House Big Bang Challenge: In for a Pound (NC-17)

[deelaundry]

Posted to the House Big Bang Archive and mckay_sheppard

Title: In for a Pound
Author: Dee Laundry
Pairing: House/Wilson, Sheppard/McKay, House/Wilson/Sheppard/McKay
Rating: NC-17
Words: 23,900
Summary: Two days, four men, one California King mattress. Sometimes two and two can add up to something more.
Spoilers: Through "Whatever It Takes" (ep. 4-6) for House; through "Quarantine" (ep. 4-13) for Stargate Atlantis. Story takes place approximately four years after those events.
Notes: Stargate Atlantis/House MD crossover. Can be read standalone but is a sequel to Out of the Blue (takes place prior to that story's epilogue). All thanks and adoration to my marvelous betas (and sanity keepers) bironic, daisylily, and nightdog_writes. Several of Brahms' works can be found at http://pianoeducation.org/pnollist.html.

Special Note: Cover art! yevgenie and thedeadparrot created cover art for this story, available at the link below. Marvel at the awesomeness and then leave them feedback too!

When House started to wake, he drifted for several long seconds trying to piece together where he was. The mattress was harder than expected, the sheets smelled funny, and there was something odd about Wilson's breathing. Da-di-dum-dum: House was mentally humming along with the new rhythm, and then it hit him.

He could hear more than one person.

Read the rest at AO3. There is also a very short sequel there.

Comments

[poeia.livejournal.com]

Okay, I've already checked back 15 or 20 times (or 25 or 30.) Can you give a ballpark estimate as to when the link will be up?

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry - I have to wait for the BigBang mods to open the archive, which will be tonight... after I've already gone to bed. I should be up 7 am or so (Eastern Time) tomorrow and will put the link in then.

[hwshipper.livejournal.com]

Oh YES! This was SO going to be the first bigbang fic I read, as I LOVED Out of the Blue. Despite not knowing anything about SGA. And I still don't know anything about SGA, and it still doesn't matter, because House/Wilson & other men is so one of my kinks and this was just SUPERB.

So many fab lines (I particularly liked "I just needed time to get my head out of my ass so he could get his dick up there" ), so many fab scenes (Wilson & Rodney hurrying back to the house, & then the others bashing on the door!), and of course the sex was just mind-blowingly hot. Especially Wilson being woken up by his fantasy coming true. Phew! And the joy of having 20K+ words of it to read! *goes off to lie down & recover senses*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! Wilson got to have a lot of fun during the weekend: getting to do couple-y stuff, and have a "date," and have a ton of sex, and get his fantasy (both his fantasies) fulfilled...

A scene keeps popping into my mind, six months or so after this story, in which Sheppard shows up at the hospital and asks for House. "I'm a friend of his," he says nonchalantly. Foreman, Kutner, and Taub step forward protectively, staring Sheppard down, and Thirteen calls Security, because obviously this has to be an undercover cop or a gunman. Then House steps out of his office and welcomes Sheppard in, and everyone is quite befuddled. : )

[paraoptomistic.livejournal.com]

Hot, hot, hot! I really need to start watching SGA. Thank you for posting.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Or just read the fanfic, which is an entity unto itself! We have a community called gate_house with fans of both House and SGA, if you'd like some SGA recs from familiar faces. : )

Thanks!

[perspi.livejournal.com]

OMG DEE! You wrote me porn! (Okay, I know you didn't actually write it JUST for me, but. I like my own little world, here, mmm-kay?)

Smoking hot. Holy hell, iz liek burning. But you know what I really loved? All the little character moments in-between, like Sheppard and House getting into the football argument, and Wilson and Rodney's date, and spilling secrets even though it's against the rules, and playing piano, and John and House's fight. And OH! The magical Ancient tech that allows House The Fuck He Really Wants! EEEE!

