#erik x meg

[kimwexlers-brownhair]

The girls are fighting

From Fernanda Muniz's instagram. (x)

[porcelain-requiem]

Drew some Meg/Erik, because it's been ages since I did.

My friend and I fell in love with the idea of these two together years ago. And it's been one of my favorite ships since then.

Enjoy!

[bitterseaproduction]

There are many ways to drop it: Serious moments, tense moments, funny moments, sweet moments. Doesn't matter. It could be a cozy scene in front of a fire, or their first time meeting after a fallout from a fight, or their first time meeting face-to-face at all. Doesn't matter. It could be a means to pop a bubble of tension, or make a joke, or distract from far more serious issues, or ruin a moment out of nerves or because she is sincerely ticked. DOESN'T MATTER.

All I'm saying is, I need Meg eyeing Erik from across a room, a moment of silence, and then: “So… a ‘lamentable mess,’ was it?” 🤨

[rose-margaritas]

This’ll probably be one of the last animatics I post in a while, but I had to contribute at least one of them to one of my favorite ships of all time— Megstine 🥰🫶

[handstler]

Meg: I sleep with a gun under my pillow.

Sorelli: I sleep with a knife.

Christine: Both of you are pathetic.

Sorelli: Oh yeah? What do you sleep with?

Christine: Erik.

[miyakana]

A HEART FULL OF LOVE [MASTERLIST]

Those who have seen your face, draw back in fear. I am the mask you wear.

CHAPTER 1: Prologue.

Summary: In which Raoul de Chagny, the Victome and noble man, meets a young lady working at the opera house while looking for his childhood friend, Unbeknownst to her affiliation to the renowed Opera Ghost.

CHAPTER 2: The Phantom's Misery/A Girl's Solitude

Chapter Summary: As the young woman journeyed her way towards The Phantom's lair, she couldn't help but dwell on her loneliness and her friendship with The Phantom.

CHAPTER 3: Christine! Christine!

Summary: The Opera Populaire was growing more and more chaotic, Carlotta's screeching could be heard even from the below, where the Phantom resided, Madame Giry's booming voice and words that singed like that of a snake's bite shaking the young ballet girls and making some even quit, The older Chagny trying to ease everyone and the managers having given up from trying to calm the chaos. But it all grew quiet when they saw the supposedly missing Daae girl in the flesh, just below the stage, and near the audiences seat from where the chaos was happening.

CHAPTER 4: Second Sightings.

Chapter Summary: Ah yes, Christine Daae! The young beauty was the talk of the town, ever since she had her debut in Hannibal the audience was entranced by the young lady's beauty. However, some wondered why she only appeared in that one play. Some were delighted to see somebody lead the stage aside from the primadonna Carlotta, some were curious as to why the opera hid such a talent, and some with controversial opinions, one of which where they stated that the young soprano was better than the experienced primadonna.

CHAPTER 5: Sweet Melody Of The Night.

Chapter Summary: The Phantom visited her once again in her dreams. His songs that usually lulled her to sleep now wakes her violently.

CHAPTER 6: A Chance Encounter.

chapter summary; True to her word, [Name] made an effort to see Christine Daae whenever she had time, well- whenever Erik would order her to do so. But the difference was that [Name] was no longer a spectator of Christine's life but rather apart of it.

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Just... the fact that Erik and Christine are both on record as referring to the other as "Angel of Music"

Like they get into disgusting cutesy couple fights

"You're my Angel of music"

"No, you're my Angel of music"

"No, you!"

"No, you!"

And Daroga/Mme. G and Raoul are just retching in the background. (Meg thinks its adorable and enables their sickening antics 1000%)

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[phanblog]

alright let’s try this again

[kimwexlers-brownhair]

The biggest encumbrance to me as an avid Erik x Meg shipper isn't the idea of Erik falling for someone other than Christine -- realistically I don't think it would take much for an isolated romantic man like Erik to fall head over heels for someone as beautiful and compassionate as Meg, especially if she fancied him back -- but instead it's the opposite. Why would someone self-possessed and sane as Meg (LND was character torture porn and I refuse to acknowledge the majority of it as canon) fall for a murderer? She was the one who found Piangi's strangled corpse. It would take some doing for her to witness that then become enamored of the man who committed that atrocity.

I know the Phandom likes to collectively forget Erik Did All That, but I don’t see Meg forgetting any time soon.

