#Gerard carriere

[drdonogood]

Ooooo you wanna look at my 1990 POTO edit sooo badly oooooo

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[nerdywriter36]

Sticky Notes and Serendipity, Epilogue: Sticky Notes and Serendipity

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And just like that, Sticky Notes and Serendipity is completed!! It's crazy to think about that, but @brendadaaedestler and I are so excited to be able to share the conclusion of this story with everyone. We are so happy with this sweet ending, and we think our readers will be too ❤️

The fact that this fic is finished and posted in its entirety is absolutely insane. The last year of working on it has been a wild ride and we have loved every second of bringing this beautiful story to life. The love that it received was something that neither of us expected but are so happy about; we're so glad that everyone came to love the story and these characters as much as we did. It is without a doubt one of my favourite things that I've ever written, that I am the most proud of, and I don't think that will change any time soon.

For everyone who has been waiting for the last part, here you are and THANK YOU for going on this ride with us!! For everyone who has been waiting for this fic to be completed before reading it, go nuts!!

Thank you to everyone who has read this fic, and enjoy the epilogue of Sticky Notes and Serendipity ❤️

[ladymisteria]

Subtitled version of Yeston & Kopit's "Phantom."

Some time ago, in a post on my blog, I had shared pro-shot links of the first and second acts of the Korean version of Yeston & Kopit's "Phantom" - promising to do my best to find a better and, possibly, subtitled version.

I thought I had succeeded when a YouTube channel had decided to upload it - but unfortunately the same channel later changed its mind and decided to remove (twice) the video.

After several attempts on different platforms (unfortunately all of which failed, for all sorts of reasons, at the time of publication) I decided to upload the video and its subtitles - of which, just in case, I had downloaded a copy - to Mega.

Now all you have to do (I hope!) is to click here:

Phantom - The Musical Live

And you will be redirect to the page where you can find both.

I hope this is a solution that works for everyone, and especially for @stevenstrange, who was kind enough to point out to me the latest video deletion from YT.

[nessie665]

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift (2024) / Phantom of The Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) / Phantom of the Opera (1990) / Takarazuka Y&K's Phantom (2004) / The Phantom of the Opera (1962) / The Phantom of the Opera (1989) / The Phantom of the Opera (2004) / Phantom Of The Paradise (1974) / Phantom Of The Opera (1943) / Love Never Dies (2012) / The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 

And I sound like an infant Feeling like the very last drops of an ink pen A greater woman stays cool But I howl like a wolf at the moon A greater woman has faith But even statues crumble if they're made to wait I'm so afraid I sealed my fate No sign of soulmates

[frnkiebby]

https://x.com/fixfaxfvck/status/1793081037553274986?s=46

oh anon i feel like you might be opening yourself up to a lot here with this one~🎃

[roadimusprime]

I'm literally going to kill a man, and that man is Gerard Carriere

[andoutofharm]

I keep thinking about the note gerard gave a fan at the airport after the show. we couldn’t stop talking about how special it felt and how magical it all was, and they felt that too. it was special to us and it was special for them, to the point gerard had to write it down and tell us himself.

[franthonyofficial]

never speak poorly on anthony again actually

[anakinstwinklebunny]

PARENTING AN EGG..

The biology class was filled to the brim with laughter and groans of your classmates as the teacher handed out eggs, each delicately marked with a student’s name. The assignment? Care for your «child» for a week. No cracks, no breaks, or it’s an automatic fail. And, of course, you had been paired with one of the most unpredictable boys in school—making it a great challenge to make it through

Nerd!Anakin

Anakin’s face lit up when he was handed your egg. Working with you was his dearest dream. He adjusted his glasses and immediately cradled the small, fragile «child» like it was made of gold. By the time class ended, his mother had already texted him asking for updates, and he proudly told her about the assignment, and you. The next morning, she’d sent him to school with a knitted egg-cozy, complete with a little handle so Anakin could wear it around his neck like a baby carrier.

"This is Eggwin," Anakin announced when he met you outside the classroom the next day. "Named after Edwin Hubble, the astronomer. I think it’s fitting, don’t you?"

You nodded, biting back a smile as he carefully unwrapped the little package to reveal Eggwin nestled in cotton. He’d even drawn a tiny, smiling face on it. You'd kiss Anakin's cheek, knowing that he would protect that egg's life more than his own.

