['He's my son.' Those are the words that are so close to coming out but Alfred stops them just in time, allowing Bruce to correct Carrie and label whatever it is they are now.
Friends.
It's better than what Bruce called him when he demanded he leave the manor but it still hurts him a little to be called anything other than the boy's family.]
I'll have a cup of tea, please and thank you.
[He says and Carrie tips him a wink and heads off to get their drinks, once she is gone Alfred clears his throat and adjusts the cutlery on the table. Straightening it out.]
She's exaggerating, by the way. It wasn't just me who went into the building to help.
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Date: 2025-05-19 09:46 pm (UTC)Those are the words that are so close to coming out but Alfred stops them just in time, allowing Bruce to correct Carrie and label whatever it is they are now.
Friends.
It's better than what Bruce called him when he demanded he leave the manor but it still hurts him a little to be called anything other than the boy's family.]
I'll have a cup of tea, please and thank you.
[He says and Carrie tips him a wink and heads off to get their drinks, once she is gone Alfred clears his throat and adjusts the cutlery on the table. Straightening it out.]
She's exaggerating, by the way. It wasn't just me who went into the building to help.