Nyx

Apr. 20th, 2025 01:36 pm
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When he picked him up at the airport (late, after multiple flight delays), the first words House heard out of Wilson's mouth in almost two years were: “Seriously? Two years of radio silence, and you can’t even get out of the car?”

He took them straight from the airport to a bar, and to be fair Wilson did look at Nyx's file before they started getting drinking.

And after House dropped Wilson off at the hotel, things he'd said were just running through House's mind, he always had these stupidly true little jabs.

You’re not your worst moment. You never were.

Honestly I never really thought that your sexuality was limited to people who annoyed you in one specific gender.

You keep insisting it’s casual, but I’ve never seen you this careful.

You’d rather be right than happy. You always have.


God House fucking hated that about him.

He picked him up the next morning and brought him to Nyx's place. How did Wilson always look so fucking put together? "I see you remembered your hair gel," he said as Wilson climbed into his car.

"You must really like this guy, you're wearing a clean shirt," Wilson returned.

It wasn't long before they were standing in front of Nyx's door. When he opened it, House held out a box. "I brought bagels," he said.

Date: 2025-04-20 09:09 pm (UTC)
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Nyx looked tired, pale and unwell.

"Thanks," he said, glancing past him at the other man who he could only assume was Wilson. "Um, you just missed Will. Come on in," he added, gesturing for them to come inside.

The kitchen was clean, but in the living room smoke still hung in the air and his guitar was taking up most of the sofa. He'd been writing again, lately.

Date: 2025-04-20 09:30 pm (UTC)
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"Nice to meet you, James," Nyx said, offering his hand. Even ill and clearly a little high, Nyx could still turn on the charm when he needed to. "I'm sorry, the morning got away from me a bit," he admitted as he moved to start cleaning up a little.

He stood his guitar back up in the corner, cleaning off the sofa and the table.

Date: 2025-04-20 09:52 pm (UTC)
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"I'm fine, I'm alright," Nyx said, though it was a load of shit. He gestured for James to sit, gaze drifting to House in the kitchen. "Was your flight alright?" he asked James. "I always forget how big America is until I've got to get across it," he admitted, sitting down as well.

Date: 2025-04-20 10:18 pm (UTC)
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"Oh, no, I have a cup I was drinking somewhere around here," he assured House, glancing around, then spotting his cup from earlier. It was cold now, but that had never stopped him from drinking it.

"And yeah, I'm working on a new album. Or, well, I think I am. I've got a few tracks going."

He pulled his feet up onto the couch, looking quite small as he held his cup near his chest.

Date: 2025-04-20 10:46 pm (UTC)
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Nyx was silent for a long moment, then wet his lips with a nervous flick of his tongue.

"Um, yeah, sure," he said with a small nod, moving closer to House without even noticing he was doing it. "I mean, I feel fine. Physically, I mean. ...Sometimes I get tired."

He paused a beat, then offered something more honest. "Actually, I get tired a lot," he admitted.

Date: 2025-04-20 11:06 pm (UTC)
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Nyx nodded a bit, pushing his hair back with one hand.

"They want to start me on chemo," he said. "Is that what you'd do?"

His hand moved to rest on top of Greg's as he spoke.

Date: 2025-04-21 01:11 am (UTC)
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Nyx glanced at House, as though seeking permission, before snapping out of it and reminding himself this was his body, his choice, his life.

"If you think that would help," he agreed, nodding slightly. "Alright."

He felt nervous though, it didn't matter how many doctors he'd seen recently, it never got easier.

Date: 2025-04-21 02:08 am (UTC)
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"It's fine," he assured Wilson, glancing over at Greg. "I've been poked and prodded in every way possible this week. Just do what you need to do. It's shocking how fast you get over it all."

He let Wilson do what he needed to, but his gaze kept drifting to House. He was grateful for all this, he really was, but part of him wanted to just go to bed. To hide under the covers and never come out. The idea of sleeping forever was beyond tempting.

Date: 2025-04-21 11:13 am (UTC)
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Nyx could feel the tension between them, and for all Wilson seemed very kind and gentle, he could tell there was upset there directed at House.

"We all grin and bear it a bit," Nyx said. "None of us is an open book really, we're all always pretending something."

He got the feeling Wilson was the sort of person who was pretending most of the time.

Wilson finished, and Nyx watched him for a long moment. "I plan to keep working through my treatment. I want to keep doing the show, and I agreed to do a few concerts with a friend. I can do that, right?"

