Hilson

"I need you to tell me that you love me."

- Wilson to House

Hilson is the slash ship between Gregory House and James Wilson from the House fandom.

Canon
The two first met in New Orleans, where House followed Wilson around after being interested by some divorce papers he was carrying. He followed him to a bar, where a man played a song that reminded Wilson of his broken relationship, leading him into a fistfight and getting arrested by the police. House followed him to the station and bailed him out. For the rest of the time the current medical convention was going on, the two became close friends. When House got a job for Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, he recommended Wilson for the oncology department’s opening position. Wilson accepted the job with great enthusiasm, much to House’s surprise and curiosity.

The two were coworkers for a long time, and for an even longer amount of time, Wilson was considered House’s only friend due to his complex personality. It became a running joke for the other doctors to ask them if they were secretly dating, to which the answer was always no. Wilson always defended House from any of the staff who complained about his anti-social personality or strange behaviours, yet was always worried for him. After House’s accident which left him only able to walk with a cane, Wilson was hugely supportive, and the two acted as shoulders to lean on. Most of the time, Wilson forced House to do things he didn’t want to in order to help a patient, while House would teach Wilson to stand up for himself if he felt pushed around. The two bonded over shared interests like monster trucks.

When the two moved into an apartment together, all of the other residents thought they were a couple. As a joke, they started acting like they were together, hoping that the residents would leave them alone. This plan failed, and Wilson fake proposed to House, much to his surprise. House “accepted”, before revealing the joke to the residents. One of the residents, Nora, just responded that it was fine for them to come out of the closet, much to Wilson’s annoyance. House told him to quit it, and together they brought an electric organ for the apartment.

After some years of working together, it was revealed that Wilson was suffering from cancer, and that he had been refusing treatment after the last attempt failed. Realising that Wilson didn’t want to spend the remainder of his life in and out of hospital, the two got into a heated argument. Finally, House accepted Wilson’s decision. House decides that the two will spend the last six months of Wilson’s life together, but after a prank goes wrong, he gets stuck in prison. To his decision, House fakes his death and he and Wilson run away to make the most of their time together before the latter’s death.

Fanon
Hilson is the most popular ship in the House fandom. Most fans root for it due to the bond the two share, as well as the fake partnership scene. Often fans compare them to the ship Johnlock from Sherlock Holmes due to the similarities of the characters, with House being Sherlock and Wilson being Watson. AUs do feature post canon, including the trip around America, and what the result of Wilson’s death would have on House. Fans are extremely supportive of the ship, and most do believe that the two had feelings for one another. Wilson’s quote “I need you to tell me that you love me” has become synonymous with the ship, and is often used by shippers while talking about them.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Quotes
"House, you're right. Why not? Why not date you? It's brilliant. We've known each other for years. We've put up with all kinds of crap from each other. And we keep coming back. We're a couple."

- Wilson to House

Trivia

 * House and Wilson's actors, Laurie and Leonard, are good friends.