Nyx / House / Audition
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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.
"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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Date: 2025-01-20 02:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 02:21 am (UTC)"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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Date: 2025-01-20 02:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 02:32 am (UTC)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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Date: 2025-01-20 02:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 02:45 am (UTC)"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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Date: 2025-01-20 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 02:54 am (UTC)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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Date: 2025-01-20 03:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 03:02 am (UTC)"Noted," Nyx said, holding his glasses up in mock toast. "Just seemed fair to warn you."
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Date: 2025-01-20 03:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 03:08 am (UTC)"And you still turned up?" Nyx joked with a smile.
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Date: 2025-01-20 03:21 am (UTC)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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Date: 2025-01-20 03:24 am (UTC)"I did," Nyx nodded. "My manager had already told me a lot though," he admitted.
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Date: 2025-01-20 03:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 03:30 am (UTC)"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."
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Date: 2025-01-20 01:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 02:08 pm (UTC)"I mean- I'm doing my best," Nyx said with a slightly awkward shrug. "I won't pretend I never slip up."
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Date: 2025-01-20 04:34 pm (UTC)Then he added, "Seriously though, why leave music for this circus? You just get bored of screaming fans and people throwing their underwear at you?”
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Date: 2025-01-20 04:43 pm (UTC)"We needed a break from each other. We were all fighting all the time in the end. My manager wanted me to do a solo album, but- I just wasn't ready, I guess. Then I did that first film and a few more, some telly stuff back home... I dunno. It's sort of a relief to have someone else's words in my mouth for a while," Nyx admitted. "I was starting to feel like a bit too much of my soul was out there. I'm not ready to offer up any more right now."
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Date: 2025-01-20 04:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 05:24 pm (UTC)"Therapy is expensive though, and acting pays," Nyx said with a little laugh and a smile.
"It's just a break, I'll make music again when I'm ready."
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Date: 2025-01-20 06:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 07:35 pm (UTC)"Neither," Nyx said, and it wasn't a brag or a boast, it was said casually. Like it was strange to think either was hard. "That's the best part of either of those jobs."
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Date: 2025-01-20 09:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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