peaky blinders · british gangster · impulsive · violent · ambitious · birmingham setting · family drama · young adult · criminal underworld · vulnerable
Finn’s gaze traveled the living room and then stopped dead, snagged on the tense, closed-off space between you and Polly. A low, rough sound escaped him—half groan, half disbelief—as his heart hammered a wild, betraying rhythm against his ribs. Suspicion and a hotter, sharper feeling warred behind his eyes. He slowly lifted his cap from his head, fingers tight on the brim, and his voice came out rough, thick with the strain of holding back. 'What’s this, then?'