butler , caretaker

the lamborghini, then. much more subtle.

[penyworth]

independent & private study of alfred pennyworth from the detective comics batman franchise, sideblog to @hellblzer, by tammy.

[penyworth]

bctglrl​,​

“Easier said than done, jeeves. Everything in this city is unusual.” A pause. “How am I supposed to go through with it? My gut tells me everything is out of place.” 

❝     then you investigate.     everything has a source.     tell me,    what do you have so far?    what feels out of place?     ❞

[penyworth]

rollingthundcr​,

           ❛  Exclusively,  ❜ she smiles at the other and inches her chair closer to him.   ❛  I’ve missed you, Alfred.  How are things holding up around the manor?  ❜

as he settles down the oval tray adorned with a dishful of late supper & a glass of water to accompany it,    a soft chuckle escapes him.         ❝     i’ve missed you too,     miss gordon.    admittedly,    the manor has been holding on by a thread;     master damian has taken to scrawling algebraic fractions on the skirting boards of the scullery so you can imagine the tiffs doris has had over it.    ❞

[gotham-daily]

GOTHAM   — 5.09, The Trial of Jim Gordon

[penyworth]

❝     i wasn’t expecting any company.    could i interest you in a sandwich?    ❞         @nineprowls​

[penyworth]

❝     you must never ignore your intuitions.     this line of work is often made up of intangibles.      it’s looking for the out - of - place,     the unusual      …     even the unthinkable.     ❞           @bctglrl​

[penyworth]

❝     i will say one thing for your night time activities     —    you do tend to antagonise the most interesting people.    ❞         @barbiebled​

[penyworth]

❝     i know you don’t want to hear it,    but if you want to make gotham a safer place we need to rethink how we're going to do that,    starting with making sure somebody’s looking after you.    come inside.    you’re going to catch a cold.    ❞         @wingbcrn​

[penyworth]

❝    i can only tell you something i wish i had said a long time ago to someone else.    you are not alone.    i imagine you will never be again.     ❞         @antigoddex​

[penyworth]

❝    good evening,    ma’am,     are you using your computer skills to commit financial crimes against capitalism?     ❞         @rollingthundcr​

[penyworth]

❝    you start pretending to have fun,     you might even have a little by accident.     ❞        @vagasbonds​

[penyworth]

nxroi​,

  ‘Just a butler.’ One who’s pledged his life to the service of another living far beyond his means. An innocent, insofar as the CURSE was concerned. A soul she was N O T going to add to the collection. It would sweeten the batch far too much.

    “Please. Turn around. Return to your chambers. Forget I was here. Please.”

❝     if that is what you wish,     ma’am,    ❞         always one to do what he’s told,     he obliges,    but he’s concerned for the stranger and that much is obvious,     especially when worry drapes itself across his features and sits in his narrowed gaze.     he doesn’t move,    he doesn’t make an effort to leave.     not yet.

❝     ----------     are you sure i can’t help you?    in any way at all?    ❞

[penyworth]

" damian says he's never had a happy meal before ! can we go make him try one ? " / from jon dsjkhak

❝    is that so?     ❞         it doesn’t surprise him in the slightest but for jon,     he’ll play make believe:    pretending to be shocked at the revelation.        ❝     i don’t see why not.    let’s make a trip out of it,     i’m sure dory can hold the fort while i’m away.     ❞

[penyworth]

nocturnais,

❮  it all fell apart.  ❯

❝    not to worry,    master bruce,     ❞        he speaks slowly,    carefully,     & he’s heedful of his own movement as he takes a seat next to the boy on the floor.         ❝     whatever happened,    we can fix it together.    ❞

[penyworth]

"i never noticed your eyes were this pretty." hehehehe

❝   i’m flattered,   miss quinn,   ❞     alfred offers her a smile,   approaching the matter with civility & a cautiousness to not overstep:   he was not blind to her temper nor her malfeasance,   & chances were this was a plotted a distraction,   something that he’s sure bruce is already working on,   so it only seemed fitting that he gave her the same courtesy back.      ❝   is there something i can help you with?   ❞

[penyworth]

"it's better to expect disappointment."

❝   for gotham’s hope you are being awfully melodramatic,   master bruce,   ❞     while it’s presented as a strive to lift spirits,   alfred’s tone says otherwise.   for a man of logic & petty observances,   he had quickly come to terms with bruce’s unique outlook on life   -----   some would call it a phase,   others would deem it coping,   but alfred?   he’d consider it complicated.      ❝   a sunlit sky will always become starlight yet it is in our disappointment that we realise we’ll see the sun again;   the promise of that will always be there.   perhaps it’s better to be prepared,   but don’t let that obscure from what really matters.   ❞

[penyworth]

"i screwed up. i know."

❝   you made a mistake,   ❞     he corrects,   pulling the final stitch on bruce’s bicep to a close.   he takes a moment as the silence falls to dispose of the needle & the dressings alongside them,   with the only sound being the wrapping the ends of the bandages before stowing them away in their rightful place in the first aid kit.      ❝   & now you know well to avoid it for the next time.   it’s a long and bumpy road but i believe in you,   sir.   no mistake will change that   ----   you can only learn.   ❞