After overcoming a childhood filled with abuse, young adulthood plagued by shame, and a lifetime of solitude, Erik finds himself married to the woman he adores. A mysterious box sent thirty years ago to his cousin raises questions and stirs the ghost never far behind, while two men resurrect the horrors of his time in Persia, and an acquaintance from long ago unexpectedly returns.

Christine believes she is content to perform the streets of Paris with her father. But when a reclusive maestro sets his attention upon her, her whole perception of what it means to be truly alive will crumble. Historical vampire AU, E/C, rated M for eventual smut and violence.

19th century – Sworn enemies by blood through the ages, only through their love can they survive. To love him is to invite danger, to love her is to welcome his death… E/C, AU – a dark vampire romance tale involving the characters of PotO

By the Shah's orders, this was his punishment — a reward for a selfless act when he had everything to lose. Erik had always reveled in shadow, but he never expected the light to abandon him in return. This darkness had been forced upon him; this was the reality of unending night. E/C eventually

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.

Christine has struggled to raise her son and live her life without Erik. Believing he is dead, what will happen when she finds out Erik is very much alive? Sequel to ALW musical/LND rewrite with Leroux and Kay influences. In progress.

Follow Up to the Award Winning Reader's Choice Award 'A heart that waits.' Courtship and a new life are nothing like what Erik expects as the story continues. Please Review!

No name strikes fear into the hearts of fellow sailors more than that of the masked pirate, Captain Erik, and his crew of the Phantom. However, when Christine Daae is taken aboard, fear is the last thing that Erik seems to instill in her. Join them as they find love and adventure on the high seas.

Christine is plagued by uncertainties. Fearing that they will taint her imminent marriage, she makes a last desperate effort to put them to rest. But, well-intentioned though she is, the eve of her wedding takes a very unexpected turn. This is an LND fix-it / fill-in fic written by someone in love with Phantom of the Opera and frustrated by Love Never Dies.

A surprisingly intimate gift leads to the best Christmas Erik could ever ask for. Strong M-Rating. E/C COMPLETE

Turning from monster to animal to slave. From Persia to the foundation of the Palais Garnier in Paris. How a ghost becomes a man and gains a name. (Sequel to Rosy Hours Redux, will eventually be part of a larger story)

Christine wakes to an empty bed, and sets out to draw her husband away from his music. Written for a Tumblr kiss prompt: "out of lust."

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

Vignettes - chapter shorts - of one-shot, plot scenes that complement the prequel: Symphony in the Twilight. Some are designed by reader request. E/C, R/M - historical (19th century) Some scenes will be T, and some will be M rated

In the 1880s, Christine and her father move to Paris for a fresh beginning that is not as joyful as it first seems. When the truth of her new circumstances starts to unravel, only one man can help her. E/C. Kay/ALW-verse. Will eventually be rated M. COMPLETED.

Christine's life changes with just one unplanned rooftop conversation. Mid-ALW AU. E/C, T rating for non-explicit descriptions of attraction and make-outs. Originally posted on tumblr.

After a frustrating week, Christine enlists Erik's help to cheer her up. A little novelette set somewhere after Erik is revealed to be a man (and not the Angel of Music), but before the lair scene. Slightly A/U. Kay/ALW/Leroux. COMPLETE

Nadir Khan is sent by his king, the shah of Persia, to find a certain musician to bring back to Persia for the court's amusement. Nadir finds out this is no mere musician - and his entire life is promptly consumed and changed by this seemingly simple request. (This story is backstory for a larger fic that will eventually be published.)

Very loosely based around the proposal scene from Kay. Erik asks Christine for a marriage of convenience until his impending death, but things gradually unfold rather differently than expected.

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

Vicomtesse Christine de Chagny is frantic to cure her "modern illness". In desperation, she seeks out an unusual doctor, one who doesn't advertise and hides away from the world. Victorian doctor/female hysteria AU

When Christine first meets Erik she never imagined the new path her life would take. Erik himself never imagined where their aquaintance would lead. As they travel down the path of love they will be tested and scarred by the raging fires between them.

His Christine is such a good girl, and he will make sure she knows it. Modern. Dom!Erik. Rated M.

Christine dares enter the opera box of the Ghost. Rated R for sexy times.

There was no way to mash the word into her definition without mangling the entire thing. Pregnant. Even the word was gross and uncivilized. There was no beauty in its vowels - not when he spoke it. Not when he spelled it in his mind and mulled over its definition.

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

They both appreciate the candlelight, and what happens there. Rated M, NSFW. E/C. Complete.

