Pairing: Thomas Sharpe x fem!reader
Warnings: Slight implications of incest, Angst, Thomas being so fluffy and in love it hurts, cursing
Prompt:I wanted this one to feel like Thomas met the reader first before Edith but backed out before marrying the reader haha
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Y/n is the heir to her fatherās thriving company in textile manufacturing. She is also an aspiring violin player and with little to no intention of ever continuing his fatherās business. A determined young woman who knows her rights and believes that hard work ends in success.
She met Sir Thomas Sharpe in one of the her fatherās parties. Much to the other ladiesā delight, when she walked into the ballroom, all of the guests attention was caught by Y/n with her beautiful violin performance and top notch socializing. She was the only woman in the ballroom with a line of gentlemen who wants a chance to dance with her. Christine Bligh and her mother who was looking for a husband for her daughter didnāt like it one bit.
Y/n of course, only chose the ones who were interesting to her. Those who were lucky enough to dance with her learnt about how she has half a mind about their familyās business and is thinking of not marrying for it will endanger their business from people who wants a part of her inheritance and being an only child, she wants to see to it that it will be protected.
All of that was thrown out the window when Sir Thomas Sharpe walked like a wolf in search for prey into the ballroom.
She then saw Sir Thomas talking to Christine and her mother who was basically selling her daughter to a handsome stranger. Y/n rolled her eyes at the sight. She fixed her dress and walked towards them with a smile on her face.
āIām sorry but I couldnāt help but overhear that youāre talking about business here.ā she smiled looking at them individually but lingering at Mrs. Bligh a little longer.
āIām sorry dear, but I was introducing my beautiful daughter, Christine to Sir Thomas Sharpe here,ā Mrs. Bligh said with a hint of anger in her voice. Y/n smiled and said
āYes, business. More specifically in the art of selling. Iām sorry Mrs. Bligh, but youāre practically selling your beautiful daughter to this kind gentleman here,ā She said as she looked at Sir Thomas Sharpe and gently touched his arm. Sir Thomas was covering his lips with his right hand to hide a slight laughter from y/nās comment.
She could listen to his laugh for days and not regret every single minute of it.
Christine and her mother both had wide eyes and after what y/n had said and muttered āWell I never..ā Sir Thomas, who regained his composure, cleared his throat and said āLadies, would kindly excuse us for a minute?ā as he offered his arm to Y/n and took her to less crowded place in the room.
āWell that was a show,ā Thomas said in between his melodic laughter. āWell, they were smothering you and I saw the distress signal, so I saved you. Youāre welcome.ā Y/n said proudly. āSir Thomas Sharpe,ā He said as he held and kissed her hand with a bow. āY/n,ā she said as she did a curtsy.
āSo, Sir Thomas, what is your business here in America?ā Y/n asked startling Thomas with her knowledge of his familyās origin. āSo, Iām interesting enough for you to dig into my files, huh?ā Thomas said with a honeyed voice and a slight smirk on his face.
āNo, Thomas, you should now by know that your accent is awfully tantalizing and difficult to not listen to,ā y/n said glancing at Thomas who seemed relieved of Y/nās obliviousness. Thomas replied with a laugh.
āWell, Lady Y/n, I came here to look for investors for my clay mining machine. And I was hoping that by attending Sir L/nās party Iād be able to pursuade him into investing.ā Thomas said a matter-of-fact.
āYes, Iāve heard of your machine and I must say, you are quite an innovative man,ā Y/n said loosing all the flirtatious tone in her voice. Thomas noticed that she was just as curious of him as he was of her. The opportunity for another one was dangling right in front of him and all he could think about was how her eyes would disappear every time she laughs. āNo,ā he thought āI canāt put her through that,ā
Meanwhile, Lucille watches from afar, her face was emotionless as always but inside her head there was chaos. āWhat is he doing?ā she thought to herself 'He said that bitch Christine was who he decided to go with?ā
āSir Thomas would you please come with me? I want to do you a favor after accompanying me this evening,ā Y/n said. āLead the way, my dear,ā Thomas smiled and offered his arm. She linked her arms with his and led them towards a group of gentlemen her father was talking to. Thomas gave Lucille a quick glance and quickly turned away to listen to Y/n.
āGood evening gentlemen,ā Y/n said with a smile. Every single gentlemen in the circle turned and greeted her. āEveryone this is Sir Thomas Sharpe,ā Y/n said proudly, Thomas on the other hand was stunned to know that Y/n was actually Sir L/nās daughter and the only heir to the business. That she was the girl who every gentleman in the ballroom was talking about. āGood evening gentlemen,ā Thomas said.
