Pollygray Stories

In the deceptive peace of post-war England in 1919, Nera Shelby lives between two worlds. As a member of the infamous Shelby family, she is inseparably bound to a life shaped by power, secrets, and violence. Yet Nera herself longs for something different: for quiet, for normalcy - for a life not constantly lived in the shadow of fear and loyalty. She loves art and beauty in a world marked by dirt and blood. She finds comfort among horses, in their calm and honesty, far removed from the intrigues that surround her family. With her attentive, warm nature, Nera tries to preserve humanity even where there seems to be little room left for it. As political tensions, government interference, and criminal power struggles increasingly destabilize the Shelbys' world, Nera is drawn deeper into a conflict she never sought. Caught between family and self-determination, duty and freedom, truth and silence, she must find her own path. In a world built on secrets, even the desire for normality can become dangerous. And sometimes, gentleness is the greatest form of resistance. ༺═───────────────────═༻ 1 - #shelbyfamily 1- #pb 1 - #bbc 1 - #1920s

"Maybe nothing's wrong, maybe our worlds are just spinning out of time."

❝ 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 🐦‍⬛

"What are you doing down there, little one?" Tommy asked, staring at the shaking young girl hiding in the rubble. "What's your name?" "S'il te plait ne me fais pas de mal!" "Darling, it's alright. Let me help you." Thomas Shelby takes a girl under his wing.

As the youngest in a family hell bent on conquering the world, Charlotte Shelby struggles to find her place in the chaos. Standing in the shadows as her brothers stab and shoot their way up in society, Charlotte desperately works to prove herself worthy of the Shelby name, all the while attempting to discover who she is beneath the labels and family reputation.

Riley Shelby. 14 year old little sister of Tommy Shelby. Read as she deals with the tribulations of being a Shelby, friendship, love and loss. I do not own peaky blinders. I only own the characters I made myself.

*CURRENTLY REWRITING AS A NEW BOOK* *NO MORE UPDATES* From growing up living around the corner and dating Tommy since she was eighteen, Josephine Lindholm hasn't known life without the Shelby family

"How much do you charge?" The man asked. "What?" Erica was bewildered at the question. "Look if it's a high price, I'll pay it as long as you don't have the clap or something" Erica then put two and two together. This man thought she was a prostitute. A fucking prostitute. She then threw her cigarette on the ground and slapped the man hard across his face. He was in shock. "I am not a whore you rude bastard!" She shrieked absolutely livid at his assumption and pushed past him making her way back home. He was truly shocked at the girls actions, never being turned away from a girl. It didn't matter whether if the girl was a whore or a very respectful lady, it never happened. 25th of March 2018-

Josephine is a Shelby in every way but name but that doesn't save her from being burned, just like every other person who gets involved with them. She'll always be attached to Tommy, in more ways than one. [THOMAS SHELBY X BLACK FEM OC]

Thomas Shelby and Ivy Collins have known each other for their whole lives. She left Small Heath while the boys were at war, what will happen when she comes back? (Peaky Blinders Season 2)

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊 - the years before Headlock takes place. 𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟓 - Twins had never been a part of the Shelby family tree. Nobody had ever considered that twins could've came along in that family. Except now - during the early hours of a rather sunny morning, Martha found herself cradling not one child but two. A boy and a girl. Their cries echoed across the canal, The January steadying them as they drifted across the water. Polly Gray looked at her with furrowed eyebrows. "Twins, Martha." She whispered, pushing down the blanket to get a good look at their faces. Martha looked up at the woman and began laughing. "Twins." She repeated. Her eyes returned to her new babies, the sun falling upon their faces. "John. ." She confirmed, having already had a name picked out after Polly had predicted she'd give birth to a boy. "And a darling girl-" Martha had always wanted a girl. Always. But after Arthur and Thomas, she wasn't sure if a girl would be on the cards for her. But there she was, a complete and utter miracle. "Francesca Shelby." A breath of satisfaction was let out into the air. "John and Francesca."

