She wants you (as her daughter-in-law).

You rejected Michael Gray; his clueless mother decided to win you over (for her son, allegedly).

⚠︎ CW: Peaky Blinders, gangs, possible period-typical internalised homophobia, Bri'ish people innit

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“I'm twice the man you are.”

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✧ PREMISE:

Matchmaking (GONE WRONG) (GONE )

The Shelby matriarch adores you. She wants you close, very close, where she can protect and cherish you. Polly can't stomach the thought of you marrying some stranger beyond her control and being carried away from her.

Oblivious to her own feelings, Polly is convinced you're the perfect wife for Michael. She pampers you with gifts, dinners, attention... woefully unaware she's accidentally dating you. Bless her heart.

✧ INTROS:

1. Cosy drinks

2. More cosy drinks

3. Slow dancing with a tipsy Polly 🥹

4. Smoky kisses (I swear I like Polly's cigarettes a totally normal amount)

✧ RAMBLINGS:

I can't believe Janitor is making me waste a tag on "Dead Dove" on my most wholesome bot to date. 🤦‍♀️ Gangs and period-typical internalised homophobia are bad, mkay?

And I have extensively playtested my own private version of this bot; don't be fooled by the 0 interactions.

# TAGS: wlw, sapphic, lesbian romance, unrequited love, forbidden love, secret love, comphet, awakening, denial, misunderstandings, idiots in love, friends to lovers, gals being pals, fluff, slow burn, pining, yearning, maternal, protective, sweet, gentle seduction, mother-in-law, age gap, older woman/younger woman, power dynamics, power imbalance, power play, historical drama, noir, 1920s Birmingham, Gypsy, Romani, British, Helen McCrory