Another drabble...

[jennyaxe]

Stupid cold back again. Have been home with fever, runny nose and a cough so bad I threw up from coughing yesterday. A problem with trying to write is that even though I have ideas, and I compose stuff in my head, I never seem to have the time or energy to actually get it written down. Either I'm at work, or tired after work, or it's Saturday and I'm tired after a whole work week, or it's Sunday and I'm tired from riding. That's why I've never yet posted any long story. Drabbles are easier.

Title: Surrogate
Author: Jenny Dybedahl
Fandom: House, M.D.
Pairing: House/Wilson (preslash)
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 100

Surrogate

He's got several canes, all different, but eerily similar. They all do the same thing for him - while he's using them he can almost walk like a whole man. They're not what he really wants, though; they're just a replacement for the leg he still misses.

He's got several hookers, all different, but eerily similar. They all do the same thing for him - while he's using them, he can almost feel like a whole man. They're not what he really wants, though; they're just a replacement for the man he still desires.

He pretends he's not making do.

Comments

[stained-dreams.livejournal.com]

I loved how you said so much with so little. I also likethe use of repetition, that was effective.

[jennyaxe.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you liked the repetition.

I got this idea while trying to sleep one night. For some reason I started wondering why House would have more than one cane - I only have the one, it fits me and I don't see any reason to have more than one. Then I thought, maybe it's that he's trying to find one that he feels completely comfortable with rather than almost-but-not-quite.

For the record, I have a collapsible cane, just as House did in "Needle in a Haystack". Not that I yelled and pointed when I saw it on screen, though. Oh no. That would never do. *cough*

[stained-dreams.livejournal.com]

For some people it could be a fashion thing, having more than one, but that clearly isn't House.

But I love your take on the situation, I mean I dd from the writing, but more so now I know the thoughts behind it.

And I love the icon <3

[gnapp.livejournal.com]

I agree - very effectful. I liked it. (Even though everything I know about the characters comes from your LJ. :-)

[jennyaxe.livejournal.com]

Praise from you is praise indeed!