Fic: An Invisible Thread (House/Cuddy)
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xfirefly9xTitle: An Invisible Thread
Fandom: House MD
Characters: House/Cuddy
Prompt: #011 Drift
Word Count: 394
Rating: G
Summary: “I need more space. I need to not see you for awhile.”
Notes: Written for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
20_fics. 7/11/08.
‘I want to run
But only far enough to make you miss me’
~ Broken Man (Boys Like Girls)
“I need space.”
“You have space.”
“I need more space. I need to not see you for awhile.”
His heart plummets in his chest.
He scowls at her.
“Fine.”
+++
He pulls back.
Gives her space.
Gives her what she’s asked him for.
Every step he takes carries him further away from her and is a step he feels compelled to take back.
He doesn’t let himself take any of them back.
+++
A bigger part of him wants to run to her rather than from her, but she has spoken. She wants some time without him. He is kind (smart) enough to give her that. He doesn’t want to push her even further out of his reach. He doesn’t want to lose her like he almost lost Wilson.
And so he runs but only far enough to make her miss him.
He knows that she will miss him. He knows it. He has no doubt that she will. It is their way.
+++
They have formed a bond over the years, a connection, that has tied them to each other with an invisible thread. Since that tie was made it had been put to the test many times and it has withheld all that has been thrown at it. It has if anything only deepened what they is between them. What they still have.
Surely it will hold through this. Surely.
+++
He watches her from afar. Awaits her next move. Scoffs at how wasted the space that now surrounds her is.
He should be there. He should be in the empty space beside her.
That is his place and without him there to fill it, she is only a shadow of her usual self.
+++
There’s a knock at his door. At first he doesn’t answer but it is persistent. It won’t stop.
He gives in.
“What?”
“I miss you.”
“You miss me?”
“As crazy as it sounds – and I can’t believe I’m saying this – yes. Will you come back?”
+++
He pretends to think about it. He pretends he doesn’t want to say ‘yes’. Frowns.
He slowly drops his gaze to the floor.
“Will things go back to how they were before?”
She looks at him, startled.
Reaches for him, wraps her arms around him and pulls him close.
“No,” she whispers into his ear. “They’ll be better.”
He nods. “Okay.”
fin.
Fandom: House MD
Characters: House/Cuddy
Prompt: #011 Drift
Word Count: 394
Rating: G
Summary: “I need more space. I need to not see you for awhile.”
Notes: Written for
20_fics. 7/11/08.‘I want to run
But only far enough to make you miss me’
~ Broken Man (Boys Like Girls)
“I need space.”
“You have space.”
“I need more space. I need to not see you for awhile.”
His heart plummets in his chest.
He scowls at her.
“Fine.”
+++
He pulls back.
Gives her space.
Gives her what she’s asked him for.
Every step he takes carries him further away from her and is a step he feels compelled to take back.
He doesn’t let himself take any of them back.
+++
A bigger part of him wants to run to her rather than from her, but she has spoken. She wants some time without him. He is kind (smart) enough to give her that. He doesn’t want to push her even further out of his reach. He doesn’t want to lose her like he almost lost Wilson.
And so he runs but only far enough to make her miss him.
He knows that she will miss him. He knows it. He has no doubt that she will. It is their way.
+++
They have formed a bond over the years, a connection, that has tied them to each other with an invisible thread. Since that tie was made it had been put to the test many times and it has withheld all that has been thrown at it. It has if anything only deepened what they is between them. What they still have.
Surely it will hold through this. Surely.
+++
He watches her from afar. Awaits her next move. Scoffs at how wasted the space that now surrounds her is.
He should be there. He should be in the empty space beside her.
That is his place and without him there to fill it, she is only a shadow of her usual self.
+++
There’s a knock at his door. At first he doesn’t answer but it is persistent. It won’t stop.
He gives in.
“What?”
“I miss you.”
“You miss me?”
“As crazy as it sounds – and I can’t believe I’m saying this – yes. Will you come back?”
+++
He pretends to think about it. He pretends he doesn’t want to say ‘yes’. Frowns.
He slowly drops his gaze to the floor.
“Will things go back to how they were before?”
She looks at him, startled.
Reaches for him, wraps her arms around him and pulls him close.
“No,” she whispers into his ear. “They’ll be better.”
He nods. “Okay.”
fin.
