Love Is The Drug
Word Count: 2,418
Writers Notes: So here’s another Peaky Fic, however I thought wouldn’t it be interesting if we looked into war Tommy... and Eleanor meeting in France in 1915... also yes the title is based off the song Love Is The Drug
Warning: Show violence and language Suggestive themes, Smut
Pairing: OC x Canon
Plot: What happens when Sergeant Major Thomas Shelby meets his match one night in the Cabaret club La perle de Vénus,
Taglist: @shelbydelrey
1915
Tucked away near the red light district was La perle de Vénus. It was a hot ticket in Paris since it first opened with its beautiful women and drinks overflowing. It was no wonder that so many soldiers spent their days there in between battles, the inside though small had glamorous touches surrounding it, red velvet stage curtains, red satin table clothes, and even the women were draped in red taffeta, "Dépêche-toi!" Bernadette shouted. She was the house mother to the dancers and the mother to their leading lady,
"Antionette Royale il vous reste 10 minutes!" taking a good bang against the door,
"I'd like it if you'd just call me Eleanor..." she grumbled, powdering her face and adding a fake mole to the corner of her top lip, "Virginia, mind lacing me up?" Virginia had been staring off at a few of the dancers, one named Mrytle, tying up her sister's dress. She hadn't noticed that she'd tied it, "TOO TIGHT!" Eleanor gasped,
"I'll do it myself..."
"And I'll do her myself..."
"Mère pouvons-nous parler?"
"Talk Andre..."
"I was thinking that perhaps when we head back to London..." his mother shooting him a cold icy glare, "If... we head back to London, that you should let me lead The Black Pearl Company and-" his eyes fell on two soldiers who were sitting at the bar, both with the bluest eyes and darkest hair he'd ever seen,
"Speak, boy, finish your thoughts..." catching where his gaze fell, "Andre,"
"Yes..."
"Why don't you help your father with drinks, no?" pushing him towards the bar, " Louis not only took care of the drinks but. He was the owner. With the success of his many vaudeville acts, it was no wonder how a family like his could afford such a place like this,
"What can I get you two gentlemen?"
"Absinthe," the one soldier said, "And the fucking Sergeant Major 'ere ill have an Old Fashion," Andre rolled his eyes. If it were one thing he hated, it was the Soldiers who thought they ran shit or thought they were the shit,
"Here for the show, gentlemen?" Andre had asked, leaning up against the counter,
"Heard it would be a good one. A few friends told me Antoinette Royale's performin tonight, eh." drinking his Old Fashion, "Never seen her, but they tell me she's beautiful," he laughed as the other soldiers chimed in, "Beautiful she's a fuckin Goddess!"
"Bit bitchy if you ask me," Andre chuckled
"Andre!" Louis hit his son as he rolled his eyes,
"Can't tell her shit from roses," he grumbled. Hearing the music start, the girls were all in line as the curtain rose up. They'd start with the infamous can-can men shouting and throwing money at the slit bloomers under their gowns. They always were the crowd warmers before the main act,
"Lighten up, Tom,"
"Well, if you're waitin for me to care, then I hoped you ordered somethin to eat 'cause it'll be a long time," Thomas grumbled. It wasn't that he was a tight ass, but he was turning into one the more he'd been on the battlefield. With the way, he'd left Small Heath in shambles of love-filled deaths. He just wanted to start anew, fight the good fight, and be known as a hero, but here he was in a room full of women who would be fun to ogle and ah at and maybe take two of them to bed if he still had his so-called charm, " You're on..." Claudette smiled, pushing her onto the stage,
"Aren't you supposed to be in bed..." ruffling the seven-year-old hair up, stepping on the stage, she looked across the audience, a room packed with Soldiers and a pair of pretty blues looking right at her, dressed in the inspiration of Marie Antoinette Eleanor had begun to sing alongside the piano,
"See full of herself..."
"Quite full of 'erself." Arthur smirked, "Right, Tom?" Tommy's gaze was stuck on the brown skin woman and how she looked beautiful in that gown, but she'd look beautiful with it on the floor as well.
