i made my room dark academia (& struggled)

yes. dark academia. so fun. room transformation. yay. i am so behind on school work. and by behind i mean it's not that i'm turning things in late, it's more that i spaced things out for myself and ahhsajhkhla. it's still so much. aghhgh. okay. someone send help please. idk what to do. anyway.
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[@RisIgrec]

heyy guys so 1) i’ve since moved out so you don’t have to worry about me not having privacy lol. i have a door now! 2) i’ve noticed some comments of people speaking for me on certain topics and i would really appreciate if you would refrain from doing that. i prefer to answer questions for myself - thank you for understanding and i appreciate the sentiment!

[@Starfishfart]

Your so funny 😂

[@Starfishfart]

I just subscribed to you 👌

[@notveryprincely]

Hey, just wondering what your pronouns are so I don't make you uncomfy or something :)

[@elizabeththornton8982]

Does anyone know what people were saying ?

[@aesthtxticbxterflies505]

ello ello ello

[@marna3139]

me: i am dark academia i love books and rain and studying me in reality: sits and laughs at my several missing assignments

[@user-kk4ik4dc4i]

felt.

[@habibahaldakak4670]

Relatable!!

[@elizabethjarvis4618]

I've never related to a comment more

[@wendyvan6818]

Ris: "All trash has potential" Me: : )

[@adriennenguyen1158]

when you showed ur docs i was like "a homosexual"

[@alyssahutchings4634]

when she said i romanticize fiction as a form of escapism: i felt that

[@youraveragemusicperson2176]

Honestly, me too

[@mitzloo1933]

Isn’t that what everyone does? Isn’t that the purpose of fiction? To escape? 🧐

[@anakathleen8271]

me shifting to hogwarts every night 😀👍

[@MitoxX613Xx]

@@mitzloo1933 yes but she FELT THAT

[@paigestammers8875]

I literally ignore boys when they try to date me because I'm in love with DRACO and they just don't meet my expectations of him, something seriously wrong with me 😌

[@DarkAngelEU]

Dark Academia just comes across as "Hey, we are so in love with HP but we're adults now so let's adopt posh baroque fashion" lol

[@dancerox21]

Did not need to come for my neck like that 😭 thankfully I have reached an age where I no longer care if my interests are cringey or not so I will admit that publicly lmao

[@sofiamarie1356]

MHM

[@savannahharville1514]

Yes and...? Lol

[@sarawang303]

i have never felt so called out 😳

[@abbyb010]

i read that like it was a john mulaney bit

[@nickx__2167]

This person's humor is dryer than a desert and I love it. Edit: Oh my lord I never thought I'd get so much likes

[@parnika04]

Nickx__ 🤣🤣I find their editing kind of funny tho.

[@lostinthecosmos6095]

loving this thread 😊

[@sarahkay4765]

fits the aesthetic well

[@mx.lilith666]

lмao yeѕѕѕѕ

[@vrath2423]

@@parnika04 i'm pretty sure that's a they right here, not a she; kinda agreed tho, i love their editing.

[@peyton1254]

See there’s this kind of dark academia where it kind of ties in with cottagecore, and then there’s the side of dark academia which is literally just blood and murder-

[@lynea_7047]

uuuuh i can't decide my aesthetic!!! last week it was cottagecore but i was know that my aesthetic is always have been witchy and plague doctor even I don't know what aesthetic was. so i think it's dark academia now. wtf is going on lol

[@peyton1254]

It’s all seasonal for me, spring and summer is cottage core and then fall and winter is dark academia, but it does over lap a bit😅

[@itskatherineaine]

I've always felt I didn't 100% fit in the dark academia category but I'm not 100% cottage core either. I just recently found out there's a LIGHT ACADEMIC aesthetic, everyone. So, yeah. I guess I'm more of a Light Academia person.

[@lynea_7047]

@@itskatherineaine oh I'm gonna make a research about this aesthetic. thanks ✨

[@nijntje3601]

that is cottage academia. It’s my aesthetic

[@astoreon4569]

“Legally Blonde is dark academia” was not the hot take i was prepared for but the one i got

[@arianna.lexi.]

exactlyyy

[@DonMutley]

and it was quite right

[@lorapoo8352]

Legally blonde isn’t dark academia

[@ashtyn7176]

@@lorapoo8352 who says tho??

