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everything was happening so fast.
a few months ago he’d started the auditioning process for THE SCANDALS, an original broadway production. dozens of NYADA students auditioned — open auditions were a huge deal there. everyone at the school dreamed of becoming a star, it’s why they were there.
blaine was just finishing his fourth semester when he decided to go for it. he tried not to get his hopes up, despite the casting crew seeming to like him. but he kept getting callback after callback, wanting another audition. a few weeks ago he was called in as a finalist for ezra mercier, one of the five main personas. the audition was tough, intimidating. the two others he was up against had both already been in shows before. blaine was comparatively green, but certainly not any less talented. a few days ago, he’d gotten a call that he’d landed the part.
he’s still in disbelief as he approaches the ruby room, the private venue chosen for their first gathering. there’s few names on the cast list he actually knows, which comes as a bit of a surprise to him. this show seemed to be going for something different — looking for fresh, talented faces rather than a lot of big names. kurt hummel sounds vaguely familiar, but he can’t quite put a face to the name.
the room is a lot busier than he’d anticipated. everyone is there, from the crew to the cast to the orchestra and dancers. it’s sort of nice, not knowing who is who. nobody is being made out to be more important than anybody else, at least not yet. he’s probably one of the only underage people there, everyone else appears to be in their mid-twenties to thirties or older. blaine still has almost another year until he’s 21.
he finds himself feeling rather shy, which is unusual for him. he stays close to the casting director, one of the only people he knows. everyone here seems to know someone. blaine feels lost. he knows they’ll become family with time, but at the moment it all feels so foreign. he feels a tap on his shoulder, spins around to face them. ❝ hmm? ❞