After Christine's beloved husband passes, she must grant his wish of starting a new life for herself. But what and who will this new life bring her? Rated M for language and some sexual content.

She will chase away the shadows from their marriage and their bed.

Christine found where he hid, and he whispered his goodbyes. A proper take on that night that was glossed over in Love Never Dies.

"Erik," he said to her. "I am Erik. I am no Angel and we both know it. You will call me Erik and you will understand that with this decision you will be binding yourself to me irrevocably. Think it through, Christine de Changy. If you say yes you are mine forever." Dark Erik, disturbed Christine.

Follows the events of POTO. Erik is the architect of his own destiny - or so he thinks. Will Christine breach his defenses? Will the enemies who wish to destroy him succeed? Completed story.

It's a silent, mutual agreement that ties them together, a burning need to ward off the sadness in their minds, and nothing more.

Immediately after the musical, Christine struggles with moving on. When she finally decides to start making choices for herself, her life and that of her Opera Ghost will collide once again. Post-canon. E/C. Sloooow burn. Eventually, will be rated M. COMPLETE.

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.

Christine Daaé has spent eight months imagining what she might say to the Opera Ghost if she ever saw him again. Now he is here in her flat, quite by accident, and the fact of the matter is she can no longer speak. COMPLETE.

Two years have passed since Christine left him for Raoul. Erik continues to reside underneath the burned down remains of his abandoned opera house where he has resigned himself to live alone as the Angel in Hell. Sophie stumbles into Erik's underground world one day quite by accident. He saves her, but he can not risk another angry mob, and so he takes her captive. E/OC Complete

The first kiss was for him, the Vicomte who needed saving. The second kiss was for her because she needed to be sure. This night, she searches for the man she wants, and she will not be deterred. Takes place after the musical. Lightly LND-inspired ("again and then again"). Rated M for strong sexual situations. E/C. One-shot.

In 1880 Paris, a man returns to reclaim the Opera as his sanctuary. Set before Red Rose and A Second Chance, and the ALW stage play. E/C, complete.

ALW-verse, E/C. Summary: "In the end, if it meant giving up my life for theirs, then it was worth it - I should count myself fortunate for the chance." A story of redemption and acceptance, of confronting countless ghosts and demons, of facing the past when its echoes can no longer be denied - even if that battle proves deadly.

Modern Day fic. Christine is interning in Paris when she stumbles behind a trap door and enters a masked man's underground domain. But this Christine is older, bolder, and haunted by scars of her own. Please see warnings. AWL-based with a bit of Kay. EC. COMPLETE.

100 years after the Phantom lost Christine and vanished, Paris Opera House intern, Rosalie Daniels finds a secret passageway down to the Phantom's lair. Could the stories really be true? Did the Phantom truly exist? And who exactly would she find down there…or more precisely, who found her!

In the days after the tragedy at the Opera, Christine risks returning underground to ascertain the fate of her former teacher. What she finds changes everything. Can an embittered man learn to love again? This is a new novel, and is set immediately after the ALW musical. Don't look for it to get any happier for a while. E / C Complete

Christine and Erik, together in bed at the end of the day.

He is presumed dead or gone, but nine months after the infamous "Don Juan" incident, the very-much-present Phantom is tackling more challenges than ever: crippling guilt, Christine's continued presence as star soprano, that insufferable vicomte, and an unlikely houseguest. Mostly ALW-based. COMPLETE.

He would explore every inch of her, if given the chance. And she would do the same to him, map him and imprint him on her memory, if he were not so very afraid of what she might think of him.

He beckons her to him, warm and soft from her bath, and her hands wander.

The fairytale isn't what she had imagined it to be. Strict 'M' rating.

Mischievousness, when it comes to the Opera Ghost, doesn't always come in the form of pulling pranks. —Based on a prompt I received on tumblr.

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.

Lectures are over, the university is quiet, and he wants her. She lets him drag her into the broom closet, too maddened to deny the fact that she wants him, too.

She only wanted to relieve his tension.

Time heals, but the heart does not forget. A bond forged in shadow strives for life in the light. ExC story. Complete.

This is our humble version of the final chapters for "Tapestry of Deceit" originally written by Lady Rosesong. The story of Erik, the mysterious and brooding Black Knight and Christine, the lonely servant girl, forced to portray her mistress in a web of deception when Erik comes to claim his promised bride. A sweeping tale of romance, mystery, vengeance and mistaken identity.