[@lauramessy]

@@ashtyn7176 yeah like I'm so annoyed that people think dark academia only has to wear lifeless clothing. sometimes people want to be classy but with colors

[@zealocks]

i really felt “i cant but i need to but i cant” damn

[@baylasosa5957]

Ris: "All trash has potential" Me: : )

[@MicarahTewers]

i really like you! this was great

[@shelbie1619]

Hold on. Is that.....THE Micarah Tewers..... I FREAKIN LOVE YOU 🤩🤩

[@RisIgrec]

thank you so much! i really like you too!! literally just bought a bunch of fabric the other day inspired by your videos

[@braedenvanhoogstraat7649]

Woah I was not expecting to see the queen herself lol

[@ayuricci1328]

legends supporting legends

[@sxftdiorx1658]

why hello Micarah

[@0rangejyus374]

I feel like Ris would really like goblin core

[@Elle-zu8fi]

marcus but she goes around picking up things off the street

[@ghostscorp1070]

M u s h r o o m d a N c e

[@0rangejyus374]

@@marcus9685 I see where you're coming from, but I like both goblin core and dark academia so it's not impossible. One doesn't cancel out the other. (Edit: typo)

[@dianazamora3862]

Dude YES!

[@Elle-zu8fi]

marcus maybe idk

[@saltysoap4963]

“My name doesn’t start with a B :(“ That sounds like pure sadness .

[@lovablemein3d]

an R is a B poking it's leg out of the skirt slit tho

[@wizardlizard55555]

Sarah I needed this imagery. Thank you.

[@annie-bs4ly]

@@lovablemein3d this made me way too happy to imagine

[@danica6365]

that part actually made me laugh so hard and ideky

[@azizaaman4290]

@@lovablemein3d **gasps in unladylike** ANKLES

[@beckygarcia4416]

I’m a lady of 65, I’m subscribing to you because you remind me of my daughter when she was your age.

[@RisIgrec]

thank you so much! i appreciate it :)

[@s.r.2061]

this is adorable;)

[@JohnJunglebook]

This is the highlight of my day now :')

[@yalk804]

The fact you acknowledged legally blonde as “dark academia-ish” YES

[@kiraaa9506]

I saw dark academia and muted my zoom real quick 😭🤚

[@chewie221b]

I LITERALLY JUST DID THAT TOO 😂😂😂

[@iuv4enzo]

PLEASEE

[@cynthj]

omg as a teacher, i am dying inside knowing that students do this. aahahha

[@uhnye]

kira selene this aesthetic is so good

[@bunnygutz7884]

ladyadventuring we be multitasking lmao

[@RisIgrec]

pls keep in mind im currently living in an airbnb where i can’t make drastic changes !

[@gwendolynrobinson6468]

And you've done amazing sweetie 👌 have a good nap ✌

[@jaxxlover3906]

Omg you posted on my b-day yay :D

[@hana1150]

It is so good!!

[@looncroon]

You did an amazing job! Maybe you can find a room divider for cheap that can act like a door and give you a bit of privacy :)

[@daftodil589]

its not super cheap but a loft bed is nice for making space, given you'll need some head room

[@dlcc___x]

ris: "this is my campus, it kinda fits the criteria" also ris: LITERALLY goes to yale I don't think it can get more dark academia, ris

[@sahana1524]

oxbridge and edinburgh

[@hotcocoa9815]

leave this at 420

[@meta__1564]

Wait, she actually goes to Yale?!

[@sahana1524]

@@meta__1564 yeah i think so

[@meta__1564]

@@sahana1524 wow, congratulations ris

[@sailors8792]

Dark Academia it's like a Hogwarts for Muggles. And that's a fact.

[@WikkiD279]

Hahah you're very funny , but for me (i'ma very like this style and...aestethic) it's just SOMETHING aestethic thing with olso books and some ? romantic ? (okay , i just.... i .... don't know about this, but BUT )

[@sailors8792]

@@WikkiD279 Hahaha that's part of the ✨ aesthetic✨

[@elenaovcharuk8529]

I'm a wizard! :( My owl has lost its way to my house.