Yet the reason I ship them is the same reason I ship Christine and Raoul. To me, Christine and Erik are too much alike in all the wrong ways and they bring out and emphasize each other’s most troubling qualities: Christine's childlike fascination with Erik mixed up with her unprocessed grief from her father’s death makes Erik want to stay on that all-knowing, godlike pedestal to wow her, and it turns into him grooming her. Meanwhile, Christine feels she must remain the awed pupil, the child, and he only encourages her penchant for disappearing into her fantasy world and ignoring reality.

But although I think Raoul does buy into his savior role a little too much, he is a solid rock for Christine who also encourages her to take accountability for her own life and her own decisions. I honestly think he wants her to grow not just as a singer but as a person, to mature and live outside of herself and her fantasy life. He grounds her.

In my ideal scenario, that's what Meg could do for Erik. However, that can easily veer into the toxic trope of female characters functioning as caretakers and cheerleaders for the problematic male heavy with little else to do. Luckily my version of Meg wouldn't let any man, phantom or not, take center stage in her life. If he wants to be her partner in life, he can certainly come along for the ride; if not, maybe she broods awhile and always secretly carries a torch for him, but there's a whole world out there ready to embrace the talents of a smart, promising young dancer. She wouldn’t let it crush her spirit.

And now I'm back where I started: how does someone like that fall in love with a murderer in the first place? I guess her deep compassion once she learns about what he's been through could lead her to think he deserves a fresh start and a second chance. After all, isn't that what the audience wants for Erik at the end of the day? So why not a sweetie like Meg?

[porcelain-requiem]

Sharing some older artwork I did of Meg and Erik from The Phantom of the Opera. I still love them, all these years later.

Enjoy!

[musicofthemask]

Okay this was going to be a joke but it turned into character analysis… enjoy.

London Love Never Dies Phantom is so badass for showing up maskless to confront Raoul. He knew he was going to win the bet (let’s not forget he is the one who suggested it) and wanted the vicomte to be left, on some level, traumatised that Christine left him for a man with such a severe deformity because yes, the LND deformity is more shocking than the original one.

Raoul makes his case worse when he makes all of his arguments, comebacks, whatever you want to call them, about Erik’s physical appearance (“…foul as sin, hideous, horrible…”), which he seems to feel better about ten years after Christine confronted and moved something in him (“This haunted face holds no horror for me now, it’s in your soul that the true distortion lies.”) because, let’s be honest, Erik’s behaviour in this sequel shows a lot of maturity and control.

He isn’t angry anymore, he understands his wrongs and wants to right them. Maybe he understands why Christine didn’t stay (looking at you, Ramin’s nod in the 25th), and grew to accept it, worked on himself, and now believes he has earned a second chance. In his mind, he is the one that now deserves her, even more so with Gustave in the picture (in this case he might even feel it’s his duty as well, but for him it’s a delight).

The truth is that Erik has become the healthier choice for Christine by the time the events of the musical happen. He is a respected businessman, who has learned to love himself and dedicated ten years of his life to build his dreamland, where he helps others like him feel safe and accepted so they won’t have to go through the same as him, we see this in “Beauty Underneath”, something Christine taught him about, no doubt.

Not only that, but Phantasma is a charming attempt at helping others see what’s different with, not even compassion, but straight up wonder and amazement.

The Phantom is the ultimate example that some people just deserve a little bit of love (Final Lair kiss) to realise their worth and change for the better.

The MINUTE Christine kisses Erik he becomes a changed man. He lets her go with a man he was clearly jealous of, and he disappears from her life for both their own goods. Erik becomes incredibly selfless while also taking care of himself (GROWTH!).

It isn’t until he feels accomplished and happy on his own that he decides to contact Christine. Even after the rush of emotions inside him tempt him to return to his old ways when he sees her again, Erik gives her the freedom to leave him and is okay with just hearing her sing one last time. No wonder some of Christine’s final words to him are “…take the love that you deserve…” because he should never have had to earn it.

Erik deserved love the moment he was born, and every time he was denied it, he deserved it even more. Going back to the final lair, he is so angry when Raoul, a handsome aristocrat, who is also Christine’s fiancé, asks for compassion. What’s his answer? “The world showed no compassion to me!” Sometimes the actor is sarcastic and sometimes just plain mad which means Erik is either trying to cope or simply gave up on it. If anyone is long overdue compassion, it’s him, not Raoul.

Minutes later he learns love when Christine kisses him, and later on in a certain scene we never get to see (yep, it’s “Beneath a Moonless Sky”), and then a third time when they reflect on what happened that night. “I woke to swear my love…” and what’s the next line? That’s right, “and found you gone instead!” Erik left.