❝Do you know what it means to be with a woman like me?❞ ❝I do.❞ ❝It won't last.❞ ❝Not everything has to disappear Ming Yue. Not us and not China.❞ {In which: Three families of Chinese immigrants, living in the same and only house, begin to understand the risks of selling things to the Peaky Blinders} Peaky Blinders: season 1-season2 Thomas Shelby x OC {slow burn}

Alison Marie jameston the boss of a Mafia an hour from Birmingham. Thing's with the Shelby family start going downhill when a man named Mason Baldwin starts making trouble with the town and some of the Shelbys of course they could kill him but the problem was Mason had many allies with power gangs and some coppers that had beef with the Shelbys so with that.... Thomas Shelby planned a visit for the young women to make a business arrangement hoping to make ally rather then a enemy. What happeneds when auther finn john tommy and polly meet the boss of the jameston mafia will she agree to the arrangement or decline the arrangement..... Read to find out Trigger warning will be placed at the beginning of the chapters please be aware of the warning and don't read if it may become triggering to any of you reading

To be a Shelby was one thing, but to be the one who carried the burden was another. In her youth, Mary Shelby had faced countless whispers around whether or not she was a legitimate Shelby daughter - which, she was indeed the daughter of Arthur Shelby Sr and his wife, but regardless, she'd hear them whisper, "I heard someone say he ain't really her dad." or, "she looks nothing like those brothers of hers." none of them took notice. Well, Mary did slightly, she'd be a fool not to. But her brothers, they didn't care. They shared the same mother, that was a fact, and that was all they needed to know. To be truthful, they sometimes hoped the rumours were true because at least then she wouldn't face the burden of being Arthur Shelby's daughter.

Happiness is a warm gun / there was a man that lingered in the shadows, often sighted alone with dark hair and dark eyes, but a smile which never came - she had seen his face amongst the crowds for months now and was certain that he was just a ghost, or a spirit like the ones her Aunt Polly spoke of.... but he wasn't a ghost, nor was he a spirit - he was the man they whispered of, the one that Tommy Shelby hoped would come knocking on his door one day. at only sixteen, Maeve weaved her way through the mess that the war had left behind, the men it had broken and left behind, and the women who had no money to feed their children whilst refusing to believe that their husbands were dead - she had seen it all, she thought - she was often sighted in her father's office, helping him with the count, or with her few friends who were never up to any good but there was no such thing as being up to any good if your name was Shelby. © gracessecretshelby / 2026 REWRITING AS OF 09/2026

After escaping a life led by her mother, Valerie Black finds herself in Small Heath where her only way to survive is working in an unfortunate employment. But then she meets John Shelby and feels her world has been flipped upside down.

In Greek mythology, Cassandra of Troy was born with an extraordinary gift of foresight. The future called to her, but the present mistreated her. Her only flaw was that she could not control it. However, she had been subjected to another curse, one that appealed to both men and gods alike. Cassandra was beautiful. Some compared her to Aphrodite, while others simply desired her in envious silence. And then she was condemned. The day Apollo laid eyes on her, the ink had already dried on the paper. He craved her. She wanted to learn discipline. He taught it to her, and when the time came to make the transaction, she stepped back. A symbolic no that had cursed her. No one would listen to her predictions anymore, no man would follow her wise advice, and all men would die. Cassandra Hasen had never had time to ask her mother why she had chosen to name her that. As the years went by, she felt more and more that this name was disastrous for her. Despite the science, the knowledge she strove to acquire and develop, men seemed deaf to her.Or perhaps there had never been any curse. Perhaps the answer to her indignation was obvious, simple but painful. Her status as a woman limited her in the world of the Roaring Twenties. Her gender shaped her ambition without her having the right to say a word. Cassandra Hasen only asked to be heard, because she was convinced of one thing. She was brilliant. She just needed someone to notice. Peaky Blinders: season 2

Delilah Shelby - she was the little bundle that had brought a light to Tommy Shelby's eyes all those years ago. . in the late hours of a cold November evening, he and his dear Francis welcomed their daughter to the word. The world that Tommy would so desperately try to protect her from. But how will things go when his Delilah returns from America to greet her father back home with the smoke in Small Heath, welcoming him back from the trenches of hell?

A series of Peaky Blinders themed one shots from my Tumblr account (+exclusive content for Wattpad only). Stories range from 1,000 to 3,000 (at most) words and are fairly easy reads. Ideas behind them go to my Tumblr followers.

Elizabeth Lovelace was tied to the Shelby's by pure chance. Her brother, a Peaky Blinder, happened to be childhood friends with Tommy Shelby, which meant she couldn't turn a corner without him being there to see it. Traumatised and fractured from working as a frontline nurse during the war, Tommy recognises the cracks in her, he sees the same thing in the mirror. Bonded by the trauma of the war, they soon find it difficult to deny themselves of giving in to temptation, even when it is forbidden. Tommy was a loyal friend, but he has no problem with crossing the same line he'd drawn. Tommy Shelby x OC female Slow burn