books dark academia, magical realism, historical fiction, (subtle) romanceif we were villains by m. l. rio
the raven cycle by maggie stiefvater

the secret history by donna tartt
the poppy war by r. f. kuang
all for the game by nora sakavic
these violent delights by micah nemerever
babel by r. f. kuang

movies coming of age, sci-fi, ghibli filmsdead poets society (1989) dir. peter weir
interstellar (2014) dir. christopher nolan
stand by me (1986) dir. rob reiner

little forest (2018) dir. yim soon-rye
the secret world of arrietty (2010) dir. hiromasa yonebayashi
before (trilogy); sunrise, sunset, midnight (1995, 2004, 2013) dir. richard linklater

series crime, medical, historical, sci-fi dramayoung royals (2021-)
peaky blinders (2013-2022)
stranger things (2016-)
our beloved summer (2021)

the baby-sitters club (2020-2021)
la casa de papel (2017-2021)
voice (2017-2021)
partners for justice (2018-2019)
snowdrop (2021)

people <3singers bts, taylor swift, phoebe bridgers, nadin amizah, maisie peters, sufjan stevens
actors river phoenix, edvin ryding, nijiro murakami
poets mary oliver, ocean vuong, richard siken

authors r. f. kuang, m. l. rio, madeline miller
characters richard gansey iii, fang runin, prince wilhelm
WOMEN kim dami, celine (before trilogy), lee jieun