#I am not immune to the phantom of the opera

[spacedustpan]

And as for the last ship, I'm gonna send you something so rare that I initially started shipping as a joke until it became very much not a joke. Definitely a fucked up ship of sorts so pretty fitting here XD

Ulube x Dr. Mikamura

huh. I've never thought of them before.

I'm gonna be honest I don't remember much about Ulube except childhood rage.

Gonna base this off vibes and what little I remember.

Actually I take "no" back I ship this actually.

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Rebecca Pitcher and Tim Martin Gleason, Rooftop Kiss

[len-the-neverending]

Finally watching the recording of the W359 liveshow, and:

I find it so funny that for the liveshow, they needed a time in the chronology when A) as many of the characters were together as possible, B) they all generally liked each other, and C) nothing too life-threatening was going on, and all they could come up with was 5 minutes during episode 26.

Zach Valenti's expressive little hand gestures are everything.

COMMANDER HILBERT.

The looks Minkowski gives Eiffel are exactly how I imagined them. She's so over it.

"I'm taking one of my frequent holidays away from the station," Hera says as she plops herself down a few feet away from the other two.

ZACH VALENTI MOVING BACK AND FORTH ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF EMMA SHERR-ZIARKO TO BE EIFFEL AND HILBERT-

He's running back and forth while they argue. This is great.

(loud noises that a space station probably shouldn't be making)

No one storms in like Isabel Lovelace.

Oh, you guys were NOT kidding about the Minlace shit. Lovelace pushing Eiffel out of the way so she can stand close enough to Minkowski to kiss her... the yuri is real.

Eiffel crossing over to where Hera is standing to talk to her...my heart.

They're both staring Eiffel down from either side as they lecture him.

And now Minkowski is pushing Eiffel out of the way to get closer to Lovelace. Sir, you are third-wheeling some badass lesbians right now, and I hope you know that.

Eiffel talking to himself (recording) vs. Eiffel talking to himself (tin can voice) vs. Eiffel talking to himself (Hilbert)

The fact that when Eiffel programs recordings of himself to talk to, they're arguing with him... really says something about his entire mindset.

LOVELACE, YOU ARE MY WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD.

Minkowski's so dramatic. She should have been onstage.

"Doctor", he says, referring to the blank space where he stands when he delivers his other set of lines.

Cecilia-Lynn Jacobs does an *excellent* job acting out Lovelace's sheer... Lovelace-ness.

Every time Minkowski and Lovelace give Eiffel twin disapproving looks, I gain two years back onto my life.

Minkowski's little giggle when Lovelace tells Eiffel off, and that smile she has going... this is the moment when she fell in love with her, I swear.

Seriously, her smirk is my everything. Emma Sherr-Ziarko deserves all the awards.

MINKOWSKI ACTING OUT THE RECORDINGS--

"SHUT UP, HILBERT." (Valenti sadly retreats to his Eiffel spot)

Lovelace looks *very* much like she's about to kiss Minkowski to shut her up. S4 is when I started shipping them, but their dynamic in S2 is also top-tier,

Minkowski walking off slowly in exasperation...

THE BOOK.

"Well, all right, I do." Renee Minkowski, I would do anything you asked without a moment's hesitation.

Her singing voice is SO musical theater. Seriously, she deserved to play Christine in Phantom of the Opera or something.

New headcanon: Eiffel wasn't joking and actually has a fuckload of DND dice on him at all times.

Aw, Eiffel has so much faith in Minkowski. He trusts her so much.

Minkowski's Lovelace impression scaring the shit out of Eiffel is funny on SO many levels.

Hera looks almost offended by this whole thing.

"Eiffel does bad Hilbert impression" will always be funny no matter how many times it happens.

Why does Eiffel's Minkowski voice sound like a Muppet-

I am not immune to Minkowski and Lovelace finishing each other's sentences. In S2 it mostly only happens when they're yelling at Eiffel, but still.

"The captain and I need a moment to... come up with some creative disciplinary action." Is that what the kids are calling it these days? (If I ever write that Minlace fic, I'm totally using that.)

Cutter is even more terrifying when you can see his face.

Minkowski is SO done. She cannot deal with one more thing today. Neither can Lovelace, honestly.

Minkowski and Cutter interacting will never not be the funniest shit ever to me, because they are on OPPOSITE ends to the "very literal" to "speaks entirely in niceties and metaphors" spectrum. The communication between Eiffel and the aliens was easier.

Minkowski's military face -

Ohhh, I don't like the way Cutter looks at Hera one bit.

The way the entire audience cringes when Cutter says "if I wanted the station to just stay in orbit, the Hephaestus would be run by a real person." Hera IS a real person, you motherfucker.

(aggressive Memoria flashbacks)

Cutter, you SHIT. Go get fucked.

(even more aggressive Memoria flashbacks)

(I need to relisten to Memoria)

(I will probably ruin my entire day and possibly my entire week if I relisten to Memoria)

My poor sweet Hera. She deserves the world.

So does Minkowski.

Eiffel, you poor idiot-- Even Cutter looks tired.

Cutter quoting Pryce and Carter is so funny considering he wrote the damn book.

Don't you dare touch him, Marcus Cutter. Stay far away from my communications officer.

Eiffel, you goddamn idiot. I love you but Jesus Christ.

The bit where Eiffel puts his head down in the corner and then stumbles back out to the girls --

"It's like we were there!" Isabel Sofia Lovelace, never change.

When Cutter laughs, my heartbeat shoots UP.

The girls' looks at the moment can best be described as "God save me from Doug Eiffel", "hopefully Cutter doesn't follow through on that threat to decomission me" and "of course he fucked everything up", respectively.

Minkowski almost looks proud of her moron now. Lovelace still looks over it.

Minkowski putting her hand on Eiffel's back- they're my awful friends and I love them.

(disgruntled Russian growl)

Lovelace patting Eiffel on the shoulder while telling him he did a good job is delightful.

Aww, Minkowski and Eiffel friendship moment!

Utter darkness. That was a great use of my hour. Highly recommend.

[artzychic27]

🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride From the Recess Class!🏳️‍🌈

Akuma Class

Science Kids

Austin A: Legally Blonde, but Gayer

Gender nonconforming, who has time to narrow down pronouns?

Does everyone’s makeup before Pride with Kendra and Victoria

Dyes his hair pink

Gives free haircuts, paints peoples’ nails, and dyes hair using spray-on dye

They just want everyone to look fabulous, is that so wrong?!

