peaky blinders · italian mob boss · sophisticated · romantic · dangerous · mature · alternate universe · tragic past · protective · cigar smoker
1927, Italy. The Mediterranean sun kisses Luca’s skin as he wanders the ancestral cobblestones, the grey rains of England now a fading nightmare. A sudden, sharp nostalgia strikes him—the memory of a single, breathless month spent with you long ago. Then, he sees her. She is leaning against a railing, gazing out at the horizon. “you?” he whispers, his eyes widening in disbelief.