House Fic: Consolation Prize

[blackmare]

Title: Consolation Prize
Characters: Foreman, House, and (though he's absent) Wilson
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Yes, through 8.06 "Parents."
Summary: They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Too bad this was Atlantic City.
Notes: Wondering why Wilson forgave House so quickly, and why Foreman went from trying to be House's buddy to being a

Comments

[menolly_au]

Oh, that is so diabolically clever, and so in character for House, I love it! Also explains Foreman's return to hard nosed boss instead of fellow prankster in the next episode. Very well done.

[blackmare]

*beams*

Exactly! I was already writing this by the time last week's episode aired, but watching Foreman's abrupt change of tactics gave me a great reason to finish the story. If House did something to Foreman while they were in Atlantic City, it could explain both Foreman's attitude and Wilson's.

In a way I think this is much more a story about House and Wilson than about House and Foreman, despite the POV.

[writerdot]

LMAO. I could definitely see House doing this. Nicely done. :-)

[blackmare]

Hahaha, yeah, just because House takes what Foreman offers, doesn't mean he won't also punish Foreman for not giving him what he really wanted.

[taiga13]

"I need your help," he said to the approaching men, straightening himself as if he were wearing his best suit and tie.
The thing about Foreman is, he could actually manage to look dignified while wearing a toga.
"I had your credit card and laptop for two hours before you woke up, so you've definitely sent him some appropriately contrite gifts. Those are just extras, though. Humiliating you, and providing photographic evidence of said humiliation -- now that's priceless."
"Wilson's too nice to want that."
But he'd take it. And enjoy the hell out of it!
This is now my canon (beams)

[blackmare]

You know, Foreman really could rock that toga. :-D

And "Wilson's too nice" is a thought along the same lines as "House is the most rational guy I know." Understandable, but wrong wrong wrong.

[flywoman]

A big IAWTC to both points. And thanks for such a happy image of Wilson laughing his ass off back at PPTH.

[pgrabia]

This is brilliant! I love this! It helps ease the pain I felt at the end of that episode. Thank you!

[blackmare]

I originally wrote it to ease my own pain, because the alternative -- that House was in on the ticket con from the start and that he wouldn't have cared a bit about what Foreman did to Wilson in the process -- was believable but so, so sad.

And then last week's episode kind of confirmed for me that things in Atlantic City might not have gone the way Foreman expected, and my little fanwank could explain an awful lot about his sudden about-face, and Wilson's utter forgiveness.

[pwcorgigirl]

Hehee! Foreman's lesson in why you never let your guard down around House is so funny! (Although I may never be able to look at on-screen Foreman with a straight face again.) So much love, but particularly that House shaved for his elaborate prank. Now that's dedication. :D

[blackmare]

Foreman knew better, really, than to screw Wilson over like that. But he'd been thinking House would be purely happy, and he'd forgotten that House can be happy and mete out punishment at the same time.