Tumgik
#ada shelby icons
amazingmaeve · 2 years
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
PEAKY BLINDERS | EPISODE 1
LIKE OR REBLOG IF YOU USE OR LIKE
81 notes · View notes
filmgoop · 2 years
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
ada shelby 3x5 icons 📖💎💕
like if you save
7 notes · View notes
adashelbysaysshutup · 2 years
Text
Gansta - Tommy Shelby
Part 2:
As Grace was getting ready for the event, she put on the gorgeous sapphire necklace. It shimmered in the candlelight, making her smile. Charlie adored it, and it was simply beautiful, so she decided to wear it.
After putting on her heels, Grace strutted out the door and into the car. There she waited for Tommy, and after a while, he arrived.
"Hi-" She was cut off by Tommy kissing her lips and she soon deepened it. They chatted the whole way to the event, their hands interlocking. A smile was plastered on their faces, but little did they know it would be the last time that they would be smiling for quite a while.
✞︎
"A woman of substance, and class," Polly muttered, taking a drink from the waiter before going to talk to Ada with a cigarette in hand and her head held high.
Grace spotted Tommy, so she wandered over to him, waiting to introduce somebody. "Hey Tommy, he's the leader of the Birmingham city council."
"Hello, Tommy."
"Hi, Danny. Long time no see." They shook hands, smiling lightly at each other.
"How's the business going?"
"All right, holding up, holding up. How are you?"
"Wait- you two know each other?"
"Uh- I have interests in steelworks in Cradley Heath. Tommy helps me get my products to the carmakers." He chuckled. Grace wrapped her fur coat around herself, feeling slightly nervous. "Congratulations on your wedding by the way Miss Shelby." He smiled as Grace murmured a quick thank you before turning towards the door. "Oh, now the party has really started." He continued.
"Who are they?" She asked.
"Father John Hughes from St. Mary's Boys Reformatory, and with him is Mr Patrick Jarvis, MP. They are part of an organization called the Economic League." He flailed his arms around trying to explain it, which made Grace laugh slightly.
"Did you invite them Grace?" Tommy asked, suddenly becoming protective over his newly wedded wife.
"Well, their names sound familiar, so they were probably just recommended by the Lord Mayor. Do you know them? I can introduce you if you want?"
"No Grace, it's fine. I'll go introduce myself." He declared, striding off. While he was off talking with them in the concert hall, Grace was busy greeting guests, some of which were the Petrovna sisters. When Tommy returned, Grace was quick to introduce them to him.
"Tommy, this is Duchess Tatiana Petrovna and her sister Duchess Sasha." Tommy simply cleared his throat before looking away. "Come on, Tommy, Aren't you impressed to meet two Duchesses At once? And beautiful ones at that." Grace complimented, causing Sasha to smile.
"You're too kind Miss Shelby."
"Well. I understand they charge a fee." Tommy spouted.
"Wow Mr Shelby, You are direct." Sasha interrupted, putting her hand on Grace's shoulder.
"Mhm. Too direct." Tatiana and Grace agreed. "It is true, I attend these things for the champagne," Tatiana explained.
"Oh sister, We all know you only wanted to come here for the chance of being treated like a duchess again." Sasha laughed, Making Tommy roll his eyes. "You should have kissed our hands, Mr Shelby. Out of respect."
"Oh, I'm very sorry." He rolled his eyes once more, a pattern seemed to be forming. "You also shouldn't interrupt people, out of respect." He said, glaring at Sasha.
"Well, I'll let you talk when you've earned my respect. Shelby." She spat their last name with such disgust that made Grace frown. "Until then I will need another glass of champagne." She began, going over to the waiter.
"Well, Uh-." Grace cleared her throat. After a short while, Sasha returned to converse with them. "She was asking about my sapphire earlier," Grace nodded to Tatiana.
"Mhm. Thought I recognized it." She knew Tommy would want to hear what she had to say.
"She said it was Russian. My husband has business in Russia, Perhaps one of you knows about it?" Grace inquired but Tommy stopped her.
"Well, tonight is not a night for business, eh?" He seemed uncomfortable talking about it, so Sasha pushed further.
"Is that why you were talking to those men earlier in the concert hall? Hm? The MP and Father John, is it?" She enjoyed seeing him squirm.
