Past Imperfect, Present Tense [new one-shot]

[kidsnurse]

Title:  Past Imperfect, Present Tense
Rating:  PG
Genre:  Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Characters:  House, Wilson

This story is lovingly dedicated to blackmare_9 , who patiently--and literally--pulled every single word out of me.

Comments

[dreamsofspike]

this is beautiful, hon... so intense and emotional, and perfectly in character... i could see this happening in canon.. you've captured house's voice beautifully... i teared up when you were describing the way he accepted the DBS, etc... just sooooo heart-wrenching...

[kidsnurse]

thank you so much!

[kidsnurse]

thank you; i very much appreciate both your kind words and the mem.

[perspi]

Oh, darling, this is WONDERFUL and TOUCHING and HEARTFELT and YES THIS IS JUST HOW IT HAPPENED.

Seriously, you are one of the only people I can read introspection from, and I LOVE WHAT YOU DO. *so much glee*

[kidsnurse]

but did you like it?

edited because there was a [grin] right here, which lj saw fit to remove. iloveljiloveljilovelj..... yeah

thanks, perspi.

[genagirl]

I know better than to read your stories at work but I couldn't resist!! You always capture the love and misunderstanding between them so well. This is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. I want House and Wilson to always be like this.

[kidsnurse]

I want House and Wilson to always be like this.

in my mind, this is how i always see them; i don't want that to change either. happy you liked!

[dragonwrangler]

Oh, nicely done! I really like how you've got Wilson realizing that he had lied to himself about his friendship with House, but is not ignoring what caused that declaration to come about. I also like how Wilson's first reaction once he's back in House's apartment is to think House is faking it (again) and just wants to get out of there once he's done a quick check. After being away from that situation for so long, I could see it being a little overwhelming for Wilson. I can imagine Wilson has quite a bit of 'caregiver' burnout going on top of everything else, and having the option to walk away from that stress has got to be tempting. But Wilson is a lot like House, and he has to figure out the puzzle, and I love the answer he gets here. I also like how the friendship is still there, but there's a sense that they both have a long way to go in fixing it.

I enjoyed this-- thanks for sharing!

[kidsnurse]

you're quite welcome; thanks for commenting!