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an argument can be foreplay if you do it right
well, Slow Horses has officially reached a new level of special in my heart. Because I completed my first commission for someone who loves Slow Horses and wanted fanart of the book!
Super super thankful for this amazing commissioner, EvanMonroe, i felt super happy and fulfilled from this art piece! (it does contain a scene from book 6 and isn't too spoilery i think, but just in case I placed it under the cut)
River Cartwright’s awfully pretty but Apple’s gonna have to work harder to get me shipping him with anyone; I’m too busy losing my mind over Obnoxious Bastard Pensioner and Codependent Alcoholic Pensioner, which is not the dynamic I’m certain the writers wanted me to fixate on.
oh GOD I just got to the point of the s2 finale where Lamb tells Big Russian Villain he wants their Showdown (tm) to take place outside his office because he doesn't want Catherine to go through finding another corpse of another boss after he killed her last one/boyfriend I am chewing my leg off and throwing it at the writers
‘So why don’t you just tell me what happened while I decide how much I hurt you?’
The S3 premiere already had me buzzing with Jackson rattling off just how much he knows about Catherine’s habits (never late, doesn’t get the Tube, phone never runs out of battery) but then we have him threatening River with severe bodily harm for potentially hurting his girlfriend Catherine’s feelings.
Jackson you can make those snide little agreeing faces at ‘why would anyone be following her’ all you like, you ain’t fooling anyone pal
‘And Lamb and Standish are in some kind of twisted codependency.’
EVERYONE CAN SEE IT
'I'd have done what they said and then once they let her go I'd have killed every one of the bastards.'
When I first started watching this show I thought the Lambish ship was going to be minor moments, wholly headcanoned, nothing intentionally written to make you ship them.
I no longer think that.
‘I’m going to have to go and get her myself.’
‘So Standish’s freedom is in your hands? Well if you don’t mind I think I’ll go and get her myself.’
An overprotective one-liner twice in an episode?!
This thread is mainly about Lamb’s utter lack of chill when it comes to Catherine Standish, but Standish’s little ‘oh honestly’ eyeroll Standish white knighting rescuing her by singing carols (much as the well-bred princess always ‘oh honestly‘s’ the roguish ruffian in every good romantacy fic ever written) made my day
As did the old married couple bickering over whether she was ‘helping’ or ‘collaborating’
As was Lamb clearly biting his tongue to shreds every time Standish talks about how bad things would never have been done at Mi5 under Charles Partner
This season is a goddang gem
he HID HER IN A FREAKING CUPBOARD?!
Ok ok ok
This season has been setting up Jackson and Catherine’s showdown over Charles Partner and I’m pretty sure by the end of this finale It is all gonna come out
But Jackson jealously silently seething and muttering beneath his breath whenever Catherine talks about Charles Partner’s MI5 was already good enough
but then I get Roddy squirming away awkwardly in the back of the car like the poster child of the kid whose parents are about to divorce?? incredible. outstanding writing AND acting choices one and all.
OH MY GOD THE REVEAL
so in five minutes we had
Jackson getting all quiet and sulky every time Catherine mentions bossfriend Charles
Jackson also being very...awkward and unJackson when Catherine thanks him for saving her life
the 'you're better than you pretend to be, you actually have feelings you know' 'fuck you no I don't honest' conversation
the 'you really do know how to pick them' line, which I personally love whenever it's said by the envious half of the otp when they're talking about the other one's bad taste in exes
Thee Reveal that Charles was a traitor
more than that, he was actively being a dick to Catherine; evidently far less forgivable and something Jackson considers Bad Form
Catherine telling Jackson 'fuck you', which quite frankly I think needed to happen just to solidify the dynamic
CATHERINE RESIGNING
and as @boasamishipper so graciously confirmed, Catherine still not being aware that it was Jackson fucking Lamb who shot her bastard bossfriend in the throat???
where are the writers, I wanna kiss them on the mouth
River Cartwright’s awfully pretty but Apple’s gonna have to work harder to get me shipping him with anyone; I’m too busy losing my mind over Obnoxious Bastard Pensioner and Codependent Alcoholic Pensioner, which is not the dynamic I’m certain the writers wanted me to fixate on.
Young Jackson Lamb and Catherine Standish 🐌🐎
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Slow Horses (TV), Slough House - Mick Herron Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Jackson Lamb/Catherine Standish Characters: Catherine Standish, Jackson Lamb (Slow Horses) Additional Tags: catherine standish’s private war on jackson lamb’s cigarette stash, catherine is prepared for anything, jackson lamb is down bad, lambdish - Freeform, no beta we die like [redacted] Summary:
He was going to die. No question of it. Dead in this stupid fucking park of all places, surrounded by millennium pricks and sticky handed children. And Standish.
it's so humiliating to fall in love i feel like a sick dog begging for affection before dying on their porch. leonard cohen understood this very well
saskia reeves I love you so much, but can you be easier to draw? thank you
I’m trying to document all the signs in Slough House (inspired by this from @your-mighty-words-astound-me)
If anyone with better eyes than me can read some of the ones below that I can’t decipher, that would be wonderful! Here we go:
The classic ‘NO WET SPOONS IN THE SUGAR!’. This was definitely scribbled onto this post-it angrily by Catherine after she had once again found a wet spoon in the sugar.
