I did an oopsie and thought too much about OperaGhost!Simon...
Last night, my hubby and I were watching Phantom of the Opera and now I can't get this out of my head so just hear me out....
OperaGhost!Simon who wears a mask due to the myriad of scars that liter his face as an unfortunate result of being the son of a drunk.
OperaGhost!Simon who hides in the catacombs beneath an opera house in Paris and collects the sum of 'superstition' pay from the owners to 'keep the opera house safe'. If they miss a payment, he takes to the shadows and causes mayhem until they pay him again.
OperaGhost!Simon who chuckles to himself when he hears the whispers and gossip about the opera house being haunted, though never makes any attempt to communicate directly.
OperaGhost!Simon who is lonesome but at least down in the dark he cannot be seen and can hear the conversations of the people beneath whose feet he lives.
OperaGhost!Simon who never comes out until the opera house gets a new young soprano. You're voice curls in his ears and sends shivers down his spine and he swears he hears it when he knows you aren't even there.
OperaGhost!Simon who comes out from below and slinks in the shadows just to hear you without the bricks muffling your voice, and who subsequently sees the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.
OperaGhost!Simon who begins to leave you roses in your dressing room. He never lets you get a glimpse of him, but he's always there. Always watching over you. Always listening.
OperaGhost!Simon who begins to sing softly to you in an almost angelic voice. Always careful to keep out of sight and never crowding you.
Soprano!Reader who is frightened at first, but becomes accustomed to the angelic ghost who sings to you in quiet moments alone.
OperaGhost!Simon who watches every show, every time you sing, every mesmerizing performance, and always leaves a single, red rose on your vanity seat.
OperaGhost!Simon who lives silently in the shadows and loves a woman who thrives in the spotlight.
Soprano!Reader who unknowingly haunts the opera ghost right back.