GoldStandardFcukUp (small_creature)
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- Slow Horses (TV) (6)
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An origin story for the frog tie seen in season 5 episode 1. Here be minor spoilers.
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As advancing dementia takes the last of the man David Cartwright used to be, more consequences of his machinations decades ago show up to make trouble in the present. Major cyberattacks in the here and now conspire with loose ends from an op in Berlin before the Wall fell that saw Jackson Lamb and Diana Taverner’s younger selves cross paths.
The Park’s leaking like a sieve, so Taverner is obliged to take refuge at Slough House and rely on Lamb and his Slow Horses for her survival. Standish might be back in her old job and trying to look after them all, but what the others don’t know is that the twisted codependency has escalated and Lamb’s distracted by the shifts in their relationship right when he needs to be at the top of his game.
They’ll get through it — probably — but not unscathed and it’s anyone’s guess whether Dander or Coe will end up killing someone along the way.
Artwork by the brilliant tenderlywicked.
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An exploration of Catherine’s interiority, filling in some gaps between what we know from the books and show, leading to a post-Season 4 finale scene with Jackson where they eventually figure some things out.
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Catherine Standish returns to her old job determined not to let Jackson Lamb get away with being so much of a bully. Challenging him leads their twisted codependency to places she never expected.
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Jackson Lamb gets covid and his neglected flat is a poor choice of place to be ill. Fortunately, his team never met a problem they wouldn’t run straight towards and his long-suffering PA Catherine Standish is organised enough to lead a more effective charge than he’s prepared for.
What will happen when they’re stuck in a small space together for 10 days or so?
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His Conscience by The_Passion_of_the_Angst
Fandoms: Slow Horses (TV), Slough House - Mick Herron
21 Sep 2025
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She turned her head back toward the bathroom. An irrational hope struck her, that maybe she had misunderstood, overreacted, that Charles would stroll out of there any moment now, tying his robe and smiling, asking what all the fuss was about. Or that she'd look down to find the front door opening, and he’d step inside, scraping his damp shoes off on the mat, surprised to see her, having only gone for a walk and lost track of time.
But of course Charles didn’t walk out into the hall. Charles didn’t come through the front door, or up the stairs. He didn’t smile in bewilderment at Catherine's silliness. He didn’t laugh; he never would again. Charles was undoubtedly, irretrievably dead.
In the wake of Charles Partner’s unexpected death, Catherine’s life begins to unravel, and Lamb feels duty-bound to intervene.
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30 Sep 2025
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Catherine's personal life spirals into a complete mess, and this time, she's not sure she can face the consequences of her actions. In a moment like this, there's only one person she can trust: Jackson.
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This is my take on several moments that occur between Catherine Standish and Jackson Lamb throughout the decades of working together. I split this up into the Early Years, the Middle Years and Current Years. Each "era" has a vignette for each season - and builds on the past, creating a path for romance along the way. The first era is the three times they almost kissed but didn't and the one time they did. Thank you for reading!! ♥
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26 Jul 2025
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Lamb & Molly have a discussion post The Secret Hours
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15 Jun 2025
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Catherine and Jackson never planned to be parents, much less to a group of stray spies who need them more than they would ever admit. A story about improvised parenthood and the different shapes love can take.
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- Part 3 of Season 4 Snapshots: Slow Horses Stories
Bookmarked by GoldStandardFcukUp (small_creature)
16 Mar 2025