everything's alright, everything's fine

[misheard]

Title: everything's alright, everything's fine
Fandom: Fate/Grand Order
Character(s): Ritsuka, Phantom of the Opera
Pairing(s): Ritsuka/Phantom of the Opera
Genre: Hurt/Comfort
Word Count: 210
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Ritsuka asks Phantom to help him stop thinking.
Notes:

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“Charm me,” Ritsuka pleads. “I want to stop thinking.”

Phantom falters, bites his lip. “Christine, I am… a monster. To place yourself in my labyrinth…”

“I trust you.” Even when he cannot trust himself, Ritsuka knows Phantom would never harm him. “Please… I can’t even close my eyes without seeing the faces of innocent people from the Lostbelts. People who I…”

There is blood on his hands that won’t come out clean, no matter how he justifies his actions to himself.

Phantom hesitates a moment longer before beginning to sing. Softly, sweetly. “Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you and anoint you…”

Ritsuka’s world narrows to the sound of his beautiful voice and he just

listens.

 

 

“…Christine?”

“Mm?” Christine’s cheeks feel warm. All of him feels warm and light whenever Phantom speaks.

“How do you feel, my songstress?”

“Good. I feel good.” He nuzzles at Phantom’s cheek. “Do you feel good?”

“Always, when I am with you.” Phantom brushes a gloved hand over his hair. “Sing for me, my Christine.”

That’s a good idea. Music is nice, and Christine wants to give him everything nice. He clears his throat. “In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came, that voice which calls to me and speaks my name…”