--------------------- IN WHICH Isabella Shelby cruelly learns she can only rely on herself for her own protection and justice in the world she's forced into --------------------- --------------------- (shelby sister oc x peaky blinders) pre season 1 - season 6 This is a DARK story with bunch of triggers, there's an in depth Trigger Warning in 'Misery', 'ACT ONE' and 'ACT TWO'. Please read it before you continue :) --------------------- ON BREAK

The love story of Eve Jesus the preachers daughter and Tommy Shelby.

Katarina shelby is everyone's favorite shelby but one bad choice Tommy makes will severe their bond forever and lead her right into the hands of the enemy. Alfie. (The majority of the characters beong to the creators or Peaky Blinders)

In 1919 Birmingham, power is everything - and peace is rarely an option. When a long-standing rivalry between two families threatens to turn violent, a deal is struck: a marriage. Ruby Hale is bound to John Shelby, a man she neither trusts nor understands. To him, she is nothing more than a solution - a means to an end. But alliances built on obligation are fragile, and beneath the surface of their arrangement lies something far more dangerous. Because hatred can turn into something else entirely... if you're not careful. And in a world like theirs, love might be the most dangerous thing of all. ~ a john shelby fanfic series one - onwards

The war changed John Shelby, but Clementina never did. Birmingham, 1919-the boys are back, but not as they were. The streets still breathe smoke and steel, but something darker lingers beneath it. Something that followed them home. John Shelby walks like a man half-left behind in France. The war carved him into something harder, colder. There's a storm behind his eyes now, one that never quite settles. He laughs louder than he feels, drinks more than he should, and carries grief like it belongs to him. Martha's gone. And she took the better part of him with her. Four children wait at home, pulling at a man who no longer knows how to be whole. He tries-he truly does-but the war only taught him how to survive, not how to live. And then there's Clementina. A gypsy girl, untamed, untouched by the world that broke him-or so it seems. She moves through Birmingham like the past never left her, like the fire in her never dimmed. She reminds him of something he buried long ago. They've loved each other since they were children. Back when things were simple. Back when love didn't need words. But they never said it. Now it lingers between them, in every glance that lasts too long, in every silence that says too much. She looks at him like she still sees the boy he used to be. And he looks at her like she's the only thing the war didn't take. But John Shelby isn't that boy anymore. He's a widower. A father. A man with blood on his hands and ghosts at his back. And loving her now would mean risking what little of himself he has left. Because in Birmingham, love isn't soft. It's a gamble. And some things don't die- they wait.

The sister of Freddie Thorne and the best friend of John Shelby attracts the attention of the leader of the Peaky Blinders. Will he be able to protect her from the violence and crime he brings along with him? Or will she fall victim to his affiliations?

CHAPTER LABEL SYSTEM 😏 tension, teasing 🍷 physical closeness, touch, slow burn 🔥 strong physical tension, heated scenes 🌶️ sex scene - She was never meant to be free. Raised in a world where power was built, traded, and controlled, she was trained to become the perfect weapon-intelligent, calculated, and untouchable. A woman designed to manipulate men... without ever belonging to one. Until she ran. Into Birmingham. Into danger. Into him. Thomas Shelby doesn't trust easily-and he doesn't lose control. But the moment she walks into his world, everything shifts. She isn't afraid of him. She doesn't follow. And worst of all... she understands how he thinks. When he realizes she isn't just running from something-but capable of destroying it-he keeps her close. Too close. Because she isn't just useful. She's dangerous. And the closer they get, the harder it becomes to tell what's part of the plan... and what's something far more reckless. Because in a world built on power, control, and blood- the most dangerous thing isn't their enemies. It's what they want from each other. ⚠️ Reader Advisory This work explores dark and mature themes set within a violent and morally complex world. Content may include depictions of: violence, coercion, manipulation, sexual tension, power dynamics, and situations involving lack of consent. This story is intended for mature audiences only. ⸻ Disclaimer: This is a fanfiction inspired by Peaky Blinders. All original characters, settings, and elements belong to their respective creators, including BBC Studios. This work is created for entertainment purposes only and no copyright infringement is intended.

Aurelia Balfour is miserable. Trapped in a loveless marriage, and with pretentious aristocratic women her only other company, Aurelia's tried everything from drinking to hysteria treatments to make her happy. One day, her fake friends begin to whisper about the nouveau-riche gang member who moved in next door, along with his cold wife. Aurelia recognises Thomas Shelby at once. She would have married him if not for the war, after all. GRACE HATE. I am a grace hater. If she has one hater, it's me. If she has no haters, I'm dead.

As kids, they'd been convinced they'd hate each other forever. But when Bryce's life began to fall apart at the seams, Tommy was always trying to piece her back together. It was only when the war threatened to pull them apart for good that they realised, the thing they hated about each other the most, was that they loved the other so much it hurt. Together. They would build a new empire together. Through hell and back. Together. Warnings: Violence, Swearing, Mature Themes, light Smut from ch22

MATILDA ------ eldest daughter - the first-born female child of parents, who often carries a disproportionate amount of responsibility due to a heightened sense of accountability within the family Matilda Shelby was a part of a world she didn't understand. The death and the loss that followed Shelbys haunted her too, and so she found escapes, but even she couldn't escape the curse of being a Shelby. Especially as the daughter of Tommy Shelby. Family is power. Family is pain. The binds holding them together were becoming far too fragile.