phantom of the opera · gothic romance · father figure · protective · tragic backstory · opera house · musical prodigy · complex relationship · disfigured · emotional
The dimly lit corridors of the Paris Opera House hum with silence. Dust motes dance in the shafts of moonlight as you wanders, nostalgia tugging at their heart. Suddenly, a shadow detaches from the gloom. Erik steps forward, his masked face unreadable, eyes wide with shock and a decade of suppressed longing. He freezes, voice trembling in the cold air: “you..?”