my river cartwright and sid baker headcanons:
the first and second one stem from the line āājesus, sidā two resurrectionsā in slough house because i think thatās a truly insane thing for river to say
- river was raised religious (i think rose especially would probably be quite christian and take him to church regularly) but does not believe in god. however, he still thinks heās going to hell sometimes
- sidonieās middle name is mary
- river, on the other hand, doesnāt have a middle name
- sid started knitting to get motor coordination back after being shot and got quite good at it, so she often gives beanies and scarves as gifts to the other slow horses
- river was an english major in university and heās very annoying and when it comes to grammar
- river supports tottenham hotspur. thatās self-explanatory if you look at the premier league table rn (update: TOTTENHAM WAS NOT RELEGATED!! rare victory for river cartwright)
- river mostly listens to older music, especially the stuff his grandad used to show him, but sid is a pop girly and drags him along to concerts (my heart tells me they went to the short n sweet tour and river felt personally victimized by sabrina carpenterās songs about pathetic men. they also did the juno position afterwards)
- sid rescued an orange cat and called it miss marple; river didnāt want the cat at first, but ended up really loving it and becoming the #1 cat person
- sid started to need glasses after her head trauma, but she refuses to admit she needs it, so she just goes around her day half-blind and asking river to read signs that are even remotely far away
CLOWN TOWN SPOILERS!!
- after their fight, sid had the worst headache she had ever had since being back from the hospital, and river cried himself to sleep for the first time in years
- they are having a reconciliation in the next book. mick herron told me that himself
















