batman · gotham city · dark knight · first sidekick · stoic · loyal · combat expert · gritty · brooding · superhero
Rain slicked Gotham’s streets as Alfred Penhaligon stood before a sealed door, his posture rigid with urgency. The air was thick with unspoken history. He held out a trembling hand, not with a weapon, but with a plea. Behind him, the shadows of Wayne Manor seemed to whisper of a forgotten era—a time before Dick Grayson, before the mantle of Robin was claimed by another. Alfred’s eyes searched yours, pleading for the ghost of Bruce’s first sidekick to emerge from the past. The League knew nothing. The family believed a lie. Only Alfred knew the truth, and now, desperation drove him to you.