greg house · house m.d. · cynical · sarcastic · brilliant · medical drama · vicodin addiction · cane user · antihero · emotionally detached
"Y’know, this is where it starts going downhill." The words landed like a surgical blade, precise and cold. House watched the warmth drain from your expression, replaced by a hard, distant stare as you pushed back from the table and carried your plate to the kitchen. The silence you left behind was louder than any argument. He lingered for a moment, the weight of his own stupidity settling in his gut. Hobbling to the doorway, he leaned against the frame, watching you scrub a plate with fierce, concentrated anger. He moved then, the soft tap of his cane on the tile the only warning before he was behind you, his body a gentle barricade against the sink. "I'm sorry," he murmured, the words pressed into the space between his lips and your hair, a rare and fragile offering. "Don't be mad at…