#michael gray headcanons

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weirdly enough i was going through a Michael phase when i got this request so thank you @midwinternightz for making my dreams come true

this isn’t a song fic, but if it was, id tag Sweet Creature by Harry Styles because i can imagine Michael being a massive HS stan js - this is your song

Oh god where to begin
i get the feeling that Michael isn’t one to make the first move
hes confident but also a bit like cocky? like too arrogant to ask someone out
you start working at the garrison to make a bit of money and Arthur isn’t sure about having a young girl behind the bar at first but you’re such a hit
everyone just loves you, especially Jonny dogs
~~he loves you a bit TOO much~~
but you can hold your own and aren’t afraid to break up a fight or two
seeing the peaky boys daily, you’re working at their watering hole after all
you catch Michaels eye but he’s just too gosh darn cool to admit it
Hes probably the one you speak to least, i feel like all the other peaky juniors are much more talkative
but boy does he LOVE drinking so you slowly but surely begin to get more comfortable with him
you’re the chatty one
i feel like he just sits and listens to you most of the time
you’re not even sure if he’s listening tbh
but he starts to stay later, you notice he’s still there at close, sitting at the bar nursing the rest of his whisky
and he will listen to you talk about the day
or what youre gonna do with your day off
or just listen in on you and Harry chatting about Arthur
he’s surprised by how much he likes your voice
he offers to walk you home one night and this starts to become a regular thing
Arthur was usually the one to walk you home, but when he couldn’t make it for whatever reason he would call Finn up to do it
because he kinda wanted to see you too together
hes considerably pissed off when he sees Michael waiting for you outside instead of his brother
“what’re you doing’ ere”
“im making sure Y/N gets home okay, like you do every night”
“exactly so bugger off!”
he lets you leave with him but only because Arthur has a masterplan in mind for getting you and Finn married
he tries to get Polly and Ada involved
“so you want me to stop my son from seeing his female friend because…?”
“’cause he’s getting in the way”
“ah right, and why is that?”
“’cause i like her with Finn better”
hes ADMINT and he won’t rest until he’s got you on his arm and he’s walking you down the aisle to Finn
nobody quite understands why Arthur is so invested in you and Finn being an item, and god bless him he’s not gonna get his way
everyone else thinks you and Michael have a good ying and Yang thing going on
but not Arthur
and he will continue to try and convince them all of this

you’re goods friends by this point
Michael has a angsty side that only you take seriously
you don’t make him feel like his problems are mundane like the rest of his family
he comes to you over Polly and she knows this
she’s probably a bit jealous, she’s its got her son back after all
and now he’d rather speak to some barmaid over his own blood?
but Polly likes you a lot, and so she doesn’t make your life hell like should would any other girl she felt was taking what was hers
Michael is a serious guy, but you bring out the fun side of him
which makes his presence more bearable for everyone involved
Michael only realises he’s actually interested in you when he starts to notice all the male attention you get and how much it bothers him
you’re a pretty girl, and everyone knows the way to these mens hearts is through cheap beer or Scottish whisky
naturally, you’re the apple of most garrison goers eyes
jealous michael is a grumpy michael
Polly rolling her eyes at this behaviour
“if you want her you have to tell her, Michael, she’s not a mind reader”
he can’t lie though, he’s a little bit worried you don’t see him that way
you’ve been friends for a good while by this point and he’s worried he’s too stuck in the friendzone to ever get back out of it
so he tries to buy you expensive things
which is very confusing to you
“Y/N, have you ever wanted a horse?”
like seriously
wtf
when those hints hit flat he tries to plan the best date ever
hes convinced this night will single-handedly bring him out of the friend zone forever
taking you to the most expensive wine bar in London and tasting all the fine drinks of the upper class
its all vile
who even likes wine?
you can’t even swallow most of it in a ladylike way
you also can’t stop laughing at how ridiculous it all is
Michael gets angry and flustered because his fool proof plan some how did not work? but how could this be
“lets just go” him storming out and you following, now giggling at how ridiculously serious he was
catching up to him and convincing him to come down the cut with you
grabbing a few bottles of beer from the back of the Garrison and taking them up with you
sitting by the water under the starts and laughing about what a sham the day has been
“i just wanted it to be the perfect dat- day”
whoops
smooth Michael isn’t so effective after a few beers
trying to explain that you’re not one of those fancy girls who needs to be spoken to with money and expensive things,
“i just want honesty Michael”
“okay well i really like you and i really want to take you on more dates please”
drunk Michael is a very honest michael
agreeing to more dates with him
doing all the stuff young teen lovers do
you keep him humble, while he shows you just how much you deserve
knowing the Michael everyone else sees, but falling in love with the real him
the country boy who has big dreams and wants to see change in the world
hes a leader, but so are you
you’re both fiery, so it takes a while to work out how to coexist together
teaching Michael the importance of family loyalty ~~because he’s not got non season 5 michael I’m looking at you wtf is going on my dude sort your shit~~
he is so LOYAL TO YOU
wants to have a big family in the country with you
he talks about having kids all the time
he also believes in the importance of marriage
he knows he wants you and you only, i imagine he’s excited to put a ring on it but he also is okay with waiting until he knows for sure you’re just as into it as him
helping him over the scars of his childhood and whatever happened in the orphanage
he scares a lot of deep personal shit with you that makes you extremely angry
you have dreams of killing that priest with your bare hands at least once a week
Polly wouldn’t be happy with anyone else being with her son, you are the only girl who has ever reached her impeccably high standards and she is always there for you; because you’re her daughter in her eyes now - even before you two marry
Convinving Michael to be a dog person
he’d do anything for you
you’re not just his lover, you’re his best friend and his whole heart. Michael has never found another soul he felt he could share all his thoughts with until you, and he knows there will be no one else after you