Dresses in only flag colors

Uses his mom’s credit card to buy binders for people

This is the only time of year he makes people simp. Not the other way around

And they are going to use it to their advantage

Dresses her chinchillas in drag

They. Look. Gorgeous.

He somehow escapes the Glitter Wars unscathed

Todrick Hall is her anthem

Austin B: Gaymer Gurl

AroAce and He/Him

Wears Croc Heelys to pride

He wanders off a lot, and it terrifies his boyfriends best friends

Brings Elizabeth III to every pride and dresses her in only the finest fashions

He buys her all sorts of pride-themed cat toys because she’s worth it

When people ask him on a date, Elizabeth III hisses at them

Casually getting adopted by drag queens after he casually tells them about his home situation

He’s granted entry to any drag house when he wants to get away from his “parents”. He’s got six moms now, and he will steal jewelry for them

He met a little girl with yellow eyes like him and she hugged him

All of Marceline’s songs are his anthems

Austin Q: Secret Mom Friend with Mommy Issues

Questioning & He/?

Tempted to put a leash on everyone

Especially Austin B because he won’t stop wandering off!

Austin Q: WHERE ARE MY BABIES?! Have you seen a little bitch in yellow glitter pants?! He’s a little ho, but I love him!

He supplies the snacks Austin T doesn’t make. He’s the main apple slice supplier

He also makes sure to bring apple juice. He just likes apples. “They’re good for you, Armsy!”

Cosplays as every redhead character- Penn Zero, Vicky, Melissa Chase, Mary Test, Black Widow, and more

He joins the muscle-flexing contests and wins a couple

Can carry Austin A, B, and T on his shoulders

Once again, everyone thinks the four of them are a poly couple

Austin Quinlan, Protector of Lesbians, Wielder of the Sapphic Sword, Kicker of Protesters’ Balls

Knows how to do a badass rainbow kick

Austin T: OUT OF THE WAY! I AM VERY GAY!

Gay & He/Him

Bakes all sorts of pastries for everyone and it’s pretty much the one thing everyone looks forward to

Seriously, this boy brings like twenty containers full of cupcakes, cookies, and pancakes (For the pansexuals, of course)

Not even protesters are immune to his cupcakes. But because he’s petty, they only get plain vanilla with no toppings

That’s how disappointed he is in them. Now they feel as though they’ve disrespected every deity

The drag queens, dykes on bikes, and just lesbians in general will kill for this baby

Casually name drops his parents any time a protester screams in his face

He and Jean reenact scenes from Phantom of the Opera

DJ threw a glitter bomb at him, and no one was safe

Wears Huggycake like a boa because she loves all the people, and she scares off homophobes

He met other reptile queers and now they’re having brunch

Lotta Jameson: Kick Buttowski, Queer Daredevil

Aromantic and She/Her

Gerard tinkered with her Vespa, and now rainbow glitter shoots out the pipes

Do NOT give her sugar. Seriously

She somehow sneaks onto floats

Austin Q: Lotta! Get down from there!/ Lotta: Be gay, do crimes!

Brings a baseball bat in case of transphobes

She has a shirt that says so

She did a bike jump over the protesters and dropped bags of glitter on them

Now she’s getting called Amelia Earhart by literally everyone

She got the aviator goggles and they’re pretty sure Amelia is a queer icon… Also, she sometimes goes missing in the crowd. She’s so short!

Austin Q: WHERE’S MY OTHER BABY?! SHE’S THE LITTLE GINGER BITCH IN GOGGLES!/ Lotta: Do you call all your babies bitches?

Kendra Anne Gunderson: Casually Spider-Man Kisses People… With Consent

Polyromantic and She/Her

Kendra is a bit of an icon

Known by all as “Hand-Stand Girl” because she walked only on her hands for the entire event

She has two drag queen uncles and her cousin is a beauty influencer in the queer community

Every time Kendra breathes, a lesbian meets her perfect match

Her eyeliner is on point

DJ lowers her down from buildings so that she can kiss pretty people… With consent, of course

Those two are always getting into some sort of trouble

They spray painted some transphobe’s car and put an egg in the slightly open trunk. It stunk up the car for days

When she’s not pranking protesters, she’s on the mom friend squad with Austin Q and keeping Austin B from wandering off

DJ Detweiler: The Drag Jester

Genderfluid, Bisexual, and He/She

Owns an assortment of pun shirts for every sexuality. No one knows how they come up with them

DJ: I came out to my dad./ Mason: DJ, NO!/ DJ: He told animal control he had a bison in his house!

Always accused of starting the Glitter Wars. She ain’t denying anything

As the name implies, he’s gonna prank the protesters and TERFs

So far, he got a TERF to sit on a whoopie cushion, tricked some dick trying to force himself on an Ace girl into kissing a frog, and made some homophobe think his foot went missing

Heads to drag clubs to do standup, and is probably gonna get a Netflix show when she gets older

DJ: Do you know the difference between a government bond and a homophobe? The bond matures.

Now he’s booked for seven shows throughout the month

He’s got a laugh like Sardonyx that makes people (Especially Mason) simp

Any time DJ laughs, a trans boy gets his soup

Austin Spinelli: Sneaking Out in Ballet Flats

Achillean and He/Him

Casually flirts with any guy he comes across

And he lays the Italian accent on THICK

Dresses in pinstripe suits and says he’s the boss of the Velvet Mafia

When he’s not in suits, he’s dressed in his ballet gear and doing ribbon dances

His splits are flawless

Any time Spinelli does a pirouette, a trans girl gets her wings

Any time Spinelli does a pirouette, a transphobe gets punched

When he’s got the time, and he always does, he does chalk art with the kids, and creates a literal mural

He’s always got time

The organizers loved his work so much, they commissioned a mural for a youth center

Knits beanies for everyone

Gia Griswald: You Ask, I’ll Tell

MtF Trans and She/Her

Her dad went with her to her first pride, and none of the protesters wanted to mess with the six foot tall military general war hero

Gets into flexing contests

Wears rainbow camouflage to every event

If she sees a scuff on your combat boots, she’s gonna clean them

Helped Gerard write his queer history book

In a club with other queer history buffs and they reenact iconic poses from history, but make them gay

She attended a military funeral with her dad during June, and the soldier being burried was a lesbian

Immediately, a bunch of freaks who probably stalked them went to protest. Gia flipped some bastard over her shoulder

Roger Raincomprix, the arriving officer, didn’t see a thing

She eats a crap ton of marshmallows

Victoria LaSalle: Queers on Wheels

Asexual, Bigender, and He/They/She

Decorates her wheelchair with all sorts of pride stickers

Rocks it every year in a crop top

Starts every glitter bomb fight. No one ever sees them coming

She’s just… She’s a goddex

Everyone wants to get a selfie with him. That’s how gorgeous he is

Out of everyone’s leagues

Teaches kids in wheelchairs how to pop a wheelie

Likes to answers kids’ questions

Kid: Are you a robot?/ Victoria: … Yes. Yes, I am.

