OH I GUESS I LIED COS IT TURNS OUT YOU'VE WRITTEN HOUSE TOO.

I'm sorry once again, I spam j00. I promise to be a little succinct here and get to the point. Right after I have a short rage about how EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH TURNS TO GOLD. *jealousymixedwithreverence*

Okay. This is very different to the style of the other stories of yours I have read today. And I should confess that this style, right here, is what I love. It's also what I feel the House fanficdom should be made of. It's the only style that fits the feel of the show, I think. Attention to detail, noting little tiny things, drawing attention to something and then calling back, just looking at EVERYTHING the way you do...bah, I ran out of adjectives two reviews ago and yet I insist on ploughing onwards. I'm sorry about that.

Let me try again.

No never mind I just read the first two lines again and started to flail in awe. OK, if I just dissect the first two lines, that might get me somewhere. You have his drink, which is easy, but the way you say it, like the stage directions on a play, is beautiful. The third-person narrative combined with personal observations and BRAND NAMES makes this sensational. It is that kind of casual, easy comparison, the slipping between one style and another, that you see in the sd's of truly fantastic plays, hallmarking them for the ages. This is just asdfghjjkl;'# "He knows that if", just all the ideas bound up in that, just moving smoothly on - "that little dismayed way she has", everything about your prose makes me fangirl incoherently. Lack of sleep is really not helping. You deserve better reviews than this. I am so sorry.

A few paragraphs down, House not being able to let go? Wilson, Cameron, just those aspects of his life that come from other people - pulling them in, weaving them so well, not dwelling, just mentioning, because that's what people DO. You create the idea that this is real for him, this is his life, a flicker of a thought is just that, a throwback to reality, and that makes the character very real. The analysis of the relationship (or lack thereof) is brilliant, too. His ideas of how to woo Cuddy are just fantastic. And the whole calling then hanging up is SO House. And the switch to Cuddy at the end, just those three lines, bah why are you so amazing. Such a sudden change but sums her up so well.

I love your analysis of their relationship. I love your portrayal of House - and of Cuddy. I love your detail, I love how easy this reads, I love this story, I love your writing.

Thank you, once again.

Very sweet and so them. It's a nice balance of fantasy and realism.

Love it. At first I thought it was Cameron, because I can't really see Cuddy squeaking, even though Cameron didn't really fit the bill either. The punctuation outside of the quotation marks prods the grammar police in me. I like the touch with the "Oprah has never really been alone in her life."

Okay this is good but*friendly notice* your next story needs to be longer!

Very sad, but well written story. Thanks for sharing.

Doc

Love it!

This is amazing. Well written and subtle, with fantastic characterization. Added to favorites ;)

Characterization is dead on! Well done! I hope you write more House/Cuddy in the future!:)

Hey there!

We are currently building a House/Cuddy Archive and we would love to include this fic. If you could give permission, would you please email me back through my profile.

Thanks :)

are you going to be continuing this, or writing anymore House/Cuddy fics?
i love and hate the angst you have here.. but thats a good thing! lets have them say sorry! LOL

loved the Oprah reference by the way!!

Great fic! This is the first House fic I've ever read (in Australia we've only seen up to 'Poison' and I wanted to wait until I really knew the characters before venturing into the fanfic world) and I think this will set the benchmark for a while. The characterization was spot, especially the Oprah stuff given his tv obsession, and it made me feel SO SORRY for him, not that I already didn't. I loved all of it. The bit about Cuddy was the saddest though, and I really do sometimes think I'm a masochist because that was probably my favourite bit. Keep up the good work!

This is one of the best House angst pieces I've ever read. Characterization is perfect and you just write so well. This is going straight to my Favorite list. Hope to read more from you in this fandom.

Nice job--I can see the attraction between the characters and you've done a great job of implying so much through the little touches. Smooth writing style, and a nice little angsty vignette all around!

nails his character completely. I love how he gets back at her by not using a coaster. It's petty and funny and a little sad. Please write more fanfiction about this character. Your writing style is amazing

Very nice! I'm not usually a fan of het, but this was very good. You know you're a good het writer when a almost-strictly-slash fan likes it. ^^;

Anyway, very very good, and so sad. Poor wittle House. ;.;