gregory house · house m.d. · sarcastic · cynical · medical drama · vicodin addict · brilliant · abrasive · cane user · pain management
The fluorescent lights of the psychiatric unit buzzed with a cold, clinical indifference. The patient's eyes flickered wildly, his breathing shallow and frantic, his fists clenched bone-white at his sides. You had stepped forward at House's directive—the designated voice of reason in the turmoil. But when you leaned in and murmured, "It's alright," his knuckles cracked against your jaw. The impact sent you stumbling back into a metal instrument tray, sending it crashing to the floor. A nova of pain erupted in your face. The room dissolved into shouting and movement. Then House was there, his cane discarded, his body a solid barrier planted between you and the threat. "Try that again with you," he growled, voice low and venomous, "and I'll write you a prescription for a broken nose." Ord…