On the rooftop Christine told Raoul, "When the time comes we shall leave, but if I then refuse, you must carry me off by force!" Erik later said to Christine, "If you loved me, I would be as gentle as a lamb; and you could do with me as you pleased." But would either of these predictions come true? And…should they? "Your hand at the level of your eyes," said the Persian...

With a desperate desire to change the past, Christine finds the impossible near some ancient standing stones – and falls centuries into a medieval world and a destiny fated-to-be with the man known as Le Masque. Only she can save them, before death's cruel hand separates them for all time. An E/C historical fantasy sequel - Heavily inspired by D.G.s Outlander and similar tales

As Christine enters her junior year of college, an unlikely encounter and a surprising offer are the last things she expects. The last thing that Erik expects is for her to accept. Modern day, E/C.

A story of love, deceit, hatred, and misunderstandings. This is the tale where two souls are betrayed by the ones they love but what happens when those two broken souls meet? E/C

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.

Raped and impregnated by one of Raoul's friends, Christine finds her future in doubt. But when Erik re-enters her life things take a turn nobody could have ever imagined. Contains sex scenes. I do not own "The Phantom of the Opera" or any of its characters.

Assorted one-shots from the Distractions AU; ratings and time-frame will vary, see AN at the top of each

Modern AU. A kind, innocent girl is taken, and forced into a relationship filled with abuse. Can she ever escape her tragic situation? Even if she does, can her wounds ever heal so that she may experience true love with an even more damaged person than she? Very dark and twisted. Read with caution.

In the summer of 1884, Christine Daaé leaves New Orleans for Wyoming, to marry Erik, a man she knows only through letters. Together they must navigate the waters of a relationship with a stranger, while the town of Contention lives up to its troubled name.

They had not fallen in love so much as tumbled straight down the stairs of affection into passion, and here they were at the bottom, smarting from the landing. He had claimed to love her and had promised to give her all she wanted of him if only she'd let him love her from afar. She didn't want that. She wanted him to love with her, near her. Modern AU

When a canoeing mishap leaves Christine stranded, she's forced into the wilderness for help—only to find a haunting stranger who does not want to be found. COMPLETE.

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.

Christine Davies discovers a gold ring in the cellars during a tour of the Opera House and accidentally takes it home with her. Bound to his ring, Erik suddenly finds his spirit trapped in a new place and time. Now he will do everything in his power to ensure that he is returned to his final resting place, even if that means becoming the Opera Ghost once more. Modern AU. E/C

Christine has just been accepted to the prestigious conservatory of the Paris Institute for the Fine Arts. But, what happens when she is noticed by the school's infamous, illustrious headmaster? Well, she is in for a lesson or two. Kay inspired Erik, slow burn, fluff.

19th century - A voice in the night changed his dark path. Necessity forced her down a dark road she never would have traveled. In a manor shadowed with secrets, music is stirred to life and hearts can mend…or can they? A gothic retelling of Jane Eyre with PotO characters and feel – E/C - will eventually be rated M

Set at the dawn of the 20th century, Christine is a headstrong girl who prefers the company of books and nature to men; Erik is a government asset with a secretive past. On the adventure of a lifetime in the Caribbean, she is accidentally imperiled by her father's actions. Can Erik find and bring her home safely while winning her affection or are they doomed from the very first?

She is all that remains––and he will have his wedding night. Leroux / ALW Canon Mashup. Canon Compliant / Post Final Lair. Erik/Mannequin, E/C. COMPLETE.

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 paranormal romance tale involving the characters of PotO

Amy Stein, pregnant and heartbroken thanks to her boyfriend (now ex), moves in with her friend, Allison, where she meets new characters who are "different". There, she develops new friendships, goes through unique adventures, and saves a life or two while falling dangerously in love. (Rated T mostly throughout). Original characters originated by Gaston Leroux and Susan Kay.

A selection of one-shots, based on the amazing POTO Mermaid artwork from Ilustrariane . . . . . . . ilustrariane.tumblr DOT COM

Erik is an assassin, moonlighting as a reclusive composer. Christine is a lonely girl, hired at the recently started business called The Friend Shop. This is their story. Rated M. INCOMPLETE. E/C. Leroux/Kay based. MODERN.

