"I like you, Thomas Shelby. If you weren't a murderous gangster, we might be friends." "And if you didn't whisk out knives and threaten to cut my neck. I think we might be friends, too." [ Peaky Blinders 1-2 ] [ Book 1 of 3 ] cover by @riosmemoirs

Tommy and Eve are two cold, ruthless figures in the criminal underworld-isolated, untouchable, and broken by their pasts. When their enemies start circling and rumors swirl about their loneliness, they strike a deal: fake a relationship to protect their reputations. But as they share the shadows of their violent world, the lines between act and reality blur. What starts as a calculated move to maintain control quickly turns into something deeper-an unexpected bond forged in the chaos of their dark lives. As they begin to let their guard down, they'll have to confront whether they can trust each other in a world built on betrayal-or if love is just another trap.

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐛'' 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖬𝖺𝖾𝗏𝖾 𝖲𝗁𝖾𝗅𝖻𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝖺𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒'𝗋𝖾 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍． When Arthur Shelby drowns in guilt after realising how easily his daughter is becoming like himself.

❝ adding fuel to the fire, are we? ❞ [ thomas shelby x oc ] [ series one - series five ]

The only thing more dangerous than a Shelby with a gun is a Shelby in love. Nell Shelby is a name spoken in whispers. She is the "Iron Princess" of the Small Heath, a woman with the calculating mind of Tommy and the defiant heart of Ada. She doesn't scream to be heard, and she doesn't use a gun when a single, well-placed word could do more damage. She is the Shelby's most lethal asset: the negotiator who never blinks. When the power struggle for London reaches a fever pitch, Tommy Shelby makes a calculated move. He sends Nell to Camden Town to oversee the distillery of the one man he can't control. The brilliant, erratic, and utterly mad Alfie Solomons. Tommy's instructions were simple: Watch him. Report back. Don't let him breathe. But behind the locked doors of the distillery, the cold war between the Lion and the Shelby turns into something far more dangerous. In the moments between business deals, Alfie finds the fire beneath Nell's silk dresses, and Nell finds the only man alive who is brilliant enough to keep her interested.

✡︎ What is love if not returning, again and again, to the altar of someone's name and lighting a match in the dark?" ✟ Alfie Solomons x female OC

𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐒 | ❝ why would a dead girl lie? ❞ With the return of the men from France, the world of Small Heath has turned upside down. Women have their husbands back, children have their fathers. The razor gang Peaky Blinders are on the rise, now led by the ambitious Tommy Shelby. While Tommy is set to take the world by storm - starting with powerful gang leader Billy Kimber, the one thing he isn't sure how to manage is his young daughter, Del. Their relationship is unsteady, a balancing act on ice rapidly thawing. Del doesn't call him her da for what feels like ages. He's Tommy, simply her Tommy, the one whose bedroom is next to hers, the one who suddenly is in charge of her every move, the one who lets her sit on his lap when she falls off Uncle Charlie's shed roof. Swept into the inevitable fallout of a man craving power, Del is put in harm's way when his ambitions and dreams of power forces Tommy to put everything on the line. No matter how distant, protecting his daughter may be harder than he ever possibly imagined. Being a father is a complicated business. COVERS SEASONS 1 ━ 6

( 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘 ) ━━━ ❝ The more you love me, the more I will ruin you. ❞ 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝙗𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝟐 -♔♕- tommy x oc

( 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘 ) 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘪 𝘢𝘮. ( tommy shelby x beatrice price ) ( series 1 )

Ainsley and Thomas Shelby, are madly, no, insatiably in love with each other. Ever since they were children. They went from fighting away bullies to fighting their feelings - although they inevitably lost that fight. Where you see one, the other isn't far behind, if you can't find one they will be with the other. Childhood Sweethearts. Destined Soulmates. Partners in Crime... Read to discover how Tommy faces the challenges of becoming a respected bookmaker and businessman, with a faithful right-hand man or should I say 'woman' helping him with his ambition. For there is no Tommy Shelby, without Ainsley Shelby stood by his side.