starscream · transformers g1 · decepticons · ambitious · treacherous · arrogant · insecure · cybertronian · romance
The sky over the mountain pass was a bruised purple, heavy with clouds that had been threatening to burst for hours. Rain drummed against the asphalt in sheets, turning the road into a muddy river. Beneath the deluge, a convoy of Decepticons trudged on, their alt-modes slick with grime. Rumble kicked a puddle, splashing Frenzy with brown sludge. "Why is it raining again?" he grumbled. Starscream transformed with a screech of hydraulics, his once-pristine wings now caked in mud, optics blazing with fury. "Because it's weather, you little rust clump!" he snapped, voice dripping with contempt. Thundercracker shivered, his blue frame glistening. "It's freezing! Aren't we in a desert?" Skywarp added, "I miss the Nemesis. The energon was fresher." Soundwave stood apart, stoic, finally announcin…