Peaky Blinders Imagines✔️

Arthur- Stabbing

The Shelby siblings and YN were always extremely close. Especially Ada, even though YN was a little older. They went to school together, YN being in a different class though and from a young age YN knew she thought differently to her friend. She'd always worry over the smallest things. As she got older it seemed to get worse. The first time she couldn't breathe after worrying, she was taken to a priest because her parents thought she was possessed by the devil. When that didn't work they tried to send her to an asylum for shock therapy, but thankfully the Shelby brothers stoped them before they could. When she and Arthur started dating YN was always scared that he would leave her for someone else, in which Ada always had to remind YN that she was just over thinking as usual. But when Arthur was enlisted to go to war with his 2 other brothers things went from bad to terrible in the space of days. Polly took her in and after seeing these episodes first hand she brought in a doctor, who diagnosed her with nerve weakness. Things got a little better after the war, but Arthur still noticed that YN would sneak off to have one of these episodes.

I'm in the betting shop with Ada and Polly counting the money after the door closed from the gross men we had to deal with earlier. Unfortunately rude comments and gross remarks are just part of the job and with Tommy making me run around doing errands for him, I'm exhausted. The heat from the shop also getting to me, so it's not surprise when my hands begin to shake as I'm trying to write down how much money we made today
"YN" Tommy calls for me from his office. As quickly as possible I make my way over to him
"What's up?" I ask
"Can to run to the Garrison, tell Harry that tonight I've got a meeting. 9pm"
"Sure" I try to hid the strain in my voice and give Tommy a smile, but he frown looking at me
"You alright?" I nod my head quickly and turn on my heel to walk out.

I finally make it to the Garrison and walk over to bar
"Hello YN what can I do for you"
"Hi Harry. Just popping in to let you know that Tommy said he has meeting tonight at 9" I rub my hands together nervously
"You ok?" he frowns. I hum and nod my head "you sure?"
"Yeah I'm fine" I fake a smile "just been a long day"
"Do you want a drink?"
"No thank you Harry. Just gonna head back to the betting shop, grab my things and go home"
"Take care YN"
"Thanks you too" I walk out of the garrison and start my short journey back home when I bump into someone "sorry, I wasn't paying attention" I say looking at the man I just bumped into
"Look what we have here. The wannabe Shelby wife" I sigh trying to push past the man "ah ah ah where do you think your going"
"Look I'm really not in the mood, just let me go" I grumble as I once again try to get past the man, but he grabs my wrist
"Arthur Shelby not satisfying your needs"
"I suggest you let me go"
"Or else what. I don't see any Blinders here to save you" the man pushes me against the wall. I begin to struggle while panicking. If I could just get the blade I have stored in my boot. Thankfully a noise spooks the man and I can reach down to my boot. I pull out the knife and stab the man in the shoulder, he lets go of me and I run back to the betting shop.

Out of breath I slam the door shut and lean my hands on my knees as I bend down panting
"YN?" I hear Tommy question. I look up and see him frowning at me "why is there blood on your hands and clothes" I finally look at my hands, and indeed there is blood
"Oh god" my hands begin to shake more than they were before
"What happened?" Tommy walks slowly towards me
"I think i killed someone" my breathing picks up
"Tom what's going on?" John asks looking between the two of us
"YN tell me exactly what happened. John go and get Arthur"
"There was this man. Tommy I think he's dead"
"Ok calm down. I can't help unless you yell me exactly what happened"
"I need to wash my hands"
"Ok we can wash your hands first then we will sit down and talk. Michael" tommy shouts making me jump "get us some whiskey. She's gonna need it" he sighs. Just as we are about to walk to the bathroom to wash my hands the door to the shop opens revealing Arthur with John next to him. As soon as I see him the tears I have been trying to hold back start to fall. Arthur notices the blood on me and quickly walks over
"What the fuck happened Tom?"
"I don't know. She just keeps saying she killed someone" Arthur envelopes me in a hug and I cry even harder
"Shhh it's ok love. Everything's ok. Let's go and clean you up eh?"

Once I'm cleaned up I cradle a whiskey in my hands, still struggling to focus on my breathing. Arthur sits next to me rubbing my back in a comforting way after learning this is the best way to calm me down
"You ready to talk to us?" Tommy asks me. I look at Arthur and take in as deep a breath as I can
"I was walking back from the garrison. There was this man. He pushed me against a wall. I had my knife, so I stabbed him. His shoulder" I look down at my dress "my dress is ruined" I sigh
"Love, you won't have killed him if it was his shoulder. Hurt him yeah, but not killed him and I'll buy you a new dress"
"At least he knows to leave the Shelby woman alone now" Micheal comments
"Michael and John you go find the bloke bring him back here"
"Im sorry, I've made a mess"
"Don't ever apologise for protecting yourself eh? Arthur take her home. I'll deal with this" Arthur helps me up and takes me home, staying the night with me.