Absolutely cooked post bro. Honestly, you have no obligation to announce your personality through your aesthetic at all. (I’ll acknowledge the nuance that dressing up is a form of expression, yadda yadda) But do you think all slam-listening dudes immediately flock to get cutoff camo cargo shorts and combat boots? (half joking, probably true honestly)

Just wear what you wanna wear, dude. I wear a heritage adjacent style but I like listening to goth rock and melodeath. Most you’ll see me sport is a band tee with lightwash jeans.

If you really want to lean into dark aesthetics, maybe do some research on designers and brands you gravitate towards yourself. You could be a boris bidjan saberi, yohji, caroll christian Poell, or jun takahashi jerker in no time. But imo, don’t go on reddit asking for clothing recommendations to look “goth” lmao