tempting_the_fates | Season Finale

It was a partly closed set today, only a few crew and actors who needed to be there. Spoilers, right?

Nyx was reviewing the changes to the script, perched on a chair off to the side of the cameras. He'd seen Hex, had seen House hanging around as well, though he was in his own little world as he turned the page and reviewed the highlighted parts. However, he did glance up when he noticed one of them heading his way.

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From:

just_hex

"Good," Hex nodded. "Let's do it."

He brushed Nyx's back one more time before they got to set and got to work.

From:

drfeelbad

They were great. Of course they were great. And seeing the scene come to life... House felt pretty proud of himself, too.

From:

tempting_the_fates

They finished, and Nyx pushed his hair back out of his face again, looking a little shaken. He was a good actor, but he couldn't hide how all of this was starting to get to him, just a little.

From:

just_hex

"Do you need some time?" Hex asked quietly, only House close enough to possibly overhear him.

From:

drfeelbad

"I actually think that last take was great," House said, getting to his feet. "Unless either of you wanted to do it again... that's a wrap."

From:

tempting_the_fates

"I'm alright, I'm good... Just need water," Nyx assured them both. "Glad we got that."

From:

just_hex

"It was a good one," Hex agreed.

But when Nyx walked over to get water, he looked at House.

"This is wearing him out," he said plainly.

From:

drfeelbad

“You do remember I’m a doctor,” House said. “I also have a phone full of texts from his oncologist.”

From:

just_hex

Hex nodded, aware of all that.

"You got eyes, too," he said. "He's putting on a good face, but i don't think he's fooling you any more than me."

From:

drfeelbad

“And?” House said.

From:

just_hex

"And you write the show so you could make his part go easier on him," Hex said, certain he didn't need to spell it out for House.

From:

drfeelbad

“Well he’s about to spend the next several episodes in bed,” House sighed. “What do you want me to do, Hex? Kill him off?”

From:

just_hex

"That'd be a Thrones kind of twist that'd lose you your Emmy," he replied. "Also, the wildest possible extreme. I was thinking you could film his scenes one day a week, do the rest of the shooting schedule around it."

From:

drfeelbad

Another sigh. “Why do you think the next several episodes all have him in the exact same place?”

From:

just_hex

"Boss. So one day a week," he said, clearly protective of Nyx's time and care.

"No call before nine, either. Mornings are going slower," he confided.

From:

drfeelbad

House just stared at him. “What the fuck are you, his manager?”

From:

just_hex

Hex tilted his head.

"If you want to be hostile about it I can call SAG. I thought you cared about him the way he cares about you," Hex told him.

"...And I know he's not telling you the bad parts."

From:

drfeelbad

House looked at him coldly. “You done spewing assumptions or would you like to go on for a while longer?”

From:

just_hex

"Nah, I'm done," he replied with a casual shrug, clearly unbothered by House's reaction.

Hex could tell he was jealous, it was so fucking obvious, but House could pay his own therapist about that. All Hex cared about was Nyx.

From:

drfeelbad

House said nothing. He was going to be so glad when this character arc was over. He'd be happy to get this guy off his set for good.

From:

tempting_the_fates

Nyx returned just then, looking a bit more like himself, with a cup of coffee in one hand and part of a cookie in the other.

"Needed some sugar, I think," he admitted, noting the annoyed look on Greg's face. "You both alright?" he asked.

From:

just_hex

"Yeah," Hex smiled at him. "Are you ready to keep on or would you like to sit and drink that?"

It was strange to see how Hex treated Nyx so close on the heels of how Caleb treated Jett. The genuine care only highlighted how cracked Caleb was.

From:

drfeelbad

House was still annoyed, and Hex acting like some saintly nursemaid wasn’t helping.

“As I said we’re done for the day,” he said.

From:

tempting_the_fates

"I'm fine, I'm good," Nyx assured Hex, not wanting to be fussed over at work. "Why don't we all get a meal?" he suggested, "I bet neither of you ate."