FIC: "Cooled Anger", Greg House/Brenda

[rwryter]

Title: Cooled Anger
Fandom: House, M.D.
Characters/Pairing: Greg House/Brenda (general series claim)
Challenge: zodiacfanfic
Table: Astrological
Prompt: 01. Aries
Word Count: 724
Rating: NC-17
Summary: They’re just using each other for what they need.
Author's Notes: I have no idea where this came from, but I like it. Many thanks to amazonqueenkate for the beta.

Comments

[rwryter]

PAINFULLY, brutally REAL

At some point, that became the goal. Originally, it was supposed to be PWP, but the second paragraph kick-started the plot.

Thank you for reading, and I'm glad you liked it.

[rwryter]

gives her a new quality that I love (and could totally see - the divorcee with the kids, I mean.)

I sense backstory. Maybe.

I'm pleased that this one worked out so well, even if it did go and give itself a plot. Since we know nearly nothing about Brenda, it'd be really easy to make her totally unrealistic, but I think I did her all right.

[chibi_squirt]

Since we know nearly nothing about Brenda, it'd be really easy to make her totally unrealistic, but I think I did her all right.

That was what surprised me! I started reading this thinking, "Wait, what did I just click on? Yeah, that wasn't something I meant to read. Oh well, might as well, it's loading, but this is going to be crap." And then it wasn't, and I was surprised. I would love to see a (probably not-so-sexy) fic with the backstory on this one--you make it really interesting. Great job!

[rwryter]

but this is going to be crap.

And I'm glad it wasn't. (Honestly, I don't think anything of mine is truly bad; I was just more concerned about this one because of the Brenda content.)

I would love to see a (probably not-so-sexy) fic with the backstory on this one

Heh, I've been called the queen of backstory for a reason. I'm working out Brenda's past now and figuring out what I'd want to write about her.

Thank you for reading, even though you didn't mean to, and I'm glad you liked it.

[rwryter]

Really harsh but believable.

At some point along the way, that became the goal.

Thank you.

[spoopy]

Oh. Wow.

That was hard, fast and raw. I found this much more pathological than I did hot. And that you managed to give believable substance and character to Brenda, who is really nothing more than an empty shell/somewhat plot device, in so few words is talent; to me, you painted her as very three-dimensional, especially in this part --

but curls against his chest instead, hot and sticky, still straddling his hips, and it’s easier than he thinks to stroke back her damp hair and listen as she talks about her marriage, her two sons and daughter, the sister who watches them while she works. Then she stiffens and goes silent

Wow. Very, very good.

[wildcatlizzie]

Wow. That was amazing. Good work!

And can I just say how much I love your icon? Jesse kills me; I love him to pieces, and the rest of my L&O cast and their happy Broadway-ness.