Only Gerard has the privilege of sitting in his lap as he cruises through the crowd

Gerard Grundler: The Gay Genius

FtM Trans, Pan, Polyamorous, He/Him

He’s written a mini-pride history book with Gia. They got publishers lining up and everything!

Everyone is just so pretty

He bails during the Glitter Wars and takes cover in a coffee shop

Victoria’s gotta keep him from wandering off and possibly joining a cult because the members are pretty

Probably hacked into the medical system so people can have better access to hormones

Faints any time he sees Victoria in a crop top

Dresses in a lot of pride flag sweater vests no matter how hot it is

Victoria: Gerard, it’s ninety-/ Gerard: SWEATER VESTS RULE!

He builds robots to wave pride flags in sync

He and Rochelle protect the bugs

Mindy Blumberg: Opera is Gay as Fuck

Demigirl, Panromantic, They/She

Sings “Rainbow Connection” in an operatic fashion, and leaves everyone in tears

Carries Gia on her shoulders

She carries everyone on her shoulders, but mostly Gia

Will act as a human shield during the Glitter Wars because that’s how much she cares.

But the second Austin T gets his hands on a glitter bomb, she’s out

Hayley Kiyoko is her anthem

If you ask, they’ll hug you

Mindy gives amazing hugs

Everyone will die for this girl

Also, she’s weirdly poetic. It makes everyone wanna listen to her for hours

Is a pacifist, but she’ll give it to you straight if you mess with her friends

Rochelle Weems: That one person at pride who takes pictures of the protesters screaming at queer kids and posts them online for everyone to see

Demigirl, Polysexual, Ze/Zir

Brings zir Polaroid to make a scrapbook and blackmail protesters

Ze’s a rat, but a good kind of rat. The kind who makes sure homophobes and transphobes don’t get away with yelling at queer kids

Was self conscious about zir back brace until ze saw a drag king wearing a bedazzled one

Was roped into letting Austin A, Victoria and Kendra do zir makeup

Ze looked gorgeous!

Ze and Austin B share the good gossip with drag queens

In exchange, they get tickets to shows

Will kill for Austin T’s cookies

Just don’t let zir have too much sugar, otherwise ze will go crazy and start a cult based on cookies where everyone wears Cookie Monster bathrobes

It’s happened once before, and now ze’s under surveillance

Protects the bugs from getting stepped on and then places them in protesters’ hair

Ze saw this one guy about to take a swing at a lesbian, and promptly kicked him in the balls

Now ze’s got twelve new numbers in zir phone

Mason Ewing: The Most Organized Person At Pride

Bigender, Asexual, He/She

Brings a binder filled with horrific facts about conversion therapy to throw in the faces of protesters

Will talk the ear off of any protester about why they’re wrong about everything until they just walk away

Gets carried by DJ on her shoulders

Somehow knows where everyone is at all times

He teaches Rochelle how to walk in pumps and ze teaches him how to steal thirty candy bars

Brings sarcastic coffee thermoses

Paid Gerard to make her coffee maker battery operated, and now she brings it everywhere

She just pins an asexual flag pin on her tie and calls it a day. Though, if DJ asks, she will wear a pun shirt

DJ is the only one who knows how to make her laugh, and Spinelli’s taking bets on who will ask who out first

Beck King: Cosplays As Frida Kahlo

Nonbinary, Achillean, They/Them

The responsible chaperone when M. Grotke’s out of commission

Dyes their unibrow rainbow

Silently flirts with guys using eyebrow language

Cosplays as Clone High Frida Kahlo and the original Frida Kahlo. They just like Frida

Just casually flexing their muscles in front of hot guys, nothing going on there

Then the hot guys write their phone numbers on their hockey stick

Spinelli’s mentor in ‘The Way of the Achillean’

He makes crowns for kids

Any time a protester tries to attack them, they just suddenly disappear

People swear they’ve see men in black drag protesters away from Beck

Seriously, it’s like this guy’s got a whole security detail!

Alonzo Grotke: I Went to the First Pride, and All I Got Was This Brick

FtM Trans, Gay, He/Him

A well seasoned gay

Has a shirt that says “Papa Gay”

He’s total DILF getting hit on by every silver fox. He ain’t complaining, and they sure ain’t complaining when they get a look at his abs with that crop top

Seriously, this guy is ripped

The parade paused when one of the floats got a flat, and he just… He just made a whole bunch of guys simp by changing a tire, that’s all they’ll say

He’s the one keeping people at gay bars from getting roofied by creeps

Teaches meditation at the youth center

He gets hit on by the single dads, A LOT

Back in the day, he stole a police motorcycle and painted it rainbow. He passes out autographed copies of his mugshot because it’s such a good photo

His kids went to spy on his date with M. Monlataing and he pretended he didn’t notice

He passes mini water bottles to protesters since it’s ninety degrees out and he doesn’t want them dying of thirst despite everything

But, he does it with this smirk like, “Looks like I’m the bigger person here, losers. Namaste.”

[venushorned-a]

I am not immune to the inspiration moodboard.

Left -> Right:

Satine, Moulin Rouge! — Nicole Kidman's rendition of One Day I'll Fly Away is literally all you need to catch Gossamer's deal.

Sakura Haruno, Naruto — I love a pretty girl with a pink motif who can and will beat you bloody with her own two hands.

Rapunzel, Tangled — Heavy on the mother/daughter tension and the pursuit of freedom.

Inara, Firefly — The Menagerie courtesans are very much inspired by Companions: skilled, well-educated, and well-respected professional courtesans/entertainers.