Yet, Ani was impossible. He refused to let you carry Eggwin anywhere without a carrier, claiming that it was his duty as a father to protect him. He brought it to lunch, set it on a napkin beside him, and even whispered soft reassurances to it when the class got too rowdy. By the third day, he’d started asking you things like, "Do you think we’re doing enough tummy time? I read it’s important for motor skills."

And, of course, Eggwin came with him to sleepovers. When you teased him about how seriously he was taking the assignment, he pushed up his glasses, cheeks pink, and muttered, "I just want to do this right."

SAM MONROE

Sam took one look at the egg and groaned. "This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen." So, it only made you more confident that you'd be the one to take care of this delicate egg. But after all the classes, he was waiting for you by your locker, actually asking you to give him the egg. To which of course you agreed, after threatening him if he ever dared to break the egg.

Yet, by the end of the first day, your egg had jet-black sharpie hair and eyeliner streaked down the sides. "If we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do it my way," Sam grumbled, spinning the egg between his fingers like a drumstick. He named it ‘Gerard’ after Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance and refused to let you wipe off the eyeliner because "it gives him personality he desperately needs"

Gerard spent most of his time tucked into the pocket of Sam’s hoodie, head peeking out just enough to give the occasional emo glare. But Sam had a soft side. You were sure of that. You’d catch him frowning when the egg rolled too far, muttering under his breath as he adjusted its "hair."

One afternoon, Gerard slipped out of Sam’s pocket and nearly cracked on the pavement. Sam’s eyes went wide as he snatched it back with shaking hands. "Shit," he muttered, cradling the egg like it was actually alive. After that, he made a little cardboard box with foam lining and carried Gerard everywhere in it.

“Don’t tell anyone I actually care, okay?” he said one night, handing you Gerard so carefully you almost melted.

Scott Barringer

He couldn’t care less about an egg—at least at first. He spent the entire first day flipping it in the air, catching it with one hand while you yelled, "Stop! You’re going to break it!" And he just smirked, catching it effortlessly.

"Relax, I’ve got this," he said, tucking the egg into his jacket pocket like it was a set of car keys.

The second day was worse. You found him bouncing it like a basketball, and it took every ounce of willpower not to strangle him. But when he saw how stressed you were, how you looked like you were about to kill him, something shifted in his brain.

“Alright, alright, I’ll try,” he sighed, setting the egg down gently on the table.

By the third day, Scott had named the egg "Junior" and started carrying it in an old beanie he tied around his neck like a sling. He didn’t take it as seriously as you wanted, but when you caught him in the library Googling "how to care for an egg baby," your heart softened.

When the week was up, Scott handed you the egg, a rare seriousness in his voice. "We did good, huh?"

Anakin Skywalker

Anakin’s reaction to the egg assignment was a mix of amusement and determination. He twirled the egg between his fingers, cocky as ever. "This? Easy. I’ve built droids from scraps—I think I can handle an egg."

But by the next morning, his competitive streak kicked in. He showed up to class with a hand-crafted egg stroller he’d made overnight. It had wheels, a harness, and even a tiny canopy.

"Meet Leia," he said proudly, gesturing to the egg sitting snugly in the contraption. "Named after—well, none. And before you ask, yes, I already installed stabilizers so she won’t roll off a table."

Anakin insisted on doing everything perfectly. He wouldn’t let you touch Leia without giving you damned instructions. And heaven forbid someone bump into him in the hallway;

"Careful! You almost took out Leia!" he snapped at a classmate, pulling the stroller closer to his chest.

At home, you found him tinkering with the stroller, adding, for you, unnecessary gadgets. "What if she needs, like, a cooling system? Or headlights for nighttime walks?" he said, not noticing your fond smile as you watched him obsess over a literal egg.

Clayton Beresford

Clayton handled the egg assignment like it was a corporate deal he would got in the future. He took one look at the egg, adjusted his shirt, and nodded solemnly. "We’ve got this,"

By day two, the egg—now named "Clara"—had its own custom pillow made from silk scraps Clayton claimed were "gentle on the shell." He carried Clara everywhere in his breast pocket, peeking in every now and then to make sure she was "comfortable."

"Parenting is about being prepared," he explained when you caught him writing a schedule for the egg’s "feeding times." He was so serious about it you didn’t have the heart to tell him it wasn’t necessary.

