kaatz

Seriously guys, at least, try to be original 🤣

gosh i love drawing House MD characters in a "cartoonish" style <33

(also my new pfp)

Here's House first (obviously) <3

(it's a soft/funny fic, no trigger warning or sensitive topics)

(takes place while Huddy is canon)

UNTIL ONE OF US DIES

The cafeteria smelled vaguely like burnt coffee and sanitizer, which, honestly, was probably the official scent of Princeton-Plainsboro by now.

House sat sprawled across one of the chairs in the corner, lazily spinning a tennis ball against the table while Wilson picked at a sandwich that looked deeply disappointing.

‹‹ You look awful ›› Wilson observed.

House nodded. ‹‹ Thanks. You too. ››

‹‹ I meant worse than usual. ››

‹‹ That’s because I’m in a committed relationship now. It drains the life force directly from the host. ››

Wilson ignored him easily (years of practice, eh).

‹‹ So, what did you do this time ? ››

House frowned slightly. ‹‹ Why do you assume I did something ? ››

‹‹ Because Cuddy walked past my office this morning looking annoyed and emotionally constipated. ››

‹‹ That narrows it down to every morning since 2005. ››

Wilson sighed. ‹‹ Greg. ››

House bounced the ball harder this time.

‹‹ She got weird yesterday. ››

Wilson blinked. ‹‹ Weird ? Weird how ? ››

‹‹ She asked me where this relationship was going. ››

Wilson nearly choked on his sandwich. ‹‹ And what did you say ? ››

‹‹ That I assumed eventually we’d both die. ››

‹‹ ...... ››

‹‹ What ?! It’s technically true. ››

Wilson stared at him for a long moment.

Then, very carefully : ‹‹ You know she was asking about commitment, right ? ››

House looked offended. ‹‹ We’re dating. I let her reorganize my bathroom cabinet. That’s basically a blood oath. ››

Wilson rubbed his forehead.

‹‹ Did you at least try to reassure her ?? ››

‹‹ I told her she was statistically going to be my longest relationship. ››

‹‹ That is clearly not reassuring. ››

‹‹ It is for me. ››

Wilson opened his mouth to answer, but House’s pager suddenly vibrated loudly against the table.

House glanced down at the message.

Cuddy : MY OFFICE. NOW.

Wilson saw his face.

‹‹ Oo-ooooh ›› he said immediately. ‹‹ You’re in trouble. ››

House stood slowly, grabbing his cane.

‹‹ Maybe she finally snapped and decided to kill me. ››

Wilson considered that. ‹‹ Honestly ? Fair. ››

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Cuddy’s office door was already open when House arrived, which usually meant danger.

She sat behind her desk with her reading glasses on, typing furiously at her computer. Her expression was tight in that specific way that meant she was trying very hard not to strangle someone.

House limped inside.

‹‹ What did I do this time ? ››

Cuddy didn’t look up. ‹‹ You forged my signature on three prescription approvals. ››

House pointed a finger at her immediately. ‹‹ In my defense, your signature is very forgeable. ››

‹‹ House. ››

‹‹ .. and one of them was for a kid. ››

‹‹ That is not helping. ››

He dropped into the chair across from her desk anyway, entirely uninvited. Silence stretched for a moment while she kept typing.

Then finally, she pulled off her glasses and looked at him, still irritated.

‹‹ You embarrassed me in front of the board this morning. ››

House tilted his head slightly. ‹‹ You survive embarrassment surprisingly well for someone dating me. ››

‹‹ That’s not the point. ››

‹‹ Then what is it ? ››

Cuddy opened her mouth, but then stopped.

Something in her expression shifted ; frustration melting briefly into something more complicated.

‹‹ You turn everything into a joke ›› she said quietly.

House immediately leaned back in his chair.

‹‹ Well, maybe it's because jokes are fun. ››

‹‹ I’m serious. ››

‹‹ That sounds like a personal problem. ››

‹‹ House. ››

There it was. That tone.

House looked away first.

Cuddy exhaled slowly and rubbed at her temple.

‹‹ Look, I know this relationship scares you ›› she admitted. ‹‹ I know you avoid anything that feels real or permanent or emotionally healthy– ››

‹‹ Ew, disgusting concepts. ››

‹‹ –but sometimes I need to know you actually mean this. ››

House’s jaw tightened faintly.

‹‹ Mean what ? ››

‹‹ This. ›› She gestured vaguely between them. ‹‹ Us. ››

The room went quiet.

Outside the office, people moved through the hospital halls, phones ringing faintly somewhere in the distance, footsteps echoing against tile floors.

House stared at her for a long second.

Then snorted softly.

‹‹ Well, obviously. ››

Cuddy blinked once. ‹‹ What ? ››

House shrugged one shoulder like this was the dumbest conversation he’d ever had.

