Looking for the author of the AO3 fic "Maestro" (or just venting because I'm heartbroken)
Hey everyone,
I’m writing this post because I’m incredibly frustrated, a bit sad, and I really need to vent to people who understand this specific pain.
Recently, I found a Phantom of the Opera fanfiction on AO3 called "Maestro". You can find it here:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/24672796/chapters/59622451?view_adult=true
I think it is absolutely amazing. The writing, the story, the characters... I got completely obsessed with it, but then I hit a wall. It is not finished.
It feels like it was very close to the ending, but the last update was around the end of 2021. And the worst part? The author’s account is deleted.
If I knew it was abandoned and the author disappeared, I swear I would have never started reading it! Now I’m just stuck with this amazing story and no ending, and it’s driving me crazy. I already tried to search for the author's old username on Twitter, Tumblr, and other socials to see if they moved somewhere else or maybe turned the story into an original book, but I found absolutely nothing.
So, I’m asking here because this community is great:
Did anyone read "Maestro" when it was updating?
Do you know who the author was or if they have a new username now?
Did anyone have contact with them back then?
I know it’s a long shot, but if anyone knows anything, I would love to find a way to contact them. Even if they just tell me the ending in bullet points, I just need closure!
And if nobody knows anything... well, at least I shared my frustration with people who love Phantom as much as I do.
Thanks for reading my rant!