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 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
Date: 2025-01-20 09:21 pm (UTC)"I'm very good at taking direction, actually," Nyx said, again nearly purring as he spoke.
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Date: 2025-01-20 10:10 pm (UTC)Maybe he should slow down on the margaritas.
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Date: 2025-01-20 10:23 pm (UTC)Nyx laughed a little, pushing his hair out of his face again and shrugging.
"Well, you're not wrong," he admitted. "I'm an all-around work in progress."
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Date: 2025-01-20 10:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 11:01 pm (UTC)"Yeah? I dunno about that," Nyx said, laughing again to avoid getting too serious about it. He didn't want to think on it, didn't want to think about why he was how he was.
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Date: 2025-01-20 11:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 11:30 pm (UTC)"Sometimes you need the pain you want to numb the pain you don't," Nyx replied, finishing another drink, but declining the refill this time. He could feel how tipsy he was, and wasn't looking to get trashed. Not tonight.
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Date: 2025-01-20 11:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-20 11:43 pm (UTC)"You talk like you've got a thing for your own character," Nyx teased. "He based on someone?"
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