But for you, the most hilarious thing was Clayton’s driver started calling Clara «Miss Egg», and even the household staff began tiptoeing around her. Clayton's mother literally giving him advices and supporting all his parenting delusions. One night, you found Clayton reading an article titled, «How to Raise a Balanced Child», nodding along like it was the Bible.

"If we’re going to do this, we’re going to do it right," he said, handing you a spare silk pillow for "Clara’s nap time."

James Kelly

James took one look at the egg and smirked, already thinking of ways to mess with the assignment, not taking it seriously like the rest classmates. "This is dumb. What’s the point of raising an egg? It’s not like it’ll grow into something."

But then he caught your unimpressed glare, and his teasing softened. "Alright, fine. I’ll try."

The next day, he showed up with the egg—now named «Spike»—stuffed into his leather jacket pocket. He claimed it was "protection," but you noticed how often his hand lingered over the pocket, like he was making sure the egg was still safe.

"Don’t get any ideas," he warned when you commented on how careful he was being. "I just don’t want to hear you complain if it cracks..and I want to pass this stupid biology.."

By midweek, James had drawn a skull tattoo on Spike and started referring to it as "the toughest egg in class." But he also brought you coffee every morning from school's automaton, casually sliding it across the table with a muttered, "Figured you’d need it after staying up worrying about Spike all night."

When you teased him about how soft he was secretly being, he would just roll his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. Spike’s not cracking on my watch, alright?"

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[blackghostm2o]

Phantom Ramblings time.

I’ll yap about the Y/K Phantom musical (I saw the Riverside 2004 production). -> random unorganised thoughts.

Generally speaking I did enjoy it, it was a nice and fun watch.

I enjoyed the songs (especially Melodie de Paris), they were really catchy, but I do admit that my foreign ass had a really hard time understanding the choruses (unsure if this is the right term) and there were A LOT of them, compared to ALW’s musical that has them, but to a lesser extent. I also noticed (or maybe I’m wrong) that the pacing of all the songs here was faster compared to the other musical.

I obviously cannot talk about Y/K Phantom without bringing up the 1990 miniseries (my beloved). SO… The miniseries benefits A LOT from the added hour of runtime, the story, especially the ending, are allowed to breathe and don’t feel rushed.

In the miniseries ALL the songs have been cut (it wouldn’t have been bad if they kept some of them), but they added some stuff: showing Erik’s shenanigans towards LaCarlotta (which in the musical are only hinted by showing the aftermath), the plot line of Raoul and Christine knowing each other as kids (I always find it really boring and an unnecessary addition), moments of Christine and Erik bonding (ohh <3333) that in the musical are condensed to just them rehearsing (again: time constraints), the whole final part!!! = Christine escaping then returning and singing in Faust, Erik being a fool and kidnapping her again after their duet.

Here Erik is a bit more aggressive than Cherik, he actually killed Buquet, kills LaCarlotta with electricity (iirc), which took me really by surprise lmao, is shown getting a bit mad at Christine during rehearsals… Alas… He doesn’t have the same charm of Cherik, tho this is not Christopher Carl’s fault, his acting was really good, it has to do with the additions that were made to the series, for example: him choosing his hat, the hug between them, singing her a lullaby <3, THEIR DUET IN FAUST (I’m normal about Cherik, I swear!).

This scene was better delivered by Charles Dance in my humble opinion. I do like how the miniseries maintained almost completely all the spoken parts of the musical.

The Unmasking… Well… I do like how they do a bit of chit chat when they sit down (Erik is so precious here ahhhh), instead of immediately being “Heyyy! Would you mind doing me a favour?” There’s a song before it (by Christine) singing about how she will learn to love him getting past fear and doubt (I was crying ngl… Knowing it’s outcome…Seeing how scared Erik is… God dammit…), BUT I, once again, prefer how the miniseries did it… Christine here is scared and runs away while saying sorry, in 1990 she faints… And… Oh God… Cherik’s reaction… Crying onto himself, then slowly (hardly) getting away while crying… And the the distraught “why” and his distant wailing… Terrific acting… As I already said this is possible, because they had more time to let the scenes breathe and had no songs to fit in (I also prefer this to having a song, sorry musical fans don’t kill me).

