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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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."

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drfeelbad

House shrugged. "Good. I'd cast a straight actor if I had to, but reluctantly."

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tempting_the_fates

Nyx nodded, though he seemed slightly less sure of himself now.

"It's just I know everyone says it's fine now, but I'm not thick, I know people still get weird about it- Especially here."

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drfeelbad

"... maybe. But I don't particularly care." House took another drink. "For what it's worth, I myself am chaotic bisexual."

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tempting_the_fates

"Noted," Nyx said, holding his glasses up in mock toast. "Just seemed fair to warn you."

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drfeelbad

"I already googled you," House chuckled, and tipped his glass against Nyx's.

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tempting_the_fates

"And you still turned up?" Nyx joked with a smile.

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drfeelbad

"I did," said House. "Did you google me? On your phone, over your first margarita?"

It was weird that there were articles about him now. Not just obscure medical things. But like... human interest pieces or whatever. He'd hung up on the first reporter who'd asked him about losing his license, though his arrest record was public, so that came out pretty quickly. There was also a lot of weird misinformation floating around about why he used a cane.

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tempting_the_fates

"I did," Nyx nodded. "My manager had already told me a lot though," he admitted.

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drfeelbad

"The good news about Hollywood compared to medicine," House said, "is that they don't particularly care if you have a drug problem as long as you're functional. And in my case, the drugs make me functional."

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tempting_the_fates

"Yeah, well, the drugs make me a fucking mess, so I'm doing my best to keep off them," Nyx assured him. "It's whatever though, I'm certainly not going to judge you."