𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭. — • #BloodyRapture - #PeakyBlinders • —

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘩.

x Restless Soul
x WWI Nurse
x Owner of Le Papillon
x Honoring A Dream

— 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 #𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐤 h

[Wednesday Addams @AmatrixMortis]

— 𝘚𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘯𝘤.

x An Adult AU of Wednesday Addams
x Admired by Death himself
x A #BloodyRapture Ship
x TW: Dead Dove / Blood, Death, and So on -
x MDNI - 21+ - Role Play

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 #𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐤 h

[ᴀᴅᴅɪꜱᴏɴ ʜᴀʀᴛ ʜᴀʀʀᴏᴡ @HarrowingDepth]

— 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

× Mortician and proud.
× A splice of #VintageRapture.
×A #BloodyRapture ship.
× Fragile and not at the same time.

[𝘍𝘢𝘸𝘯 '𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦' 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 — @Tragaholic]

— 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘢'𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩.
𝘋𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩.

x Youngest Trager
x An AU Portrayal
x 12 Steps High
x TW: Dead Dove

𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧 #𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐤 h

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

cigarette perched between my fingers, I let my head hang back against the seat to stare up at the ceiling. "Transformed... like a butterfly. Bleeding for a dream that was never mine."

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

As the drinks returned, I moved myself to settle across from him at the table while fixing myself a smoke. "That speaks a lot to your honor, Mr. Shelby. I don't recognize myself anymore either. Casualty of the Great War I'm afraid."

Taking in a slow drag from the hand rolled

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

I didn't need long to think of my answer. In many ways this "climb" made me a stranger to myself. But... it didn't *start* with the climb. In fact, it started in that damned tunnel...

One thing it wouldn't take from me, however, was my family. They were still what was important

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

tell me— Do you still belong to them, or is the climb making you a stranger even to yourself?"

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

I pause for a moment, with my gaze softening as I considered his words. Then, with a measured tone that carried both understanding and a trace of challenge, I turned back to him with my head tipping slightly to the side.

"Family is a powerful reason, Mr. Shelby. But

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

I had my hand on the glass, just absentmindedly tracing the rim with my middle finger before she took it away. My hand lowered to rest against the table in a half curled fist, my gaze turning to follow her movements.

Was it worth it? Of course. It was for the family.

"It's

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

One day I'll pick between first and third person and stick to it. Today is not that day.

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

his ear. "Is it worth it, Thomas?"

Pulling away from him she was taking his glass and setting it on the tray of a retreating server. "Another round for Mr. Shelby, S'il te plaît..."

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

"Ambition suits you, Mr. Shelby. But don’t forget—those who stand at the top often have the farthest to fall. Just make sure the view is worth it." My lips curl into a slight hint of a smirk before leaning over the table to take his glass while whispering against the shell of

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

"Well said... but I don't mistake my sharp edges for lack of worth. I know my worth and where it lies... and it will always be at the top."

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

"Broken things can still be beautiful, Mr. Shelby." I answered without hesitation. "But don’t mistake your sharp edges for a lack of worth. A gentleman is more than manners—it’s the fight to rise above the ruin."

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

My gaze rose as if mulling over the question for an unpredicted amount of time before answering...

"Broken..."

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

And so the story begins -

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

|| Closed Starter for @KingpinShelby ||

𝘚𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘬

— 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚.

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

"And what would you call yourself?" I questioned with a sculpted brow arching slightly up at him.

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

I wouldn't call myself a gentleman. Not even in the slightest.

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

What a gentleman. {Cue the half smirk spreading to her lips.}

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

Without hesitation...

[𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚋𝚢 @KingpinShelby]

— 𝑴𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏.

× Thomas Michael Shelby
× Bleak Midwinter
×#BloodyRapture
× a splice of #𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎
× More info below

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

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[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

|| Closed Starter for @KingpinShelby ||

𝘚𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘬

— 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚.

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜:

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

@KingpinShelby piercing, searching. “You’re brave,” he said. “Or reckless.”

“Maybe both,” I replied, meeting his gaze. “And you’re trouble. I hope you didn't bring trouble to my doorstep, Mr. Shelby...”

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

|| Closed Starter for @KingpinShelby ||

𝘚𝘮𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘬

— 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚.

[𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘹 @SpericolataCoco]

@KingpinShelby smoothly. He glanced at Thomas. “Another time.”

He turned and walked away, his men trailing behind him. The tension didn’t leave the room until the doors closed behind them. This wasn't over. It was just a detour to what Changretta had wanted.

Thomas turned to me, his eyes ~