"I think people are ready for dinner now Grace."
"No, no. I'm not done pumping people for money."
"What is Er... Pump for money?" The sisters asked in unison.
"It's what I do every day." Tommy sighed.
"Do you know each other? You see, I was in charge of piling the list of guests together, but it's my husband who seems to know everyone." Grace scowled.
"Mhm. I hear he is very well connected."
"Ah. And where does a duchess hear that? Hm?" Grace remarked, making Tommy feel uncomfortable.
"In certain circles of course!!" Sasha butted in, Not liking Grace's tone of voice with her sister. She wouldn't want to upset the Duchess, As she was known to have quite the temper.
"Alright enough you three. Sasha pipe down. Hello Ada." Tommy hoped that greeting his sister would defuse the tension, however, it just made it worse. For some reason, Thomas couldn't take his eyes off of Sasha, and Grace seemed to notice. Her hair was perfectly parted, and her eyes were a walnut brown, which enticed him in. Everything about her made him intrigued.
Even her voice drew him in.
"You two, you and I will speak later," Grace announced, eyeing the girls as Ada pulled her off.
"I would like that."
"Let's see if she even makes it till later, shall we? With that Necklace on, there is no hope for her. You should say your goodbyes now while she's still here. You don't have very long." Sasha giggled. When Tommy sent her an inquisitive look, she swiftly continued, "Does your wife know that the sapphire she is wearing has been cursed by a Gypsy?" Tatiana and Sasha both laughed.
"What did you say?"
Suddenly, their faces turned completely sombre. They were serious about this, Tommy could tell.
"𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁." They chuckled in unison.
5 notes · View notes
kkurades · 2 years
Text
˚୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆ FLUSHED CHEEKS ˚୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆
━━ ada’s brothers won’t believe her when she tells them that she’s dating a world famous fashion designer / model icon.
word count: 1328
pairing: fem!reader x ada shelby
warnings: none
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
The day you met Ada was the day that made the remainder of your life perfect.
You memorized clearly that you encountered her during one of your visits to London for a fashion exposition.
One of Ada's friends somehow managed to acquire two tickets for the exposition and invited Ada.
Within thirty minutes of arriving there, Ada had to go use the restroom.
When she entered the women's bathroom, she noticed you seated on the tile floor with a cigarette in your hand. Your head was leaned back against the wall, while your heels had been discarded beside you.
When you heard the door opening, you looked up to see Ada. At first, you assumed you were so high that you were dreaming of angels, but after having examined her clearly you realized that you weren't dreaming.
Ada had shifted uncomfortably as she was at the mercy of your cold stare, but momentarily realised that you were y/n y/n/n the world-known fashion designer and model.
When Ada ultimately came back to her senses, she was relatively surprised to see you there considering the fact that you were the main guest of the fashion exposition.
When she timidly questioned you about it, you just told her that you didn't particularly like these kinds of events and that you were inclined towards hiding in the restrooms if you had the chance.
Ada merely nodded, not knowing what to do as you resumed staring holes into her head before she took cover in a toilette stall.
After she had composed herself, she unlocked the door again to see that you still hadn't moved and walked over towards you.
She gestured for you to shift slightly to create a place for her to sit before sitting down beside you and turning to look at you.
“Are you alright, Miss. y/l/n?” She questioned you softly, as you studied her features quietly.
“Yes, of course I am Mrs.-?”
“Miss. Ada Shelby,” she finished for you with a sweet smile resulting in the corner of your lips turning upward.
“It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss. Ada Shelby,” you spoke while seizing her delicate hand in yours and pressing a soft kiss to it which made her blush.
The remainder of the evening was spent in the women's bathroom, with you divulging to her all about your life as a famous fashion designer and model while she told you narratives of her life in Birmingham.
Occasionally someone would come into the restroom, but they mainly disregarded the two of you, thinking of you as some drunk women who were up to no good.
When the evening was reaching its end, you recalled not wanting to part ways with Ada. Having spent these few hours with her made you happier than the previous months when you were constantly miserable.
So, you gave her your address and told her that she could visit you anytime she desired.
You knew it was foolish to give your address to a stranger, but you couldn't help yourself as you looked into her sparkling blue eyes that had now become your favorite color.
Currently, you were driving your car to Birmingham because Ada wished to introduce you to her family.
