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not a home without a House

Title: not a home without a House Fandom: House MD Ship: James Wilson/Gregory House Rating: T Word Count: 3.7k Part of my it takes a village series.

Spoilers for Season 8/Post-Series!

Summary: Wilson gets a new cat. He also asks House to move back in with him. Permanently, this time.

Read the first few hundred words below the cut and the entire fic on AO3 here. Also, consider following my House sideblog, @drhedicalhalpractice

“What if I adopted a cat?” Wilson asks over dinner in front of the TV one evening.

House stares at him. "Then I’d assume you’ve officially come to terms with the fact that you’ll remain single forever. We’ve been over this before. Are you going senile? Shame, but I guess you are getting old.”

Wilson rolls his eyes so dramatically that it’s almost impressive. “Would you mind if I adopted a cat?”

“What’re you asking me for? It’s your place,” House points out.

Really, there’s no reason for House to even still be here. The initial argument, of course, was an arrangement of convenience – Wilson needed help while he recovered from his surgery, it simply made sense for House to temporarily move back into the condo. Except now Wilson’s almost fully recovered, House hasn’t left and Wilson hasn’t kicked him out, and it’s a good thing that no one’s asked about it because acknowledging it would mean acknowledging that there really isn’t a good reason for why House stays.

“Well,” Wilson says, squirming. He grabs the remote to mute the TV, and that’s how House knows that they’re about to have a Serious Conversation. Great. Those are always so much fun.

“What if it weren’t?”

“What if it weren’t what? ”

“My place.”

“I knew it. You are going senile. Just to be clear, I’m not going to wipe your butt for you if you forget how to do that. I’m a doctor, not a nurse.”

“House. What if it were our place instead?”

House risks a side glance at Wilson. “What, so you can kick me out again when you feel like it?”

It’s a bit of a low blow. An effective one too, from the way Wilson grimaces. House feels a little guilty about it, but not a lot – the memory still hurts. So what if he’s feeling petty about it?

“No, House,” Wilson says softly. “It was wrong of me to kick you out then, and I shouldn’t have done it. I want you here, permanently. Officially. Your name on the lease and everything.”

At House’s doubtful expression, he adds, “You don’t have to sell your place, if you don’t want to. You could keep it just in case you need some space every once in a while, or for extra storage or something.”

As a failsafe, goes unsaid, but they both know that’s what he really means.

House stares at the mute TV for a long time, not really taking in anything that’s happening on the screen.

“I’m difficult to live with,” he says finally, but what he really means is do you know what you’re offering and are you sure you can handle me here in the long run and do you promise it’s permanent this time.

Wilson huffs out a laugh. “Well, that’s news to me. In that case, never mind.”

He sobers, glancing at House with an expression so soft and gentle that it makes his insides squirm.

“This isn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision. I’ve given it a lot of thought. Pretty much since Brown told me I was going to live, actually. And I’ve come to the conclusion that my home is just not a home without a House.”

For a long moment, no one says anything. Wilson just looks at him, unwavering, expectant, a little hopeful.

House breaks first. “That is the worst thing you have ever said to me.”

“What? I’m being serious!” Wilson defends himself, eyes wide and innocent, but House isn’t fooled.

“It was atrocious and sappy and don’t think I don’t know you said that on purpose. Just for that, I should leave right now and never come back.”

Wilson keeps up that innocent expression for a few seconds longer, even working a little hurt into his stupid puppy eyes.

But then, he cracks. “I don’t know, I thought it was pretty clever.”

He grins at House, boyish and carefree, and oh, House nearly lost this. Nearly lost him. Christ. The thought will never get easier to bear.

“I’m serious, House. In fact, I’ve never been more serious about anything in my life.”

“I can think of at least three ex-wives who have probably been told something similar,” House mutters, desperately keeping up the pretenses as if he hadn’t made his decision the moment Wilson asked.

It’s funny, he thinks, how almost losing the one person who matters can change you. Of course, if Wilson doesn’t know that he could ask House for just about anything at this point, he’s not about to go rub it in his face. Self-preservation and all that.

“Fine.”

“Fine?”

“Fine, I’ll move back in with you. Permanently. God, you’re needy.”

The stupid grin on Wilson’s stupid face is hard to look at, but House can’t bring himself to look away.

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not a home without a House

Title: not a home without a House Fandom: House MD Ship: James Wilson/Gregory House Rating: T Word Count: 3.7k Part of my it takes a village series.

Spoilers for Season 8/Post-Series!

Summary: Wilson gets a new cat. He also asks House to move back in with him. Permanently, this time.

