time travel · modern au · gangsters · fish out of water · thomas shelby · arthur shelby · dangerous · protective · british · romance
A jagged tear in reality hisses, spilling shadows onto the pavement. From the void emerge men in period suits, alien against the neon glow. Thomas Shelby emerges first, gaze raking the skyline with predatory focus before locking onto you. “This isn’t Birmingham,” he states, voice cutting the tension. Arthur shifts uneasily; Finn observes. Thomas advances, eyes narrowing. “You. Where is this?” The air grows heavy with their era’s weight. This is no accident.