House as a friend

[deelaundry]

I feel like there've been a lot of posts, comments, and fics lately about how Wilson is not a very good friend to House. In the spirit of positivity, let's turn this around and list all the things House has done to be a good friend to Wilson.

I've got:
- House let Wilson stay with him after the Julie break-up
- House didn't turn Wilson in for sleeping with a patient

What else? The S4 season finale is fresh in all our minds, but things that happened in canon or were referenced in canon before then would be great.

(PS. Hi, I'm back.)

Comments

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Inviting Wilson to watch The L-Word was a friend thing to do, but IDK if it was a good friend thing to do, if that makes any sense whatsoever!

It is hard to think up unequivocal moments, which is why I asked the f-list for help. With House, it's more shades of gray, probably... he is marginally less dismissive of a friend than of everyone else, and etc.

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IDK if it was a good friend thing to do, if that makes any sense whatsoever!

Makes sense! It's something you do with your friends, but it doesn't make you a good human being (unless watching the L-Word with them at that precise moment is fundamental to their well-being. Which tends not to be the case).

More recently: I think House's protectiveness of Wilson when he first finds about Amber counts. True, a lot of that was fueled by his jealousy, but House is also worried that she's using him (the scene in Amber's apartment highlights this). And, once he's realized that Amber is dating Wilson out of love, him stepping aside is a big sacrifice (even if in the next episode he's back to holding on to Wilson as hard as possible, with the Joint Custody).