[blinkies blinkies blinkies blinkies blinkies blinkies here ooooo ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ filler,,,, gifs,,,,, ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ Curtains getting in the way? Erik can move them for you~! Give him a little pet [click, if I MUST say it u_u] and see if he'll move them for you :3 ♫ Le fantôme de l'Opéra a existé. Ce ne fut point, comme on l'a cru longtemps, une inspiration d'artistes, une superstition de directeurs, la création falote des cervelles excitées de ces demoiselles du corps de ballet, de leurs mères, des ouvreuses, des employés du vestiaire et de la concierge. Oui, il a existé, en chair et en os, bien qu'il se donnât toutes les apparences d'un vrai fantôme, c'est-à-dire d'une ombre. ‧₊˚𝄞♪࿐₊˚⊹ The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, a creature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of the managers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of the young ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, the cloak-room attendants or the concierge. Yes, he existed in flesh and blood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom; that is to say, of a spectral shade. ‧₊˚𝄞♪࿐₊˚⊹ From 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, Gaston Leroux wrote the single piece of work that would inspire a century's worth of adaptations and in the same motion capture my heart in the 21st century. I first watched the Phantom of the Opera on 18 June, 2022, I remember seeing a post online about the Phantom of the Opera--that same day, I rented the 2011 25th anniversary Royal Albert Hall edition and watched it 3 times over. A week later, I had the original book in my hands, and in that week, I had read it 5 times over, annotated it, and had copies of adaptations on the way. It would be a lie to say I absolutely adore all adaptations I've seen, which I certainly have not [koff koff Phantom of the Mall], but it's best to say that no matter how bad or corny, every adaptation I have seen of the Phantom of the Opera has held a special place in my heart, even if I'm on uncertain terms with it [looking at you, Susan Kay's Phantom!]. I'm rather basic in my preferred adaptations, I love the ALW Musical [25th anniversary holds a special place in my heart], I hate the Love Never Dies sequel, and I adore the original book by Gaston Leroux. I also adore the book by Kopit, and the musical and mini-series this version brought about. My relationship with Susan Kay's Phantom is as I said before, complicated. I hate some parts, love others to death... it's confusing! In my love for the Phantom of the Opera, I've become sort of,,,, uber protective over our beloved Phantom himself... like, to me it feels like sometimes I'm the only one that sees his full character and how he is used in the plot [though I knowww this isn't true, I've just been tired of horrid takes of Erik on Tumblr and Twatter]

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