‹‹ I mean, I haven’t set your car on fire. ››

‹‹ ... That’s really your metric ?! ››

‹‹ It’s a very expensive car. ››

‹‹ House. ››

‹‹ What ?? ››

‹‹ You cannot seriously think that counts as emotional vulnerability. ››

He rolled his eyes dramatically.

‹‹ Oh my God, fine. ›› He shifted in the chair, looking deeply inconvenienced now. ‹‹ Do you want something symbolic ? Is that what this is ? You want a grand gesture ? ››

‹‹ I didn’t say that. ››

‹‹ You implied it aggressively. ››

Cuddy crossed her arms. ‹‹ Forget it. ››

‹‹ No, no, let’s do this properly. ›› House sat up straighter, expression completely flat now. ‹‹ Lisa Cuddy, light of my life, destroyer of joy– ››

She stared at him.

‹‹ –would you like to enter into a legally binding tax arrangement with me until one of us dies or inevitably becomes unbearable ? ››

Silence.

A nurse passed by the office door, and somewhere, a phone rang.

House smirked faintly, already amused with himself.

Cuddy just kept staring at him.

‹‹ …Was that supposed to be a proposal ? ››

House spread his arms lazily. ‹‹ I can get on one knee if you want. ››

And then, because Gregory House is an idiot, he grinned ; like this was funny. Like he hadn’t just accidentally stepped onto emotional live ammunition.

Cuddy looked at him for another long second.

Then, very softly, very simply, she said :

‹‹ Okay. ››

The smirk slipped slightly from House’s face.

‹‹ ... 'Okay' ? ››

She nodded once.

‹‹ Yes. ››

The room went completely still.

For the first time in the conversation, House looked genuinely unprepared.

Cuddy watched it happen in real time : the exact moment his brain caught up with what had just happened.

Because she had said yes ! She was not teasing ! Not deflecting ! Not laughing !

She had said yes !!

House blinked at her once, then twice.

‹‹ You– ›› He actually stopped speaking. ‹‹ Wait. ››

Cuddy’s mouth twitched faintly despite herself.

‹‹ You proposed. ››

‹‹ No, I made a joke. ››

‹‹ You asked me to marry you. ››

‹‹ That is absolutely not what happened. ››

‹‹ You literally asked. ››

‹‹ I was being sarcastic. ››

‹‹ That doesn’t invalidate the sentence. ››

House stared at her like she had personally sabotaged reality.

And the worst part, the absolute worst part, was that Cuddy looked calm.

She wasn't emotional.

It was like somewhere deep down, she had already made this decision long before he stupidly stumbled into asking the question.

House laughed once under his breath.

‹‹ Oh, this is bad, ›› he muttered.

Cuddy raised an eyebrow. ‹‹ Bad ? ››

‹‹ You said yes. ››

‹‹ I did. ››

‹‹ You were supposed to threaten me with sexual harassment paperwork. ››

‹‹ Too late now. ››

House leaned back slowly in the chair, staring at the ceiling like he might find answers there.

Instead, all he found was panic.

The cruel part is that they loved each other at the exact wrong time in their lives.

A huge HUGE 'thanks' to all the artists I commissionned and who accepted to draw my babies for me <3 I'll commission more artists at the next con' I'll go to !

CREDITS FOR THE DRAWINGS (Instagram) :

- diorre.san

- ayleen_illust

New drawing ! I hope you'll enjoy !

I wanted to apologize for my inactivity,,,,,,,

I have to struggle with family issues lately (my grandpa is dying from a cancer), and I'm also a bit into a severe artblock,,,,,,,,

I succeeded to draw House as a cat tho lol

I'll do my very post to post full illustrations again soon ! But please, understand that my mental health isn't at its best,,,,,,,

> spoilers from season 1 to season 8

> i'm not trying to prove Huddy is a better ship than an other ship ; i guess i just wanted to write my own "analysis" of my two biggest comfort characters who are my one biggest comfort ship from my biggest comfort serie ❤️ I swear, I have no words to describe how much they make me happy..

Okay, so, I genuinely don’t think I will ever stop loving Huddy, because their relationship isn’t just romantic tension or a slow burn or a "will they / won’t they". It’s something that grows across eight seasons in a way that feels so layered AND human AND complicated that it honestly feels real in a way very few TV ships ever do (in my opinion) 😭❤️

From the very beginning (literally season 1), there’s already this quiet understanding between them that the show never needs to explain. I mean,,,, they just know each other.

From the beginning, Cuddy isn’t intimidated by House. She isn’t charmed by him either tho. She isn’t trying to fix him. She just sees him clearly, I guess ? And somehow, that makes her the one person he CAN'T dismiss.

House, who pushes everyone away the moment things get too close or too emotional, never really manages to push her away in the same way ; which already says everything, right ?? 🥹

Because House doesn’t allow people to stay unless they matter. And she stays.

