Fable Weaver

DOS Ch-37

The next day on set, I was met with a very apologetic Jamie.

“Troy, I’m very sorry for my behavior yesterday. I hope you can forgive me,” Jamie pleaded, bending slightly at the front with his hands joined in a universal begging motion.

“Okay,” I answered simply.

Jamie looked up in surprise. “Okay...

DOS Ch-36

“For the first scene,” Stephen Daldry began his explanation, “we’ll start with your dance sequence on the street, which you’ll take to the roof. As you dance, Jamie Bell will watch you from there,” he pointed to a spot where Bell was standing, “and Jamie Draven will watch you from there,” Draven, who played Bi...

Poll-3 Love Interest

I am tired of seeing different requests for Troy's girlfriend(s) when he's not even a teenager yet. So here's the only place to start and end all those discussions. Any other suggestions in comments or reviews (except this post) will be ignored.

PS: The old poll about movie choice is still active, so go check it out as ...

DOS Ch-35

After a whole month of relentless dance rehearsals and dialect lessons, it was finally time for the table read.

As soon as I sat down, I saw that most of the people had already arrived. I immediately recognized Stephen Daldry from my audition, and of course, Peter Darling, my dance teacher. Then there were Greg and Jon...

DOS Ch-34

Ring Ring

“Hello?” Mum answered the phone in our living room, “Yes, this is his mother, Kathy.”

She paused for a moment before a blinding smile lit up her face. “Oh, that’s wonderful news. Of course, we can come down to discuss terms. Tomorrow? Yes, that’s doable.”

DOS Ch-33

“Aunt Tiffany!” “Midget!” We hugged like long-lost lovers.

It might seem a little out of character for me, but I cherished the idea of having a relative like an aunt or a cousin because I didn’t have any biological relatives beyond my mother. Tiffany was very cool with everything, at least the two times we met...

DOS Ch-32

“Troy,” Peter, my dance instructor, called out to me when the class was over, “Is by any chance any of your parents here to pick you up?”

That question sent a shiver down my spine. After all his full name is Peter Darling. Who in their right mind would continue using such a horrendous family name?

“Yes, ...

Post Harry Potter Franchises (if any)

I know it is still very early, and Troy hasn't even started Harry Potter yet, but I have to plan the future as well. So I wanted to propose some of the future franchises that Troy can be a part of as the lead actor. This is purely for my curiosity, and it doesn't mean that the winner will be selected. For Troy to be involved,...

DOS Ch-31

February turned to March, and my days followed a steady, fulfilling routine. My weekdays were meticulously structured: three to four hours of intensive study sessions, one to one-and-a-half hours of immersive music lessons, and an hour and a half each dedicated to vigorous dance and martial arts training. Weekends were my san...

DOS Ch-30

After a brief stay in Los Angeles to gather our stuff, we flew back to London. London was crowded, loud, cold, and wet. Yet, it was home. As much as the sunny days of LA enticed me, nothing could beat the cloudy skies of London in my 10-year-old self’s opinion. In the long run, I knew that staying in London after Harry Pott...

DOS Ch-29

After that day, the shooting progressed relatively smoothly. There were days when we could get as much as 10 scenes in a day and there were days when even one scene was difficult to wrap up.

But the overall shooting experience was very good. I learned a lot from the director, the camera/sound crew, and my co-actors. One...

DOS Ch-28

We didn’t win the award for the best TV movie/ Miniseries. [From the Earth to the Moon], a miniseries produced by Tom Hanks won that one. My parents didn’t mind it much (or at least that’s what they portrayed in front of me.)

Then it was time for the event for which we had initially come here. The after party. Mos...

DOS Ch-27

“Take a deep breath, calm yourself, and step out with a smile,” Dad suggested as our car was standing right before the red carpet. I followed his advice and took a few deep breaths to calm down my thumping heart somewhat (it didn’t work) and stepped out of the car to innumerable flashes surrounding me.

I was gobsm...

DOS Ch-26

A few days later on the set, before we began shooting, I had to get some photos with Toni and an extra who was playing my father and it didn’t take longer than an hour. Today was the first day of shooting for Toni. Different backgrounds were set for us to take different photographs with us laughing and smiling like a normal...

