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Aftershocks 16.3: The Bound Man

Sep 07, 2007 15:40

TITLE: Aftershocks: A Story in Shattered Pieces
SUMMARY: The centre cannot hold ...
CHARACTERS: Wilson, House
RATING: R for language and themes.
WARNINGS: Details the aftermath of events in Bad Company, a rough, violent story. Aftermath isn't always pretty; may distress some readers. Adult themes and adult language.
SPOILERS: No.
DISCLAIMER: Don't ( Read more... )

Comments 23

pinglederry September 8 2007, 02:16:07 UTC

And House finally runs out of space to run. *flinch*

Ouch. Loved the vampire analogy.

Pardon my immaturity, but... pinglederry September 8 2007, 02:17:43 UTC

Zzzing! First post! *dances*

*doing what he can to brighten up this dark bit*

willywonka3435 September 8 2007, 03:02:41 UTC

You've sucked this one almost dry already. Finish him off."

That is brilliant. Positively brilliant. It took me six tries to type that sentence because I was dumbstruck by this story. (I'm serious. XD).

I look forward every day to reading your updates.

mystcphoenxcafe September 8 2007, 04:28:53 UTC

Greetings!

The Hanged Man in Tarot represents sacrifice and transformation by sacrifice. It will be interesting to see what House and Wilson make of their sacrifices and if they choose to gain anything by them or not.

-Katrina

anonymous September 8 2007, 05:42:33 UTC

house wasnt raped too, was he?

idonmatrix September 8 2007, 06:00:27 UTC

Yes I was wondering that too - if Martin also raped House., which would be a typical pattern for non-familial pedophiles. An NF pedophile would use House as bait to attract other victims, particularly if House has outgrown the characteristics that made him attractive to his abuser. It's really not clear though whether House has was a victim, a perpetrator or a victim-perpetrator.

anonymous September 8 2007, 18:06:13 UTC

My interpretation from Martin's recollections earlier was that he orally raped the little boy in the meadow and then encouraged House to do it too, but House ran away. Hope we're going to get clarification on that (bats eyes).

anonymous September 8 2007, 18:16:49 UTC

Whoops, I forgot to sign that. I also wanted to say that to me the most chilling part of that horrifying dream was Martin saying "We can do anything, we can rule the world" just like House once said to Wilson. I'm guessing that Martin actually once said those words to House? And thirty years later... (shivers) No wonder House fears he's like Martin.
Taiga

idonmatrix September 8 2007, 05:54:21 UTC

Bejesus!!!! Good Lord, you nailed it again, especially with this line He poisoned Wilson, the voice says softly, because Martin poisons everything he touches. Yes a poison with very few if any antidotes. And House's subconscious mind knows the kind of poinson Martin uses requires touching. The entire conversation between House's ego and subconscious and is exquisitely painful.

Sherlock and Mycroft. Didn't Martin also use that name with Wilson? This line "You learned well. You've sucked this one almost dry already. Finish him off." could be a metaphor for the H/W S3 relationship. Painful, very, very painful.

Question: Was House used to bait Martin's prey? Was this something House regularly participated in? Please say no, because that's a level of depravity that I con't want to contemplate. Yet this line is hard to ignore "My turn," House says, and leans in. . . . No! God no! I'm not him, I'm not him-

Then there's this beautiful description of how both House and Wilson are trapped in their respective but interconnected hells He's ( ... )