you can't repeat the past

" 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡, man. i had so much fun up there. and i'm so glad that you came. the turn out was great too. a full house, holy shit. " he chuckled. " i mean, i'm officially the guy doing this until i think 2026, but then there is a tour. so hopefully i can do it for awhile. i would love to finish off the year and then weigh my options after that. " he already knew that having this role was huge. and he could go after other roles, or even hop onto something different. there were so many possibilities for leon. " please do. i have all the weekends. a few during the week. i have mondays, tuesdays and thursdays off though. " he grinned. " thank you. well, i'm glad you liked nick. he was a sweet character. i mean it's no gatsby, but i love being the narrator. "

𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 at the response. he loved his twin. and he was actually rather good at knowing his own twin sister. but he has been so scattered brain, that he wasn't 100% there. his entire mind had been on the musical, and doing the rehearsals. he looked up at emmy and he shook his head. " well, if i wasn't so scattered in the head, then i would have caught it. don't be joking like that. " he gave his sister a silly face. " well, that's totally okay. the dramatics really decided to hit us twins. i just like to be on stage when i am. " he teased.

Imani had walked in to this even and immediately made her way to the bar. She wasn't going to turn down free anything. Grabbing her key lime pie flavored drink. she turned to the guy next to her she smiled and wiggled her fingers out towards the crowd. "Oh sugar, I know what this has gotta be. I bet it's a cult recruitment. I heard a lot of them lure young hot people in with free shit. Try to make us feel like this is some sort of amazing community. But no, you keep your head on a swivel, chicken little. They gonna try to get you." She said with a big, gleeful smile.

𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐲 at what the other said. it was not something he was particularly excited to hear. " well, that doesn't sound like fun. now i feel like i shouldn't take any of these free things. " he responded. " i mean, i like the free drinks, but i sure as hell am not going to join some cult. i thought this was some kind of charity event or something. i guess i was wrong. " he responded.

" 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐢 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐧! " he laughed. he took another bite when rowan started talking about her schedule. hearing everything that she did, he couldn't believe how busy she was. it sounded like a lot. maybe a little overwhelming. but there were people, like rowan, who seem to handle that kind of stuff. he respected that. he wasn't sure he could deal with all that stuff. it was a lot of work. he would end up getting flustered. " well, the fact that you end up doing that much, good on you. i don't know if i could handle that. hopefully you can get a break though. doing all that, when do you have time to sleep? " leon set his burger down and leaned back a bit. " yeah. all those rehearsals. workouts and dancing on top of that. it's fun, but i constantly get hungry. " he admitted. " perfect. i can't wait to see you there. it's going to be a packed house. oh, god, please no. " cillian couldn't help but laugh.

𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐲 at that point. it was a successful night. and hearing the roar of the applause when they finished, it fueled him for the rest of the night. he was excited. even more so that tomorrow night he'd get to do it again. " thank you, thank you! " he grinned. " i had so much fun, and i can't believe i get to do it again tomorrow. feels like a dream, seriously. " he chuckled. it was all so exciting, and he knew the rest of the month he would feel this way. at the mention of celebration he nodded. " yes. a few other friends were thinking drinks. so you're definitely coming. plus, we need to catch up. "

Taking the pretzel from Cillian, Ben was soon tucking into it, taking a bite and glancing over to the other as he spoke. It wasn't quite what he was expecting, but the offer made him smile. "I have plans now," he responded, the smile brightening as he handed the snack back to him. "Like I'd miss that. Gotta see your big break, right?" Now they just needed to sort out his, so he could finally be back on the road to getting somewhere with his life.

𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 that ben would be there. he wanted all the support he could get. and ben was one of the few love ones that he was hoping to hear him say yes to attending that night. it was crucial for him to be there. maybe for his anxiety. it was better knowing the ones he loved would be in attendance. " okay good. i don't know if i could be my best if you weren't there. my whole family will be there too. and a few friends from college that i still chat with. it should be a full house too. "

" 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢'𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. " he stated. of course, leon could take up a pet if he really wanted to, but with everything in life, he had other things to focus on. " i'm no spider-man. " he laughed. " you should. it hits the spot. " he took another sip of his drink. " so tell me, what's your favorite part about your job? "

𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤. the moment his twin sister stated that she was busy that day. and then he saw her grin. " hey–– don't play with me. i've been so focused on making sure that night ends up amazing. i made sure to invite everyone i know would come. and mom and dad are coming by the way. same with the cousins. it's going to be great. " he stated. he was hopeful that everyone he invited would come. he wanted them all there.

𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 about a future with kids. he had a lot of life to think of. he was twenty-seven, who was now playing a principal role on a broadway musical, he was kicking ass. " yea, no kids anytime soon. and no pets anytime soon. " he laughed. " you should. it has a delicious taste. "

" 𝐢'𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. i like dogs though. but i don't have pets. i'm too afraid to take care of them. i feel like they would die in my hands. they are like kids. and i'm not ready for that. " he rather be the dog sitter or something. he had plenty of taking care of his own sibling and that was a full time job back then. " yes. it's actually really good. you should try it. "

" 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬. so you know what, they can add a little more msg, " he laughed. " good, because i'm very happy. " cillian grabbed another french fry and he bit it. he then went for the attack on his burger. he was starving after having a long day. " still, a trip to london must have been fun. do anything during your free time? " he surely would take advantage if he ever got to travel for work. even if he were there for a couple of days. " well, with all the dancing and moving around i've been doing, the carbs have been nice. i've been needing that extra boost of energy. " but also, he just needed some of this food after a long week of rehearsals. " on the 10th. so you better be there. "

𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲, and even better week. he knew that he would be on this high for the next few weeks. he was living the dream. but he didn't want to brag about it or anything. " well, hopefully it will be better for you. " he responded. " oh, i bet. you must get those pets that don't do well with needles. hopefully you aren't getting scratched or anything. " he chuckled. " at least your pretty face is safe. " when the other asked him for his drink, he looked over at the bar. " i was drinking a jameson and ginger ale, with a lime. "

"I've already drunk too much tonight, can I interest you in my second two-for-one cocktail?" Rhys questioned with an easy smile as he turned to the person beside him. "Happy hour is dangerous."

𝐥𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 and he chuckled. he would never deny a free drink, and it looked like the other had plenty of them. " oh–– umm, yeah, sure. i don't mind. and i feel you with that. i love happy hour, but i know it can be very dangerous. " he laughed. " what cocktail is it? "

"Of course I'm coming to opening night, as if you even need to ask," commented Yasmin with a slight shake of her head and a laugh. It was the type of thing she couldn't possibly miss, when one of her students was succeeding beyond all recognition. "I can't wait to see you in action."

" 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤, just to make sure i have an estimate on the people who are going. i'm a little nervous too, and i feel like seeing people that i know will help that first night. " it was true, he did perform better in front of friends and family. and he wanted to make sure that the first night he'd have as many of them taking those seats he reserved for them. " thank you. i'm going to make you proud. "

𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 to be celebrating with friends at the rainbow rhythm. the reason why they celebrated was that he had finished a full weekend of his first big broadway gig as a main act. he was so happy that he was doing what he loved, and for a role that he loved reading. nick carraway from the great gatsby. he was ready to order another drink after some of his friends started to disperse and chat with other people at the bar, probably wanting to get lucky for the night. eyes shifted to the person next to him and he smiled back. " yeah, it's pretty good here. i can't complain. " he responded. " you're not having a good one? "