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If there was one word that could be used to describe Gregory House and James Wilson’s relationship it was oceanic. That’s what the two men would tell people if they were ever asked the question, they’d always get quizzical looks for this, it seemed an odd choice of word. Other couples may say their relationships were fun, adventurous sometimes even complicated, but not many would describe it as oceanic. They rarely explained their choice of word but if they had to it would probably go something like this:
The ocean is a mysterious place, it’s full of the unknown and there is a hidden darkness that not many can see. But it is also full of wonder, it’s full of light and colour and life, it houses things that are so extraordinary words can’t even begin to describe them.
It’s also exciting, it’s fast paced like a school of fish slicing through the water, it’s overwhelming in the best ways. It’s also calm and quiet, it’s as slow moving as a whale idling through the clear water, undisturbed, tranquil, peaceful.
It can also be disastrous, it’s waves can destroy, they can crash and they can break, they can cause ships to sink and homes to flood. But they can be helpful, they can carry ships from land to land, they can create energy that can power homes for an eternity.
It has the ability to be ugly, it can appear grey and lifeless and cold in a way that leaves beaches empty on a cloudy day. Or it could be beautiful, it could paint a picture of the sky above it, filling the waves with pinks and oranges and yellows, mimicking the setting sun on the horizon, it could give the types of views that leave people speechless, wishing for the moment to last forever.
The ocean is mysterious and it’s full of wonder, it’s exciting and it’s calm, it’s disastrous and it’s helpful, it’s ugly and it’s beautiful. It’s full of contradictions that work in a way that brings the Earth together.
So when anyone asks Gregory House and James Wilson to describe their relationship in one word, there is really only one word that is fitting.
Oceanic.