#christine and erik

[darklinaforever]

I'm tired of seeing the word grooming taken out and used all the time by people who probably don't understand its definition.

For the record, Christine was in her twenties, when she met the Phantom / Erik. She was a fucking adult, in a society that for the time considered her a spinster. She never turned 15 or 16 in the original story, as people are so fond of claiming.

Also, Erik is not a villain but an anti-hero character. I'm tired of seeing him constantly demonize, like he's just a bad guy, when he doesn't.

Erik and Christine are basically twisted versions of Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone, and Romeo and Juliet. Without forgetting that they are also, among other things, the incarnation of death and the maiden.

Erik also symbolizes Christine's sexual awakening and coming of age.

Whether you like it or not, they have a romantic and sexual connection in the original text.

[walterdoodles]

Crawls out from rock

Here ya go 😁😁

It's official. I love them, i want them to be happy, and again I COOKED THIS UP🔝

[wallflowerproduction]

erik || the phantom of the opera

[iwasateenagenosferatu]

Erik: Damn you! You little prying Pandora!

Christine: wow ok

Phantom of the Opera

[ilustrariane]

Experimenting with acrylic markers again! Featuring our favorite sewer goblin and our dearest soprano!

Ohuhu markers + faber castell markers and pencils

you can see the process for this piece and others on my ART TIKTOK, i sometimes make livestreams!

LINKTREE

PATREON

[garnet-xx-rose]

Yes, I’ve done the work analyzing this relationship’s problematic traits and I’ve come to the educated conclusion that I still want them to fuck

[pignk]

𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬

[flea-palace]

[royalavera]

Vampire drama fits them so well. Get the full res image here for free

[rrredinew]

paper faces on parade

+close up

[darklinaforever]

So, one thing that annoys me in the adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera is that Raoul, in the book, if I'm not mistaken, also abandons something. Christine abandons the opera, but also Raoul abandons his family so that they can both live their love in peace, because Raoul's family would not have agreed. (I read the book a long time ago so correct me if I'm wrong) but this aspect of Raoul completely disappears in the adaptations ! He can marry Christine without problem. And already I'm not a fan of the character, with this aspect of the adaptations it really gives me the impression that Christine simply becomes a trophy wife who abandons everything she is. Her name, her ambition, the singing, etc., to become Raoul's wife... Which is a horrible prospect. From a symbolic point of view, the phantom gave Christine a voice, but the relationship with Raoul takes away this voice. It's not cool.

[laurenillustrated]

1990 Phantom of the Opera!

[plainandgeneric]

The angel in the mirror

[ablatheringblatherskite]

You ever notice how, at least in the Phantom of the Opera book, Raoul, Christine and Erik all see the story in completely different genres??

For Raoul, it's obviously Horror and Investigative Drama.

For Christine, it's like... a dark Fairy Tale.

And for Erik, it's a Tragedy.

And idk I feel like that actually also explains a LOT about their behaviours and actions in the book??? D'you see what I mean?!?

[jan-senkii]

kiss

[pignk]