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Summary: Nominated for Best Music Fic at Cradle of Humanity Awards Round Two! "Look, I won't lie to you. When I first got this gig, I just wanted to be famous, but somewhere along the way, I think I lost what the bloody point of it all was. I realize that this job is basically designed to self-destruct. And, now if I think about what I could have become...What I might have been...It's a scary thought." Inspired by a true story
Rated: NC-17
Categories: General Fics Characters: None
Genres: Romance, Angst
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Buffy/Other, Spike/Other
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 26 Completed: No
Word count: 35766 Read: 21319
Published: 10/07/2007 Updated: 09/22/2008

1. Chapter 1 : Professional Lead Vocalist Wanted by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1719 words)
I originally had this posted about a year ago, but due to real life situations, I could not work on it. But, now I'm back and hopefully I will get it finished this time. :)


PLEASE READ!!!

Hmm…okay….so I started this story a really long time ago…and then didn’t update it for a very very long time…and for that I cannot apologize enough. But, as you might have noticed, I absolutely suck at keeping up with updates. But I really really want to finish this story.

So, I sat down and started to revise this puppy…because I wasn’t very happy with the first version. And expanded it.


Okay, so I thought I was never going to write fanfic again….until this idea struck me.

I was watching my new concert/documentary DVD by my absolute favorite singer/songwriter Darren Hayes… and I was thinking how a lot of Darren’s story would make a good…well…story, and thus, this idea was born.

A lot of what happens in this story to Spike is something that happened to Darren. A lot of it is also conjecture and my own imagination. For example, the love story of this is made up in my own mind…but a lot of the professional sides of it are similar to what Darren went through…or I should say, what he says happened. We’re dealing with a lot of one-sided story here…but I guess, in a way, that’s true for most cases.

And lastly, there are a lot of songs in this fic…if you don’t like that, sorry, but, in this story, like Darren, Spike’s music is dictated by his life, so….

2. Chapter 2: Performance Anxiety by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 3] Liked (1922 words)
Mean to post this earlier...but my internet temporarily went out...

3. Chapter 3 : Open Doors by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1251 words)
Another chapter. :) Please, let me know what you think.

And thanks to those of you who have reviewed. It means a lot for me. :)

4. Chapter 4 : End of the Road by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1289 words)

5. Chapter 5 : Do you? by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 5] Liked (1180 words)
This chapter is a little on the sappy side....

I was going to have this posted yesterday, but a group of friends and I decided to take a weekend trip to New Mexico...

6. Chapter 6 : Perchance to Dream by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1367 words)
Meant to have this up earlier today, but my internet's been on the fritz these last couple of days...

I want to thank everyone who has reviewed. :)

7. Chapter 7 : Potential by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1087 words)

8. Chapter 8 : Spike by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1158 words)

9. Chapter 9 : Storybook Band by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1106 words)

10. Chapter 10 : Flight and Performance by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1186 words)
Didn't mean for this to be a couple of days late. Sorry about that.

Thanks for the reviews. Please let me know what you think.

11. Chapter 11 : Hang on by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1195 words)
Sorry this was a few days late due to the holidays.

12. Chapter 12 : Personal Assistant by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 3] Liked (1267 words)

13. Chapter 13 : Show Business by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1178 words)
Sorry about the small delay. Wanted to get this posted on Tuesday, but this was a weird week for me.

14. Chapter 14 : Interlude by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1270 words)
I don’t think there are enough words to say how sorry I am to leave everyone hanging for so long. I really had no intentions of delaying for so long. But I was spending most of my time just trying to survive the semester from hell, and now that it’s over, I should be able to get back on track. I hope. And, as way of apology, I give you this chapter…which forced me to up the rating from ‘R’ to ‘NC-17.’

I’m rather nervous about this chapter. This is my first attempt at a sex scene…but I hope you like….

15. Chapter 15 : First Time by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 3] Liked (1269 words)
The show Acid Reign is on, which I allude to somewhat vaguely…I don’t know if it would have featured bands or not…hell, I don’t really know much about it anyway, being American and all and having only seen a couple of clips on YouTube…but I felt like I needed a title and whatnot, instead of vagueness, so, yeah, just go with it, if it’s wrong… Also, I’m in the search for a new beta, so if anyone would like to help me out, please let me know. :)

16. Chapter 16 : Tangible by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1774 words)

17. Chapter 17 : Thirteen by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 3] Liked (1370 words)

18. Chapter 18 : The Red Carpet by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 4] Liked (1621 words)
After some quick research, I realize the BRIT Awards appear to be typically held during the earlier part of the year, but for the sake of my timeline, pretend they take place in September. And, I think I also made up some awards that aren’t typically a part of the BRITS, though they are for the ARIAS (which were what the artist I‘ve been basing this story on was nominated for). But, just go with it. :-)

19. Chapter 19 : Unprecedented by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1523 words)
The same Author's Notes from last chapter concerning my changes to the BRIT Awards still applies to this chapter.

20. Chapter 20 : Party as Publicity by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1669 words)
I've created a little simple page for this story that could be considered a "supplement" page of sorts. I included streaming clips of the songs I've used so far and a couple of other things. It will be updated with each chapter.

Check it out here. http://antithesis.geminisquaredworks.com/confessions/index.htm *The link should open in a new window....hopefully....if I did it right...

21. Chapter 21 : Lust by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1245 words)
This story's been nominated for Best Music Fic over at Cradle of Humanity Awards. Thanks sooo much to whoever nominated me!!! It was a very lovely surprise. :D

22. Chapter 22 : Auditions by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 1] Liked (1390 words)

23. Chapter 23 : Preparations by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1202 words)

24. Chapter 24 : Behind the Scenes by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1570 words)

25. Chapter 25 : The Artist and the Art Historian by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 2] Liked (1275 words)
So sorry for the long wait. The semester has started and it's taken me a little longer than I thought to get acclimated to my classes and other duties. Also, Just a warning…this chapter is going to get very nerdy… Oh, and I’ve never been to the National Gallery in London (though I really really want to), so I don’t really know the placements and arrangements, etc of the art works featured.

26. Chapter 26 : Christmas Gatherings and Surprises by Invisible Sun [Reviews - 3] Liked (1683 words)
Had some difficulty with this chapter…holiday “sappiness” is not my strong suit.