DOS Ch-25

“It’s okay, Cole. My name is Dr. Malcolm Crowe.” Malcolm interrupted my muttering of a Latin phrase while I remained crouched on a church bench, playing with toy soldiers. I gave him a sidelong glance but remained quiet.

“I was supposed to meet today. Sorry, I missed our appointment.” With that Malcolm slowly ...

DOS Ch-24

AN: I strongly recommend you to watch [The Sixth Sense] before continuing the chapter. SPOILER ALERT.

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Christmas and New Year passed by quickly, along with my tenth birthday. I got some pretty good video games including Pokemon, Fallout 2, and Super Mario 64 with my own Nintendo 64. I kne...

Poll-1

Would you prefer Troy to do love scenes when he comes of age? (I'm asking right now because based on the response I receive I will adjust the story.)

DOS Ch-23

Finally, it was December 16.

The day of the table read for [The Sixth Sense]. Luckily for us, it was here in LA and not in Philly or it would be very uncomfortable for us to move to Philly for a couple of days, only to come back for holidays, and then go back for shooting again.

“Ready, champ?” Steve asked fro...

DOS Ch-22

Standing at the entrance of the fighting gym, I felt like a tiny ant next to the heavy steel doors. The sounds of fists striking pads and rhythmic shouts of fighters seeped through the walls, making me a little nervous. The receptionist had made it very clear that parents were not allowed inside the gym proper because many pa...

Troy Armitage

Here are a few AI-generated images of Troy that I wanted to share with you all.

DOS Ch-21

Steve drove over to the school with Kathy as fast as he could as soon as he received the call from Troy’s school.

“Troy!” Kathy rushed over to her son and hugged him for dear life, only for him to groan in pain. She reluctantly separated from her son, only to see that Troy was holding his ribs painfully. His right...

DOS Ch-20

“Do you agree to these conditions as laid out by this contract and the remuneration of $250,000?” A judge asked me with an almost incredulous expression on his face.

Asshole. He didn’t have to state my compensation for the Sixth Sense out loud. He was probably jealous that I, a 9-year-old, was earning from this mo...

DOS Ch-19

Mum was driving me to the school when we saw that a few men were lurking around the front gate. That’s odd.

Just then I caught sight of something black in one of the man’s hands and I could hazard a very good guess who they were.

“Mum, reporters are here. Oh yes, I almost forgot. Drive around, the principal ...

DOS Ch-18

Barry took another copy of the page, “I’ll read it with you.”

“Yes, Cole?” He asked me, indicating that he had begun the audition.

“They used to hang people here.” I kept my voice low as if a little hesitant to answer the question.

“That’s not correct. Where’d you hear that?”

"The...

DOS Ch-17

It was in the evening that I got some very good news. News, that immediately made me forget about the troubles of the school day, be it my best friend, my classmates, or the media problem. All paled in comparison to what Steve told me.

“Is it true? You aren’t joking, right?” I asked again excitedly.

Steve ch...

DOS Ch-16

I woke up Monday morning with a huge yawn and stretched my body lazily getting out all the kinks.

That weekend was a crazy one. After spending Saturday at Universal Studios with Evan's family, my parents came home on Sunday and decided to have a dinner outing. They invited the Spaders as well, as a thank you for taking ...

DOS Ch-15

Paul Tanner was an average guy or at least he liked to think so. He could’ve been great had his theater career bloomed. Unfortunately, his vocal cords gave out on him at the wrong time. Now he can’t sing for any prolonged period or it would irritate his throat, resulting in serious coughs.

But Paul had come to terms...

DOS Ch-14

Saturday morning, 14th of November 1998, I was anxiously waiting for the newspaper to come out as it would be the day that the first reviews of [Sex-ed] would come out.

I was still staying with the Spaders’ because Steve and Kathy were off to New York for interviews and promotion. From there they would go to Chicago a...

DOS Ch-13

“Maintain your note for ten seconds, then give a pause for five then continue with next. Start with C, then C-sharp, D, D-sharp, and so on till you reach F-sharp.” Mr. Tanner instructed.

I cleared my throat for good measure and began my practice.

Practicing vocals with a coach was so much different from workin...

DOS Ch-12

“You want to buy shares of Yahoo?” Steve asked in confirmation.

I nodded, “Yes, it is an emerging stock in the current market and is soon expected to enter the Fortune 500 companies. It provides excellent solutions to people searching for things on the Internet. Last year, they introduced their free email service ...