#didn't because i felt like i had already given them so many 'buts' so they could've been like damn do u still want the job or nah

[dormiloncito]

nothing ruins my mood more than seeing that i'm scheduled to close

[riderofblackdragons]

If Love Could've Saved You

Day 23: Forced Choice | public display | broken pedestal | "I'm doing this for you"

Here we go, a day late but nevermind! This is part of the Commander to Firelord Pipeline, which I personally am very fond of atm

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Azula hadn't heard the news about the war meeting until after she could've stopped it. The Agni Kai that had transpired was a different matter, though. Their father didn't tolerate disrespect, and she knew it. And speaking up in the war room? Azula would've liked to know Zuko was going in there, so she could stop him, but it was definitely a sign of disrespect.

Didn't stop her from poisoning the old man who should've been Zuko's opponent, though. She doubted that he could've beat her brother, but there was always the slight chance. And Azula was not above rigging the game in her favour (or in this case, her brother's).

It wouldn't have killed the man. Just made him significantly weaker, and blocked his firebending a little. Not enough to be noticeable to Azula's father, but enough that it should've secured Zuko's victory.

The glee on her face faltered, when she realised that her father was participating in the Agni Kai. Only for a second, Azula wasn't going to show any weakness, but enough that it was a mask afterwards and not her true thoughts. Zuko wasn't going to win against their father, not in a million years. Ozai was just too strong, had too many years of firebending prowess on both of them. Azula doubted she could win against her father, when it came down to it.

At least Zuko was smart, though. Azula's brother didn't even try to fight their father, and whilst the bloodthirsty part of her was disappointed, the rest of her was relieved. Ozai couldn't kill Zuko, not when he'd already blatantly surrendered. Not like he could if Zuko had fought, being able to pass it off as just an unfortunate coincidence of the Agni Kai.

She should've expected her father to torture him anyways, though. Burning his eye, forcing Zuko to be blind in one of them? Making Zuko weaker than he already was? Azula's body burned with the injustice of it all. The only thing Zuko was going to learn from this was that his father couldn't be trusted. It was a useless lesson.

It reminded her of the Kaminoans, in a way. But they had been less sadistic, she remembered, and more practical about everything. If it were the Kaminoans against Zuko, he'd have just been dead, no ifs ands or buts. He wouldn't be scarred for life like Ozai had done. It was unefficient, and therefore useless.

Her brother's punishment reminded Azula more of what Palpatine had done to her and her men. Not quite this sadistic, perhaps - the scar would be ugly, and Palpatine would've hated looking at something like that every time he'd called Fox or one of her men up to see him. But similar things, definitely.

It was her experience with Palpatine, actually, that kept Azula smiling gleefully at her brother's mutilation, even as she didn't feel it in her soul. The pain she'd been given in a past life for not keeping up appearances, even when being actively tortured. It wasn't wuite the same, since she was only watching this time, but she knew.

She'd jabbed Iroh in the sides a few times, as well. Ozai was looking over at them, seemingly delighting in his older brother's anguish at Zuko's pain, and at Azula's glee at the same. Iroh needed to stop looking so upset, she felt. The more upset he was, the longer Ozai could take to remove his burning palm from Zuko's face.

Ozai had had to stop, at some point, but it wasn't because Iroh had started looking less upset. He hadn't stopped that, and whilst it warmed Azula's heart that her uncle looked out for her brother, at least, his open caring wasn't helping anything in the moment.

It did mean that she let him go with Zuko in his banishment. Azula knew how to take Iroh out, if necessary, but. He did care for her brother. She knew that Iroh would make sure Zuko remained safe and alive through all of it, no matter what came at them. Even though she knew that he wouldn't do the same for her.

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TOMMY SHELBY

Marrying Off for Love

Requested: yes (by anonymous)

Prompts: none

Warning(s): language

Word Count: 1.8K

Author's note: I made this as realistic as possible! It ends neutrally I think; not happily but not you know... It's an ending fit for the Peaky Blinders!

This is a Reader x OC / Tommy Shelby x daughter!reader one shot

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Being free of the name was always a distant thought in your mind. You would weigh the good and the bad of having a last name with significant influence. The good somehow always overthrown the bad, leaving you with everything other than a clear, calm mind.

Sure, the luxury that came with being a Shelby was worth the sacrifice. So was your twisted family, you guessed.

At least until you met him.

A fine man with a heart of gold. Quite literally the only man in Britain worth your while.

He was perfect in every way with his looks and his manners… save for the name, of course.

Alessi Villin.

