#wilson.

Once again, the circular conversation is with his reflection. It’s... dirty and asking him to dirty himself in no small measure. Murdock is the lowest form of life trying to make ends meet by crawling up the horizon of Wilson’s back. A bug.

❛No...❜

He still has yet to return the blood-streaked beating as he knelt and Vanessa——

Like a grenade ring, his lip flickers. His sense of smell never came back fully. His teeth, gone. He watches, as good as gouges, the dead impressions behind Murdock’s farcical glasses.

❛I don’t think you want me to.❜

a mistake. had last night really been a mistake? yes, alcohol had been the driving force in bringing them together, the main catalyst that had caused them to fall into bed together... except it hadn't been, not really. because he'd be lying if he said that he hadn't thought of her in that way before, that the thought of sleeping with her hadn't ever crossed his mind. but he's simply a man, one who has urges that sometimes push common sense out of the way.

but can he really be blamed when it had seemed that her urges had matched his? or was she the one who considered it a mistake? was she now regretting blurring the lines between a professional and a personal relationship? ‘ do you think it was? a mistake? ’ he asks her, fingers tentatively pushing through soft hair that had last night been slick and shining with the sweat of their exertions. he finds that he's not exactly sure what he wants her answer to be, whether he wants her to tell him that she's keen for this to happen again or wants her to dismiss him entirely. and examining his own wants too closely has always been a bad idea, one that has landed him in hot water before.

wilson’s reaction after that was curious as hell.  what i think is particularly interesting about wilson’s stand on this whole thing is that,  wilson himself is a serial cheater.  we’ve known about this;  it’s one of the traits he’s been established with.  which,  in and of itself,  is already a complex characteristic about him because it goes against the usual archetype he is commonly associated with,  which was the reasonable one.  the kinder one.  the doctor who helps and cares for cancer patients.

whereas house is a danger to himself and is a hostile physician,  wilson is likeable and good-natured.  but he cheats.  he struggles with it,  in fact.

now,  to get over that,  wilson’s stance with house pursuing a married stacy is on par with how he handles the rest of house’s stubborn pursuit.  he doesn’t always support it,  may even try to put an argument or two,  but in the end he doesn’t actively stop house — probably knowing better that house will do what house wants anyways.  plus,  most of the time,  the damage has already been done before wilson could advise against it.

i always think it’s always a bit odd,  though.  wilson has this air about him that he supports house’s wanting romance again — we see this with cameron,  particularly —  but he’s also so... cautious of it at the same time.  to bring up a shine example,  when cameron was going to go on that date with house,  foreman and chase were advising cameron against it.  wilson came,  and cameron thought he might give the same advice.

but he didn’t.

he told cameron to not break house’s heart. 

and it’s so curious. it’s so interesting! and now,  in season 2 episode 10,  stacy has kissed house.  in the episode that followed,  wilson is shocked.  he went and met stacy and this argument is what stopped me in the tracks because of how honestly protective wilson is,  while stacy  —  perhaps the ever classic lawyer  —  tried diminishing the issue and even cast doubt,  gaslights.

the dialogues are as followed: