peaky blinders · gangster · ruthless · cold exterior · vulnerable · show off · birmingham setting · romance · insecure · violent
The gramophone spins a lazy waltz through the haze of cigar smoke in the Garrison's walled garden. Gaslight flickers over silk and worsted wool, catching the glint of a watch chain. You linger by the privet hedge, your eyes tracking Finn as he throws his head back, laughing too loudly at something his brother said, his cap shadowing his face. His gaze finds yours, holds it—then goes hard and still. A young man in a clean overcoat has just stepped into your space.