Raoul is able to give his wife everything, except for the one thing she wants most. Will a desperate situation cause his old rival to reenter their lives, changing it in ways they could never have imagined? Of course, or it wouldn't be a PotO story. Passion, angst, betrayal(?), True Love, revenge, messy relationships, but also kinda funny? Fun for everyone...except the characters!

A dark magician is gifted a wife. To his surprise, she chooses to stay. But as tensions grow in the Persian Court, enemies of the Angel of Death find out that he has a weakness after all. Kay-based. E/C. M for sexual content and violence. Updates often!

In a modern-day AU, where France has fallen to a dystopian dictatorship, Erik is gifted a bride. He was the most feared shadow in Paris; the chief architect, spymaster and ruler of 'The House of Ghosts'..and then he heard her sing. E/C

Think of this as Down Once More: the extended, modern-day, jet set remix. Gunshot wounds, fast cars, first class flights, FBI in pursuit - but it's the quiet moments, the conversations, that leave Christine shaken. Hurtling towards her inevitable decision. COMPLETE.

The first kiss turned a ghost into a man. The second turned a girl into a woman. Two kisses, a ring, a backward glance: on such things do lives turn. In the real world outside the opera, two people struggle against themselves - while around them, France careens into military disaster. Some RC, mostly EC. WIP.

This Phantom novel in progress begins after Erik has finally taken his beloved Christine to his lair, where she learns he is not an angel but a man...

What if, instead of being the Phantom, Erik was a famous impresario with complete artistic control over the Paris Opera House? What if he lived above ground and was known to the other characters not as the Opera Ghost, but as a man?

A retelling of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. 'All Christmas celebrations are expressly forbidden by orders of the Opera Ghost. These include, but are not limited to: carol singing, trees being illogically kept indoors, gifts wrapped in paper, parties, good will, and anything with cinnamon in it' - O.G.

After surviving against all the odds, a lonely wanderer is carried by a strange creature into an even stranger world, and, unexpectedly, finds his way home. (Pre-Leroux era. AU taken to the extreme. Winner of LittleLongHairedOutlaw's AU contest.)

Their days in Persia have ended, but Erika and Nadir still find their lives intertwined in the shadows of Paris. Their bond unexpectedly becomes permanent after a drunken night five stories underground, and Nadir finds a monster is the future mother of his child. The two friends now face an uncertain future, as well as an uncertain relationship. (Kay-inspired AU)

A young Englishwoman and the infamous Angel of Death are thrust together by the bloodthirsty Queen of Persia. Stuck together in a land of mystery and death, the two unlikely companions must survive unimaginable odds in hopes of escaping.

From the "Farewell" prompt on Tumblr: In Kintsugi, Erik is kidnapped as a young child. That morning, his mother finds him...gone.

A broken man and a haunted woman and the coming together of their pasts.

With a child on his arms and a wife by his side, Erik returns to see the first woman who ever denied him her love: his own mother. Leroux-based.

The Internet; the anonymous medium. What better mask for a reclusive genius? Will a certain gifted barista draw him out of hiding? Erik/Christine. Updated and Complete (cover art by Ilustrariane)

Sometimes a wife's duty is to take care of her husband's needs...whether he realizes it or not. Erik/Christine, complete.

"Ducks. The child is bordering on hysteria over a flock of city-dwelling puddle ducks." Let it never be said that Erik wouldn't do anything for his little protégé. Possibly the fluffiest ficlet you'll ever read. Sweet, innocent E/C in the early years. Oneshot. NOT in response to a tumblr post, haha.

Erik, Christine and Raoul made their choices on the night of Don Juan Triumphant, and are prepared to live with them. But beyond the walls of the opera house, how much of their life's trajectory is determined by choice, or by fate, or by the meddlesome nature of their family and friends?

"Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage." AU/Kay-based. After some convincing, Erik's mother decided it would be best to send him to the asylum, after all. Turns out, some kinds of madness can be taught. E/C creepiness.

1870- Erik resumes teaching his star pupil, while struggling with feelings far from angelic. Christine regains her dark Angel as her teacher, eager to learn his Music of the Night. While fate unveils a future unforeseen by both of them. (Sequel to APCC) E/C - R&R - COMPLETE

Kintsugi - the art of repairing the broken with gold. Her passion was fading, her greatest talent hidden even from herself. His humanity lost, his spirit broken long ago. In the hulk of an abandoned opera house, the art of restoration begins. M for Erik's past. E/C. Very dark in places so that light can shine on others. COMPLETE

A little bit of fall fun.

