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m1ssnovember · 23 days

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iamabigbox · 6 months

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I’m like a mix of Henry, Richard and Bunny but only the pathetic parts

#morbid longing for the picturesque #annoying #migraines #socially awkward #not linguistic #like my friends more than they like me #richard papen #the secret history #bunny corcoran #henry winter

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ghoe25 · 1 year

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I love how the secret history takes about half the book to reach inside of you and pull out this hidden horribly strong morbid longing for the picturesque and freedom to be obsessive and mysterious and free and to live without thinking, and then takes the second half of the book to immediately tear everything down to its worst structural units and show how this feeling you’ve kept hidden can absolutely destroy you as a person. that’s pretty cool.

#secret history #morbid longing for the picturesque

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rumoursfromines · 2 years

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The human tragedy: to be reactionary, the conservative, and to always choose the certainty of daily bread above the light and airy inconsistencies of foreign pastry.

Sylvia Plath, April 1953

#sylvia plath #american poetry #sylvia plath journals #pastry #dark academia #morbid longing for the picturesque

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nekohrine · 10 months

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my fatal flaw is that I can’t stop thinking about rereading the secret history

#of course i have other things to (re)read #but #it’s the morbid longing for the picturesque #dark acamedia #the secret history #donna tartt #henry winter #richard papen #francis abernathy #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #bunny corcoran #edmund corcoran

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snehadarkacademia · 2 years

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" Third base " is telling them that your favourite genre of books is muder for the aesthetic.

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fleursforfall · 1 year

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do u have a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs or are u normal

#the secret history #donna tartt #literaure #english literature #dark academia #a morbid longing for the picturesque at all cost #henry winter #richard papen

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soflovesyou · 4 months

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idk why it took me so long to read tsh

#wtf did i just read #the secret history #judy poovey #francis abernathy #morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs #i might be going insane #will i ever recover #no #henry winter #richard papen #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #bunny #Judy Poovey the only sane person in the book

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cheruib · 2 years

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fighting the urge to buy the same book again just bc u found a prettier edition is a serious thing

#....... .. a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs

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m1ssnovember · 1 month

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Spring is for

Romantic poetry, reciting and acting out Shakespeare, roses, fresh pomegranates each day, classical music, Hellenism, Latin and Greek, vulgar girlhood, morbid longing for the picturesque

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thedevilundercover · 3 months

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Someone should buy me Secret History by Donna Tartt so I can re-live the exact depressive spiral I had when I read it the fist time

#I read it like two years ago #No book will ever come close to it #The morbid longing for the picturesque line broke me #bc thats actually just me wtf #richard papen #donna tartt #francis abernathy #secret history

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p1uviophile · 3 months

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if and when there's no one left to fathom over The Secret History by Donna Tartt, it's because me and @vincasofvitya are dead.

#dark academia #academia #donna tartt #the secret history #richard papen #henry winter #francis abernathy #tsh #camilla macaulay #charles macaulay #bunny corcoran #edmund corcoran #henry marchbanks winter #morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs

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srvyxhi · 4 months

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the feminine urge to change my Tumblr theme every time I encounter an aesthetic account is quite unhealthy !!

#tumblr #themes #relatable quotes #tumblr theme #desi tumblr #quotes #dark academia #dark academic aesthetic #artists on tumblr #tumblr themes #islam #tumblr things #tumblr blog #urge #the feminine urge #imperfectly perfect #perfectionist issues #a morbid longing for the picturesque

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toujoursfleure · 3 months

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𝟑-𝟓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐁𝐄 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘.

𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐒:

white - ( purity, innocence, cleanliness, authority, divinity. also it's modern understanding as a sign of purity and almost cold sterility vs. it's history as a color of death, mourning, and transcendence )

black - ( elegance, wealth, restraint, power. black blood in black veins. dark magic, the bleak void, repression )

sapphire - ( loyalty, nobility, sincerity, integrity. eyes that are as close to paradise on earth as one can get when she loves you but the icy depths of the ocean to the uninitiated. rich but cold. )

moss green - ( renewal and regeneration. fertility. resilience. the color of the gardens she loves and the ground her floral name has rooted her to. the blankets she swaddled draco in. )

crimson - ( blood. revenge. anger. the passion she stifles. it's the color she wears on her lips and nails like a gash after marriage and the first war. girlhood died in a fit of female rage. )

𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:

narcissa has a very fresh floral scent as her base. think the first promising breath of spring after a harsh winter. daffodils, melting snow, somewhat minty.

her perfume is something that she makes on her own and it enhances her natural scent while added something sultry and luxurious. amber. a little leather. honestly, her perfume borders on cologne territory.

there's always going to be a touch of the old world clinging to her like a ghost. wood and wine. the mustiness of an empty house. smoke.

𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐍:

laces as a child. her mother delighted in dressing her up like a doll.

satins and velvets. things that are slippery to the touch but create intrigue and texture.

narcissa is a fan of quiet luxury ( no big brands in modern universes ) and monochromes. she doesn't dress down ever, or at least out of choice.

she's more of a 'modest' dresser. she likes a good high neck and long gown. that being said, she wears clothes that are often incredibly form-fitting and hug her like a second skin or drape over her like water.

the shimmery the better. if she can't be named after a star, she can at least look like one.

𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒:

ornate ring with a hidden locket that has portraits of both her sisters inside of it. ( think the ring that elizabeth i had of anne boleyn ) but they all had their own version of the ring before andromeda left

studded handle wand. ( this is one of the few movie choices i stand by because it's just too good ) same concept as digging your nails into your palm when you’re angry and trying to control yourself. narcissa is a paragon of restraint and has to go to great lengths to keep from letting the underlying madness/chaos/cruelty overwhelm her and take over.

an antique pocket mirror inlaid with pearl and gold. if anyone knows the powers of appearances, it's our girl.

𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐆𝐄:

regal - ( we're talking pure aristocrat, baby. perfect posture, nose slightly upturned, graceful movements, could walk with a book on her head for miles and miles )

composed - ( you're not getting anything out of her that she doesn't want to show you. no twitches, no tells. her poker face is the stuff of legend. )

cool / aloof - ( if you're not close to her then you might find yourself questioning if she even has a pulse. she doesn't reach out and closes herself off from contact. there's not open hostility but there is the impression that you don't belong in her space and likely never will. smiles that don't quite reach the eyes, vague but sweeping gestures with her hands )

warm / generous - ( on the opposite end of the spectrum, if you have narcissa's love and affection she's as generous with it as anyone can be in private. she loves fiercely, she embraces openly. she's likely always touching you or finding a reason to. this is especially true prior to the breakup of the triumvirate that was her and her sisters. )

hostility / cruelty - ( you'll never see it coming but when it does it's swift and cold. she can be vindictive and her hatred can manifest in the darkest ways. unlike some of her family members who become pure fire and passion - even reckless - in their wrath, narcissa is calculated and knows exactly how to hit where it hurts. she'll likely have no expression beforehand but those eyes of hers express every gd emotion she's repressed right before the axe swings. )

𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒:

clean girl / old money

femme fatale

gothic / baroque

dark academia

tagged by: @nobilisheir

#✖✖✖ ▍a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs ≺ hcs ≻#this was a nice little refresher on my girl

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aestheticcluttercore · 1 year

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dark academia? oh you mean papencore.

#look it’s just a very funny concept to me okay #you all want a fatal flaw sooooo bad #you don’t have a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs you’re just a teaboo with delusions of grandeur #the secret history

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earlgreykindaday · 2 years

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a picturesque coming-of-age: muffled conversations, sighs in front of the bathroom mirror, feet dangling off the kitchen counter, waiting for the last train, fingers brushing as coffee is passed, old cars on their last leg, the laughter of strangers, rose-tinted glasses, a moment ruined, words left unsaid

#coming of age #romanticism #journaling #escapism #writing #a morbid longing for the picturesque #excerpt from my journal #writeblr #writers

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