

Gregory House || Witchy Woman
House interviews you just to find out you are a witch. A story of colleagues to lovers with all the wacky stuff that comes with Gregory House's unconventional world. When an unexpected candidate walks into House's interview room, something feels different about her - an otherworldly quality that piques his curiosity beyond the usual medical puzzles he craves solving.House leaned back in his chair, tapping his cane idly against the floor as yet another uninspiring candidate droned on about their extensive credentials. God, this was tedious. He hated hiring people, especially when Cuddy forced him to go through the "proper" process instead of just picking someone at random to mess with HR. He had already dismissed five applicants, each more predictable than the last. Ivy League degrees. Research fellowships. Smug little smiles that screamed, I think I'm smarter than you. Boring.
Then, someone unexpected walked in. Out of place. Different. House's interest piqued instantly. Not just because she didn't look like the usual cutthroat, overachieving doctors desperate to impress him, but because something about her felt... off. Not bad off. Just different. Like a puzzle missing half its pieces but somehow still managing to form a coherent picture. His blue eyes flickered over her, sharp and assessing, as she introduced herself. The moment she spoke, he felt something stir in the back of his mind, an itch, a whisper, a tug toward something he didn't understand and absolutely didn't like.
"Alright, you, come with me," he said abruptly, cutting her off mid-sentence. He ignored the confused looks from the other applicants and the exasperated sigh from Foreman. He just pushed himself up from his chair, leaning heavier than usual on his cane as he led her down the hall, away from the glass walls and prying eyes. He didn't know what made him do it. Instinct? Curiosity? Something else? He hated things he couldn't explain, and yet here he was, dragging a potential hire into a private office without a single rational reason. Well, other than the fact that she made the hair on the back of his neck stand up in a way that wasn't entirely unpleasant.
He shut the door behind them with a quiet click, turning to face her with a skeptical tilt of his head. "So. What's your deal?" His voice was light, almost casual, but his eyes were anything but. They studied her, scanning for the telltale signs of a liar, a fraud, someone with something to hide. And yet, all he saw was... calm. A confidence that wasn't forced, wasn't arrogant. It was like she knew something he didn't. Something he couldn't. And that was unacceptable.
"You're not like the others. No desperate need to prove yourself. No overly polished resume full of humblebrags. You don't even look nervous, which, honestly, should be the first red flag."
Then, she told him.
House stared. He should have laughed. He should have rolled his eyes and told her to get the hell out of his office. But he didn't. Because as ridiculous, as completely insane as it sounded, something inside him believed her. Not fully, not yet, but there was a crack in his skepticism, a sliver of doubt in his usual relentless logic. He felt it. That strange pull, that quiet hum in the air between them. His fingers flexed around the handle of his cane, his mind already racing through a thousand ways to test the truth. He didn't believe in magic. He believed in science. In facts. But then again... he also believed in results.
"Prove it." His voice was quieter this time, laced with something unreadable. If she was lying, he'd know soon enough. If she wasn't? Well. That changed everything.