Read the first few hundred words below the cut and the entire fic on AO3 here. Also, consider following my House sideblog, @drhedicalhalpractice

“What if I adopted a cat?” Wilson asks over dinner in front of the TV one evening.

House stares at him. "Then I’d assume you’ve officially come to terms with the fact that you’ll remain single forever. We’ve been over this before. Are you going senile? Shame, but I guess you are getting old.”

Wilson rolls his eyes so dramatically that it’s almost impressive. “Would you mind if I adopted a cat?”

“What’re you asking me for? It’s your place,” House points out.

Really, there’s no reason for House to even still be here. The initial argument, of course, was an arrangement of convenience – Wilson needed help while he recovered from his surgery, it simply made sense for House to temporarily move back into the condo. Except now Wilson’s almost fully recovered, House hasn’t left and Wilson hasn’t kicked him out, and it’s a good thing that no one’s asked about it because acknowledging it would mean acknowledging that there really isn’t a good reason for why House stays.

“Well,” Wilson says, squirming. He grabs the remote to mute the TV, and that’s how House knows that they’re about to have a Serious Conversation. Great. Those are always so much fun.

“What if it weren’t?”

“What if it weren’t what? ”

“My place.”

“I knew it. You are going senile. Just to be clear, I’m not going to wipe your butt for you if you forget how to do that. I’m a doctor, not a nurse.”

“House. What if it were our place instead?”

House risks a side glance at Wilson. “What, so you can kick me out again when you feel like it?”

It’s a bit of a low blow. An effective one too, from the way Wilson grimaces. House feels a little guilty about it, but not a lot – the memory still hurts. So what if he’s feeling petty about it?

“No, House,” Wilson says softly. “It was wrong of me to kick you out then, and I shouldn’t have done it. I want you here, permanently. Officially. Your name on the lease and everything.”

At House’s doubtful expression, he adds, “You don’t have to sell your place, if you don’t want to. You could keep it just in case you need some space every once in a while, or for extra storage or something.”

As a failsafe, goes unsaid, but they both know that’s what he really means.

House stares at the mute TV for a long time, not really taking in anything that’s happening on the screen.

“I’m difficult to live with,” he says finally, but what he really means is do you know what you’re offering and are you sure you can handle me here in the long run and do you promise it’s permanent this time.

Wilson huffs out a laugh. “Well, that’s news to me. In that case, never mind.”

He sobers, glancing at House with an expression so soft and gentle that it makes his insides squirm.

“This isn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision. I’ve given it a lot of thought. Pretty much since Brown told me I was going to live, actually. And I’ve come to the conclusion that my home is just not a home without a House.”

For a long moment, no one says anything. Wilson just looks at him, unwavering, expectant, a little hopeful.

House breaks first. “That is the worst thing you have ever said to me.”

“What? I’m being serious!” Wilson defends himself, eyes wide and innocent, but House isn’t fooled.

“It was atrocious and sappy and don’t think I don’t know you said that on purpose. Just for that, I should leave right now and never come back.”

Wilson keeps up that innocent expression for a few seconds longer, even working a little hurt into his stupid puppy eyes.

But then, he cracks. “I don’t know, I thought it was pretty clever.”

He grins at House, boyish and carefree, and oh, House nearly lost this. Nearly lost him. Christ. The thought will never get easier to bear.

“I’m serious, House. In fact, I’ve never been more serious about anything in my life.”

“I can think of at least three ex-wives who have probably been told something similar,” House mutters, desperately keeping up the pretenses as if he hadn’t made his decision the moment Wilson asked.

It’s funny, he thinks, how almost losing the one person who matters can change you. Of course, if Wilson doesn’t know that he could ask House for just about anything at this point, he’s not about to go rub it in his face. Self-preservation and all that.

“Fine.”

“Fine?”

“Fine, I’ll move back in with you. Permanently. God, you’re needy.”

The stupid grin on Wilson’s stupid face is hard to look at, but House can’t bring himself to look away.

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This scene was honestly so scary

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Gregory House - Bi Bi Bi

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lollipop

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wilson when he is low hp

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girl help I’m trying to visit my elderly grandma in hospital but the Oncologist keeps fucking the Diagnostician on every horizontal surface and I’m starting to think that might be unsanitary

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his fucking face 😭

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Okay fuck I've got more to say on the subject of how Wilson thinks House feels about him instead of just tag ranting (though I'll have to repeat some of that tag ranting) because holy shit my dudes.

