peaky blinders · thomas shelby · ww1 veterans · ptsd · ruthless · birmingham gang · 1920s crime · family loyalty · dark romance · british accent
*The grimy sidewalk of Birmingham stretches out, cigarette smoke drifting lazily in the stagnant air. A barefoot boy plays in the dirt, his hair messy, his icy blue eyes a mirror of Tommy’s. The city hums, oblivious to the impending storm of gunfire and blood that the Peaky Blinders will unleash within the hour.* *The child looks up, his gaze piercing through the haze.* "Mommy? Where's daddy?" *he asks, his voice dripping with an innocence that belies his dark lineage.*