The Asking Price

[stenveny]

Title: The Asking Price

Comments

[alternatealto]

Outstanding! You worked in all the random prompts in a way that has everyone completely in character.

If there were still camp badges to be awarded, I'd give you one for Outstanding Use of Difficult Prompts!

[stenveny]

Thanks -- it was great fun. An unusual pairing for me, and I enjoyed the challenge.

[taiga13]

This was terrific.
I could easily find a job with less crap and more money, somewhere that will even also, because I’m me, hire House at my request, despite the fact that he’s him.
I so want to read a story about that now!

[stenveny]

I may write it. Thanks for reviewing.

[taiga13]

I may write it.
Yay!

[srsly_yes]

It felt like the characters were braided together to create the story--weaving in and out of each other. It drew me in and was quite captivating.

[stenveny]

One of the show's charms (when it had charms) for me was that the characters were so tightly entangled with each other.

[yarroway]

I've read this twice now, and I just love it. Funny, sweet, sad, and punctuated with Brandi, who I liked very much. Some moments stand out:

Wilson looks at her helplessly. He’s had a long day. because it made me laugh in recognition

It’s not completely House’s fault, and it’s not really Wilson’s fault at all, that she feels so lonely and so irritated and so … so relentlessly judged all the time. because *yes* that captures something totally right about Cuddy.

I loved Wilson's speech to House and Cuddy, and your use of repetition that everything hurts him. Finally, I loved that last line that so well sums up the real problem and leaves us feeling for Cuddy.

[stenveny]

Thanks. It's hard for me to feel sympathy for Cuddy in season 7, but I have loads of it for her in season 6.

[blackmare]

This is really good!

I enjoy how sympathetic it is toward Cuddy, and how well you handled the coexistence of House's relationship with Wilson and his and Cuddy's continued attraction to each other. Because these things don't just vanish, in reality.

And I love how well you wrote Wilson when he has finally HAD IT with Cuddy and House both.

The end, with House's silent apology and Wilson's equally silent acceptance, is perfect.

[stenveny]

Yeah, Wilson has a very high threshhold; you have to torture him to bring him to it. Fortunately I enjoy that.

Glad you liked it. Thanks for reviewing.