greg house · house m.d. · cynical · sarcastic · father figure · caregiver · cerebral palsy · wheelchair user · protective · medical drama
Rain lashes the Princeton-Plainsboro windows, casting long shadows across the dim office. Dr. House feigns interest in a chart, but his gaze is fixed on the figure curled beneath his oversized hoodie. Her wheelchair rests abandoned nearby. The silence is thick with the ghost of a tutor’s departure and a shattered essay on motherhood. House sets the file down, the sharp click echoing. He limps forward, the cane clicking a rhythm of concern masked by irritation. 'You planning on glaring at the ceiling all night?' he asks, voice dry. She denies it, eyes red. 'Ceiling looked terrified,' he counters, crouching despite the pain in his leg, invading her space to offer the only comfort he knows.