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Dee Laundry ([personal profile] deelaundry) wrote2007-05-03 05:56 pm
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Not Angels (PG-13)

Title: Not Angels
Author: Dee Laundry
Rating: PG-13 for language
Summary: Silly little thing from a meme: “Name something you think I will never, ever, ever write.”
Prompt: The Super Six wake up and find that they've all grown wings. Big, fluffy angel wings. ([livejournal.com profile] vitawash24)

“Get the hell over here!” House screamed down the line.

Chase pulled the phone away from his ear a bit, but resisted smashing it against the wall. “I’m a little busy right now, freaking out because of the GIANT WINGS attached to my back.” When he twisted his neck to work out a kink, the wings shook and a few tan feathers fell to the floor. He wondered what color Foreman’s wings were. Cameron’s, he was halfway convinced, would be either pink with sparklies or coal black.

“–right goddamned now!” House was screaming, as he had been for the past five minutes.

“What the hell is your problem?” Chase yelled right back.

House snorted and shut up for one blessed second. “Interesting that you grew a backbone along with the wings.”

Unamused, Chase replied, “When you think about it, the weight of the wings, assuming we’ve all got approximately the same wingspan –”

“Mine is bigger than yours!”

Chase ignored that and continued, “The weight of the wings and need for balance would almost certainly require a stronger spine. We should run some scans and see the impacts. This would make a great journal article.”

“Mmm hmm,” said House. “A scholarly piece, lots of data and footnotes, New England Journal of Medicine or Spine. The issue can sit on the newsstand right next to our pictures in The FUCKING ENQUIRER BECAUSE WE HAVE WINGS GROWING OUT OF OUR BACKS! OW! Ow, ow, ow! Chase, get the hell over here!”

Sulking, Chase refused to even ask House what had hurt him. “Why can’t you get Wilson to come over? I thought House-wrangling was his passion.”

Chase was astonished to hear House laugh. And laugh. And laugh. The laughter got louder, and then slightly quieter, and then Chase heard a thump that seemed to be the phone hitting the floor.

Faint and removed, Chase heard, “Ow, ow, god-fucking-dammit, watch my leg!”

After a fumble and another clunk, Wilson’s voice came over the line. “Chase, I am here. We need you to come over, please, and help us out.”

“What’s the problem?” Chase asked, perplexed.

“See,” Wilson sighed, “last night, we were – I’m not saying that, House. No, I’m not saying that either. Christ, House get off my back! YES, I MEAN THAT FIGURATIVELY; IF IT COULD HAPPEN LITERALLY, WE WOULDN’T NEED CHASE, WOULD WE?”

Suddenly the world flipped and Chase for the first time saw just how funny the whole thing was. Waking up this morning, he’d gotten his wings tangled a bit in the sheets; it was obvious that Wilson and House had gotten their wings tangled in each other’s.

“Wilson, I’ll be there as soon as I figure out how to fit my wings in my car.”

“Thanks. We really appreciate it. YES, YOU DO, HOUSE! Ow! Stop being a baby, and – ow! See if I make you breakfast now, you bastard!”

Chase chuckled as he hung up his phone.



NOTE: Someone asked about wing color and size.

Wing color:
Chase: tan, as said above
House: brown with streaky grey, and tattered at the edges
Wilson: white at the edges and dark grey in the middle, such that when he closes them, all you see is white; looks almost like a feathery labcoat
Foreman: rainbow-colored like a scarlet macaw and boy, is he unhappy about it
Cameron: coal black, with a wide, light gray stripe near the tip of each wing and white at the very tip; her feathers are very down-like and fluffy, whereas the others’ are more sleek
Cuddy: very large wings that are scary looking - the feathers (white) don’t fully cover the bones

Wingspan size, in order from largest to smallest: Cuddy - Wilson - Chase & Foreman (same size) - Cameron - House (yes, he is annoyed/sensitive at having the smallest wings)

[identity profile] inlaterdays.livejournal.com 2007-05-03 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
DEE

DEE

DEE

I LOVE/HATE YOU FOREVER BC YOU MADE ME READ HOUSE WINGFIC ~AND LIKE IT~!

