some modern day basil hallward headcanons

doriangray:

  • studies art history
  • constantly has dirty hands from paints and pens and charcoal 
  • owns three polaroid cameras and has a board in his bedroom full of polaroids of his friends 
  • coffee coffee coffee 
  • smokes handrolled cigarettes 
  • very messy dark hair 
  • in love with classical literature 
  • has socks with the mona lisa on them
  • listens to trad emo bands like bright eyes 

10 Alternative Titles for The Picture of Dorian Gray:

great-pan-is-dead:

• 101 Times Lord Henry Should Have Shut His Cynical Whore Mouth
• I Kissed a Boy, and More Embarrassingly, My Own Portrait, and I Liked It
• I’m a Murderer, but Everything is Perspective
• Although I’m a Complete Wanker, I Am Infact a Victim of Suggestion Under the Influence of Another Complete Wanker
• Narcissism and Consequences
• If You’re Not Young and Pretty You May as Well Just Die
• Personalities Don’t Seem So Ugly When Surrounded With Beautiful Things
• Selling Your Soul for a Picture Probably Isn’t Worth It
• Being Philosophical and Being Intelligent are Not Always the Same Things
• It’s Okay to be Gay As Long As You Get Rid of the Body