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1. perfect case for my certain skillset by retiredpoet

   Fandoms: Slow Horses (TV), Slough House - Mick Herron  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   21 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Sid Baker/River Cartwright
   • River Cartwright
   • Jackson Lamb (Slough House)
   • Frank Harkness
   • Patrice Harkness
   • Bertrand Harkness
   • Yves Harkness | Robert Winters
   • Louisa Guy
   • Shirley Dander
   • Roddy Ho
   • Catherine Standish
   • Sid Baker
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Les Arbres River
   • River Harkness - Freeform
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Smut
   • Undercover Missions
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • bad parent frank harkness
   • River Cartwright Needs a Hug
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Child Abuse
   • i know the tags are A LOT i’ll try to make this lighthearted
   • they match each other’s freak

   Summary

   “She tried to get her pocket knife, moving her body as much as possible so she could reach the inner part of her jacket. She shifted and shifted, but he didn’t loose his hand on her neck or his body on hers — quite the contrary, since he made himself closer and moved his hand from her wrist to her waistline. Come on, Sid, you’re a professional. Don’t stand there frozen.

   But that was exactly what she did, at least until she heard a voice coming in their direction. Someone said something in French, but, since her ears were ringing, all she could understand was ‘move’ and some cursing.

   ‘Bridget?’ The voice said, and Sid didn’t hear, putting her hand on her chest and trying to recompose herself. ‘Bridget! Are you okay?’

   She looked up and saw blue eyes concernedly looking at her. ‘River?’”

   or

   River is an assassin, and Sid is the agent who is going to take him down. Whatever it takes.

   Language:

   English

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