He's looking for purpose and she is the gateway. Modern AU, E/C

She stayed with him for two weeks, in his Paradise underground. Tomorrow, she returns to the world of the living. How will Christine spend her last night in Hell? Leroux Canon / Canon Compliant. Two-shot. IN PROGRESS.

Modern-day setting. Returning to her university town in the northern USA, Christine Daae meets two very different, intriguing men. R/C, E/C, angst, drama, romance, mystery. WIP.

Before the whole Angel of Music fiasco started, Mamma Valérius falls ill, and a desperate Christine looks for help in the only friend she has, The Voice in her dressing room. He offers his help, and in exchange, she promises to give him the only thing he has ever wished for: a living wife. Purely Leroux-based. Rating may change.

In which Christine questions "The Ode to Joy"

All she wished to do was look at the books, yet Christine receives much more than she bargained for.

A founding child from Rouen was born without a nose. He joins the Christmas pilgrimage to Vatican City. Lerouxian and sort of historically accurate. As of Feb 2019, i am re-formatting this whole thing. For right now I'm just going to leave this snippet here. I've never published anything here before and am having trouble learning my way around.

Where will letters from a depressed she'll of a ghost lead? E/C

Working for the music faculty at her alma mater, Christine is constantly reminded of a life that might have been. At a fundraising event, she meets Erik, who is disappointed to see that the soprano he'd once admired has traded the stage for a desk and a pension.

After the masquerade, Christine has to take matters into her own hands: she can no longer wait for her Angel of Music to make the first move. After all, she could blame it all to the champagne in the morning... Leroux-based. Dub-con.

Christine loses the ability to sing after an illness while on tour. With her life now forever changed, will she be able to face her Angel of Music once more - and with the voice he loved so dearly gone, will he even want to see her again?

Christine steps into a ghost story when an impromptu séance raises the spirit of a long-dead musician, enigmatic and alluring. An old house, an attic mirror, a gramophone, and a childhood sweetheart also star. 1920s AU.

Erik owns and directs a decrepit community theater and company. He unwinds by playing to the evening air. One day he has an accompaniment. Inspired by that pianist's request that went viral.

What happens when you stick Leroux's Erik into Charles Dance's world? A reworking of a classic story, with a twist: several versions are coming into play at the same time. Some of the plot points readers have come to love, with an ending that will surprise many. Work in Progress.

Set during Chapter X "The Masked Ball" of Leroux's "The Phantom of Opera." Angry at Raoul for not wanting to listen and threatening to fight the Masked Red Death figure, Christine leaves him in the opera box. She goes to find the Masked Red Death figure for herself and discovers her own intense feelings for him.

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.

Summary: Poor and plain Nurse Daae is hired to tend injured war hero Erik D'Anton in recently liberated WWII France. A variation from traditional canon, this story is one of endurance, hope, and the ever-redeeming powers of love.ExC, Romance/Hurt/Comfort, AU: 1944, Paris, France. Limony 'M' warning just to be safe.

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.

Christine loses focus easily on the stage, and must work on her composure through all manner of distractions. Fortunately, the angel of music is there to offer a helping hand. Canon-set AU, E/C Smut, Kinktober 2018

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)

Modern AU. When Christine loses everything, fate quite literally leaves her at a stranger's doorstep. The reclusive author Erik Destler reluctantly takes her in and hires her as help for the house. After months of hating each other, different feelings emerge... as do questions. Why did Christine lose everything to begin with? Or, to be more precise, who took it all away? COMPLETE.

We all have to learn to live with the choices we make. To save Raoul's life, Christine agrees to be Erik's wife for twenty years. But how do you survive two decades with someone you don't love? Leroux-inspired Modern AU. Dark E/C. Collab.

July 1942, Cliveden, England: Christine Jones begins a new job as Secretary to the ill-tempered and demanding Colonel Erik Rochard. Initially attracting the attention of Charles Grey and struggling to cope with the demands Rochard makes of her, she begins to question how much she truly knows about the two men.

A rated M companion to my Gift Wrapping AU. After declaring their mutual love, Erik and Christine have decided to share something very special - themselves. Erik tries to stay calm and fails, Christine tries to be delicate but has to spell things out. It's a little awkward the first time. Smutty, but with doses of fluff and angst. Last updated for Father's Day - not what you think.

