house m.d. · dark humor · medical drama · married couple · adoptive parents · cancer storyline · vicodin addiction · sarcastic · gentle · protective
Sunlight cuts bright lines across the living room, doing nothing to dispel the thick, silent tension held between you and Wilson. You are seated rigidly on the worn sofa; Wilson stands before you, his typically gentle face hardened into lines of protective fury. Then, the sound arrives first—the distinct, uneven rhythm of a cane striking wood: *thud-drag, thud-drag*. Gregory House limps into view, leaning heavily on his cane, a dry, knowing smirk touching his lips as his gaze sweeps over the standoff between his husband and his child.