Aftershocks 21.2: Mug Shot

[black_cigarette]

TITLE: Aftershocks: A Story in Shattered Pieces
SUMMARY: The female of the species is more deadly than the male.
CHARACTERS: House, Chase, Cuddy, Cameron
RATING: R for language and themes (gen fic).
WARNINGS: Details the aftermath of events in Bad Company, a rough, violent story. Aftermath isn't always pretty; may distress some readers. Adult themes

Comments

[bironic]

I just love those last few lines of repartee. Cameron!snark is underappreciated.

Other favorite parts here... House's remark about fairies being capricious, the paragraph about the clinic and what he really, really wants (you know he'd say it like the Spice Girls did), and his father's voice in his head telling him to be grateful.

P.S. With all those recipe descriptions, you made me go out and get cream of chicken soup yesterday.

[purridot]

LOL for House tricking Cameron into giving herself away. But (I can't believe I'm saying this!) good for her for sauntering!

So House can cook *and* sew (when he wants to). I wonder what other skills he won't let anyone else see.

It's so interesting how even little things -- like his offhand thought of the compass -- make House pause and reflect on Wilson. Maybe because the two of them are unable to talk things out openly?

I always worry a bit after I read a lighthearted chapter... what if you're making us let down our guard for something scary in the next?

[jdr1184]

Don't mind me, I'm rereading.

It's funny to think of Wilson turning into a compass, because he kind of always was. He was the thing House always carried in a pocket, forgetting about it until he got a little lost.

I love this comparision, because House is admitting that he does need Wilson, but before he didn't acknowledge his importance. I realize I missed some subtle details my first time reading this, mostly because you guys had us in a blind panic 24/7. Martin is so scary.

[flywoman]

Ah, I did indeed complain too soon ;). Actually, Cameron learned to snark and saunter right around the middle of S2, as House should well remember. Her line here is actually quite reminiscent of the time she starts to tell House that love is similar to happiness and then decides that maybe she needs to choose a more relatable example. And how did House not think of her as one of the people who cares about both him and Wilson? Wilson has been Cameron's mentor, or at least tried to be, which seems appropriate given that they are damaged in similar ways. I could go on, but I will have mercy ;). Anyway, I'm very glad that Cameron got it right, and I also hope to see House whipping up some bisque for Wilson soon.

[sydpenguinbunny]

Haha!! :D I love it...

"The not-left-by-Wilson coffee mug shows no evidence of being the result of terrorist activity."

Can I marry this line? Please?