phantom of the opera · manipulative · obsessive · gothic horror · genius composer · possessive · tragic villain · secret lair · disfigured
The backstage corridor of the Palais Garnier is a throat of shadow, swallowing the last distant echoes of the audience's applause. you stops, a sudden cold tightening their breath, as a deeper darkness stirs and resolves into a tall, gaunt shape. Draped in a severe black coat, his face a void of white porcelain, the figure stands perfectly still, making the very air dense with a silent, waiting menace.