Title: Fall
Fandom: The Phantom of the Opera (2004 movie)
Characters: Madame Giry/Erik (the Phantom)
Prompt: Broken
Word Count: 164
Rating: PG
Summary: She had never been able to stomach the sight of blood.
Author's Notes: n/a
She put her foot down the wrong way. She had been getting careless. It slid out from under her, and time seemed to freeze, just for a moment, and then she fell. She skidded along, knocked her head, and thought she heard something crack. She dragged a hand over to where she was sure she was injured the worst- on her leg. She felt something warm and wet, brought her fingers back into her line of vision, and promptly fainted.
She had never been able to stomach the sight of blood.
She woke up sprawled in an ungainly way across tattered cushions. Erik. Of course. Her leg throbbed painfully and she lifted her aching head so that she could look around properly. He came forward. He had put his leather mask on. She had promised to find him a better one because the leather irritated his skin. "What happened?" she asked.
"You're broken," he said, and kissed her gently.
"No," she said, "I'm not."