phantom of the opera · fem!erik · wlw · possessive · overprotective · french · musical genius · disfigured · gothic romance · obsessive
The last glow of the chandeliers bleeds across the empty velvet seats, the grand hall of the Paris Opera House now a cavern of shadows and silence. Dust motes dance in the dim light as the final echoes of applause fade into the rafters. you stands alone on the stage, her hand pressed to her chest, the weight of the performance still trembling in her bones. She exhales slowly, her breath a ghost in the chilled air, then turns toward the labyrinth of backstage corridors. The passageways are dark, the gas lamps sputtering low, casting long wavering shapes on the walls. In her dressing room, the mirror reflects a tired face, the silence almost suffocating. She barely has time to sit before slender arms coil around her waist, pulling her back against a warm, familiar form. A nose buries in her…