Foursomes are so, so, awesome. How did you manage to write so many scenes, so creatively, without any of them feeling repetitive? HOW DID YOU DO THAT? *is so impressed*

*mems so hard*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

It is for you! So glad you liked it! We can't post stories to comms until April 7 -- do you think mckay-shep would like it then?

(I also liked the image of Sheppard and House playing videogames and eating barbeque in their undershorts. Hee.)

The fact that Ancient tech could (reasonably) plausibly produce a "super sports wrap" was so, so awesome. And not only did House get the fuck he really wants, he got the chance to be physical during the workout in a way he misses. (This thought just this second occurred to me: Don't you think House would like playing murderball? I bet he'd love it. Wilson would have a conniption, though.)

The sex scenes in this were the first things I plotted out, and having four men to work with gave me free rein to explore lots of different combinations. In fact, the fic was supposed to be a PWP, but none of the characters would stop talking. : )

Now I need someone to make me a foursome icon. Mmmm.

Thanks!

[sakurita.livejournal.com]

Wow, I´m speechlees. 0__0

This is the best foursome fic I´ve ever read, it´s utterly hot, and I don´t even watch Stargate.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much. This icon shows McKay and Sheppard - yum.

[(Anonymous)]

I am usually fundamentally against crossovers, but this was...phenomenal, seriously.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. Among those four particular men, there's a lot to explore.

[mer-duff.livejournal.com]

Everything I know about SG:A comes from your stories (though Beckett's turtles live in our prop shop), and now I can't bring myself to watch it, because I'll be horribly disappointed by the lack of hot foursome sex.

This was absolutely wonderful. Beyond the sex (though, really, it's hard to think beyond those four in one bed), there were some lovely character moments - Wilson being surprised and then grateful at the chance to talk about his feelings, House getting the opportunity to fight (and fight for Wilson), and Wilson wanting to haven given that happiness to him and then realizing it didn't matter. And John and Rodney moving to a better place (relationship and space wise!). So fantastic!

As someone who was named after a great-uncle (who went by Tommy, WTF?), I can say that Meredith is definitely a boy's name - at least until it became moderately trendy for girls sometime towards the end of the 20th century :)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hope I didn't imply that Wilson wants to talk about his feelings all the time; it's only that House never asks. It's also amusing because Rodney didn't exactly ask. But he didn't mind listening. : )

Wilson got a lot out of the weekend, I realized after I'd finished writing. A lot. (Can't tell which character I like best, can you?)

I know Meredith is legitimately a male name, but on SGA Rodney is quite embarrassed about it, so it needed a little teasing here.

[gaffsie.livejournal.com]

Sheppard was a flirt, too, but with a more scatter-shot approach: wide scope, catching everyone. James' flirting was more like a laser beam, concentrated and heat-inducing. Very true, for both of them.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I hadn't thought about it until I was actually writing that sentence, but it seemed appropriate.

[purridot.livejournal.com]

Wow! You know, much as I knew there would be hot sex from the rating, I loved every moment of the banter and the flirting -- I don't think I wanted any of the scenes to end. I think there's a joy tha melts through the words -- hopefully that means that you enjoyed the writing process as much as we do the reading <3

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

This was actually a tough one for me to write, mostly because I had expected it to be PWP and it kept wanting to have more character moments in it. "Make with the sexing!" I would yell at my brain, and my brain would protest, "But it doesn't make sense yet why these people would do that; you have to explain," and I would grumble and whine and drive my betas crazy.

Then I got done with the first draft and thought, "Phew! Over!" and someone pointed out I'd left out an entire plot. : ( But it was all for the good in the end!

Which is all to say, thank you. ♥

[jdr1184.livejournal.com]

I have only watched SGA once and I was totally confused, but since I spent the whole ep listening to their voices and imagining them naked, it was certainly enjoyable.

