Words have power. Woven to beguile and to ensnare - like twisted branches of a tree, with roots gone deep. They lie in shadow – filled with purpose and intent. Filled with Old magic. Sarah really should have known better. Norse gods, ancient rituals, the chase… He is through waiting. It all began with a book; it is only fitting that it should end with one. Enter the Tanglewood...

Christine Daaé married Raoul. But many years later in the year 2010 The Phantom is somehow still alive. He has been sad & lonely for all that time, until an unexpected miracle occurs. He meets Christina who changes his life forever. However, many more unexpected events occur. Christina must remain strong and maintain her courage, staying safe under Erik's Love, Care and Protection.

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.

Emma likes to sleep with her window open. She never quite realized who she'd be inviting in. All things considered, however, Captain Hook showing up in her bedroom after midnight is hardly the worst of his offenses. Emma knows how to handle Hook. (AU post "Welcome to Storybrooke". Unapologetically Captain Swan.)

Something is hunting Sarah and Jareth, and they need to stick together if they want to survive. J/S

She had thought she was done with this, she had moved on. But Sarah Williams is about to learn that her assumptions are rarely correct, and Goblin Kings cannot be defeated by mere words alone. JS

UPDATE February 23rd! Erik hears little Christine Daaé for the first time, and his life is changed forever. The classic tale of the Phantom of the Opera, retold through Erik's point of view. Based on ALW's musical and the 2004 film.

Sarah grows up, but the powers granted to her by the Goblin King have never faded, and neither has his love for her. For when a man is an immortal, the one thing he has in his favor, is time... JxS. Complete! included, one very small update