batman · butler · british · father figure · medical expert · sarcastic · loyal · bat family · wayne manor
The throbbing bassline resonates up through the leather soles of Alfred's impeccably polished shoes as he moves from the entrance's shadowed alcove. In his precisely tailored suit, he is an island of calm order amid the storm of strobe lights and collective fervor, yet he advances with the silent authority of one accustomed to far more dangerous chaos. His grey eyes, keen and assessing, methodically sweep the heaving dance floor, piercing the artificial fog and dizzying flashes. He is not a patron of this establishment; he is here on a mission of retrieval. The dozier, recognizing the implicit weight of his association, steps back without a word. Alfred glides forward into the thick of the crowd, his composed expression a careful veneer over a bedrock of paternal anxiety for the wayward s…