When Ada informed her siblings and aunt that she was dating a woman, they couldn't believe their ears.
Surprisingly, Tommy had been the first one to smile and congratulate her sincerely before threatening whoever dared to date his little sister.
The remainder of her family soon followed, and she found herself to be supported by her family members, which was a tremendous solace to her.
When John ultimately raised a question of who you were, she told them that she was dating y/n y/l/n the famous fashion designer and model.
Ada had felt extremely offended when Arthur and John burst out laughing while Polly was scolding them.
So, here she was dragging you from your manor all the way to Birmingham to prove that she was dating you. That you weren't some figment of her imagination. And of course to introduce you to her family.
“You alright?” You questioned her as you saw her fiddling with the necklace that you purchased for her on her birthday.
“What?” Ada twisted to look at you with a perplexed expression as you examined her features carefully.
“I asked whether you are alright,” you repeated before taking her hand in yours.
“Oh, yes. Just jitters I guess,” she replied with a kind smile on her face.
“If you say so,” you mumbled before leaning over to kiss, which made her giggle into the kiss.
The ride to Birmingham passed painfully slow, but around the evening you finally reached your girlfriend’s hometown.
You unlocked your car door before strolling around the car to open the passenger door, where Ada had been applying a fresh coat of red lipstick.
You put the keys to your car into your pocket before you pursued your girlfriend towards her aunt’s house, where her family had been waiting to meet you.
Ada knocked harshly on the door, resulting in you lingering for a few moments before it swung open to reveal a youthful boy who you believed to be Finn, Ada’s youngest brother.
Finn’s eyes broadened at the sight of you as he stood there staring at you with his mouth agape.
“Finn?” Ada’s voice seemingly revived Finn out of his daze, rendering him to straighten out before he offered you a nervous smile.
He entirely ignored his sister as he outstretched his hand for you to shake.
You complied but rather than shaking your hand, he kissed it softly, which made Ada roll her eyes at her brother.
“I’m Finn, you must be Miss. Y/l/n,” you nodded with an amused smile on your complexion, resulting in him blushing slightly.
“Oi, Finn! Are you gonna let the ladies in or not!” Arthur Shelby’s voice bellowed throughout the house, which made Finn widen the entrance before stepping out of the way to allow you two into the house.
Ada whacked the back of Finn’s head, which made him hiss at her before they lead you towards the living room where the remainder of Shelby’s were.
When you entered the room, you first noticed an older lady who you assumed to be Polly. The noblewoman had an exceptionally great taste in fashion if you had to be honest.
Polly made her way towards you before shaking your hand politely as she smiled at you.
“It’s nice to finally meet you, Y/n. Ada’s told me a lot about you,” she spoke, causing the others to come out of their previous astonishment that Ada was, in fact, dating you.
John and Arthur nearly dashed towards you before Arthur pushed John out of the way, much to your amusement.
“I’m Arthur Shelby,” he flirted while kissing your hand before John reappeared behind him and shoved him out of the way.
John let out a breath of air as he quickly restored his hair before also kissing your hand with a cheeky grin plastered on his face, which made Ada once again roll her eyes at her siblings.
“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Miss. Y/l/n. I’m Ada’s older brother, John.”
Polly scoffed at her nephews before shoving both of them away from you because they were nearly all over you.
Eventually, the last man, who you identified as Tommy, in the room approached you with confident strikes. His icy blue eyes boreholes into your skull as he halted in front of you.
“Y/n,” he said briefly.
“Thomas,” you copied as he eyed your figure narrowly.
“I prefer Tommy, but it’s good to finally meet you,” he nodded curtly, provoking the corners of your lips to turn upwards slightly.
“Pleasures all mine,” you responded before turning back to Ada, who looked willing to slaughter all of her brothers.
Tumblr media
©cupidsheqrt , 2022.
Tumblr media
419 notes · View notes
red-write-hand · 6 months
Text
QUICK. DROP EVERYTHING. NEW HEADCANON DROPPED.
