#A.RoslynAsheton

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A really long Peaky Blinders side plot (Part5)

Part4 can be found here

Part3 is here

Part2 is here

Part1 is here

Right so till now it's been 3 years that Tommy and Arabella have been married. He obviously hasn't forgotten Grace at all, he takes opium and he still keeps his internal conflicts to himself. Arabella tries her best to be there for him, but since she also has a business to look after, they don't spend much time together.

So now this is maybe 2 weeks before the Wall Street crash (and they have a friendly equation with each other), so Arabella storms into the library and tells him that her accountant has calculated and sort of predicted a sharp dip in the Wall Street Stocks and adviced her to liquidate all her stocks. She tells him he should do so too and he says he has predicted something similar and has asked Michael to sell. Arabella tells him to not trust Micheal, (she's smart and knows by his conduct how Micheal is) and take the matters in his own hands. He obviously doesn't listen.

So now finally the Wall Street crashed and Tommy is all enraged over Micheal not selling and Arabella looses just a little that she wasn't able to take out on time.

Similar to what happens in the show he finds other ways to maintain the cash income. Now it's the scene where they go to the Garrison for the family meeting where they discuss about Finn's bullet. Now Tommy told Arabella there was some business in Limehouse but didn't tell her that he was sending Finn. Now everyone is angry at him sending Finn and as a result him being shot and when asked what she thinks, Arabella has a very different opinion. She says "One learns on the field. Everyone of us sitting at this table is at a position of authority because we know how things work. We wouldn't be here if we hadn't gone to the field and worked on our own. It was just a bullet. Finn can take that much being a Shelby. It's just experience. Now if you'll excuse me, I've been called to another meeting" she leaves and gives Tom a slight nod before going.

Everyone is surprised at why she thinks that way and even Tommy is a bit angry at why she thinks Finn should prove himself.

At home that evening, Tommy goes to her office, sits across from her and asks why she said that. She says "If Finn is going to be an authority in that side of the business he'll have to prove that the least he can do is take a bullet. Tommy, no one can be untouched running that kind of a business. He has to have experience of every manner if he's to take charge"

Tommy sees practicality in her words. She continues "I know he is your baby brother but he's growing up. He will have to see and experience how the world works. Or you can send him to study to keep him away from this. It's the only other way"

Tommy is kind of uncomfortable at the thought of sending him away (idk how to take this forward, honestly 🙈, I mean he can send him away or he can argue with her that it's pointless. Idk. Many possibilities)

Idk if anyone is able to get what kind of character she is by reading these things, but she's pretty badass. And only brings her guard completely down when she's with Charles or a little down when she's chilling with Thomas (which VERY RARE) or fucking him.

Thanks for reading! <3

I'm working on an Arabella aesthetic. I hope I'll be able to do justice to her. I love her soooo much!