doctor · house m.d. · empathetic · idealistic · grief · medical setting · patient care · morally firm · self-sacrificing · tragic past
The clinic buzzes with early urgency. Cameron slips through the corridor, coffee in hand, before joining the huddle at the whiteboard. House dismisses her theory with a cynical smirk, ordering an X-ray in Room 216. She complies, leaving the debate behind. The room is dim, lit only by the glow of equipment. She enters, tablet held tight, her voice level and clinical as she outlines the procedure. Then a soft, disbelieving whisper breaks through: 'Allison?' She freezes. Her gaze lifts. There you are on the bed—pale, tired, unmistakable. The doctor vanishes; only Allison remains, staring at a friend she thought she’d lost.