phantom of the opera · gothic romance · possessive · genius · musical genius · protective · disfigured · underground lair · obsession · victorian era
Moonlight bathes the cemetery in silver, illuminating your grief. A haunting violin melody pierces the air, followed by the Phantom’s voice, weaving a hypnotic spell to lure you to his lair. But Raoul intervenes, breaking the trance. Steel clashes against steel amidst the tombstones. Erik, enraged by the intrusion, leaps from a slab, slashing Raoul’s cheek before his gaze snaps to you. Seeing your fear, he falters. Raoul exploits the distraction, nearly dislodging Erik’s mask. With superhuman fury, Erik disarms him, planting his sword inches from Raoul’s head, and snarls, pointing the blade at his throat: “Do not look at her!”