Nil
Il y avait d'abord une pensée immédiate quand Zac s'assit et que Niles vit la formation aqueuse dans le coin des yeux de son ancien ami, et cette pensée vint avec un voyage rapide dans le temps, à de nombreux moments comme un enfant où Niles était un peu un dweeb jouant à être cool comme tous les gens populaires à la télévision. À cette époque, combien de fois les Nils voyaient Zac avec des larmes, et combien de fois est-il tombé dans les Nils pour répéter une ligne apparemment profonde qu'il avait entendue; des platitudes vides qui semblaient fraîches et utiles. Mais chaque fois qu'il semblait fonctionner, pour autant que Nils se souvienne. Chaque fois que Zac vint à lui en pleurant, Niles se mit rapidement à transformer la fronce en position droite vers le haut.
Et maintenant, des années plus tard, les petites choses ont changé. Zac a d'abord mis un visage courageux, mais Niles était autour des gens qui ont été payés pour mettre des visages courageux. Il pouvait dire quand quelqu'un agissait, quand quelqu'un était mal à l'aise, quand quelqu'un mentait, non seulement à une autre personne, mais à lui-même. Et après un soupir dur et une question interne (Est-ce ma faute?) Niles a couru son index et son pouce des côtés opposés de son temple au centre.
Niles ne pouvait penser à rien qu'il voulait faire moins que déterrer ce qui avait été enterré depuis longtemps : de vieilles blessures. Tout le monde était passé à autre chose. Sauf Zac, clairement. Niles était passé à autre chose. Il n'était pas dans un groupe ou dans l'orchestre symphonique, mais il était cool, ou du moins il jouait vraiment bien cool tous les jeudis soirs à l'heure de grande écoute. Les vieux jours étaient révolus, et aucune quantité de souhait ou d'espoir ne les ramènerait.
Et pourtant, comme il a vu Zac pleurer, Niles ne pouvait s'empêcher de ressentir ce profond jumeau de nostalgie. Une fois de plus, c'est à lui de faire les choses bien, de remonter le moral du petit enfant; mais cette fois, Niles doutait de régurgiter le dialogue de quelqu'un d'autre ferait le tour. Une nuit. Une nuit. Demain, il avait fait des avions avec Chelsea pour être son ailier dans sa quête toujours présente de passion... mais elle comprendrait. Elle pourrait même s'inviter, mais c'est pour ça qu'il y avait des petits mensonges.
"Une nuit," Nils a finalement parlé avec un autre soupir profond, ne voulant pas révéler combien d'une mauvaise idée il pensait que c'était, "C'est tout. Une nuit. Et je me réserve le droit de partir quand je veux." Les Nils avaient l'intention de quitter une heure ou l'autre, remplissant l'obligation de faire une apparition. "Dites-moi où, je trouverai le reste."
Niles avait une intuition qu'il regretterait cela. Mais les vieilles habitudes, ou du moins les vieux souvenirs, ont tendance à se manifester quand on s'y attend le moins.
Niles Blake || 28 || Homosexual, Seme
"Whispered something in your ear. It was a perverted thing to say, but I said it anyway. Made you smile and look away..."
Birthday
September Twenty Second
Goal
To see if it's true what they say...that you can't go back again...and in so doing making amends with the past, in whatever capacity that comes in.
Marriage/Family/Love Life
One would have to define relationships first to determine how many Niles has been in. He's been spotted at high profile events but never with his arms around anyone...though that could well be because he knows how to slip out of a crowd arm-in-arm with someone for an hour or two. His relationships, the ones that last longer than a few fun filled weeks and nights, tend to not last more than a handful of months. No pets to be had and the only remaining family he cares to consider is his younger sister, currently slaving away in art school.
Occupation
Star of the Small Screen; Actor noted for his role on a moderately successful police procedural.
Appearance

5'10"
139 lbs
He once had a tattoo but had it removed and the scar still lingers, leaving a burn mark on his left shoulder blade. His eyes are a muddy brown, but are anything but dim. The only time he's been seen with facial hair is when his role(s) demand it, otherwise he's as clean cut as one could imagine. His hair, a natural brown, wasn't always so perfectly maintained and straight, and some people remember when Niles had permanent bedhead no matter what he tried.
Middleschool/Highschool Clique
Niles was one of the band kids. He made first chair cello because he was the only cello player in his year.
Past Crush
Current Crush
Are you in contact with a Rose?
Possibly Not
Personality
Niles is a bit of a smooth talker, quick with a joke and even quicker with an expression of genuine interest. And that's him when the camera isn't running and he isn't spouting far-too-clever lines at a way-too-quick pace. Despite not quite yet being in his thirties, Niles acts as if he's that cool older relative everyone looked up to and loved having over for family events. At least, that's how he presents himself to the ever discerning public eye. Rumors surround him, from co-stars mentioning how much of a perfectionist he is, (to the point where an extra was said to have fled the set in tears after being scolded by Niles) and how he believes that he knows better than the directors or people in charge.
Niles positions himself in a power position, making it clear from day one that anything he's involved in will eventually move along according to his own pacing and design. Which, on the plus side, makes him the consummate professional but then does make him hard to work with and even harder to like.
And still, despite that, Niles' natural (or seemingly natural) charisma and presence has served him well in his private life. Many claim to have been picked up by Niles but given how the details of his private life (including even his sexual orientation) are just that, private, no one quite knows who is in the know. But Niles has gone on the record on a late night talk show that things are 'going well' in regards to his romantic life.
He's not in the closet personally. Just professionally.
Short Bio
Niles Blake only ever wanted one thing growing up and it was as shallow a want as any other child's. Niles wanted to be cool. But of course, that never seemed to be a possibility. He wanted a bass. He was given cello lessons. He wanted to style his hair after the people in magazines. He came to school once with what could generously be called 'bucket hair'. To his credit, he kept a positive attitude towards his misgivings, mishaps, and overall aura as a well meaning but misinformed dweeb. It helped that he was a naturally funny person, able to shrug off the embarrassments and turn them into endearing stories to be retold and recalled at a reunion years down the line.
His parents had a rather amicable divorce when he was near about half finished with high school and his little sister, Becky, was just starting. It was as simple a matter as both mother and father realizing that they didn't love each other and thought it would be better to just...see other people. Niles saw it as his responsibility to watch out for Becky, but realized it would be difficult with him going away after his own brush with what could be considered a 'divorce' of sorts and eventually onto secondary education. Still, the funny, kind of dweebish band kid was always watchful towards those who got close with his sister, which only made things tense between the siblings. Becky just wanted a fun high school life, to make mistakes and such.
Niles' life relationships, mainly his familial but even his younger friendly ones, all seemed to be breaking apart which, of course, affected the young Niles. He's since patched things up with Becky (paying for her art school goes a long way) but his lack of meaningful relationships has not gone unnoticed.

Rebecca Blake is currently in art school. She operates her own art blog where she takes commissions. Wants to become an animator.