I'll put my two cents in here, and I'll try to post fics that haven't already been mentioned a hundred times before. In no particular order... 1. Survival, Inquiry, and Sophistication by queenzulu. H/W, rated R. Most brilliant and amusing season two fic ever. http://queenzulu.livejournal.com/216442.html 2. Hi, Ma, by roga. Domesticty, Yiddish insults, and sarcasm = win. H/W established, PG-13 http://community.livejournal.com/remix_redux/60762.html 3. Tabula Rasa, by elicia8. H/W, gen, R for violence. One of Licia's darker pieces, and the best hurt/comfort I've ever read. http://elicia8.livejournal.com/145450.html 4. The Body Found, by fourteencandles. H/W, R or NC-17 maybe. I have no words to describe how damn amazing this story is. http://fourteencandles.livejournal.com/96526.html 5. After Hours, by nakannalee. H/W gen, deathfic. I'd use the phrase "hauntingly beautiful" to describe it, if it wasn't a horrible pun. http://nakannalee.livejournal.com/20834.html 6. Green Looks Good by triedunture. H/W, NC-17, first time. Everything about this; the premise, dialogue, plot... Wonderful, simply and elegantly written, and also has the greatest (and hottest) awkward sex scene ever. http://triedunture.livejournal.com/340427.html#cutid1 7. Believing in Futures by simple__man. H/W, R. Disjointed and great fun; like going on a drinking binge with Hunter S Thompson, Johnny Depp, and Groucho Marx. http://community.livejournal.com/house_wilson/1395160.html 8. The House/Battlestar Galactica verse</a> by thedeadparrot. H/W, PG13. Moody and apocalyptica. And thedeadparrot manages to splice these two universes seamlessly together. http://community.livejournal.com/parrotfic/tag/house/bsg-verse Oh god, just one? The Body Found. Can't count how many times I've read that story. Luxury item: Act Your Age. This kind of got washed out in the tidal wave of GHEY that was Housetraining, Family, and Resignation, but I think this one tops all. Cameron gets her ass smacked, Chase gets jealous over a hormonal 8 year old, House sends Wilson flowers... what's not to love?

I've finally gotten around to doing this. My desert island fics (all are H/W or H/W gen): All Good Things by rubberbutton. This may have not been the first fic I read in this fandom, but it's the first fic I remember reading. The ending is so killer, it literally pops up every once in awhile in my memory and slays me all over again. Turn Off the Night/Close Your Weary Eyes by cryptictac. The best post-infarction fic, bar none. It's not only my personal fanon, but I sometimes have to remind myself it's not actual canon. I admire any fic that deals with the nitty gritty reality of House's disability and doesn't just use it as a convenient plot point - this fic captures House's anger at the injustice of it all. It also captures why Wilson stays: he knows that rage is sometimes all House has got. Sleeping Man by maineac. House goes missing and gets amnesia. A cliched plot, revitalized. This fic that had me compulsively checking LiveJournal every morning, my stomach in knots. Beautiful torture. The Body Found by fourteencandles. Somewhat the reverse of Sleeping Man: Wilson goes missing and is presumed dead. House of course refuses to believe it. What sets this fic apart is that it shows House, in a twisted way, able to cope better with the uncertainty of Wilson missing than with the aftermath of Wilson's actual fate. Exigencies by Priority. My favorite Contractverse story, though "Pencils are Dangerous" is a close second. Beautifully rendered angst, it avoids OTT torture in its story of House's recovery and return to work. Illusions to Live By by willywonka3425. The prompt - Wilson has an eating disorder - is enough to strike fear into the heart of any fan. Yet somehow the most potentially OOC emo concept becomes completely believable and heart-wrenching. Wilson and House are both so damn in character that when Wilson convinces himself he's not anorexic, his reasoning almost convinces the reader as well. It's the rare fic that actually goes beyond the characters - it's not just about Wilson, it captures so uncannily the mindset of someone with an eating disorder. Then there's the pitch-perfect portrayal of House: stubborn, brilliant and angry as he confronts a medical problem that he can't fix. We live in a real world where eating disorders aren't taken seriously when suffered by men - this fic manages to overcome even that. Some Days Are Worse Than Others by sydedalus. An alternate take on "Honeymoon." sydedalus is unparalleled in her ability interweave canon with her own work. Excellent, excellent examination of House's motivations and inner-workings. The More Things Change by kidsnurse. No one writes House hurt/comfort like kidsnurse, and this is my favorite of her fics. An added bonus is a great medical mystery, totally on par with anything offered by the show. This could be made into an episode tomorrow. My luxury item: "Babies & Bathwater." Or "House vs. God." Or "No Reason." I can't decide. You're mean.

