Title: Alive
Fandom: The Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)
Characters: Madame Giry/Erik (the Phantom)
Prompt: Red
Word Count: 70
Rating: PG
Summary: ... and they hung it all over the walls...
Author's Notes: n/a
Red. Red for her hair, the way it glinted in candlelight. Red for the greasy paint she would be forced to color her lips with for performances, so that she would look lovelier. Red for the swathes of fabric she brought for him one day, and they hung it all over the walls and red for the blood humming through his veins that made him feel alive with every kiss.