Maryland by Shalott; Last Rites by Dira Sudis

[bookshop]

Title: Maryland
Author: Shalott aka astolat
Website: Intimations.org
Pairing: House/Wilson
Rating: None listed but I'm sticking with PG-13 for slash and sexy fadeouts.
Summary: What's so great about Maryland

Comments

[jennilee]

I'm so glad you recced Maryland. It may very well be my favourite Housefic. Everyone, read read read! =)

[bookshop]

You're welcome! Thanks for seconding my opinion (love love that fic!) :D

[princessdoe]

Ooh, I didn't know about Last Rites. I've just started it and I'm already sucked in. Great rec!

[bookshop]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it--isn't it an amazing fic?

[princessdoe]

Yes. Yes, it is. :-) Read it through twice and I'm working on a third time.

Dira Sudis does such a great job with adding layers to both Chase and Cameron while keeping them clearly recognizable as their canon selves. And even though it's such an emotionally-charged story, I really liked that there was no romance and no sex. Powerful emotions aren't reserved for (as she has House put it) the newly-fucking and the recently-regrettably-fucked, and Dira Sudis does a great job in this fic of showing how a complex, fluid, strong relationship can exist without the component of sex (though,to be fair, it's not entirely without a component of the physical.)

[sy_dedalus]

Awesome recs. Maryland was the fic that sealed the deal on House fanfic for me.

I had never heard of/seen/read Last Rites, so I'm very glad you recommended it, because after reading it, I now know exactly how much I was missing out on. I don't read many fics with the ducklings as central characters so I can't make any sweeping comments, but I felt that this fic kept everyone so well in character and was just so downright *believable* that it is a perfect fit for this comm given its stated goals. I would recommend this fic to anyone, House fans and non-House fans alike, because it is so well-written and deals with the issues it raises so well in with such verbal economy that it is a shining example of just how good fanfic can be. I came out of this fic with a much better understanding of what makes Chase tick and I'll never look at him the same way again. So, thanks very much for the recs and I'm off to re-read Maryland for the umpteenth time. :)

[bookshop]

You're very welcome--I'm happy to know you liked it so much. Thanks for letting us know!

[katakombs]

Definitely Last Rites is an excellent fic. It is one of the very few House fic I recommend to someone who is not in the fandom. Possibly good enough to stand on its own as a short story without the fandom aspect.