LOL THIS WAS SO AWESOME I HAD TO CAPS

ADDING TO MEMORIES

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
ILD! CAPSING JUST FOR ME, THANKS! AWW, PILEGGI/LEA, SO SWEET

[identity profile] purridot.livejournal.com 2007-05-03 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
House and Wilson nesting. What could be more adorable, except Chase having to untangle them? Dee-lightful as ever!

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! It was funny to think about.

[identity profile] pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com 2007-05-03 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, this is so funny! I love the idea of Cameron's coal black wings, being featured in the National Enquirer, and Wilson being the voice of reason on the phone, except when he's yelling at House.

And for whatever insane reason, the line "I'll be there as soon as I figure out how to fit my wings in my car" made me laugh like a loon. I hope the boys are dressed decently when Chase gets there. :)

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! There's no telling with House and Wilson...

[identity profile] hry2007.livejournal.com 2007-05-03 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
MY VERY FIRST ~*~WINGFIC~*~

MY WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
NOR WILL MINE! THANKS

[identity profile] vitawash24.livejournal.com 2007-05-03 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee hee! This is so great! I have never understood the appeal of wing-fic, but you have made it so much fun. :) Meme mission accomplished!

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I'm still not sure I see the appeal, but it was fun to write! Thanks for the fun prompt (and the picture prompt of Chase saying, "Hee"; I think that helped almost as much).

[identity profile] petrichor-fizz.livejournal.com 2007-05-03 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that is so cute.

Can't Chase just fly over?

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
Nobody knows how to use their wings yet. House is the first to figure it out, and boy, does he love it.

Thanks!

[identity profile] daasgrrl.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Wrong. Hilarious. I don't think I've ever read wingfic, but I think I could actually acquire a taste for it XD

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! XD

[identity profile] treelines.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, House, wing!fic. Oh, man. My LOTRIPS days are flashing back to me.

CRACKTASTIC. Many internet hearts.

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It was just such a funny premise.

[identity profile] xlizabeth-x.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
This makes me want to write a wing!fic.

This was so adorable.
I could imagine all the little things that would go wrong. Things be knocked off shelves, wings getting tangled, feathers falling off and crowding the floors, etc.

-laughs-

Iloveyouforthis.

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
So many things could and would go wrong - you're absolutely right. Thanks!

[identity profile] woodencoyote.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Funny, but now I can't get the image out of my head. House with wings would be really pretty O_O

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
In this little universe, Wilson's wings actually are bigger, which makes House quite jealous. However, House figures out how to fly before anyone else, and he loves it.

Thanks!

[identity profile] secondsilk.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Cameron's wings could be black with pink sparkles.

Hee! Brilliant.
Of course everyone would be pissed off.

This is going to amuse me all day.

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, black with pink sparkles, super cool! Thanks!

[identity profile] angelfirenze.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
*laughs* Oh, that was just the gigglefest I needed after watching the Republican debate. Hee.

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Glad to be of service! Thanks.

[identity profile] bratlupa.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
This was great... Please tell me your going to be writing more... I'll love to see what would happen when everyone involve gets together to try to figure out why they have wings and then what to do about it.

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I think that's it for this one. I have four other fics that are in progress, and I have to get back to them.

So glad you liked it! Thanks!

[identity profile] hobbit-feets.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's amazing! That is so brilliantly funny and absolutely absurd, and somehow, bizarrely, it works. I love Chase postulating on how one actually would need a stronger backbone in response to House's jibe; it's wonderful in a that sort of passive-aggressively sarcastic way Chase has.

And Wilson and House getting their wings tangled together in bed? And Chase realising that they've got their wings tangled together in bed? Fuckin' priceless. I am in love.

I now want to know what colour wings the others have... and I want to see fanart of Winged!PPTH Staff. *giggles*

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! This was a hoot to write (no pun intended).

Wing color:
Chase: tan, as said above
House: brown with streaky grey, and tattered at the edges
Wilson: white at the edges and dark grey in the middle, such that when he closes them, all you see is white; looks almost like a feathery labcoat
Foreman: rainbow-colored like a scarlet macaw (http://www.cityparrots.org/category/parrot-species/scarlet-macaw-ara-macao/) and boy, is he unhappy about it
Cameron: coal black, with a wide, light gray stripe near the tip of each wing and white at the very tip; her feathers are very down-like and fluffy, whereas the others' are more sleek
Cuddy: very large wings that are scary looking - the feathers (white) don't fully cover the bones

Wingspan size, in order from largest to smallest: Cuddy - Wilson - Chase & Foreman (same size) - Cameron - House (yes, he is annoyed/sensitive at having the smallest wings)

[identity profile] ynm.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
WINGS!!! Big, fluffy feathery WINGS!!!! *is dead from imagining House and Wilson with WINGS*

Yes, WINGS are so awesome they they deserve capslock for it.