Christine was to be married, and he didn’t want to hurt that part of her life. He also felt ashamed of himself, but he never says it was because of his face, all he says it he was “ashamed of what he was” (someone an engaged woman cheated with? In THAT period in time), not only that but he was afraid to face her. He took the love she had given him and left before it could turn into hate (after all, it had happened in the past… “tears of hate”, anyone?). So yes, this is the first sign of Erik taking care of himself and a further demonstration of his selflessness that we first see in the Final Lair.

After all, what he does with that little bit of love is work on himself and become the man he believes Christine deserves even though she might never even get to see it. He knows she wants him to be okay and as long as she is too, then they both can be alright with being away from each other.

*cue LND overture, the new chapter in their story where Erik finds out Christine isn’t okay at all*

Once more, character development at its absolute finest!

So no, Raoul, you’re not hurting him in the least by calling him ugly. After all, he has found the beauty underneath as well as the love that he deserved (yes, Gustave, that’s you).

Erik discarding his mask for one of the most important scenes in the show is such a power move in his journey to acceptance. Unmatched.

[blackforrestpunk]

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[handstler]

*Erik and Christine arguing*

Raoul, whispering to Meg: Should we leave?

Meg: No, no, I wanna see Christine make Erik cry.

[miyakana]

[A Heart Full Of Love] Raoul De Chagny x reader.

chapter summary; True to her word, [Name] made an effort to see Christine Daae whenever she had time, well- whenever Erik would order her to do so. But the difference was that [Name] was no longer a spectator of Christine's life but rather apart of it.

fandom: Phantom Of The Opera (chapter 6.)

chapter warnings: catcalling,

"Remember how it used to be, please promise me that sometimes you will think of... ME!!" The irritating voice of the primadonna echoed throughout the Palais Garnier, even reaching below where two inhabitants that were living peacefully were disturbed.

The two looked above as they sighed.

"So its true what they say.. The croaking frog's returned." Erik spoke, deadpanned as he organized the music notes that were scattered on the ground.

Y/N hummed in agreement. She was sitting in a chair near where Erik was while cross-stitching, having so much focus on the design despite only doing it to kill the time.

The young lady stopped for a moment, "From what i hear, she's yet to convince the owners of the Palais Garnier to switch roles with Christine."

Erik turned, surprised yet amused at the new information brought to him. "Is that so? Perhaps i should write a letter to both the owners AND Madame Carlotta. Its been a while since i've made my presence known, perhaps they forgot that i exist still." He replied, as he put the music notes somewhere safe, it'd be a shame to lose such important and beautiful written melodies.

The young woman chuckled, nodding at the man's antics.

It had been a few weeks since Christine and [Y/N]'s first encounter. The two had spoken again a few days since their fated meeting and then another, then another until it became a normal occurance to them.

She remembered their last encounter still, she felt guilty for leaving the girl alone.

-

"Why would she do that?" Christine asked, listening intently to the girl's tale.

"Perhaps it was her love for Romeo that made her do that. She realized that life wasn't worth living without her beloved- thus it concluded with her death." [Name] explained, she was telling the soprano the story of Romeo and Juliet.

Christine nodded woefully, feeling for the star-crossed lovers' tale.

"I see, i was hoping for them to live happily but alas.." Christine trailed off, whilst [Name] smiled.

True to her word, [Name] made an effort to see Christine Daae whenever she had time, well- whenever Erik would order her to do so. But the difference was that [Name] was no longer a spectator of Christine's life but rather apart of it.

Granted, she'd only appear whenever the Daae girl was alone but the thought still counts, you could say.

As time grew, she grew to enjoy peaceful times with the Daae girl, telling her stories of plays and books, the days became more livelier for the young lady.

You could say the same for Christine! For the past few weeks she was anxious of The Phantom's presence- she still is but lesser so. To have someone you could speak with freely was a joy in her life.

However as the days drew by, she had noticed that everytime her newfound friend appeared it was when everyone had left or she was alone. She didn't mind of course, she was glad that [Reader] kept her word.

But just because she was alright with [Reader]'s loneliness and secluded aura didn't mean that she didn't try to get the girl out her comfort zone.

Often times, she'd lead them near workers, in which [Reader] would mostly be fine with, as they were just doing their job. But when it came to the chaotic ensembles, like The Primadonna, Carlotta or the Cheerful Meg Giry, she'd be there but then disapper after a while.

Christine for one, found it both amusing and sad. She wished for the young girl to be more active, especially since she enjoyed her company! Surely, the others would too!

