her not being able to feel what she should parallels House allowing himself to have feelings for the two of them
I hoped that parallel would come through - the parallels between struggling to resist emotion (House) and struggling to feel it (Cuddy). House definitely allowed himself to... without realising it until he was in too deep to be able to back out of it. And even when he'd reached a point of acceptance, there was still a big part of him that didn't want to accept it at all. Which is one of the things I love about House: he's a good person underneath all his bullshit, and he's much more vulnerable than he likes to believe he is.
I'm very glad that Cuddy's PPD was palpable. PPD is something that a lot of people struggle to understand, especially when it causes the mother to sink to the point of saying horrible things about their child. I'd wanted very much to convey how out of control it can leave a person feeling - Cuddy, in this case. Slipping into that dark place is very hard to break free of.
Thanks again, for reading and for taking the time to comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. :-)
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her not being able to feel what she should parallels House allowing himself to have feelings for the two of them
I hoped that parallel would come through - the parallels between struggling to resist emotion (House) and struggling to feel it (Cuddy). House definitely allowed himself to... without realising it until he was in too deep to be able to back out of it. And even when he'd reached a point of acceptance, there was still a big part of him that didn't want to accept it at all. Which is one of the things I love about House: he's a good person underneath all his bullshit, and he's much more vulnerable than he likes to believe he is.
I'm very glad that Cuddy's PPD was palpable. PPD is something that a lot of people struggle to understand, especially when it causes the mother to sink to the point of saying horrible things about their child. I'd wanted very much to convey how out of control it can leave a person feeling - Cuddy, in this case. Slipping into that dark place is very hard to break free of.
Thanks again, for reading and for taking the time to comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story. :-)