[@sailors8792]

@@elenaovcharuk8529 my owl too.... 😞

[@timmyswift3672]

@@sailors8792 same

[@greysantiago6072]

i admire ris for one reason only-- she's able to choose one aesthetic, like seriously i can't pick between witchy, dark academia, goblincore, or plague doctor. I mean i could do all cuz i can see how they work together sort of but someone send the fabulous five anyways.

[@stellasimons1286]

Lmao live ur life buy that plague doctor outfit. Make that mushroom hat

[@hopemadeline5084]

this is exactly why i have one cottagecore/goblicore tumblr, one light/dark academia tumblr, and one studyblr.....the adhd wont let me choose just one

[@komplett.anders]

Please go full plague doctor

[@DarkLunarNights]

my aesthetic is dark academia/grunge/mushrooms/witchystuff that's it, but my music taste is all over the place haha

[@jaysonherring2120]

I feel like dark academia and witchy can fit together amazingly (my entire room is dark academia and witchy tbh with a splash of goblin here and there

[@myrab3580]

You can put curtains to separate your room, and I guess it adds to the dark academia mystery uh aesthetic?? and yk some privacy because everyone needs privacy 😀👍. you're welcome.

[@yesicastefanie5654]

Myra B yess!

[@nittygritty7034]

Can't put holes in the wall tho

[@myrab3580]

@@nittygritty7034 they're smart, it'll work out somehow

[@linaalrawashdeh9357]

I think that's a great idea! And I just thought I'd add that in my house I have non-permanent curtains that you don't have to drill into the wall. I know I'm not describing this right, but basically the curtain pole relies on suction so you can take it off easily! So that would be a good temporary solution :)

[@myrab3580]

@@linaalrawashdeh9357 yeah I think I know what you're talking about! I also thought that there must be a solution other than drilling it in. 😌

[@adrienh711]

dark academia is loving studying and learning new things and being smart, but at the same time hating school or anything that you actually need to study but if you’re doing it just because you love it

[@ratssuperiority]

bro , harrry potter got me back on dark academia

[@grimicy6235]

I felt that 😔

[@user-se4sx8yy5v]

knives I FELT THAT😭😭😭😭😭

[@juliaflora6580]

Yes.

[@hanna3684]

A potterhead for the most of my life but A Series of Unfortunate Events made me like the style. The stylist of the show has done a great job.

[@samarah.t]

YUP

[@wednesdayherrick]

This video was a whole ass mood. Tip: Use curtains as a wall (a girl renting our house lived in the living room). Also that desk wasn't too badly messed up.

[@sammielouise5775]

My mom did this with semi sheer light yellow ones over our basement wall with fairy lights and it’s so pretty

[@keerthanas8273]

this gives me more of a light academia aesthetic

[@chagas5873]

yesssssssssss

[@xeiumi]

yeah

[@emotionalgoblin4320]

Dark academia is mainly for burnt out smart kids bullied for being Slytherin and not ‘smart’ anymore I am that burnt out smart kid

[@popflicktionedits3256]

Ravenclaw is my gang 🤘🏻

[@inkyluminals8487]

same lmao

[@audreyspidermonkey]

as a ravenclaw burnout gifted kid i see you✌

[@ceceliaaharmon]

i'm gryffindor

[@najmanoor]

wait... this is scary

[@im_a_flan]

Ris: "All trash has potential" Me: : ) ((Edit: thank you for all the kind comments and likes

[@arianna.lexi.]

Lmaoo i love this comment, it's funny! but just know that you are not trash.

[@im_a_flan]

@Arianna Aldini Aww, thank you !!（⌒▽⌒）

[@goblingab22]

same girl

[@academicfailure8182]

I felt that

[@xtonibx5770]

Why'd this make me laugh? Same, girl, same.

[@mimikyumalt]

Get yourself a coat... with the square shoulder things? Not sure what they're called Edit: shoulder pads. they're called shoulder pads. Edit 2: A blazer, not a coat

[@ollies.6844]

Shoulder pads?

[@marsbars1357]

The way u say shoulder pads makes it seems like a "shoulder pads. *facepalm* they're called shoulder pads."

[@aaaaaaaaa6798]

So, a blazer?

