#Balkan goth

[nugothrhythms]

2023 single "A Silver Dagger to Our Throats" by Athens, Greece-based goth rock act Reflection Black

[shisasan]

Endre Penovác (Serbian,b.1956), Black Cat with Piercing Gaze

[bloodyykissess]

[ed13d1]

finding my roots

[love-promethea]

and when the guilt consumes you, what will you hold onto

[fatalebridget]

[stupldcrackhead]

balkan.-.

[milka-savic51]

[theethlezprincez]

✩

[bloodygothichell]

got my nails appointment canceled, help me to choose my new nails plsssss

[nugothrhythms]

"Lies" by Patras, Greece-based darkwave act Grey Gallows off of their 2023 album Strangers

[nonhapiupareti]

"When I wanted to exist, I couldn't" (original inscription on ancient Bosnian tombstone)

[bloodyykissess]

[max1461]

Why did Romania and shit become goth, I don't get it? Like it's warm and sunny in the Balkans and the Greeks etc. (in olden times) were running around tits out in their manly mini skirts and whatnot which seems more appropriate. Same with the Romans of course which is why Romania is even called that. And, you know, the Russians were all baroque Francophiles who eat little cakes (closer but still not vampiric) and the Ottomans, what, the Ottomans? I mean they're full on Türkic it's a whole nother world.

But even in the middle ages with Byzantium and shit I do see a little bit of a goth sensibility in the Hellenosphere like, if you look at those uncial manuscripts and shit, plus they love Jesus whose whole thing is that he literally died. But Romania and shit just went completely, I mean, Vlad the Impaler and shit, and even if you look at old Romanian paintings it's 100% vampire shit, I mean that's literally where vampire imagery is from. So I don't really understand how this little goth enclave formed between the bodacious warm-weather homosexuals of the Mediterranean and the somber grandiose cold-weather homosexuals of Eastern Slavia...

Actually I guess I answered my own question.

[theonlyqualitytrash]

Introduction post—about me, rules when interacting with my blog

Hi, I'm QualityTrash, just another random user on this platform, and I'm here to talk about myself a little (because who doesn't love talking about themselves, right?)

Anyway, I'm an INFJ type with a passion for the whimsical, the creepy, the misunderstood, and the morbid. I'm a very introverted person, so you’ll rarely see me interacting with people directly. I mostly prefer to admire from afar.

I started writing fanfiction when I was about 12, but of course, the mind and writing style of an adolescent can be a bit crass. Most of the works I wrote back then have either been archived, deleted, or are sitting in a dusty corner of my folders (sometimes, you just can't part with things).

My hobbies include cross-stitching, writing (of course), reading (surprise, surprise), yoga, scrapbooking, gaming, and overanalyzing the hell out of art—whether it's paintings, characters, music, or literature.

I listen to a lot of music, from classical to rock, goth to Kpop. I could go on about this for the rest of the post, so I’ll just stop here and drop a few artists I love: IAMX, Rammstein, Ghost, Laufy, Ic3peak, Creature Feature, QBomb, Melanie Martinez, Kordhell, Ado, Ooes, Aurora, Chopin... and I’ll stop before this list gets too long.

Some of my favorite anime/series (other than BSD) include Violet Evergarden, Jojo (I'm still working on finishing the 5th part), Death Parade, Kuroshitsuji, Moriarty the Patriot, Beastars, Dungeon Meshi, Helluva Boss, The Amazing Digital Circus, Arcane and Monster High.

Now, some fun facts about me:

My birthday is on July 17th, just one day after my mother's

I have three cats: Max, Sasha, and Sonya

My favorite color is yellow, and I love sunflowers

I'm a silly atheist with a fascination for religious imagery and references

I’m from the Balkans (and yes, English isn't my native language, but I try my best!)

I have a rat tattoo

I am extremely clumsy—it’s not even funny anymore

I study biochemistry—ironically, I ran from chemistry my whole life before applying to university

I write poems (and I often try to incorporate their meanings into my works)

Finally, I’d like to close this post with some dos and don’ts for interacting with me:

My ask box is open to most things (both SFW and NSFW), as long as you're respectful and not trying to start drama with questions aimed at causing conflict. Also, I prefer not to discuss politics—there are far more educated people out there to talk about that. Ask me anything as long as it stays respectful!

I'm also open to suggestions and requests! If you have an idea you'd like me to put on paper, I’d love to try it (let’s hope I have the inspiration for it).

If I don’t respond to something, it’s either because I haven’t gotten to it yet, I’m lacking inspiration, it made me uncomfortable, or it doesn’t feel relevant to my blog. I’m not upset, though—just a little preoccupied.

If anything bothers me, I’ll vent about it—though I promise to keep it lighthearted and hopefully funny :))

If you're here, hello! Thank you for taking the time to read through my introduction post.

Have this virtual cookie as a token of my appreciation :>

[computersucker]

wake up monday morning and immediately blasts myself with loud techno* in the big headphones i feel like those girls in the balkan coffee shops

*techno=electronic synth darkwave coldwave ebm industrial postpunk atmospheric coldwave goth vintage synths electronic music. but i always just say techno incorrectly like some kind of old man