♯ LOW RISING !
﹙ house, m.d. ﹚
standalone novel © elfaouly
090125 ￫ TBA

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"Waiting room, no place to stand /
Just greatest fears, and wringing hands and the loudest silence"
NOAH KAHAN, Call Your Mom.

When asked why they joined their profession, most of those in healthcare, including doctors, will give you the same answer:

"To help people."

Albeit a boring response to recruiters screening through dozens of interviews for the desired position, most would still consider it valid. But, when hired, there's a realization that most applicants lie and are only there for the money, the power, or the absolution of guilt. Or all of the above. And until something terrible happens by their hand, they aren't dismissed without a cost.

Mairead "Maisie" Graves had the same answer as most. I went into this job to help people having the worst day of their lives. That answer got her through medical school, residency, and the fellowship in Hematology-Oncology. But the words felt twisted on her tongue; like they weren't what she wanted to say.

A desperate job offer from Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital comes in the mail the day before she signs a contract with the hospital from which she learned everything. A plea for help from the newly certified doctor after their Head of Oncology abandoned his job post for reasons unexplained over the subsequent phone call.

Maisie is asked yet again why she became a doctor during this interview, but this time she answered the question honestly:

"To have a purpose."

And when Dr. Lisa Cuddy slid an immediate job offer contract with a nice comfy bonus tacked on across her oak-wood desk like it was a back-alley drug deal, Maisie realized that maybe she was in this profession for the wrong reasons. Was it her selfish desire to play a version of God every day, or did she honestly want to help people?

Without hesitation, she signed the piece of paper.

Camilla Luddington ,
DR. MAIREAD "MAISIE" GRAVES

Robert Sean Leonard ,
DR. JAMES WILSON

Hugh Laurie ,
DR. GREGORY HOUSE

Lisa Edelstein ,
DR. LISA CUDDY

Jennifer Morrison ,
DR. ALLISON CAMERON

Jesse Spencer ,
DR. ROBERT CHASE

Omar Epps ,
DR. ERIC FOREMAN

Emily VanCamp ,
SIOBHAN GRAVES

Colin Firth / SEAMUS GRAVES
Madeleine Stowe / MARGARET GRAVES
Tom Blyth / SEANÁN "SEAN" GRAVES
House, M.D. Cast / THEIR CHARACTERS

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♯ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED !
this is a work of fanfiction set in and using established characters from house, m.d. which is owned by david shore and the fox broadcasting company. i, however, do own the character of maisie graves and her family, as well as any unrecognizable characters, settings, and plot lines. any canon divergence is owned by me. plagiarism is not tolerated.

♯ AUTHOR'S NOTE !

⭑ it's the day i genuinely never saw coming... i am writing for a medical show again. if you've been here forever, you would know that one of my claims to fame on this orange hell app was a grey's anatomy/alex karev fanfiction that will never see the light of day again. i have to admit though, that is the last time i had a semi-decent update schedule so maybe i was onto something-

⭑ anyways, welcome to low rising!! this is a very very self-indulgent james wilson fanfiction that i am blessing all of you with. i think we need to study the effect of brown baby cow eyed brunet men on lesbians because i am suffering!!! i am a victim!!!

⭑ while maisie will definitely be one of the more likeable characters in this, she will still make some choices that a lot of people wouldn't agree with but it wouldn't be a house, m.d. fic without a touch of medical malpractice! i will also incorporate some of the knowledge i possess as a healthcare worker (hint: it rhymes with curse!) and while i hope to be as accurate as possible, this is very much fictional and will have inaccuracies to keep the plot interesting. sorry.

⭑ while i am going to be following show timeline from about mid-season 3 to the end of the show, i will NOT be covering every single episode. that sounds like literal torture and very repetitive (listen i love this show but it's the same thing every damn episode). there will be more of a focus on maisie, the work she does, and the relationships she develops with her coworkers. i don't plan for this to be a long fic but that being said, i do love to yap.

⭑ and no one is surprised to see emily vancamp booked and busy in my fics again!! i will always find a reason to include her and this time it's as maisie's sister, siobhan! she will have a more important role later on in the story but i will keep you waiting to find out more...

⭑ shutting up now but i am SOOOO EXCITED to share this with you all. thank you for taking the time to read!

content warning ! medical malpractice, blood/gore, mentions and depictions of mental illness/addiction/suicide attempts, sexual themes, mentions of infidelity, pregnancy/birth, character death, mentions of homophobia/sexism, and other heavy topics that are typically seen throughout the show. just a bunch of shitty people doing shitty things!! if any of these make you uncomfortable or upset, please do not continue reading from this point. prioritize yourself and your mental health first.

⭑ if you have been here before you will not be surprised that my first dedication always goes to my best friend star/bayports who is the reason i started watching this show and was a bad influence in pushing me to go forward with this fic. in fact, they were the one who guessed i would fall in love with james wilson and alas... i was clocked. they also have been way too generous and have supplied all of the beautiful graphics you see in this fic (cover, gifs (including the new madison beer closing gif i love!!), moodboards). i am so so appreciative of your support and love. i don't know what i would do without you. i love you dearly.

⭑ special shoutouts also go to seasmokes, sacrificialfawn, austrxlians, girlpools, tearsricochets, eidclons, nightwvngs, veIaryons, sanktham, galentineday, laevinics, runlikeh3ll, siIverveils, gvn-powder, saiIorsongs, -stellaric, and rocklcnds, who have all been so incredibly encouraging of me writing this fic since its very recent conception (or just supportive of my writing in general). it means the world to me, thank you.

﹙ cover by bayports ! ﹚