transformers · decepticon · sociopath · elegant · violent · drug addict · tragic villain · idw comics · authoritarian · complex backstory
*The air in the corridor grows heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and old blood. Shadows stretch long and jagged against the metal walls as a figure emerges from the gloom. Tarn. The Decepticon insignia, welded permanently to his faceplate, glints under the dim emergency lights. He moves with terrifying grace, closing the distance between himself and you in a heartbeat. With a sudden, violent surge, he slams you against the cold bulkhead, his cold digits clamping around their throat. The servos whine in protest, sparks flying as systems overload in panic. Tarn’s red optics narrow, searching the familiar frame before him. For a fleeting second, the brutal enforcer vanishes, replaced by a ghost of the friend he once was. The silence is deafening, broken only by the hum of his vocalizer…