11th of november,

slowly making my way through anna karenina and enjoying the autumn colors 🍁

"Grief suffocated. Grief paralysed. Grief was a cruel, heavy boot pressed so hard against his chest that he could not breathe" - R.F. Kuang, Babel

: ̗̀➛ uni is starting again, so here's a little more “motivational” moodboard for all of us struggling students <3

28.07.22 - in milan, still bored

Actually had a productive day at the library going through my materials and writing notes on Mary Shelley

february tenth: a brief morning reprieve with oscar wilde, sipping on hot water with fresh lemon. an old debussy record spins softly on the turntable.

Musikwissenschaft does it all

reading a couple of pages as study breaks✍🏻 | instagram: thomreads

my own interpretation of the famous quote “don’t study hard, study smart”: have your coffee machine ON your desk | instagram: thomreads

A friend and I visited the Wartburg two days ago. 💕

Cold foggy mornings at university

numb fingers, too big jackets, almost slipping but being able to catch your footing at the last second, frozen eyelashes, runny noses, long scarves, opening your window only to immediately close it again, Tchaikovsky, burning candles, full moons, frozen glasses, looking at the streetlights outside your window to see if it’s still snowing, exams, chunky sweaters, wool blankets, swaying trees, snowy footprints, peace

I just feel like the broad dark academia community doesn't appreciate Romanticism enough, ya know? I mean there's Keats and Byron but still. Is there a niche where we discuss Coleridge and the Shelleys and COLERIDGE HAVE Y'ALL REALLY NOT READ THAT SHIT IT'S GAY WE'RE MISSING OUT HERE

(credit: @alis_o IG)