On "Wilson Must Pay for His Sins Against House" Fics

(As an aside, one sin I do want to see Wilson punished for is skipping out on the "backstage-pass" monster trucks event that House paid for with money out of his own pocket, for dinner with a distant friend/acquaintance. OMG the woobie face on House when Wilson turns him down! And his sad little attempt at covering up the disappointment with a "Secret Friend Club" -- my lip is still trembling, eight years later. RESCHEDULE THE DINNER, WILSON! RESCHEDULE THE DAMN DINNER!!!)

Here is the irony of fics in which Wilson is condemned by a third party for the bad things Wilson has done to House: You are witholding approval from a person who needs it in order to function, and giving that approval to a person who doesn't give a fuck what you think about him. House needs and appreciates Wilson's approval, his mom's approval, and for a while Stacy's approval and Cuddy's approval. But he does not care about a random acquaintance or stranger's approval. That's not how he's built.

"But everybody needs approval!" Yes, everybody needs approval, but each person differs on who they need it from.