#he leans against the balcony and twirls his chain belt around saying 'what a shame what a shame!' like a total sass queen! ;D

[britishchick09]

rewrite erik isn’t like most phantoms. he’s a gentle, awkward soul who would never hurt anyone. he’s even purer than cherik!

but then... the red death scene

OH BOY THE RED DEATH SCENE

as his new persona, erik talks in a sophisticated, slightly menacing voice, moving down the stairs with cold elegance, his presence striking fear in all who see him... and all will comply to his desires, lest they wish for death.

this is the erik everyone loves. no longer is he a gawky stringbean who makes carrot spaghetti soup and forgets what a bathroom is. no longer is he a sarah bernhardt stan or a demiboy who longs to be a woman or even a fab opera ghost!

he’s the phantom of the opera

#i just finished the red death scene and oh boy is it something else! #it didn't feel like i was writing rewrite erik in a disguise it felt like classic phantom! #it was different from his opera ghost persona who's heard but never seen (besides a rare hand) #the red death was heard seen and feared! :o #rewrite erik was still there with him explaining the story of 'don juan' and a couple adaptations (bob's burgers parrot: 'nerd alert!') #and his sense of humor was still there a bit! #he leans against the balcony and twirls his chain belt around saying 'what a shame what a shame!' like a total sass queen! ;D #he uses lots of big words like his opera ghost persona (so many synonyms to look up...) and he's menacing like og #the og gets what the og wants! ;) #and the og is so different from rewrite erik! :o #the red death scene feels like a true phantom of the opera moment #it's woah man :o #even though you can probably tell it's erik i used 'they' for the red death #death has no gender even in the edgar allen poe story! (except in family guy) #and i think rewrite erik would love using 'they' for that persona (and the opera ghost since mr. e and kristin are obvious) #he uses his guy sounding opera ghost voice yet his robe looks like a dress (and his girl voice peeks through during the don juan explaining) #the red death is a total mystery! ;)