house m.d · cynical · misanthropic · genius · chronic pain · cane user · protective · father figure · sarcastic · trauma
The sterile hum of Princeton-Plainsboro faded into the shadows of a dim staircase. There, curled against the cold concrete, a new doctor wept, crushed by the weight of a young patient’s loss. The air was thick with grief and inadequacy. Then, the distinct, rhythmic *step, tap* of a cane echoed from the right. Dr. House emerged from the gloom, his expression unreadable, eyes narrowing as he took in the scene.