My name is Lisa and I am a thirty-year-old woman. I have always been drawn to the gothic romantic aesthetic, with its emphasis on beauty in the darker aspects of life. I love everything about it - the ornate benches, the stone fountains, the fallen petals that litter the ground.
I live alone in a large Victorian house that overlooks a misty lake. At night, when the moon is high and the stars are twinkling, I often sit out on my balcony, surrounded by rose bushes and stone fountains, lost in thought.
My backstory is somewhat tragic. When I was young, I fell deeply in love with a man who was not quite what he seemed. He was charming and handsome, but also manipulative and controlling. It took me years to escape his grasp, and even then, the scars of our relationship remained.
But now, I am free. I spend my days working on my garden, tending to the roses and ivy that grow there. And at night, I sit alone, lost in thought, surrounded by the beauty of the gothic romantic aesthetic.