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namasteyoga

New Fic: Belongings

Aug 16, 2006 20:45

Title: Belongings
Author: Namaste
Rating: Gen
Summary: The things we keep say a lot about us. So do the things we leave behind.
Beta: Auditrix
Excerpt:
The wooden box became the neutral ground on everything he owned until he left home. He could buy whatever he wanted, Dad told him, as long as it fit in the box come moving time. The secondhand ( Read more... )

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elliestories August 17 2006, 01:23:50 UTC

Beautiful.

They were wrong. He was more than what he held in his hand. Sometimes what we keep, he told himself, is merely what we were left with when everything else went away.

That's just perfect. And what a wonderful job you've done of showing what House is left with, as well as what's gone away.

namasteyoga August 17 2006, 01:36:44 UTC

Thanks. I didn't want to tread too heavily on the story "Family Housing" that I'd done earlier about House's childhood from his parents' perspective, but I started wondering about the box that showed up in "Clueless" and this grew from there.

Wow culturevulture7 August 17 2006, 01:29:12 UTC

After a generally lousy day to be a House fan, this treat awaits me on LJ. There is hope :-)

Lovely lovely images and the picture they paint of House and of Wilson is amazing. And the one I prefer. :-)

Plus I always love a story that explains something along the edges of a series--and the magic box is that.

Re: Wow namasteyoga August 17 2006, 01:38:27 UTC

I don't know if the "lousy day" comment has to do with the spoilers that supposedly turned up today -- since I'm trying to refrain from the spoilers as much as possible. And if it was, I don't want to know. (Covers ears: la, la, la, la...)

But I'm glad this helped the day a bit.

Wonderful character study! diagnosticmad August 17 2006, 01:29:12 UTC

That was probably one of the best fan fics I have read on LJ...thank you so much for sharing it. I really enjoyed it.

I haven't much more to say but that was very pleasant for me to read and I liked your attention to detail...the idea of narrowing in on House's possessions as he grew up is not just unique, but its literary. (So rare to find literary fan fics!)

And now the dueling egotist emerges in me the buttressing fan writer... diagnosticmad August 17 2006, 01:32:42 UTC

I have a fan fic too ( ... )

Re: Wonderful character study! namasteyoga August 17 2006, 01:39:45 UTC

Thanks. I tend to use a lot of detail in my writing, sometimes too much.

And I'll try to look at your stuff sometime. I've done a few multi-chapter stories myself.

Re: Wonderful character study! diagnosticmad August 18 2006, 02:54:24 UTC

Well here you go...anytime you would like to drop a comment I would be most obliged...

PART 1: Stacy Leaves House-
http://diagnosticmad.livejournal.com/931.html

PART 2: Cameron and Wilson console House
http://diagnosticmad.livejournal.com/1230.html

PART 3: Cuddy has a meeting
http://diagnosticmad.livejournal.com/1322.html

PART 4: Cameron Confronts House
http://diagnosticmad.livejournal.com/1796.html

PART 5: House takes the day off and Wilson drives him home.
http://diagnosticmad.livejournal.com/2106.html

PART 6: Marcia Cole meets the Diagnostic Dept of PPTH
http://diagnosticmad.livejournal.com/2577.html

cagedwriter61 August 17 2006, 01:47:01 UTC

This is so damn incredible. Wow. I love how it morphed into House and Wilson's friendship and the way Wilson is different from everyone else in House's life in that he stays. Your writing was beautiful and amazingly good. I wish I had half your skill. :)

*mems*

I'll look forward to your next fic.

namasteyoga August 17 2006, 02:15:25 UTC

Thank you. This was one of those fics I had to fight with the whole way, and I still wasn't satisfied with it until earlier today when the right ending finally surfaced.

joe_pike_junior August 17 2006, 02:08:44 UTC

Brilliant. I love your stuff, it's always so round, polished. The quality of your writing never ceases to amaze me. Like cagedwriter61, I wish I had half your skill.

I didn't feel that this trod on what you explored in 'Family Housing' (brilliant fic) at all. For me, this was all about the box. This fits perfectly in with the perception I have of House's belongings. The way he feels about stuff.
I love the way the relationships sit in the story, as well. Very Houseian.

Cheers, and well done.

namasteyoga August 17 2006, 02:17:18 UTC

I share any accolades with Auditrix who really helps me whenever I get stuck. Just sharing an early rough version with her gets me thinking about it in new ways. This fic would have been quite different without that input.