#light academia textpost

[finalsymphony]

music is an old friend. sometimes you grow apart. sometimes you come back together, years later. they’ll still be in the same spot you left them, waiting patiently. they never ask where you’ve been or why you left. it’s not exactly the same but it’s not quite so different either, is it? and what can you possibly say to the friend that never left, never changed, never judged? carried you through things no one else will ever know about? luckily you don’t have to say anything. your friend knows.

[randomlyblue]

hey (with the intention of spending hours lying beside each other on the grass, pointing out fantastical shapes in the clouds).

[macaulaytwins]

I hate college, I’m dropping out of college, college is the absolute bane of my— oh! my professor just praised me :) I love college, college makes me who I am, when college ends I’ll be so miserable I could die

[wordswithloveee]

[theidlespoon]

born to read (a book in one sitting) forced to READ (two pages of my chemistry textbook)

[poetry-by-post]

what post should I type out next?

[achillesreborn]

i do not envy the men stuck in my heart,

unwilling & unknowing hostages to my fleeting affections,

& yet every time i whisper "i love you" to the empty darkness,

for i am much too afraid to say it to any hopeful lover,

i whisper it to every boy within me.

[oh-you-pretty-thingz]

my notes app is filled with some of the most gut-wrenching, pain-inducing poetry that has ever graced this vulnerable earth

[lightyagamismentor]

I am a love affirmation in a world that is still doubting the power of the universe.

-Mehad

[apresnuit]

Journal of a Solitude, May Sarton

[tieflingtryst]

Not USian

Just call me Tryst

I am 26 years old

I am a Transmasculine Bisexual

This page is 18+ for comfort

This page is mainly SFW but might be the odd fiction-based textpost.

Honestly a lot of this blog will be about either me or my OCs

I ship my d&d OCs with my friends OCs we have an elaborate RP universe (or four)

I dont take requests for moodboards or stimboards from non-friends sorry

(Note: trans women are women and i dont do tumblr discourse. DNI if you dont agree with the first bit.)

Banners on my headcanons are by either me or benkeibear

I have 3 canons which i'll summarise as quickly as I can

1. Regular D&D campaigns of varying kinds, referred to as canon 1, which are the sort of official on paper ones for these characters

2. An isekai where they all, through various means, ended up in a pocket dimension with a quaint, currently combat-free town called Honeyfell. This is basically what if they got to be safe edition, though different characters found themselves there at different points and of course many have backstories together.. (canon 2)

3. A pre-campaign canon divering timeline in Baldurs' Gate (the city, not the game), set around the bandit camp many of my and my friends' characters grew up in/around, as young adults now.

4. Canon 2 but timeskipped 30 years.

My current OCs:

Rouge Montgomery - 3 foot tall red Tiefling/Eladrin Rogue with a lot of trauma because im very unique everyone. His themes are religious abuse/rejection of faith, being bi and transgender, and being hypersexual because of trauma but being greyace himself. He is (canon 2, polyam) paired with Dannis (not mine) who is a golden retriever audhd ranger, and Eris (also not mine) who is another golden retriever tired dad energy motheruncle. Ex of Estée. Chaotic Good.

Estée Maplesword - Tiefling/Eladrin Grave Cleric. Was raised in total isolation. Does not know a lot of simple human things. Bisexual cis woman. Has religious trauma but a fixation on the themes and symbolism. Loves flowers and cottagecore and romanticises the picket fence dream. Has a crush on Dannis in canon 1, is dating Viktor (not mine) in canon 2, a barbarian with a heart of gold and a lot of wolf symbolism. Ex of Rouge. Unknown child of Ulkarien and sister of Eridan and Vexx, half-sister to Melody, and Lute. Chaotic Good.

Dante Hexwood - Tiefling Soulknife Rogue/Bard. Living weapon character. Riddled with relationship trauma. Attracted to men. Transfem.. Dark blue and glowy blue colour themes. Heavily cares about freedom and music. Loves butterflies. Chaotic Good. Paired with Valerien (not mine) in canon 3 (a terrible detective tiefling, they're discovering their transfem identity too.), and in canon 2, Cain (not mine) (theyre t4t too and i love them).

Ulkarien Eversong - Half Human Half Eladrin Rogue/Ranger in canon 1, and Fathomless Warlock in canon 2. In the rogue canon he is shy, autistic-coded, fond of animals and easily manipulated, with light academia themes. In the warlock canon he is unstable, reclusive, still autistic-coded, obsessed with eldritch horrors and his books, and makes jewellery. Tired dad energy. Has 17 illegitimate children he is not aware of. Rogue ver Chaotic Good, Warlock ver Chaotic Neutral. Canonically has D.I.D, his two alters are Cyan (sexual protector) and Emery (trauma holder). (OP is a traumagenic system ♡) . In canon 1 he is getting involved with a shadar kai cleric called Onyx who also is a system (not mine), in canon 2 he's into a tiefling/high elven kensei monk/scribes wizard called Syrus, and raising a deaf white cat called Sorbet.