LaCarlotta here is an even bigger bitch than 1990.

Philippe (Raoul) is useless as always :)

I like the ballet to show Gerard and Erik’s past.

No Faust duet here :( big sad… (How much I love that scene)

The ending here is really rushed (as I said), he didn’t kidnap Christine and didn’t almost kill Philippe, tho. Not as emotional as 1990 (which broke me into pieces, I was ugly crying).

Christine is not as manipulative as 1990 Christine, sorry but we can’t deny how much she used Cherik’s love to make him do what she wanted…

Nice to see what 1990 was based on. In general I love Erik Carriere <333 (my pookie, I’d hug him)

[nerdywriter36]

Sticky Notes and Serendipity Chapter 28: Emerald Rings and Evening Excursions

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Chapter 28 is up and it's a big one! No hints, you've got to read it and find out what goes on 😉

Thank you all so much for the recent love on Sticky Notes, it has been overwhelming! Chloe and I can't believe how many people love this fic; it makes us so happy to see and read all of the comments. Thank you again and happy reading! ❤️

[prettygirlgerard]

should I send Gerard a letter by carrier pigeon or something? just to see if she’s well…

[pikadrawsthings]

Hogwarts Legacy MC: 🤍💚Lilith LeStrange💚🤍

General

Full Name: Lilith Mila LeStrange

Nicknames: Lily

Date of Birth: October 23

Star Sign: Scorpio

Gender: female

Sexuality: heterosexual

Nationality: French

Blood Status: pure blood

House: Slytherin

Amortentia: cardamom, clove, rosemary

Patronus: Brown Bear

Boggart: the screams of Crucio victims

Likes: reading, climbing trees, sunsets, snow, music

Dislikes: her blood status & the debacle behind it, torturing innocent people, snobby pure bloods, deatheaters, dementors

Traits: cunning, self-preserved, ambitious, closed-off

Wand

Wood Type: Willow

Core Type: Phoenix Feather

Flexibility: Slightly Yielding

Length: 10 1/2 inches

Handle: Arrow — Black

Appearance

Hair: black

Eyes: dark brown

Height: 5’2”

Physique: pale skin, petite

Other features: scar on her right eye, bandages on cheeks and bridge of nose (seen in her Hogwarts ID)

Family

Parents: Gerard LeStrange (father) Lacroix LeStrange (mother)

Siblings: Theodora LeStrange (older sister) Agatha LeStrange (younger sister) Raphael LeStrange (older brother) Hugo LeStrange (older brother)

Future

Carrier: Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

Partner/Spouse: Ominis Gaunt

Children: Noctua Gaunt II, Elvira Gaunt, Caspian Gaunt, Lucian Gaunt

History

(WARNING: contains topics such as abuse, depression and self harm)

Lilith’s ability to wield magic emerged when she was just 4 years old

She was taken to Olivanders to get her wand for her 5th birthday

Lilith’s early ability to wield magic caused her family to fawn over her

Lilith was indoctrinated into the world of the Dark Arts as soon as she got a good handle of her wand, which was about 2 years after she first got it

She was first introduced to ‘Imperio’ at 8 years old, since she thought it was fun at first, not fully understanding the weight to using the spells

When she turned 10, her mother tried to get her to use the Cruciatus Curse, which after hearing the screams of the victims, Lilith out right refused to do

Because of her refusal, her parents cut off her chance to attend Hogwarts as a first year until she cast the curse

They made an excuse to the headmaster about her poor health and her having to be bedridden in St. Mungo’s

Lilith tried to push off casting the curse for as long as possible, but her procrastination only caused her parents to get angrier

Lilith’s father got physically and psychologically violent with her, threatening to beat her and even cast the Cruciatus Curse on her

He did end up following through in his threats, beating her to various degrees of severity and casting the Cruciatus Curse on her about once to twice a week depending on her “behavior”

Lilith, broken down to the point of desperation, finally gave in and cast the Cruciatus Curse on an innocent muggle at the age of 15, just a few months before school was set to start

She felt horrible about casting it, becoming numb with guilt, she tried to find ways to cope

She first started with smoking, that helped for a little while but eventually it stopped working for her

She then started to put out her cigarettes on her arms as well as taking a blade to her arms and thighs, which helped her feel at least something other than the empty nothingness