#michael gray #michael shelby x reader #peaky blinders #peaky blinder imagine #michael gray headcanons #michael grey #michael grey imagine #peaky blinder headcanon

@adashelbysgirlfriend

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 16:20:26

Request: Micheal gray finding out his so is pregnant

Requested by Anonymous

Michael Gray x Female!Reader

Warnings: pregnancy

A/n: This isn’t completely edited because my wifi has been weird and I don’t want to edit it too much just for it not to show up. I don’t know why I’ve never done a headcanon like this before for any of the characters, but I’m glad someone requested it for Michael. I have been wanting to write for Michael more, so I was so happy to write this.

Masterlist

Now, it would all depend on if the two of you are married or not.
If you were dating, that would make the news a little more difficult
You would try and delay telling him by at least a week or something just to mentally prepare for his reaction, whatever it may be.
That, of course, wouldn’t work.
There was no way you could step into Polly Gray’s house and her not know you were pregnant.
You tried to avoid her house because of that but Michael would always try and drag you there.
“Mum wants to know if you could come over for dinner.”
“We’ll have to stop by the house. I left my wallet.”

You could ave sworn he made up any excuse just to get you there, but in all honesty it was normal to have to stop by the house five times a day.
So, reluctantly, you walked right into his house and prayed that Polly was out for the day. She wasn’t.
Polly was sitting in the parlor when you walked in and couldn’t keep her eyes off of you as you waited for Michael to get whatever it was that he’d left.
You did your best not to make eye contact with her, but her gaze was steady and you knew she was going to say something regardless.
“Y/n.”
You hummed, finally looking at her. “Yes?”
“Have you told Michael yet?”
You shook your head. “No, I… um, haven’t yet.”
“You should.”
You knew she was right but the thought was terrifying.
Anytime after that that you saw his mother, she would always ask if you told him and push you to do so. That made it even more nerve racking.
But eventually, you found the courage to tell him.
And it went about how you expected.
Michael was frozen once you got the words out, just staring at you like the information couldn’t possibly be true.
“Michael,” you said after a few minutes of silence. “Please say something.”
Michael was slow to get his words out, it seemed he had to go over then again and again before saying them. “Do you want to keep it?”
“I suppose it depends on what you want,” you admitted. You didn’t want the answer to completely rest on you. You didn’t feel like you could make a decision like that.
Michael wasn’t sure if he was ready for a baby, but he knew he was ready to marry you. Just the week before he had bought a ring and was waiting for the right time to ask you.
“I don’t know if we’re ready for a baby, but I don’t think that matter,” he said with a small smile. “Not if I want to marry you anyway.”
Now if you guys were married, it would be a little different.
You would be oblivious to it for a while, brushing off the small symptoms because you had more important things to do than worry about being pregnant.
Because of that, you found out from Polly.
You were sitting at your desk when she walked in to put some files away. You could feel her eyes on you once her task was finished. “What is it, Polly?”
“How have you been feeling recently?” The question may have been innocent, but you knew better than to think it was.
You shrugged. “Fine, why?” You glanced up, waiting for her to spit it out.
“You’re pregnant.”
You raised a brow. “You can tell that just from looking at me?” you couldn’t help but ask. If she was right, you weren’t that far along and weren’t showing.
“Yes, I can,” she declared, hands on her hip. “If you doubt me, I’ll gladly take you to the doctor to prove it.”
So you dragged her to the doctor with you because you were curious to find out if she was correct. You’d heard Polly knew such things, but it wasn’t hard to assume any woman in the Shelby family was pregnant, especially Esme.
Polly was right, of course, and she couldn’t contain her happiness. She wasn’t sure how she’d feel about becoming a grandmother, but she was starting to like the idea.
As Polly already knew, you knew that you had to tell Michael sooner rather than later. With how excited Polly was, you were sure she would accidentally let the news slip.
You didn’t trust waiting until you got home because you guys lived with Polly and she hadn’t been able to keep her mouth shut about it, so you decided tell right after work.
Walking into his office, you couldn’t contain your smile and he had a feeling that you were up to something. “What?” he asked as he finished up writing in a ledger. “What do you want?”
“Who said I want anything?”
“You always smile like that when you want something,” he stated, matching your grin.
You sighed, that was true. There were many times you’d walked into his office with a similar grin because you were up to something. “Well, I don’t want anything from you today besides a ride home.”
“I thought you were going to head home with Polly.”
You shrugged. “That was the plan, but there was something I wanted to tell you and I’d rather not do that with your mother in the room.”
Michael shut the ledger, leaning against the back of his chair. “Alright, what is this thing you’d like to tell me.”
“Well, you don’t have to be so serious about it,” you teased. “But since I ave your attention, I’ll tell you anyway.” You paused for effect, knowing it would drive him crazy. “I’m pregnant.”
Michael sat there with wide eyes for a second. “You’re…”
“Yes,” you nodded.
Michael stood, rounding the desk to embrace you. “This is the best news I’ve heard all day,” he whispered before planting kisses all over your face.
“Okay, okay,” you giggled. “We should probably go home.”
“Why?” he asked.
You shook your head with a smile. “Your mother is very excited about the news and I think it’s best we hear all about her excitement instead of the whole street.”
He nodded, before frowning. “My mother found out before I did!”
“She was the one who told me,” you rolled your eyes.