Charlotte AND Lucy Wells, Harlots — Lucy has a pure facade that belies her surprising proclivity for violence; Charlotte is bold, charming, and deeply, stubbornly rebellious.

Tyene Sand, A Song of Ice and Fire — Like Lucy, Tyene looks the part of a beautiful, almost impossibly innocent young woman; sweet as summer strawberries, they say. She is also a pragmatic, treacherous master of poisons.

Ty Lee, Avatar: the Last Airbender — The way Ty Lee hides behind her flirty, flouncy demeanor is trademark Gossamer. Not to mention the acrobatics.

Christine Daae, Phantom of the Opera — Just two ballerinas who will always walk toward the thing they should be running away from.

[rae-raewrites]

I got a thing for ya! :D also welcome!! It’s nice to meet you!!

How about.. the riddler and scarecrow jealous hc’s? I’m a sucker for those, they’re always so juicy with alittle angst and showing their vulnerability just a taaaaad bit :3

Ah! Thank you! Also ya angsty boys are best boys. Also I did see you wanted it for the Arkham boys. Ah yes the most vicious of them all.

Riddler and scarecrow jealous hc’s

Oh boy.

Edward is a very jealous man in every sense of the word.

Now mind you it’s not just someone being nice to you or something small like that,it’s routinely behavior he picks up on.

He doesn’t realize at first what he’s experiencing but he knows his ego is being threatened and that simply won’t do!

Hey you know that thing you REALLY wanted but couldn’t get and it was to expensive and he told you it would be a waste of his lawsuit money? Oh my look what arrived in the mail!

It’s even worse when it one of the other rouges.

Harvey eying you? Cobblepot making a flirty remark making you blush a little? He starts intentionally screwing with their operations under the guise of another masterminded plot he’s been cooking up.

Of course while it’s in front of said person making him jealous he’s a lot more touchy.

And a hell of a lot more PDA.

I genuinely don’t think he could actually take it out on you. You’re not the problem everyone else is to him.

Eventually you ask why he’s been so much more lovey than normal and he finally cracks.

“B-because! I’m Gotham’s premier genius! And I’m here competing for your attention like some puppy dog!

Of course you quell his little jealous spert immediately when you give him a peck on the cheek. Poor boy goes red in the face.

Just make sure you’re frequently reassuring him he’s the best. Kisses help a lot too

Scarecrow

I think it would be foolish to assume that Jonathan’s origins from the south would stop any sort jealousy from bubbling up and then acting out on it.

Unlike most of the rouges he has the ability to recognize he’s jealous but the master of fear is not immune from human emotion though he’ll try to tell you otherwise

However his younger years taught him to keep what he has close. That includes you.

Who he gets jealous at is a completely different story.

The other rouges are of course on the table of course but if we’re talking one if his assistants Well…..

I mean he needs new test subjects anyways? What’s the harm in putting some fear in those who seek to be a nuisance?

If it’s among the lines of Harley or cobblepot? The psychological approach works well. Scaring them with small little words all while keeping you nice and close.

Of course when you realize the problem you better be practically smothering him in affection.

All the kisses for him.

“My Dear i am practically forced to admit it but I’m extremely fond of you. However I do not appreciate others trying to steal you away.”

If you really wanna ram your way back into his heart may i suggest some Edgar Allen poe? Or perhaps for the romantic mood phantom of the opera?

[glindaupland]

The Phantom of the Opera | Seoul, South Korea | 조팬텀 x 손크리 Review 4/6

October 13, 2023 - Matinée

The Phantom of the Opera | 조승우 Jo Seung-woo

Christine Daaé | 손지수 Sohn Ji-soo

Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | 송원근 Song Won-geun

Carlotta Giudicelli | 이지영 Lee Ji-young

Final boss of ticketing, Jo Seung-woo! The last one I snatched out of the four in one single ticketing after an hour of suffering. He's a pretty big actor who sells out shows quickly and has also been in dramas and movies. By the time you make it into one of his schedules' seating charts, the seats are all grayed out. So I had to keep refreshing and playing fucking whack-a-mole with the single color specks for any released seats that would pop up. One time I even even made it all the way to confirming payment and it said someone else took it. I actually thought I was about to turn into the Joker. But I am stronger! I won! And after seeing his performance in person? It was worth the fight.

I'll start this off with this tweet:

Shoutout to the guy next to me that was in shambles crying through his binoculars I hope he lived. Admittedly I did get teary-eyed myself! Which is quite an accomplishment even if it wasn't full blown tears like when seeing Ju-taek because I thought I was immune to this show after so long! But this is like uber sad pathetic wet cat man. My seat was actually a great unobstructed view with lots of space in the aisle. The Charlotte is so small that absolutely any view here is a good one especially if you have a pair of opera glasses/binoculars. Also I was safe from the piercing screams of the ballet girls! Hurray!

Hannibal Rehearsal

I really thought "I'll only use my binoculars for the major scenes with the trio because it's too tiring to hold them up", but that was a lie because I loved observing the supporting cast and ensemble too much. This time I watched for the smaller details like Christine quietly singing along to herself on the side while Carlotta was singing 'Think of Me'. Both Christines do it, but I remembered to look for it this show :') Kim Ah-seon had been clearly still recovering from being sick the previous performances, but I think she finally had her strength again this show. I love how elegant and dignified she is and her strong line delivery

The Mirror

Hearing Raoul's voice made the Phantom shoot a dark glare towards the dressing room door. Then, with the slightest smirk, he invited Christine into the mirror. Is somebody proud they managed to swipe the girl from the pretty young rich boy tonight? Ha

First Lair | POTO / MOTN / STYDI

Even if he's like...the most sad sewer creature-y of the Phantoms he's still got his charm okay! His voice isn't very strong, but I think he was able to handle it well enough during my show. He sounds older than he is actually is to me. How do I elaborate without making it sound backhanded? Even though he struggles in some areas with his singing, I think his vocal color is still suited for the energy his Phantom has. I'm just going to have to hope you understand me 😭 Whatever he lacks in that department, he certainly makes up for it in acting. It seems like he never stops onstage, like he's always making so many little choices at every moment. So it was a bit hard to keep track of everything he did because he was constantly doing something and was really immersed. I liked the sort of dreamy delivery of the beginning lines like the whispered way he sings "어둠...속에 - in the darkness". Halfway through the song he seems to build a little more enthusiasm seeing how open she is to him. He used more soft hand movements to act out certain parts of the lyrics like both his ear and then his body when he sang 들어, 느껴 - hear it, feel it". It's like really wanted to paint a clear picture of his mysterious beautiful dark world of music for Christine. I liked when he did a gesture with his hands like energy bursting free when he sang his big note in “네 영혼 다시 태어날 순간 / The moment your soul will be reborn” (let your soul take you where you long to be). This version of the line is unique to his Phantom. He smiled a lot and although he had a bit of a slight odd nervous energy, he still managed to maintain eye contact with her most of the time. Once he finally held her, he rested his head on her shoulder and whispered his words into her ear. 👀 He looked really worried and tried to catch her when she fell. After putting the cloak on her, I think he went to touch her, but stopped himself feeling a bit nervous. He put his hand on his chest instead to finish his final note

