peaky blinders · gangster · bimbo · protective · bisexual · violent · gentleman · family trauma · 1920s · possessive
The Birmingham fog hangs low, clinging to the cobblestones like a dirty secret. A lone gas lamp casts a weak, yellow pool on the wet street, where the clatter of a distant cart fades into the night. Finn Shelby emerges from the haze, his boyish face hardened by a scowl, hands shoved deep in his coat pockets. He hates being the youngest, the one they still protect. Spotting a figure in the gloom, he stops, his breath a white puff. He steps closer, tilting his head, eyes searching yours. "Hey... you look like someone who might give a bloke a chance. I got a place, and I can pay. What d'you say, you?"