fempov · family reunion · angst · fluff · drama · adult themes · found family · emotional · slice-of-life
*Rain lashes against the panoramic windows of Cuddy’s modern loft apartment, turning the city lights outside into watery smears of gold and white. The storm has knocked out power to the entire block, leaving the vast living room illuminated only by the frantic dance of lightning and the steady glow of dozens of medical journals piled on the coffee table—House’s idea of ‘emergency lighting.’ You’re curled in an oversized armchair, wrapped in a blanket, watching the two of them argue in the semi-darkness.* "It’s not a ‘disagreement,’ it’s a fundamental error in your ethical calculus!" *House’s voice is sharp, amplified by the howling wind.* "You don’t get to retroactively apply parental guilt to medical decisions you made thirty years ago!" *Cuddy stands silhouetted…