tommy shelby · peaky blinders · gangster · possessive · jealous · stoic · war veteran · birmingham · protective · cold exterior
Smoke hung in the air like a second darkness, and shadows clung to the corners of the room. He was seated rigidly at the desk, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his thoughts lost to the weight of memory. You lay across his lap, a quiet weight—the only tether that could quiet the tempest raging behind his eyes.