But sadly, it was to no avail, she'd keep disappearing whenever the Soprano tried.

-

"You seem quiet. Is anything the matter?" The Phantom interrupted the young lady's remincising moment.

"What? Oh.. Yes, everything's fine.. You needn't worry." She simply told Erik as to not alert him of anything.

She'd remember the day she first met Christine, how she expressed her fear towards The Phantom, it had thrown her in a disarray, her loyalty to the Phantom and friendship with the Daae girl complicating things further.

The man didn't believe her but nodded. He believed that she was just probably going through things a young woman would feel the very first time.

-

"You did wonderful, Christine!" Raoul praised his childhood friend who smiled at his compliments.

"Thank you, Raoul. Though i feel i could do better next time. My voice is a bit pitchy from having to sing a lot with lesser breaktimes."

"Still, your voice, as always, is wonderful dear friend. I can already hear the audience's applause throughout the theater." He chuckled softly, and Christine smiled.

"Thank you. Though it appears i need to rest now. I need to better my voice after all." She says, as she grabs her items.

"Do you need help? I'll escort you back to your chambers if you'd like." He offered but Christine shook her head.

"No need, i'll be alright by myself." She said as she waved farewell to her childhood friend who smiled back.

Unbeknownst to them, [Y/N] was there to witness their sweet moment. she had wanted to visit Christine again, eager to tell Christine of another tale she had, holding the book in her hand but it seemed that the poor soprano was exhausted.

As she watched them, she started to realize why the Phantom was so threatened with the Viscount, and why he was adamant in getting rid of him.

The Viscount was sweet and kind and gentle, he was young, just about the same age as Christine, he was everything you'd wish for in a lover.. Someone who could give happiness to the woman he'd devote his loyalty to, someone who wasn't hideous, someone Erik wished to be.

She realized why he was raging with jealousy, but that wasn't all. The more she watches them, the more she feels something of the Viscount. Surely it wasn't love! for they rarely spoke, except for the time they did accidentally which was once, along with the time where he had accidentally seen her.. It was definitely respect for the man, though there was this other feeling..

How ridiculous! Just imagine what the phantom would have thought of her idiotic thoughts.

He probably doesn't even give any thoughts towards her anyway, she wasn't someone interesting to be the talk of the town.

Y/N sighed as she headed back to the lair, figuring that Christine needed rest, she decided not to bother her anymore.

What she hadn't expect was her chance encounter with the Viscount a day later.

-

The streets of Paris were bustling just as always. The men were speaking with one another, talking about business while their wives were seating near talking about recent gossip that spread through the town.

In the middle of the crowd stood Y/N, who was walking stall through stall trying to gather food for her and her Maester, their stock of food had recently just ran out and he gave her the task to buy food so they don't die of hunger.

As she walked, she noticed the gaze of some of the men focused on her.

"What a beauty.." One of the men spoke, she heard, while the other nodded, staring at her, speechless.

The young girl blushed at the remark, never having thought of herself as such, but her expression changed the moment she made eye contact with one of the jealous wives.

The women scoffed and rolled their eyes, whispering something she could not hear, but she believed it was something negative.

Keeping her head low, she decided to ignore everyone and instead focus on the task at hand which was to buy food.

The young lady stopped at a stall, looking at their stock of food. They were expensive but were of quality.

"What would you like?" The store owner asked.

She was about to speak when somebody else spoke.

"I'd like that wine, please." A voice familiar to her spoke. Y/N instantly turned to look at the man.

It seemed The Vicomte had noticed as his lips turned into a smile the moment he saw her.

Unknown to Y/N, her eyes lit up the moment she heard his voice.

"Madame Y/N was it? its been a while since we've last seen one another!" Raoul exclaimed, surprised to see the young lady he so secretly wished to see again ever since their first meeting.

"It has." She responded, her smile light.

"If i may ask, what are you doing here? Not that i'm ungrateful to see your face of course- I mean i am but-" The usually charming man stuttered causing her to laugh at his antics.

"I understand what you're saying Monsier, Don't fret. And the reason for why i'm here is to buy food for me and my father so we don't die of hunger." She explained, the viscount listening intently.

"Ah, is that so? A kind daughter you are, Madam! Doing errands for your father can be a hard task to some."

"I'm only trying to help him, he's done so much for me and this is one of the ways i repay him." She smiled, her voice laced with softness.

"I see. Well then-"

"Here it is!" The store owner interrupted, giving the wine to The Vicomte.

