Actually, I like this very much. It is somber, but it's a great look into House's mind.
For a story to work, there must be some conflict in it, and House's conflict is with the season. As always with House, this dislike is not irrational. This is a man who does not deal well with change, and the on-and-off weather of the season would be irritating to him even if he were well. Since his illness (and I like the memories of what he can't do and Stacy leaving), April truly has become the cruelest month for House.
There's a strong hint of House's underlying depression in this, with him sitting in the dark, not tasting the food he eats. Suicides actually go up in the spring. Those who survive the winter somehow cannot make it through spring, and I've always wondered if it's because of the changeable nature of the season or because they felt they were being forced into a rebirth they couldn't deal with. Perhaps this is why summer seems so unreachable to House?
The only odd tense change I saw was in the middle of the House trying and failing to get the tire from the trunk, when you dropped into present tense with "He's changed more . . ."
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For a story to work, there must be some conflict in it, and House's conflict is with the season. As always with House, this dislike is not irrational. This is a man who does not deal well with change, and the on-and-off weather of the season would be irritating to him even if he were well. Since his illness (and I like the memories of what he can't do and Stacy leaving), April truly has become the cruelest month for House.
There's a strong hint of House's underlying depression in this, with him sitting in the dark, not tasting the food he eats. Suicides actually go up in the spring. Those who survive the winter somehow cannot make it through spring, and I've always wondered if it's because of the changeable nature of the season or because they felt they were being forced into a rebirth they couldn't deal with. Perhaps this is why summer seems so unreachable to House?
The only odd tense change I saw was in the middle of the House trying and failing to get the tire from the trunk, when you dropped into present tense with "He's changed more . . ."