Peaky Blinders Headcanons and Preferences

Dating Bonnie Gold and Being Polly's Daughter Would Include:

You and Bonnie first lock eyes when he and his father ride through your cousins funeral

You're still clinging to your mother's side after the shots are fired, comforting yourself and her

Bonnie thinks you're gorgeous, but also intimidating when he meets the steely glare that you assess him and his father with

It's not until after his fight in the warehouse that you first speak to him

Basking in his victory and the knowledge that he’s impressed your cousins, he turns and notices you standing among the men watching the fight

You had snuck in to watch him, finding yourself drawn to the Gold boy

After watching him take down a man twice his size, you're even impressed by him

But you don't tell him that

Instead, you play it cool with the boxer, keeping your tone as nonchalant as possible when you call him a “fair fighter"

Nevertheless, Bonnie eats up the praise, giving you a shy smile and a quiet yet enthusiastic "thank you" in response

You keep an eye on him throughout the time he spends in the company of your family, but rarely get the chance to speak with him alone

It's not until the night of his boxing match that you realise just how much you care about him, too busy focusing on not being killed by Italians before that

When Goliath knocks Bonnie to the floor, you're out of your chair and standing behind his dad at the side of the ring

He's on his hands and knees when he spots you, panicked expression on your face at what you are sure is an awful injury

He sends you a wink and gives you a confident grin, getting back up and winning the match

Then at Tommy's house when you're all celebrating the end of the vendetta, you and Bonnie sneak off together

"Not bad, fighter boy" is your way of congratulating him

"You looked worried for me when I was up there" he points out in an unusually smug tone

Eager to wipe the cocky look off his face and gain the upper hand again, you lean in and kiss him

You pull away before he can get comfortable and wink at him, like he did during his match

After that, you two are inseparable

Bonnie loves to take you on trips in his vardo whenever the two of you can get away

You enjoy getting back in touch with your roots after spending so much time disconnected from them

He teaches you how to fish and hunt and live off the land

He's very patient and is so proud when you get the hang of things

He doesn't stop grinning and covering your face in kisses when this happens

You swat him away from you playfully, preteneing to be annoyed but secretly loving how affectionate he is

He always has his arms around you when you're alone

But in public he worries that your family will threaten him for being too handsy

Or being with you in general

Michael hates your relationship

He disliked Bonnie even before he found out about you two, but this just adds fuel to the fire

He's uncivil whenever Bonnie comes around your house, meaning you have to play mediator between them whenever they're together

Because Bonnie stops taking your brothers’ shit after a while

Your mum helps out whenever she's around, because even if she was wary of him at first, she won't let Michael treat Bonnie badly

Unfortunately for you, not only do you have to put up with a brother who argues with your partner all the time, but your three male cousins

The difference, though, is that they all like Bonnie and are just overprotective

So they're less of a worry to you

But Bonnie is more afraid of Arthur and Tommy than he is of Michael, so he's not thrilled about it

Bonnie the first one to say "I love you"

He knows with your background and the things your family has been through that love and relationships don't come easy to you

But he's patient and willing to take the first step after you initiated the first kiss and basically started your relationship

And even if you don't say it back straight away, he's not upset about it He waits for you to be ready and comfortable

Because Bonnie loves you for who you are, crazy Shelby blood and all