Oh wow, you blew me away with Lucas's sudden appearance, and then stomped on what was left of my body with Tritter. That was kind of an accident. I figured once Pete relapsed, he'd need a wake-up call; hallucinations again would be improbable since he wasn't abusing on a S5 scale, so that left being picked up by the cops. But what cop would do more than slap his wrist and say, 'Naughty, naughty!' when all he was doing was buying for his own consumption? I mean, he didn't even get sentenced when he was popping pills at work and had enough vicodin to drug a battalion. That only left Tritter. But would Pete be stupid enough to get caught scoring drugs? Unlikely; I'm sure House was into casual drug use before the infarction and never got caught. So the police would need a tip-off. Now while Cuddy's family might be mad enough at House/Pete to try to get him jailed, they wouldn't have the skill or determination to trail him, so that only left Lucas. I was somewhat surprised when he sneaked into my story, but I greatly enjoyed writing that scene. He may be a schmuck, but a lot of what he says is how I feel about canon House.
there is a very sharp man behind the teddy bear persona, It's very easy, too easy, to write a dumbed down, caring Wilson. One just has to watch S1 to realise that there's a lot more. It comes out in his talks with Cameron especially, which is one of the reasons why I have her caring for Wilson in this fic.
Love the idea that Lucas only got engaged to Cuddy because he knew there would be no follow through Did anyone really think that would last? Lucas showed pretty good skills in analysing what makes others tick; he must have figured out that there was no way he and Cuddy could work in the long run. Besides, he disappeared so smoothly once dumped that he must been reckoning with it, otherwise he'd have made at least as much fuss as he did over the condo.
I think the worst is over, although I wouldn't vouch for it - turns out that my readers sometimes have different opinions on good and bad than I do.
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Date: 2012-05-12 12:44 pm (UTC)That was kind of an accident. I figured once Pete relapsed, he'd need a wake-up call; hallucinations again would be improbable since he wasn't abusing on a S5 scale, so that left being picked up by the cops. But what cop would do more than slap his wrist and say, 'Naughty, naughty!' when all he was doing was buying for his own consumption? I mean, he didn't even get sentenced when he was popping pills at work and had enough vicodin to drug a battalion. That only left Tritter. But would Pete be stupid enough to get caught scoring drugs? Unlikely; I'm sure House was into casual drug use before the infarction and never got caught. So the police would need a tip-off. Now while Cuddy's family might be mad enough at House/Pete to try to get him jailed, they wouldn't have the skill or determination to trail him, so that only left Lucas. I was somewhat surprised when he sneaked into my story, but I greatly enjoyed writing that scene. He may be a schmuck, but a lot of what he says is how I feel about canon House.
there is a very sharp man behind the teddy bear persona,
It's very easy, too easy, to write a dumbed down, caring Wilson. One just has to watch S1 to realise that there's a lot more. It comes out in his talks with Cameron especially, which is one of the reasons why I have her caring for Wilson in this fic.
Love the idea that Lucas only got engaged to Cuddy because he knew there would be no follow through
Did anyone really think that would last? Lucas showed pretty good skills in analysing what makes others tick; he must have figured out that there was no way he and Cuddy could work in the long run. Besides, he disappeared so smoothly once dumped that he must been reckoning with it, otherwise he'd have made at least as much fuss as he did over the condo.
I think the worst is over, although I wouldn't vouch for it - turns out that my readers sometimes have different opinions on good and bad than I do.