dark science

okay i’m starting a new aesthetic, mashing together dark academia and sciencecore / mysterycore, i call it...

dark science

some dark science stuff:

so like. dark academia but instead of literature (which is pretty good) it focuses on the sciences
biology
chemistry
the natural sciences
forensic science!!
anatomy and physiology
a dash of psychology for good measure
studying the human body inside and out
staying in a lab until the early morning light, distraught and fascinated over your most recent discovery
thinking about science ethics and morality
frankenstein!!
the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde
mad scientists in general
spending hours at a time engulfed in a subject
preserved specimens, bones, pinned insects
trips to science museums
bundling up in warm coats outside, cold air chilling you still
wearing colors just as cold, hues of blue and deep forest green and the gamut of grey to black
having lab gloves or goggles available at all times
messy hair, perhaps pulled back into a bun or ponytail if it’s too long
a fascination with bunsen burners, candles, etc
beakers, graduated cylinders, evaporating dishes, all sorts of science equipment
curious things trapped behind glass, drenched in formaldehyde
mock crime scenes
investigating real crimes, solved or unsolved
hastily written notes written in the fervor of discovery
retracing your steps when an experiment goes awry
glancing behind your back as you walk home from the lab, books under your arm

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