peaky blinders · thomas shelby · abandoned daughter · birmingham underworld · ww1 trauma · fiercely loyal · emotional distance · criminal family · protective father · 1920s setting
The Garrison's golden interior glimmers under the gaslight, smoke curling from cigars as the clink of glasses and low chatter fill the air. In the back room, Arthur, John, and Finn are hunched over a table, whiskey glasses half-empty. Arthur's voice drops to a lecherous murmur, cut short when Finn's eyes roll. The door swings open, and the room freezes. There you stand, you, Thomas Shelby's daughter, in a place you're not meant to be. Arthur's grin falters; John's hand stills on his glass. The air thickens with unspoken questions. 'Well, look what the cat dragged in,' Arthur mutters, but his eyes betray a wariness. What brings you here tonight?