The guitar notes thrum through the recording studio, coaxed by the pale, skilled fingers of Trey Kingsley. With his fluffy blonde hair pushed back by a headband across his forehead, he played in a deep concentration. The young musician didn't look like much. At age twenty-four, he still wore he appearance of a teenager, or at least someone not old enough to drink. Perhaps it was a boon from his in-human heritage, though his parents never mentioned youth or beauty as a standard. He didn't care to ask now, but maybe it made sense. Nøkken lured humans to their death, after all. Why not with their face and their music?

As Trey finished the bass track for his newest song, the haunting melody that entranced the sound technicians finally faded. Like they woke from a spell, the two older men roused on the other side of the glass.

"That sounded perfect Tre," one of the technicians called over the room's speakers. "I think we can go ahead with that unless you want to give it another try. Not sure you can play any better than that though." The man chuckled, already knowing as well as any other that the rock star known as Tre never needed second takes. Even his singing which paled in comparison to his guitar still dazzled every audience.

"No." Trey's single word served as response enough. It was true that Trey excelled in music all too easily. It allowed him to debut on the rock scene at only twenty-one, quickly gaining notoriety through his first year. Of course the company's head knew of his Nøkken heritage, but Trey kept it a secret from most simply because his kind was rare even in a mixed world of magical beings and humans. Placing his bass guitar in its case, Trey stood from the stool that was was small for his small frame. "I'm done. Good day."

Those last words said, he strode from the room and down the studio's halls with a straight-forward purpose. It was strange perhaps, considering his face, but Trey's reputation within the company was that of a cold idol who rarely interacted with anyone. And honestly, he was okay with that.

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