Shelby siblings’ favorite video games:
Tommy: Lego Star Wars: My man has completed the entire game and can now play it with his eyes shut. My boy knows where every mini kit and character icon is. He can dictate how to complete every stage to a very sick John. He owns every copy of the game (after the Wii version) and knows every strat imaginable. He’s competitive even when it comes to this. It s a really bad idea to play this with him if he’s playing through his favorite episodes (obviously Empire Strikes back and Revenge of the Sith), he will get waaaay to into it. (He’s also totally memorized every voice line)
John: FNAF: This man can get through anything, he has such a short attention span and he adores jumpscares so this is literally his favorite game ever. he would also totally be part of the fandom like, sir is arguing over the lore on the daily. this man picks apart every frame. he knows every reference, every detail, every little easter egg. he can complete ultimate custom night on the hardest settings without really paying attention. he hums Living Tombstone around his kids, Esme's ring tone for him is the "hor hor hor hor hor hor, hor hor hor hor, hor hor hor hor"
Arthur: Super Smash Bros (any version): its a healthier way to work through his anger. he has played this for over 10,000 hours by now. no one can stop him. he's become to powerful. not even tommy can stop him. (absolutely a incineroar main)
Ada: Literally any Legend of Zelda game: She would totally play these in her spare time and she knows how to fight every boss but also she has an inhuman amount of hours on both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Miss girl blows her money on these the day the release and she can speed run like no one's business. she absolutely had those encyclopedias that tell you all about the lore. the way that she deals with tommy's shit sometimes is to get him to play Legend of Zelda with her. she knows all the soundtrack and has the most massive playlist of it on her phone
Finn: Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid: This tiny little boy would absolutely be playing these religiously. he has tried to explain it his siblings but not even ada, who plays zelda, gets it. "Like what? guys its not that hard, [insert the weirdest sentence about the metal gear solid canon you can think of], see that's easy right?" Tommy got him the reunion of Final Fantasy 7 and it looked like he was in church during the theme song. finn once brought his switch on a trip and tommy passes by him playing FF7 and he just kinda blinked because finn was pouring over it and so intently playing. all the rest of the shelby siblings collectively shrug. finn hums both themes (the final fantasy one and metal gear) as much as possible around his siblings
30 notes · View notes
denimbex1986 · 4 months
Text
'It's been almost two years since the final season of Peaky Blinders debuted on BBC One, and news of the long-teased sequel movie continues to be sparse.
However, the show's creator Steven Knight has now revealed that not only is he hard at work on the script, but that the film should begin shooting in the middle of 2024.
Knight was speaking in the Christmas double issue of Radio Times magazine about the Peaky Blinders ballet The Redemption of Thomas Shelby, which will be available to watch at home over the Christmas period, when he gave an update on the film's progress.
Knight said: "I’m just working on the final bits of it at the moment. I just sit down at the keyboard and start. It’s a bit like having a dream, for me. You sit there and all this stuff comes, and then you read it back and think, 'That’s pretty good – but where did it come from?'
"The plan is to start shooting that in the middle of next year."
Ever since the series came to an end, the show's stars have been offering their thoughts on whether they will be returning for the film, with Cillian Murphy saying earlier this year: "I would love to do a movie if there’s more story to tell. I’ll wait and see, but I have no update for you on that."
Meanwhile, Ada Shelby star Sophie Rundle previously said that she hadn't heard anything about the film, but that "the appetite" for it will be "generated by the fans".
Daryl McCormack, who played Isaiah, also said he hadn't heard anything yet, but added that he was "so grateful to be able to be involved in such an iconic show before it finished".
He continued: "And to come back for a second season, as well, really made me feel like I could really own my part within it."
The film is expected to be set during World War II, and Knight has said that it will be "the same but different" to the series, telling viewers to "expect the unexpected".'
18 notes · View notes
garfieldbussys · 20 days
Note
clo this isnt funny anymore.
arthur is deteriorating in front of my eyes and i dont like it what is happening right now i dont know if i can handle this its so sad
what does campbell have against this poor policeman hes always having a go at him its unreal
ALSO wait hang on whats poll doing also tommys found her kids OH NO HER DAUGHTERS DEAD POLL IM SO SORRY ☹️
ANYWAYS i cannot WAIT to finish this cause that means i can go on a rampage of reading fics SO excited
poll ily but put the gun down babe ik youre hurting but babes anyways they’re opening the garrison again since it was blown up last ep ALSO finn is SO grown up its crazy
finns talking to arthur i have a feeling this isnt gonna go well NO NO NO FINN NOT DRUGS PLEASE FINN DO NOT I SWEAR YOURE KIDDING ARTHUR NO
oh no hes fucking high off his tits isnt he 😐 ffs
why do i have a feeling another bomb is gonna go off idk i just feel like smth really bad is about to happen- hes got graces letter out hes burning it good to know i wont be seeing her again then
ADA BABY YOU MADE IT 🫶🫶
i think shes come to speak to poll shes so drunk i LOVE drunk poll shes so funny shes dancing with some guy
could you imagine if this guy ended up being her son that would be HORRIFIC cause it looks like they just had like 4 rounds tbh
why are blackcurrent soothers so good like???
