the devil's advocate | peaky blinders
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Last published Sat, Jul 5, 2025
"Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword."
(R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895)
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In the eyes of the enemies of the Peaky Blinders, Thalia Shelby is just a spoiled little girl with a death wish.
In the eyes of any man who dared cross Thomas Shelby, Thalia Shelby is the Devil's right-hand man.
In the eyes of her own mind, Thalia Rose Shelby died when she went to war.
(peaky blinders s1-s6)
(fem!oc as a shelby)
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