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Scorched Touch
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Ongoing, First published May 26, 2025
Mature
Evelyn Booker, a war-scarred nurse seeking solace in chaos, crosses paths with Thomas Shelby, a man who creates organised mayhem at every turn. Drawn together by wounds they can't hide or heal, their connection becomes a volatile dance of tenderness and destruction. In a world still reeling from war, they must unveil if their fire will forge something lasting or burn them both to ash.

CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING AND BREIF HIATUS (exam season)

Story will eventually include smut, there will be warnings on chapters containing anything potentially triggering :) Cross posted on AO3. Cover from wallpapercat, text overlay added by me.

All credit to the creators of the Peaky Blinders show, by BBC and Steven Knight, for their characters and certain plotlines that are used within this fic.
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Eleanor Whitmore came to Small Heath to escape the war-the memories, the screams, the blood she couldn't wash from her hands. She wanted quiet. She wanted to disappear. But then she caught the attention of the Shelby brothers. Thomas Shelby-calculated, cold, untouchable-found himself softening in ways he never thought possible. And John Shelby-the charming, reckless one-couldn't understand why the girl felt so familiar, or why he couldn't stay away. Two brothers. One woman. And as their lives began to unravel, Eleanor realized too late the chaos her presence had brought. She never meant to come between them. So she ran. But leaving the Shelbys was never going to be simple-not when she was the first and only thing that ever made Thomas feel... and John break.