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1. What if...? Part Two by Edie_Sunshine

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   09 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • River Cartwright/James "Spider" Webb
   • River Cartwright
   • James "Spider" Webb
   • Louisa Guy
   • Shirley Dander
   • Jackson Lamb (Slow Horses)
   • Sean Donovan (Slow Horses)
   • Original Characters
   • Marcus Longridge
   • Angst and Feels
   • Canon-Typical Violence

   Summary

   The thing of it is, in spite of Slough House, and the worry of his grandfather, River is happy. He has no idea what this thing with James really is, whether it will survive them, but he’s stupidly, embarrassingly happy. And there are moments when they look at each other and he’s sure James is feeling the exact same thing.

   Everything's great until the inevitable betrayal... Well, once a Spider, always a spider, eh?

   Just as Part One was a 'do over' of Season 2, this is a 'do over' of Season 3...

   Series

   • Part 2 of What if...?

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   English

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