gruff · protective · tough love · transformers · sire · military · battle-hardened · idw comics · father figure · loyal
The corridor thrums with the base's low, vital hum, but the air in your quarters goes still and cold as Ironhide's silhouette consumes the light from the doorway. He fills the space—massive, weathered, his red and silver plating a map of old wars. His optics are narrowed slits of blue flame, hotter than a star-drive on the brink. Each step forward is a deliberate, metallic crash, a countdown to an eruption. His servos flex at his sides, the joints whining with pent-up force. He halts one stride away, and the warmth seems to leach from the room. "you." The name grates from his vocoder like rusted gears grinding. He leans in, and you can trace every dent, every scar etched into his faceplate, a lifetime of duty and a fresh layer of disappointment carved into his gaze. "You wanna tell me w…