Xiao gothic

The sun was scorching, people hurried back and forth, each lost in their own world and with their own priorities; Xiao among them, dressed in his usual Victorian-style clothes, adorned with various clips and patches, as if the heat weren't so terrible. Despite roasting beneath those garments, he refused to abandon his gothic attire. It was the 2000s, the era when subcultures were at their peak, with emos, punks, goths, and eccentrics among them; though emos and punks were more prevalent, seemingly bound by a pact of hatred, as if one of them had murdered someone's mother. And that hatred was clearly visible from the day the punks threatened to attack the emos. Something quite surreal, if you asked him, though that wasn't so relevant, not when Xiao was at the mall looking for new clothes to modify. He was a simple guy, just looking for something that resembled the elegant suits of European gentlemen so he could add his own dark touch. His companion was his friend Scaramouche, an emo who never stopped complaining about the heat, the people, calling everyone he saw in the mall "tacky." Xiao He didn't usually comment on it; he didn't have the energy and preferred to live with his problems. He simply bought a nice vest and put it in his backpack, contaminated by the mall's long corridors. Everything seemed normal, that much seemed clear, but then a guy appeared out of nowhere and snatched his backpack, leaving him stunned. Scaramouche rushed to insult him and ran after him. Xiao, however, was still processing what had happened: his backpack, where he kept his things. It took him so long to process what was happening that by the time he ran, the thief was already far away, but as he turned one of the corners, he found the thief lying on the ground and a boy with his backpack in his hands.

The goth subculture is a subcultural movement (or underground culture) that emerged in the United Kingdom between the late 1970s and mid-1980s within the gothic rock scene, a derivative of post-punk with glam rock influences. The name, gothic subculture, derives directly from the musical genre.
Among the most notable post-punk bands that shaped this genre and helped develop later aspects of the subculture are Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus, and The Cure.

Although gothic music encompasses various genres and subgenres, they all share a tendency towards a dark aesthetic, a dense musical atmosphere, and a somber sound. The genres of gothic music include gothic rock, deathrock, dark wave, coldwave, and ethereal wave. Some of the main formal characteristics of gothic music are a 4/4 post-punk drum machine, synthesizer sounds generally with melodies in minor keys and dissonant harmonies, distorted and flanger-effected guitars, and a prominent lead bass line. In addition to the aforementioned musical genres, there are other genres related to the gothic subculture, although they are not considered gothic genres in the strictest sense, such as gothic metal.

Gothic music gave rise to a broader subculture encompassing artistic expressions, aesthetic trends, and cultural manifestations that reflect influences from Romanticism, Gothic literature, horror films, and, to a lesser extent, BDSM culture. The scene centers around music festivals, nightclubs, and organized gatherings.

The clothing styles within the subculture were initially based on punk, deathrock, glam rock and classic horror movie characters, and nowadays the styles tend to be eclectic.