Try Again

[downuptime]

Title: Try Again
Rating: T
Pairings: House/Wilson friendship (slash goggles possible)
Spoilers: 8x20 Post-Mortem and 8x21 Holding On promos 
Summary: House discovers something Wilson has been hiding from him.

A/N: As much as I hate this arc, it seems to keep my muse alive and kicking. Or maybe it's because things are so abrupt and unbelievable that I

Comments

[chocolate_frapp]

this needs to happen on the show.

[downuptime]

Thanks!

[3rdgal12]

From your keyboard to TPTB's ears. This makes sense of Wilson's idiotic choices. Thank you!

[downuptime]

I really do dislike this arc because Wilson is acting so... fatalistic. And House isn't being House. Thank you for reading!

[yarroway]

A very creative use of my comment. :)

[downuptime]

Thank you for the inspiration!

[barefootpuddles]

I like this. It does seem almost suicidal, doesn't it? This way he can go without leaving anyone behind bearing the guilt of not having been able to save a suicidal friend/family member. Everyone will think it was just the cancer that got him. Very interesting interpretation.

[downuptime]

It strikes me as something Wilson would do - not fight, but feel relieved that he has an escape route, which means he wouldn't have to leave anyone feeling guilty. But then there's House, who feels guilty for things he shouldn't feel guilty for.

Thank you!

[annalully]

Very interesting little story. I’m far behind this arc - three episodes behind actually - but I know some really bad things are supposed to happen to Wilson, and by default, to House.

I'd wish the writers have a clue about this strange concept called continuity, but alas…

What struck me when I started to watch the show again is how little I’m able to understand Wilson now - and I always have been a Wilson-fan myself, he is always my primary focus in whatever episode I’m watching. Canonically Wilson was depressed at some point and I’m not sure when or if he was released from the medication or if they actually don't remember that he was once depressed. So I’m wildly guessing that the ‘Wilson has cancer’ arc is nothing more than a dramatic licence, with very little concern about characters or medical accuracy, a way to end the show with a bang.

Anyway your story is plausible and your characters seem more realistic than what I’m seeing lately in the show. Well done!

[downuptime]

Thanks you for your kind words :)

I think Wilson as a character has always been somewhat of a mystery - we don't really get to see what goes on in his life, which is such a pity, if you consider the fact that we know so much about Taub's babies and affairs. But yes, I do agree with you that when I watch the show now, I can't understand Wilson. And even House.

The Wilson has cancer thing... I really don't like this arc. I think I might have preferred House being sick. But I am hoping they are building up to something impactful. Not necessarily huge, but just... impactful. If you think about it, there have been many huge events on the show, and House survived each one relatively fine (if you see it that way). So Wilson being ill is a sufficiently big catalyst, I guess.

[annalully]

Ah, you’re very welcome! I’m afraid I’m little rusty commenting on a story