I loved this, the deserve to be happy.

"That other happened to be a man!"
I love this line. It was the best.

LOVED IT! *Grins impishly and twirls. Clumsily stumbles in the middle of the twirl.* Oops! *I say in a child-like way. Grins foolishly* Wish ya luck on your other fanfictions. Bye!

What a creative and cute idea! Very exciting!

i really liked that!

Awesome story luv it and Erik better give me that rose :)

THIS STORY IS SO SWEET! AWWWW!

that was sweet...

This is a very sweet little story. Don't get me wrong. But I hope you don't mind if I offer some constructive criticism:

1. Please note which Phantom you are writing about. I know you can choose which Universe when you post the story, but I don't think it actually shows it, and not knowing is a pet peeve of mine. Especially since I was never 100% certain in your story. It was Kay's version, yes? But I didn't figure that out until he mentioned having fits. Before that I thought Leroux's, but the Christine wasn't blonde, and then both Kay's and Leroux's Erik slept in coffins, not beds, so... Anyway, not knowing makes it harder to imagine the scenes. The image switches around.

2. A lot of this story seemed awfully sudden. Like when Christine decides his face is perfectly fine and doesn't know why it bothered her before? I could buy that change if there was evidence of a good deal of thought and reflection. It just happens too fast to be believeable. Also, when she's talking to him and he randomly walks off and falls asleep. Why? We don't find out until the next day, and at the time it seems really clunky and just...huh? A bit of transition there would be nice. Stuff like that.

3. Why the whole happily-ever-after ending? Stories are usually built a certain way: the action starts, gets more intense as things get complicated. there's the climax, and the loose ends are wrapped up fairly quickly. And while creativity is a great thing, that pattern is the rule for good reason. Once the main crisis has been resolved, unnecesary details, like where they spent their honeymoon, sort of drag, you know? The story's over. It's not a biography.

4. Raoul being gay? And the forced smiles around "the fop"? Really? Another pet peeve of mine, that is. Think about it: if Raoul is that lame... Well, Christine chooses him over Erik, as bad a choice as that seems. (Darn you, Gustave Daae! Why don't you drop the angel stories and teach her to make sense!) That and it sort of oversimplifies things.

Please, don't take this criticism as strongly as it comes across. Like I said (didn't I?), I like this story. It's very tender and the idea of Erik mistaking her confession for a dream is touching and realistic. It just... It could have been done better justice. Hope to hear more from you. Keep writing!

Aw! So amazing! What a perfect Valentine's Day treat! Brava! Thank you for writing. )

Great job! I always thought Raoul was gay...hehe...I loved Erik and Christine!

This was so lovely! Just the sort of thing I wanted to read!