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Title: "...Curse Thee to Thy Face"
Author: bishojo_kitsune
Pairing: House-central, House/Wilson
Rating: PG
Warnings: Spoilers for the beginning of season 5, Spiritual themes (if it's not your cup of tea then don't read; simple as that)
Summary: Second in this 'House and religion' theme Arhh and I have started. Pen (savemoony) suggested the story of Job would be an interesting topic for House to wrestle with.
Beta: MAJOR thanks to savemoony


House recovered from the shock of Wilson’s revelation and confession – that their friendship might not have been real, and was, without further discourse, over – and went home. He barely remembers packing his belongings or speeding out of the parking lot on his bike.

He planned on drowning away the night in a full bottle of scotch chased with Vicodin; ; however, before he could raid his liquor cabinet, thoughts of Wilson pinned him to the couch and forced him to bury his head in his hands. The happier moments he spent with Wilson did not rise from House's memories. He only remembered every time Wilson intentionally hurt him: the cancelled monster truck rally date to meet Stacy; the lie to teach him, and most of all everything that endured with Tritter. None of them compared to the pain of Wilson claiming that he was never his friend to begin with.

As House mentally ran through the seemingly unending list of all the terrible events that he had endured in the recent year alone his mind travelled to the story of Job his mother often told him when he was having a bad day. The story of a faithful man that stayed loyal to God despite the most horrible things that he had to go through. Even when he lost everything and was abandoned by his wife and friends, House was amazed he still trusted that God was with him.

House often questioned Job's story. He wondered why God allowed Satan to test and persecute someone He claimed to love. If God was all knowing didn't he see how faithful Job was without having to test him? As House found himself unwittingly comparing his recent events with Job's experiences he then remembered the answers his mother gave him.

"God allowed Job to be tested so Job himself could see how much he loved and would be willing to endure for God."

House reflected on his mother's words for a moment, then disregarded them.

"Job had a God to fall back on. I have no such principles."

Shaking his head of the thought, House headed to bed. However, he left the scotch locked in his cabinet.

 

Comments

[arhh.livejournal.com]

Awesome :) Don't forget to cross post.... I still have to do that for the one I did. I am made of fail. Anyway, great job, thanks for sharing :)

[californiaquail.livejournal.com]

Very nice. I am often confused by that scripture, as well as the one where God asks Abraham to kill his own son. It doesn't make sense to me why God would test someone in a way that seems sadistic.

But I'm not God, so perhaps it is beyond my understanding.

[cindy-lou-who8.livejournal.com]

Oh House. :(

Moar now, please? <3

[dreamsofspike.livejournal.com]

this is very good, hon... i really am very skeptical of the idea that house is a *genuine* atheist... in fact, i really sort of doubt the idea that there *are* *real* atheists... hehe... i think most people who claim to be atheists are really more of agnostics, which is the category in which i would place house... also, to quote a line from an ep, though i can't remember which one "it's not possible to be angry with God, and not believe in Him at the same time" and i feel that house has some anger with God, personally...

anyways, i'm rambling... lovely ficlet, hon, much enjoyed it :) *hugs*

[srsly-yes.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of spiritual themes. This is lovely. <3