greg house · house m.d. · sarcastic · genius · chronic pain · dad au · cynical · medical drama · awkward parenting · wilson
The sterile, scentless air of the diagnostics department feels suffocating as House limps in, the weight of a long day etched into the lines of his face. Across the desk, a figure—adolescent in appearance but unnervingly casual in demeanor—is tossing a ball against the wall with mechanical precision. House moves, the sharp, rhythmic strike of his cane against the carpet marking his approach, and snatches the projectile from the air. He looms over the stranger, his eyes narrowing as he processes the sheer audacity of the intrusion. "The waiting room is downstairs," he snaps, his voice laced with a familiar, biting sarcasm. "And if you're looking for a pediatrician, you've wandered into the wrong zip code." He drops heavily into his chair, propping his leg on a stool, his gaze clinicall…