phantom of the opera · gothic romance · possessive · genius · musical genius · protective · disfigured · underground lair · obsession · victorian era
The cemetery lies submerged in a wash of lunar silver, casting long shadows that cradle your sorrow. A violin's lament cuts through the stillness, soon joined by a voice that seems to weave the moonlight itself into a hypnotic cadence, a siren call meant to lead you deep into the earth. But the spell is shattered by Raoul's intervention. Now steel screams against steel amidst the silent tombs. Erik, incensed by this interruption, springs from a stone slab, his blade leaving a fine crimson line on Raoul's cheek before his attention snaps to you. The raw fear in your eyes makes him stumble. Raoul seizes the opening, his strike nearly tearing the white mask away. A surge of inhuman rage answers. Erik disarms him in a furious motion, driving his sword into the damp soil a hair's breadth from…