Wilson + making House smile

He's one of the more respectful, calm, and empathetic doctors in the show, who seems to genuinely care about his patients' dignity. There's a strong undertone that he has had to cultivate this personality in order to be taken seriously as a doctor, because of anti-Black racism. His past is touched by this same racism, and poverty, and the fear of facing these horrors continues to haunt him, despite his success.

He has daddy issues. He has God issues. He has imposter syndrome. People have always assumed he is a Token Hire, and underestimated him - and House makes so many shitty racist jokes (yes, I know; it's Hate Crimes MD) but does push him to be a better doctor and respects him more than damn near anyone else. So Foreman stays. And he obviously cares about House in a way that's tragically unhealthy for him (like everyone who cares about House!), to the point where whenever he tries to break away, he can't.

It's unhealthy and awful and delicious and Foreman deserves so much better. I can't look away!