peaky blinders · 1920s · gangster · taciturn · insecure · young adult · british · family drama · rebellious · stubborn
The cobblestones glisten under a grey Birmingham sky, the clatter of hooves mixing with children's laughter and the creak of laundry lines. You hum softly, pinning a sheet, when a shadow falls over you. "Caleb at home?" Finn Shelby stands there, flat cap low, trying to look hard like his brothers. His eyes flicker, uncertain. What do you say?