Eridan Stonevine - Tiefling/Eladrin Bard - in one canon Rogue/Bard. Heavily audhd coded, loves animals especially his pet rat Remy. Somehow a sunshine and a dark academia vibe together. Canonically dyspraxic and ADHD. Full of love. Mediocre poet, good at singing but only plays divorced dad rock. Gay. Canon 1 he is paired with Rex (not mine) a circle of stars druid changeling, who is learning how to be a person. Canon 2, in a relationship with Davin (not mine) a flamboyant genderqueer Bard with many tattoos and sheer wet cat energy. Chaotic Good. In canon 3 he is in a relationship with Hermes, a twilight domain cleric tiefling who likes the nighttime and crafts. Slow burn that just got realised in that canon.

Claude Clearskies - Eladrin Elf Bard - Bi (mainly MLM) transmasc genderqueer he/him sir boy. Pink themed (spring affinity). Extremely cheerful, impulsive, consistently rolls terribly for performance so he's aggressively mediocre at his class. Excitable adhd energy. In canon 2 is in a relationship/courtship with Silver (not mine)- a flamboyant nonbinary Aasimar Bard who is learning about commitment. In canon 3, he's involved with Kyrose (not mine) a druid with Many Anxieties. Chaotic Good.

Vexx Swiftstrike - Tiefling Rogue - Transfem, bisexual. Quick-witted, cunning, and so tired of it all. She's helped run her sister Lutes' crime empire in Baldurs' Gate for years, through no choice of her own, and has had enough of it. In canon 1 and 3, she's polyam in a throuple with Rhysand (ink devil warlock tiefling, rival crime boss) and Lucifer (her exes brother, an elf and shadow magic sorceror). Chaotic Neutral.

(Yes i REALLY like the same 3 tropes. And chaotic good characters. And shipping!)

Note: I am personally prof dx Autism + cPTSD, and i heavily suspect ADHD (will be getting assessed formally when i've completed some therapy), im also a system, so all coding of characters comes from an informed place of love- not harmful stereotyping.

There are other characters too who get content but these are the main ones right now.

[macaulaytwins]

you’re in his dms, I’m ghosting him bc he didn’t know what the picture of dorian gray was. we are not the same

[pizzapasta23045]

I feel like he would wear academic clothes. But not, like, light academia.

He wouldn't be part of a specific fashion style he'd dress like himself and make his own style.

Al Haitham is the business casual guy. He does not wear anything else.

saw a thread on twitter about what op thought kaveh would wear in a modern au and it was all bland beige "light academia" clothing ive never been more offended in my life before. wheres the flair. where's the jewelry. where's the patterns and different fabrics. the sharp colors. are you kidding me

[wordswithloveee]

[cathartidaestimblog]

update 12/1/23!!: going through and reblogging lots of posts ive had saved for a while. most things will not be tagged. be careful !

info: - i try my best to trigger tag things that may affect people (tagged as simply [tag name], like #flashing) - i may spam reblog - let me know if i reblog the same thing multiple times, i dont like to have duplicates but i am forgetful :>

tagging system under the readmore (for myself mostly, but there is a list of potentially triggering tags that you can avoid if necessary ^^) (not fully accurate, i am constantly working on it :>)

my posts: cat speaks, cat stims, faves from saves ocs: ryuuto, nightstrike (a festival i invented for my oc world), toki, talos convian, kit, jason, ink aesthetics: angels, robotcore, fantasy, dark academia, lovecore, halloween, webcore, kittycore, petcore non-oc characters: hu tao, noelle (both genshin), binah (project moon)

type of post: stimboard, gifset, gif, video, audio, textpost, moodboard, long gifset, imageset, image (i also tag the number of gifs in a post, so #2 or #9 just refers to that ^^)

potential warning tags: flashing, eyestrain, glitch, fast, spinning, bright medical, medcore, gore, blood, needles (includes both sewing and medical), pills sharps, knives, weapons, swords bugs, insects, scorpions, spiders, snakes, moths, bees hands, people, eyes, hair horror, body horror, dolls, abandoned (i think thats the tag?) food, drinks, desserts, sweets, meat, chocolate, fake food crosses (like religious symbol crosses), alcohol, skulls, messy, smoking destruction, makeup destruction, cutting, carving, fire colors: rainbow, black, gray, silver, white, red, orange, gold, yellow, green, mint, teal, blue, lavender, purple, cream, tan, brown, pink

