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

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

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)

An ongoing collection of E/C vignettes. Mostly fluff, some angst.

Christine is en route to visit Mama Valerius for Christmas, but when her flight gets cancelled last minute, a disagreeable masked man might be her only hope to help her get home for the holidays...Modern AU. E/C. Sample Story for 3rd annual Phantom Christmas One-Shot Challenge.*1/4/19 winners posted!*

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.

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.

Three years in to a blissful marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy and tragedy strikes. Darcy falls from his horse and suffers a head injury. The resulting amnesia causes all sorts of problems that ODC Will need to overcome to get back their relationship.

A collection of E/C one-shots I'll be collecting over time. No overarching chronology, just simple vignettes.

In which Christine questions "The Ode to Joy"

With Christine's happiness nearly sealed, Erik hopes to finally tear away from his past and find peace. But when the Vicomte vanishes in the night, everything unravels. E/C, ALW with Kay influences

Mr. Y never leaves the island, not even to see the new dinosaur exhibit at the museum with Gustave. He can't bear disappointing the boy, though...

What if Victor decided to bring the female creature to life? What if she didn't agree with the vows made before her life even began? What if she rebelled? An AU of Frankenstein from her point of view, set in 1790s Edinburgh. - T for some violence, adult themes, mild language

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.)

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.

Summary: After escaping from the Orient, Erik wanders through Europe, alone, lost, without any purpose in life. An illness forces him to rejoin human society in the desperate fight to survive. Told from Erik's point of view.

Christine has always had the best Christmas light display of her entire neighborhood, but when a new guy moves in across the street he threatens to take all of that away from her...Modern AU. Sample entry for the 2nd annual Phantom Christmas One-Shot Contest. More info on the one-shot challenge inside! *1/1/18- Winners posted!*

Erik Thorn is the mysterious multi-billion dollar CEO of Phantom Industries in New York. Yet when he meets Christine Daaé, he believes she's the one person he might actually be able to love. But instead of trying to romance the girl, like any normal man would, Erik instead offers her a business proposal, pure and simple. Or so it seems. (Not a 50 Shades story.)

Christine is taken beneath the opera house, but the Persian and Raoul are nowhere to be found. A dark version of what could happen after being forced to make an impossible decision between two terrible choices.

Christine asks her Angel of Music for advice concerning love. Winner of The Phantom's Valentine One-Shot Contest. (E/C innocent, canon, fluffiness)

A thoughtful Christine reflects on what she's learned from marriage and about the man she loves. In part 2, Erik reflects as well. Short, E/C, complete.

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.

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.

Another poem. Bio of Erik, ending in his tragic demise. Not as dry as it sounds...

She broke easily. There is no question in her mind that she is mine. I should be happy! Is this not what I wanted? A real, living bride as my own? And yet, this is not what I imagined... not how I intended it to happen... Modern. EC.

One week before the events of Hannibal, Erik is given one day in the light with his Angel. One day as a normal man. What will be revealed? What must he give in return? ALW Stage and Kay based. Complete!