They Make Each Other Worse - In A Sweet Way. Sarah Is Very, Very Done With Their Hijinks.

You know when you start to think "Aww I like you" about a character and then "Right, you're my favourite now," and then they die? It drives me up the wall, and I'm staying on the wall because I hate the "eh, they're not dead!" even more.

This is even more annoying because it was only assigned reading for a GN course, and now I'm upset over a dead pumpkin headed multiversal magic academy student.

It's not so much the character dying that makes me angry. It's that I hate being told how to feel. It feels like I'd fallen into a trap laid out by the writers; like they'd made me like this character specifically so that I'd be invested enough to be sad when they die. Mass produced sentiment.

Probably? Mes amis, it's fudging canon!

Behold, me using the Original Text as proof of something unhinged again.

All Eriks have funny weird humour. There's no way this genius didn't have a better disguise.

(Chrissy's hair, ahhhh, I love it!)

Leroux Erik would be proud. Probably.

My Erik has a funny weird humor, that doesn't appear that much in my stories. Well.

Susan Kay's Phantom // L'Opéra des Vampires by me. (Full except and context below cut)

I haven't yet uploaded this part of Gothic Tales because this "tale" is undergoing severe redrafting, but this scene stands thus:

(Anyway, chapter one of Gothic Tales is up on AO3!)

My Erik is very talkative. I also had to take care to make him more gremlin, since he's often too wise and sad.

I think a lot about how Madeline swore to change when it's too late. Maybe it wouldn't have been different anyway. Maybe it would have been too late even if Erik didn't leave that night.

A Christmas Carol, but Scrooge is dead (Pt 2, 3 & footnotes)

@blackforrestpunk Gruel is served! (Pt. 1 here)

Making a Nosferatu bag. Paused and went, "Oh no, it's Bitsy!"

Do you see it? Yes?

Yes.

Vampire Bitsy:

@cecil-87 This scene when he took off one mask to reveal another mask beneath it had me on the edge of my seat. I went from 'Wait, are we going to see his face this early?' to laughing my head off so fast.

This is not a Christmas ghost...

Today on the Goober Cat advent calendar! Leroux's Erik doesn't like the mask, but I'm sure 1990 Erik would. He's got many fancy masks, after all.

Thank you to everyone who showed the Persian love! @jennyfair7 @angel-with-paper-wings @differenceenginegirl @lokislynx your reblogs are delightful!

More Phantom: Cowboy (Cowcat) of the Opera, more Cherik here!

C'est le mien !

Doing colouring as a kid, I always ignored instructions and drew snot and tears on all the things with faces. To stop old habits from popping out, I traced this with baking paper against my phone, then traced that with watercolour paper against my desk lamp. It hurt my arms, so I filled in the details freestyle, I hope it worked! Phans with a printer, follow instructions now!

Colour it in your style!

Well, originally this was my valentine's day drawing.... buuuuut i hate christines pose, and then i gave up.

Well, iiiiiiiiif you want, download it, print it out, colour it in your style :-)

Credit me, so i can see what you did 😍 have fun!

Phantom of the Paradise, you're a curious one

For some reason, I was convinced PoTP was set in outer space. Star Trek meets Phantom of the Opera, if you will. ⚠️Mild spoilers afoot⚠️

In a way, I'm glad I was ridiculously mistaken. I felt the full shocking impact of a rockstar-biopic-style narrative turned '70s Faust fever dream. The rooftop scene was like waking up in a nightmare: the metaphor coming horribly to life.

Winslow is a great Erik/Phantom incarnation. As a writer, I'm in sympathy with him for being unable to realise his masterpiece because it's "too long" and the entertainment world doesn't care. And horrible adaptations ARE enough to drive one to notoriety, you go, Winslow. Terrible tragedy that he wasn't allowed access to Erik's gunpowder stash, he deserved it.

Beef is probably the most dramatic La Carlotta parallel to exist, and that's saying something. What in the Santa-looking heck was he wearing as a coat during his "I'm outta here" scene? Somebody Super Like You is absolutely delightful - until he started performing, that is.

Phoenix has a stunning voice and a certain something that just screams superstar.

I'm less impressed by Swan. I'm not acquainted to Paul Williams' works, so I'm speaking solely without context about his background. Personally, I don't think he has the devilish, vampiric quality I'd have liked to see in that role. That's the only letdown in the film, honestly.

Rambles about other POTO adaptations here!

@blackforrestpunk asked @vladimirsangel for a Dracula pinup. Who am I if not a provider of cursed things?

Don't let Aurik see this, please, I have no intention of horrifying him. Unless he wants it for his collection.

Monster pinups are a thing now. Oh yes, I still owe Vlad a Gossamer pinup. (Why is this my life now?) Grinch pinup here.

Fanart as penance. More to come 😈

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera & Related Fandoms, Phantom of the Opera - Lloyd Webber, Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Phantom of the Opera (TV 1990), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Phantom - Susan Kay Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Erik | Phantom of the Opera, Nadir Khan, The Persian (Phantom of the Opera) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Multiple Eriks, Humor, Hobby Store AU, There’s nothing that annoys Erik like another Erik, Fights Summary:

Months go by and still nobody has given you an explanation for the higher-than-average number of customers seemingly dressed for the cabaret. It’s almost becoming a hobby in itself for you, watching the comings and goings of the five masked men.

@purrlockswatson is to blame for this

@blackforrestpunk you’re not blameless either