"Ah, thank you!" Raoul responded, giving him the money that was worth more than Y/N had.

"And for you Madam? What would you like?" The store owner asked, looking at the young lady fondly, it seemed he himself was struck by lightning.

"Oh- I was just looking. I believe i don't have enough money with me." She stated, the store owner looked disappointed until..

"No worries, Madam! Whatever you choose, its on the house!" He spoke gleefully causing Y/N's eyes to widen.

Raoul scoffed, amused by the owner's antics.

'That desperate, huh?' The Viscount thought in his head.

"Oh no! That'd be unfair to your other customers!" She argued, her cheeks turning pink.

"No such thing, Madam! Please, Please! There's so many things here in store! I'm sure a pretty lady such as you can find something interesting to take!" The storeowner basically begged, making him look more of a customer than a store owner.

Y/N hummed, a bit uncomfortable but then something came up in her mind. The angel in her left shoulder told her not to use this to her advantage but the devil in her right thought otherwise.

"How about that wine over there? My father would very much like that one!" She pointed towards the rich fancy looking wine.

The store owner gulped, his sweat falling on his head.

"Well you see Madam- that costs a lot of money and well you see-"

"You said that i can take anything i like, good sir! Does anything have limits?" She asked playfully while The Viscount smirked smuggly besides her.

Behind her mysterious aura is a troublemaker in disguise, he thought, amused.

"Madam, you're being cruel-" Whined the store owner.

[Name] chuckled sweetly. Raoul thought it adorable.

"I'm only kidding you Monsieur. If the offer still counts, i'd like to have that antique of yours over there. I'm sure my maes- father would appreciate a gift from his daughter." She pointed towards the monkey toy, an adorable thing really.

"Ah, if that's the case then alright! It is yours milady!" He enthusiastically said as he gave the monkey figure to the young lady.

Y/N nodded, "Thank you." She smiled.

She then turned to the Viscount, and bowed. "If you don't mind Monsieur, i must head home now. It was nice seeing you again, good sir. May we meet again soon." She smiled sweetly, The Viscount felt that his heart had melted.

"Ah wait!" He stumbled, almost falling to his feet.

"Yes?"

"I can walk you home, walking alone is dangerous especially for a lady." He offered. Y/N blushed, her emotions confusing her as they were all over the place.

"Well- you can walk me to the Paris Garnier, my home is closer there, then i'll walk back home. My father is quite... Conservative you see.. I don't think he'd be happy to see a man escorting his daughter home." All of those were true.

"I see. Well then, shall we?" He offered his right arm, and she smiled at the gesture.

"Lead the way, Monsieur." She hooked her arm with his as they start walking back to the Populaire.

As the two walked, the townsfolk noticed and started whispering.

"Is that the Viscount's lover?" A woman gossips to her friend beside her. The other woman gasped as her fan fell out her hand.

The young woman felt the stares of both men and women, children and elders on her. Their stares laced with lust, envy, despise and adoration.

"I wonder what he sees in her." Another woman whispered as the couple walks by them.

"She's so showy and vulgar!" An older woman spat out, her tone laced with jealousy as she stared at the younger woman.

[Y/N] bowed her head down, feeling humiliated by the gossip of the town.

Raoul took notice of this and halted their walk.

"Is everything alright dear?" Raoul asked, his tone laced with worry.

'Dear, he called me!' She blushed as she turned to look at him.

"I'll be alright." She smiled. He nodded then they continued walking. But the voices didn't stop, in fact it only got worst.

This time, it was older men.

"Such a beauty! The Vicomte is lucky!" One whispered.

"What i'd give to be with such a woman!" The other.

"I'd give everything just to be in her bed for a night!" One whistled at her. The girl flinched, gripping the man's arm tighter.

Raoul immediately took notice and glared intensely at the eyes of men who dared look at her in a perverted manner.

The elder men seemed to have noticed the Viscount's glare as they immediately turned around the moment they felt his icy cold eyes staring upon them.

Raoul then turned to look at (Y/N), his eyes filled with pity and sadness.

"Madame.. I'm sorry you had to hear that. " Raoul started, he continued speaking but she could not hear any more of the words.

"Forgive me.. But i must hurry!" She removed her hold on his arm as she walked faster away.

"Wait! Madam!" Raoul shouted as he tried to reach her but the crowd was far too messy and any sight he had of the young lady is now lost.

She escaped him again.

-

writer's note: forgive me for the long delay of this chapter! I've lost passion for a few months and recently regained them! I might edit them later, as i've been rushing to finish this chapter hehe.