That was just your luck. Getting attention of your father's rivaling gangsters and falling head over heels in love with the man in charge.

So what does a girl do in that situation?

She chooses love of course.

***

"What the bloody hell is wrong with Y/N?" Asked Arthur after barging into the Garrison that was empty just several moments later. No man stayed upon hearing that the Shelby's were gathering for a meeting. The oldest of the brothers, and coincidentally your favorite one, leaned over the empty bar having decided to fix himself s strong drink.

"How's Linda?" Asked Polly instead, pressing her cigarette against the ash tray. She had left a few cigarettes burn themselves out until the smell started to dominate. Satisfied, she leaned back, never looking more imposing as she did right then.

"She's alright," he mumbled, swinging the glass so the drink practically flew into his throat like a rapid.

"Right," started Ava, discarding her coat on a lone chair before settling in the middle of the huddled Shelby family. "Family meeting."

"We can't start," Arthur announced suddenly, crashing onto a chair with a bottle of scotch in hand. "Y/N's not 'ere."

"Then where in the bloody hell is she?" Ada asked with a tired frown, knowing you were never late for the meetings. You showed your distaste toward them yes, but never in your life have you avoided or been purposely late to one.

It intrigued Tommy to know too. His daughter was his whole world. You were the piece of his past life that not even war could take away. Even though he didn't show it.

But the man shook his head, knowing one thing – his daughter wasn't a stupid girl. Like her aunts, she was every bit as cunning and smart. A true Shelby lady.

But still.

Where were you?

Only Polly Gray knew, but she wasn't going to say a word until it was deemed necessary.

***

The top of the grass hill has overlooked the forests for many years. The soft array of green grass and variously colored wildflowers goes on for miles all around. The air is cool against your skin, with a touch of humidity from the last night's rain.

Your legs stretch out in front of you like you've ran for miles. The blissful feeling from the position you're in eases your tense muscles. It's beautiful really, despite the slightly damp ground. Your back falls against the grass and hair spreads at the ground. The sky is clear, the perfect shade of light blue. It almost looks too good to be true. It makes you smile in delight, as you didn't really remember the last time you truly drew in a fresh breath of air.

The man who had brought you out too see this was even more beautiful. Alessi's carefree smile pursued by eyes the same shade as grass around you put your mind at ease. Helped you think clearly. Something you hadn't done in a long time.

You looked at him and saw what you wanted to be – someone free of chains that hold one's mind back from thinking out of the box. Someone loyal to a fault and loving.

 "Oi! Come here," you bellowed, sitting up and waving your hands in the air to get him away from the red wildflowers and into your arms.

Alessi didn't waste a beat and marched back toward you.

Wrapped in each other's embrace, and you never felt more at home.

That thought scared you. It scared you to know that now, there was another place you called home. In the arms of your father's rival none the less.

But that's what he gets for leaving you to your thoughts all your life. He let you be swallowed by the doubts and insecurities until he couldn't do anything about the said fact.

You had always told yourself; It's the war. The war had done that to him.

But shouldn't a father love his daughter more than anything in the world? Tommy is a complicated man that chose to move his family up in the world as a way to cope with the lingering nightmares of the war.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Alessi had asked, immediately pulling you out of the train of thoughts in your mind.

"That raspy voice of yours is the sweetest of songs to my ears," you mused with a smile, head against his chest that rose and fell with rhythmic ease.

His laugh broke out, disrupting the peaceful atmosphere.

You sat up and reached for his pocket, pulling out his favorite pocket watch to check the time. He had it custom made - the watch – wanting to have both of your initials on the front.

You melted every time you saw it.

"I missed the family meeting," you said suddenly, realization sinking in. Alessi met your eyes after you had finished quietly cursing the planet.

"I mean," you started, "It's not like I wanted to go. That's more of a formality I guess… Showing up and all."

He nodded in understanding but a question stood in front of the understanding, "Then why'd you fall in love with me? My family meeting was 2 days ago."

You bit your lip, not quite knowing how to answer.

Alessi didn't look any different than before asking the question as he stood up off the damp grass, fetching his waistcoat to put on. "What are you doing?"

"Preparing," he simply said, the thick Scouse accent breaking out with the word.

"Preparing for what?" You asked him, scurrying over to stand up.

"To ask you to marry me."

He appeared in front of you, and like a gentleman went down on one knee. There wasn't a gangster in him at that moment, the façade for the public disappeared to show something he showed only you.

Love.

Something you hadn't experienced in a long time.

"I don't care about your family, Y/N." Alessi said, "The only one I care about is you. I don't want to start a war with them because I don't want to see you get hurt. That's how much I care for you. That is just how much I love you."