"Fake it til you make it" was working so well until it wasn't. Whatever confidence he built up during MOTN...bye. He's a little scary at the end when he shrieks out the 'Curse you!' and an extra 'No!' But most of all he's just really sad. When he asked her "what did you hope to see?" while chasing her, his voice sounded hurt and there was fear in his eyes. Like why, why did you have to be curious when I actually had it under control somehow? He slid slowly to the ground in defeat halfway through the song when he began the crawl. He eventually stopped making an effort to cover his face on his way toward her. Maybe he was so destroyed he didn't have the energy to. I liked how natural his acting felt here. It was tragic without being over the top. But I felt this about a lot of his choices in general

All I Ask of You (Reprise)

What a sad little man, completely a wreck. He covered his ears pleading "그만 제발 그만 크리스틴 다에 ! - Stop, please stop, Christine Daaé!" There should be a Christine Daaé name drop counter for Jo Phantom. He loves to say her name!!

Why So Silent? / Notes II

Taking focus away from the main roles for a moment, André is sooo extra stressed by this point. He fumbled the score when the Phantom tossed it to him. He does this every show, but this time I only just noticed him quickly doing sign of the cross during Notes II when they were opening up letters. He got super jumpy Also, Firmin and André start laughing to each other and making silly gestures making fun of Piangi when the Phantom starts attacking him in his note, but as soon as he addresses them, oh it suddenly really wasn't funny anymore!

The Point of No Return

Somebody help this man he already got jumpy simply just hearing her start to sing. 🤭 JSW Phantom seemed like the weakest one here across from Christine. He’s writhing terribly and gripping himself He was startled the most when she was close behind and he began to tremble. But when Christine finally touches him he moaned a little. It wasn't very loud, but it definitely was there and he threw his head back. His hands reached up to his face as he looked up before he finally held hers. This proposal was a mess. He got down on one knee at one point, but then he got too freaked out and shot right back up again as if he realized it was too vulnerable of a position to be in. When he was unmasked, he didn't scream and it was actually really heartbreaking to me. Like I do love a good scream, but ouch. His face dropped and he froze in complete shock looking like he'd been stabbed in the heart. His eyes darted around for a moment seeing everyone watching him like a trapped animal. It took him a moment to snap out of his daze and run off with her.

Down Once More / Final Lair

After throwing Christine, he almost looked regretful like he realized he was too hard, but then tried to push forward. Because he was fueled by anger, he didn't hide his face away as much like usual. It was still clear he was very actively disgusted by it. He touched his face for a moment after he let go of her and then immediately wiped his hand on his thigh. This performance he was actually able to look into her eyes when giving her the bouquet instead of looking down in shame. When he picked up the mirror bride to toss her he sang his lines into her ear in a whisper and actually very gently just plopped her on the ground instead of throwing her. I love this weird little detail I won't lie...it was kinda cute and silly that he had to hop a little to reach Won-geun's neck with the lasso haha. It's not supposed to be cute but I find it cute okay. He covered his ears while crying when she was coming over to him before the kiss :( After the first kiss it looked like he put his face in her shoulder for a moment, but still didn't have his hands on her. He seemed to give in a little for a second, but then took her hand off his head, looked at it for a moment, and gently wiped it with his sleeve like he couldn't let her have his filth taint her... When he approached Raoul with the candle, he could almost barely be heard whispering "Raoul de Chagny..." slowly in a chilling way before releasing him and turning away. I think he harbors the most bitterness towards Raoul out of the Phantoms. He's the most insecure one, and Raoul is everything he'll never be. He fell and pressed his head into the ground roughly while shaking when he screamed for them to leave him. And his scream was so painful and raw I don't know how he lets that out. He stayed like this for a while before he crawled clumsily and quickly towards the monkey in desperate need of any kind of comfort. He put his forehead head against it, closed his eyes tightly and held it so closely while he sang Masquerade. Christine came back and he tried to fix his hair and clothes before going to her I think SJS Christine was a good match for his interpretation of the Phantom because of how unconditionally compassionate she is. He was very fragile and she's very caring and gentle. I think she really did view JSW Phantom as her guardian and guide and had a very pure deep kind of love for him. Maybe not romantic love, but it was very strong either way. She watched him closely in the boat as she left, but he was facing the other way gripping her veil, repeating her name over and over. He turned at the last moment and called out "Christine Daaé!" one more time to her running over to take in the sight of her one last time. His final lines are actually different from the other Phantoms. It only just hit me the other day that they're the same as the lines from the original production in 2001-2. No idea why it took me that long to make the connection, but I found it interesting enough to note!

I really want to do musical promo time, but I really don't think what's on youtube does him justice. So let me just say his 2019 Jekyll/Hyde + Sweeney Todd and his Hedwig? Incredible. There's a reason for that ticket selling power he has and I say that completely unbiased!

Also lol at the person in front of me on the plane to Seoul that was watching his movie 'The Classic' because I was like "oh hey it's you I'm seeing you in a few days"

[that-gay-guy-from-hell]

Tombsona (TLT) Master List

Master list for my Living Tombstone content; mostly art. If you follow me on IG or are on the TLT Discord; I am the guy that owns "Prometheus".