[@mimikyumalt]

@@marsbars1357 yeah exactly what i did lmao

[@rosexs9257]

The edits in this comment make this so much better 🤣

[@frogthrowup8086]

the conflicting aesthetic battle that we all secretly have , my dark academia side loved this

[@lilaboxx]

I'm very glad I'm not alone with this. I wanna be dark academia but the majority of my aesthetic is just bright and pink. Buuut if legally blonde is DA now... I can work with this 😂

[@lukesdiner1384]

you should put up a string worm curtain as the entrance way. its festive AND functional.

[@AnonJess]

How is this not top comment

[@lasagnaisjustspaghetticake4949]

It is also peak aesthetic

[@huyendang6731]

sniff sniff what do I smell? an underrated channel

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

That "I can't, but I need to, but I can't, but I need to, but I can't" bit has been the last 5 years for me.

[@afriendlypoltergeist4073]

4:17 if you were ever wondering what having adhd feels like, this is it.

[@Augustinaaaaaa]

yes can relate

[@helloidkwhatimdoing653]

This is an adhd thing? 😭 I need a diagnosis so bad

[@emilyshuster726]

@@helloidkwhatimdoing653 as a person with adhd this video made we stress about having to clean my room then immediately doing it at 2 am. help.

[@luciferlui1324]

@@emilyshuster726 I don't clean my room

[@MinerKitten]

same gvbhjknj

[@eva4668]

KZbin getting real comfortable with unskipable bounce ads

[@cocopop6957]

Usually the account holder decides the number of ads and their skippability

[@xtonibx5770]

@@cocopop6957 I know the creator puts the ads in the middle of the video and determines whether or not they can be skipped but I don't know if they can choose whether or not it's a double ad? I could be wrong idk. I think double ads benefit youtube more than the creator

[@kldottie6524]

If you're reading this, it's a sign that your youtube channel will be successful, never give up. Let’s help one another

[@dyhtps29]

We love classifying Legally Blonde as dark academia because it IS!!

[@kael9664]

Wouldn't it technically be more light academia

[@AndNowIJustSitInSilence]

I was obsessed with Dead Poets Society when I was 11-13 and I managed to convince my mom to let me go to boarding school when I was 16. It was more or less the only choice, since I wanted to get my A-Levels but due to the school system I couldn't go to any high-school and the other one that would have been possible waitlisted me sooooo. I have to say that it was a very down to earth boarding school in which also students studied who were not living on school property and it was really cheap and not at all like in Dead Poets Society, except for not being allowed to leave the property at certain times. lol. i actually changed school one year before graduation since i was then 18 and didn't really like being watched all the time. maybe I should become a teacher at a british boarding school and be like Mr. Keating

[@goblinkingofpotatoes5823]

Me not even one minute into the video: I don’t know who this person is, but they’ve made a good impression. The subscribe button: I shall lose my beautiful and vibrant red, and don a drab gray. Idk what this was, it’s just my way of saying I subscribed 30 seconds into the video

[@strawbskiss]

THAT HAZBIN PFP-

[@natwashere]

When someone wants to vent to you, you could just be like “step into my office” and they lay down and you sit the chair, boom licensed therapist.

[@laurenblahblah8554]

As someone who has had their bed on the floor in a tiny space for three years, I highly recommend getting/making a platform bed frame. So much extra storage. Also I personally find that sleeping on the floor made me feel less well rested and more depressed.

[@heatherchandler3367]

I feel the pain but hey if you have big spaces floor bed is nice :DDD

[@zhisu2665]

I give kudos to anyone who can get their room to be ONE aesthetic because mine looks like a teenage boy from the late 80s on one side and someone who studies English literature and fashion on the other

[@kittykillstar6133]

my dad is so fitting for this aesthetic, he already collects books from the 1800s

[@rebeccaalers]

I've never related to someone humanly as much as I do to you And now, I'm gonna study 7 years to become a teacher and spent the rest of my life in school 🎉 You'll have to save me

[@dontkillme5234]

Ris *i s* dark academia

[@fernandabarbosa2327]

this video was so fun to watch! the room looks beautiful and i just wanted to say that watching this made me realize that i can use the escapism of a dark academia aesthetic in order do study a bit more, which i haven't been able to do right now. i know this sounds silly, but this actually inspired me a lot and gave me a bit more of will power to actually study lmao

[@skeetermegamoto]

Your response to seemingly minor bumps in the road and at such young age, is the halmark of the Stoic philosophy. That's an incredible asset. I salute you. "It's not the hand you're dealt that counts. It's how you play it."