Ever since she first cast the Cruciatus Curse, Lilith became a bit of a recluse. She sat alone on the Hogwarts Express and barely talked to anyone once she was sorted into Slytherin, only managing to stomach talking with Imelda, Sebastian and Ominis

She first couldn’t stand Imelda or Sebastian upon first meeting them

Imelda because of her arrogance and cockiness

Sebastian because of his interest in the Dark Arts

Lilith hated the fact that she was sorted into Slytherin because of its reputation for producing Dark Wizards

When she met Ominis, she was at first hesitant to talk to him after he mentioned his relation to Salazar Slytherin

Ominis, sensing her worry, reassured her that he wants nothing to do with Dark Arts, which definitely put Lilith’s worries at ease

Lilith was often bullied for being a recluse, even by her own siblings that where still in school

Lilith formed a close bond with Ominis, so close in fact that he showed her the Undercroft, much to Sebastian’s chagrin since Ominis got annoyed with him after showing Elijah the Undercroft

The two of them would have long, deep conversations in the Undercroft, really opening up to each other and bonding over their traumas with their family’s obsession with Pure Blood status

Lilith even opened up about her self harm

Ever since she found an outlet to let out all her grief and a shoulder to cry on, she started to slowly wean off of self harming

Fun facts

Lilith had a very special disdain towards Sebastian before learning about Anne. She could understand his desperation and could take pity on him, but still didn’t like his use of Dark Arts and eagerly tried to push him away from it.

Lilith was actually very happy that Ominis was blind, since he couldn’t see her bruises or scars. She was very ashamed of them as well as her image

When the idea of marriage became apparent with Ominis and Lilith, the two of them wanted to take each other’s last name to remove themselves from their family and all the trauma connected to them. Ominis made the final decision to keep the Gaunt name for Lilith, and also he liked the idea of naming one of their daughters after Noctua.

The first time Lilith and Ominis truly got “intimate”, was when Ominis asked to feel Lilith’s features since he was curious what she looked like. This caused Ominis to feel Lilith’s scars for the first time

[mcrredacted]

i don't know why im so obsessed with gerard in the pastel linen shirts and milf sunglasses but i need to be their boytoy who's half their age and who they are fond of but treat like a combined luggage/shopping carrier and self propelled sex toy. i need them to tell me in their soft little voice exactly how to fuck them. i need to please them

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[wheel-of-fish]

Currently desperately refreshing the POTO 1990 tag on ao3. My crops are wilting and my spirit aches. Will now begin construction on Cherik’s dreamery. Time to grow trees underground.

It's early; give it time! At the very least, I pitched a fic that's just Gerard Carriere getting slapped repeatedly by various characters.

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

new to phantom stuff, why are those two last names so popular?

They're the last names from the two most popular screen adaptation (other than the 1925 Lon Chaney silent film and the 2004 ALW adaptation with Gerard Butler)

"Erik Destler" is his name in the 1989 version with Robert Englund.

It's a sort of slasher-y take on the story, set in England, not France and has a Faustian element: Erik Destler, a composer sells his soul to the devil to create the world's most beautiful music, but in return the devil disfigures him so that his music will be the only thing anyone could love about him. It's quite a gory version (rather than wear a mask he skins his victims and sews their flesh to his ruined face), but he's actually one of the most romantic and vulnerable interpretations I've seen.

He's never outright called "Erik Carriere" in the 1990 two-part mini-series with Charles Dance (Which is based on the Yeston-Kopit book/play, rather than Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical), but we (***SPOILERS***) discover that Burt Lancaster's character, M. Carriere is his father in the second half.

Carriere and Erik's mother had him out of wedlock, so technically Erik's last name legally would be his mother's (she's referred to only by the mononym "Belladova"), but ~shrugs~. The basic plot is the same old story, except there's no "Angel of Music" charade, the Changy boy is called "Phillipe" rather than Raoul, it's set in the Edwardian Era rather than the 1880's and Erik's mother loved him, rather than rejected him, but died early. Also he was raised by his father. This version of Erik is EXTREMELY popular. He's not my favourite, but he's definitely a phan-phavorite. He's quite a gentle take on the Erik character, which is part of his popularity. You can find this version on YouTube if it tickles your curiosity. The Robert Englund version is a bit harder to track down but I recommend watching both at least once.