In 1980 Soviet Russia, renowned opera singer Christine Daaé is dismayed when her husband Erik, a discharged KGB spy, returns from war shattered beyond repair. In their world of tragic love and dauntless devotion, where all is so easily torn apart, these fragile and lost souls must learn each other once more before it is too late. —A tale of love, loss and healing. EC.

Erik lives in England, his soul as grey as the skies over London. One night, he meets a young servant from Miss Minchin's Seminary for Young Ladies, and nothing will ever be the same again. Phantom and Little Princess crossover...

Estelle is a courtesan for the highest classes in Paris - she makes dreams come true for a princly fee. One day she has a highly unusual customer. (Leroux based one shot)

Several years after the book, Erick takes in his young niece.

Valentine's Day at the opera house...

Historical phic. It is February, 1939, and Franco's troops descend upon Barcelona as the Spanish Civil War grinds to its sinister end. Bereaved and facing starvation, Christine Daaé fights for survival. Soon, the shadow of the Second World War will loom over Spain - and she will be forced to deal with Erik Deschamps, a terrifying mercenary whose only loyalty is to her. E/C.

**COMPLETE** NOW POSTING DELETED SCENES & BLOOPERS just for fun. Summary: Erik IS a bit of a Don Juan you know... What REALLY happened, as told by the Persian. Pairings: Erik/EVERYONE literally! . Rated "T" for sex. "M" chapters posted separately.

Two unlikely people forge an alliance and a tentative friendship in the dark days of the Paris Commune. A young ballerina is saved from a horrible fate by a deformed recluse deep in the bowels of the Paris Opera House. Together they overcome the deprivations of war, and Louise must learn to understand the paradox that is Erik. Begins ten years before the events in Leroux's book.

Divergence is a series of short stories in which a different path taken results in a different outcome to the 2004 movie. Each divergence is unique unto itself and not connected to the others.

Raoul has always been good with children. Erik has always been good at jumping to conclusions. Luckily for all involved, Christine has had plenty of practice with smoothing ruffled feathers. Oneshot, post-POTO E/C family AU. T for language and mild adult implications.

Act One saw Christine and the Phantom young, passionnate and headstrong. Act Two saw them to Coney Island and when tragedy struck, Christine was dead and Erik was left with their now-motherless son. Neither has been able to leave that night. Now seventeen with the Roaring Twenties in full swing, Gustave faces Act Three in finding his voice again and meeting his own angel of music.

Young Swedish singer Kristina finds independence, mystery, and love in Paris's Eclectic Theater (AU.)

Supernatural. Modern. It's been with him since birth. Always slithering in his veins and mind…in every horrific decision he's made and every action he's taken. Yet just as he's determined to be free of it, she comes along. And perhaps then there was no saving either of them. Because what chance did a fragile girl and an unhinged deformed man have against pure evil? COMPLETE

Christine Daae is a girl poised on the cusp of womanhood, when a stranger moves into the house next door and her life is changed forever.

Modern. With her father ill and her husband severely injured in a car accident, Christine desperately turns to a darker source for hope. Once she begins to discover a new side to herself, there is no turning back. And, by the time she quits lying to herself, an inevitably tragic choice awaits her. Rewritten and completed as of December 2013.

It is simple, really. Something was stolen from Erik. He wants it back. And he will stop at nothing until he gets it. EC. Eventually Modern.

On a long hold due to writer's block, but not forgotten. Days after the disastrous events at the Opera, Christine makes an impulsive, rash decision - but she is not entirely prepared for what will follow. Largely based on the world of the stage musical, sprinkled with Leroux. E/C.

Modern Retelling for theatre geeks. At a liberal arts college in Rhode Island, the lives of Erik, Christine, Raoul, the Persian, the corps de ballet and others cross to make for one seriously crazy freshman year. Rated for language and mild drug use.

How many years since first I saw you and dreamed of you… those long nights when our voices in union rivalled those of heaven… oh, that we could have been thus forever…

When Christine's world crumbles, she returns to the man who had once loved her beyond all reason. But even if they can slay their own demons, will they be able to escape the wrath of those left in their destructive wake? COMPLETE.

