Fiction: A Day in the Life of An Opera Ghost (for tkp) (PG)

[my_daroga]

Title: A Day in the Life of An Opera Ghost
Author: sparklybee
Canon: ALW stage
Pairing(s): none really
Rating: PG
Summary: Erik can only spend so much time composing and obsessing about Christine…
Warnings (if any): This is my first attempt at humor, so it might not be funny.
Total word count: 1740
Original prompt request number: 78
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Comments

[phantomlady84]

MARVELOUS!!!!

You said that this was your first attempt at humor, so you weren't sure if it was funny...let me assure you, IT'S FUNNY!!!

Erik seethed as he stared down at the package that contained the plain cream paper and matching envelopes. Cream. This was the kind of stationery that women used to invite their friends over for…tea? Coffee? Some sort of pastry? Whatever excuse it was that women used to get together and gossip. I can absolutely picture him just fuming about something like this, stationary, the wrong size of pants...it's hilarious!

He glanced over his shoulder once more, but she hadn’t noticeably moved. Erik sighed in exasperation - he’d catch her someday! - before returning to the work at hand. I love the ongoing "trying to catch the mannequin" bit...it's great, very entertaining.

Erik balefully eyed the fedora that still lay at the foot of his organ. Someday he hoped to bring Christine down to his lair for some quality…instruction time. Yes. That sounded completely unassuming and non-threatening. Instruction

[my_daroga]

Oh my goodness, this was totally funny! I love it. Since I was in on the prompt, I love the details--the scribbling out of names in the margins, especially. Awesome. And you worked in the mannequin, which is great. No worries--I think you succeeded!

[darkgondolier]

This was hilarious and, don't worry, you write humour very well. I especially loved the running jokes about the mannequin and Erik colouring in the edges of his cream paper. The whole thing was awesome and I was amused throughout the whole story. Great job!