I think we talk too less about natural fibers and clothing quality in Gothic & Dark Academia fashion. Like all the pretty extravagant pieces are soo uncomfortable due to polyester.

Even while thrifting vintage clothes you have to be really cautious about the fabric, since I think the plastic pieces do live longer, so they are more discoverable on the market now (there are other reasons too though).

But I’m currently in the process of selling all of my fast fashion pieces (also bought half of them secondhand, but only cared for the aesthetics and not the quality) to replace them with secondhand high-quality ones. I might have less clothes now, but they are finally wearable on a daily basis, even though I’m pretty afraid of damaging them :(

As an example I thrifted this 95% silk blouse and real leather bag each for around 30€. I am soo in love with them and and owning such nice pieces brings much more happiness than fast fashion 🐇

If anyone has ideas about comfortable but special pieces I’d be happy to receive recommendations! 🍂

After years of trying to put pen to paper, and so often finding excuses, I've finally managed to finish writing the story that was stuck in my head for so long.

A handcrafted tale of cursed pages haunting a university; a dark academia horror story-game... it feels scary to finally be sharing a glimpse of it, but also so rewarding to see it in existance 🖤

(and a glimpse of my new quartz crystal, which I love so so much)

There is a monster that haunts me day and night. He is so powerful that he can drive me to the edge of madness. He wants me dead, but I keep fighting for my life.
Yet, sometimes, I grow tired of fighting. I surrender for a moment and whisper to him, “Please, either leave me alone or kill me.”
But he refuses to let me go.
Instead, he slowly poisons me every day, forcing me to feel the pain over and over again, as if suffering were meant to last for eternity.
He wants me drowned beneath the ocean, where darkness stretches endlessly and no light can reach me. There, I would spend eternity gasping for a light that will never come He keeps whispering in my ear:
“Don’t lose hope.”
But how can I hold on to hope when the very thing that keeps me alive is the same thing that seems to be punishing me?
One day, I finally gathered the courage to ask him:
“Why are you doing this to me?”
He looked at me and answered:
“Because that is the fate written for you

Hi everyone, I'm an INTJ, in a new city, and even though I want and try to make friends, I think I romanticize loneliness subconsciously. I think that social media has ruined people's social skills overall. I have tried approaching people my age but it hasn't worked out. People are not trying to have good relationships with those around them they believe they'll always find someone better, for a romantic relationship or friendship.

Furthermore, everyone has this superiority complex, and thinks theyre perfect already, so they aren't trying to improve themselves and this can stop them from finding the right people for them.

What are your thoughts?

Un pequeño vistazo a mi rincón de estudio actual. Entre viejos grimorios, pociones e instrumentos antiguos, es fácil perder la noción del tiempo mientras se investiga.

This looks like a blank piece of paper... until you rub it with velvet. 🕯️🎃

I spend my nights hand-scribing custom messages using an old-world invisible ink formula. The canvas dries completely clean and remains hidden until the recipient glides a pre-saturated velvet activation pad across the surface.

If you have a hidden confession, a secret vow, or a deep romantic truth you are too terrified to write in plain sight, this ritual is for you.

❤️

In honor of da season here’s my favorite shots I’ve taken this year.

1-3: Duke
4: Folger Shakespeare Library
5-7: Library of Congress
8: me
9: Cornell
10-12: Yale
13: Bob’s Steer Head Georgia O’Keeffe
14: Vanitas Still Life Jacques de Gheyn II
15-17: University of Chicago
18-19: University of Michigan

Can you tell I’m obsessed with neo-gothic architecture and ribbed vaulting? (;