[@imsoadjectiveiverbnouns5499]

I so wanna do this, but am lazy boi

[@violetskies3397]

Same, and underage jobless broke boi

[@lizzygrant02]

Violet Skies33 story of my lifeeeee😭

[@diondraegnaskasa1424]

i feel like its more light academia but still a 'room' i wish i had

[@stargurl4eva]

i love ur videos so much i am actually starting to watch all over again. and honestly. no regrets.

[@Avni_Xaxa]

Love her personality!!

[@angelinevillalpando8554]

when you showed ur docs i was like "a homosexual"

[@itotallyagreewithyou6586]

Why

[@itotallyagreewithyou6586]

Why

[@itotallyagreewithyou6586]

Why

[@itotallyagreewithyou6586]

Why

[@sam._.1549]

@@itotallyagreewithyou6586 so i’m not the online one to regularly come back to this video? is your question serious or is it about the username? i’m sorry i’m confused haha

[@amanda13brooks]

When you said "A Prayer for Owen Meaney" I audibly gasped that is my favorite book in the whole world I own multiple copies just to give to friends and make them read

[@95mariagirl]

Me too!!!! :o

[@rahrahrahrah85]

i was in the depths of dark academia *as one does* as I stumble upon this video and your channel. i will be here all week. literally. you're so relatable, I'm questioning if I actually know you....

[@kiwifyee4847]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEO I LOVE YOUR EDITS I LOVE YOUR HUMOR YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON THAT ACTUALY HAVE A PERSONALITY!!!

[@elis2506]

The fact that you managed to turn a random corner into a cozy lil space is amazing. This is a stupid saying but, Ris, you are a mood.

[@munchkinmeep]

"MY NAME DOESN'T START WITH A B" is such a tired college student with many roommates vibe

[@baranashtiani336]

This video popped up on my recommendations and dude I love ur vibe sm new subscriber!!

[@mars._.darling]

I’m in love with your energy

[@cottagecarrots6312]

I just wanted you to know, this was the video I picked to watch instead of doing the 18 assignments that are due today that I have yet done. I will probably be dead tomorrow but at least I can be aesthetic while doing so.

[@dilaozen5267]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS AND OFC YOU HAD TO POST IT WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GET INTO SHOWER tenksris

[@Sara-vn2kz]

This is the first video of yours I've watched, but I'm subscribing! I love your delivery. Congrats on a well-decorated space 💕

[@ellamd1786]

You make me feel better. You really do. I'm so grateful for being able to watch you doing stuff. :) ♥️

[@mothman-6284]

Ey I’m early for once. Also we stan dark academia

[@mothman-6284]

The editing? Immaculate 👏👌👏👌

[@moonlitmoss_]

ris, a while ago: I made a dark academia crawlspace Ris now: enTiRe RoOm.

[@paigepalmer5463]

this whole video is a mood and I’m here for it

[@ShreyakK96]

Your voice is so satisfying to listen to!

[@9428kiki4]

We stan dark academia

[@lovelola7337]

first time I've ever actually seen someone use leaf strings that actually breathe *magic*

[@gisellafilemon6538]

the moment I watch this video is the exact same moment I fell in love! the video, the person, the editing, is just a blessing to my night

[@ayshanufais8111]

Ok... this is the first video I came across of yours... and I’m already in LAAAAAAV with your contenttt! 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@l.a.k]

You: *pulls out fountain pen* Me: IS THAT THE PILOT RETRO FOUNTAIN PEN IN BLACK WITH THE HOUNDSTOOTH PATTERN

[@HiyaMaya]

everyone in the comments is talking about the dark academia but that strawberry stamp is so cute 🥺

[@alandraandrade8091]

I smelled the strawberry stamp from looking at it, it smelled like strawberries

[@bencox2700]

This woman's humor is dryer than a desert and I love it.

