Distress Call Part Five: Departures

[black_cigarette]

TITLE: Departures
SUMMARY:They're free men now, except from each other.
CHARACTERS: House, Wilson, OCs
RATING: R for language and themes (gen fic).
WARNINGS: This is a very alternate universe. Adult themes and adult language.
SPOILERS: No.
DISCLAIMER: Don't own 'em. Never will.
NOTES: This is the final chapter of Part Five (although if you stay for the

Comments

[knitty_woman]

So they're on their way again, and House remains determined to separate them. Seems foolish, since they're actually compatible and the alternatives are grim at best. But since I'm not writing the story....

[black_cigarette]

Seems foolish*smiles

[knitty_woman]

Yeah, I can see all that. But it's a lonely existence (as in canon), and Wilson is going to be very vulnerable no matter how it plays out. As you say, there's no good solution, only less bad ones, perhaps.

[black_cigarette]

And the eternal battle between House's (and Wilson's, for that matter) brain and his heart rages on.

:-)

[anonymous]

Color me stupid, but where are the credits that we were instructed to look for the snippet?

[black_cigarette]

Ah, sorry! What I meant there was, don't assume there will be nothing more in the next week or so, because we have a couple of small things upcoming.

[maineac]

Thank you again for this beautiful character study. Those two are a never-ending source of pleasure, thanks to the myriad ways you clever folk find to immerse them in new situations (not to mention, new universes). And I can see that even more dilemmas lie ahead, so I'm already eager to read on.

One of the many satisfying parts of this section of Distress Call is the way it keeps the TV show itself (and not just H and W) in character: when all is said and done, it's a medical mystery. Great job!

[black_cigarette]

Thanks so much for this. <3

It won't always center on the medical stuff -- in fact, given the size of this universe and how hostile it generally is to our guys because of their situation, it's going to be tough to keep that element as strong as we might like. But it's good to see them being doctors.

Are you on our first-readers list currently? Things have been kind of a whirlwind for us lately and I'm having a hard time remembering. But we'll be reviewing some drafts for the next arc pretty soon and I want to make sure we don't lose you; we're primarily at DW now.

[angelcat2865]

Sorry late to comment on this, busy weekend.

Great end to this segment of the story. It will be interesting to see how well taking Wilson out of symbiosi goes.

[black_cigarette]

There's no such thing as "late" when it comes to talking to writers. :-)

We're looking forward to the next arc; it'll take some time but not as much as this last one, that's for certain! Meanwhile, we expect to have a couple "stay for the credits" snippets up tomorrow sometime.

[anonymous]

Hmmmm. I'm guessing that's not the last we'll see of Krater, Eggie, et al? Just because you took the time to fill them out, make them interesting, it seems like they might reappear at some point. I felt a little like Wilson, with his "That's it?" It seems like everything is going relatively smoothly for them so far, with people actually treating them better than expected .... Feels like the other shoe is going to drop soon.

Interesting how this ends with House focused on detaching himself from Wilson. I have a feeling that won't work out for him. Or maybe he'll figure out how to end the physical dependence, only to find there's that stubborn emotional one?

Anyway, thanks for the great update. And please tell me it won't be a year till the next arc! : )
Emi

[black_cigarette]

It won't be a year. We have the upcoming arc pretty well mapped out, and while our revisions and polishing-up process will take a while, it won't be as long as this last bit took.

As for whether their luck holds, well ... we'll see.

Thanks so much for your comments and speculations. They make us happy writers.