31 parts Ongoing MatureAlice Shepherd had always been an interest to the Shelby brothers, ever since they were all kids. Especially John.
They grew up on the same estate, with the same traditions and same rules - but she was never the same as them, or as anyone else. From the angry scars covering her body to the mess inside her head - no one quite understood her.
So when she manages to escape her arranged marriage and return to Small Heath after years of being supposedly 'dead or missing' things quickly get chaotic again.
Warnings:
Themes of self harm, ptsd and time accurate misogyny
Mentions of sexual assault, rape, abuse and torture.