Teen Gothic

So, I have been in the alt/gothic community for a while and I have just now got Reddit so hello.! Well now on to the assistance, I am a baby bat and don’t know all the ropes and I am worried if there a right a wrong way to goth. I am a short petite girl on here way to go to college in a couple of months. I dress goth for the most part but I listen to any and every type of music, and recently I was accused of being a ‘fake’. Which is astronomic to me but I just wanted to make sure there is a specific way I am supposed to do this than just being my happy self.?

i recognize some of these albums (cure,smiths,siouxsie) but i have no idea about most of them

The cassette is a compilation album from 1990 celebrating Elektra Records' 40th anniversary. This specific Cure cover can also be found on their album Join the Dots: B-Sides and Rarities, 1978-2001 (The Fiction Years) Please let me know if I should use a different flair. Didn't know what fit best

I'd like to ask you – is Molchat Doma considered a goth band? I'm a babybat myself so I don't feel like I can fully judge yet. I'm still curious though.