As a basic premise, from the very start of the show, it is very clear to us the viewer that House has this best friend who is very, very important to him. That's just never a secret – House, who actively pushes everyone away, doesn't want to interact with patients, pretends he doesn't care about people, never tries to hide that he cares about Wilson. This is both towards Wilson himself and to other people – sure, maybe he doesn't come right out and say it, but it's so very clear in so many things he does and says.

Here's some scenes (very much from memory and out of chronological order, please bear with me) that highlight this very clearly:

After Vogler gets Wilson kicked off the board and Wilson accuses House of not thinking that their friendship (or Wilson's job) matters enough to him to give that speech. House started out making light of the situation, kind of twisting it into a joke, refusing to take accountability etc. but the moment Wilson says that, he immediately sobers and just straight up admits that no, actually, they do matter ° I remember being very surprised by this because this is only in S1 and I didn't expect House to be this sincere with Wilson ° Hell, the pilot had someone asking Wilson if House cared about him and Wilson was like "I don't know", so I took that as an indicator that House doesn't show he cares. But as it turns out, this is very much a Wilson problem, not a House problem!

The "You DOSED me!" conversation. 11/10 one of the most hilarious scenes in the show, but also! House is understandably upset that his best friend is depressed and he didn't know about it, but Wilson straight up tells him to stop acting hurt because he doesn't actually care. This is wild to me because everything in the way House talks suggest that he isn't just mad because he missed a puzzle piece, he genuinely wanted Wilson to tell him about this, but Wilson didn't trust him with it

Living together in Amber's apartment post-Mayfield. Wilson thinks he can't talk to House about his grief after Amber's death and prefers to talk to her instead of talking to House. Even when House directly offers/asks him to talk to him instead, Wilson outright rejects him and tells him that talking to him doesn't make him feel better but talking to her does. ° Amber is dead, she will not reply to him, yet Wilson considers this more of a comfort than anything House would offer him. Except, House is carrying so much guilt about Amber's death, I genuinely feel like he would've made an effort to be supportive in this instance ° In fact, at the start of S5 before Wilson leaves, House even says, "I know you're not [okay], but maybe I can help." and Wilson doesn't even acknowledge it (instead just proceeds to tell him that he should have been alone on that bus, good lord)

Two instances I clearly remember where they're arguing about things House genuinely seems insecure about in their friendship: ° When Wilson moves out of Grace's place and back into a hotel because he doesn't think it's a good idea to move back in with House, House asks him if they're okay despite all of it. His expression in that scene actually takes me out because he looks so sincere and the insecurity behind it is very badly hidden ° "Does it bother you that we don't have a social contract?" The fact that House feels the need to ask this and make sure that Wilson is fine with their dynamic speaks volumes imo

Honestly the entirety of the episode Wilson (S6E10). "If you die, I'm alone." All the trying to push Wilson to grow a spine and not let Tucker take advantage of him. Sitting by his bedside both as he wakes up from surgery and then again while he's recovering from the surgery. In fairness though, Wilson doesn't outright deny that House cares about him in this one.

During the roadtrip to House's dad's funeral. "And there's the foundation of our entire friendship. If you hadn't been bored one weekend, it wouldn't even exist." – "Hey, there were 3000 people at that convention. You're the one I thought wasn't boring." imagine being told that out of 3000 people there, the man who notoriously does not care about anything that doesn't intrigue him, picked you specifically to be his friend and has been obsessed with you ever since, and somehow rewriting that into a bad thing??? The way he says the "if you hadn't been bored" part sounds accusatory and kind of bitter, when that's just how friendships get formed sometimes? Wilson, what the hell are you on

The entirety of S8 following Wilson's cancer diagnosis is basically one huge declaration of love from House. But to be fair, I think by this point, even Wilson realizes that (...mostly, even though he still somehow interprets it as a "House needs me so he doesn't want to lose me" kind of thing instead of just fucking accepting that maybe the man just loves* him and that's why he doesn't want to lose him, god) *love being used non-romantically here, even without Hilson goggles on, they just undeniably love each other, however you choose to interpret it

All of this just makes me wonder what the hell Wilson's got wrong with him that leave him so completely and utterly unable to fathom that House could possibly care about him, despite the fact that House very explicitly shows him over and over. Wilson is usually so good at reading House and figuring him out, just not when it comes to himself, apparently. Dude has some serious issues and I am so very intrigued by it <3

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um holy shit

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house is writing y/n rpf right here

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still iykyk

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soemthing that sticks out to me is foreman having a relationship with a married woman and he's so upset when they can be openly together after she comes clean to her husband. like that's gotta mean something