Comments | lit_luminary: "Both Sides Now" post-ep ficlet.

lit_luminary

"Both Sides Now" post-ep ficlet.

May 11, 2009 23:32

Title: Empty Place at the Table
Author: dominus_trinus
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Chase, Cuddy, Cameron; minor Chase/Cameron.
Summary: House is conspicuously absent from the wedding reception. Chase asks Cuddy where he is.

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post-ep, chase, cuddy, cameron, character pov: chase

Comments 15

eyesarmslove May 12 2009, 03:56:45 UTC

This was beautiful. I would have loved to see this. This made the fic for me:

Even House doesn’t have answers now, and that’s the thought that finally makes the tears come.

Love.

lit_luminary May 12 2009, 04:19:33 UTC

Thank you. House's mentor/quasi-paternal relationship with Chase is something I love to explore in fic, and since House was glaringly absent from the wedding...

The last line is my favorite, too: my personal philosophy is that a short fic should end with a line that hits hard.

photoash May 12 2009, 04:33:23 UTC

Wow beautifully written and so quickly posted!

lit_luminary May 12 2009, 04:38:08 UTC

I've gotten into the habit of writing a ficlet after any episode I find moving. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

elfish_etyma May 12 2009, 04:44:32 UTC

And you just made me want to cry all over again.

Brilliant fic for a brilliant, heart-wrenching episode.

lit_luminary May 12 2009, 04:51:05 UTC

Thank you so much. It's always wonderful to hear I've managed to evoke intense emotion.

coconut_ice22 May 12 2009, 04:47:01 UTC

This is so lovely, just so lovely. My love for Chase has grown a lot in this season, amazing given that he hasn't had a huge amount of screen time, but it really seems that House, Cameron and Chase are what amounts to friends in House's view of the world. Chase trying to diagnose him... aww *sniff* thank you so much for writing this!

lit_luminary May 12 2009, 04:54:34 UTC

Chase was always my favorite of Fellows 1.0, and it's been wonderful to watch him develop with the years. House's mentor/quasi-paternal relationship with him is something I particularly love exploring in fic, and tonight's episode provided an excellent opportunity.

And yes, I thought it made sense that, in House's absence, Chase would reach for the methods House had taught him in an attempt to solve the problem.

mandy347 May 12 2009, 05:46:19 UTC

I enjoyed reading it. It's also up very quickly... Were you jotting down notes before the credits were even over? :)

lit_luminary May 12 2009, 05:49:24 UTC

The only notes I take for post-ep fics are mental, but thanks for the compliment and for taking the time to comment.