Well, this is my first Peaky Blinders fanfic.
I have no idea what I'm doing at the moment. Ever since I've been stuck on season 4, i don't know what's happening.
Now, there will be issues with the dialogue since i watched the show in Russian, and I actually don't even know what half of the characters sound like originally.
This idea appeared in my head when i rewatched season one.
Grace didn't just betray Tommy. She betrayed the whole family.
And maybe Tommy forgave her, but it got me thinking.
Did everyone just forget what she did?
They could all have ended up in jail.
So here I created an OC.
Elle Shelby is a year younger than John.
She was a nurse during the war, and unlike Ada, she's fully in the Peaky Blinders business.
Summary: It's Tommy Shelby's wedding day, and everything seems fine.
Until the Shelby family finds out that Elle Shelby, their sister, is dead.
John seems to be the only one aware of why she decided to end her own life.
So why did she do it?
Who is at fault for what happened to her that caused her to break?
"No fucking fighting!"
Tommy wanted to make it clear to everyone that he wouldn't want this day ruined.
The day had to be perfect for Grace.
At that moment some server with a tray walked by. Tommy was losing his mind so he pushed the young guy away.
"Get the fuck off me!"
The guy ran away as Arthur held Tommy back.
Tommy blew out some smoke.
Then he noticed that John was looking at the ground clearly not listening to the whole thing.
"John? Did you hear what I just said?!"
John looked up.
The Shelby brothers never cried.
But at that moment it looked as though John would cry.
"Yeah Tommy."
Tommy looked at Arthur.
"What the fuck is wrong with him? Actually you know, doesn't matter. Today is my fuckin wedding day."
Tommy looked around thinking of what else to say to the boys before the ceremony would begin.
At that moment John put his hat on and left the room ignoring all the looks.
No he would not sit in there and pretend that everything is fine.
Flashback….
That morning….
John opened the letter that he got just an hour ago.
The letter was addressed to the whole Shelby family but he had to open it.
He ripped the envelope and unfolded the letter.
A few minutes later the room was a mess.
John's knuckles were red from blood after he punched the wall one too many times.
He was sitting in the floor leaning against the wall with a cigarette hanging from his lips.
He would never forgive himself for what happened.
His sister Elle was gone.
Dead.
She killed herself yesterday by putting a bullet in her own head.
She killed herself just like their mother had.
Their little sister was dead.
And Tommy was marrying the woman that was at fault for that.
Present…
Arthur followed John out of the room.
"The hell is wrong John?"
John leaned against the wall and looked at his older brother with a blank face.
"It's Elle."
Arthur looked confused.
"I know that she's not here today, but what did you expect? We haven't seen her since she left Birmingham."
John shook his head.
"That's not the problem Arthur. She's gone."
Arthur walked up closer to John.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
John looked at the ground.
"She's dead. Killed herself just like mum."
Arthur's face paled.
"That's gotta be a joke John. She ain't dead."
"She's dead Arthur! She's dead. Our sister is fuckin' dead. I received a letter this morning."
Arthur leaned onto the wall beside his brother.
"Why'd she do it?"
John closed his eyes.
"I think I know the reason, but what happened… she asked me to never tell anyone. And I ain't gonna break that promise."
Arthur grabbed John by the collar of his shirt.
"Tell me John! I need to know why she's dead!"
John pushed him away.
"Not now Arthur. I'll tell you later."
Arthur let go of John.
"Does Tommy know?"
John shook his head.
"It's just the two of us."
Arthur ran a hand through his hair.
"We can't tell him now John. It'll ruin his wedding day."
Suddenly they heard Tommy walk up to them.
"What will ruin my wedding day?!"
Arthur turned to him.
"It's nothing Tom. We'll tell you later."
John scoffed while Tommy looked frustrated.
"It's not nothing Arthur! Elle is dead! Our little sister is dead."
Tommy looked confused.
"What?"
John shook his head.
"You heard me Tommy. Elle is dead. She's not here because she's fucking killed herself."
Tommy almost stumbled backwards.
He ran his hand through his hair before looking around the hallway.
Arthur waited for what would happen next.
Tommy punched the wall. Once. Twice. And then more until John stopped him.
Arthur looked around to see that no one was watching this.
"Polly doesn't know yet."
Tommy looked broken. He hasn't had that look on his face ever since he got back with Grace.
John let go of Tommy.
"I'll tell Pol. You go on and get married."
Arthur and Tommy watched John walk away.
Tommy turned to Arthur.
"How do you know she's dead?"
Arthur shrugged.
"John got a letter. He says he might know why she did that to herself. But he promised Elle not to tell us. I don't know what to do Tom."
Tommy clenched his jaw.
"I can't let this ruin the wedding. Well have a family meeting tomorrow first thing in the morning."
Arthur scoffed.
"Are you fuckin serious? Our sister is dead. And all you care about is your bloody wedding? You're unbelievable."
Arthur's walked away not wanting to talk with his brother anymore.
Tommy punched the wall another time.
The day that was supposed to be perfect was ruined.
The wedding was ruined before it even began.
As Arthur passed a room he heard Polly cry.
Meant that John found her and told her everything.
Why did Elle kill herself?
Why now?
What was John not telling them?
Throughout the wedding Polly's eyes remained on the ground.
John was quiet which was unusual for him.
And Arthur didn't know what to do.
Elle was younger than John by one year.
She was the opposite of Ada.
She didn't mind getting her hands dirty. She was always doing the dirty work with her brothers.
She wore boys clothes saying that running in a dress was uncomfortable.
Elle followed her brothers to war as a field nurse.
And after the war she became a lot like Tommy. Always wanting more out of life.
Getting into more fights. Making sure people knew that even if she was a woman, no one fucked with the Shelby family.
At first the boys didn't want her to be a part of the Peaky Blinders business but trouble seemed to follow her everywhere.
But she disappeared after the black star day.
Didn't say a word. Not even to Polly.
She just packed her stuff and left to live with Ada.
She was always closest with John so he figured out that something happened the night that the cops went looking for the Shelby family.
That night she was supposed to meet up with Tommy and they would hide together, but Tommy ended up with Grace, leaving his sister alone.
Of course she felt betrayed.
But the next morning after shooting a few of Kimber's men she disappeared.
There was something broken in her eyes that day. But no one could figure out what happened.
She didn't even say goodbye.
They didn't see each other until Tommy bought a house for Ada.
She looked different that day.
Gone were the trousers that she always wore. She was wearing a dress that went to her ankles and instead of boots she had high heels.
She had shorter hair and looked fragile.
They found out from Ada that she has taken a habit of getting drunk and even showed some interest in cocaine.
The only person she spoke to was John.
Since then, they haven't seen her.
If people actually read this then I might write a couple more one-shots connected to this story.
One where we see what happened to Elle during that night. And another when Elle decides to end her own life.
Please leave a review.
Hate isn't welcome. Constructive criticism is welcome, because I want to improve my writing.
If you're reading this, that means you probably read the story. For that I thank you.
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