Fandom: The Phantom of the Opera and related works, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley i'm sorry mrs. shelley
Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Therapy, Healing, Mental Health Issues, Grief & Mourning, Romance, Friendship, Therapy, Everyone Needs a Hug, (except ava), (ava's fine but she'd appreciate it), I'm Sorry Gaston Leroux, I'm Sorry Mary Shelley, I'm NOT Sorry Andrew Lloyd Webber, or susan kay y'all did my blorbos so dirty, Character Study, Character Development, Fluff & Angst, nuisances to friends to enemies to frenemies to lovers, complicated ass relationship, like you need one of them homestuck charts to explain the shit
Summary: Erik gets the help he so desperately needs.
Individual works:
Doctor Frankenstein - Victor Frankenstein's creation is a more acclaimed scientist than he ever was, and he's not having it.
Under the Weather - Nadir isn't feeling well, and he'd prefer to be left alone. Erik has other ideas.
Therapy - At the behest of his business partner, Erik visits a strange doctor.
untitled - Erik often forgets to care for himself. Fortunately he has someone to remind him.
in any form you take - When Erik's body begins to change, he fears his relationship will soon follow suit.
Molting - Erik and Nadir go clothes shopping.
Butterflies - This is what husbands are supposed to do. This is what love is supposed to feel like... isn't it?
Companion - An immovable object (a middle-aged man) meets an unstoppable force (the dog he "didn't want").
Disappear - Nadir has a recurring nightmare.
Under the Weather II - The other shoe will never drop, and yet the wait is agonizing.
The Bird Lady - Erik tries to find a life outside of Nadir.
Pillow Talk - Conversations at night.
bluebird (let him go) - He already has one animal that won't leave him alone. He doesn't need another.
Flock Together - Ava invites Erik to meet her family.
view of other worlds from our windowsills - Erik confronts himself— for real this time.
Happy Rebirthday - Ava asks about Erik's birthday.
The Lindworm - When a monstrous serpent sets its eyes on her, the clever shepherd Angeline sets about doing anything she can to get rid of him. A story within a story.