#greg house

[waddlingwatercolor]

House MD has completely overtaken my life. I have watched the first 3 seasons in only 2 and a half weeks. Definitely expect to see fanart of House from me at some point.

[cuddytism]

Hello Joan Cuddytism! What episodes/scenes would you say show the thesis of huddy? asking for no particular reason :)

ok so i wrote a really long listtttt :) i'm unsure if this is exact/if i'm missing anything/adding too much/etc etc etc but here's like 20-ish episodes that i think rly cover the basis for why i like huddy/what i see in them/how i understand them. split into 2 parts: the basis (ie how they see each other/interact sans romance) and the shipping manifesto (ie that buzzy stuff 💯💯💯). i also have a list of honourable mentions at the end <3

the basis

humpty dumpty (2x03)

this episode is important bc it's the first Real cuddy focus episode. and we gain a lot of knowledge of not only house and cuddy's current relationship, but it's also the first time their history is brought up, which (imo) plays a big role in their story. there's not a whole lot for romance here, but it is a really good base for beginning to understand their relationship, specifically in how well they understand each other.

cane & able (3x02)

i made my case for their parallels in this episode recently lol but even aside from that i think this one proves to be a good exploration of how their relationship works (as of s3). and paying attention to their sort of shared/paralled arcs in this season always makes me appreciate them even more.

finding judas (3x09)

i can't possibly talk about huddy's relationship without bringing this one up lol. aside from showing us how this relationship can crack under pressure, it's also a great one for showcasing the extent of cuddy's faith and trust in him. and i also just think it's an important foundation that'll be built upon & referenced later on.

fetal position (3x17)

house seeing cuddy in the patient and being drawn to her bc of that, cuddy "becoming" house — showcasing their similarities and giving her a newfound appreciation for what he does —, cuddy giving house a ticket for his trippppp (which Does veer into shipping territory yes..).... it's an important huddy episode for me!

no more mr nice guy (4x13)

this one is important almost entirely for that little scene towards the end where house reads off his review of cuddy. just a really really good scene that shows how much house does understand her. like alarmingly so. their mutual understanding of each other's neuroses and issues is something that is so important to their relationship!!! and this episode shows it well with just that scene alone.

dying changes everything (5x01)

like the last one, this episode is mostly included on the basis of showing how they understand each other, this time with the roles reversed! and a lot more care, from cuddy's pov. showing us both how she understands how house's mind works, and cares for his betterment.

the softer side (5x16)

major "cuddy cares so much about house" episode. see:

C: You're afraid to be happy H: Why do you care if I'm happy?

ignorance is bliss (6x08)

including this one mostly because i feel like i just reference it a lot?? it's a really good "huddy in s6" specific episode i think. like, to me, it makes reference to The Major Themes of huddy this season. house trying to break cuddy and lucas up, cuddy trying to move on but not being able to, cuddy scamming house, house trying to impress cuddy...

5 to 9 (6x13)

and now we finally get to see the relationship from cuddy's pov! there's nothing rlly Overtly romantic in this episode so i wouldn't put it in the other category lol. but i think it's important to consider the relationship from her perspective obviously, so it goes here!!

ship manifesto

forever/who's your daddy? (2x22 & 2x23)

i'm including these two together because, in terms of the huddy plotline, it's kind of an unofficial two parter. you can't understand the scenes in WYD (which is definitely the more Ship Scene Heavy) without the ones in forever. this being the beginning of the IVF arc, showing us cuddy's ability to be vulnerable with house (and only house), giving us that sexy sexy injection scene, and the will-they-won't-they (have a kid together) scene at the end... we were being FED.

insensitive (3x14)

"Do you like me, House?" need i say more?

top secret (3x16)

more huddy backstory!!! but, also, house jealousyyyy... which is something that is developed a lot in s3 but really manifests heavy in this episode and the previous (as well as the Hudson Arc). house being so into cuddy that he can't get a guy she went on one date with out of his mind? crazy. "that ship already sailed, get over me"? CRAZY. dream!cuddy saying "i'm always here"?? CRAZYYY...

joy/the itch (5x06 & 5x07)

do i need to explain these... i really don't think i need to. hall of fame worthy kiss scene (+ the angst leading up to it which is just as important!) and an entire episode dedicated to kiss fallout... genuinely nobody else was doing it like them. and people dare say that huddy was forced in s7...

let them eat cake (5x10)

huddy prank war/5d chess courting forever famous! so great for understanding the lengths they can go to make each other miserable / avoid their feelings <3 also The Desk. genuinely if house didn't fumble so bad at the end they lowkey had a high likelihood of getting together in this episode. so.

under my skin/both sides now (5x23 & 5x24)

another unofficial two parter and it's the most (in)famous! once again these feel really self explanatory but like. hallucination cuddy matters so much. house envisioning cuddy as his saviour matters so much. hallucination sex matters so much. house hallucinating cuddy being the thing that got him to go to the psych ward matters so much. "i haven't lied to you in twenty years" matters so much. "you have the luxury to care about your image, i do not" matters so much. and also it's like a pretty huge basis for a lot of the developments in s6 and 7 :)

known unknowns (6x06)

