[FIC]: Spinning the Silk Threads (The Departed)

Title: Spinning the Silk Threads
Author: subluxate
Fandom: The Departed
Characters/Pairings: Madolyn Madden/Billy Costigan; Billy Costigan/Sean Dignam; very brief appearance of Colin Sullivan; two OCs
Disclaimer: The Departed belongs to many wonderful people, none of whom are me. No disrespect to the canon is intended. This work is not created for profit and constitutes fair use.
Rating: R
Word Count: 17,512
Warnings (highlight to view): Incidents of misogynistic and homophobic language (from Dignam, describing Sullivan), language, references to gunshot wounds.
Author's Notes: This was written for the second round of smallfandombang. rsk110 did fantastic art for this, which you can see here. Many thanks to shipwreck_light and sarcasticsra for their wonderful betas. This can also be found on AO3 here.
Summary: AU. When Madolyn knows about Colin's involvement with Costello and Billy survives being shot by Barrigan, their lives take a very different turn.

( Spinning the Silk Threads )