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Asphyxiation/In High Seas by nieded (R)
Fandom: HOUSE
Pairing: House/Wilson
Length: 6930 words (Asphyxiation) + 8070 words (In High Seas)
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nieded
Author Website: Speculations
Why this must be read:
In this pair of fics, Nieded paints a haunting picture of Wilson who quite literally is suffocating in life, followed by House, cast adrift and looking for an anchor. These fics still stick with me, years after I first read them.
From "Asphyxiation": He dreams about the cool water circulating around him in the silent, bottomless oasis, the hues of blue, the siren’s song of death and impending doom that sings like a Sunday afternoon. It calms and pacifies him under a deep, unconscious spell. He can remember every moment of being in the salty sea, the sweetness and warmth that flooded through his veins – how suddenly he could breathe more than he ever could before.
From "In High Seas": House chewed the inside of his cheek and turned his head to the floor. He knew Wilson hadn’t disappeared, just sort of… relocated. Explaining this to anyone else would be insane if they hadn’t been there, but he had. He witnessed some of the transformation, but sometimes trying to explain it to himself seemed crazy. It made it easier for him to joke about Wilson, knowing he was alive and that maybe – just maybe – he would come back.
Asphyxiation
In High Seas
Pairing: House/Wilson
Length: 6930 words (Asphyxiation) + 8070 words (In High Seas)
Author on LJ:
niededAuthor Website: Speculations
Why this must be read:
In this pair of fics, Nieded paints a haunting picture of Wilson who quite literally is suffocating in life, followed by House, cast adrift and looking for an anchor. These fics still stick with me, years after I first read them.
From "Asphyxiation": He dreams about the cool water circulating around him in the silent, bottomless oasis, the hues of blue, the siren’s song of death and impending doom that sings like a Sunday afternoon. It calms and pacifies him under a deep, unconscious spell. He can remember every moment of being in the salty sea, the sweetness and warmth that flooded through his veins – how suddenly he could breathe more than he ever could before.
From "In High Seas": House chewed the inside of his cheek and turned his head to the floor. He knew Wilson hadn’t disappeared, just sort of… relocated. Explaining this to anyone else would be insane if they hadn’t been there, but he had. He witnessed some of the transformation, but sometimes trying to explain it to himself seemed crazy. It made it easier for him to joke about Wilson, knowing he was alive and that maybe – just maybe – he would come back.
Asphyxiation
In High Seas