HAHA POLLS DOING THE WALK OFF SHAME
ITS HER SON
hang on is that- IS THAT ERIC BIRLING FROM AN INSPECTOR CALLS OR AM I BUGGING
anyways thats it for ep 2 onto ep 3
i love ada so much and i love in fics where she’s like the best big sister ever i just can’t
and you finally watching arthur like crumble in front of your eyes is so upsetting i actually hate season 2 for him it’s so upsetting
no because finn is like 14 why is 6foot ?!?! what have the shelbys been feeding him??
LMAO THE UNIVERSAL experience of watching eric birling appear on your screen as the iconic polly gray’s son 😭😭
7 notes · View notes
mary-fantg · 2 months
Text
Thoughts on PB
Хочу отставить некоторые свои мысли здесь, потому что очень хочется их высказать, пока у меня острая фаза впечатления от просмотра сериала. Надеюсь моя горечь со временем уляжется, потому что я сама не могу себе объяснить почему увиденное так затронуло моё сердце, ведь я уже довольно взрослая тётенька, последний раз я так расстраивалась из-за фильма наверно когда была подростком. 
It's a shame that the plot turned out this way in s3. I'm talking about Grace, of course. I understand and fully agree with SK that, according to the whole logic of things and justice, we must pay for all our actions in life. That is why Thomas Shelby should not be happy, and not only he, all Shelbys are deeply unhappy people, as far as their personal human happiness is concerned (be it Polly, Arthur, Ada, John and even Michael). but! due to commercial considerations, the script was so compressed that it does not fit into my head, to lead a couple to a reunion for so long (s1, s2), to create an intrigue about who will be the bride (although, as for me, everything was so obvious that it was not worth it, but more on that below), to gain a huge audience fans of the T/G pair (yes, I hope that we are still the majority) and stop this literally in 2 episodes. It's just like a face on the asphalt! Well, why not let us look at them at least a few more episodes in the season to better understand their relationship, the character of Grace in a new role for us, when she can be herself, and not the “bartender from s1”, to get to know her biography better. That's something I'll never forgive SK. The actors managed to create such amazing chemistry on the screen that their shared scenes gave me goosebumps personally, I can look at these two forever! In parallel, it was quite possible to run a story about Tommy's machinations with the Russians, but without all this dirt, orgies, humiliating scenes with tattoos under the testicles, sex in front of icons. This is already some kind of sick imagination of the author, IMO.
In general, this is what hurts the most, the fact that they did not allow you to enjoy the couple properly, but interrupted everything in the most interesting place.
МЭЙ. 
 I must say right away that I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, this union also has fans. But in my opinion, their storyline was also hasty, hasty, sex made me feel embarrassed, there was a feeling that people were trying very hard to portray passion, but at the same time they were terribly embarrassed and did not experience what they needed to show, because of this I was embarrassed to watch them. Maybe it was awkward for the actors to play it with each other, I do not know, but I did not believe what I saw on the screen, I'm sorry. And this whole scene with a kiss in e6s2, when T. tells her that he will definitely find her, in my opinion, absolutely does not fit with T.'s actions in the previous series, where he goes to her far away (I do not know how foreign friends will understand my phrase, it is unlikely that the translator will translate it correctly), in general It's a long way to say they need to stop. Although at that moment he already knows that Grace will most likely sail away (“who is she?”- “the one that will sail away soon"). And apparently understands that despite this, he still wants her and will think about how to solve it. It is quite obvious that this was invented on the fly in order to increase the degree of intrigue for the next season. But how many broken hearts have appeared among the fans of this potential couple.
GRACE'S MARRIAGE. 
