Peaky Blinders Preferences and Images

《 How he would react to you biting your lip while something's bothering you 》

⚠️ Including only Tom, Arthur and John⚠️

-Tom-
Tensions were high as Tommy stormed into the living quarters of 6 Watery Lane from the betting shop's floor. He breathed a slight sigh of relief as he saw the person he was looking for. She was sitting on the couch and reading a book, completely oblivious to the storm that was making its way towards Small Heath. He wished that he could keep it that way, but she needed to know what was going on. She needed to know that there was a possibility that he could die today.

"Tommy?" her sweet voice pulled him out of his thoughts, and when he focused on her he saw that she was now looking in his direction with furrowed eyebrows.

"Come here, love," he beckoned her over, unable to walk much further into the room because he knew that he needed to be going soon.

"What's wrong?" Y/N inquired as she stood from the couch so that she'd be able to adhere to his directions. As she made her way over to him, she brought her bottom lip in between her teeth and bit on it slightly; something that she did whenever she sensed worry.

"There's trouble comin' into town. Kimber and his men are making their way here, and we're outnumbered at the moment," he began to explain to her, his hands falling onto her arms when she got in reach of him. He searched her eyes for a moment before continuing, "I don't know what's going to go on, but it may not be good, so I wanted to tell you before..."

"Before you get yourself killed, right?" Y/N filled in the blank before he was able to. Her words were spoken out of worry, and immediately her heart started racing at the thought of the worst possible thing happening to her partner. She took her bottom lip between her teeth and began biting on it again as a way to try and alleviate the anxiousness that she was feeling, but it wasn't helping, so she kept biting harder.

"No," Tommy shook his head slightly, "I won't let that happen."

"You can't promise that," she was quick to point out.

"I know that..." he trailed off, trying to think of a way to cover up his flawed statement; for her sake, "I've got a plan. Everything's gonna be ok," he spoke assuredly, his eyes not straying from hers.

Y/N couldn't do anything other than blink rapidly in hopes to keep the tears at bay and bite on her lips in hopes that doing so would get rid of the worry that was filling up her body. "Your lip's bleeding, love," Tommy pointed out after a few moments had passed. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly then as he focused on her lips to make sure that he was seeing correctly.

"It's what I do when I'm worried," Y/N confirmed to him that her lip was indeed bleeding, "and I'm really, really worried right now, Tommy," she stressed her statement as she glanced at him with widened eyes.

"There's no need to be, Y/N," he again tried to put her fears to rest. "I'm going to be fine. I'm going to take down Kimber, finish this war, and then we'll fucking celebrate, eh?" he laid out his plan, the grin on his face and his final statement doing the trick in making Y/N smile and laugh through her tears. His grin widened at the reaction he got from her, and he reached up then to take hold of her cheek. His thumb swiped across her bottom lip, effectively wiping away the blood that had risen from it. "Please don't be doin' this anymore...I don't want your lips bein' bloody when I come home and kiss you," he said softly then, his eyes staying locked on his.

Y/N softly laughed again at his words before she brought her hand up to rest against his which was caressing her cheek. "I'll try my best," she told him, slightly leaning into the warmth that his hand was exuding.

"I've got to go," he said after a few silent seconds.

"I'll stay here," she told him, mustering up the courage to continue thinking positive thoughts.