Hi guys! I'm really into the dark academia aesthetic lately so I'm really excited to write this article!
This article is inspired by:
Are you going to learn Greek, Latin or French?
Will you drink coffee or tea as you read through old books?
Running through dark, mysterious forests behind school at night or early morning walks around the school?
Will you read Kill Your Darlings or The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Will you read the Secret History or Dead Poets Society?
All girls school, all boys school or school for everyone?
Will you tell your friends about Oscar Wilde or Edgar Allan Poe?
Will you tell the rough truth or sweet lies about what happened last night?
Will you prefer the sound of the crowded library (flipping pages, pencils meeting paper, soft whispers) or your shared dormitory at night (snoring, fire crackles, rain tapping against the window)?
Running in the rain or laying on grass in summer?
At night when they ask for scary stories, will you tell them true crime or urban legends?
Will your old radio play classical or jazz?
Will you take history or English class?
Will you dance in the moonlight or play the piano softly?
Will you prefer an old countryside manor or a big city house?
In an empty classroom, will you solve equations on the blackboard or search for answers in an old forgotten book?
Will you sit on a bench, in silence, with the person that you love, or go to the ball with this same person?
Will you write music or poetry?
Will you go to a crowded reception, or spend the night telling horror stories to your friends?
Will you be a student at a boarding school in the countryside, or at a prestigious university?
A quiet and desired solitude or a group of friends with whom to break the rules?
Will you play Hamlet or Othello?
Will you pledge allegiance to the god of science or literature?
Will you be forced to abandon love for ambition or ambition for love?
Will you visit rainy London or gloomy Paris?
Will you play the piano or the violin?
Will you study late at night or early in the morning?
Will you be crazy about old novels or old movies?
Will you visit abandoned chapel or a hidden library at night?
Will you wear tweed blazer or a trench coat?
Corduroy or plaid pants?
Oxfort shoes or Doc Martens boots?
A beige blouse or a black turtleneck?
A pocket watch or metal glasses?
Will you wear your hair braided or tied by a ribbon?
Will you prefer the sound of dead leaves crunching under the feet or the sun on your skin on a winter day?
Will you smoke a cigarette on the terrace of a cafรฉ, reading the newspaper or drinking red wine at night, a violin in your hand?
Will you spend hours in a museum, starring at the same piece of art or typing an essay on a typewriter?
Will you prefer a gothic style building (๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด) or neoclassical (๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ)?
Will you meet the love of your life in between two shelves in the library or behind a chapel?
Will you read Jane Austen or Henry James?
Will you wear the portrait of your loved one as a medaillon or place one of their letters against your heart?
See you later!
