#polly gray headcannon

Omg I love the Ada roommate headcanon! Could you do the same for Polly? Maybe with a woman a little older/same age as Ada (because we accept age gaps in this household) and her and Polly actually get together in the end? I’d die for that(@vikingsxf​ )

this idea gave me a big gay hard on and honestly I’m so glad you had it; Polly doesn’t get enough love. Ive gone for a younger (Ada age) reader because we definitely support a healthy age gap relationship and i just want to pretend its me who's with polly so. ALSO THIS IS A BIT SMUTTY JUST A LITTLE BIT BUT JUST A WARNING OKAY BABES 

• you and Ada had been friends since she started at the library
• you both had a lot in common and she would tell you about her crazy relatives which always kept you entertained
• obviously you had no clue that the Ada Throne you knew was actually thee Ada Shelby 
• when you finally do meet her brother in one of his unannounced visits to her flat its a massive shock that your besties family are the notorious Shelby's 
• she brings you out to meet the other brothers and John and Arthur both take a liking to you
• when Finn tells Polly about Adas new friend from the city who is breaking hearts all over Birmingham she doesn’t really have much to think 
• i mean it wouldn’t be the first time the shelby boys lost their heads over a girl (especially dumb and dumber) and it probably won’t be the last
• but when she gets the pleasure of meeting you she can’t help but understand why the lads lost their heads
• you’re stunning, not just physically 
• you’re mind is almost too wise for your years
• “you’ve got an old soul” 
  
• “thank you, Mrs Gray”
  
• “its Miss, and call me Pol”
  
• you’re around a lot
• you help in the office with the other women and come for drinks when Tommys in a good mood and feels like having the gang out
• Polly’s sass making an impression
• you’re really intimidated by her because she’s just this all knowing mature lady who is also really stunning 
• she invites you and ada over to have a girly evening 
• you literally don’t want to go
• anxious as hell
• i feel like Polly is one of those people that gives off this no bullshit vibe, so you’re scared to even chat to her just incase you say the wrong thing
• dressing to impress by buying a new outfit and feeling like a fool for it
• its the first thing Polly notices when she sees you 
• “you look ravishing don’t you”
• literally blushing all over
• stumbling on your words
• Ada has no clue whats going on and is so confused
• maybe even a little jealous? why are you swooning over her auntie so much 
  
• Ada gets a surprise phone call and has to leave and you are wanting to leave with her but Polly all nah stay 
• this is the (best) WORST CASE SCENARIO PEOPLE 
• ALONE WITH POLLY 
• in her HoUSE
• getting drunk to hide the fear but then also getting loose lipped
• chatting absolute beans with her and she can’t stop laughing at you 
• Because she loves that you’re a bit scared of her but seeing a more bold side of you kinda turns her on
• the drinking night becomes a weekly thing
• you start to relax into Polly presence 
• seeking comfort in your time in her home 
• Ada doesn’t even get an invite anymore
• getting drunk together and her listening while you babble on about literally the most random topics ever
• you get two whiskies in and start telling her all the facts you know about giraffes or the fall of the Berlin wall
• and she just loves to sit and watch you 
• insane tension 
• a lot of staring 
• touching but nothing that would cross the friendship line, flirting with it though 
• her doing you makeup and telling you about the wild things she’s done 
• thatalmost so close you could kiss but without the kiss tension when she’s in your face putting your lipstick on
• she says you look good in red, which you don’t believe but at this point she could tell you you looked good in a teletubbie costume and a bitch would be dressed head to toe as Lala
• she sees you start to push your comfort zones and she loves it 
• the new found confidence makes her horny as hell
• Jealous Ada is more jealous when she sees you walking round in Polly’s shade of lipstick 
• “she must really like you to let you borrow that” - but its LACED IN GAY ANGST BECAUSE WTF HOW DID HER AUNT STEAL YOU 
  
• i feel like you make the first move 
• which isn’t something you or Polly expected
• like you’ve both been drinking all night and for some reason you start doing vodka shots
• and this is the good shit vodka were stalking russian standard pissed off your tits shit love
• and you watch her neck those shots like she’s getting paid by the hour
• and you just 
• walk stumble right on over there and fall into her lap 
• grab that sexy face in both hands and give her the softest kiss she’s ever had in her life
• it feels like her first kiss ever
• which is saying something because you betcha that womans had a lot of kisses
• polly doesnt know how to respond she’s SHOOK 
• she doesn’t even close her eyes she’s like 
• literally frozen in shock 
• pulling straight back
• whoops
• suddenly all that drunk confidence is gone and you’re hit with that crippling anxiety you get when you’ve done something wrong and been caught for it 
• Polly grabbing a fist full of your hair and pulling you back down 
• now she’s KISSING YOU AND OH LORD 
• passion 
• she’s not even clumsy when she’s drunk like you are this woman is EXPERIENCED
• lip biting oh my christ 
• not that pussyass nibbling but actual biting 
• and tongue 
• and i mean after that loves theres no going back really is there
• finding your confidence again or maybe just horniness and drifting your hand under her skirt
• your newfound confidence surprises her but she refuses to let you know that because hello she’s Polly fucking Gray 
• “dont start something you can’t finish, little dove”
  
• “do you want me to stop?”
  
