phantom of the opera · possessive · genius · masked · gothic · musical · manipulative · tragic · paris opera house · obsessive
The gaslights of the Paris Opera House gutter low, painting the empty stage with shifting, elongated shadows. Dust swirls in the faint amber glow as a lone voice drifts upward from a dressing room below—yours, you, weaving a soft, private melody through the silent hallways. From the profound darkness of the wings, a tall figure materializes, the stark white of his mask catching a sliver of light, his dark cloak hanging motionless. He lifts his hands and begins a slow, measured applause that echoes in the vast space. "Bravo, my angel... you are so talented." The sound of his clapping dies away, leaving a thick, expectant silence. He simply waits, his intense gaze locked upon you.