Dorian pov' I've been toss around in this painting for years. I'm not sure how long it has been. I've seen the people of London dressed in different clothing over the years... Woman's dresses are much shorter Men don't wear trench coats at much The world has changed... Today my painting gets auctioned off I wonder who will buy me... (Read more to find out what happens)

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfilment of the senses.

Requests are temporarily closed! This book is containing a handful of Ben Barnes x Reader and Ben Barnes's characters x Reader short stories, one shots if you like. If you want a few quick reads instead of starting a novel, this is the book for you. You will find Romance, Drama, Humour and everything in between. Each of the chapters are approximately a 10-20 minutes read with 2000-5000 word counts. There are no references to name, skin colour, hair colour, eye colour, body type, therefore anyone can read it and imagine themselves in the place of the main character. However all the stories are female insert. I hope you will enjoy it and have fun! Disclaimer: Now as many of you know, Ben is my comfort person. Everytime I'm down, I watch his movies/series/interviews or search for photos, because it puts me back in the right mindset. Now because he is a living breathing human being and not a fictional character, I will not write anything controversial. I want to keep it clean and respectful. I will not write smut, abuse and such categories. I think it's understandable and I hope we all agree it's for the best. However, the above categories might appear when I write about his characters. © All rights reserved ®

❝Your secret is a painting?❞ I took a few cautious steps; the hairs on my arms stood on end. ❝Not just any painting.❞ Dorian approached the easel, shadows on his face as he touched the cloth protecting it. ❝It's a dark object, the manifestation of my curse. The reason I shall always live and never die.❞ I swallowed. ❝Show me.❞ * * * When Dorian Gray dies, and returns to life, Amelia Thorne is introduced to the world of the supernatural. Here, monsters exist and paintings become portals to other worlds. Amelia learns Dorian's most precious secret - an evil painting that holds the key to his immortality, and his dark side. When the painting is destroyed, his inner monster is unleashed. Soon, Amelia finds it hard to separate her feelings for Dorian and the demon he created. Especially when destroying his evil twin means destroying Dorian as well...

He thought he was the only one who knew. He was wrong. Dorian Gray had a dark secrect he thought that no one knew about. But that was not exactly true for there was someone else who knew about the painting and how it had become intertwined with his life. She could have saved him but a soul once tainted by evil can never be pure again. And some curses just cannot be broken.

When Dorian returned to London from his faraway travels, you instantly caught his eye. But you were engaged and had no intentions of leaving your fiancé, though he could sense you felt the same attraction to him as he did towards you. 'Dorian Gray x reader' short story written on request for my tumblr blog.

When they reunite after years apart, will denial or Y/N's love for the secretive boy win? Who knew someone could have so many secrets? Who knew someone could forget such a close friend? Who knew someone could lose themselves in such insanity?

A woman cursed to see sins of people meets Dorian Gray a man who we all know is wicked.

It's 1983 and Evelyn moves into Dorian Gray's house unaware of the disturbing past that clings to it. When she discovers the portrait in the attic, she treats it like a friend and talks to it as if it were alive. But one day the portrait really does come alive and Evelyn is left with a disorientated young man who believes his soul has been given a second chance. CURRENTLY BEING RE-WRITTEN