textures (?): bright, clear, dark, fur, glass, glow, holo, leather, lights, metal, metallic, paper, plastic, soft, warm, wood, squishy

studio ghibli: ghibli, ponyo, howls moving castle, totoro, soot sprites, calcifer, kikis delivery service, castle in the sky

video games: video games, minecraft, genshin, honkai star rail, pokemon, kirby

vocaloid (and similar): vocaloid, miku, luka, kaito, rin, len, meiko, teto, vflower, synth v, eleanor forte, ferry, eve, ghost and pals, team 6x111

sanrio: sanrio, cinnamoroll, pompompurin, hello kitty, my melody, kuromi

genshin: genshin, layla, diona, diluc, chongyun, xingqiu, tighnari, hu tao

pokemon: pokemon, vaporeon, sylveon, snom, lurantis, mimikyu, rowlet, polteageist, jolteon, pikachu, gengar, raichu, oshawott, tandemaus, sobble, silvally, furret, clodsire, galarian ponyta

unsorted fandoms: loz, mario, rosalina, cheshire cat, animal crossing, honkai star rail, silver wolf, stardew valley

nature: trees, outdoors, rain, storm, sky, clouds, water, ocean, snow, flowers, grass, ice, moss, leaves, sunset, night, frost, rocks, plants, winter

animals: cats, calico, tigers dogs, german shepherds, shiba inu, pitbulls, foxes birds, corvids, crows, ravens, blue jays, owls, barn owls, woodpeckers, geese, canada geese, macaws, ducks, muscovy ducks, penguins, puffins, mallard ducks, seagulls, doves, magpies moths, atlas moths, cecropia moths, death's head hawkmoths, luna moths, rosy maple moths bears, pandas, polar bears fish, koi, goldfish goats, deer, cows, bunnies, mice, opossums, hyenas, snakes

people (?): people, hands, tattoos, hair, eyes, makeup fursuits, handpaws, scalemail fashion, clothing, shoes, jewelry, gloves, rings, corsets, dresses, ties, earrings, flannel, skirts

food: food, cakes, cookies, pancakes, waffles, chocolate, berries, strawberries, peaches, whipped cream, desserts, sweets, fake food, marshmallows, fruits, candy, bread, peanut butter, cupcakes, oreos, cotton candy, meat

drinks: drinks, milk, coffee, boba, taro, tea, hot chocolate, milkshakes, soda, ramune

art: drawing, inking, paint, painting, paint mixing, sewing, brushing, brushes, sculptures, architecture, pens, pencils, writing, paper

slime: slime poking, slime stretching, slime squishing, slime pouring clear slime, cloud slime, floam slime, water slime, clay slime (also used for clay cracking)

technology: keyboards, typing, pc, controllers, tech, mech, machinery, machinery, gears, typewriters

fidgets and stimming: fidget toys, fidget spinners, fidget cubes, fidget tangles, body stims

other: city, streetlamps, anime, indoors, character i dont know, xenogenders, figurines, bandaids, powder, carousel, buttons (includes both sewing buttons and mechanical pressing buttons), hearts, golden hour, sparks, books, coins, swords, crystals, tarot, dice, mothman, bath bombs, chains, lava lamps, plague doctors, digital, melting, forging

[tricotea]

okay so a large part of me starting this blog is that i am v inspired to share my work and plans the same way a lot of knitting youtubers and knitting podcasters do so here is my humble attempt of doing it in textpost format.... this will probs be a long post so under the cut we go !

first off i wanna start off with my fall moodboard (this idea is heavily inspired by emily from high fiber knits on yt much love to her) that i just made on canva lol

i think if i were to give this one a name it would be medieval scholar autumn lol. medieval not in the riches and jewels and such way but in the cobblestones and horse drawn carriages and those white and cream buildings with dark brown wood beams all across them if you know what i mean. it's crisp weather and chilly nights and county fairs and clear blue skies and just a very vibrant autumn. the more scholarly side of it to me is hot milk tea and browns and creams and not necessarily dark academia (bc i think that has become too oversaturated and now everything qualifies as some sort of academia esque thing and i've decided that FOR ME its cringe and i dont care.) but like books and reading and stufying and studying groups because well i neeed to romanticize school because i have to do it now. now that i am taking a class and also working i really need to keep the motivation up and like. this will help bc i love pretty pictures. another thing i was heavily inspired by was this package of milk tea flavored kitkats that had a nice red and green tartan pattern on it now i don't like red and green together it always reads christmas to me but the pattern combined with the tea really spoke to me. tbh i don't know how often i would really go for this much orange i had a very specific vision in mind when making this moodboard but i feel like the aesthetic isn't fully captured, and that's okay ! i'm trying to learn and really internalize that moments are not things to have and own, and certain feelings and blips of time and that perfect slant of light, or scent of something sweet on a cool breeze, or sky just the right shade, cannot and should not be kept forever. they are there to exist and be experienced, and if they are forgotten later that's okay. it doesn't have to be owned to have mattered. all this to say that maybe the vibes aren't exactly right and i won't wear all of these on the perfect day for the perfect vibe because that doesn't exist outside of pinterest lol. on we move.

