you're the obnoxious elf? 'The dwarf breathes so loud we could have shot him in the dark.'?"Ĭraig grimaced. The Fellowship - Viggo, Elijah, Sean, and so on, - seemed to understand him, and want to know him outside of his character, but the other actors seemed able only to think of him as a traitor. "Betrays the Fellowship, yes, that's me." God, he was getting tired of people thinking of him that way. "Elf," he added somewhat unnecessarily, since anyone on this set who was as tall as this fellow - his own height - with pointed ears - had to be an elf. He was sure they'd met before, but couldn't remember this character's name, or who played him. Sean felt a little stupid, since clearly this person was in a scene with him in a few minutes. Before we start shooting this next scene." I just thought I'd get used to the, um, set. "I didn't know there was anyone around yet. Sean turned around a tree and walked right into a blond-haired man. Whereas Sean found Tolkien's words difficult enough in English. You could really believe that he did speak the language - it came so naturally to him, you'd think it was as easy for him as Danish or English. It still gave him a bit of a start, hearing people speaking in made-up languages. Another thing he'd been trying to get used to. As he grew closer, he could hear the person in question speaking in the airy language of the elves. Hearing voices, he headed in that direction. Most of the others - Hugo, Viggo, Ian - seemed to become their characters so easily. As far as he could see, though, he was the only one experiencing the problem. He'd said some odd things before, on other jobs, but nothing like this. the Lords of Gondor have returned." He felt a right fool saying some of his lines. Trying to find his way to the scene they were about to shoot, he started muttering again. Stumbling through the forest set, mumbling his way through strange lines filled with unfamiliar terms, he wondered again what the bloody hell he'd been thinking to take this part. He did try to make a point, however, of accepting their invitations, but never extending one of his own. And as had happened so many times before, Sean could not resist them. The Hobbits had formed quite a tight group before the other members of the group had even arrived in New Zealand, and were determined to build strong ties with the rest of the nine as well. Especially when the younger members of the Fellowship insisted on "team-building" by spending nights out drinking and dancing like fools in the local bars. And possessors of very appealing personalities - and physical attributes - that were difficult to ignore. His co-stars were just too damned attractive. Much as his character was tempted by the Ring, Sean found himself tempted on every side. An easy enough promise to keep.īut that was before he arrived in New Zealand, and learned again that old habits die hard. He'd do the work, say his lines, and keep to himself as much as possible. He just didn't seem to be able to resist temptation in any form, and the forced closeness with others that was an inevitable part of life as an actor didn't make it any easier. And that twice could become three times, if things at home didn't get better soon. He'd done that way too often, which led to being a forty-year-old, twice-divorced father of three. He was absolutely not going to get involved with anyone on this shoot. Thanks to marginalia and mellyflori for their support, and thank goodness it turned out that these two guys had enough in common to bond after all. For three and a half weeks, all these two wanted to do was Viggo. I hope this pleases you - writing it was enough to scare me away from all challenges for the rest of my life. The rest is completely 100% fiction, I made it all up, I just like playing with the pretty boys, so please don't sue.Īuthor's Note: For SPB, who wanted Bean and Craig, smutty fluff. Disclaimer: There are some things that are true and a matter of public record.
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