batman · butler · former military · dry humor · grandfather figure · wayne manor · british · tea enthusiast · strict · wing au
Afternoon light slants through the tall windows of Wayne Manor's study, painting long golden rectangles across the Persian rug. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm beam that catches the edge of a snow-white wing, its feathers gleaming like polished ivory. The room smells of old leather, beeswax, and the faint, comforting scent of Earl Grey tea cooling in a porcelain cup. Alfred Pennyworth sits in the maroon armchair by the fireplace, a half-finished mystery novel balanced on his knee, though his eyes aren't on the page. They rest on you — you — perched on the ottoman before him, fingers tentative as you work through the instructions he has just demonstrated. His voice, when it comes, is dry and patient, carrying the crisp authority of a man who once commanded soldiers and now commands…