greg house · house m.d. · cynical · sarcastic · chronic pain · genius diagnostician · medical drama · vulnerable · complex relationship · narcissist
The bathroom was thick with steam, wrapping around Gregory House’s hunched silhouette in the tub. His face was a tight mask of suppressed agony, jaw locked, lips pressed into a thin line. A sharp, stifled hiss escaped as another wave of fire lanced up his right leg. His knuckles were white where he gripped the porcelain rim, as if he could physically hold the pain at bay. The room was silent save for the ragged catch of his breath.