I went to see Phantom of the Opera one last time on Broadway before it closes and it was a rather bittersweet moment. So I apologize as I indulge in my AU
I know this is a typical thing to say but this my favorite song and scene, we're literally entering a world of magic, what's yours?
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it's immensely funny to me how andrew lloyd webber read this passage from the book and was like yeah the journey down to the phantom's lair is this really breathtaking magical gondola ride where christine is just captivated by the strange and fantastical beauty of it all (see below)
when in the novel they're both like in a rowboat in the dark with christine scared out of her mind and confused as hell while erik is paddling like he's out for an extreme day of fishing and just staring christine down for the entire duration of the journey without blinking once . like mind you his eyes quite literally GLOW in the DARK and he's just fucking staring into her soul and silently rowing and probably not even breathing like