He looked at y/n who was already busy bragging about Thomasās accomplishments that he told her earlier. How she remember all of that information in just a short period of time he had no idea, but what he do know is that the longer he stuck with her the more Lucille will get curious and ask about her. Heāll be forced to tell her about this girl whoās as vulnerable as a body floating in the middle of the ocean.
After the party ended, y/n invited Thomas for dinner which he was definitely not accustomed to but quickly accepted. Y/n for Thomas was really assertive but in a really endearing way.
She was charming, smart and humorous. When they were at their hotel room and already in bed, he found himself stuck on the thought that he could never be with someone like her. That the disgusted look on her face once she learned about what they do would break his heart into a million pieces.
He didnāt wan to admit it, but he was definitely falling for her. He really didnāt want to admit it, especially to Lucille who kept on asking him why he was acting strange and would quietly giggle at random moments. Thomas, who was completely unaware that her sister already knows why, just told her that he remembered something.
āAre you choosing that girl over Lady Bligh?ā Lucille glanced behind at Thomas who was helping her undo her corset. āYes, I wonāt pursue Lady Bligh any longer, I think this one is easier,ā he said disgusted by every word that comes out to his mouth. āOh and Y/n invited me to dinner,ā Thomas said as Lucille turned to him.
āInvited you?ā She asked āYes Lucille, isnāt she eccentric? Iāve never been invited to dinner by a Lady before,ā Thomas said with a smile. āI do, Thomas. Every night,ā Lucille said through gritted teeth.
āOf course, of course darling,ā He said placing both his hand on her cheeks, cupping them. āI just see this as an opportunity to gain her trust, is all. Please set every worry in your mind aside,ā Thomas explained and kissed her forehead.
āTogether forever,ā Lucille said āNever apart,ā Thomas continued hesitantly.
Thomas and Y/nās dates turned from once to often with Y/n still unaware of Lucilleās existence, much to Lucilleās pleasure. They became closer with each meal, each book recommendation, each star gazing they had together. Thomas completely forgot about their objective when they came here to America. The only thought that ran through his mind was what kind of date they would have and what kind of flower heād bring her next time.
He couldnāt sleep till he saw her ocean blue eyes, her smile that lit him up and warmed his once cold heart, or hear her melodic laughter that was too contagious. Oh god was he in love with her. But that kind of love was too dangerous and he knows it. Heās seen it. Heās seen what it does to people and heās scared of it.
āLucille, Iām going to see Y/n today. Weāre going to the park to walk with her dog,ā Thomas said during his lunch with Lucille. Suddenly there was food all over the table and he saw Lucille staring him down from where she was now standing.
āWhy do you keep on seeing her like this? Just get her to Allerdale Hall as soon as possible so we can get rid of her! I thought she was easier?ā Lucille screamed and her voice breaking in the last word. Thomas didnāt know what to do, he knew what his love would result to but he let it happen anyway. Now, heās endangered y/n more than she already was and this was it. This is the end for their short love story that he dreaded since he realized he loved her.
āYes, Lucille. Her trust was just much easier to get this way. I will take care of it,ā Thomas said āDonāt make me take care of it myself, Thomas,ā Lucille said walking away from the dining table. Thomas knows exactly what he has to do. Thomas went to Y/nās house after their talk.
āI canāt come to our little get together at the park,ā Thomas said in a dead tone of voice. āWhat? But you promised me, remember?ā Y/n said with a small smile, but worry was emanating from her voice which she failed to hide. Thomasās heart was already breaking, seeing that look in her face after he rejected her. After breaking his promise to her.
āYes, I do not wish to continue this any longer. I was only using you to get to your father, to make him invest in my machine but you are just too difficult to be with. You act like everyone around you is your slave and you make people around you uncomfortable. And if you think Iād ever lay with someone as obnoxious as you then you are mistaken. I do not like you, not even a little.ā He said again with a dead tone.
Before he could say anything more, he felt a sharp pain coming from his left cheek. Y/n was crying by the time he finished. Her eyes were red and looked so broken that Thomas had to look everywhere but her eyes when he said that.
āWell, if thatās is all you need to say, I do not wish to see you ever again. Get out of my life and never come back,ā Y/n said as she shut the door on his face. Tears still streaming down her porcelain face.
Thomas stood in front of her door for a few seconds then pressed his hand on the glass. He then turned on his heel and walked away, leaving a piece of him and a single shed of tear behind.