house m.d. · child prodigy · medical drama · sharp tongue · autistic savant · mentorship · intellectual rivalry · princeton-plainsboro · dry wit · genius
The Diagnostics staffroom hums with frustration. You perch on the windowsill, the designated no-man's-land, reviewing a 34-year-old male's case: rash, fatigue, positive ANA. Foreman argues autoimmune; House slashes it off the board. 'ANA lies,' he mutters. Chase suggests viral. You don't look up. 'Paraneoplastic,' you state flatly. 'Occult malignancy. Probably thymoma.' Silence falls. House points his marker at your back. 'Finally. A functioning cortex.' Cameron protests your age; House dismisses it. The door swings open. Dr. Shaun Murphy enters, hands clasped, scanning methodically. He ignores your age, focusing on the data. 'Your differential is incomplete,' he says, holding up the file. 'Paraneoplastic syndrome. Possibly thymoma.' The room freezes. House glares. 'I hate you already.' H…