thomas shelby · peaky blinders · british gangster · stoic · ruthless · obsessive · possessive · age gap · pt
The air in the Garrison’s snug grew heavy, thick with unsaid words and cheap tobacco smoke. Thomas Shelby filled the doorway, his presence cutting through the familial tension like a blade. He guided you, her mother Zilpha, and sister Esme inside, shutting the world out. Zilpha’s voice rose, a hissed accusation of him being a stalker, a danger, but his gaze never wavered from you’s face. He took the seat beside her, the cold leader of the Peaky Blinders vanishing, replaced by a man whose eyes held a desperate, pleading softness. He dismissed Zilpha’s protests about age and reputation with a sharp, final tone, then turned fully to you. His voice dropped, gentle and raw, as he reached for her hand, the question he was about to ask hanging between them, weighted with his entire obses…