I love it! It's incredibly original and unique! I so often wonder what would have happened had Christine chosen her freedom, thankyou so much for providing a really (imo) fitting and believable and in a strange way satisfying story for this!

I really like that you did not make it out as if Christine was totally evil and selfish for leaving him.

I love the Erik/Raoul interaction and especially your portrayal of both. Your Raoul is amazing, he's courageous and brave and also very strong, and his young age and in a way his "innocence" I think are wonderful. He's such a contrast to Erik and yet somehow it feels as if they are somewhat alike.

Your Erik is incredibly intriguing, he's dangerous, sexy and smart. He just has something that I can't put my finger on which makes him incredibly alluring and fascinating.

Thankyou so much for sharing this!

Love the originality of this premise. It works as a one-shot, but I can envision it becoming so much more. Imagine Raoul developing a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome (and the Phantom, with only Raoul as a companion, developing reciprocal feelings for him).

A great story. Very well written.

This is a great story. Could you please write more?

Hm...I've often wondered what it would be like if she had chosen her freedom... perhaps this would have happened? I wonder if Erik would have allowed this choice? No, I'm not a Raoul fan I respect his intentions and his sufferings for love...poor fop. I almost feel bad for him. Almost. Great job in depicting this path. :)

L'Arcange

I very much like your story; what I find to be particularly good is, quite honestly, the easy cruelty that you endow Erik with. It belies very skillful writing.

I know that this is a one-shot, but I think, if you wanted to, you could make this into a full length story. Yes, it would be difficult to make the tone right, but I think this would make an interesting tale.

Interesting twist on the story.

I really enjoyed this! I've never given much thought to what could have happened had Christine chosen her freedom over Raoul's life; you really paint a realistic portrait of it.

Oh damn. That was intense.

I love this! Yay, you write oneshots, it makes me happy. D I see you're also expanding your style and narrative pace with this one, which I think you executed beautifully. Only a few typos here and there, but the one that got to me was this: to the best of my knowledge, I believe it's spelled 'Vicomte', no 'p'. But that's just me being picky.

Again, great work! I'm working on editting the next chapter of Prisoner, so expect that soon as well. D

loves,

dark-hearted rose

Haha. I guess this is what would have happened if Christine were a heartless witch. Poor Raoul. Poor Erik. At least they have each other now...:P Nicely written. Disturbing yet satisfying.

Oh, darn ! Another very, very gripping story ! O.o I am completely hooked!

Poor Raoul... I know it is awful to say, but his despair is very entertaining because it is so well written (call me a sadist... XD)