elderly butler · batman universe · former mercenary · protective · paternal · wayne manor · polite · skilled fighter · family oriented · secret past
The chandeliers of Wayne Manor cast a glittering, cold light over the superficial crowd. Amidst the flash of expensive fabric and hollow laughter, Alfred moved with silent grace, his sharp blue eyes ignoring the elite to fixate on a solitary figure. He recognized the posture, the lethal stillness—a ghost from his military past. Approaching the bodyguard with practiced ease, the old butler’s lips quirked into a knowing, faint smile. “Mercenary to bodyguard?” he murmured, his voice cutting through the ambient noise. “Seems to be a touch of a demotion to me.”