As she kept singing, two women had untied her gown, revealing nothing but a pearl-encrusted corset. Every man who wasn't Louis and Andre had their eyes fixed on her, even Arthur, but not Tommy. He wasn't impressed by her. Although she had a beautiful voice, he wanted to read her and understand what made her tick, how to make her breath hitch, and her skin crawl. Smoking his cigarette, Tommy leaned back, ordering another old fashion,
Stepping off the stage, Eleanor walked through the crowds of men, sitting in some of their laps, singing to others, and kissing some on the cheek. Meanwhile, Tommy was livid, for how dare anyone kiss and touch the woman he wanted that didn't even know he wanted her. Walking towards the bar, she could see the glares from her brother, which only made her laugh. In front of her were two British soldiers.
It was always a treat to see a piece of home in the audience. Although Eleanor was singing to Arthur, her eyes were stuck on Tommy, the man who seemed to hide his heart and soul behind a brick wall. She knew his kind too well, hiding under a mask, saying he was fine, but the ear in his head was starting,
"Viens ici souvent?"
" Première fois," his french was good, and with his accent, she couldn't say it wasn't driving her crazy,
" Ton ami?" she asked, gesturing to Arthur, "Mon frère," taking another drag of his cigarette, Eleanor looked at the stage as Jessy gave her a wink, a signal of sorts, sitting in his lap Eleanor pressed against him as she sang in his ear if the lights hadn't been dimmed. She just might have caught the young man blushing a bit. Pressing her forehead against his own, she moved at stray hair and kissed the corner of his mouth. The spark between them was more than just a flame, it was a fire, and he wanted more of it, and so did she,
" Retrouvez-moi à l'étage, you're going to need this..." Eleanor said, his cigarette in her mouth and his watch in her hand. A seductress and a thief seemed Tommy had a type,
"What'd she say, Tom?" Arthur turned. He was a bit drunk at the moment, "Just know I'll be back later,"
The room of Antoinette Royale was a wonderous cavern with red and gold curtains and chandeliers, a room fit for a princess, and in Eleanors' families eyes, she was just that, a princess part of a crime family who did all of Andre's dirty work that he was a coward to do,
"Seems you have something I want?" Tommy said, leaning against the door frame,
"Is that so?" she asked, taking off her powdered wig and unraveling her long, dark curls. She could sense Tommy was staring at her. After all, she was in lingerie, and he had every right to enjoy the tease in front of him,
"The pocket watch?"
"I don't know what you're talking about, sweetheart." bending over, fixing her stockings,
"You don't, Ms. Royale?"
"Please call me Eleanore. Everyone else calls me Royale or The Pearl," there was a sadness in her eyes that, for a glimpse, Tommy found comfort in.
"Where did you put it?"
"That's for me to know and you to find out," stepping closer towards her, Tommy could feel a sense of anger and lust washing over him, she was a trickster, but he'd play her game,
"Wanna bet, sweetheart,"
"I deal with bets, honeybee," standing to his slightly taller level, "I'd rather flip a coin instead," pulling out his coin, he was already prepared,
"Tails, you give me back my watch,"
"Heads, I keep the watch,"
"Deal." as the coin flipped in the sky, the two waited for it to land. And as it did, it was on tails, his hand reaching out for her to hand it over,
"Sike," she smirked,
"Why you..." pinning her up against the wall and kissing him, Eleanor tried to distract him. Besides, he was cute, and his eyes said to kiss him, so she did. At first, it was a bit tame, nothing too intense, until he pulled away and said, "You look good beneath me..." pulling at his tie, she brought him closer to her again, the sweet taste of alcohol and the bitter taste of tobacco now on her tongue, there was something about this man that made her want him, Tommy's hands had begun to wander to the back of her corset untying it, he felt her pull away, "Don't start something you can't finish..."
"What makes you think I can't finish somethin love." picking her up, he carried her towards the bed, his lips sucking the skin on her neck.
"Most men who pursue me never win,"
"Why's that,"
"They hear that I'm dangerous and... oh, a little lower honeybee," her head resting on her shoulder, giving him better access to her neck,
"Honeybee, eh, you give all your client's nicknames?" he asked as he kissed her ear, envy taking over as he thought of the idea of anyone who got to grace her Tawny sunset like skin, "Oh sweetheart, I may have a room, and I may service a select few gentlemen, but I do it because I like it," she bit her lip feeling his hands against her skin,
"So you're saying..."
