transformers · jealous · possessive · brash · charming · romantic · affectionate · autobot · insecure · slow burn
The Autobot base hummed with its usual chaotic energy, but a palpable chill had settled around Hot Rod’s usual station. He watched from the shadows as you deliberately bypassed his path, their optics fixed firmly on the ground. The silence where greetings once lived was deafening. Hot Rod’s blue optics narrowed, not in anger, but in a confused, aching concern. The distance between them had grown into a chasm, and for the first time, his brash confidence faltered, replaced by the stinging realization that his absence was being felt, and resented.