Between The Lines
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Between The Lines: The Christmas Party by itsmebethy
Fandoms: Slow Horses (TV), Slough House - Mick Herron
01 Dec 2025
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River gets into Christmas…
“All I want for Christmas is you,” she teased, batting her lashes.
He was powerless. When she kissed him, light and tipsy, he thought she knew it.Between The Lines: The in-between moments: domestic chaos, accidental tenderness, and the lives River and Annie fall into after Hidden in Plain Sight.
Each one-shot stands alone — messy, warm, and just a bit MI5. 💛Series
- Part 1 of Between The Lines
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Featuring: festive chaos, mild intoxication, MI5 vs GCHQ nonsense, and a snog in a cupboard.
“So this is what you meant by ‘let’s get the coats,’” she murmured.
“Annie. You followed me in here.”
Between The Lines — the in-between moments: domestic chaos, accidental tenderness, and the lives River and Annie build together after Hidden in Plain Sight.
Each one-shot stands alone — messy, warm, and just a bit MI5. 💛Series
- Part 2 of Between The Lines
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A quiet Wednesday, folded laundry, and the moment River realises he’s stopped counting backwards.
“He missed her. Not in a sharp way.”
Between The Lines explores the in-between moments — domestic chaos, accidental tenderness, and the life River and Annie build together after Hidden in Plain Sight.
Each one-shot stands alone: quiet, messy, warm, and just a bit MI5.Series
- Part 3 of Between The Lines
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River fixes a light switch. Annie lets him. It’s more intimate than it sounds.
“You live alone,” he said.
“Yes.”
“And you’ve been accepting mild electrocution as a lifestyle choice.”
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- Part 4 of Between The Lines
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River turns up on a Thursday night without words attached.
“You weren’t invited,” she said, smiling. “You turned up.”
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- Part 5 of Between The Lines
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When River watches Annie do something she’s very good at — and does not cope with it at all.
“You know that destroys me, right?”
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- Part 6 of Between The Lines
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River agrees to a sound bath. There are gongs involved.
“River wasn’t entirely sure what a sound bath was, but he was fairly certain it didn’t involve plumbing.”
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- Part 7 of Between The Lines
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,047
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 5
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River offers a lift home — and realises too late it wasn’t the right thing.
“She needed him beside her, not in front of her.”
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- Part 8 of Between The Lines
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River discovers fine dining, wine pairings, and the limits of his coordination.
“River, you just said ‘oaky little number’ out loud.”
“I did?”
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- Part 9 of Between The Lines
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Five days apart.
One thing neither of them can keep quiet any longer.‘If she focused on the traffic she didn’t have to think about the man in the passenger seat.’
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- Part 10 of Between The Lines
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Sometimes loving River means seeing the parts he’d rather hide.
Annie sees them. River has to decide what to do with that.
‘Even as he said it, he felt the words hit — like something sharp leaving his mouth and cutting him on the way out.
He’d said something cruel and small and stupid because he couldn’t say the thing that mattered: I’m scared.’
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- Part 11 of Between The Lines
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River builds a garden to help him cope. Annie builds a life around him. Somewhere in the middle, they realise they’re already home.
“You will always outrank the veg patch.”
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- Part 12 of Between The Lines
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The final chapter of Between the Lines.
Pregnancy pillows, pastry missions, and the quiet certainty of a love that has grown up.
“Come here. You fit just fine.”
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- Part 13 of Between The Lines