He wasn't stupid, he knew he was going to be tired, that the chemo would chip away at him bit by bit. He'd watched it happen to his sister, seen as her skin had started to go slightly gray and her beautiful hair had fallen out in clumps. When she'd finally given in and chopped it all off, he helped her wrap a scarf around what remained. She'd smiled through it all- Nyx couldn't imagine smiling through any of it. He didn't want to stop though, he didn't want to slow down.

Date: 2025-04-21 12:00 pm (UTC)
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"I'm not using. ...I mean-" Nyx paused to straighten his thoughts out, then took a calming breath. "It's not habitual, or whatever they'd call it. Sometimes I take something to come down a bit, that's all. It's never been easy to sleep all night, it's been worse lately."

He pushed his hair back again, and slumped back in his seat. "I stopped with the coke, and I'm not doing anything too heavy..." A lie, he'd shot up only days ago, and had been itching for more ever since. "I don't think I'm drinking as much..."

He wasn't drinking much less though. Nyx had always been an addict, from cigarettes to booze, before creeping onto the harder stuff. He'd managed to kick a heroin habit a few years before coming to the states, but having dabbled again recently, he knew he was teetering on the edge of falling right back into it. It was just how he functioned. Without something in his system, he tended to slip right back into depression.

Date: 2025-04-21 12:42 pm (UTC)
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"I'm not- I mean I shot up, but it was once," Nyx said, looking a bit upset.

Date: 2025-04-21 03:27 pm (UTC)
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Nyx nodded a little, but he seemed further away now. The walls were coming up, and he was retreating into himself bit by bit.

"I'll stop," he said. "It's fine, I'll stop."

Date: 2025-04-22 01:14 am (UTC)
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"Like what?" Nyx asked, glancing between the pair. "How do you safeguard against addiction?"

He looked right at Greg when he asked that, fully aware the other man had a problem when it came to painkillers.

Date: 2025-04-22 01:59 am (UTC)
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"Right, but... There are people in my life who tend to, um... I suppose enable is the term I should use. People I can't just cut out," Nyx admitted, thinking of Will. "It's harder sometimes. Really hard."

He glanced at House, then wet his lips again with another nervous flick of his tongue.

"I'm gonna try, but fuck ups happen."

Date: 2025-04-26 12:50 am (UTC)
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Nyx nodded a little, leaning back in his seat and looking thoughtful for a moment.

"So what happens next?" he asked finally.

Date: 2025-04-26 02:01 pm (UTC)
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It all felt overwhelming, but Nyx nodded. It was fine, he was relatively good at going where he was meant to go and doing what was asked. That's all this was, at its core, going from place to place and doing as he was asked.

He'd be fine. This was... Fine.

"So when's your wedding?" he asked, changing the subject. He was done thinking about cancer. "Greg's mentioned it a few times."

Kind of true. He'd mentioned it twice.

Date: 2025-04-27 02:49 pm (UTC)
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"Yeah, no, I want to keep filming," Nyx insisted. "I don't want to stop working, Greg."

He didn't comment on the date thing, he didn't want to assume House wanted him to come.

Date: 2025-04-27 06:06 pm (UTC)
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Nyx glanced at Wilson, trying to gauge his reaction.

"It would be nice to go with you," he assured Greg. "I just didn't want to assume."

Date: 2025-04-27 09:06 pm (UTC)
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Nyx laughed awkwardly, pushing his hair back and doing his best not to fidget.

"Well, I'm sorry we're not meeting under better circumstances," he assured him.

He glanced between the pair a little, then wet his lips with a quick flick of his tongue. "Must be nice to get to see one another again, Greg told me it's been a while."

Date: 2025-04-27 10:51 pm (UTC)
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Nyx wasn't looking to start a fight between the pair, and let it be for now. Besides, he could tell Greg was trying.

"You should take him out tonight," Nyx suggested to House, nodding at Wilson. "I know a guy who can get you a table at that new seafood place."

Date: 2025-04-28 12:51 am (UTC)
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"I don't know, I'm really tired," Nyx admitted. "Besides, I'm sure you'd both like to catch up."

Date: 2025-05-01 12:15 am (UTC)
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"You don't have to look after me," he insisted quietly, not wanting House to think he had to start looking after him. He didn't want to be anyone's burden. "It's fine. I'm fine. Haven't even started treatment, right? Let me save up my favours for when I'm falling apart," he joked with an awkward laugh.

Date: 2025-05-01 03:05 am (UTC)
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"I will," Nyx promised, getting up and making his way over to House. For a moment he was worried he might be doing something wrong- Exposing things Greg might not want exposed in front of his friend, but he still leaned in and kissed him softly.

"Thank you," he said quietly.

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