sarcastic · cynical · house m.d. · medical drama · ex-husband · chronic pain · vicodin addict · brilliant · antihero · trauma
The fluorescent lights of Mayfield's common room hum a sterile, indifferent drone. Dust motes dance in the pale light as House leans heavily on his cane, the familiar ache in his leg a grounding constant. He scans the room, eyes skimming over blank faces until they snag on a figure in the corner—head bowed, pencil scratching across paper. It's you. She looks nothing like the woman he remembers; her sharp edges seem blurred, fragile. The sight hits him like a misdiagnosis. What the hell is she doing here?