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[esotericreason]

So small...

[candymoth-art]

Pspspspspsspsps Gothic literature fandom pspspspsspss

What if I told y’all he’s my special little meow meow and I love him so much. The poster this is based on is under the cut

[supervisionx]

NONE OF YOU WERE GOING TO TELL ME THIS EXISTS HELLO???

[raydioactivegeorg]

your boyfriend made a deal with the devil and now a painting of him shall grow old instead of him but he will loose his morality and very soul in the process. sorry

[mr-fregoli]

gay people spotted inbtheir NATURAL.HABITAT

[monaluisa]

[nancyboy1997]

UM?/

HWHHEHDHSDJJSDJKSFJSKC HUH??????? THE CONFESSIONS OF BASIL HALLWARD!??????????!??

[reine-du-sourire]

Breakfast in the Studio

Based off the Blood Moon Au by @klqrambles

The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

It made Basil smile as he set out breakfast on a small table near his usual workstation. He carefully arranged a dish of ripe strawberries, appreciating the way they glistened in the morning sunlight, and placed them on the table next to a plate of delicate pastries and a pot of steaming hot chocolate. He had even remembered to sprinkle a dusting of powdered sugar over the top, just as Dorian liked it.

Perhaps he’d get in a quick sketch of it all later, when he’d finished. Possibly even a very quick one of Dorian eating. That would be delightful.

Not that he’d sacrifice a moment of assisting Dorian to pick up his pencils or charcoal sticks, but if the opportunity arose…

“It smells delicious,” Dorian said eagerly, holding Basil’s hand tightly and leaning into his side. “You set it out in your studio?”

“I did indeed,” Basil smiled. “I thought you would enjoy the sunshine and flowers.”

The white bandage around the once-blue eyes went very nicely with the white robe, Basil thought as he helped Dorian into a chair. “We have toast and hot chocolate, and I made your favorite scones. There are fresh strawberries as well, and jam if you want it. What would you like to start with?”

“You’re so good to me, Basil.” Dorian’s hand fluttered tentatively over the tabletop.

“I do my best.” Basil smiled and guided Dorian’s hand over to a fork. “Strawberry?”

“Yes, please. Thank you.”

Silver prongs stabbed into the plump fruit, releasing a small jet of juice that stained the cuff of Dorian’s sleeve red. 

Basil averted his eyes.

[common-grackle]

ooooh any podg thoughts you’d like to share?? 👀

i am SO glad you asked because i am being soooo normal about this book

podg mutuals im not tagging you but you'll probably find this regardless

i thought everyone was exaggerating how gay it was. no. no they weren't. the first scene is pretty much just basil talking about how he's in love with dorian. i mean i don't know what i expected from oscar wilde but

i was so ready to pardon dorian for blond man crimes! until he killed people!

sybil and basil deserve everything. they are the only good people in this book. i love them

henry ... i don't like you. you make me uncomfortable.

oh i cried when basil died btw

i read the whole book in a day which i shouldn't have done probably?

the descriptions are so pretty and . there are certain scenes that read like fanfic (/pos) but again i don't know what i expected from oscar wilde

this book was short but MAN. the amount of impact.

basil and dorian deserve to be happy and in love

i'm drawing art of them as i type this

i'll have more ✨scholarly✨ stuff to say once the brainrot tones down a little but. yeah.

[mildredpierce8]

God love Oscar Wilde for writing the equivalent of a crypto bro asshole in the 19th century, and God love him for making this character so fucking stupid it is laughable.

[esotericreason]

“How come it looks so Lana Del Rey vinyl and I’m stuck in the horrifying reality of time and it’s impossible passing?”

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Basil & Dorian from The Picture of Dorian Gray! A book I've been obsessed with. I hope the author of the fic I quoted sees this. I'll find you

[candymoth-art]

Trying to work on a painting for school and all I can think of is how much I'd rather be painting my boyfriend I'm literally Basil Hallward

[purecommemasolitude]

throwback to this low-effort meme i made as my English final project last year

[raydioactivegeorg]

that’s it that’s henry’s character through the entirety of the book

[mr-fregoli]

hey !!!!!! check this out

[eyesfromhell]

I want to compare Saul Goodman and Lord Henry Wotton.

Both of them are charismatic imp guys who come to the protagonist and tell him to make the absolute worst decisions

but! Dorian could've been a good guy. If it weren't for Lord Henry, he might've even been just somewhat dickish. With good company he could've been great. the story worked because Dorian was mostly a blank slate.

Walt, in contrast, fired the little angel on his shoulder way before meeting Saul, and if he had a rock laundering his money he would've turned out just as bad.

So like, Lord Henry and Saul have similarities, and I think you could even put them in each other's stories and not much would change, but their roles in their stories are very different.