Im_being_so_normal_about_this
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James meets River one day at work, and their single conversation sparks something of an obsession.
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“The water bubbled and steamed as River sat in the hot tube, luxuriating in its warmth. Duffy and Hobbs sat in each of the adjacent corners to him, talking about something or other that had gone on at the Park that day, but River could barely hear it over the roaring of the jets.”
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River ends up in a hot tub with Duffy and Hobbs.
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"Spider stuck out his hand. 'Let’s not make this awkward, shall we?'
He had just opened his mouth to retort—thereby also deflecting the need to reveal his injured hand—when a piercing wail blared into life throughout the building."
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River gets trapped with Spider when dropping off the file in season 1.
Written for Whumptober 2025, Day 7, 30, and 31, Prompts: Trapped with the Enemy, Confrontation, and Rescued by the Enemy
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- Part 7 of Lily's Whumptober 2025
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"Slough House felt somehow… different."
Written for Whumptober 2025, Day 29, Prompt: Last One Standing
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- Part 24 of Lily's Whumptober 2025
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"This wasn't personal"
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River and Spider talk, after Stansted.
Written for Whumptober 2025, Day 28, Prompt: Backstabbing
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- Part 23 of Lily's Whumptober 2025
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A collection of oneshots centering around the dad au! They are arranged in chronological order for when they happen within the fic timeline but most can be read as standalones anyway.
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The only thing worse than being married to James ‘Spider’ Webb, River realises, is knowing that it's not real, and it’s not forever.
When did it stop being an act? Was it ever?
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James has a proposal (literally), what could go wrong?
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02 Jul 2025
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Having apparently finally finished whatever thing he was probably only pretending to be busy with to make River wait, Spider finally looks at him. “So sorry if you were intending this to be a surprise. Melody at the front desk sent me a message as soon as you arrived,” he says smugly.
River shrugs, hoping Spider can’t tell that he is, in fact, a bit disappointed. He’d been looking forward to catching Spider unaware, though not really for any particular reason other than to annoy him. He doesn’t really have any particular reason for being here at all, but sitting around Slough House had felt even more stifling than usual after having been out in the field recently, and Spider’s usually good for getting River’s blood pumping a bit, if nothing else.
Spider doesn't die. River pays him a visit.
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04 Mar 2025
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a good one by foreverstudent
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
19 Jan 2023
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A few months after Qui-Gon's death find Obi-Wan and Anakin easing into their new bond as master and padawan. All is going well until an overzealous Jedi teacher sets out to teach Anakin what Obi-Wan will not.
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04 Feb 2025
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It's Not Always River's Fault by orphan_account
Fandoms: Slow Horses (TV), Slough House - Mick Herron
29 Oct 2024
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While on his first ever formal, legitimate op, River is captured in a foreign country. Luckily, he stashed the classified info his captors want from him. Unluckily, they know he stashed it and have him captured.
Was it his fault he was caught?
Warning - This is another excuse for River whump, with some plot thrown in for flavor
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Whumptober 2024 by cartwrong, jamietarttsnorthernattitude
Fandom: Slough House - Mick Herron, Slow Horses (TV), Ted Lasso (TV)
31 Oct 2025
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Bookmarked by Im_being_so_normal_about_this
26 Oct 2024