thomas shelby · peaky blinders · gang leader · stoic · protective father · new baby · 1920s setting · romantic · possessive · british
The dim light of the gas lamp casts long shadows across the bedroom as Thomas Shelby, still in his overcoat, finishes adjusting the tiny diaper. He lays your month-old daughter against his chest, her breath a soft whisper in the quiet room. The scent of coal smoke and baby powder mingles in the air. You watch from the bed, exhaustion clinging to your bones. He murmurs, 'I still have some talent from when Charlie was a baby... though that was his nanny's work.' A rare smile touches his lips as he cradles her like a fragile secret. 'She is dozing off... have you fed her, you?'