Raoul and Christine make a sweet couple

[igenlode]

Looking on DeviantArt for pictures to go with my new "Phantom of the Opera" story (title as yet uncertain). There don't seem to be any relevant to the scene I've used, but in amongst all the Phantom-angst there are a handful of very sweet pictures of the young couple together...

http://the-savage-nymph.deviantart.com/art/Raoul-et-Christine-291271606
Raoul et Christine by *The-Savage-Nymph on deviantART
The characters from the original novel: teenage Christine Daaé and a 21-year-old Raoul de Chagny trying hard to cultivate a moustache :-)

http://meowkin.deviantart.com/art/Masquerade-335019747
Masquerade by ~Meowkin on deviantART
A proud cartoon-Raoul (in Hussar costume) escorts Christine to the Masquerade; though her attention seems to be away with the fairies!

My favourites:
http://bananaboo2.deviantart.com/art/Floor-Kisses-371312589
Floor Kisses by ~bananaboo2 on deviantART
http://bananaboo2.deviantart.com/art/R-C-Sketches-367906195
R/C Sketches by ~bananaboo2 on deviantART
bananaboo2 draws Raoul as a gawky, long-nosed boy who is fresh-faced without appearing unmasculine, and appealing without implausible perfection: this is what very young men really look like, and the character makes an enchanting pairing with his shy Christine :-)

Here's a drawing of Raoul and Christine in a more conventional hero-heroine representation from the same artist.
http://bananaboo2.deviantart.com/art/Say-You-Love-Me-345908626
Say You Love Me by ~bananaboo2 on deviantART

And speaking of implausibility :-)
http://sylent-anpu-phantom.deviantart.com/art/Raoul-10838425
Raoul by ~Sylent-Anpu-Phantom on deviantART
Here is Raoul in Romantic-Errol-Flynn mode as dashing, bumptious hero -- not really right for what is basically a very gentle character :-)

Comments

[betweensunandmoon]

All right. That last picture?

That's exactly how Flynn looked in They Died With Their Boots On. Are we sure the artist didn't confuse Raoul with General Custer?

[igenlode]

The artist claims the picture was based on Westley in "The Princess Bride", although some of the comments mention the resemblance to Custer - it's entirely possible Cary Elwes was being deliberately made up to look like Errol Flynn, given the nature of the role!

[betweensunandmoon]

Princess Bride, my foot. That looks nothing like Cary Elwes. It's Custer, all right--down to the expression on the face. Hilarious.

This explains a lot about why so many Raoul-haters call him a fop... XD

[igenlode]

Now that you mention it, that is the expression that we dubbed 'flynnocent' ;-D I even did a smiley for it...

[betweensunandmoon]

XD

Who's "we," if you don't mind my asking?