fic: Staging (Rebel Without a Cause) [House, ensemble gen, PG-13]

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Title: Staging (Rebel Without a Cause)
Author: kaydeefalls
Summary: "Two years after that, Wilson took [the poster] down, and no one ever asked him why. They understood."
Fandom: House
Characters: Wilson-centric, ensemble gen
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: not mine, no profit, don't sue.
Original story: Stage Five by thedeadparrot
Notes: with thanks to my splendiferous beta.

Comments

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you! I'm so glad it worked for you -- the original fic is just so subtle and wonderful, and I was nervous I'd just screw it up in remixing.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you! I'm glad it worked for you. :)

[thedeadparrot]

Hi, remixer! I love this so much, the structure and how it fits in well with the original even as it supports a different story, the switching POVs that shed such different lights on Wilson and his coping mechanisms, the little things you wove in that I recognize but make perfect sense where they are.

I love your characterizations, especially Cuddy, who's so tough and comforting, and Foreman, who tries in his own way.

And that ending! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. So perfect. It's exactly what needs to be there, and I love the interaction, love the argument, love the way it makes this story all the more heartbreaking.

I don't know if you think of this as a gift exchange, but seriously, thank you.

[kaydeefalls]

Can I just say, it was ridiculously hard remixing your fic, because Stage Five is so beautiful and understated and lovely?

Anyway. Thank you, so much. I'm so very glad it worked for you.

[deelaundry]

This is wonderful. I love the original, and this adds a gorgeous extra layer to it. The tie to the five stages of grief (and it's so great that you gave Cameron anger; she has a capacity for it that some people can't see), and the tie to the experiences Wilson has in the original.

This line from Cuddy particularly made me smile: "It's lunchtime, James. The time of lunch. There is a noticeable lack of lunch in this office."

It's got an echo of House, but it's Cuddy, too. Great.

Another favorite line was House saying "James Dean resents your mindless conformity to pithy social constructions of appropriate meal times," and him casually calling Wilson a lying whore. Perfect.

[kaydeefalls]

Thanks so much! I have a great deal of respect for the original fic, so I'm very glad this worked for you.

[wanderlost]

Oh, but this is so sad :(

I loved the way you showed the stages of grief with the corresponding team member. The final stage was beautifully written.

You did a fantastic job!

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you!