the actual canonical narrative justification for house mistreating wilson for seemingly nothing in exchange during the early seasons is that house was simply accumulating a debt of good turns like chuck e cheese tickets that he cashes in as one singular Big Favour. like sorry for making you deal drugs to me and stealing your salads or whatever. I’ll make it up to you by killing myself in your honor at the end ❤️
"I met someone who... made me feel... funny. Good. And I didn't want to let that feeling go." - Wilson to Cameron, s2ep06
"You knew he had a wife waiting at home, you didn’t care. I’m not saying you broke up the marriage, but you didn’t help." - Bonnie to House, s3ep20
"The past 20 years you've had three wives, hundreds of colleagues, thousands of patients. But you've kept that one best friend." - Foreman to Wilson, s8ep21