Faint of Heart, Part 10

[stenveny]

Title: Faint of Heart, 10/17
Pairing:  House/Cuddy established
Warnings:  Some explicit content, some fluff.  
Summary:   House and Cuddy need a vacation, and they take one, but it isn't that simple. Set in the sharkverse, and will include events from  "Recession Proof" and "The Last Temptation."

Comments appreciated.

Comments

[waylandsmithy]

House the communicator with adolescent boys! Much more effective than most real life dads. He's reluctant but instinctively understanding. This is a nice touch.

BTW you've accidentally changed our hero's gender in the sentence "House forced herself to stand perfectly still," following Nick saying his birth killed his mother.
I'm still absorbing this nice long instalment-good to see it :)

[stenveny]

I've fixed that typo and several others, particularly line break problems that were not in the text I posted from, and I now officially despise LJ's formatting. But I love that you're still reading and reviewing.

[leesarenae]

Oh, House. His good deeds are always punished.

I wonder why House wanted to speak to April.

and the best line: Nolan kept badgering House to acknowledge that there were good times in his childhood as well as painful and lonely ones, and House kept trying to knock it through his shrink’s thick skull that that was the fucking problem.

I really enjoy your writing. Please keep the story coming!

[stenveny]

I think House had ; a little excitement and joy thrown in along with the abuse and social isolation in his childhood. He'd be irate at the notion that he should ignore or "let go" of the negatives, because they made him who he is. And as a person of extremes, he would not want to focus on the positives, because the contrast makes the miseries seem so much worse, and the unpredictability and inconsistency is itself a kind of misery.

Thanks for reading and reviewing.

[miss_everdeen]

This is good. I wonder what happened. Why was he busted? And why did he want to talk to April? Anyway, I'm glad that you updated. :)

[stenveny]

I'll answer those questions in the next installment. I won't make everyone wait so long for that, I promise.

Thanks for reading and reviewing.

[waylandsmithy]

On re-reading I just wanted to add how much I like April's assessment of Foreman and your so-true observation that he made it a point to be offended by everyone. On-line comments seem to think he'd be a dull choice as Dean; I think it has great comic potential.
What's April's problem with bats? I hope you're going to clarify matters. As for House; roll on the next instalment.

[stenveny]

In other fics, I've explored the idea of Foreman as dean. I think it would satisfy his thirst for power, and provide some good moments for the character. (I'm reading a lot of arguments about the possible candidates being unqualified, but let's face it, Cuddy wasn't really qualified for that job, either.) The only one I would not want to see in the dean position is Wilson, because I think it would throw the House-Wilson dynamic for a loop.

Next chapter will be up tomorrow or Monday. Thanks for commenting.

[janeqdoe]

House and Cuddy's casual attitude about porn seems very them, for some reason. And I'm certainly not going to admit that I actually had to look up what the 'backup boogie' entails, or that I now see why House would totally go for it. LOL

Fascinated to see what the latest crisis is, especially that resulted in the need for April's special services. I guessed way wrong last time with Cuddy, so I'll just wait to for the reveal. It's not every couple who takes a vacation/honeymoon, and both end up busted (if that indeed is what's happened).
Hope RL is going easier on you! :)

[stenveny]

Given how blase she is about some of his cruder comments and more obnoxious behaviors, I don't think Cuddy would be shocked by House's porn habit. I did writer her as more sexually inhibited and inexperienced than House at the beginning of their relationship, but she's had some time to get up to speed, with House's encouragement.

Thanks for the review.