Ill Season by Ana (PG-13)

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Fandom: HOUSE
Pairing: Cuddy Gen
Author on LJ: sinquepida
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Why this must be read:

There are a fair number of different takes on Cuddy's time in college, on how she and House met. I like many of them. I might just like this one the best. We see a solemn and focused Lisa Cuddy, with glimpses of the sassy, brilliant Dean of Medicine she's going to be. We see her moments - the ones she'll use and the ones she'll keep to herself.

After they shake hands again, she drifts towards the windows and watches the snow start to fall. She'll make space in her schedule for the Down lecture; she thinks it's important to do things like that, at least in part so she can meet other women who are doing what she is, to get a feel for what the next few years will be like. She has a plan- another publication, medical school, a residency, a staff position- but there are times when she can only see the bones of the thing, a bare tree stark against the sky. It's easy to forget that she'll have moments in her life that won't appear on her C.V., that will be hers alone to remember.

Read Ill Season.