Trying to erase the estrangement before their wedding, Christine and Raoul travel to Persia. What they find there will alter their lives forever. E/C, movie based

The Phantom wallows beneath the rubble and ruin from the flames he brought upon all. Vivienne, a former ballerina, seeks shelter in Erik's domain after tragedy strikes her. However, she is an unwelcome guest under the Opera and is about to learn she is not alone. (A/N: I've rewritten the original story and I'm in the process of replacing the chapters.)

A story of one young woman's struggle to grow up…and grow wiser. ExC naturally. Mind the 'M' warning if you please.

As a young man, before settling in the Opera House, Erik travelled widely in the East, employed by Shahs and Sultans as a maker of magic, a designer of traps and tricks, secret chambers and automatons. How he would deal with it if a Sultan required him to design a very particular kind of automaton – a perfect woman?

After her husband's death, Christine is forced to leave France and heads to London. What happens when Christine meets a man she thought long dead? Erik/Christine Rating changed to 'M', please read author's note in chapter 17!

Rather than escaping after stealing Christine's chain at the masquerade ball, Erik brings her down to his home and shows her how she makes him feel. Rated M for sexual content.

Perhaps there was a dark side to Christine that only Erik could bring out. Between the smudged lines of right and wrong, she had always been destined to be the Phantom's bride. She ached for every bit of him. Dark and not fluffy. E/C romance StageMusical.

Summary: Gala events at the Opera Populaire can be tedious. Luckily, there is a certain masked someone to help relieve the monotony. pure fluffy smut. Oneshot. ErikxChristine. Strict 'M' rating!

Erik is the master assassin and genius architect for the Shah of Persia. He has everything he could want, money, fame, power…everything but the one thing he knows he can never have. Love. Erik's world is quickly turned upside down when, out of gratitude for his service, the Shah presents him with a gift… and that gift comes with a name. Christine Daae!

A look into one of the nights Christine may have spent in Erik's home. A promise made and a body freely given. Rated M for explicit sexual content. (Any world is applicable.)

Written from Julia's POV. Vignette's on Kire, then her side of the story from A Heart that Waits.

Erik ruins the lovers' plans as he takes Christine down to the depths of the opera for the last time.

Tales from the Opera Populaire. Events may not have transpired as you remember; vignettes, missing scenes and retellings. #44: Epilogue. Where do we go from here?

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.

Christine goes to her father's grave to find resolution, and finds instead a Ghost. Without Raoul to protect her, she cannot escape him, and the course of their lives is irrevocably altered.

When a woman has seen me, as you have, she belongs to me...she loves me forever...

"It's not your face that scared me, Angel."

Of all the duets, theirs is the strangest.

Erik begins his life anew in Paris after many years of trial and struggle, swearing to never again submit to a man's fickle emotions. Perhaps Christine Daae can change his mind . . .

After six months of separation, Erik attends the Masquerade Ball, desperate for one touch.

Erik's time in Persia takes an unexpected turn when the woman he is destined to love enters at the darkest period of his life.

In an effort to earn her happy ending, Christine accepts Erik's proposition and learns love through pretend.

Sometimes it is within a simple kiss that ones finds the truest embodiment of love.

My wish for what Love Never Dies would be like. Christine Daae emerges from the bowels of the opera house distraught and exhausted. Nothing will ever be the same for her again.

AU & EC The greatest love story of all time, told as never before. A childhood injury leaves Christine blind with cataracts, and when her father dies, she moves to Paris to become a seamstress. Here, in the Opera Garnier, she meets a mysterious angel...

After their revealing night beneath a moonless sky, Christine stops Erik from leaving, and together they flee Paris to start their new lives together. But what new surprises lie in store? Alt LND.

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…

This sequel to ALW's Phantom continues, with old characters and new, happy times and sad times, adventure and romance, but most of all our favorite Opera Ghost – Erik.

How much can one tempt the darkness before it burns in return?

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

He closed them, not because he was afraid to die or because he did not want to see the gun explode; his death held no fear for him, it never had...

On the way to the cemetery, the carriage crashes, leaving Christine and Erik stranded together in the woods. Will time alone change their fated course or just speed it towards a tragic conclusion? Movie/Musical based.

Erik lies on his death bed, clinging to the hope that Christine will fulfill a promise to return for a last goodbye before her wedding. When Raoul refuses to honor his word, Christine goes against his wishes and confirms all of his worst fears. Fills in Kay's "Missing Chapters".

Instead of letting her go with Raoul, Erik makes Christine stay with him. In an attempt to understand what she truly wants, she proposes a game of pretend: to pretend to love each other. But where does the game end and reality begin?

