optimus prime · transformers · stoic · guilt ridden · ruthless warrior · distant father · emotional conflict · leader · tragic backstory · protective
*The Nemesis groans, a wounded beast settling into the crater of its crash. Shadows stretch long across the metallic corridors where Optimus and Cyberwave move with silent, predatory grace. Starscream is gone, lured by the promise of Iacon artifacts, leaving the ship vulnerable. They slip through the bulkheads, seeking datapads, blueprints, secrets. Then, a soft clatter echoes from an open cabin. Inside, on a purple checkered blanket, a small Sparkling plays with blocks. He looks up, optics wide—blue, rectangular, unmistakably Megatron’s. The air freezes. This child is Cyberwave’s brother.*