before the patterns, a disclaimer: i will not make all of these patterns, i know this. i might not even make or finish any of these patterns lmao i have work and school and while that doesn't take up all of my time, i am still a very beginner knitter (still haven't finished my first garment lol) and do not have the skills or the money or the time to invest in all of these patterns no matter how much i want to. i have other hobbies too ! and that's fine ! honestly a lot of the reason i am making this post is because i 1 love explaining my thought processes 2 i love planning stuff and 3 mmmm categorization. big fan of ravelry bundles its my jam. honestly im not even 100% tied to the idea that aesthetics and trends and seasons (in the fashion and style sense, not the natural phenomenon) are even a good thing or something that aligns with my morals and values. i just like pretty pictures and matching things around and stuff.

okay pattern 1 and the most likely one i am to cast on is the tonight top by lily kate france! i would use malabrigo sock in the colorway ivy, as i got this yarn as a gift from my friend when she was in paris <3 not much to say about this pattern in regards to what i would do with it, i just think it would be a nice way to learn some new skills and show off the beautiful green earthy yarn. and even tho it's not bright orange lol.

pattern 2 and now we're going in no particular order is the winter's pullover by ozetta. again really nothing special about this one but i do think a hand knit cozy sweater is a goal of mine just as a knitter and this one fits the bill! can never go wrong with a thick cozy sweater in fall

pattern 3 is the honeycomb cardigan by sedna yang which again, cozy cabled cardigan can't go wrong with that. do i think i will be knitting this any time soon? absolutely not. but i do think it fits the vibe very well even tho i will not be able to purchase yarn for it lol that is too expensive for me rn

pattern 4 is the romy sweater by sandnes design and tbh i'm not sold on this one. mostly picked it for the colorwork being reminiscent of the afformentioned medieval buildings with the dark wooden beams across the outside but. well i'm not sold. it does fit in as a cozy oversized sweater but idk if it's different enough from the others to really get me to wanna make it.

pattern 5 is the cadogan sweater by lily kate france and omg i do really love this design. like overall i just feel like it fits in with the vibe really well and is still modern and fun and new and feels like something i would by at a retail store so . !

pattern 6 is these tartan mitts by carolyn kern, although i wouldn't knit the mitts themselves, just use the tartan pattern and transfer them onto some different patterns, namely : the sirius skirt by charissa (which originally has a houndstooth pattern that also fits in but i have a vision in mind) as well as a sort of cape/capelet pattern as a little matching set thing. i have 2 patterns in mind for this, the butterfly cape by sj kim and the beauxbatons academy of magic capelet by dana williams-johnson. on the butterfly cape first, i love the sleeves and how they look in the photos on ravelry, but all of them include a belt and i really don't have any belts and am not a belt wearer so i'm not sure how this would really fit into my wardrobe and how often i would wear it. it looks beautiful but i'm not sure how much i would reach for it.... it also seems like the sleeves are connected to the lower body, giving it that butterfly wing shape, but that would limit movement and well. one of my goals in life and in my style is to never wear pieces that limit movement and make me more aware of how i can and can't move my body and draw my attention to how i'm moving around in life so like. there is that. now, the beauxbatons capelet is more of what i'm looking for and it looks easier to slap a pattern on there and not have too much trouble... however it is from the official harry potter knitting book which i do not support in any way shape or form. i have absolutely no qualms about pirating the book itself and taking the pattern from there, but the idea that it's connected to jkr puts me off of it a little bit. either way both of them look like they make beautiful finished objects, i just have to decide which one to make lol (if i make any at all. out of this tartan pattern mini collection i would probs make the skirt first and go from there)

pattern 10 is the agave by tricot design mcl and what drew me to this was the drawstring detail at the front. i don't think i would necessarly knit the full garment but maybe adding the detail to something like the milly skirt by sandnes garn at the bottom hem as like a little nod to the more medieval side of my plans and aesthetic.

okay finally pattern 12 is the penny gloves by petiteknit. a classic. cute. practical as gloves for when my steering wheel in my car gets cold. a fun small fall accessory when i'm not really an accessories gal.

and that's all ! in no way am i knitting all of these, this is an aspirational thing that also is mostly for my planning brain. honestly i think i might like planning out which garments to knit more than actually knitting them. either way happy knitting !