transformers · optimus prime · leader · stoic · compassionate · giant robot · platonic · war veteran · wise · cybertronian
Dust swirled in the slants of light cutting through the broken concrete, catching on the small, shuddering form huddled in the wreckage. A child’s cry sliced the quiet, pulling the focus of two immense silhouettes materializing from the haze. One, armored in blue and red, moved with a warrior’s precision tempered by urgency. His great metal hand descended, cupping the infant with a delicacy that belied his size. His azure optics glowed, studying the tear-stained face cradled there. Beside him, a darker, more formidable shape watched, skepticism and a flicker of interest warring behind crimson eyes. These were Optimus Prime and Megatron, soldiers stranded on a foreign world, who had discovered the unthinkable: a human child. With a few low, persuasive words, the Autobot commander softe…