A woman appears at the Opera determined to save the theater from the fiery fate she has seen in her dreams. But will her visions leave her at the mercy of the Opera Ghost or will she find an unexpected connection with an injured, masked man she finds deep

The stars surely wept tonight! For Erik was behind us…Erik had heard everything. He would come for me tonight…to remind me that the Angel of Music was very strict." Mainly Christine's POV. A journey into a dark love that could possess so much light...R&R

COMPLETE. Currently undergoing revision. Almost two years prior to the advent of Christine, a young dancer stumbles upon the mysterious Erik one night and feels a strange affinity for him. Leroux-based.

Brought back into her life by a strange document, the world they have both become accustomed to crashes down around them. Can they forget the past and trust each other again for their own safety? Can they ever forgive each other?

After the unmasking, Christine escapes to a vacant church, seeking answers to her destroyed illusions, only to find herself once again at the mercy of Erik’s wrath.

After three years of an unhappy marriage to a man she scarcely knows, Christine flees, hoping for a better life away from him. Yet can she truly escape Erik? Modern-day.

E/C- Modern. A cross between phantom of the opera and Shallow Hal. What happens when shallow Christine is hypnotised into only seeing inner beauty, and then meets the gorgeously handsome Erik? COMPLETE!

Before he was the Opéra Ghost, he was a kid—-with lots of problems.

AU, EC: A retelling of Erik and Christine's story, set in the rosy hours of Mazenderan, with a fantasy twist. Love shall not be denied.

Vignettes that follow "When All is Lost." Now that the battle is over, lives must slowly be reclaimed. Complete.

Modern retelling: A journalist searches for the truth behind the mysterious composer, becoming his experiment. The magic singing doll he had created becomes his undoing as the mysterious composer, known only as Erik, discoveres his love for Christine Daaé

After the disaster at the opera house, Erik flees France and ends up in Egypt, where he reinvents himself. No longer the mysterious Phantom, he is now the equally mysterious Erik Rien, dealer in antiquities. A story of adventure and romance.

1870- Four spirits convene to teach Erik a much-needed lesson throughout one terrible night he will never forget. *E/C* - adaptation of Dickens' "Scrooge" to fit with PotO/2004 movie, some Kay - fantasy prequel to Symphony in the Twilight

Epilogue up. Come see! MODERN DAY Retelling ALW&Kay. Takes place inside the movie. Inspired by the premise of the tv show Samantha Who? How will a head injury change the course of Erik and Christine's future? EC eventually

The sequel to "Puzzle Pieces". An old nightmare returns to haunt Raoul and Christine, Tallis and Erik. Choices made in their shared past will affect the present and their families. And two lost souls - Orla and Anders - come together to build a future.

She was an odalisque, fated to slavery in the royal harem, abandoned by her father. And he was a genius who wore a mask, a man shunned by humanity for his death’s face. But for one night she is given as a gift…for one night only…or so they thought…

He never wanted it. Them. He never wanted one… much less two of them. It wasn’t fair, Erik decided. He had only just gotten Christine all to himself and now… this.

She broke easily. There is no question in her mind that she is mine. I should be happy! Is this not what I wanted? A real, living bride as my own? And yet, this is not what I imagined... not how I intended it to happen... Modern. EC.

Erik and Tallis have been married for seven years and live in Trevinny’s cottage with their two young sons, Gabriel and Michael. Tallis has not had easy pregnancies. Now she holds a secret that could turn her loving husband back into The Phantom.

Sweet and slow, from Erik's point of view. E/C, naturally. Complete.

Light and fluffy "slices of life" with Erik and Christine duBois, first introduced in "Variations on a Theme of Leroux."

From the beginning, how it happened, what made us the way we were? The answers lie, most certainly, in our past.

What if, after overhearing Christine's rooftop confession, Erik does not declare war upon them both, but realizes that he must change in order to win a woman's love? Slightly Leroux, a touch of ALW, but mostly AU. E/C. Rated M for violence and sensuality.

After the destruction of the Opera, Madame Giry has a feeling that the Phantom is not as dead as others believe him...with the help of an old friend, she hauls him half dead from his lair and into a new life. But will he survive above the ground?

Modern. Will a deformed man's desire for revenge destroy the future of a young couple? Or were all three fated to begin this dark journey and face the evils of the past? A story of the struggle between hatred and love, vengeance and redemption. COMPLETE.

COMPLETE! Last chapter up! AUWhat happens in this modern day PhantomDear Frankie crossover when Erik meets Lizzie? The phantom makes a fresh start in Glasgow. Will he find a happy ending?

A short series of vignettes taken from the timeline of 'Too Long In Winter.' EC of course.

