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oldblue

House Big Bang Challenge: Half Life

Mar 30, 2008 19:08

Title: Half Life
Pairing: House/Wilson; House/OFC
Rating: R
Length: 29,591
Spoilers: takes place after season 3, AU to season 4
Author's Notes: Many thanks to my wonderful betas,
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Comments 48

oxoniensis March 30 2008, 23:12:25 UTC

Wow, that was an amazing ride. I particularly loved the ending - it felt like the only possible and the right resolution.

oldblue March 31 2008, 21:52:45 UTC

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I was worried it wasn't exciting enough - when I'd originally envisioned this, it had a lot more action, I swear :)

sabinelagrande March 31 2008, 00:17:36 UTC

I still less than three this story. It's such a gorgeously constructed universe. So much love!

oldblue March 31 2008, 21:53:22 UTC

Thanks, again, for the beta! Glad you enjoyed reading it.

menolly_au March 31 2008, 12:36:30 UTC

Wow! I shouldn't have read that before trying to get to sleep - sobbing here, but in a good way. Although I half wanted the 'happy' ending with a last-minute cure your ending was brilliant, totally in keeping with the overall tone of the story. Thank you for such a great story.

oldblue March 31 2008, 21:54:43 UTC

Thanks!

The original ending had Wilson actually going through with it, but it just felt wrong to leave him like that. And then I realized I couldn't see Wilson actually doing that, so I fixed it ;)

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oldblue March 31 2008, 21:55:29 UTC

Thank you. That's what I was hoping for - crack, but non-cracky, you know? Glad it worked.

mer_duff March 31 2008, 19:52:40 UTC

This was one of those stories where I had no idea what to expect from the excerpt (other than something wonderful, which of course it was), but which drew me in immediately and never let go. I can't believe it was nearly 30,000 words - the writing was so smooth and compelling. I found the differences - and similarities - between House the wolf and House the human fascinating. And the ending, while heartbreaking, was the best possible and most believable resolution for House. And certainly a better one for Wilson than what House had requested.

Thank you for persevering with this story!

oldblue March 31 2008, 21:58:27 UTC

Thanks for the nice comment :)

Yeah, I struggled over choosing that excerpt. The main thing I wanted to do was make sure everyone had some idea that there might be crack involved.

I can't believe it's almost 30,000 words either!