I don't know, everything seems to be logical. She and Tommy are not together, the chances are 0, we need to move on, Grace is smart and beautiful, of course she easily arranges her personal life, gets married. And I understand her like a woman when you don't order your heart, no matter how good your husband is, but Tommy lives there and there's nothing you can do about it, she's such a love, you won't run away, you won't hide. There is also infertility in marriage, everything is not happy. Of course, I understand her desire to see Thomas in order to close this hellstatt for herself, if everything went well with him, then you need to move on, you won't be nice by force. Anyway, I think this was her last attempt to talk to Tommy.  And then we all know, again this chemistry on the screen blew my blood, an amazing acting duo, guys, I believe them every time I see them together 😄
And then I again did not have enough dialogue in the script, why did they not tell each other about their feelings, why did they answer the question “why did you come here today?” The answer was that the doctor thinks it's about me. It's not that I still love you, Tommy. Because of this, so much hatred later descended on Grace from fans of the series, because her behavior was interpreted as greed, a desire to get pregnant, etc. But we understand that this is not why she came.
I don't know, I didn't understand the depth of their dialogue. Her gaze of course screamed that she still loved, as did his gaze and tenderness too.
As a result, it is logical that Thomas assumed that she was “still working undercover”, since she came out to him again, at such a tense moment between him and Campbell and did not really say anything about her feelings.
Of course, this is my question for the script, not for Grace.
ЛИЗЗИ. 
I will not talk much about her, this character is unpleasant to me, I will not hide that I am glad that the script did not come up with a great love for them with Tommy, everything is logical, logical and honest in my opinion. She got what she had to, given her selfish nature, and the arrogance that she invented for herself, believing that she had “grabbed” Tommy and wiped the nose of the rest of his ladies. To be honest, it was unpleasant for me to watch the s5 and s6. Firstly, the behavior of all the characters seemed somehow feigned in s5 (especially Polly and Lizzie), overly pretentious, even grotesque. Finding out at a family meeting why Tommy told Polly something, and not Lizzie, looked like a caricature, considering what kind of relationship between T and L we see further throughout the season.
But what do I want to point out. 
I was very pleased that Lizzie treats Charlie warmly, because it's hard to imagine how lonely this child is, especially in s6. I think that was the main reason Thomas married Lizzie, Charlie needed a family, a mother and a little sister. Thanks a lot for that, because she agreed to take Charlie with her, even though he is the child of Tommy and another woman who always stood between them. This is an act!
Moreover, in S6, when Ruby got sick, when she died, my heart was torn by the sight of Lizzie. I felt so humanly sorry for her that I wanted to hug her and cry together. She went through all this in absolute solitude. Tommy didn't even hug her on the porch of the hospital when she told him that Ruby had died. It was terrible! He was completely cold to her, absolutely. Of course, Thomas's complete inner death is also shown here, he “seems to see everything on the screen.“ In general, it's a difficult season and Lizzie paid off all her debts in full, I'm very sorry for her.
Result.
Thanks to everyone who reads this, I really wanted to speak out, because all this has been spinning in my head for several weeks after watching PB.
I will be glad to receive feedback and any opinion on all this.
11 notes · View notes
mishwanders · 7 months
Text
ꕥ Chapter One ꕥ Estella Palmer ꕥ From Hell to Here ꕥ
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Summary: Estella convey’s what it’s like to live in the Arrow House along with Thomas and Charles.
Warnings+A/N: mention of deaths, discussion of grief, religious imagery. Written by Mishwanders - pls do not repost.
Through the Valley
Read on AO3
Arrow House.
This place can feel more like a prison or a morgue than a home. It’s not what I ever expected from such a large estate with so much grandeur to it, but considering who owns it, I guess I should have expected it.
However, I didn’t know who Thomas Shelby was when I first met the man. I didn’t know what it was he and his family did for a living. Maybe if I had, I wouldn’t have been so happy to have involved myself in the budding friendship between myself and his sister Ada or his aunt Polly. Maybe I would have been more cautious around them all if I had known.
But if I had known, there is a chance I would have hesitated to save little Charles from the oncoming car. Maybe we both would have lost our lives then, if that were the case.
I don’t like to think of it, of what a life without that sweetheart would look like. The family has grieved enough, even I feel that I have grieved enough as it is, and I guess that’s why I feel for Charles - He’s a son without a mother, and I’m a mother without her son. I guess you could say fate brought us together, no matter how twisted its knots in the threads of destiny may look.
