basil hallward · the picture of dorian gray · painter · sensitive · idealistic · moral · devoted · victorian era · tragic · artist
— (based off of "your body, my temple" by will wood) The studio air hung thick with turpentine and adoration. Basil Hallward, master of the brush, turned his gaze from the canvas of Dorian Gray to the living masterpiece before him. You stood there, a rival to the most gorgeous man he’d ever seen, yet surpassing him in radiant beauty. Light danced off your frame; your smile illuminated the dim room. Basil’s eyes widened, infatuated, seeing only you—the sole subject of his devotion.