ART--newest are at the bottom of the list:

Bad Ending AU: Doc, Zero_One

First Reherseal: Main 5 Tombsonas

Primal Tombsona Sketches: Main 5 Tombsonas, Prometheus

8 Different Drawings: Main 5, Prometheus, Zhane

One Condition: Prometheus, Menoetius

Point of No Return: Phantom of the Opera using TLT Cast

What was it like?: Zero_One, Doc, Prometheus, Rust

Everyone is Hot: Rust, Zero_One, Tesla (minor appearances of: Armstrong, Doc, and Zhane)

Meme Dump + Fashion Show: Main 5 Tombsonas, Geist, Prometheus, Zhane, Menoetius

My ship in 5 Minutes: Doc x Prometheus

Prometheus Doodle: Prometheus

Eating as a Primal Tombsona (Bonus Doc Primal doodle): Prometheus, Doc

Fear.png: Doc, Zero_One

Pumpkin Carving 2023: Doc

As We Lay Here: Doc, Prometheus

WIP Color Wheel + Meme Dump 2.0: Main 5 Tombsonas, Geist, Prometheus, Zhane.

WIP Color Wheel: Hosted Doc

WIP Color Wheel: Doc's hat feather

Color Wheel Finished: Main 5 Tombsonas (hosted and primal), Geist, Prometheus, Zhane

Eating Together: Zero_One, Rust

Zero_One reference photo (shitpost)

Small lovey doodle: Zero_One, Rust

How would you shush Rust anyway? (WIP): Zero_One, Rust

Drunk Music: Drunk Guy, W.I.W. Guy

I'm not calling you "Good Boy": Rust, Zero_One

Washer (Animation--flash warning): Rust

Sketch Dump: Rust, Zero_One

Beach Sketches WIP: Main 5 Tombsonas, Zhane

Primal nap WIP: Tesla, Armstrong

Top Surgery Meme Comic: Tesla, Zero_One, Rust

Bunting: Doc, Prometheus

Tombstober 2024- Days: 4, 5, 7, 21, 31: Prometheus, Zero_One, Menoetius, Doc

Pumpkin carving 2024: Doc!!

Random Sketches from 2024: Rust, Zero_One, Tesla, Doc, Prometheus, Menoetius, Zhane

Comfort (sketch): Doc

TEXT POSTS--Stories, H/Cs, etc.

Tesla Log 1: Rust's immune system

Body hair (just me babbling)

Doc Skull Poll

Heights-- Primal Tesla is tiny omfg

Bones?: Doc, Zelimir, Tesla

[pinkfey]

top 5 songs you love RIGHT MEOW!!!!

ask me my top five anything!!

2月の水槽 by yonige. alt jrock moment !!

sapiens by germanò because i’m back in my italian music era 💃

kill bill by sza.. i am not immune 2 obsession and bloodlust!!

стой by в чем дело? are u noticing a nonenglish theme here..

the phantom of the opera….. +1 cringe. +1 fail.

i am 4ever embarrassed by my music taste.. sadge !! also wow i wonder who sent this one.. HDNFNDSNDND

[chryzure-archive]

whats some media that is soooo chrysijacks/chryzure? what would their fave pokemon be.... any random assorted thoughts you've been thinking abt them lately? and ofc any new songs you found that are chrysijacks/chryzure...

chrysijackscoded media:

moulin rouge‼️‼️‼️

the princess bride

labyrinth….

anastasia

enchanted

ella enchanted too <3

tangled (i want jacks DEAD)

wicked :)

the scarlet pimpernel

all those early 2000s barbie movies. jacks makes an excellent pretty barbie <3

the phantom of the opera, but i also have a chryzure au for this, so i’m putting it in both of their categories

chryzurecoded media!!!!:

beauty and the beast (for reallllll)

the bone witch (azure is coming back to life to be w chrysi… peak chryzure)

the night circus <3

h.hadestown……….

the corpse bride!!!!!

the addams family

THE MUMMY.

nightmare before christmas

haunting of bly manor…

legend of zelda, but esp twilight princess

phantom of the opera !!

the velveteen rabbit… i can make it work, i can MAKE IT WORK

fablehaven <3

the nutcracker….. i will not elaborate.

chrysi’s fav pokémon is probably phantump, since she can see ghosts and talk to them… this is jst another ghost. she has adopted a new child.

my friend showed me a purugly and i literally gasped and said, “AZURE WOULD LOVE IT”, so there’s THAT answer! i’ve never seen a more azure-coded pokémon in my life

jacks i’m less certain of, but i looove espurr’s design bc it’s sooo little creature + i think jacks would take one look at it and jst keep it at all times. he’ll never admit it, but he’d die for this creature

misc chrysijacks thoughts consist of how funny it is in most aus that they’re already divorced. it’s jst a question of them getting back together. why are they trying out this relationship again when chrysi would’ve gladly thrown jacks out a window? who knows! they’re kissing so hard rn though!!!!!!!!

then come the other half of the aus where they’re childhood friends and it’s like. yeah no it’s totally normal for friends to have napped together since they were in middle school, all bc chrysi got nightmares when she slept on her own. it’s totally normal that jacks kisses chrysi regularly. friends do that, esp when one friend is immune to the curse. and then jacks has the gall to be shocked when ppl call him out for being in love w chrysi. okay, darling, don’t worry your pretty little head over that.

misc chryzure thoughts are fkskgkskcjsjzkjfkkdkckfjwksmcnekzmdndns……. like??!!? sticking a fork into the wall outlet rn because i am sooo!!! jst down to the simple day to day domestic life, it’s so clear how much they love each other…. they’re comfy w preparing each other toast and teasing each other for the way they like their tea and they’re both teasingly mad when the cat picks one of them over the other.

and then the whole reincarnation curse makes me go insane go wild. the number of lives they hold, where they loved each other unabashedly and wholly, only for them to die tragically? and the fact that both chrysi and azure have started to look forward to their next life, because the agony will stop, for just a little while… they get to be happy for a fraction of time in each of their lives, and that’s enough. that has to be enough. oh, the agonies…

also, azure’s hickey game is insane + chrysi wears off the shoulder shirts a lot. what’s she supposed to do w these, blue??? knock it off!!!!!!!

chrysijacks songs:

summer // circadian clock, baethoven

love song // sara bareilles (i’m not justifying my choice. jst know this is the same era of chrysijacks as the era when i first discovered his hair would be blue and i was horrified for the next two hours)

casanova // allie x

oh l’amour // erasure (i’ve mentioned this before but it’s sooo chrysijacks to me)

chryzure songs:

tether // sleep state

below my feet // mumford & sons

divine créature // la femme

see you tomorrow // evgeny grinko

[internetfriend-movedmoved]

i cannot lie that gerard buckler is attractive especially when he sings . i am not immune to this . phantom of the opera movie from 1999 save me

[davidpwilson2564]

Bloglet

Monday, January 8, 2024

More time on the phone lining up doctor appointments. Jeez.

