Doing Nothing Is Hard

[damigella]

Summary: "Power wears out those who don't have it". Wilson is powerless: a drabble.
Rating: gen. 
Spoilers: not very explicit for S7.
Word Count: 100.
Note: includes Sekret Woid #5 Stress.
Disclaimer: as usual.

Wilson's back hurt. He tried to find a comfortable position, but couldn't, despite his wrist being finally healed. Sarah jumped away from his chest, bothered by his restlessness.
His life really sucked recently: work was exhausting, he got heartburn from anything spicy, his migraines kept flaring up.
His psychotherapist had diagnosed stress and suggested resigning from Head of Oncology.
Wilson got up, tried to stretch a bit, toyed with the idea of playing squash again. Indeed, there was no more reason not to.
He looked at his stress’ source. Silent on the bedside table, his cellphone seemed to mock him.

Comments

[cellista-in-c.livejournal.com]

Just to focus on one detail, I really liked the bit about heartburn from spicy food being part of why Wilson's sucks - with the way that cooking/food is such a stress reliever for him, I can totally see how that ailment is making everything just that much worse.

And liked the note of bitterness when he contemplates that there's no reason why he shouldn't take up squash again.

Nice little piece!

[damigella-314.livejournal.com]

with the way that cooking/food is such a stress reliever for him

Definitely. Plus, it was something he used to share with House. Now he can't even eat many of their favorite take-out foods, or cooks some of the recipes they learned together.

Thank you so much for the comment!