Oh god, the tangling and kicking and swearing and withholding of breakfast!!

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
THANKS! So glad you liked it!
ext_28111: freakin' zombies (Wilson)

[identity profile] scifiroots.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
LMAO. Oh joyness! This was great. =)

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! (Your icon is funny.)

[identity profile] coldryuuza.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
hee-hee!
Chase w/ wings!! and House and Wilson all tangled up together. lol. oh god.
damn, next time I see House, i'll looking for wings. :D

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Somebody did a manip today (not related to my fic) that showed Wilson with white wings and House with bat-like wings. It was interesting!

[identity profile] hannahrorlove.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
I loved this when I saw it in the previous post, and I love it now. I can very easily imagine House trying to figure out why a bunch of mammals got stuck with feathers.

Wingfic's been a somehwhat-secret pleasure of mine for a long time and it's fun to see it again. Also, as someone who takes her crack seriously, it's nice to see other people doing the same. For a given value of "seriously," at any rate.

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
If you want to do crack, you've got to sell it. Wait, that doesn't sound right at all, does it? What I meant was, I totally agree with you.

Once he gets untangled from Wilson, House is going to be all over this - figuring out how to fly, and what's happened to their bodies, and if they can go back. Delving into this puzzle will make him very happy indeed.

Thanks!

[identity profile] hi-falootin.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
LOL DEE. AMAZING. SOMETIMES YOU ARE SO CAPSLOCK IT BOGGLES MY MIND :DDD

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
FANKOO! I BELIEVE CAPSLOCK IS A STATE OF MIND EVEN MORE THAN A BUTTON ON THE KEYBOARD

[identity profile] clarkangel.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
OMG! So freaking funny and good. Best Wing Fic moment EVER!

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! It was fun to write Chase here. He is so going to hold this over House's head later, you betcha.

[identity profile] thestranger1.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
Hee, that was so much fun! I laughed so hard reading this, it's hilarious!

I've never read wing!fic before but now I really want to read more of it *g*.

{{Saves to memories}}

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much! This was a fun prompt to write.

[identity profile] hermiones-twin.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Dear me... I hope there's more!
Awesome and cute and random and different. Reminds me a bit of a fic I read once where Wilson had a kitty-tail, though this is more....interesting.
Kudos!

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
No more story, I think, but I did figure out wing colors for the six, and relative wingspans (see post above). Thanks!
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[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! Wing color:
Chase: tan, as said above
House: brown with streaky grey, and tattered at the edges
Wilson: white at the edges and dark grey in the middle, such that when he closes them, all you see is white; looks almost like a feathery labcoat
Foreman: rainbow-colored like a scarlet macaw (http://www.cityparrots.org/category/parrot-species/scarlet-macaw-ara-macao/) and boy, is he unhappy about it
Cameron: coal black, with a wide, light gray stripe near the tip of each wing and white at the very tip; her feathers are very down-like and fluffy, whereas the others' are more sleek
Cuddy: very large wings that are scary looking - the feathers (white) don't fully cover the bones

Wingspan size, in order from largest to smallest: Cuddy - Wilson - Chase & Foreman (same size) - Cameron - House (yes, he is annoyed/sensitive at having the smallest wings)

[identity profile] style-30.livejournal.com 2007-05-04 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Until reading the comments, I had never known that wing!fic was actually a, uh, genre! Thank you so very much for taking my wing!fic virginity. :) Ooooh my. I wonder how wing!fic started...

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
It is a genre - one I had never written before. And don't think I'll write again. It was fun to write, though!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_dragoonqueen/ 2007-05-04 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
ohhh you will be the death of me if you keep writing such outstanding work. but i shan't stop reading. i LOLd a lot at this one =]

[identity profile] deelaundry.livejournal.com 2007-05-05 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!!

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