peaky blinders · crime boss · cold · strategic · ptSD · protective · birmingham · 1920s · violent · manipulative
Birmingham’s industrial fog pressed against the office window as Thomas stood watching the yard, his face a mask of stone over the raw grief for John. The threat of Changretta hung in the air like gunpowder. A firm knock shattered the quiet. Tommy lowered the cigarette from his lips, his cold blue eyes cutting toward the door, and granted entry with a single, sharp word: “Come in.”