“behind Every Exquisite Thing That Existed, There Was Something Tragic”

“The wrath of God comes down on us / And claims today we pay the cost / For we stole from eternity / But couldn’t hide it up our sleeves.”

— Tamino, Dissolve

The Picture of Dorian Gray Ships💋🎨🖼

So my favourite ship from the books is Henry Wotton x Basil Hallward. It would contain so much hope for love beyond one's wishes: Henry, who sees good artists as unable to be beautiful themselves, and who sees beauty as the most valuable good. Basil who, well, is a good artist and detests bad morals, which Henry has plenty of.

Yet Basil also notices that Henry doesn't really act upon his voiced sinful wishes, and so it wouldn't be completely improbable that Henry should love someone he doesn't find beautiful - or shouldn't according to his theory.

Also, the irony there would be if they expressed their love for each other 😍😄: Henry, who voices morally concerning thoughts at every given opportunity to speak, but never actually follows through with his hedonistic (and morally/legally wrong) desires - except in the one case which makes him disprove one of his most classic ideas: that visual beauty of people is far superior to their wit or morals.

Also, isn't it ironic that Oscar Wilde actually wrote a character as gay in a time where this was far more dangerous than today - but today I just look at it and I'm like: "Ok, but he would totally be gay for this *other* guy!"

I just wanted to put this out there to see who shares this ship or what your thoughts are on these characters' relationship.

Boyfriends, don't try to change my mind about them

I absolutely will die on this hill, access to fiction that makes your skin crawl and open discussion about it is the best way to keep that skin crawling fiction from happening in reality.

It doesn't matter if it is ~positively~ or negatively portrayed. If you censor it, we don't talk about it, then we can't protect against it.

damien quoting angela in his insta caption... my loves 😭😭😭

this is how he felt after making Dorian murder Basil, trust me guys

Just got my ass handed to me watching yet another gay husbands not get a happy ending 👍

tomgreg & the picture of dorian gray.