After the Fourth Wedding, 1/4

[deelaundry]

Posted to housefic

Title: After the Fourth Wedding, part 1 of 4
Author: Dee Laundry
Pairing: House/Cameron
Rating: PG
Summary: Drabble (100 words exactly)


He tells her all the time how pretty she is.

It’s not a compliment.

It’s code. Code for not clever enough, not humorous enough, not interesting enough. She’s grown stronger over time, established herself away from his tutelage. They are peers.

But not equals.

Not even now, four months into this relationship – this relationship he pursued. She insisted on real dates, and real conversations, and wooing. He wooed.

Now, he tells her all the time how pretty she is, which is code for: You disappoint me. You’re not who I want. I can’t have my equal, so I’m having you.

Part Two

Comments

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

WHOA!

Dee, I love it. Stick that knife in and twist it.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Stuck on another fic (you know the one) and this came out instead. I may do a few more and string them together. Thanks!

[asynca.livejournal.com]

This is really House/Wilson, though, hee. I looooooove implications and allusions - and this is deliciously full of it.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes of course - everything is really House/Wilson. : )

Thanks!

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Ouch.

(Now, question being, does Cameron actually know this? 'Cause that would make a cool counterpoint. Just sayin'.)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Good question - this is actually (intended to be) from Cameron's point of view. I may do a few more drabbles along these lines. Thanks!

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Yet silly me, I took it completely as House's. Even the he: as if he couldn't believe he actually did all these things. So I suppose it works both ways. Now that's really cool.

[purridot.livejournal.com]

Oh! I thought it was House's POV too! *clings to Topaz_eyes for support*. I thought he was enjoying cruelly manipulating dumb!clueless!Cam. But I like the idea of the disabused!powerless!pathetic!Cam POV too.

I'm so envious of Dee being able to write on so many levels when I am barely able to construct a sentence without typos...!

[jdr1184.livejournal.com]

You had me worried Dee when I saw the pairing. I like that you showed a realistic view of their relationship without dumbing Cameron down. I hate her too much to do her justice. [Giggles] Now I can say I like a H/C fic.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Cameron has potential but she's got to stand on her own before anything could reasonably happen with House. And even then... Thanks!

[fiorediloto.livejournal.com]

You surprised me once again. You're great, really. Can I use this fic as a weapon for H/Cam bashing? I'll link them this drabble saying how sweet it is, and then I will look at their poor big eyes filling with tears. *________*


(No, no, I'm joking. Really, I'm joking. Maybe.)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I feel kind of sorry for House/Cam fans - that pairing just doesn't have the passion that other pairings (which we shall not name but you know, yes you do) have. Thanks!

[purridot.livejournal.com]

Ha! I wasn't going to read it, given the pairing "warning" -- but then I read the title again and a strange, mean hope that that the H/Cam pairing may not be what was expected arose in my heart. I'm glad I took the plunge and read it. Mwahahaha...

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I don't think I could ever write a "straight" House/Cam. Maybe if karaokegal has her "Come As You Aren't" party again... Thanks!

[fallen-arazil.livejournal.com]

... I was worried for a moment. And then I thought 'but DEE wrote it!' and I was right--I shouldn't have worried. ^_^ Lovely back-handed House/Cameron, short and perfect.

~Djinn

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Oh, honey, it's me! You should never be worried about me straying from the path. XOXO, Dee

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I almost skipped this. Glad I didn't.

I can’t have my equal, so I’m having you

*Thud*

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Everything is House/Wilson in my world! (Part 2 of this is now up...) Thanks!

[genagirl.livejournal.com]

That's gonna leave a mark! I loved it. Serves her right (nobody treats my Jimmy mean).

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Cameron was rather a bitch to Wilson in the last couple of episodes, wasn't she? And walking in between House and Wilson is just foolishness to the nth degree. Thanks!

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

::using new icon - lolly to follow XD ::

I didn't realise this was House/Cameron until I'd clicked on the link (my brain goes "Ooh, Dee's written something, what is it?")

Naturally, it's excellent - and for some reason, I feel a Pilloryness about it...

And now (to misquote RSL in the bloopers) "Oh ho! Now I'm going to read part 2."

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I didn't have Pillory in my head when I wrote this, but something is definitely being avoided in this H/C relationship. Thanks!

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

Hmm... not quite Ham, given the last line. :)

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

"Textually" HAM, subtext as always being H/W. Thanks!

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

If I was Cameron, I wouldn't be with him. Seriously. It's way too obvious that he's not into her... so what the hell is she doing getting knocked up by him?? Has she no self-respect *at all*??

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

She's still striving for his approval, still trying to become his equal. He wooed her! She sparked something in him! Or so her thinking goes.

And he's great in bed. XD

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Silly bint.

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

Verrrrrrryyyyy interesting. And certianly plausible. Given a real world where our slashy dreams will NEVER get past subtext, this will happen and I like the idea that she knows and goes on anyway.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I can't see House/Cam today - she's just not strong enough, her odd occasional outbursts aside. But she's got something under there that could grow (if TPTB would get their heads out of their asses and do it right).

In this fic, she's still striving for his approval - still thinking she could be the center of his focus.

[i-heart-cameron.livejournal.com]

YOU FUCKING BITCH I AM GOING TO FUCKING SLIT YOUR FUCKING THROAT BITCH YOU ARE B&

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

You can't ban me from my own journal, Bubz. And I TOLD YOU not to read this. Sigh.

XOXO, Dee

[i-heart-cameron.livejournal.com]

LOLOLOLOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

SERIOUSLY


WHAT

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Do you mean my icon? I got e-married (despite the lameness of that concept) to the fantabulous <lj user=fallen-arazil) who is a lesbian and writes smokin' hot slash. (And femslash. And has cute rats.)

[i-heart-cameron.livejournal.com]

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO "FUCK YOU WITH SOMETHING HARD AND SANDPAPER-Y BUBZ"

IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

HEY IHC YOU CRAZY BINT - I FINISHED THIS STORY AND GUESS WHAT?

CAMERON ENDS UP HAPPY! WOW, WOW, WOW!

XOXOXO

[i-heart-cameron.livejournal.com]

WHAT STORY

IT'S BEEN LIKE FOUR WEEKS, WHAT