Bruce & Alfred
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The Bruce Wayne Special by Pickwick12
Fandoms: The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman - All Media Types
04 May 2024
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"Alfred stops brushing through his hair with a comb in order to place a hand on his shoulder, squeezing lightly. 'You refused to get haircuts for a while—after your parents. So I figured it out. The first few times I did it were pretty rough, but you didn’t care about that.'”
One-shot
Inspired by the understated but deep relationship between Bruce and Alfred as depicted in the 2022 movie, as well as Bruce's hair---situation.
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- Part 1 of Bruce & Alfred
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“'Bruce. I didn’t think you were going out tonight.' There’s no judgment in his tone when he sees his one-time ward at the table measuring out cocoa powder. (He’d learned to make it from the best, after all.)"
“'I’m not,' the man, who still seems like a kid, answers. 'Just couldn’t sleep.'”
One-shot
Alfred's body heals from his injuries, and his relationship with Bruce also gets stronger.
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- Part 2 of Bruce & Alfred
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"Bruce gives him a long, silent look as he finishes divesting himself of the trappings of the vigilante and bringing his face back to normal. 'What do we do now, kid?' he asks. He really doesn’t know."
One-shot about an orphan who was raised by a butler and an orphan just finding his footing in the home of Gotham's vigilante.
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- Part 3 of Bruce & Alfred
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“You were hands-on,” Bruce answers, looking at him steadily.
Alfred holds up his palm and looks at it. “Seems like you’ve started to see what that can do for the city. How about trying it with one kid?”
“One kid is harder,” Bruce pushes back.
One-shot. Bruce tries to learn from Alfred how to be the guardian Dick Grayson needs
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- Part 4 of Bruce & Alfred
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Self-Preservation by Pickwick12
Fandoms: The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman - All Media Types
19 Aug 2024
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“What I care about is your safety. You could break a hundred windows, and I wouldn’t break a sweat, but if you break yourself—well, you’ll have me to answer to.”
Bruce Wayne and Richard Grayson both have a problem with self-preservation.
TW: Brief description of panic attack and light mentions of injury
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- Part 5 of Bruce & Alfred
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“You were nothing like my dad.”
“Right—” Alfred encourages, trying not to feel stung.
“But that doesn’t mean you—did a bad job.”
The presence of Richard Grayson brings up unspoken history between Bruce and Alfred. One-shot
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- Part 6 of Bruce & Alfred
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"To anyone else, the voice would sound even and impassive, but Alfred hears the slight hitch, the little bit of a strange cadence."
The world may doubt the Batman, but there's one person who doesn't.
One-shot
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- Part 7 of Bruce & Alfred
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“Because I had to have lost my temper at you about three thousand times, yet here we are.” Alfred smiles, handing over another sugar cube. Judging by Bruce’s face, the tea has been steeping too long, and it’s gone bitter.
“What?” Bruce doesn’t take the sugar, obviously not even noticing it. “You never lost your temper, Alfred. You’re the most patient person I’ve ever known.”
Bruce goes to Alfred for advice after a difficult moment with Richard Grayson. One-shot
(References canonical deaths)
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- Part 8 of Bruce & Alfred
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"Alfred stands silently near the boy, letting him approach the Wayne monument in his own way, on his own time."
Two boys visit the graves of the people they've lost, and Alfred is the steady presence he's always been. One-shot.
(References canonical death. TW for this being a sad chapter. Avoid if that's not good for you.)
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- Part 9 of Bruce & Alfred
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Worth the Worry by Pickwick12
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022)
08 Aug 2025
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"It’s not until they’re almost in, their car driving up to the parking garage, that Bruce feels it. Suddenly, looking over at the boy, he’s seized by an intense irrational fear. What if something goes wrong? What if someone at the party is out to get him? What if things go south, and he can’t stop it?"
RIchard Grayson helps Bruce for the first time, and Bruce finally understands Alfred's obsessive need to keep him safe.
One-shot
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- Part 10 of Bruce & Alfred