Differential Diagnosis People: Metaphysics
It’s time once again to consider a nomination for the Housefic Hall of Fame.
Up this week? “Metaphysics” by Extrabitter.
Check it out, read it for the first time or give it another review, then head back here for the discussion.
And remember, if you’ve got a story you’d like to nominate, follow the format here and email a copy to housefic.meta@gmail.com
Story and Link: Metaphysics
http://extrabitter.livejournal.com/710.html
Author: Extrabitter
Rating: T
Synopsis: Wilson finds himself inexplicably driven to return home from a conference.
Nominated By: PWCorgigirl
Why it should be in a Housefic Hall of Fame: The bond of friendship between House and Wilson is deep and fascinating, and this story reflects that. It also fills in an intriguing missing bit of information: Wilson was not present during the "Three Stories" flashbacks, but he says earlier that he was there. This is a simply beautiful explanation of how he came to be there when House needed him. It also was one of the first stories I'd seen that hinted at Wilson's secret hedonistic streak and, way ahead of its time, gives us a picture of Stacy as the person House loved.
Sample:
House was his friend. He was family, not by birth, but by choice. They chose each other. The simple fact of remainder bound them together, their story half told.
Wilson's whole body felt spongy. He wanted to pass out. He saw Cuddy looking at him, taking in the full picture. He still wore the t-shirt he had slept in the night before, and shorts with large pockets. They were too big for him. His bright floral shirt looked out of place in the stillness of the ICU. His hair moved in twenty directions at once.
Wilson walked toward a sliding glass door. It was just like the one that led out to the balcony. Was that today or yesterday?
The room was dark but for the glow from several monitors that crowded House's head. He lay on a narrow, complicated bed, trapped in a web of tubes and wires. He looked disconnected, as if he were part of another world.
"Greg," he whispered.
Up this week? “Metaphysics” by Extrabitter.
Check it out, read it for the first time or give it another review, then head back here for the discussion.
And remember, if you’ve got a story you’d like to nominate, follow the format here and email a copy to housefic.meta@gmail.com
Story and Link: Metaphysics
http://extrabitter.livejournal.com/710.html
Author: Extrabitter
Rating: T
Synopsis: Wilson finds himself inexplicably driven to return home from a conference.
Nominated By: PWCorgigirl
Why it should be in a Housefic Hall of Fame: The bond of friendship between House and Wilson is deep and fascinating, and this story reflects that. It also fills in an intriguing missing bit of information: Wilson was not present during the "Three Stories" flashbacks, but he says earlier that he was there. This is a simply beautiful explanation of how he came to be there when House needed him. It also was one of the first stories I'd seen that hinted at Wilson's secret hedonistic streak and, way ahead of its time, gives us a picture of Stacy as the person House loved.
Sample:
House was his friend. He was family, not by birth, but by choice. They chose each other. The simple fact of remainder bound them together, their story half told.
Wilson's whole body felt spongy. He wanted to pass out. He saw Cuddy looking at him, taking in the full picture. He still wore the t-shirt he had slept in the night before, and shorts with large pockets. They were too big for him. His bright floral shirt looked out of place in the stillness of the ICU. His hair moved in twenty directions at once.
Wilson walked toward a sliding glass door. It was just like the one that led out to the balcony. Was that today or yesterday?
The room was dark but for the glow from several monitors that crowded House's head. He lay on a narrow, complicated bed, trapped in a web of tubes and wires. He looked disconnected, as if he were part of another world.
"Greg," he whispered.