The staccato knocks on the bedroom door had to be House's cane, and sure enough, House was the next to shout. "Let us in!" House and Sheppard bitching about missing the sex show is beyond great. I wasn't expecting to like Rodney and Wilson together as much as I did. I loved listening to them flirt and banter about the men they love. The hot sex was a given, but the sweet moments really got me.

"To get fucked," John said from his left side.

"To get sucked," said Rodney from between his legs.

"To get choked," House growled into his right ear, tugging hard at his knee. I might never recover from this scene. Wow.

"I want to fuck you standing." House ducked to nip at Wilson's trapezius. "If you were eighty pounds lighter, I'd wrap your legs around my waist and fuck you against the wall, thrusting up into you and watching you come undone." My first thought was that McKay and Sheppard should help House make that happen by holding Wilson up against the wall. Your story has made me even more of a pervert, Dee. I wouldn't have it any other way.

I don't know much about the SGA characters but I can tell you that they had a clear voice in this story and their personalities really came across. I felt like I understood Sheppard/McKay's relationship as much as House and Wilson's. I really enjoyed reading this story. Thank you for writing it.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

since I spent the whole ep listening to their voices and imagining them naked, it was certainly enjoyable.

Every show should be watched that way, I think! : )

I'm glad the SGA characters came across in this story. They are like House and Wilson in many ways (such as not being able to talk about their feelings in any straightforward way) and then not in others. It was fun to explore different ways the four men would fit together personality-wise... and physically, of course. Thanks!

[shutterbug-12.livejournal.com]

Well.

I wasn't originally going to read this, I must admit, because I know NOTHING about SGA and usually don't go for crossovers. I wouldn't have known what those characters even look like if it hadn't been for the art done for your story. But, that being said...

I fucking loved it. You did such a great job creating voices for all the characters, familiar and unfamiliar. I loved that John guy. And the sex melted my brain. Had to let it solidify in the fridge for a while before I started reading again. rae;lfijaekr;bhf;ejkla keysmash for that, because, my God. Wilson's fantasy moment. Yeah, almost killed me.

The dialogue was awesome. Really, really wonderful. I liked when House tried to lay down the rules. I also loved the part where John and House are trying to let Wilson and Rodney let them into the room. Also loved the piano moment, and the whole sequence at the PT gym. Really tight writing, funny, hot, engaging characters (in more ways than one--ha!). What more could you want, really?

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed it! That John guy is pretty awesome. Can't express anything about his feelings, ever, but otherwise, he's a keeper. Rodney is very awesome, as well, brash and smart and funny (even when he's not trying to be). A lot of his vulnerabilities get played up in "In for a Pound" but on his typical days he can toe-to-toe with House, no question. (See the first half of "Out of the Blue" for an example.)

Wilson's fantasy seems to be a favorite for a lot of people. Being pleasured by three guys at once is an enticing thought, isn't it?

Thanks so much for reading and for the great detailed comment!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

p.s. Added to the house/sga masterlist. :)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Yummo

[belladonnaf66.livejournal.com]

as Rachel Ray would say. Foursome and moresome, and two of my favorite pairings...nicely done.

btw-I loved the flashes of jealously from each of the men, but how they managed to reign it in...

Re: Yummo

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

This was originally supposed to be a PWP but all these relationship issues kept popping up in there. Jealousy, and insecurity, and ongoing inability to talk about any feelings. Boys.

Thanks!

[fishbaum.livejournal.com]

That was WONderful!! I loved the first story, was happy to see a nice long sequel. I've never seen an ep of House, and actually am gonna go now look up what James looks like! But your John & Rodney were great, very good dialogue, great insight into John's withdrawl and refusal to even think about what he's doing/feeling.

Very, very fun, and perhaps the thing that will make me catch an ep or two of House! I'm off to look for good slashy eps or best Wilson eps.

Thanks for the very hot fic!!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

House and Wilson have been close best friends since the pilot (the very first scene is the two of them walking down a hall side-by-side, more than close enough to be holding hands) and there is so much lovely subtext. Season One episodes like the pilot, Damned If You Do, and Mob Rules are very good ones for seeing their relationship. In Season Two, Sex Kills, All In, and House vs. God are outstanding.

