A lot of teenage phangirls haven’t even read Leroux, and pretty much only know Andrew Lloyd Webber. Most people I know who have read Leroux ship Raoul/Christine AT LEAST for what is of the novel, and for the musical… opinions vary.
I *could* write eventually a Leroux-based Erik/Christine phanfic… but it’s going to be really morbid, and dark, and tragic. No happy ending. And I don’t think they’ll REALLY be a couple in the proper sense of the word. You know, not a fluffy story AT ALL. But unfortunately, I know by experience the Erik/Christine pairing has more fiction written about it (at the very least for what is of ALW) because “I felt sorry that Christine chose Raoul and not Erik”, since I fell upon a few serious adult writers in my early Fanfiction days that I won’t name...
I can also buy Christine trying to find the Phantom. She’s kind-hearted enough to do that (how she did find him, I frankly have no idea. I have a theory about it, but it’s not quite possible.), but sleeping with the Phantom, no. I don’t think she would bang with him just “because he’s poor unhappy Erik who desperately needs affection”, and despite her signs of lust for him. I’m like Captain Jack, I abhor cheating. Especially when the guy who gets cheated on was ready to commit a misalliance by marrying you and was ready to die for your happiness. I rather tend to see Christine and Erik settling things on that night (as much as they can settle things…). And I don’t buy her pining after her Angel of Music either (I had that feeling during “Beneath a Moonless Sky”). Okay, yes, she would think of him from time to time, and he was an important figure in her childhood and teenage, but… you know, she should know that they had their chance and that they blew it. It only seems to occur to her finally during “Once Upon Another Time”. A bit too late, unfortunately.
Sierra Boggess, on an interview for the 25th anniversary, clearly stated that the Christine she was interpreted was meant to be closer to LND-Christine (and I kind of hate her for that, because, gosh, this is the 25th anniversary, not some sort of LND-promo, because ALW has explicitly stated in an interview that LND IS NOT A SEQUEL, BUT A SPIN-OFF). But still, the Christine she played was border-line crazy, and I just didn’t understand her point of singing “Say you share with me one love, one lifetime” to the Phantom during the Final Lair. It just doesn’t make sense after that she just follows Raoul instead of staying with the Phantom. I can buy ALW-Christine having lust for ALW-Erik, but lust is not love.
(Sidenote: my ideal ALW-Raoul is Hadley Fraser with Patrick Wilson’s overall portrayal of Raoul… I just have so much trouble with Wilson’s hair… but apparently you said it was anachronistic? And I just love Fraser’s boyish look)
Christine/Daroga? CHRISTINE/DAROGA? I already saw once Meg/Daroga (meh?), Madame/Daroga (on Tumblr, I’ll give you the link to it if you want, it’s hilarious, and I kind of ashamed to admit that that pairing actually kinda works), but CHRISTINE/DAROGA? Okay, I’ll be looking for that.
I do think Erik does deserve his chance, but you know, not with Christine.
I know there are a few bad Raoul/Christine writers, unfortunately. Like for every pairing possible, and not just in POTO…
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Date: 2014-06-30 02:43 pm (UTC)I *could* write eventually a Leroux-based Erik/Christine phanfic… but it’s going to be really morbid, and dark, and tragic. No happy ending. And I don’t think they’ll REALLY be a couple in the proper sense of the word. You know, not a fluffy story AT ALL. But unfortunately, I know by experience the Erik/Christine pairing has more fiction written about it (at the very least for what is of ALW) because “I felt sorry that Christine chose Raoul and not Erik”, since I fell upon a few serious adult writers in my early Fanfiction days that I won’t name...
I can also buy Christine trying to find the Phantom. She’s kind-hearted enough to do that (how she did find him, I frankly have no idea. I have a theory about it, but it’s not quite possible.), but sleeping with the Phantom, no. I don’t think she would bang with him just “because he’s poor unhappy Erik who desperately needs affection”, and despite her signs of lust for him. I’m like Captain Jack, I abhor cheating. Especially when the guy who gets cheated on was ready to commit a misalliance by marrying you and was ready to die for your happiness. I rather tend to see Christine and Erik settling things on that night (as much as they can settle things…). And I don’t buy her pining after her Angel of Music either (I had that feeling during “Beneath a Moonless Sky”). Okay, yes, she would think of him from time to time, and he was an important figure in her childhood and teenage, but… you know, she should know that they had their chance and that they blew it. It only seems to occur to her finally during “Once Upon Another Time”. A bit too late, unfortunately.
Sierra Boggess, on an interview for the 25th anniversary, clearly stated that the Christine she was interpreted was meant to be closer to LND-Christine (and I kind of hate her for that, because, gosh, this is the 25th anniversary, not some sort of LND-promo, because ALW has explicitly stated in an interview that LND IS NOT A SEQUEL, BUT A SPIN-OFF). But still, the Christine she played was border-line crazy, and I just didn’t understand her point of singing “Say you share with me one love, one lifetime” to the Phantom during the Final Lair. It just doesn’t make sense after that she just follows Raoul instead of staying with the Phantom. I can buy ALW-Christine having lust for ALW-Erik, but lust is not love.
(Sidenote: my ideal ALW-Raoul is Hadley Fraser with Patrick Wilson’s overall portrayal of Raoul… I just have so much trouble with Wilson’s hair… but apparently you said it was anachronistic? And I just love Fraser’s boyish look)
Christine/Daroga? CHRISTINE/DAROGA? I already saw once Meg/Daroga (meh?), Madame/Daroga (on Tumblr, I’ll give you the link to it if you want, it’s hilarious, and I kind of ashamed to admit that that pairing actually kinda works), but CHRISTINE/DAROGA? Okay, I’ll be looking for that.
I do think Erik does deserve his chance, but you know, not with Christine.
I know there are a few bad Raoul/Christine writers, unfortunately. Like for every pairing possible, and not just in POTO…