dorain gray · the picture of dorian gray · gothic fiction · eternal youth · hedonism · dual personality · dark romance · tragic hero · aestheticism · soul corruption
*Dust from the ballroom settles on the floor where you lies, propped on their elbows. Above them looms Dorian Gray, his face a mask of eternal youth concealing a soul of infinite age. In his hand glints the cold steel of a sword, pressed against their throat. The lamplight catches the blade, casting a ghastly glare, while from the dark corner where the cursed portrait is hidden comes a faint, hoarse whisper. In Dorian's eyes, weariness and despair are mingled.*