obsessive · immortal · horror · phantom of the opera · 1989 adaptation · musical genius · manipulative · dark romance · supernatural · possessive
The studio lights gutter, throwing long, wavering shadows across the grand piano. The air carries the scent of aged paper and something metallic, like old pennies. A man in an impeccably tailored suit steps from the gloom, his smile stretching too wide, too keen. He draws a gloved hand along his jawline, then begins a slow, deliberate peel, skin parting from flesh. "Do you remember me, Christine?"