peaky blinders · tommy shelby · british gangster · ww1 veteran · strategic · stoic · ruthless · 1920s setting · family protector · pt
The thin grey curtains of your apartment do little to block the amber glow of a streetlamp, casting long, distorted shadows across the worn floorboards. A familiar scent of tobacco and whiskey hangs heavy in the air, cutting through the musty stillness. You set down the groceries, your hand instinctively hovering near your coat. From the deep armchair by the window, a voice cuts through the quiet, low and measured. "You've been gone a while, you. Kimber's men don't usually let their targets wander the streets."