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it’s always did you know there’s a phantom of the opera sequel and never did you know there’s a love never dies prequel 😔

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In “can’t like anything a normal amount” news…

Tambour embroidery by me

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After a brief twenty year hiatus, I'm writing fanfic again about our favorite boy, Erik Phantomoftheopera. Check me out over on ao3 if you dare - the first of hopefully a few new fics is below.

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Oops

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The Rape of Proserpina

100% Based on Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman.

And I know it’s late but happy birthday Sarah :)

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"I don't understand how people can like X—"

If you can't accept that people like different things and move on, then try to understand. Come from a place of curiosity, not judgment. Exercise your creativity in a way that makes it work. Challenge yourself to write/draw new scenarios and characters and pairings. This has always been the driving force behind the transformative side of fandom—the freedom to think big (or silly, or romantic, or macabre) and explore "OK but what if" in a safe and encouraging environment—and that freedom seems to be increasingly diminishing in a wave of unforgiving spicy takes.

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made a gif

for science

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NICHOLAS HOULT 'This or That — Hero vs Villain' | GQ Germany

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This showed up in my recommended posts and I had forgotten I’d ever shared this noble beast here, and oof, my heart. Sad to say that after 10 1/2 years, we had to say goodbye to Hodor aka Dodo aka Big Dode early this summer. Miss ya, big guy ❤️

FLORA. a) why were you not at stream and b) more photos of doge please. from: not fish

Dear not @wheel-of-fish a) I skipped because I was going to write. I did not ACTUALLY end up writing, of course, but I sure was going to. In retrospect, I really regret missing that HD Grapeman action.

And more importantly b)

A tiny little puppy. 🥰

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Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 • 9 p.m. EST: Love Never Dies (U.S. Tour 2018: Bronson Norris Murphy, Meghan Picerno & Sean Thompson)

HELLO I am back. It's been a minute since we watched this boot! It's a great cast, with Mary Michael Patterson as Meg and the lovely Rachel Anne Moore in the chorus. Once again, while I understand that LND is polarizing, please keep the chat light for the sake of the people coming to enjoy the video. Thanks!

As always, the stream will be on cy.tube and shy anons are welcome. For more info, please see the Saturday Streams FAQ! Link and password will be posted here at 8:45.

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Bartering by The Ballroom Thieves pairs very well with The Better Man. also Wolf. and Loneliness Waltz. mwah!

Omg I was on a trip overseas when this came in and then it got lost in the Ask Box Black Hole (aka if it’s not in front of my face it does not exist) but I’m so glad to have come across it now! I had not heard of them before, but I LOVE. Bartering especially is 👌👌👌 Thank you!

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Update! The Better Man: Chapter 44

“Anywhere You Go”

(Also consider this the update post for Ch 43, I forgot to make one 🙃)

Grab a very large bev and maybe some TUMS and “enjoy” this double-length installment of a whole lot of mess.

Read it on AO3

(Photo credit here. This happens to be the inspo for the new Chez de Chagny, AND it’s still for sale, so if you have both 3 mil and the desire to LARP as a fanfictional vicomte/vicomtesse you are in luck my friend)

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every once in a while I remember this was an actual thing that happened and not a fever dream I had (x)

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Every other character in the Universal Monsters lineup has something supernatural going on, but the Phantom of the Opera is literally just a guy. I know he's only there because Universal happened to own the movie rights when they were putting together the world's first Big Stupid Cinematic Universe back in 1930-whatever, but it's like, as though being the Phantom of the Opera wasn't awkward enough.

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💀💜⭐️

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for anyone who hasn't seen the famous flying scene in the BYU production of phantom