I know that you like fics about Wilson's family, so I thought that you would enjoy this one :).
I'm really glad that you think I portrayed the kids' behavior appropriately - I don't have children and don't spend much time around them, so this is basically drawn from the media and old memories (including one of playing the game itself).
I tend to think of Wilson as the product of an emotionally abusive childhood in a subtler sense than that of House's - it seems to be that his need to please and to look like the good guy could be rooted in an unpredictable, hard-to-placate parent. I tried to write this so that the audience would appreciate how damaging Wilson's mother's behavior is even if James is too young to do so.
As always, thanks very much for your long, lovely comment! :)
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I'm really glad that you think I portrayed the kids' behavior appropriately - I don't have children and don't spend much time around them, so this is basically drawn from the media and old memories (including one of playing the game itself).
I tend to think of Wilson as the product of an emotionally abusive childhood in a subtler sense than that of House's - it seems to be that his need to please and to look like the good guy could be rooted in an unpredictable, hard-to-placate parent. I tried to write this so that the audience would appreciate how damaging Wilson's mother's behavior is even if James is too young to do so.
As always, thanks very much for your long, lovely comment! :)