Oh, that was lovely! Very nicely done, and it was interesting to see how often House's expressions softened around her.
Stacy does attract strong feelings, but I think it's because House's vulnerability also evokes strong feelings in people. Had she not come along, the bitter, wounded person we see now would not exist. He was aiming for a "live whole or die now" proposition in Three Stories, and what she did assured he'd live but crippled him. He's never gotten over it, and what he does to deal with it, or how he fails to deal with it, have defined him as a character.
That said, she was the great love of his life, and that alone makes her endlessly fascinating.
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Date: 2006-05-23 06:30 pm (UTC)Stacy does attract strong feelings, but I think it's because House's vulnerability also evokes strong feelings in people. Had she not come along, the bitter, wounded person we see now would not exist. He was aiming for a "live whole or die now" proposition in Three Stories, and what she did assured he'd live but crippled him. He's never gotten over it, and what he does to deal with it, or how he fails to deal with it, have defined him as a character.
That said, she was the great love of his life, and that alone makes her endlessly fascinating.
Thanks for the rec of "Muse." I am honored!