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1. A Battle Joined by Ashling

   Fandoms: Peaky Blinders (TV)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Oct 2018

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Esme Shelby/Tommy Shelby
   • Secondary:
   • Ada Shelby/Freddie Thorne
   • John Shelby/Lizzie Stark
   • Arthur Shelby/Linda Shelby
   • and more - Relationship
   • Esme Shelby
   • Tommy Shelby
   • Ada Shelby
   • Polly Gray
   • Lizzie Stark
   • John Shelby
   • Arthur Shelby
   • Linda Shelby
   • Michael Gray
   • and more
   • Alternate Universe - Arranged Marriage
   • Season/Series 02
   • Two timelines
   • Angst
   • Romance
   • Drama
   • Action
   • Intentionally crafted as slow torture to the reader
   • I really gave this one my all
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • unfinished work that i am not currently working on right now please b warned
   • Abandoned Work - Unfinished and Discontinued

   Summary

   "Your wife is gone, Tommy. Does it matter how?"

   A sprawling tale of family and deceit, love and regret, anchored by Esme and Tommy's complicated arranged marriage.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Ripple Effects - Alternate Universe

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   52,511

   Chapters:

   4/12

   Comments:

   140

   Kudos:

   208

   Bookmarks:

   32

   Hits:

   5,074