Trigger Warnings: Self-harm (graphic descriptions of nail marks, bleeding, and compulsive behavior) Addiction & Relapse (Vicodin dependency, withdrawal, emotional and physical consequences) Chronic Pain (descriptions of physical suffering, pain-induced behavior) Mental Health Struggles (depression, isolation, hopelessness, intrusive thoughts) Dr. Gregory House has always lived with pain-physical, emotional, and the kind that keeps you awake at 3AM. After years of pushing people away, chasing numbness, and drowning himself in pills and sarcasm, the cracks are starting to show. Wilson sees it. Thirteen suspects it. House? He's not ready to admit he's falling apart again. As the battle within his own body turns into a war inside his mind, House has to confront the ghosts of his past, the addiction he can't outrun, and the people still trying to love him through the wreckage. Pain was always easier than healing. But maybe... just maybe... he doesn't have to fight alone this time.

Warnings: Grief, emotional trauma, canon character death (Amber), slow burn, hurt/comfort, eventual romance. After Amber Volakis dies, James Wilson is left untethered-grief-stricken, emotionally exhausted, and silently haunted by the choices that led to her final moments. But as he tries to rebuild a life without her, he begins to realize that the person he's turning to-the person he's always turned to-is the one man he's never truly allowed himself to love. Gregory House, recovering from trauma of his own, masks his guilt with pills and sarcasm, but Wilson sees the cracks forming beneath the surface. As they navigate a complicated dance of grief, dependency, and unspoken truths, both men are forced to reckon with the one diagnosis they never expected: love. A slow-burn, post-Season 4 emotional journey through loss, healing, and the quiet moments that mean everything. Because sometimes, the person who breaks you is also the one who helps you heal.

Disclaimer: massive spoilers for the series finale. Triggers for pretty brief suicidal thoughts. They both know it. They say it to each other in looks and tentative touches, when House is rubbing Wilson's back when he feels as if he's about to hack up his lungs. In those moments, he doesn't have enough headspace to think, "House loves me," but sometimes he doesn't have to think it. Sometimes it's just his touch on Wilson's back and a few gentle words swathed in sarcasm. He knows. They both know. And what if Wilson was a star? And what if House was the universe, and what if he loved Wilson and let the oceans of time dwindle so he could be with him; only him, forever? What if there was a utopia?

Dr. James Wilson has always been the voice of reason at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital-the steady hand, the compassionate heart, the doctor who cares too much. Dr. Gregory House is his polar opposite: brilliant, caustic, and determined to keep everyone at arm's length. But beneath their professional facades of the caring oncologist and misanthropic diagnostician lies twenty years of friendship that's beginning to crack under the weight of unspoken feelings. As they navigate their complex relationship through late-night consultations, shared secrets, and unspoken understanding, both doctors find themselves questioning the boundaries they've carefully maintained. House's newest medical mystery becomes intertwined with Wilson's personal crisis, forcing them both to confront the one diagnosis they've been avoiding: their growing feelings for each other. Set against the backdrop of life-and-death medical drama, this slow-burn romance explores the fine line between friendship and something more, between professional distance and personal intimacy. As House and Wilson orbit each other like binary stars, they must decide whether to maintain their safe distance or risk everything by drawing closer. In this compelling medical romance, every symptom points to love-but sometimes the hardest person to diagnose is yourself. Perfect for fans of medical dramas, slow-burn romance, and complex character studies who enjoy watching walls carefully built over decades slowly crumble in the face of undeniable chemistry. _______________________________________ Would like to note that I don't own House MD or the characters in it. This is not canon, this is just fiction. Noticed that there were no good stories out on Wilson x House. Hope y'all enjoy! (Not very good at writing tbh)

"Of Vicodin and Violet Skies" a raw, poignant journey through love and loss between Dr. Gregory House and Dr. James Wilson. As Wilson faces the end of his life, the two men are forced to confront the quiet depth of their bond-one built on years of shared secrets, unspoken emotions, and the weight of time running out. In a story where words often fail, their connection speaks louder than anything else. Love doesn't always come with a warning, and sometimes, it ends before you're ready. But in the spaces between moments, House and Wilson find what matters most.

(originally posted on ao3) New Jersey is hit with a heat wave. House would rather melt than let Wilson see his leg.

"He was never good at love. But Wilson was never good at walking away." Dr. Gregory House has spent his entire life solving puzzles and pushing people away. But when his best friend-Dr. James Wilson-becomes the one person he can't imagine losing, everything changes. What starts as quiet glances and late-night conversations grows into a relationship neither of them expected. Through hospital halls and hospice rooms, from sarcastic jabs to soul-baring honesty, House and Wilson build something fragile but real. Marriage, adoption, surrogacy, and even Bubbe moving in-life gets messier, louder, and full of love they never thought they deserved. But now, years later, with four kids, a failing body, and a hotel bathroom floor drenched in grief, House is forced to face a truth even he can't deny: sometimes, the greatest diagnosis is just letting someone in. A story of love, loss, late-night Gordon Ramsay, and refusing to give up-even when life hurts like hell.

They're married. They're dads. They're doomed. After surviving marriage vows, Italian bed sheets, and each other, Dr. Gregory House and Dr. James Wilson return home as reluctant husbands and even more reluctant adults. Now juggling parenting, hospice consults, and Bubbe's aggressive knitting club, the two navigate the messy, hilarious, and unexpectedly tender realities of married life. Season 2 of Vicodin and Vows dives deep into the chaos of commitment: from questionable PTA meetings to post-honeymoon insecurity, morning intimacy with juice boxes on the nightstand, and House learning to co-parent without getting arrested. Love isn't the problem. Living with it is. No take-backs. No Plan B. Just two brilliant, emotionally constipated men trying to build a life-and failing spectacularly, one sarcastic moment at a time.

James Wilson and Gregory House are men who have experienced many ups and downs together. best friends for over 17 years, but there's been something more between them for a long time. They both fall in love, but their fate never grants them even a single moment of happiness. A dramatic, romantic story set in a hospital setting full of twists and heated situations. There is never enough drama.

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