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[fairyd123]

More House recommendations:

Anything for Charity by Michelle Christian

House/Wilson explicit slash

Michelle Christian is one of my favourite House slash writers and everything that she has written is highly recommended reading but I confess that the silly title of this story put me off reading it for some time. But it goes to show that you should never judge a book by its cover because this pwp features red hot beautifully written smut. Is it entirely believable that House would drag Wilson into a cupboard for scorchingly hot nookie whilst all his co workers are a few feet away? Possibly not but with a story this sexy who cares?

Name that Tune by Miriam Heddy

House/Wilson explicit slash

Name that Tune appears to be the only House story that Miriam has written - which is a crying shame as this is utterly superb. Perfectly in character and completely unsentimental this is a short, sharp and totally believable peek inside the dynamics of the House/Wilson relationship. Really quite brilliant.

Blow the Candles Out by Syal

House/Wilson Slash

God I love this story! Featuring a very unhappy Wilson on his birthday and the world's most awkward birthday party attended by House, Wilson and Julie this works on every level. Its one of the few stories that doesn't make Julie a screaming harridan and you ache for both her and Wilson as the author depicts the sad dead state of their marriage. House's dialogue is wonderful and the ending is cute and heart warming without being fluffy and unrealistic. Massive bonus points for managing to include a scene of House hugging Wilson which is completely in character and painfully realistic.

Maryland by Shalott

House/Wilson slash

First House story I ever read and still one of my absolute favourites as a desperate House tries to work out why Wilson has decided to leave his job and move to Maryland. Beautifully written and featuring a very vulnerable House - a state of mind which few House writers seem to be able to pull off with any degree of success. The sort of story that leaves you with a huge smile on your face once you've finished reading it.

Messengers by Telegram Sam

Gen

Very melancholy peek into the psyche of James Wilson. Wilson is too often portrayed as Mr Happy Go Lucky in fan fiction but in this piece Telegram Sam recognises the immense pressures facing a man who has to watch so many of is patients die. Short, haunting and very powerful.

Side Effects by Isagel

House/Wilson explicit slash

Another red hot slice of smut which also examines the unwanted side effects of House's vicodin addiction. Not too sure about the realities of some of the positioning given House's injury but such minor niggles are best overlooked when the rest of the story is as well written as this.

The Quality of Mercy by KMS

Gen

The Quality of Mercy is a lengthy well written Chase centric piece which deals with the slow process of House forgiving Chase after his actions with Vogler. Set in the second season it riffs on the events in Acceptance and includes the death of Rowan Chase.

The story isn't perfect and superficially there were a number of things that grated. Having the prison Chase is sent to be called Oswald Petentiary is a little too referential for my tastes (I've never understood why writers create believable universes and then drag me out of them by referencing another fandom), a riot breaking out within moments of Chase arriving is a tad convenient, the scene on the plane where House forgives Chase has a distinctive S&M vibe to it which I'm absolutely sure the writer didn't intend and the House/Wilson relationship is portrayed in a way which can't be comfortably categorised as slash or friendship but somewhere annoyingly inbetween.

All that being said this story succeeds wonderfully in one way - it made me care deeply about the character of Robert Chase in a way which the House writers and Jesse Spencer haven't succeded in doing on the show. Chase is wonderfully categorised here - he's a fully realised compelling character rather than the whiny petulant bitch we so often see on the show. Special mention should also be made of this stories impressive nods to continuity - the Arnellos, Vogler, Rowan Chase's illness - all featured and handled very well indeed.

Candy Cane by Atalanta Pendragonne

House/Chase BDSM

Wriiten in response to a homophobic post which caused a stir over at the House fiction journal this is an incredibly naughty, very sexy slice of House/Chase. House makes one hell of a dom and the dom/sub dynamic suits the House/Chase relationship surprisingly well. If only all ridiculous posts inspired this degree of quality writing!

Comments

re: quality of mercy

[kmspider.livejournal.com]

I never did get around to thanking you for your review. I also wanted to let you know that the link has been updated and is now here: http://www.squidge.org/housefanfiction/archive/5/thequality.html

The reason it changed was because I’ve made a few small changes after I read your review. The name of the prison was changed from Ozwald to Ozmund. (It had to have Oz in the name for the confused discussion that happens between Cameron and House). You were right, it was better not to drag in another fandom.

And you were right about the riot, so I’ve added a few lines of dialog that hopefully helps explain the mounting tension in the prison and why the riot broke out so quickly. I had wondered at it before I posted, but at the time was at a loss of what to say. Your review helped to clarify what I needed. Thank you.

As for the S&M vibe in the exchange on the plane… oh, yeah… I knew. I felt that if Chase did have a bit of a background in the scene, he would understand the power of total surrender, and the effect it might have on House. Not that I mean that he’s trying to be manipulative, but more along the lines of he’s just given up the fight and he was desperate to be forgiven.

And as for the House/Wilson being ambiguous… I had to giggle. I wrote it as close to the show as I could, because, let’s face it, the HoYay/Slash is all over the place on the series, but never quite over. So I’m taking that one as a compliment .

I’m glad you enjoyed the story, and again, I thank you for the wonderfully in-depth review. It was quite a compliment when I first found it, and find myself returning often to your site to get good recommendations on other stories.

Again, thanks….. KMS

Re: quality of mercy

[fairyd123.livejournal.com]

Goodness I'm slightly awed that you would change your story on the basis of my comments! I'm never sure whether to be slightly critical when reccing stories as I don't want to upset the authors but I'm pleased that you found my comments useful. The only reason the weaker parts stood out for me was simply because the rest of the story was so strong.

Thanks for providing the updated link and I look forward to reading more of your stories!