I'm gonna andress the PenyAlGhul of @robs-your-robins, (in the refernce of the secret fic, wich project name is "the many lives of a man", I'm still planning and have intnetion to start writing after finishing cass in Gotham) and just say, yep that man is ancient (I don't mean Ra) and yep, I'm adding that thise 2 fucked when they were younger (and maybe also when older just for the sake of old times)
so here to you again a little snippet (... snifet? I have no idea on how you write it) of things I'll write later (and better)
Ra's Al Ghul never tried to get near Gotham, except for a few times, but every single one of those times a precence, a ancient and cursed one at that, followed him until he left the perimeter of the city.
He was, once again, in Gotham, but just to see his grandson this one time, he had a gift for him for his 16th birthday, her daughter told him that it was an important year for some reason.
The only problem was that, differently from the other times, the precence he felt was different, familiar in some way...
It reminded him centuries ago, when he was still young, a spirit, a man, and an old love that didn't last
Ra's Al Ghul turning around to look at the figure hidden in the shadow: *name that I still need to think for the fic* so it's really you, many centuries have passed since then... why are you here? In this cursed city...
Alfred stepping toward of the light of the roof they're on: In this life my name is Alfred, Alfred Pennyworth, and I became friends with the Spirit of this, even if cursed, beautiful city. So I should be the one to do that question, why are you here Ras? I tought you didn't want to have anything to do with your grandson after he chose to not follow the league way.
Ra: It was Talia idea, the gift I mean *showing the fancy wrapped box in his hand* , she told me that if I ever wanted to even see again my granson, and "possible future great grandchildren" , it was better to alredy start to mend our relationship.
Alfred: so you're here just to bring a gift for Master Damian 16th birthday?
Ra: I'm also starting to realize, that even tought I won't change my methods, the world has new ways in wich to bring peace and stability, especially with nature, and maybe, *looking directly at Alfred* maybe having allies, wich usually I consider enemies, could be useful...
Alfred taking the gift from Ra's hands: I'll give Master Damian your gift, and message *looking at Ra's with a little smirk* if you want, the day after tomorrow is my day off
Ra blushing: re-really?
Alfred: yes, we could take a hotel room or-
Ra: I have a safe-house in Old Gotham, we could go there, and I could prepare some chiura, it was your favorite in the past
Alfred: Yes, it's been a long time since I've eaten it... then it's a date, I'll see you Ra
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You can imagine the rest, just gonna say that the moring after their date Ra's was cuddling Alfred (Alfred half cares, but it's been years, almost decades since the wayne, since last time he had some personal fun)
Bruce had to take his flirting from someone, and that someone is Alfred
Do you know all those Batman or Batfam cryptic AU and all, where Bruce and or the kids are actually some kinda of cryptic creature or gosths etc?
what if they are completly normal, and the only cryptic one is alfred
do I want this just because I don't want Alfred to die? yeah
so, anyway, let's get to the post:
Alfred comes from England, he lived may lives before coming to Gotham, his last life before leaving the European continent was the one of a secret agent at the service of the Queen Elizabeth the Second.
The look he chosed was the one of a young man until he chose to leave that life, he found employement at the service of a wealty family in a strange city
a cursed city
Cursed/Cryptid Gotham city? yes, why not, let's make this thing even more interesting.
Gotham city was particular, the name he choosed for himself was the same of his previous life, he couldn't look young and inexperienced to his new employers, so he took his old life and just changed his look sliglty to look older, like his body actually aged after the years of his service, not too old, so he choose a look that would give me around 30-40 years of age
The Wayne's were a lovely family to work for, his Master were Kind and not only to him or to the staff, but to the whole city
During his free nights he tried to meet the Spirit of the cursed city, but the Lady never shown herself to him.
He understood, he was just a cryptid from oversea, she was the spirit, the Soul of a whole city
After a couple of years of his service, a child was born in the mansion of his loving masters, Bruce, Bruce Thomas Wayne.
From that moment on, he promised to protect him for the rest of his life.
8 years passed, and the "accident" happend, that night, when he took Bruce in his arms, while the poor boy eyes were watering for the disperation he saw her, the LAdy of the city, the Lady of Gotham City, up on the roof of the apartaments right where it happpend.
She saw the murder of her children, her children that tried to help her city, she was angry, she knew who've done it, and she'll make them pay
Years passed and while was out of Gotham for his "Training" so the letters said, Joe Chill turned himself in, apparently he coulnd't do it anymore, he confessed tho the murder of the Wayne's and told the police that no one in the underground of Gotham wanted to hire him anymore after what he done.
When Bruce returned to Gotham Alfred looked older, his hair were white and wrinkles under his eyes, he had a master again, and that master was his dearest boy, his ward his son the one he swore to protect
With the years he "aged" sliglty, just to give the Illusion, now he had "grandchildren", and he didn't want to leave them, but "Alfred" has to day one day, and he wasn't ready to leave them. Bruce was still alive, and his oath stands, so until then... he'll reamin Alfred, and age slowly, one day they'll find out the thruth, but for now...
Batman crypThe good news was that since Batman started protecting Gotham, Alfred made a "friend" a sweet lady who loved the night skyline of the city, and that every now and then visited him for some tea, while the Bats and Birds went around Gotham protecting it