I just never expected it all to look like this, and because of it - I’m restless.
I roll onto my side again, my failed attempts at getting comfortable making me more irritable as the night draws on. I hear the sound of footsteps down the hall, their attempt at being soft and quiet as they pass by my door alerting me.
I might as well see who it is.
I quietly roll out of bed, tiptoeing my way over to the door to hear who it might have been. After the bit of time I’ve spent here in the Arrow House, I’ve gotten rather good at listening to the people who work and live here, knowing the pattern of their steps. Francis, the head maid, has a rather fast and quick step about her, as if someone had set light to a fire underneath her or like a toy soldier that’s been wound too tight. Tommy’s steps on the other hand are rather slow and determined, as are the rest of his movements. Even his eyes glare down his path like a bull that shouldn’t be messed with. It’s quite unsettling when you find yourself in that path.
And that was exactly the steps I heard moving further and further away from me down the hall, one of quiet determination. I quietly stepped out of my room as soon as I was sure he was no longer in the hall, tiptoeing my way closer to the end of it, listening in. I know that eavesdropping is one of the worst things to do to your employer, and to be honest it does make me feel as if I’m just as bad as any other nosey maid. However, if you know Thomas Shelby, you know how incredibly guarded he is. Everything is done in secret with this man and the fact that I still know so little about him as a person makes me feel uneasy in this house.
I know nothing more than the fact that he runs a business that I assume has some shady qualities about it according to Polly and the fact that he’d lost his wife in a tragic accident.
Sometimes I hear him leave out the door, see him on a horse through the window. I’ve explained that behavior to Polly, she’s told me that he used to sleep outside a lot as a boy, saying he finds comfort being out under the stars. I wonder if he’s able to sleep out there better than he does in this house, because when he’s here at night I more often than naught hear him sitting on the steps with a glass of whiskey in hand, whispering nothing more than a simple, “I’m sorry, Grace.”
That’s where he is tonight. I know he’s gazing upon her painting like the work of a holy icon, one that immortalizes her as a saint in this household. I don’t blame him for doing so. At least he has a place to sit, to be with her.
I can’t say the same for myself.
I know how he feels, which is the odd thing about all of this, if not difficult. I understand, I get it, I really do. Some part of me wants to reach my hand out to him and tell him that I do, but I know that help won’t be accepted as I would hope. I know it would cause him to build up more of a wall - just like I had of every person who attempted to console me. It would cause him to become more untrusting of me, tainting his view even more so than it already is. That’s the exact opposite of what I want, especially considering we live under the same roof now.
I don’t want us to have to live in fear of one another.
So, as he silently sits there on the steps under the image of Grace, I sit in the hallway, looking at my own little memorial for my son and my husband, in the locket around my neck, like an anchor that pulls me down to them. I too, sit in the quiet with the one thing I have left, whispering prayers of forgiveness for being unable to stop what happened, to stop them from succumbing to the burning rubble of our home.
Sometimes I see them, like an apparition before me, as if they’re waiting for me to join them, but I know it’s not real when I hear the roar of the fire that took them from me, feel the heat on my flesh, the hot lick of the flame on my arm, my back. It’s suffocating - the heat and the ash - like the air is being ripped away in its horrific wake straight from my lungs. But I’m always drawn back out, one way or another. Tonight it was Thomas’ voice. Tonight it was the click of ice against a glass with a soft, low whisper, “Goodnight, Grace.”
At that point, I know it’s time to take my leave, so I do, with feather light footsteps back to my room and a soft closing of my door as I crawl back into the cold sheets on my bed, listening to his languid footsteps once again, and the closing of his bedroom door.
I let out a sigh, taking hold of my locket around my neck. I place a kiss on the back of it, one filled with longing and regret.
“Goodnight Henry.” I whisper, more quiet than a church mouse as thoughts of my late-son flood my mind.
“Goodnight, Albert.”
4 notes · View notes
deadendtracks · 1 year
Text
It’s such an iconic line by now it’s like we don’t really look at it but “Tommy Shelby is going to stop the revolution with his cock” is actually an interesting leap for Ada have made.
