[ It was a stressful time in Erik’s lair. Everyone above in the Opera House was searching for him, shouting and singing “Track down this murderer! He must be found!” etc, etc, he was.. so stressed at this point. Erik started to tear up and began stimming a little, his left hand twitched, (ex. finger wiggling, finger twitching, etc). He was struggling to calm down. ]

[ Erik began to break down and cry. He was so stressed. This relentless struggle and purgatory was hurting him too much. No kind words from anyone, no compassion anywhere. He was so vulnerable when he wasn’t angry. It was heartbreaking. ]

[ Erik’s mind just can't stop thinking of Christine now. He is so worried that she will never forgive him and hate him for the end of this drama. Erik’s eyes are full of tears as he just keeps crying, his hands resting over his ears to drown out everything. ]