As Lucian strolled forward, the director turned and exclaim, he seemed to become enthralled with Lucian's measurements calling for aids to quickly come with measuring tape. Lucian growled as the people picked and prodded around his body, was he being cast?!
"What's the meaning of this?"
"Oh, such aggression, you're gonna have to lose some of that to play the darling Romeo in this week's play, my boy."
"Romeo?! Gah."
Lucian's rage seemed to fluster those around him, the aides stepping back like that from a wild animal, his eyes fell upon the coy smile of Alice. He didn't know her motive for this but he knew this was her doing and her choice alone. Growling, Lucian knew that the payment he wanted awaited him on the other side of this bs play.
"I'll do it. Let us get this over with."
And so the week went by and it finally came time for the performance. Of course with Alice playing Juliet it was nothing to follow her lead, Lucian's inner disdain was only countered by the idea of how his mother would've enjoyed watching him perform. Gathering himself together, Lucian walked out on cue, his mind taking him to a place he had never been. As the play went on, some of the locals in the crowd who had seen him around were genuinely shocked at how well he was performing. When finally he and Alice laid dead side by side on the stage and curtain fell, Lucian came out of his trance. Looking out to the crowd, they gave a standing ovation and Lucian sheepishly accepted it.
Walking backstage, the team rallied together to celebrate their accomplishment. High fiving with a few, Lucian quickly went to Alice's room, without a word from him, she gave another envelope. Storming out, Alice called out to him in his exit.
"Thank you for doing so well dear and being so reliable!"
Damn you.
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