Chronic Pain: A Battle Within

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.