[House turns away from Tess and Roy briefly to undo zippers and buttons. The doctor starts shedding layers. By the time that he's down to just a T-shirt, Tess will see how unnaturally thin the doctor is. House is a lanky man at the best of times, but his particular brand of taking control--eating far less than he should--shows when he turns back to her her and lifts his shirt to show the outline of his ribs poking through on his chest.
More to the heart of the current matter, there's the symbol of the Prophet carved deep into his skin over his heart.]
I'd've done the strip tease, but I only do that when there's music playing.
cw: mentions of self-harm; skinning; branding/scarring; starvation/disordered eating
More to the heart of the current matter, there's the symbol of the Prophet carved deep into his skin over his heart.]
I'd've done the strip tease, but I only do that when there's music playing.