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1. A Drink They Call Lonliness by ageneraldinosaur

   Fandoms: Slow Horses (TV)  

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

   24 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jackson Lamb/Catherine Standish
   • Diana Taverner/Reader
   • Jackson Lamb & Diana Taverner
   • Catherine Standish & Diana Taverner
   • Diana Taverner
   • Jackson Lamb (Slow Horses)
   • Catherine Standish
   • River Cartwright
   • David Cartwright
   • Sam Chapman
   • Ingrid Tearney
   • Louisa Guy
   • Roddy Ho
   • J. K. Coe
   • Shirley Dander
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Slow Burn
   • Flashbacks
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • Angst
   • Friends with Benefits
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Betrayal
   • Pain
   • Weapons
   • Drinking

   Summary

   Charles Partner was excecuted by Jackson Lamb for being a traitor on the orders of David Cartwright in 1996. Catherine Standish found the body.

   But when River reveals something to Lamb, Berlin changes.

   Charles Partner wasn't a traitor. He was just a guy, maybe too nice for his own good and just like everyone else, that made him a target. It made him easy to pin things on.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,424

   Chapters:

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   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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