Peaky Blinders Headcanons and Preferences

You're Their Best Mate And They Fall In Love With You (Shelby's & Gray's)

Tommy

Being best friends with him means that he already knows he has strong feelings for you

He just doesn't want to admit that it's a different kind of love than he has for his family

So he ignores it for a long time

Every interaction with you is no more affectionate than his interactions with his family

Until you're targeted by an enemy

And you're taken captive by them

He loses his mind

He doesn't sleep, he doesn't eat, he just stays up trying to find you

He has every Blinder looking for you

And when he finally finds you, your captives meet a violent end

And he pulls you into his arms with tears in his eyes

And he realises that he's in love with you and can never lose you

Arthur

You're his drinking buddy

The only person who can keep him laughing throughout the night

You're also his favourite person to go to if he's having trouble with work

Because he feels like he won't be judged by you when he messes up the numbers

But he starts hanging around longer after you've fixed his mistakes

Because he enjoys talking to you more than he enjoys working

He takes a long time to realise that he's in love with you

It's only when he gets angry at everyone for giving him amused looks when he's around you that he sees what they see

And then he goes into shock

So he drinks and drinks by himself to figure it all out

Then shows up at your door drunk, talking about how much he loves you

And when you tell him the same thing, he asks you out on a date the next night

John

You're his favourite person, everyone knows that

If he’s not in the Garrison for a family meeting, then he's there to see you

And everyone knows when he's found you

Because he lets out a roar of joy and pulls you into a bear hug

People are just used to him being this affectionate with you

And it's not until one evening when he's watching you play with his children that he realises

‘Oh fuck’ he thinks to himself

But then he's doing everything to woo you

Because he wants you to be his

So he buys you flowers and chocolates

And flirts with you more than he ever did before

All in the hopes that you see how much he loves you

Polly

You're the one person that doesn't piss her off

When the boys are being fools, she comes to you for a break from it all

And then she starts seeking you out more often

Just for her own enjoyment

And it's when she's getting ready to meet up with you again that she realises it

She loves you

As more than just a friend

She waits for a while before she confesses to you so she can pay more attention to how she feels when she's around you

And then one night at your place, she kisses you

And has no problem telling you that she loves you

When you tell her you feel the same, she smiles and kisses you again

And shows up to work the next day arm in arm with you

Michael

He tries his best not to act like you're his best friend

It shows too much weakness, in his eyes

So he acts the same around you as he does anyone else he's close to

But he notices people flirting with you when you two are out together

And it has him clenching his fists whenever it happens

But he still acts the same

Until his mum rolls her eyes and warns him that eventually you'll go off with someone if he doesn't tell you how he feels

And he realises that she's right

Then he tries a bit harder to show you that you're special to him

And the next time someone hits on you at the pub, you look uncomfortable

Noticing this, he takes you out of the situation

And tells you just how much you mean to him when you're alone

Ada

Ada loves you so much

So much so, that it took her a while to realise that her love for you had evolved from platonic to romantic

But when she does notice the butterflies in her stomach are caused by you, she's elated

She's affectionate with you anyway, so her actions don't give away her feelings

But she begins to compliment you a lot more

Often talking in great lengths about your beauty

She brings you on visits to her family more

She wants you to know them well

Because if you love her back, you'll be involved in a lot of their stuff

Eventually she decides to just tell you how she feels

When you return her affections, she gives you a dazzling smile

And a kiss that makes you weak in the knees

Finn

He spends more time with you than he does with anyone else

You're his rock and are always there for him

As he gets older, he realises that how he feels about you isn't the same as how he feels about anyone else

He doesn't blush as much around others

Or feel as secure

It takes him a while to put two and two together

But when he does, he panics

He usually goes to you for advice and help

So who is he supposed to go to now?

He observes others in Small Heath trying to ask their crushes out and follows their lead

But eventually it all just comes out one night when you and him are setting up plans to hang out the next day

And with his cheeks flushed red and his heart hammering against his chest, he receives a light kiss in return