I was at a concert, and the actor, who sang for Eric, had a broken leg. I thought it was an interesting concept. So here's my modern hospital au.
Eric cannot walk without crutches, prefers to wear loose clothes (such as soft sportswear). He is quite satisfied with the hospital gown, but he is shy about it in front of Christine, so he wears a cloak.
He plays the piano in the hospital concert hall, where few people look in. Christine met him there when she visited Madame Valerius.
I think this Eric is quite calm and balanced, but he seems tired all the time.
I haven't been here for a while, but a new addiction has brought me back. I absolutely love Henry from Skalitz from the first part of KCD. I'm so excited about his profile that I couldn't resist drawing him. Plus, I'm trying out new techniques :)
Far too many pics of the Palais Garnier (Part One!)
In October of 2022, I had the extraordinary experience of getting to complete an 15+ year old dream of mine to visit the Palais Garnier. I took a metric fuckton of pictures and now I want to share them with you all, the PotO community!
Before I start dumping, a few things:
Please reblog this post. I usually don’t post a lot, therefore I don’t have a big following. I’d really appreciate people sharing these as much as they can. When I was a dumb kid in ye olden days of the internet, finding a post like this was the sort of thing I would have been hyped up on for weeks. Help spread that kind of joy!
Feel free to use these photos for any sorts of graphics, artistic reference or any other fandom related projects, as long as it’s not for profit. Please just credit me in some way. In fact, I'd love to be tagged to see whatever creations come from sharing all this!
With these pictures, I really tried to focus on capturing close up details of things that aren’t often seen in common photos. That said, this post is going to be all exterior shots. I will share interior shots in subsequent posts. As I make them, I'll link them together. Enjoy!
PART 1 (here) | PART 2 (staircase) | PART 3 (foyer) | PART 4 (stage)
These are the doors under the arches on the face of the building. In the past, these would have been the entrances for the “common folk” that attended the opera.
This sculpture was my favorite one on the exterior just for the details of the reflection in the hand mirror.
This is the view of the street when you stand directly on the steps in front of the Opera. To the right, there is a really interesting cafe. Opening in 1862, Cafe de la Paix is definitely somewhere Raoul and Christine could have shared a romantic meal!
Historically, I believe this would have been one of the entrances for wealthy patrons of the Opera, like our favorite Vicomte. Now, its a restaurant, CoCo. We didn't get a chance to eat there, as it seemed to be a black-tie sort of place. The surrounding area of the Opera was all very upscale, lots of luxury storefronts and other fancy restaurants.
The ceiling on the 2nd level balcony.
The modern entrance to the box office is right behind this awesome tribute to the man himself, Charles Garnier.
PART 1 (here) | PART 2 (staircase) | PART 3 (foyer) | PART 4 (stage)
