#second stanza

[ibrithir-was-here]

The Children of the Phantom across the years--and also Phillipe who isn't too pleased at being forcibly possessed adopted

[wolf-seeker]

Words of the Havamal

Second Stanza

2 Gefendr heilir gestr er inn kominn hvar skal sitja sjá? Mjök er bráðr sá er bröndum skal síns um freista frama

2

Greetings to the hosts, a guest is come. where must this one sit? He is very impatient, the one who must sit on the firewood, to test his luck.

[ibrithir-was-here]

Was watching Jim Carey’s Grinch and my brain produced some unhinged little Second Stanza related doodles xD

There’s not really a coherent AU here, just the vibes of an overdramatic gremlin mam interacting with adorable children, cuz I found it funny 😅

[ibrithir-was-here]

Phillipe: STOP BODY SNATCHING ME

Stage Mom Ghost!Erik: I'm just being a good manager! You don't want to talk to people. People are terrible. Go play in the Mind-Opera while I deal with the annoying people :)

(Been a hot minute since I worked on this story xD But started re-reading Phantom and it got me in the mood.

Previous Second Stanza Shenanigans )

[ibrithir-was-here]

Was in a drawing slump again so did some self indulgent mood boards for my Next Gen Classic Lit OCs and their stories

Dracula

(Canon Timeline/The Solider and the Solicitor versions, since Blood of My Blood usually gets all the attention)

(I suppose Scott is technically next gen of a different book but he gets pulled into the Dracula sphere so it counts)

Frankenstein : The Wretched Family

The Picture of Dorian Gray : Rosemary is for Remembrance

The Phantom of the Opera : Second Stanza

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

(I should do more for Mira/come up with a story name for her stuff)

Anyway, enjoy!

[ibrithir-was-here]

I need to get a proper writing/creative schedule going. Got time scheduled for when I'll work on my comics already. Finishing "Sunlight and Snowdrops" and then I'll be buckling in on "Rosemary is for Remembrance" once more. But I also want to write prose stories more. So I'm gonna try to write a bit each night and see where I am in a month.

Ya'll want to help me pick which idea I should focus in on?

Should I write

My idea for a Carmilla prequal/sequal

Something for Lucy Westenra cuz girl deserves so much better

The Dracula at the Scholomance backstory we all deserve

The Creature babytraps Victor (via drowned reanimated child)

The lost diaries of Dracula's bride (and daughters)

The Phantom is back as a real ghost and possessing teenaged violinists (to help)

Voting ended onJun 24, 2025

[ibrithir-was-here]

You know I think Phillipe de Chagny and Rosemary Porter might be able to have some interesting conversations about being possessed (more or less literally) by spirits of virtuosity

They’d definitely commiserate for sure

[ibrithir-was-here]

Uploading all my gothic comics to Ao3 just to be safe 👍