tempting_the_fates | Nyx / House / Audition

He'd told his manager he wasn't sure the part was for him, that he didn't think he looked much like a doctor- And he didn't. He'd turned out to be a damned fine actor, good enough to leave music behind, but he still looked like a rock star with his long wild hair and those eternally tired eyes.

"Just go, see how it goes," his agent had urged. "This could be a breakout role for you in America."

So now he was here in some room with a dozen other actors he sort of recognized, slouched low in his seat as his eyes skimmed over them all. He was judging in silence, but definitely judging.

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tempting_the_fates

"You know what I mean," Nyx said, shaking his head and pushing his hair out of his face with one hand. "You still get to go to the parties and the awards shows."

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drfeelbad

House made a face. “Do I have to?”

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tempting_the_fates

"You telling me you don't like shiny awards? We are two very different people. I keep all my Brit awards and the like on a nice little shelf. I have a Bafta even," he added proudly.

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drfeelbad

“Awards are fine,” House said. “Awards shows seem fucking insufferable.”

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tempting_the_fates

"They're not so bad. I even played a few," Nyx admitted, thanking the server as his drink was topped up yet again.

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drfeelbad

“There was a piece in Variety about the show getting picked up that described me as having a bedside manner that could sour milk,” House snorted. “I’m not a fan of rubbing elbows.”

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tempting_the_fates

"Oh yeah? You've been nice enough to me," Nyx pointed out, flashing that little grin again.

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drfeelbad

"You haven't annoyed me yet," House said. "Give it time." He drained the last of the margarita and gestured to the server for another.

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tempting_the_fates

"Being mean to me won't scare me off, I like that," Nyx said sweetly, grinning to himself and then checking his phone when it beeped. Whatever it was Nyx showed no emotion as he read it, then tucked the phone away again.

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drfeelbad

"... do you," House said, wondering how serious that was. Just an interesting thing to know.

He watched him with his phone and then asked, "Have you already moved to LA?"

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tempting_the_fates

"I'm on a temporary work visa, so yeah I had to get a place. I'm doing a weekly podcast about music," he explained. "Really just an excuse to be here, but it's for the American branch of the label I'm signed to."

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drfeelbad

House nodded. He kind of hated podcasts though.

The server brought him another margarita and he took a drink. "So do you have questions for me? Pretend you've got the part and you're trying to decide whether to take it."

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tempting_the_fates

"Alright... Where do you see my character going in the long run?" Nyx asked, sipping his drink. "I see how he's starting, but is he going to become more of a team player? A fuck up? Is he going to become some kind of golden boy?"

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drfeelbad

"He's an adrenaline junkie," said House. "Which leads to fuck ups, but he's smart enough that he usually comes out okay. Though that can't last forever."

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tempting_the_fates

Nyx nodded a bit, leaning back in his seat and looking thoughtful.

"Do you want the audience to like him?" he asked.

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drfeelbad

A slow smile slid onto House's lips. That was the right question.

"Yes," he said. "That's why we'll drop the fiancé lore shortly after his first major fuck up. Also frankly I wouldn't cast someone hot if I didn't want people to like him. Too many people will like you regardless."

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tempting_the_fates

"You think I'm hot?" Nyx asked with a little purr.

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drfeelbad

House coughed, caught off guard. "Oh please, you know you are."

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tempting_the_fates

"Nice to hear it anyway," Nyx grinned, shrugging one shoulder. "You gonna make me cut my hair if I get the part?" he asked.

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drfeelbad

"No," said House, and then grinned. "Actually... that would be a great plot point. Hospital administration trying to get him to cut his hair."

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tempting_the_fates

Nyx laughed a bit, then raked his fingers through said hair. "Good, because I like it a bit long. I think it suits me. ...And the girls love it."

He paused then, tilting his head slightly. "So do some of their boyfriends."

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drfeelbad

"I would like Jett to have chaotic bisexual energy," House said.

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tempting_the_fates

"I think I can manage that," Nyx said with an amused look. "Though I'll be honest, I tend to lean one way over the other. You should know that if you're going to put your neck out for me. I wasn't shy about it in the press, and there's plenty of footage out there from the paps catching me making out with men. ...Not that it was a secret, I used to kiss my guitarist on stage all the time, and we weren't even a couple. ...He wasn't even gay, he was just game for it."