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?

An alternate ending, Christine must face her darkest desires to learn what loving Erik truly means.

she loved Raoul, she did. But there was something about the Phantom. Something dark and mysterious and sexy. Something that touched her soul and set her body on fire. Christine finds Erik and embraces her destiny, as they spend one perfect night together

Erik's night with a young Persian slave girl takes an unexpected turn. Kay Universe. Erik/OC-Eventual Erik/Christine.

Believing Erik to be dead, Christine marries Raoul, hoping to finally have her happy ending. But what happens when Erik returns to claim her once again as his?

Erik is not a charitable man, and he will have what is his.

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…

A night at the theater. A private performance. A haunting encounter...

In that climatic moment upon the stage, what might have happened had Christine not wrenched the mask from the man who haunted her? A story of what if...

Phantom of the Opera set in medieval Europe. Erik plays the mysterious and terrifying Black Knight, who is searching for a bride. Christine plays a lonely servant girl, who is mistaken as the Black Knight's intended. Romance, mystery, and as always, EC.

Sequel to Eyes of the Jackal. Half a year after his escape, Raoul hunts the Phantom down, and presents him with an offer that will bring Erik - and his work - back into the world. The end result is a tour around the globe, trailing a myriad of conflict.

COMPLETE: This is the sequel to my first fic To Be Held. In this continuation, we look into Erik's past as well as prepare for Raoul and Meg's upcoming wedding. Based on the characters portrayed in the 2004 Phantom movie. EC and RM.

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.

Lerouxesque Erik despairs after Christine leaves with Raoul. Four months later she turns up on his doorstep! Loveable characters and much humor. You may just love this loooooong story, which spans about 24 years. I hope you enjoy.

A cursed mirror; two lovers separated through time - a chilling story of the extremes one will go to, to be with the one they love. Modern day/some historical... An E/C PotO suspense/mystery/drama with romance- revised 11/08 with M rating - 2004 movie/some Kay

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.

In a small, superstitious town, Christine Daae is chosen as a sacrifice to the quell the evil that has risen in the surrounding forest. With only the memory of her father for comfort, she finds something else in the woods. AU EC

Raoul is jealous and wants Christine to retrieve the ring he gave to her. She finds more than she bargained for. Christine narrates. COMPLETE.

Christine is consumed with regret and grief from the mistakes of her past. As she resolves to make a new life for herself, her Angel follows...

Based on, and written in the style of: Phantom, a novel by Susan Kay. AU story, about Erik's time in Persia. What would have happened if he had not sent away the shah's gift? ErikxOdalisque, ErikxKhanum. Rated for sexual themes.

A woman who fears the touch of men, a man who longs to be touched; together, can they find peace? Warning: ErikOther Woman pairing. If this is not your cup of tea, then I suggest you look elsewhere. Otherwise, please read and review.

The spiderweb curtain comes down, and off come the stockings at the conclusion of "Music of the Night." (2004 movie)

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

From Erik's POV. For a year, Erik has been planning for Christine's return during the 1889 World Fair. His plans and his soul slowly unravel as he learns his obsession is not what he first thought. NOT an EC Shipper. Please R&R EOC completed

When Christine ventures to an opera for the first time in five years after the chandelier falls, she encounters an old ghost who causes her to rethink her decision to live the life of a Comtesse. Lots of fluff, some angst. Take it as you will.

In one moment, with one decision, lives can change forever. Kay based, but ALW and Leroux friendly. EC, angst. Not an alteration or continuation...simply an explanation.

You are more than just a student to me, were the words that changed a peaceful night of lessons and reading. Her discomfort provoked his anguish, which he releases through his music. Christine, drawn, is unable to resist coming to him.

A very, very dark oneshot based on Kay. Erik has one final encounter with the Khanum. Rated M for violence, language, and sexuality.

A young aspiring writer attends a performance of Don Juan Triumphant at the Opera Populaire...and her life changes forever... [COMPLETED and IN EDITING]

The kiss that saved Raoul and Christine never took place. Enraged, heart broken, driven to madness, Erik has thrown Christine aside and taken Raoul hostage. Slash, written in a series of vignettes and drabbles. Finished work.

Set around the movie not the book. Time- Six Months after the fire at the Opera house, Christine is now a married woman, but still her Angel calls to her. COMPLETE

*COMPLETE* A unexpected reunion jolts Christine and Erik. Fluffy but fun! This story began as PG13 but rapidly escalated into an R rating. It is not possible to accurately portray such a passionate character as Erik in muted terms.