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Bumpity bump bump. Anybody got a list of eight they want to add?

I do! I loved GeeLady's Forward in Reverse. H/W, AU, N-17. Time travelling Wilson meeting younger House. Beautiful. She did a sequel, too, but can't remember the name of it. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4050510/1/FORWARD_IN_REVERSE_Part_I Also, I loved Economics of Truth. I can't find the link to it, but it's a lovely H/W unrequited love story. There's also a sequel to it. I'll try to find it, but maybe someone else has a link?

I found it: http://www.squidge.org/housefanfiction/archive/17/theeconomics.html

desert island fics
There's been so many fantastic fics that I wanted to add my 8. In no order.... 1. The Past is the Present (It is the Future Too): by Namaste http://namasteyoga.livejournal.com/24937.html#cutid1 PG-13, Gen. House, Stacy, Wilson, and Crandall. This got me seriously hooked on fanfic. A lovely rendering of House's childhood, his present life, and his friendship with Crandall. 2. A Year of Lying Awake: by pwcorgigirl http://pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com/223951.html PG-13, Gen. House, Cuddy, Wilson friendship. I love how each section is perfectly crafted, like a haiku. There is no superfluous sentence. 3. The Body Found http://fourteencandles.livejournal.com/96526.html#cutid1 R, H/W Slash. I recommend everything that this author writes, including "A Smaller World," and "You Already Know How This Will End," which contains a perfectly-executed sex scene (R, H/W slash) that still takes my breath away. "The Body Found" still gives me the chills. It's so well-written and it works. 4. Exigencies, by Priority. One of the best Contract-verse fics. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3388312/1/ 5. Bad Company, by the black_cigarette collective. R, H-W Friendship. This time Wilson gets hurt, and it's House's fault. http://black-cigarette.livejournal.com/9070.html#cutid1 6. Walking Away, by californiaquail http://californiaquail.livejournal.com/tag/walking+away House deals with an illness with Chase's help. R, H-Chase friendship. WIP. The level of medical realism in this fic. is disturbing but wonderful. This is probably the most thorough look at how House handles illness. 7. Playing for Position, by npkedit. http://community.livejournal.com/housefic/284448.html PG-13, Chase. The only fic in second-person that actually works, and a very astute reveal of how Chase thinks. 8. His Coy Mistress, by maineac http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3111938/3/His_Coy_Mistress PG-13, H-W friendship. Post-ketamine fic. Best line: "Death to tyrants." And the episode that I'd bring to the desert island: "Wilson's Heart," because I like how real and unguarded the doctors become when one of their own is dying... Write more, O wonderful fic-writers...I will read it all...

My turn to show my actual comfort fics : Because House Wilson is always fun to read : Defensive strategies, by milkshake butterfly, H/W, from frienship to more, really cheerfull, nothing graphic. 180 degrees, by Michelle Christian, H/W, NC17, but not only. How not to be boring, by Fourleggedfish, long and still in progress House-Cuddy fics, in a more beliveable way than the one the show is taking : A year of lying awake, by PW Corgigirl, H/W/C frienship, H/Cuddy eventually, set after season 4 finale, PG, touching and bittersweet, one of the most comforting things I have ever read, with the following : Little Bombs , by Zau, same time and parallel story Domestic bliss, by Hihoplastic, House/Cuddy, PG13, very short and just fun, could have be canon (no more hope). Lead you into the night , by Ticcy, House Baby fic and yet it works for me. Because this Cameron fic is really well written : The shortest distance by samstoryteller, House/Cameron, R. All it takes is to make House laugh. Customary episod ; Autopsy. The cutest POTW, lots of House/Wilson (with special mention to the balcony courtship - throwing stones, really?), lots of Chase, and House actually shown working, for once, as a respected doctor (really directing the autopsy procedure, humorous but serious, as I would like to see him again!)