Whatever happened in the next moments were true.

You had chosen to be someone's bride.

You had chosen a side you would stand by for the rest of your life.

***

The Shelby meeting could be thrown straight in the mud. Every family member went after their thing and the only thing that did seem to flow in peace was the alcohol.

"No, I really think someone kidnapped her." Arthur repeated for the 5th time, truly believing that someone had forcefully taken you as a leverage against them.

"She's not missing."

Polly saw no point in keeping your secret at that moment and so for the first time, you had given her the honors of revealing something instead of you.

"Then where the fuck is she, eh?" Arthur voiced.

Aunt Pol smiled down at Tommy who was holding the wooden chair in a vise grip, not saying a word for a few moments. Her lust for the dramatics only brought new tension into the room. "With the man she loves."

Polly's words shocked everyone present. Arthur choked on his alcohol; Ada's eyes went wide; Lizzie froze in her seat, her cigarette left and forgotten in her hand.

And as your father.

He wore a blank expression on his face even when he asked, "Who?"

Polly chuckled, "Alessi Villin, of course."

"Hold the fuck up!" Arthur butted in. "That bastard Villin we've been having trouble with?! What the hell happened with 'Don't fuck with the Peaky Blinders'? What the hell is wrong with 'er?"

"Y/N was never a Peaky," Polly told him, glancing at Tommy just as those words left her mouth. "But you knew that already, didn't you Tommy?"

"I suspected," Your dad admitted. "Just not with-"

"Your fucking competition…" Ada finished for him, clicking her tongue in pure disbelief, "I say good for her. She'll be the one that managed to get away from this twisted family!"

"Yea and then go to another one that's just like fucking us! Maybe even fucking worse!"

Both Ada and Arthur were shouting at each other now. The two were accompanied by Lizzie who had her own comments to add too.

Polly and Tommy stared each other down, "That boy loves her Tommy," Pol said. "She's his whole world. I saw it with my own eyes. And she loves him too."

Thomas said nothing as his aunt left the stunned family alone in the Garrison pub, ending the Shelby meeting with a single sentence.

***

You stood in front of your father's office door after being summoned the moment you were spotted back in Birmingham. With calm hands you twiddled the ring on your finger as a soon-to-be married woman.

You had a fiancé.

And you had to tell your dad about it.

But given that you missed the meeting, and Polly – the only person that knew – was there to fill in for your absence, you were sure the word has spread. Especially when you spotted Finn acting out the moment he saw you get out of the car. That boy can't keep a secret to save his life.

"You wanted to see me, Dad?" You asked once he called you in.

"Yes," he said, gaze locked on the papers. "Sit down."

You rolled your eyes at the tone and took a seat, taking out a cigarette and lighting it.

"An expensive ring you have there," Your father pointed to your left hand with his pen. "Is that what you spend your money on?"

"Was there a reason you wanted to see me?"

He pinched the bridge of his nose, "I've decided that your engagement to Alessi Villin is a good thing."

Hope sparked at that moment, making you ignore the fact that he knew of the engagement before you even told him. "Really?"

"You have my blessing but should your engagement fail, there is going to be a war. But if you go through with this and marry him, our family and the Villin family will be united forever and this war will be over."

You hardly believed your ears. "Y-you…"

Your father said nothing. "I'm not marrying so you could do business in Liverpool!"

"The Mersey river is Alessi's territory," he tried to reason. "If you marry him than we can-"

"There is no 'we' anymore Dad!" You bellowed through sudden tears, surprising both Tommy and yourself with your voice's strength. "I'm getting bloody married! To the man that I love at last, and you're acting like we're signing a bloody contract!"

The river of words flew out your mouth, "Don't treat me like you treated John! My marriage isn't like his!"

"Now, if that's all," You stood up and fixed your skirt. "I'd like to leave. I have a wedding to plan."

You pressed your cigarette into his ash tray before turning on your heel and leaving your father for the first time in your life, to his own thoughts.

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Ada Masalı 1x06

(Gotta put the keep reading cuz it got longer than usual)

OMG Haziran and Poyraz were so cute this episode! There was so many sweet and romantic moments of them that I think this review will be actually a list of all these moments:

AAAAHHH HE KISSED HER!!! It was about time. And if we think that they had a LOT of almost kisses then it was more than time for them to forget all the buts and just make out.

Liked that the ep didn't end with him hurt and convinced that she felt nothing for him. I hate when episodes end in a heavy mood.