[@citrus-eater]

ok but omgosh i love this so much, it’s so comfy and warm looking

[@chibiloki]

This was satisfying to watch. And I feel the "I can't but I need to but I can't" on cleaning. Also, I need some Mozart matches.

[@pickypickle2826]

I've been waiting for this video

[@shelbyj.6430]

Well it's spring semester now and this just came across my youtube feed, so thank you for validating my feelings towards school it sucks and draining (especially now) but making it aesthetic helps, and about spending ungodly amounts of time on tiktok instead of doing anything productive. This "room" looks so cozy, I would definitely want to have study sessions there. Anyways thank you for some renewed motivation to do school work instead of sleep the rest of the day.

[@cassandrakaguitla]

i love your personality omg

[@shreyatalwar9588]

I know all of this must have been very stressful but thank you for giving us content i love how ypu have designed the whole room so this was a success and i hope it helps to study too!!

[@colette00]

This nis the best room transformation I have ever seen. your commentary gave me life.

[@serpencide]

I could listen to you talk foreverrr you're so entertaining. I was smiling through the whole video

[@nicolenorton2351]

i love the wax seals and the hand with jewelry on it!! its so cool

[@justsomepersonpassingby2728]

I read the title and audibly said: "oh my god."

[@s0f1a8_]

watching the notification of your upload just made my day

[@iara_sophia_]

I love the way you edit your videos! also I recently watched all of your videos and idk how you do it but id listen to you talk about anything for hours and probably find it interesting

[@ACoolMom]

It's 3am & here I am, a mom of 2 but also a college student who somehow just discovered this "dark academia" thing & lemme just say I love this. This is also the 1st video of yours I've watched & Im definitely subbing cause your personality & humor is everything. I've always thought of myself as a grungy book nerd at best, but this aesthetic gives me life. 🖤

[@aubreyklima1368]

Ris you need one of those dog/baby door things to set up as a ‘door’ for your room

[@charilynhummer7141]

i got this in my recommended and i'm now officially in love with u

[@princestower]

recently I've seen a distinction made between light and dark academia, and this is very light to me, but I really love how it came together! very inspiring!!!

[@medusalvr1968]

I am really loving watching you grow up right before our very eyes. I can't believe you made that tiny little nook so adorable! You might have a career in interior decorating/design!! Nice work, Ris!

[@jettwashed]

ris THIS IS ACTUALLY SO GOOD and cute wtf

[@kat54697]

who the hell even needs therapy when you've got a hUGE FREAKING SHARK PLUSHY

[@elly_angelic]

i like the style of your video and your room looks so cute

[@kianaesmaeili5997]

this was so lovely to watch 🥺

[@purvatekkar9063]

hey! loved your video, i think you're so determined and real and that's cute. im loving this dark academia part of my life and to see people really struggle to keep up with it and knowing its not just me its very satisfying. p.s. i have the same hairstyle as yours now :)

[@RisIgrec]

omg thank u 🥺

[@ashleyscameraroll3366]

“All trash can be treasure and has potential” I have a chance

[@ethereallymia]

you’re so pretty 🥺😍😍

[@ahnalisagriffin560]

the way u decorated makes your room look soooooo cozy and comfortable.

[@KiaraWilliamsX]

It’s giving depressed, cottage core

[@EMercado97]

Dark academia this... dark academia that.... really makes me want to go back to school *cries* Also, a shelf for cool rocks is always a welcome addition to any bedroom. Reminds you of a time where you could go "outside"

[@selkrasouza6262]

You can always go to the library! (Post covid of course)

[@habibahaldakak4670]

Your room is awesome *sobbing*

[@sai-gn7kg]

this is so pure

[@drinkwateronce]

get a room divider curtain for that mysterious dark academia aesthetics!! (and privacy)

[@ivylenore637]

I feel like it could be argued that certain episodes/seasons of Gilmore Girls would fall under Dark Academia (especially if we're considering Legally Blonde). Although maybe it's more of a Light Academia aesthetic?? I don't think I'm the right person to develop that argument lol

[@nightangel000]

Oh I would Definitely put Gilmore girls into light academia. Rory is like. The poster child for light academia tbh

[@zaharan5581]

the timing and script of this is so good!!