One wedding, two grooms, one of whom happens to be very dead, and a terrible choice to make. There's been a grave misunderstanding in this gothic fairy tale, heavily influenced by Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, where ALL rise to the occasion. Complete!

EC Erik is dead. Christine returns to the Opera to keep her promise to take care of Erik's body, but the phantom is quite alive, and quite desperate to keep her with him forever. When all hope seems lost, will one man risk everything for love?

A story that takes place after the original 'Erik: The Vampire Hunter'. Modern Day AU. Please Note: This story is Incomplete

They thought that they had found Elysium, but around them the bitter winter had descended. The Fates have woven another thread into the fabric, and it will either bind them or rend them asunder. Continuation of 'An Elysian Piece.' EC

For tonight I am Hades. And you will be my Persephone...at least until the music ends. A journey out of darkness. EC

Kay Erik became really sad and angsty when Christine wanted him to kill a spider. How will Leroux Erik react in a similar situation? Just a bit of humor : Helps to have read Kay.

With Christine pregnant with their first child, Erik must confront his own past as he sets out to learn the truth about his parents, and about himself. A short sequel to "Variations on a Theme of Leroux", a story about the power of love and forgiveness.

The ALW story changes dramatically on the roof of the Opera House when Christine shows some compassion for the lonely Opera Ghost. *EC*

Never before had he been so interested in food and the smells of a kitchen Chapter 67 Final Chapter

Erik is dead, and Christine returns to bury him, but past secrets don't stay that way. (R/C, past E/C, Leroux-based)

Take the world of Gaston Leroux's novel, add equal parts Andrew Lloyd Weber and the author's imagination, sprinkle it with drama and romance, and you get Variations on a Theme of Leroux. Pairing is Erik & Christine.

Erik has left Paris following that most fateful of nights. Settled in the English countryside, he is slowly healing with the aid of a woman who refuses to let him break. Kay, Webber and Leroux based.

Something sinister is stalking Christine, and only one man can save her. As they uncover deadly secrets taken to the grave, they find that the greatest mystery of all is the human heart. A tale of intrigue, love, and redemption.

What if Christine's plea for Raoul to spare the Phantom's life at the cemetery came too late? An EC alternative to the 2004 movie.

This is a story about the puzzle pieces that make up the lives of characters from Phantom of the Opera. It is a story about how past, present and future all effect each other, fitting together like puzzle pieces, to make a life complete.

Just to add injury to insult, after discovering Raoul and Christine swearing their eternal love to one another, the phantom manages to lose his voice. This prompts ridicule and unpredictable plot changes. Mainly movie, some Leroux.

Modern Retelling. Leroux Undertones. He began as an Angel that came to her one frightening night. As Christine is slowly swept up into a dangerous and passionate obsession, will she survive his dark world...and even darker past? COMPLETE

Christine is the cousin of Luciana and comes to visit her Italian family one summer. Through her kindness, she gives her Angel hope that he can be loved before the tragic death. After years of living in memories, they are reunited... in Persia.

Erik's past makes him an ideal hunter of unconventional evil, but when he meets a young collegiate dancer named Christine, he is forced to reconsider the darkness that surrounds him and face the truth about his origins. Modern day AU

For readers of Of Threnodies and Roses. The night that Christine and Erik first met...from Erik's POV. Was she his salvation or his doom?

EC. Five years after Christine married Raoul, they have returned to France with young Charles. Both know that Christine will never be free of her Angel, but Erik is dead and so they ignore their ghosts and try to be happy. But then an Angel reappears . .

Erik and Christine are expecting their first child, but at a terrible price. Dark!fic

A horse is a horse, of course of course...

Begins immediately after the end of the 2005 movie. No characters belong to me. Reviews are always welcome. Nothing ever happens as you plan it, and sometimes what the heart wants is surprising. COMPLETE

Some messages are not meant to be received... some prayers are meant to be answered. What if Christine would appear on the rooftop to hear Erik pray to God for her love? Oneshot, Kay based, completely EC

Christine had betrayed her Angel, but in the end she could not find it in herself to leave him. Oneshot EC, alternate ending to the Down Once More sequence. Based on the ALW version. [EDITED AND REDONE]

AU: Christine makes a different choice. Rated R for sexual content. COMPLETE: you know, when the site updates with the next 5 chapters (6 chapters total).

Meeting Death face-to-face wasn't what vampire Nick Knight had expected. Luckily for him. Xover with The Endless. Previously published in Knightbeat.