8 notes · View notes
delicatehusband · 8 months
Text
Curated Tags
Very Good Posts
#iconic #obsessed (these are interchangeable)
#peace and love on planet earth
#posts to live by
#hall of fame
#the industry isnt worth it (entertainment industry trash)
#the vapors (horny reblogs)
Relatable
#me #dannycore (trying to consolidate these two!!)
#shelby
#brian
#ada
Neokosmos
#xera
#nativiae
#kondoz
#xaveria
#qurti
#9
#zee
#seven
#vesper
#scree
#aries
#khunbish
#Zolitanya #ZU #compies #tanglepit
#neokosmos
#sevesper
Tumblr media
1 note · View note
ch4oswalking · 3 years
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
• like or reblog if you save
201 notes · View notes
kkurades · 2 years
Text
˚୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆ PEAKY BLINDERS MASTERLIST ˚୨୧⋆。˚ ⋆
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
PERSEPHONE
ada shelby —
flushed cheeks | ada’s brothers won’t believe her when she tells them that she’s dating a world famous fashion designer / model icon ( fluff )
alfie solomons —
nothing yet
arthur shelby —
pretty kitty | arthur knew you were lonely when he wasn’t at home, and he tried his best for you. so, when he took the day off to stay home with you, he hadn’t expected a hundred hungry kittens who raided your kitchen for the past two weeks to be on your front porch ( fluff )
finn shelby —
nothing yet
isaiah jesus —
attractive woman | your little brother’s best friend had always been infatuated by you but only now do you give him a chance ( fluff )
john shelby —
red lipstick | you feel flattered when charlie shelby asks to marry you while your husband feels like he could strangle his nephew ( fluff )
micheal gray —
nothing yet
polly gray —
nothing yet
tommy shelby —
nothing yet
Tumblr media
©cupidsheqrt , 2022.
Tumblr media
66 notes · View notes
garotaespacial · 3 years
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
▓䨻⟦♣ 。ꕤ 𖥦 🅁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬 ﹇ 䕽䨻ໂ 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝐦̲𝐞̲ ۵ #ɭ𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 . . . < Estética da @saturncolors!
28 notes · View notes
denimbex1986 · 7 months
Text
'It has been 10 years since Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) rode the horse through Small Heath, Birmingham. So to celebrate Peaky Blinder’s 10th anniversary, the franchise has released fresh new merchandise consisting of mugs, posters, metal signs, and of course, caps — don’t worry, the caps do not have sewed-in razor blades. So unlike the show itself where everything happens by order of the Peaky Blinders, the tables have now turned — it’s your time to shine, and their job is to deliver.
The collection includes the iconic Peaky Blinders cap, a mug with Peaky Blinders art with themed packaging, nine new posters, and a framed Newspaper collector print for the 10-year anniversary. The poster designs range from black-and-white vintage art featuring Cillian Murphy and the rest of the gang to cheeky and bold quotes.
Creator Steven Knight Says There is More to Come for 'Peaky Blinders'
Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders revolves around the Shelby family's rise to power in the criminal underworld as they navigate through a world of violence, political intrigue, and betrayals. Thomas Shelby is a war-traumatized and ambitious individual with one goal — to expand the family's influence and wealth while dealing with rivals, law enforcement, and other criminal organizations. Of course, Tommy is not alone in this and is accompanied by his three brothers — Arthur Shelby (Paul Anderson), John Shelby (Joe Cole), and Finn Shelby (Harry Kirton) — his aunt, Polly Gray (late Helen McCrory), and his sister, Ada Shelby (Sophie Rundle). The series ended after a six-season run. However, it seems as if Knight wants the fans to keep believing in Thomas Shelby’s words, “I will not stop until I can find a man I cannot defeat.”
Recently, Knight himself came forward to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the franchise on different social media platforms of the franchise and said:
“It hardly seems believable that it’s ten years since Tommy Shelby first rode that black horse through the streets of Birmingham. The phenomenal global success of the show is down to the brilliance and hard work of the loyal team that makes it happen. Ten years on and the story is not yet over. Watch this space."
Needless to say, the story is not yet over, though it may be a while before we return to the Peaky Blinders universe. The series also starred multiple more famous names on and off, including Tom Hardy, Sam Claflin, and Aiden Gillen...'
6 notes · View notes
emmyrossumicons · 4 years
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
72 notes · View notes