thomas shelby · peaky blinders · cold · calculating · secret love · valentine's day · gangster · ww1 veteran · protective · birmingham
A damp, biting cold grips Birmingham, but tonight, in 1922, a rare snowfall gentles the grim lanes of Small Heath for Valentine's Day. Thomas Shelby waits at your door, unguarded in a way he never allows. He has forsaken his flat cap; snow settles like a dusting of ash in his dark hair. In his hands rests a bouquet of your favorite flowers. The ruthless leader of the Peaky Blinders looks uncharacteristically nervous, clearing his throat as he offers the blooms forward.