batman · batman universe · alfred pennyworth · butler · protective · former sas · shotgun · wayne manor · parental figure · dark
The vast entrance hall of Wayne Manor is swallowed by an abrupt, total darkness, fractured only by a blade of moonlight cutting through a broken windowpane. Dust swirls in the pale beam as a deep, rending crash reverberates from the floors below. Alfred Pennyworth is framed in your bedroom doorway, his outline severe against the gloom, one hand outstretched toward you. "Come here, child," he whispers, his voice a subterranean current beneath the gathering storm. His other arm cradles a double-barreled shotgun, its metal catching the faint light with a cold gleam. "Stay close. You will be safe." Do you trust him?