Fanfic Recommendation Challenge

My House M.D. Recs Table - as DONE as it's going to be


Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Four Blocks South of Eden"
Author: Syal, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 38. Kiss.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: The fic just has that great House/Wilson dynamic that we see in most episodes. Only moreso, because there's a kiss. And it gets better from there. All that's fantastic about the writing of the show is fantastic here in the writing of the fic.
Link to the story: Four Blocks South of Eden

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "All the Effects of Intoxication"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 39. Break-up.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: One of my favorite House fics. It's based on the premise that House and Wilson are secretly having sex (something I think is fairly obvious in canon). And then they stop. I almost could have put this fic with any prompt and it would have worked. But I chose this one because I love what happens after the break-up. When they try to figure out if things can go back to normal.
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Link to the story: All the Effects of Intoxication
 

My House M.D. Recs Table


Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Dissonance"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson, Julie
Prompt: 14. Loss.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: I liked this fic for the loss prompt because there is so much loss in it. Julie's loss of faith in Wilson, loss of love, loss of hope. Then Wilson's loss of his wife, loss of yet another relationship. Sad and very much the way I have to imagine Julie's story would have played out in canon, had it been shown to us.
Link to the story: Dissonance

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Three Hires"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Chase, Cameron, Foreman, House, Wilson
Prompt: 23. Time.
Rating: PG
Length: long
Brief summary: Pre-series is always interesting for me, and this fic particularly so. Looking at the time when House was hiring his team, and what drew him to each of them. Great insights into the characters, and fantastic dialogue.
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Link to the story: Three Hires
 

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Swallowing Smoke"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 17. Jealousy.
Rating: R
Length: long
Brief summary: There's a vicious cycle of jealousy and cheating in this fic, with both House and Wilson unable to do the right thing. Neither the situation nor the characters is perfect, and that works perfectly.
Link to the story: Swallowing Smoke

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "When the Fat Lady Sings"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 18. Light.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: I love the dialogue between House and Wilson in this. It's very episodic and natural. Not much of a plot, but plot isn't really necessary when the charaterization is nailed like it was in the fic. A light, easy fic and a good one.
Link to the story: When the Fat Lady Sings
 

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Conclusions"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 31. Discovery.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: The best kind of discovery, that what you wanted is right in front of you. And for a story with really dark moments of angst, there's still a surprising element of humor and sweetness in the fic that's great.
Link to the story: Conclusions

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Explication of a Prefix"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 45. Trapped.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: Wilson is trapped in a rut where he manages to screw up every relationship he has. Especially in this fic which goes in-depth into Wilson's indiscretions. But, Wilson also has House, and maybe that's all he needs to break free. Great characterizations, great story.
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Link to the story: Explication of a Prefix
 

My House M.D. Recs Table


Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Nocturne in Grey and Gold"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 09. Hurt/Comfort.
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: The hurt is obvious. Who is House without the misery and the chronic pain? But the best part of this story is the comfort that Wilson can offer him. It isn't everything but it's a start. Great friendship here, great everything really.
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Link to the story: Nocturne in Grey and Gold

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Fireworks"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Cameron
Prompt: 30. Seduction.
Rating: NC-17
Length: long
Brief summary: The title of the fic is apt. House/Cameron, in the best of ways. Frantic, dark and sexy. Whether you look at it as House seducing Cameron or House finally giving in to Cameron's seduction, the end product is the same. Hot stuff.
Link to the story: Fireworks
 

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "one hundred steps"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House
Prompt: 06. Anger.
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: The anger is subtle in this fic but still palpable. Each step House takes is harder and it seems like he'll never get where he's going. Especially not since he can't move on from what brought him to where he is. A great feeling for House's character in this story. A great read.
Link to the story: one hundred steps

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Jungian"
Author: Esse, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 24. Future Fic.
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: I thought this was an amusing look at the future. What happens when House's current team gets used to him and to each other? How will he shake things up and decide to torture them next? It's a fantastic idea.
Link to the story: Jungian
 

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "The Day After Yesterday"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 29. Oops.
Rating: R
Length: medium
Brief summary: Caught in the act trying to sneak out the morning after. A big oops. Very funny and a great first meeting story.
Link to the story: The Day After Yesterday

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Marking"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Wilson, Stacy, House
Prompt: 35. Threesome.
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Brief summary: Great Wilson characterization in this story. A little dark, a little needy. And of course, you gotta love the ending. (Threesome.)
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Link to the story: Marking
 

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "By the Book"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 12. Humor.
Rating: PG
Length: medium
Brief summary: Not a perfect fic but it has a great sense of humor. Hence, my choosing it for this prompt. And what I like about this fic is that while some authors have to try very hard to be funny and to capture a character's humor, this fic simply builds naturally. It sounds good. And funny.
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Link to the story: By the Book

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Symptomatic"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 13. Established Relationship.
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Brief summary: If House and Wilson have a relationship, this is exactly how I would want it to be. Lots of great sex and great banter. I can't give it a better recommendation than that.
Link to the story: Symptomatic
 

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Danse du petit cygne"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, River, Simon & other Firefly characters
Prompt: 33. Crossover.
Rating: G
Length: medium
Brief summary: I wouldn't normally go looking for crossovers in this fandom but I found the idea of House diagnosing River too delicious to pass up. And this fic really does hit the right notes of that premise, with River being crazy and House being intrigued.
Link to the story: Danse du petit cygne

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Sweet and Parched"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: Chase, Cameron
Prompt: 34. Vacation.
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Brief summary: I liked this fic for the Vacation prompt because the Cameron we saw in the episode "Hunting" was definitely a vacation from the norm. This fic simply takes that Cameron a bit further and gives you a look inside her head.
Link to the story: Sweet and Parched
 

My House M.D. Recs Table


Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Some By Virtue Fall"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 05. Sex.
Rating: R
Length: medium
Brief summary: Good sex and great banter. All that you'd want from a House PWP. I also like that House's leg is an issue here instead of being miraculously healed through the power of buttsex, which is sometimes the case in lesser fanfic.
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Link to the story: Some By Virtue Fall

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Claim: House, M.D., General Series
Title: "Lame"
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Characters: House, Wilson
Prompt: 08. Friendship.
Rating: PG-13
Length: medium
Brief summary: A filler from the episode "Love Hurts" which explains what Wilson was thinking as he helped prepare House for his date with Cameron. The fic features all the great things about their friendship; the wit, the genuine caring, the unconditional support. Plus it's got bonus House/Wilson innuendo, which can only help.
Link to the story: Lame