A dark twisted obsession drives a man with immeasurable power to stop at nothing to get what he wants, and what he wants is a young Christine but will she be strong enough to confront and handle the different shades of black that is Erik? Warning! It is dark and may offend some people

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.

A Reylo re-telling of Beauty and the Beast

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.

What happened during that final night that Christine went back to see Erik as he was dying? For fans of the Susan Kay novel who wanted a bit more than just Nadir's brief explanation...

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

A scorpion and a grasshopper. A choice. One moment in time can change the course of life. Can Christine learn to love? Can Erik learn empathy? Can either of them ever forgive themselves or each other? Tuesday/Thursday.

There are things more dangerous than accepting lessons from a dark stranger in a bell tower, things that can destroy a man's face and his life—and Christine Daaé is soon to become intimately acquainted with them. Modern AU. ON INDEFINITE HIATUS.

One always hears the echo of their soulmate's heartbeat, and can only recognize them by feeling the person's pulse match up with the rhythm in their head. Erik never heard the echo until he was in his thirties. Christine has heard it for as long as she remembers.

Deformed boy meets cynical girl. Not exactly love at first sight, but no one ever said that the road to happiness didn't conceal a few sharp stones. A modern tale of second chances. A story of friends, lovers and music, with a little of the Bard thrown in for good measure.

It's her first masked ball at the Opera, and it may very well be her last when she accidentally acquires one of the Opera Ghost's personal effects. Leroux-ish, post-canon, E/OC. 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

Christine has discovered a weakness of her seemingly invincible husband, but what will she do when he counterattacks? Fluffy E/C one-shot. 2004 universe.

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

Christine thought she had reached happiness with Raoul after the affair of the Opera Ghost. Everything falls back, and she realizes just what is missing from her life. She follows her heart, even after all that has happened. E/C, no Raoul bashing.

Christine has a wish for her birthday. Mostly fluff. Oneshot. Leroux E/C.

In the middle of the night, there is little Erik can do but try to bring her comfort. Oneshot. Rated M.

The women of Paris are legendarily beautiful, with the exception of Erika - whose deformed facial features have condemned her to a life in the cellars of an opera house. From within the walls of the opera, the musically proficient Erika finds a pupil in Christian - a promising young tenor. What can happen when a beautiful mirage becomes a frightening reality? Rated T for themes.

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.

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.

Gustave Daae's new job as District Attorney has painted a target on Christine's back for anyone wishing to keep her father from prosecuting them. Erik gets hired to guard her, never expecting he'd have to guard her from stealing his heart, Leroux/Modern/EC.

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.

COMPLETE - 19th century– "Listen well, for the tale I will tell you is quite shocking but true, a tale beyond your wildest imagination...Take care not to consider it lightly, for it is a dark tale of a forbidden love, tragic and fantastic, obsessive and wild..." A gothic retelling of PotO with a Wuthering Heights feel ...E/C

It's summer festival season and PHANTOM is the biggest hard rock band on Earth. Mystery surrounds the anonymous lead singer who writes every song but performs onstage only in silhouette. His temper is legendary and dangerous; his demands are impossible - and as the story always goes, he's about to meet a soprano who will bring him to his knees. All kinds of AU… and yet. Leroux/ALW

There was nothing left to her but questions and a short note. How could she ever be satisfied with that?

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

From the first glance, Princess Christine was fascinated by him, even if he was a Scottish prisoner. After helping him escape, she only had the memory of their kiss left. Now 10 years later, she's back in Scotland. During an attack, she is taken hostage by the rebels and is reunited with the man she freed years ago...the most feared man in England, Erik 'the Phantom' Boyd.

The Force Arranges A Marriage - Reylo. Following Episode IX, the only way to end the fighting is for Kylo Ren and Rey to marry. The Jedi can't stand the idea but Kylo finds this arrangement all too delicious. It makes for some heated smut - PWP, with a lot of dirty talk :D

AU–Madeleine didn't wait for morning to speak with Erik, so he never ran away. He lived his life without a mask & became a successful architect. But wait, what about Christine? What kind of life did she know without her Angel of Music? Kay–Movie–EC–MATURE

AU-Erik & Christine in an original story with only elements of POTO. Welcome to a world where magic, myths & demons exist. A crystal bracelet holds great power & an ancient evil seeks it. Who will stand against it & protect the power? EC–Kay–Movie–MATURE

After a chance encounter with a homeless blind woman, the Phantom employs her as his housemaid. A maid in his house will make things more comfortable for Christine when she visits. But when will he realise that his secret doors, hidden from view, are not so secret to someone who finds her way by touch? Or that, lacking sight, her keen ears might overhear words not meant for her?