"I'm not a prostitute, just a young woman looking for," another moan left her lips, "Looking for what?" he asked, looking into her hazel eyes as she stared into the blue hue, intoxicated by the beauty of the man in front of him, "Love." he could hear her heartbreaking,
But he could see the shattering parts in her eyes, and maybe she could see the pieces of what was left of his too. "Loves a hell of a drug, darlin..." he was now towering over her, her hands unbuttoning his uniform. "But you crave it too... don't you?" taking her hand as he kissed it. His answer was yes, but he was scared to admit it. After all, everyone he loved died, and he wouldn't stand for that pain again. He just couldn't,
"Love is for the weakminded," kissing up her arm as she giggled, His heart beating at the sound,
"What if I were to say I like you..."
"You don't even know me name."
"Yet you know mine. Not my fault you lacked the manners to say yours, " straddling Tommy as she was now on top, "You've made a point," he kissed her again, feeling her grind against his bulge,
"So what's your name Solider..."
"Thomas Shelby, friends and me brothers call me Tom,"
"You have friends," Eleanor teased, kissing down his chest, "Surprised much,"
"A little, you seem so..."
"So what?"
"Tense, always on edge to fight, never a moment to relax." she was right, and she knew it. By the smile on her face,
"How would you know,"
"I got my own wars to fight, too."
"As long as we're in here, no more talks about wars got it,"
"Got it," she winked,
Andre groaned, sitting at the bar cleaning. The last calls were done, the men who couldn't take no were kicked out, and Louis took Claudette home to be tucked in, "So about earlier..." Bernadette sighed, looking up at her son, "Look, mon cher, I know you want to lead, but..."
"But what..."
"You don't show it," she bluntly said, cigarette in hand. Her expression was a harsh one,
"What do you mean..."
"You talk about the girls. You barely are keeping up with your father's books and-"
"Who's doing better than me, huh!" banging his fist on the table,
"Eleanor fuck..." Tommy growled, holding onto the sheets, she was in pure bliss, from the way his hips met every thrust and how he was so tender and gentle yet rough when she wanted it, she wasn't letting this one go. She just couldn't. "Don't stop!" she nearly screamed, her legs beginning to shake. Tommy's hips sputtered as he pulled every moan that he could out of her. If he could, he'd burn this moment into his memory until the day he'd die, "I know you've got one more in ya, love," he cooed as she nodded, the feelings of butterflies fluttering around in her stomach unraveled, and she was now seeing the gates of heaven. "Tommy fuck me," was all she could mutter amongst other curses as she hit the peak of her climax.
Tommy followed suit, and the two started to come down from their highs, Eleanor reaching out towards him, "Leaving so soon?" she asked, the ache in her eyes returned,
"Didn't think you'd want me to stay..."
"You gave me the best I've ever had, and you think I want you to leave," she laughed, "You're really dense..." she took a deep breath. As Tommy sat back on the bed, he noticed something on her dresser,
"We're not going to make this habit are we?"
"Well, you'd have to court me first," Eleanor scoffed. Tommy held her hand, kissing the back of it, his eyes looking into hers,
"How about after the war," he said as he finished getting dressed,
"Fine..." she sighed,
1919
"Are you ready to go yet?" Andre asked, watching her straighten out her orange ankle-length dress. "Just waiting on Claudette." Eleanor sighed, fiddling with the pocket watch in her hand,
"I look stupid... Why can't I dress like Virginia..."Claudette frowned, brown eyes glassy like a baby, "Or like a Shelb-" she covered her mouth as Andre looked at her,
"Like a what..."
"We're going to be late," Eleanor said, placing her pistol in her garter and the watch in her purse. It had been a while since they'd been back in England, yet Eleanor had one man on her mind. Walking up the stairs was Tommy Eleanor was sure of it. From how he walked by and those blue eyes, she could never forget, "Tom!" she shouted. Tommy turned to see the voice that called out his name. Low and behold, "Elle..." he looked at her, a lovesick grin on his face,
"You forgot something back in 1915..." running towards him, placing the watch in his hand,
"Seems I still owe you a date,"
"Will the derby do?"
"I don't see why not."
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