I've been writing John and Rodney for a far shorter period of time, so it's nice to know you thought they came through well. Thank you so much.

[girly-curl-3.livejournal.com]

This was really fantastic! I loved how well you captured the characters as well as the dynamics of each relationship. It's rare to read a crossover where the author has an equal understanding of both universes and their characters as you've done here. Really great read. (And the porn was hot too!)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I'm newer to SGA so I have to thank my betas for keeping me on track with John and Rodney. They're very awesome -- both McShep and my betas : )

[bell]

Hmm, I wouldn't have normally read this, as crossovers aren't my cup of tea, but it was bigbang, and I figured I'd at least try it out. And then I was snickering because, yeah, interesting concept, House, Wilson, McKay, and Sheppard spending a sex-filled weekend together. And who ever thought that a hot foursome was a problem to all your relationship problems? ;P

My favorite parts were the power balances, I think. For example, I loved that House tried to establish His Absolute Rule and the others still managed to defy him (Wilson having sex without him being there, McKay hacking into his phone, and Sheppard "undoing" him in the scene in which he pleasures the other three simultaneously). The series never lets anyone get the better of House, so I admit that I get a thrill to see it happen in fic!

There were some things that didn't feel quite right: why was the army official there that night right after Rodney's and Wilson's date, and why did we never see more of that plotline (I get that it was mostly for humor purposes and to motivate the two of them to have sex "without" John and House). Also, I think House would be depressed, for a while, after losing *again* full mobility of his leg. It was a nice touch, seeing him be willing to depend more on Wilson, but at the same time, I think back to his slump after the Ketamine treatment.

One of the things I liked in this fic is that several of the themes you foreshadowed in the beginning (House's jealousy, Rodney's insecurity over his relationship with John, Wilson's attraction/pull towards Rodney, John's fear of the DADT) are developed throughout the story and ultimately resolved.

By the end of this I was actually wondering why they didn't just become an official foursome. I get the feeling that if they didn't live in different galaxies, they really *might* become an official foursome!

So, in short, I had fun reading this. ♥

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading and the detailed meaty comment. I wanted this to be a PWP; it turned out to be a relationship and personal growth fic. I don't really know how that happened, but there it is. : )

You're right that I didn't explain the military official being there very well. She was there to get Sheppard's report on the event he'd gone to the night before, because he'd gone in an official capacity for the Department of Defense. (Why I wanted her there, personally, is because I have a bit of a thing for 'getting caught' scenes. Yum.) There's no more to that plotline; Lt. Fang filed her report, the captain in charge of that PR effort read it, and that was that. But it also is supposed to serve as more insight into the 'Sheppard can't be out so what does that mean for his relationship with Rodney' arc.

What makes losing mobility after the leg-brace different from after the Ketamine is that Rodney set it up from the beginning as a temporary, one evening only event. House knew from the beginning that it wasn't going to be permanent.

several of the themes you foreshadowed in the beginning ... are developed throughout the story and ultimately resolved. - I have the BigBang mods to thank for making that happen fully. They pushed me to create more strands in an overarching arc rather than leaving it to imagination (mine, mostly).

Long-term, I think having to compromise with one partner is stressful enough for these guys, so I don't think they could be an official foursome. But on the occasions they can get together, I do see them as two couples who are very close friends (and sometimes have sex with each other). Even getting to that stage is remarkable enough for these particular characters!

Thanks. ♥

[hannahrorlove.livejournal.com]

Yep. Still hot.

Also a good exploration of the various dynamics between House and Wilson, and Rodney and John, by splitting them up into various pairs and groups and letting the characters speak for themselves in the different situations. The parallels between the two pairings are particularly strong, and when the pairings' components are played with, the new ways of looking at everyone involved is a lot of fun.