DO I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE. as #1 known unknowns fan i always have to tell everyone in the whole world to watch this episode. huddy backstory, huddy angst, luddy beginnings but also endings because everyone knows lucas is a (plot) tool. THE DANCE. TIME AFTER TIME. "I WAS GONNA CALL YOU". "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN HER". SO MANY THINGS. COME ON.

baggage/help me (6x20 & 6x21)

ok so this one is less of an unofficial two parter than the other ones are but i'm still putting them together because i always view them in tandem. the realizations thrust upon house by dr. nolan (re: everything being about cuddy) both recontextualizes the entire season thus far and also further contextualizes house's behaviour in help me. and help me should be pretty damn obvious because that's when they get together!

now what? (7x01)

SHOULD BE OBVIOUS. they were sucking and fucking all over this episode. just a lot of great domestic lovey dovey (but also some angst too...) huddy content that makes me freak the fuck out every time. showcases their wonderful chemistry soooo well...

larger than life (7x09)

it's very beautiful to see house interact with cuddy's mom, to be able to understand that wrench in their relationship. and, further, arlene's belief that house really does love cuddy. also like it's the cuddy birthday episode. you gotta cherish how house acts when it's cuddy's birthday AND he's meeting her mom. shoutout to "you are a sweet, sweet man."

after hours (7x22)

you know this is a good huddy episode because h/lson shippers try to argue that it should have been wilson to show up for house lol. anyway tons of great scenes here with not only huddy but also including rachel and really seeing how the addition of her functions in their currently tumultuous relationship. but also very much cuddy being the one person who picked up house's call. come on.

honourable mentions

ok so basically these r episodes i think r important for Huddy Fan-ism for one reason or another but not Enough for me to include on this already super long list LMAO

act your age: some small huddy scenes... understanding of cuddy's stance on relationships

living the dream: study on cuddy's faith in house and how that can reach to extreme lengths. also some cute teasing scenes :)

hh/wh: striptease scene. and hand hold scene. pls.

last resort: cuddy worrying so hard about house... house being referred to as her boyfriend... cuddy asking house if he wants a relationship...

unfaithful: cuddy's serenade. need i say more?

the choice: what can you do with "the girl that's not in love with you"...?

small sacrifices: huddy marriage talk.

recession proof: dating era huddy angst explanations... "you make me a worse doctor"....

bombshells: c'mon you gotta understand the reasons Why their relationship as it was in s7 didn't work. you gotta.

anyway this is super long <3 so i hope you enjoyed LOL

[losermania]

Happy disability pride to House from the show House

[deityk1n]

i like to think that , in house md , a fee years after wilson died , house went back to see thirteen. in s7 ep18 , not particularly long after she confesses to killing her own brother to house ( because his huntington's got so severe and he asked her to ) , house says he'll do the same for her when she reaches that point ( as she said something about it early in the episode. ) i'm not talking about the morality of any of it , it's just something i think happened

[inkandvicodin]

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Birth story: Our Dawn

Episode 1: Idiosyncratic

Summery: When six-week-old Aurora refuses to stop crying, Gregory House handles it the only way he knows how: by erasing his diagnostics whiteboard and treating a colicky newborn like a medical emergency.

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[inkandvicodin]

▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰ HOLDING THE SUN ▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰▰

Episode 1: Idiosyncratic

Summery: When six-week-old Aurora refuses to stop crying, Gregory House handles it the only way he knows how: by erasing his diagnostics whiteboard and treating a colicky newborn like a medical emergency.

Pairing: Gregory House x f!reader

Genre: Romance ,Fluff, Family, Whump (Emotional), shenanigans, Humour, soft dad house

Birth Story: Our Dawn []-Holding the Sun masterlist-[]

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The glass walls of the diagnostics conference room were supposed to keep the hospital out. Instead, they were currently treating the entire oncology department to the sight of Dr.House pacing in tight, furious circles, entirely held hostage by a seven-pound human being.

It was 2:15 PM on a Tuesday. The massive glass whiteboard, which usually detailed rare toxins, neurodegenerative diseases, or complex autoimmune pathways, had been aggressively wiped clean with a damp paper towel. In jagged, frantic black marker, House had written a new protocol:

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS: INFANT DISTRESS (AURORA HOUSE)

A. Gastrointestinal Distension (Gas / Maternal dietary choices)

B. Neurological Overstimulation (Cuddy’s terrible perfume)

C. Maternal Absence Anxiety (Y/N left the room exactly 14 minutes ago)

D. Retribution for my life choices

"House, she’s not a medical crisis," Chase sighed, leaning heavily against the glass table with a cold cup of coffee, his sleeves rolled up. "She’s a six-week-old newborn. They cry. Sometimes their nervous systems are just adjusting to existence."