Through the lawsuits. Through the insubordination. Through the Vicodin. Through the impossible cases. Through the chaos. Through him being him.

And the thing is, their relationship starts long before the show even begins !! There’s history there. There's trust ; something unfinished. The way they talk to each other in early seasons already carries years of familiarity, shared mistakes, old affection they pretend not to acknowledge.

They’re not strangers discovering each other, they’re two people who never stopped orbiting each other. And what makes Huddy so powerful is that it’s never about fantasy.

Cuddy doesn’t fall in love with the idea of House : she falls in love with the truth of him.

She knows exactly how difficult he is. She knows he lies, she knows he self-sabotages, she knows he’s emotionally closed off and sometimes cruel and often reckless. But still, she keeps choosing to believe that there is something deeply good and deeply worth loving inside him.

House knows she sees him, which is terrifying for him. Because he survives by controlling distance. But with Cuddy ? Well, that distance never really exists.

Season after season, the show keeps building this connection in small moments that are easy to miss if you’re not looking closely !! And once you see them, you can’t unsee them 😭

He listens when she’s serious.

She protects him from consequences without excusing him.

They argue like equals.

He respects her authority even while pretending he doesn’t.

She trusts him with decisions no one else would.

There’s always this sense that they belong in each other’s lives in a way neither of them fully understands.

And there's also Rachel (Cuddy's adoptive daughter) happens. Because Rachel changes a lot of things.

Rachel is the clearest proof that House’s feelings for Cuddy aren’t abstract or intellectual or just attraction or tension.

Rachel is the moment where House’s connection to Cuddy becomes something domestic, something vulnerable, something almost like a future he never believed he could have.

Watching House around Rachel is honestly one of the most important parts of Huddy’s story.

Because, well, House doesn’t do children. He doesn’t do responsibility. He doesn’t do family.

Except suddenly… he does. Oh, not perfectly, or easily, or naturally. But just sincerely.

He learns how to exist in Rachel's world because she’s part of Cuddy’s world. And the fact that he tries at all is enormous for someone like him.

House never pretends Rachel isn’t important : he understands that loving Cuddy means caring about the life she built without him.

Rachel, in a quiet way, becomes the emotional bridge between who House is and who he might have been capable of becoming.

There’s something incredibly moving about the idea that the most emotionally avoidant character in the show slowly learns how to be present in a child’s life because he loves her mother 🥹

It’s not dramatic or loud ; it’s subtle and hesitant and awkward and real. That’s exactly why it matters so much !

When the show finally brings them together, it doesn’t feel sudden at all. It feels like something that’s been waiting years to happen.

Huddy isn’t written like a twist, but it’s written like gravity 🪐

What makes their relationship so special to me, is that when they finally do get together, the show doesn’t pretend love fixes everything ; House doesn’t magically become stable, and Cuddy doesn’t magically stop worrying.

They don’t suddenly become an easy couple. Instead of that, they try. That’s clearly what makes it beautiful.

House tries to be honest. He tries to be present, and to be someone she can rely on.

Cuddy tries to trust him. She tries to believe in the version of him she knows exists underneath the defenses. She tries to build something real with him.

Their relationship is full of hope. Not naive hope ; it's a hard-earned hope.

Aaaaaand... that’s why the breakup hurts so much. Because it isn’t about them not loving each other. It’s about fear, timing, addiction, expectations... reality.

Two people who care deeply about each other but don’t yet know how to exist safely inside the same future.

And even after everything that happens the two last seasons.. even after.. the car crash.. the connection never truly disappears.

It’s still there in season 8. But in the silence that time. It's in what House doesn’t say. In what he loses, and in what he never replaces.

Because Cuddy isn’t just someone he dated... she’s literally someone who understood him. Who challenged him, someone who believed in him longer than he believed in himself.

And Rachel ? I guess she's part of that loss too. That little girl represents the life he almost had. The version of himself he almost became. The.. possibility of belonging somewhere that wasn’t built around pain or isolation.

Clearly, Huddy isn’t a perfect love story. It’s not clean, not easy. It’s not resolved.

It’s something messier and more human and honestly more unforgettable than that.

It’s actually about recognition. And about trust. And about history. And about timing.

It’s about hope that almost worked.... and maybe that’s why I’ll never stop loving them.

Because even when they couldn’t stay together, they still changed each other forever ❤️

ending note : that's it, i made myself cry

Until now I was only sharing my drawings on Instagram, and I could barely reach other fans of the show… thank you, Insta algorithm 🥲

But here, I’m getting likes, reblogs, and comments on my fanarts, and it genuinely makes me so happy 🥹❤️

Thank you so much to everyone who interacts with my drawings - it truly means a lot to me.

I’m just really, really happy to finally connect with other House M.D. fans and fellow Huddy fans here ! it makes me so excited to share my art with people who love the show and Huddy as much as I do !! 🌱❤️