Note: Tomorrow morning Trump's lawyers are going to attempt to make the case that the Boss is immune from any wrongdoing. He doesn't have to be there but will show up to rant. It's great for his fund-raising. More talk of witch hunt and that sort of thing...

He adds that he hopes the economy crashes.

A Black man near Columbus Circle shouting, over and over, "Fuck everybody!!"

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Trump shows up for trial. No camera in the courtroom. His lawyer, a Mr. Sauer (this name new to me) has a raspy voice. Says Trump should be granted presidential immunity. Even if, he is asked, Trump directed that a political opponent be assassinated? The answer: a qualified yes. We remember Trump's saying General Milley should be executed. We remember Nixon's saying (in that interview with David Frost): if the president does it, it's not illegal.

Bus to East Side. Appointment with Dr. Harmon. I have been going to Dr. Harmon for many years and this is only the second time I have seen someone in the waiting room I recognize. A while back I saw (the late) Philip Roth. This time I see a music colleague, Lowell. Trumpet legend. He's the guy I wrote about some time ago who played the entire run of "Phantom of the Opera." We talk for a while. He too is semi-retired. He tells me he played forty Broadway shows. (No need to be hesitant about such things but...did I really need to know this?) My tests at Dr. Harmon's go well and I am told to come back in six months.

In a celebratory mood, I treat myself to take-out sushi.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Early a m...Hunter Biden shows up in D C. Much excitement and shouting. Nancy Mace of S. Carolina says he "has no balls." He is ready to testify but the Republicans want it to be behind closed doors, for fact-spinning purposes. Hunter wants to testify publicly. More shouting and, as Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting her two cents in (that voice!) Hunter and entourage get up and leave.

I take the train downtown. Go see the nephrologist. Dr. Moses, an Indian chap, very nice. An explosion of black curly hair atop his head. He runs some tests and prods me. I tell I him I remember when a kidney stone was found. (Cluched tight by internal tendrils making it unpassable.) After further prodding he tells me I have two (!) kidney stones. Well, damn. He says he will contact me in a few days. Oy, all of this doctor stuff.

He said: hydrate. He said drink two liters of water a day. I can't imagine such a thing.

Walk out in a bracing wind. Dry leaves scuttling end over end along the pavement. More stops and then home.

Evening. Christie drops out of the race. DeSantis and Haley trade barbs.

[nazmazh]

Playlist: 3, 2, 1! - Let's Go!

(This, of course, is not universal, and represents my personal tastes)

These are the big, bombastic songs that you would love to see yourself kicking ass to, in the style of like, a Dynasty Warriors/Warrior Series character.

AC/DC - Thunderstruck

Joren "Tensei" de Bruin / Toby Fox - Knife's Edge (From Homestuck) [Look, I love the whole Strife! album and it would all fit for this list, but this one in particular - I had just walked out of getting my first Soil Physics midterm back, and had this playing on my headphones when I saw that I had, what I think was, my first and only perfect 100% on an exam at university. And the rush from that is forever paired with this song in my mind]

Griffin McElroy - Wonderland - Round Three (From The Adventure Zone: Balance)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Particularly, the instrumental part) (Yes, I am not immune to that scene from Kingsman: The Secret Service. Neither are you.)

The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

Ghost - Hunter's Moon

Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly

ZZ Top - La Grange [Sharp Dressed Man also works very well for specific scenarios (ie: kicking ass in a nice suit), but I'm gonna stick with La Grange as my pick. Heard it On the X is also fun and perhaps a bit less well-known]

Muse - Knights of Cydonia [Wasn't entirely sure on this one. But listened to it again and was like Yeah, no. That's definitely going on the list"].

Frank Turner - The Lioness [Not exactly for use in a scenario involving me personally, but I love the idea of a lady kicking ass to this song]

Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete [Ever Dream almost had this spot (Bumped it to "Let the Show Begin", actually), until I remembered this one]

Cheap Trick - Surrender

Blondie - One Way Or Another

Frank Turner - Punches

Jet Black Stare - Ready to Roll

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell (Dancing With Myself would also work)

Deep Purple - Highway Star (A bit situational, but if you need a vehicular-themed one, this is prime)

Iron Maiden - Aces High [Has the more heroic-bent to it. If you want something with a bit more menace, The Wicker Man would be a good choice]

Guns n' Roses - Welcome to The Jungle

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar

Journey - Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) [A bit situational, but perfect for if you have a power-couple fighting each other, or like, exes begrudgingly fighting along side each other or something. But you can't deny how good that hook is.]

Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia [I've put an audio-only version in the main list, because the music is great for this sort of thing, but the lyrics, while important and relevant for the politically-charged punk song it is, are perhaps a bit out-of-sync with the fun fight-scene we're envisioning. Just in case you're curious, here's the normal version of the song with lyrics intact.]

Lindsey Stirling - Phantom of the Opera (I am not immune to the opening of The Umbrella Academy. Neither are you.)

The Pierces - Sticks and Stones

Halestorm - Love Bites (So Do I)

Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker (Especially if paired with The Stampede. The two official music videos make a great double-feature, they just contain a lot of cruft that doesn't contribute to a playlist's flow, y'know?)

Caravan Palace - Rock It For Me

Motorhead - Ace of Spades

Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart

Frank Turner - Four Simple Words (Yes, another FT song. What can I say? I like his music.)

Oomph! - Augen Auf!