Also hot.

[alemyrddin.livejournal.com]

as I said, here I am.
Premise: I think I enjoyed this only for a half, because I have no knowledge of Stargate Atlantis. I don't even know how those guys look like.
But I couldn't resist the thought of the foursome.

It was... amazing! I did read Out of the blue first, and then this one, and then I came back for the epilogue. This is to say that I consider them as a whole.

So... well, first things first, it was incredibly, stunningly HOT. So many ideas, so many fantasies, I loved it.

My favourite scenes are probably the fulfilling of Wilson's fantasies, with the three men on him, and the knowledge that House spilled that secret only to have Wilson happy and satisfied (yes, House himself too, but it wasn't his primary focus).
Then, of course, House with the muscle aid thing on, being able to practice sports (so sexy!) and then speaking to Wilson about what he was going to do... and then doing it. Again, smokin' hot!

oh, and that scene of House under Sheppard, his breath quickening... the idea that he might not be used to be crowded like that...it's another incredibly enticing image for me.

And then, a bit that made me LOL but it was also strangely sexy was that scene of Wilson peeing at the hotel. *giggles* I know that feeling!

And then, I must mention that the characterisation of both of them was flawless and the two other guys were interesting even if I didn't know them. I loved all the flirting scenes, the banter between House and McKay at the party (which can be considered flirting, in a way), and the description of Wilson's flirting in particular as a "laser beam". Very appropriate image!

I hope I'm not forgetting anything... (I finished reading it late yesterday night and I had really not enough strength to leave a comment then, so I'm going by ear now) but, to sum it up, I loved it.

I wish there were more three/more-some fics! Thank you so much for accomplishing such a hard task.

[gottalovev.livejournal.com]

that was absolutely FANTASTIC. wow. I really enjoyed reading it and the fic before. I don't know SGA much but I read it from time to time and damn if that didn't make an awesome foursome. the banter was so great =D

[warmdarkwoman.livejournal.com]

This was filthy, and I mean that in the best way possible. It managed to be both hot (NC-17) and sweet (moving in together) at the same time.

I also liked how well you were able to convey the relationship between John and Rodney to a reader who doesn't watch Stargate: Atlantis.

A+++++; would fap again. :D

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

You already know how much I love this, but here is the 'official confirmation' :D

It all just works so well, and the story goes at just the right pace. Everyone gets to play a big part, and there's a whole lot of hot sex.

My favourite parts are the leg brace and the ensuing workout and sex, and the bit where Wilson and Rodney lock themselves into the bedroom, because the thought of House and Sheppard standing outside the door shouting at them makes me laugh every time I think about it. Oh, and Rodney striking up a bargain with the teenagers about beer and condoms.

(Incidentally, it's fun seeing all the people saying "I wouldn't normally read crossovers, but it's Big Bang so I gave it a try" - I've been finding the same thing with the AU Big Bang fics"!)

[hlagol]

Random comment (just found bigbang)

SO GOOD.

Way to combine four of my favorite characters into a long, well written fic where they have the most monogamous foursome ever, talk about feelings, and still stay super in character. Also, I like the way you started after they'd had sex, and let it built up to the second go round. It made for interesting reading, and really sucked me in.

This was hot. and awesome.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So glad you liked it. That really was a very monogamous foursome, wasn't it? Love the way you phrased that.

[aqua-eyes.livejournal.com]

<3 Have read both of them and <3 Awesome. Double snark!

[rhia-starsong.livejournal.com]

Hi, I really enjoyed "Out of the Blue" and wanted to read this one, but the link seems to be down; is there maybe another link for this story? Thanks!

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the link. I now have the story on Archive of Our Own, along with "Out of the Blue" and a short sequel called "Houseguests." The page is here: http://archiveofourown.org/series/5880

I'll change the link above. Thanks! (And if you enjoy "In for a Pound" could you leave a comment at AO3?)