• “i didn’t say that”
  
• this is the START OF SOMETHING NEW
• leaving her panting and sweating, lipstick smudged and clinging to the arms of the chair
• i mean once it happens once its a common occurrence loves
• not that either of you are complaining 
• not just sex but dates in her living room by the fire
• walks together arm and arm 
• nobody really thinks to much of seeing her and you together, either assuming you’re just one of the boys girlfriends or that you’re her niece or something 
• and they couldn’t be more wrong but their ignorance is bliss
• she loves how young you make her feel
• and you love how much she takes care of you
• i feel like maybe she’s a little nervous of baring all to you; physically and mentally
• her body is slightly more mature than yours, things aren’t as new and shiny as yours may be; i feel like she’d take some reassurance maybe before she knew that you wouldn’t just leave her for someone your own age
• not that Polly is one to doubt her self worth but she feels like maybe she’s just a phase for you 
• you wouldn’t want her any other way though; you love her body and lets be real we all do too 
• she takes even longer to be open about her memories and past
• i feel like she slowly but surely reveals more and more about her private life until she can finally trust you with the complete story 
• the rest of the shelbys know better than to question Polly on her personal choices; but they are happy to see the carefree woman they remember from when they were young 
• even salty Ada can see the happiness you bring out in her, although she doesn’t want to admit it to herself
• Polly buys lingerie for you all the time 
• being bratty and flashing your bra strap to her in public places 
• or grabbing her hand and running it under your dress until she can feel the lace of your underwear when you’re both out in the Garrison 
• she has this “wait until i get you home” look that you’ll do anything to provoke 
• she teases you until you beg for her to let you finish as punishment 
• “you see what you get for being naughty, y/n?”
  
• she likes it when you ride her face, because although Polly is still in control she likes to put you in a position of power
• and she likes to be able to see all of you when you’re close to the edge
• angry sex, because lets be real Polly can be a snappy little bitch and when you both get angry what better way is there to solve the issue than rough lesbian sex 
• she loves your smile 
• and your giggle
• it makes her feel like a teenager all over again 
• nobody really understands how you put up with such a intimidating, dominating woman everyday but they don’t see cuddly Polly who likes to be little spoon 
• she does her very best to keep you out of the family business and always will because you’re one of the only people on earth Polly couldn’t live without 
• you often joke about how Polly would just move in after you but she knows that after you there would be nobody else for her
• “without you my little doll, i couldn’t be me” 
  
• lots of lap sitting 
• hair stroking  
• the sweetest kisses; she tastes of cherry and whisky
• she says you’re like pink gin, sweet tasting and extremely intoxicating 
• Polly had given up on love until she found you, and now she’s got you best believe she will spend the rest of time she has on earth making sure she keeps you 

request ; Hey! Would you consider making headcanons for being Polly’s lost daughter and how she would react to the daughter just appearing one day telling her that they just told Polly that she’s dead to keep her away? And how Polly would react and treat her afterwards + how the rest of the family would?

i think this is a genius idea tbh; mainly because i refuse to believe in a world where Anna Gray isn’t alive. I just need Polly to be happy? i don’t think thats asking too much. So yer, thank you for this - you've fuelled my domestic fantasy where Polly has a full family and is never sad again. This one also hits hard for me because my mum was adopted as a baby, and I’ve always grown up wondering who my biological grandma is - so however you are and wherever you are granny i hope youre rocking on and having a good old time!

i kinda wrote this from like the readers point of view? i don’t know why i just liked the flow better that way. Anyway, i hope you like it! and NEVER hesitate to send in a Polly related request because i ADORE the woman. Iconic. 