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation [Shrek was right. It slaps]

Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon

Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Maybe. Situational. But thoroughly bombastic)

The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

Coheed and Cambria - The Suffering

Queen - Breakthru [Situational, but edges out Another One Bites the Dust in my mind, and Don't Stop Me Now is a little overdone]

Deep Purple - Burn [Fireball came close, but Burn had the better overall flow]

Jeff Healey - Communication Breakdown [cover of Led Zeppelin]

Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) [Maybe a bit on the nose. But, oh well]

Steve Ouimette - The Devil Went Down to Georgia [Charlie Daniels Band cover from Guitar Hero 3]

Alestorm - No Grave But The Sea [Good for nautical battling]

Ram Jam - Black Betty [Although, depending on your mood/the exact tone you want, you might go for the Caravan Palace cover version instead)

Van Halen - Hot For Teacher [Like with Holiday in Cambodia above, Has a great beat for this, lyrics unfortunately don't really work. So I've put an instrumental version in the list. Here's the normal version if you'd rather that]

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul Not Constantinople [Cover of a Four Lads song] [Yes, once again, Umbrella Academy is entirely correct, musically]

Surfaris - Wipe Out

Stray Cats - Rock This Town

Talisk - Echo

The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid

Wolfmother - Joker and The Thief

Dragonforce - Through The Fire and The Flames [Maybe Fury of The Storm instead/too]

Poison - Nothin' But a Good Time

Priestess - Lay Down

Great Big Sea - It's the End of The World as We Know It [Even faster tempo than the REM original]

The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown

Sammy Hagar - There's Only One Way to Rock [Heavy Metal would be a great choice too]

Sum 41 - Fat Lip [Admittedly a song and band my brother was more into than me, but nevertheless, a solid fight-scene sort of song]

Trooper - Raise a Little Hell

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy

Aerosmith - The Train Kept A-Rollin' [Possibly The Yardbirds' version instead?]

Personality test

Best song to hear on the radio in a car full of friends when it's dark and warm and raining outside and you're all kinda tired but still having a good time

The song that would play in the movie about your life at the part where you finally snap and enter a violent, freewheeling action scene

The worst song you can imagine playing in the background of a deeply personal or intimate moment

A song you'd want played at your funeral

A song you WOULD NOT WANT played at your funeral

[stupidsexyrhaegar]

Me at 10PM: I’m winding down early tonight! Time to settle in for a nice long night of slogging through AWOIAF and looking up corresponding fan theories!

Me at 1AM, 2 asoiaf podcasts and several search engine wormholes later: WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME THE 1990 PHANTOM IS DADDY LANNISTER

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

I am not immune to all I ask of you from phantom of the opera

[yeoldontknow]

☽ it was the night | pcy ↬ teaser ☾

Summary: As a child, you are takenfrom a convent in Rouen and hired as a choirgirl popular. From your first night in the opera house, you hear stories of the famed Opera Ghost - the wailing behind the walls, breezes in corridors where there are no windows. Try as you might to ignore the tales, you grow into them and accept them as life in the opera. It is only as an adult that you learn the ghost is real - and he is no ghost at all. As an adult, you learn you might actually love the creature that lurks in the night. Pairing: Chanyeol x Reader (oc; female) Genre: historical au; Phantom of the Opera!au; romance; smut; fluff Estimated WC: 26-30K Posting Date: Jan 23

V.

These days, I view our first meeting as little more than a game or an act of pretense. So distant was he from me, I assumed it was all a dream - a fantasy inspired by opening night adrenaline. Worse, I thought perhaps one of the other girls had put on a rouse to fill me with hope or, more likely, to embarrass me in the harsh light of day out of their propensity for jealousy.

Shrouded in darkness, he cleaved desperately to his secrets, though I suppose it served the purpose he intended. All his mystery and carefully chosen words fanning the flames of my blood. Brilliant, as always, and tearing straight through to the heart of me, as though he has known me all along. Looking back, I suppose he did.

From that moment, I became plagued by Aeon Smith, by his person and the idea of him. As the days passed, I felt tormented, perpetually ruminating over his existence and the truth of his name. Rather, not a name but a title, a reality. To me, he continued to remain nameless, paradoxically identifiable without an identity, and this only served to bewilder me beyond the comprehension of my imagination.

I am the son.

Infuriating, to know the what of a man before knowing the who. Or rather, no, I find this declaration unfair. In music and in letters, he had done nothing but reveal himself to me - always, he was baring his soul to me, presenting himself as though he were naked, skinned down to the bone to display all his ugliest parts.

Every dissonant chord penned by his quill was an exposure of a flaw, one of his flaws, and I was moved into loving and appreciating them with all of myself. Every major chord was a virtue, and therefore it was easy to adore those pieces, easy to love and understand them, to want them all over me as a slight fall of rain, but it was his dissonance, the anger and wrath of his pieces that became the subtle clues I mulled over for weeks on end.

From that night forward, we met weekly, always in the chapel and always under the cover of darkness. It was not long before the skin of my bare feet became immune to the cold chill of the floor, before I hardly needed a candle to guide my way, eventually only taking it to add a sliver more of light to the room in the hopes of seeing his face.

Rarely did he allow himself to lean into it.

My favourite nights were the ones filled with moonlight, nights when the sky was clear of clouds and the moon, unwavering her adoration of his features, made it difficult for him to hide from me. Bathed in silver, I took my time admiring his features, and I suppose he pretended to be unaware of my yearning but he could never truly hide his smile.

I was intimately familiar with his dimple for I knew much of him at all.

Some nights, the moon would deliver to me the perfect curvature of his upper lip, pink and swollen, unkissed yet desperate to be so; another, the peak of his ear followed quickly by the slender length of his right hand. The veins carved hills and valleys, and all the light in the world strained to reach him.

The visions of him flickered with the movement of my candles, and each time, every time, my body ached to touch him. Steadily it grew worse the more I made him laugh, that intoxicating thunder invading my blood; I’d grown addicted to it, inching closer and closer, pew by pew, until I was under it - under him - completely covered.

It was our fifth meeting when I finally learned his name, every syllable connected to his tenuous lineage. By then, I’d done my best to needle it out of him, willing it to spill from his lips so often I’d eventually ceased altogether, certain it was the least important piece of him. Perhaps I should have been wary of his fastidious secrecy, but I had so many more important parts of him his name was almost inconsequential.

I’d arrived in low spirits, feeling tired and feeling somewhat lost, capsizing, perhaps, in a sea of performance exhaustion and unrequited love. The truth of the wax seal had burned inside me for days, a fire in my mouth I wished to spit at everyone who dared praise Monsieur Park for his airs of magnanimity. Worse still, I knew every color, every shape, but not his name and not the full beauty of his face. My imagination was gifted but feasting on slivers of him felt much the same as feeding on ghosts.

I craved all of him, every answer, every tragedy, every breath trapped inside his lungs.

And so that night lingers in my memory, perfect and immortal, tangible as though it has happened not twelve hours previous. For it was not merely his name he gave me, but his entire visage, the mole that kissed his nose, the stars in his eyes, the smile he wore just for me.

And that night he gave me everything.