How you, yes, YOU, can be both PUNK and A PRETENTIOUS BASTARD (dark academic) at the SAME TIME.
(yes, I do recognise that making a 'how-to' type list is basically the opposite of punk, leave me alone.)
Read poetry (I highly recommend John Cooper Clarke).
Be angry all the time, not at people around you, but at capitalism, social injustice, the government, and societal constructs.
Read Marx.
Doc Martens should be your best friend. Yes, they're expensive. But they're also high quality and will last you a lifetime (I've had a pair for about five years now, and they've literally grown with me).
Ratty blazers are cool.
Drink fruit juice, don't take drugs. In the beginning, the punk movement was very anti-drugs, so gangs of them would get together to drink fruit juice instead.
Only quote the insults from Shakespeare's works.
Wash your hair in beer. (Just trust me. My great grandmother washed her hair with beer, and she had great hair.)
Berets
Black velvet (whilst usually more goth) can definitely be adopted.
Know that 'modern' or 'new' doesn't necessarily mean 'better'.
Go to protests, talks, lectures, anywhere where you might be able to make a difference. Say something about anything you feel passionately about, don't stand for things you feel are wrong.
had a terrifying encounter yesterday when i offhandedly said "it's always hot to be covered in blood" and the person i was talking to was like "hm. fascinating that you believe that. let's dig into that." i'd forgotten there really are people who don't intuitively understand the eroticism of being blood-soaked. stay safe out there
sometimes making tea is less about drinking it and more ab it keeping you company
Wounds of the Earth
— by xis.lanyx
kelly aldrich is the most kind hearted and smartest person to ever exist and that’s that on that
The cat is wearing flowery clothes and black sunglasses outside. It’s very domineering.
I’m sorry but if you’re not proud af of your girl and supportive of all her positive and exciting decisions, then you don’t deserve to have her as your girl.
you know what i want? a friend group in which everyone has read plato , aristotle and the secret history by donna tartt or has at least watched dead poets society and loves literature, poetry , philosophy , art and we can just talk about all these and our fear of academic failure . a friend group in which we can read classics together and talk about the deeper meaning of life and rant about how much of a failure this society is . i want to share my passion for life and writing and all the things i mentioned with someone that will be equally as excited as i am .
all i'm saying is that sexy people isolate themselves from everyone and listen to music, read books and sleep to avoid their problems because existing in general is unbearable.