slow, motion

Reykjavik is a ballad, a bell chime, throw-up music, a trance sound, a quality of tone, a lightshow, a habit, a noir, a dream. Wall murals mingle with chipped pavement and fields of grass, hunkering embassies and political pavilions, little crowded grocery shops and chalked-up ballparks, bustling clubs and hot rod cars.

The nightlife in Reykjavic is legendary; most diners convert to bars after the dinner rush and live music is rampant. Here is the endlessly vast space of nature; a garden rushes beneath these streets, beside the ditches, around the scatter of suburban, sleepy houses, flower sprays everywhere and mountains to the east.

here's a quick guide we drafted to help out with names! of course, your character may be a tourist/immigrant/generally not from icelandic roots, so their names might not fall under the icelandic name register. 

homme:

Aron, Viktor, Jón, Mikkel/Mikael/Mikkael, Kristofer, Arnar/Arnór, Kári, Sigurður, Alexander, Bjarki, Tómas, Olafur, Olav,  Kristján/Kristian/ Kristinn/Christian, Brynjar, Gunnar, Isak, Henrik, Daníel, Dagur, Óskar, Benedikt, Hilmar, Ágúst, Andri, Róbert, Rúnar, Örn, Jakob, Īvar, Sindri, Axel/Aksel, Anton, Ari, Gísli

femme:

Emilía/Emelía, Sara, Eva, Katrín, Guðrún, Anna, Kristin, Anita, Freyja, Emma, Rakel, Natalia, Lilja, Katla, Isabel, Isabella, Breit, Johanna, Margrét, Birta, Viktoría,  Íris, Frida, Róslín, Ásta, Árdís, Ása, Helena, Jasmine, Klara, Diljá, Elísabet/Elísabeth, Katla, María, Júlía/Júlija,  Tristana, Vala

more resources:

one / two / three / four / five

surname resources:

we just wanted to extend a giant welcome & thank you to all our new followers! you guys are amazing - we didn't expect such a big response.

over the next few days, we'd like to provide more information about the plot, the setting, and the characters, as well as get the tag up and running. we may also hold a staff search, so keep an eye out for that!

we'll also be actively reblogging resources to get a better feel for reykjavik, as well inspiration, because if there's one place that has some truly exhilarating photos, it's iceland.