This leads to the most crucial element: Why specify the weight? Because in the gothic aesthetic, typography is not just text; it is texture. A "Light" font is too fragile for the weight of angst; a "Bold" font is too aggressive, too loud. The Medium weight is the sweet spot of restraint. It suggests the weary narrator of a noir film or the liner notes of a Joy Division album—legible, yet heavy. It is the font of the anti-hero: present but not shouting, sharp but not jagged.