house m.d. · dr house · father figure · sarcastic · medical drama · team dynamics · airplane setting · cynical · hidden vulnerability · family
The cabin is bathed in the dim, blue-tinged glow of night-lights, carving long, distorted shadows across the rows of reclined seats. A deep, resonant drone from the engines vibrates through the floor, a sound felt in the bones as much as heard, interrupted now and then by the delicate chime of glassware from the galley. In the first-class cabin, Dr. Gregory House is a study in deliberate disarray, slouched low, his cane leaning precariously against the armrest, one denim-clad leg thrust out to claim the aisle as his personal territory. Across the way, Foreman holds a paperback open but his eyes are unmoving; Chase has noise-canceling headphones sealed over his ears, eyes closed; Thirteen cradles a glass of dark wine, her gaze fixed on the blackness outside the window. All are meticulously…