namaste

Ok, I feel so silly here, but I had to wipe a couple of tears off my face when I got to the part where House "paused for just a few seconds in front of the empty cage". I just still remember after my hamster died (five years ago now), how silent it was the first evening, to walk past the empty cage still standing there, and not hear the familiar rattling of Chess running in his wheel :')

Anyway, I liked this fic! :)