I think Raoul will never let Gustave go with Erik.
I mean, ok he is not his real father ( even if it's not really clear and we just have to believe Christine ) but Gustave always saw Raoul as a father and I think Raoul would never give the child that he educated to a murderer/kidnapper.
So yeah after Christine's song he left his wife and son but he had a deal with Erik and I don't think that he wanted to take the risk to stay even if he lose. And I think Erik really forced Raoul !
And I think after Christine's death Raoul would be a much better father, like his wife is dead and the only thing he have is Gustave and Gustave only have Raoul.
Tell me if I am wrong ?
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A man who want to marry someone he loves
An opera singer can’t get over her dead dad
Actually, yeah !
*hugs* Love you <3
hugs anyone?
I make a huge mental breakdown. Maybe not the best help ?
Unpopular opinion : I don't like Erik.
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I can try
EXACTLY ! And I'm sure it's interesting because it's right !
•i can cook
•i have very nice hair that i’ll let you play with.
•i have a very soft squishy tummy that’s good for cuddling.
•i’ll let you have your personal space and not complain or anything.
•i’m good at movie marathons or bingeing tv shows
•i have a dog
•i am also very protective so you’ll feel safe
•i’ll sing along to musicals with you.
There is ONE song I don't like so much in Phantom.
I know I will disappoint some people but it's Music Of The Night.
Don't know why but I don't like this song and I always skips it when I watch Phantom
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I have a question !
In Love Never Dies, the eponime song says :
" Love never dies
Love never falters
Once it has spoken
Love is yours
Love never fades
Love never alters
Hearts may get broken
Love endures "
So WHY does she "fall in love" with Erik !? She was in love with Raoul ! And then when she said that love never dies she just goes with the Phantom ?! The man who just kidnaps her, kills a lot of people, try to kill Raoul and ( spoilers for those who have not read the book ! ) almost destroy the Opera and a district / quarter of Paris !
Why ? I need answers ;-;
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( well, she did kind of, But we’ll get to that later, I’m also defending poor Erik here.)
so one day I was scrolling through Instagram, and my christine loving heart finds a comment like this,
“Christine is a selfish, little slut. She doesn’t deserve erik. Well, the best men find the worst women i suppose,”
or something like that , I did post about it before I wiped out my account because one, I didn’t enjoy the things I was doing with my account—anyhow, I’m sure you can find the original post on a reblog.
but that comment really did infuriate me. I bet they hate raoul, I just know they do. And no, that’s not the first Christine hater I have encountered— In fact, they’re everywhere on Pinterest, indeed—everywhere!
Oh, and another thing! Why do people hate raoul? Because of Love Never Dies? Even with the sequel, he is an amazing character!
I don’t like what they did with love never dies . . The music is outstanding, but really, the ironic ending is too good to continue , leave that to the fanfiction writers who want a better ending for poor Erik. I’m sure the Phangirls screamed at Webber for having a poor ending for Erik , Even though Gaston Leroux wanted it that way.
(Or...I’m convinced it was made for Brightman, whom divorced Webber, responding to that— Webber made a self insert fanfiction— and made Christine perish.)
But anyways, Christine feared Erik, that’s the thing. Yes, I’m sure christine loved Erik, Erik is supposed to be a sympathetic villain.
But he murders people, manipulated the entire opera house, threaten to take raoul’s life many times in the book, kept her down for two weeks in the book, tied Christine up in the book, made Christine choose between the death of many people of Paris or marriage—must I go on?
Now, I’m more of an E/C shipper myself. But why hate on Raoul and Christine? Why hate on Raoul because of something he couldn’t control? Why hate on Christine becuase she was told to go by the poor man, who she was afraid of and chose Raoul?
Now here’s were i défend Erik.
Erik didn’t know how to love. Erik didn’t know how to do anything but kill. He saw a light and loved her because she was kind and could bring him music, kind of in the mindset— “Well, maybe she could bring me happiness, joy.. something other than agony, that’s what I’ve always wanted ,”
But he was too demanding, scary and angry. (Half of the phandom, including I- ship Erik x Therapy, hell, he made a mannequin in a replica of his crush, I’m scared of what that mannequin has seen.)
Raoul had no control over whom Christine would choose, but he was sweet; a boyish charm and warm. Yes, nobody likes that boy. But he’ll treat you better, would you like a toxic man who has known nothing but pain? Or a warm, kind gentleman who would protect you with his life? Both would die for you, but one is more mentally stable than the other.
Oh, yes. The answer you may choose- the toxic man, so you could “teach him love,” I’m looking at you, wattpad. I am in an anti-raoul club. I can confirm however I want an Anti-Raoul & erik club because they don’t deserve the goddess we call Christine Daae.
Like, let’s be honest, they’re both not good, but the better choice would be raoul, maybe if Erik didn’t do all the not-so-good things I listed in the 9th paragraph of this rant, (I hardly even call these paragraphs, maybe—ninth glob of sentences?)
Okay, the title is kind of clickbait— Christine did do something wrong. But not because she left erik! Because she tore off his mask after he said repeatedly not to!
I do agree why she did it, possibly because she thought it was someone she already knew, (the MazM game explained it perfectly.)
But overall, she didn’t do much wrong, she did what she could, and tried to do something, anything to protect others from erik.
Christine Daaé did not do anything wrong, as neither did Viscount Raoul De Chagny.
(okay that’s a lie, raoul didn’t listen to christine—but that doesn’t make it okay to hate raoul.)