[The Phantom of the Opera] The East

I was clearly enthralled by music, but little by little, those feelings became focused on a person.

Every time, I told myself I was getting to know her and growing close to her only to learn more about music. But it was absolutely her fault too, for giving me a look I would never forget.

At that moment, I wanted to cut open her heart.

I still do.

-- Erik's sheet music

A little rambling:

The inspiration for this story came from the field I'm studying now. When I first watched Phantom of the Opera, I had the urge to write a story about Chinese and Western music. Then I looked into modern diplomatic work and happened to find information about the first diplomatic mission of the modern era. The dates lined up, so I started writing.

This is my first attempt at writing an entirely first-person story. I'll do my best to divide events between two people's perspectives. Of course, my writing still needs work.

Now that I've started, I want to give the story a satisfying ending.

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Theme: I love The Phantom of the Opera.