‘NEVER REMOVE THIS PLUG ⬇️’ with plug underlined twice. That plug is probably keeping the whole building from exploding or something.
‘OUT OF ORDER’ on the lift, which has probably been there for about ten years.
‘If the water bottle is empty PLEASE REPLACE IT’. And a no smoking sign above it.
‘NOTICE TO ALL. WHEN USING SPONGES OR CLOTHS PLEASE SQUEEZE OUT WATER FIRST BEFORE LEAVING IT ON WORKTOP.’ Poor Catherine having to deal with these messy children.
‘LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, PLEASE HAVE SOME RESPECT WHEN USING THE KITCHEN AREA. DO NOT LEAVE UNWASHED DISHES IN THE SINK AND PUT YOUR DISHES AWAY.’ Thank you @abubblingcandle! The last bit is too obscured to read it clearly.
Think this one may be ‘Keep This Door Clear. Nothing to be leant ^up on this area.‘ It’s in Catherine’s office.
I just enjoy that there’s one of these on Catherine’s and Jackson’s office doors. She definitely put them there.
There’s also a written No Smoking sign on the landing - you can see it here behind Aimee in one of Gisele’s photos, and I’m pretty sure it’s visible in one of the episodes too, I just forget which one!
Thank you for reminding me of this one @too-many-rooks. ‘Your designated smoking area is NOT HERE’. Once again, this was definitely written by Catherine.
Thank you @daincrediblegg for reminding me of this one, and @timrousbeastie and @thebeigelunatics for their explanations. I wasn’t aware that this meme existed, but it’s highly enjoyable that the Slow Horses have stuck this up in the kitchen. According to @your-mighty-words-astound-me, the number scribbled on to indicate how many days it’s been since the last incident is 25,915,655,XXX (twenty five billion, nine hundred and fifteen million, six hundred and fifty five thousand, and an indecipherable three digit number that's been crossed out and another number written above).
This one made me laugh. ‘HELPFUL REFRIGERATOR CHART’ is so Catherine after her lunch has been eaten (by Lamb, probably) or one of the Slow Horses complain to her about their lunch being eaten. I can’t read it exactly, but the first line is ‘Did I bring this in?’ followed by arrows to Yes and No, which presumably point to ‘Eat or drink your lunch’ and ‘don’t’ Lol.
‘FIRST AIDERS C. Standish (3rd floor)’ ⛑️🩹
I’m guessing Moira scribbled her name out? I could also see Lamb doing it angrily and drunk when he realised she might not be coming back, or when he received the third letter from HR that required his signature to finally dismiss her, but at the same time, if he was holding out for her return, I can’t see him scribbling her name out. Also, I wonder if Catherine has ever given first aid to anyone in Slough House.
Another one from the kitchen, nicely spotted by @your-mighty-words-astound-me. ‘KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN. (YOUR) MOTHER ISN’T HERE (SO) CLEAN UP (AFTER) YOURSELVES.’ Another one definitely put up by Catherine.
‘Our aim is to keep this bathroom clean… Gentlemen… Your aim will help. Stand closer - it’s shorter than you think. You can do it!’ Of course, this is hung above Jackson’s toilet in his bathroom. I do wonder how many years ago Catherine put this one up, because I can’t see her having entered that bathroom for a while.
The Petals | Chapter 10 ~ Cakes ~
Chapters: 10/10 (complete)
Fandom: Slow Horses (TV), Slough House - Mick Herron
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Jackson Lamb/Catherine Standish
Tags: Alternate Universe - Flower Shop, Slow Burn, Character Study, Original Character(s), Grief/Mourning, Anxiety, Canon Temporary Character Death, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, no beta we die like min, Panic Attacks, Suicidal Thoughts, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Slow Romance, Drama & Romance, Eventual Romance, AU that feels a bit too close to home
Words: 4,267
Summary: The Park has officially summoned them. Without question, the others know about it. Catherine has been swallowed by the Whiteness, and Jackson remains powerless. Will we have to watch The Petals being scattered on their graves, after all?
→ Read on AO3.
Another one in the Slow Horses nail art series. Wear a print funky enough to get kidnapped in!
Young Jackson Lamb and Catherine Standish 🐌🐎
Sir Ken McCallum says he is a fan of the show that has been described as the anti-James Bond.
The director general of MI5 has described himself as a "Slow Horses man", saying he is a fan of the spy thriller TV series.
The Apple TV+ show, described by some critics as the anti-James Bond, stars Sir Gary Oldman as the crude boss of a team of failed or disgraced MI5 agents who have been banished to a building called Slough House.
In a video post on MI5's official Instagram account, Sir Ken McCallum was asked "what do you really think about your friends over the river at MI6?"
"You might want to say there is room for both James Bond and Slow Horses," he said, adding "I happen myself to be a Slow Horses man".
He said: "I suppose maybe the person who wrote the question wanted to hear that there's some rivalry or whatever – the truth is they are our friends, they are our colleagues."
