the crisp, encroaching winter air on your breath as you walk across campus. finally layering all those sweaters and jackets you love.
✎ spooky music while studying.
✎ pullover sweaters with a vintage print, flannel shirts, ankle boots.
✎ choosing your halloween costume to match/complement that of your friends, lover, partner, etc. paying close attention to all the smallest details in your outfit.
✎ watching your favourite movies under a fuzzy blanket with a cup of tea/coffee/cocoa (especially if you're a horror lover like myself).
✎ enjoying the autumnal festivities around you: images of orange leaves, pumpkins, spiders, bones. even if you don't celebrate halloween, the black and brown aesthetic is quite nice.
✎ the crunch of brown and orange leaves under your shoes.
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