"Everything has a cause, Chase. If you can’t find the cause, you’re just a highly paid veterinarian," House snapped, though his voice was a forced, gravelly whisper. He had Aurora strapped tightly to his chest in a dark grey fabric wrap. His large, calloused, typically restless hands were splayed completely flat across her tiny back, instinctively patting a steady, rhythmic, calming heartbeat against her spine.

"She’s been crying since we brought her down from the clinic," Foreman pointed out, not looking up from his laptop, though his typing had slowed to a crawl out of sheer exhaustion. "Maybe she just wants her mother. It's a biological imperative."

"Her mother is currently getting a postpartum thyroid check three floors down, and if I interrupt her because I can't handle a tiny human who doesn't even have teeth yet, I lose my status as the superior parent," House reasoned, his eyes wild with a mix of chronic sleep deprivation and stubborn, defensive pride. "Cameron! Did you check the stool sample under the microscope?"

Cameron walked into the room from the side lab, holding a tiny, rolled-up diaper like it was a piece of unexploded ordnance. "It’s normal, House. Perfectly normal. For the fourth time today, there is no blood, no mucus, and no parasites. She is healthy."

"Then it’s behavioral," House muttered. He stopped his pacing, leaning heavily on his cane, and stared down at the little tuft of dark hair peeking out from the top of the fabric wrap. Aurora let out a sharp, pathetic little squeak, her tiny fists bunching up against his wrinkled dress shirt, her face turning a bright, angry shade of pink.

House’s entire demeanor shifted in an instant. The frantic, manic energy drained out of him, replaced by something intensely fierce and protective. He unhooked his cane from his hand, letting it clatter unceremoniously to the hardwood floor, and used both hands to cradle her securely against his chest.

"Alright, look," House muttered, looking up at his team with complete seriousness. "The bouncing isn't working. The white noise machine sounds like a broken jet engine and it's making me want to cry. New protocol. Chase, get the pediatric stethoscope. Let's check for hyperactive bowel sounds. Foreman, check her temperature again."

"House, we've checked her temperature three times—"

"Do it!"

Before Chase could even reach for his lab coat, the glass door slid open with a soft, mechanical hiss. You stepped into the room, looking pale but significantly more rested after a few hours of quiet medical attention and a long-awaited checkup. The moment you walked in, your eyes locked onto House, and the tight, suffocating knot of postpartum anxiety that always lingered in your chest loosened.

Aurora must have smelled you, or recognized the sudden shift in the room's atmosphere, because her sharp, angry wails instantly melted into soft, breathless little hiccups. She let out a long, shuddering sigh and went completely limp against House's chest.

"Oh, thank God," Foreman muttered, immediately slamming his laptop shut and grabbing his jacket. "The cure has arrived. I'm leaving before he makes us test the breastmilk for heavy metals or environmental toxins."

"Agreed," Chase said, slipping past you with a sympathetic, exhausted smile. "She's all yours, Y/N."

The ducklings cleared out within seconds, slipping out into the hallway and leaving the diagnostics room suddenly, beautifully quiet.

House stood by the whiteboard, looking remarkably disheveled. His hair was sticking up in three different directions where he’d run his hands through it, his shirt was wrinkled, and he looked entirely defenseless without his cane lying on the floor a few feet away.

"You look like you've been through a war," you said softly, closing the glass door behind you and walking over to him.

"She’s a tyrant," House growled, though there was absolutely no heat in his voice. He looked down at Aurora, who was already blinking lazily, her little face pressed right over his collarbone, completely content now that her world was whole again. "She rejected three board-certified physicians, a fellow of neurosurgery, and a perfectly good warm compress. She has terrible manners and an attitude problem."

"Maybe she just missed her dad's voice," you murmured, stepping close enough to wrap your arms around his waist. You leaned your head against his shoulder, breathing in the scent of him—stale coffee, wool, and the sweet, milky scent of your baby.

House let out a long, shuddering breath, his large arms coming around you, locking you and Aurora into a tight, solid embrace. After the years of empty rooms, quiet drives home from the hospital, and a nursery that stayed locked for months because the grief was too loud, the heavy, warm reality of holding his family in his office was almost overwhelming.

He leaned down, pressing his lips firmly against the side of your neck, holding the kiss there for a long, quiet moment as his shoulders finally relaxed.

"The checkup went okay?" he asked, his voice rough and low against your skin.

"Perfect. Everything is normal," you whispered, looking up to meet his piercing blue eyes. "We're safe, Greg. She's safe. We actually get to keep this one."

House looked down at the whiteboard, then down at the sleeping girl against his chest. A rare, genuinely soft smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, clearing away the cynical mask he wore for the rest of the world.

"Good," he murmured, his thumb rubbing comforting, grounding circles into your back. "Because I was about to start blaming Cuddy, and she'd probably fire me before shift change."

-end of episode 1

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[targetlockedd]

i'd genuinely crack every house m.d. main (ish?) character except for house, taub, chi PARK MY BELOVED, and amber bro im drooling

[strahmslovelylashes]

abandoned house wip from ages ago