The killer masked, his true identity unknown, Christine is the only one to have witnessed his activities and lived. Her testimony is crucial in the police's efforts to track down this elusive killer known only as the Phantom, and when her life is threatened, witness protection remains as the only recourse. Which places her directly under the watchful eye of Erik, U.S. Marshal. E/C

Futuristic AU. Unemployment is high, the streets are violent, and the people are beginning to panic. Trapped in a cult-like community, Christine only knows that the Spirit keeps her safe from the madness on the inside and the outside. But when the son of a Senator reenters her life, she will discover just how much power the Spirit has over her—and the entire country. Complete.

Erik Reauchard travels to a small town in the U.S. to search for a killer, and finds Christine Daae instead. When dangerous forces coalesce around them, can he keep her safe? Modern. Leroux's Erik, but with hints of Kay and ALW.

Christine is a waitress struggling to make ends meet when a call to jury duty comes as a most inconvenient summons. Though reluctant to participate, she is intrigued by the defendant; a badly deformed man accused of blackmail and murder. Though the world seems to begrudge him his very existence, she begins to feel pity for the accused who is only a man, after all. A man named Erik.

Erik did not believe in nymphs. But an arrow gone awry and a simple healing touch binds him to a beautiful creature in a way he never thought possible. Christine was happy living amongst the trees with her father and sisterlings, until the actions of a Knight separate her from her kin and leaves her struggling to understand a man so different from any she has ever known.

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

On one cold winter's eve, two broken souls meet through unfortunate circumstances. Erik must learn compassion, while Christine must overcome the fear the streets of Paris have instilled within her. E/C, Leroux.

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.

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.

When Christine turns the Scorpion, her life is forever changed. Bound by the vows she makes before God, she struggles to embrace the life she has chosen, and learns that Erik is not the only monster in the world. E/C, Leroux.

Through heartbreak and trial, Christine must learn to trust and grow under the guidance of a sinister and deadly guardian.

Christine Daae is a talented young opera singer who has just come into the spotlight. Erik is her mysterious teacher, and all is not as it seems. With the glittering backdrop of New York City, rumors fly as mysteries reveal themselves. Modern day, E/C.

Erik's music inspires Christine's awakening to desire.

Kay AUs. Now showing: Erik proposes to Christine, and she surprises him. Fluffy, angsty, sometimes humorous smut. You're warned.

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.

"...temptation is black and temptation is strong. I had been unable to resist another taste and then another and another until my soul was tarnished, and purity became only a bittersweet memory."

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

1871- It was all either of them ever wanted, to share in a life abundant with their music & love. She only hoped their chosen quest would not become their dying finale." E/C *some fantasy* strong sexual situations - based on 2004 movie

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…

Leroux-based. Christine realizes what it's really like to be Erik's wife. Slowly, she learns that in order to unlock his heart, she must first unlock hers. Her perspective as his living bride. COMPLETE.

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

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.

E&C, eventual Meg&Raoul, based on the 2004 movie. This is an AU, diverging from canon at the scene on the roof. How might the story have gone if Christine was just a little more self aware?

All you guys that write such sweet love scenes...did ya ever stop to think that that's not really what Erik looks like? an EC oneshot.

Erick longed for her, Raoul was engaged to her, but Christine could never get her angel out of her mind, he had been her protector, whom did she really love? EC pairing, no Raoul bashing...hey they all loved somebody! My first FanFic, reviews please!

Christine becomes deserted when her car breaks down in a fierce snow storm on her way to visit her friend Meg. Knowing her car will get her no where she sets out into the dangerous weather.

Completely complete. A retelling of the Phantom's story designed to satisfy the most tender, Romantic heart. EC, novellength.

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

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

Christine has chosen Erik instead of Raoul. Now two fragile, emotional people must resolve their differences, work through their problems and learn to live and love together while escaping from Paris. ALW with Kay and Leroux detail.