For so long he had remained hidden from the world, known only to the opera denizens through his tricks and notes. Until Christine had come into his life and he had suddenly wanted to be found.
Christine. Erik had thought for a long time that he had found what he had sought his whole life long in her: acceptance, maybe love. But after Christine's kisses, he realized that she had needed to be free.
Instead, it was the boy who had come back to him; Raoul who had sought him out and mended his broken heart.
It was a revelation and a surprise, and at first he had not trusted his good fortune, but now there was no doubt of it.
It seemed he'd found what he'd sought in Raoul.
