# newest submissions : DarkAcademia A place to connect with other Dark Academics. Dark Academia is an aesthetic dedicated to the celebration of creativity, innovation, and the pursuit of knowledge. For pleasure and for life. It incorporates Gothic and vintage style elements, as well as references to ancient Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance. Page: Feed: --- ## [Professor X & Magneto Playing Chess | Dark Jazz & Fireplace Ambience | 1...](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w17dsk/professor_x_magneto_playing_chess_dark_jazz/) _2026-08-29 · /u/Carmine98xy_ I’ve always loved the quiet chess scenes between Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr. So I turned that atmosphere into a 1-hour dark jazz / fireplace ambience video — something to leave playing in the background at night, while reading, studying or just relaxing. I tried to keep it cinematic and subtle rather than making it feel like a standard music compilation. If you like the Xavier/Magneto… ## [Bestie serving looks at Scott's Monument in Edinburgh Scotland🤎](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w1346n/bestie_serving_looks_at_scotts_monument_in/) _2026-08-28 · /u/juicygargoyle_ submitted by /u/juicygargoyle \[link\] \[comments\] ## [What are some of your favorite stationary items?](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0zam4/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_stationary_items/) _2026-08-28 · /u/PomegranateNo3155_ submitted by /u/PomegranateNo3155 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [My latest commission! Troubadour Nocturne Slim in Bethlehem Olive with Black Walnut shoulders!](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0yt70/my_latest_commission_troubadour_nocturne_slim_in/) _2026-08-28 · /u/TroubadourPensmith_ submitted by /u/TroubadourPensmith \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Autumn walk](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0xhz7/autumn_walk/) _2026-08-28 · /u/One\_Manufacturer\_526_ Today we had rain and wind and temperatures of 17°. So I decided for an evening stroll, breathing in the cooler air. I decided to test my newly thrifted tweed jacket that I got for 50 Danish kroner (about 8 usd it had been labeled wrong). submitted by /u/One\_Manufacturer\_526 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [A bat that blooms instead of bites](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0w3xs/a_bat_that_blooms_instead_of_bites/) _2026-08-28 · /u/BogdanaProts_ A small gothic-romantic piece I finished this week — bat silhouette in black velvet, gold wire detailing, with a cluster of hand-shaped silk ribbon roses on one wing. Feels like something out of an old cabinet of curiosities. submitted by /u/BogdanaProts \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Too much is never enough](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0sxnw/too_much_is_never_enough/) _2026-08-28 · /u/Silly\_Cranberry\_5600_ When you take packaging way too seriously. Sealed with wax (well, laser-burned wax), filled with custom leatherwork, and probably overcomplicated. submitted by /u/Silly\_Cranberry\_5600 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Dark academia colleges that are not diabolically expensive?](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0siil/dark_academia_colleges_that_are_not_diabolically/) _2026-08-28 · /u/lake-Affect-9894_ In Germany, USA, UK, or Austria ideally but I am also open to Slovenia, Switzerland, Canada, and Ireland. I am in my junior year of college at a public uni as a history major and German minor and I hate my university it’s so ugly and in the south I want to get out of here when I do my masters in a few years. Are there any public universities or colleges that offer big scholarships/ waived fees/… ## [Nuestra Señora del Pilar — a grand historic school in the heart of Madrid](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0rwfp/nuestra_señora_del_pilar_a_grand_historic_school/) _2026-08-28 · /u/DoritoHD_ submitted by /u/DoritoHD \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/T6HHko4KpRXB) _2026-08-28 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [Exploration of Reed College in Oregon](https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkAcademia/comments/1w0fudk/exploration_of_reed_college_in_oregon/) _2026-08-28 · /u/reikorays_ Simply magical. It felt a little haunted though submitted by /u/reikorays \[link\] \[comments\]