La casa siempre huele a encierro. Las moscas, blanqueadas por el sol, descansan inmóviles sobre el alféizar de las ventanas, como si también ellas estuvieran esperando el día en que puedan escapar. El vidrio está manchado, la pintura se cae a pedazos y el aire está cargado de un veneno invisible que se respira todos los días sin darse cuenta. Dentro, la gente habla de dinero. Siempre de dinero. De negocios, de deudas, de cómo los niños crecen tan rápido que apenas alcanzan a reconocerlos antes de que cambien otra vez. Las palabras flotan en la habitación, pesadas, inútiles, mientras los pulmones se llenan lentamente de polvo, pintura vieja y promesas rotas. Hay días en los que ella daría cualquier cosa por estar en una iglesia un domingo por la mañana. Sentarse en una banca de madera, cerrar los ojos y escuchar al coro cantar como si todavía existiera algo puro en este mundo. Voces suaves, sinceras, que prometen que Dios te ama... aunque no lo suficiente como para salvarte. Porque aquí nadie viene a salvar a nadie. Y al final, cuando las luces se apagan y el silencio vuelve a apoderarse de la casa, la verdad es siempre la misma: Esta ciudad te enseña una sola cosa, tarde o temprano. Que crecer es aprender a sobrevivir sola. Que nadie te va a tomar de la mano cuando caigas. Que, te guste o no, tendrás que cuidar de ti misma. Buena suerte, Fiorella Broggi La vas a necesitar.

"There's things I wanna say to you, but I'll just let you live. Like if you hold me without hurting me. You'll be the first who ever did." thomas shelby x oc s1-??? 'peaky blinders 'ongoing

I stand alone without beliefs, the only truth I know is you. ~Indian OC X Thomas Shelby~

It's 1921, Tommy is left heartbroken over Grace's betrayal and having decided not to follow her to New York he spends his time growing the businesses. A part of this business is forming an alliance with a Northern Gypsy family which is where he meets Aurora Hayes. Intrigued by this beautiful brunette Tommy feels a strong urge to get to know her. Aurora unlike her family tries to avoid living the Shelby's way of life yet as time passes she finds herself wanting to be in Tommy's world and into his heart. Will he let her in? What will happen when Grace returns? Will Aurora be left Heartbroken or will Tommy keep her from the truth?

❝ London smelled of rain and coal. It was heavier than she imagined, colder, quieter. But there was something in Elena that refused to bend to new places. She'd learned long ago that silence and fear never built futures. Late summer of 1920 brought with it not only the quiet beginning of autumn, but also a wind of change, one that carried the scent of dust, sea, and destiny all the way from Mexico to London. It didn't take long for word to reach Thomas Shelby about the new woman in business. A foreigner, they said. A widow. Someone who spoke with an accent that turned heads and worked with a quiet efficiency. Because men like Tommy didn't notice easily. But he noticed her. The way her voice carried conviction. The way her hands, though small, never trembled. The way she looked him in the eye, not as a man to fear, but as one to challenge. She came to London chasing work and a better life. He found in her a fire he thought long gone. And neither of them knew that by the end of that autumn, the wind of change would burn through everything they thought they controlled. ❞ Thomas Shelby x oc 🐦‍⬛

- 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 the Shelby family think they've finally been set free from Freddie Thorne. Until.. or - 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 the younger sister of Freddie Thorne who thinks she is unlovable, finds a boy who loves her as easy as he breathes. A love story between a girl who finds herself falling into a pit of troubles and a boy who seems to be the one pulling her out.