I loved the Poyraz of this episode. He was so kind and gentle with Haziran. They didn't fight for any reason like they always do. It was a welcome change. They could be like this for the rest of the dizi and I wouldn't care. I don't like when Poyraz imposes his will to Haziran so I was really happy to see Poyraz warming up to her, making some moves and being direct to her abt him liking her. I was actually a little bit sorry for him at times cuz he was so sweet to her trying to profess his love but she was really avoiding him. But she had a good reason for that.

Loved seeing Haziran jealous of Poyraz. He was all sweet and kind to her the whole episode, I needed her to show some feelings for him as well. Actually, it was really good to see that they were accepting and admiting to themselves that they like each other cuz this was already obvious from past episodes. Now they're being more open abt it.

Loved to see them building their trust in each other (although painful at the same time as Haziran is actually lying to him). She believed in his innocence and that's a lot important in a relationship. That scene of Poyraz acknowledging that Haziran is right when she says he's a rude guy who can't deal with people just for Haziran to say that he was right for kicking out that customer, that she wouldn't have the same self control he had in that situation was so important for their relationship development so far. They always fight because they can't agree and admit that the other is right. Now they're not being proud to say that anymore. Hope they continue like his next episodes.

Loved the scene when Poyraz goes after that guy who lied abt the hotel. First Haziran prevents him from beating the guy, then they have some kind of common understanding at that moment to convince the guy of talking. They form such a good team! And they didn't even need to talk abt it. It was amazing!

Now moving on to other things:

I understand Haziran trying to avoid Poyraz's love confession. She really can't be with him without telling the truth. But if we think about it his could be good as it prevents them to be together with the secret's shadow haunting their relationship (and how could Haziran be happy with him if she's hiding this from him? I'd hate that!). I don't think it'll take a lot of time for the secret to be revealed. As @middle-eastern-queen said, AM has a good pace and does not drag. I think the secret reveal is closer than ever. Haziran can't hide it anymore (aunt Aliye knows and now Alper too) and she almost said it a lot of times this ep. What I'm most afraid of actually is that Poyraz might take a lot of time to forgive her. I don't have a good experience with this kind of plots. It's always a lot of stress for too many episodes so I'm worried abt that. But I'm also trusting the good work the writers have done so far snd let's hope for the best.

I did NOT like aunt Aliye (is that her name? subs are not that good and I never pay attention to that). At first, when she was still in a coma, I thought she would be those sweet and wise aunts who will always say the right thing when you need, and also that she would root for Poyraz to be with Haziran (idk why I thought that, I just did). But now I just think that she's a rude bossy old lady. Maybe that's just the impression given by the ep (I hope it is so) but for now I just don't like her. It's obvious that's she's gonna be a problem for our couple, and all that just bc of some kind of conflict she has with Haziran's mother (I actually have a lot of questions abt that: what's Zeynep's past with Poyraz's father? Did they have some kind of affair or smth like that? If not then why does Aliye teyze has such a dislike for Zeynep? And what is her past with Idil's father? Is this just a crush, a platonic love or there's more to that? Does Zeynep and aunt Selma's grudge with each other has smth related to any of the previous questions? I think most of my questions are related to Zeynep. Maybe everyone just have a problem with Zeynep just bc of her difficult personality, that would be possible too). And Aliye teyze remembered everything Haziran said to her during coma?! This dizi really is fast with the story. They could keep this drama going on at least for next ep but they worked it now.

I don't like Zeynep. She doesn't like anybody and just walks around being rude to people. She's not a good mother and not a good friend. Her only use now is to bring mysterious relatonships into light. Seriously, what is it that this woman has a bad relationship with everyone? Even Görkem, who simply adored her, she was able to push away. This woman is toxic.

Speaking of Görkem, I liked him more in this ep. Maybe I'm beginning to like him more, who knows. I just know that I like seeing him with Selma teyze (she's so cute!), with Sadık, with Nehir, even with Idil (I love when he calls her a snake, at least someone sees her for who she is).

I really like Alper and Biricik together. They cute. But I didn't understand Melisa not allowing (??) them to date and Alper taking that seriously. What was that about?! And Biricik thought that was normal. It was weird. And speaking of Alper and Biricik, what's gonna happen now that Alper knows the truth abt Haziran? Is he gonna tell? OR maybe he'll make Haziran tell. OR he'll just shut up abt it bc he likes Haziran. Idk I'm just throwing things out in the air. I don't watch fragmans so maybe you guys have more information than me and I'm saying stupid things but anyways.

That's it. I think I spoke too much this time. But that's my thoughts abt this dizi for now. Want to talk about it? Send me an ask. Bye for now!