• i feel like she’d grow up dreaming of a your mum coming to find you 
• because you were a few years older than 
• but with every birthday and Christmas without so much as a card, it would kinda harden you into hating Polly for leaving you like that 
• being moved to Australia and completely giving up on her ever trying to find you 
• trying really hard to not repeat your mothers mistakes
• being as responsible as possible
• finally ending up with a family that keeps you around long enough for you to build up some sort of trust system and being a second mum to their other kids
• you’d found out your mother was looking for you and freaked the fuck out
• shock turned into anger
• the woman who left you, didn’t love you like any decent mother would, now wanted to meet you on herterms
• absolutely not 
• no way
• especially when you heard that theTommy Shelby of Small Heath was the one putting feelers out for you 
• but being brought up in the care system (or lack there of it) had made your mind somewhat deviant and street smart 
• you also knew quite a few undesirable members of society, some of which had a level of power
• it wasn’t hard for them to formulate a fake paper trail 
• and just like that, Anna Gray was officially dead
• you stayed in Australia but never felt settled again after that 
• as you got older, became an adult, the earlier anger turned into hurt
• why had she left you?
• whydid she want you back?
• i feel like these emotions would brew for a while but it would take a personal event to make you finally snap and want to go find Polly
• you’ve always been careful with sleeping with men and not becoming a mum yourself so young but like you end up a month late for your period and are convinced   you’re pregnant
• queue storm of Angst 
• never feeling so close to understanding your mums decision as this
• you go to the doctors and you aren’t, but it sticks with you
• or maybe its just when you have to leave your new family and move out alone, you realise how hard it is to be by yourself in the big city and also how much you need family
• you go to Birmingham a month later

• youre SHIT scared
• and not just because youre well aware of the status your mothers family has
• massive fear of rejection 
• youre well aware of the time thats passed in-between her looking for you and you actually showing up
•  what if she doesn’t want to see you anymore?
• what if she does but youre just not what she expected and she doesn’t want to know you?
• standing on her doorstep for like a good half hour before knocking
• which alerts the boys that something fishy is going on 

• her coming to the door and you just standing there like a lemon with no clue what to say even though you’ve been literally planning this moment for as long as you can remember 
• finally getting the words out and making Polly the speechless one
• she definitely doesn’t fully believe you 
• she wants too, with her whole heart, but she doesn’t think its possible for you to be alive so she thinks its some sick joke by one of their enemies 
• she definitely slaps you
• you slap her back obviously 
• she’s crying and shouting and you’re crying and shouting
• everyonesconfused
• Tommy and John coming out to break up whatever going on
• “who Tommy?! who would send some whore and have them to pretend to be my Anna?”
  
• “OhIM the whore? who left who? i can’t believe i even bothered coming all this way, all you’ve ever been is a disappointment, i wish i was dead so i never had to meet you “
  
• Tommy and John feeling like they are watching Polly fight with Polly 
• “Pol, its her” 
  
• “How! How can i be her Tom?!”
  
• “Just look at her Pol” 
  
• “Holy shit Pol, its definitely her” - John ever so eloquently adding in his two cent 

• ending up inside with Polly
• the lads being nervous to leave you two together just incase you fight again but her sending them away
• as soon as you start talking instead of shouting, she can take a proper look at you 
• and bOY do you look like her
• it makes her feel warm and violently sick all in one
• she probably actually has to excuse herself to vomit
• she just needs to hold you 
• its a bit uncomfortable and awkward at first but then it all hits you at once and you can’t stop yourself from sobbing 
• she’s sobbing too 
• fuck me man everyones sobbing tbh
• just sitting like that for hours, until you have no more tears to cry
• “well lass, you’re far too skinny” 
  
• feeding you 
• drawing you a bath
• putting the fire on for you 
• making sure she sets up a bed for you so you’re comfortable and i don’t mean calling the maid in to do it, she wants to do it by hand so she knows its perfect
• it taking a long time for you to trust her fully 
• but Polly literally doing everything she can to show you she will always regret losing you that day
• finding out it wasn’t her fault
• “I didn’t want to lose you, you or Michael, they took you away but i never ever stopped loving you. I thought about you every morning when i woke up and every night before i went to sleep, even after i thought you were gone’
• meeting the boys properly 
• Tommy is cautious of you at first, not wanting to see Polly hurt but he grows to trust you and love you in his own nonchalant  way 
  

• John and you being a comedy double act, you get his respect from day one for straight up fighting Polly fucking Gray in the street, and everyone else enjoys seeing him be torn apart by your humour 
• Arthur sees you as his little sister, would protect you with him whole life
• Michael doesn’t really remember you that well, but you grow to become siblings again
• Ada has you over for sleepovers at least once a week, and youre even trusted to look after little Karl for her, she loves you and is the big sister you never thought you needed, but she also respects you for what you’ve been through and is always checking in and making sure youre okay and reminding you that youre part of a family now

• Finn is probably the first ti accept you because its Finn guys, what an angel we STAN 
• it definitely takes a while, but youre glad of the day you stepped foot on Polly doorstep
• and none of them can imagine life without you now.