At least I finished it

[ducks_in_a_row]

I roughed out this fic a year ago, but it never quite developed the way I though it would/should. Still, it hits a couple of decent notes so I finished it off and well, now you can decide whether it was worth the effort.

It's essentially an alternate ending to the Tritter arc and it's H/W stupid screwed up friendship with a healthy helping of

Comments

[dangomango]

Um....it is obnoxious to ask for a sequel? Also, damn this story was sad, and DAMN I love your Wilson, your House, and your Cuddy. *g*

[ducks_in_a_row]

I don't think there's anything wrong with asking for a sequel, but in this case I can tell you it's not very likely. If the muse kicks in I won't refuse it but right now... I got nothing.

Glad you enjoyed :-)

[pwcorgigirl]

This is a much more logical (and brilliant and heartfelt) ending than what really happened. And the idea that Wilson left House on Christmas Eve because he thought dying was what House wanted feels absolutely right.

[angelfirenze]

Ugh, I feel like I'm hijacking your comment, but now that I've slept, I completely agree. Strange, I've always wanted to kick Wilson for that night. Perhaps I can still kick him for being so terribly wrong. Since there are two plural Ducks I know on LJ, I can't specify by the first part alone (the second being theantijoss when you say her full title), but I have to say this WAS so much better than what we were given.

But, see, the writers are evil like that, so what else can we do but try to make things right in our own ways? *sighs wistfully*

[ducks_in_a_row]

I've never been able to decide what Wilson was doing in that scene, or why, but I never wanted to kick him. I guess by that point I felt like House had created his own mess and had no right to expect anyone to save him again. But then the whole Tritter arc created an almost unfixable mess and it makes my head hurt to try.

[ducks_in_a_row]

I think there were a whole lot of factors in that Christmas Eve scene, but the possibility of House's death (intentional or not) had to be on Wilson's mind.

Thanks for reading :-)

[silent_snark]

I'm sorry it took you a year to get around to finishing this, but your effort was certainly worth it! Everything is just so well-written and in-character... I know others have said it before me, but this really is how the Tritter arc should have ended. Thanks for the great read!

[ducks_in_a_row]

Thanks much :-)

The frustrating thing about the Tritter arc for me was that there was a lot of potential in the basic story...and it never got realized.

[silent_snark]

I felt like things were wrapped up too quickly and neatly. I like David Morse and think he has a real gift for playing subtly menacing, creepy dudes, but Tritter was kind of a caricature, esp. toward the end of the arc.

But at least there's always fic. :)

[ducks_in_a_row]

I think David Morse is excellent, and I think he made more of the role than most actors could have. He gave Tritter layers that weren't there in the writing, but even he could only do so much.

ITA about wrapping up the arc. They pushed these characters to the extreme, and then the next ep it was like nothing had happened.

[jade_dragoness]

First: Thank you for the fic. I actually kept expecting something similar in the episodes [though I'm glad they didn't go therer because it would have broken my wee heart], so it fulfilled a craving I didn't even know I had.

Secondly: Here to say, "Happy Valentine's Day!"

You are an awesome part of my f-list and I'm delighted to have you in it! *hugs and kisses*

[ducks_in_a_row]

Oh, I know--so many of the logical outcomes to the Tritter arc would've been heartbreaking, so part of me is glad they didn't go there...while the rest of me can't help but wonder about all the juicy possibilities.

And a very happy Valentine's Day to you as well :-)

[spoopy]

Guh. You know my thoughts on how that whole Tritter arc ended. See, I was expecting it to end something like this. As in, actual consequences arising from everything that happened. But no. It just... ended. And then it went straight back to being as though nothing happened. I don't for a second understand how or why it happened like that. Like, what were the writers thinking? Why did they end it the way they did? It was almost as though they'd written themselves into a corner and didn't know how to unwrite themselves from it unless they just ignored any potential fallout. Because if they had dealt with fallout, it likely would have ended like this.

This is much more realistic and probable. Thank you.

[ducks_in_a_row]

I think that may be exactly what happened--they wrote themselves into a corner and rather than put the effort into writing their way back out, they just hit the reset button.

Glad you liked my version :-)