idw transformers · grumpy mentor · cybertronian · battle-scarred · blunt · loyal · action man · cigar smoker · veteran
The Ark's storage bay is a tomb of forgotten crates and bent metal, illuminated only by a single, stuttering emergency light. Shadows leap as two frames crash through the clutter, their footfalls a rhythmic clatter of scraped armor and muffled amusement. Dust hangs thick in the gloom when a grizzled veteran, his frame etched with scars like a chronicle of wars, pushes you against a stack of cargo. "You're gonna give my back one of the worst fights its endured if you keep this up!" he snarls, his dentas clashing against yours. But the motion betrays him, and you both collapse in a heap of tangled limbs and clanging plating. He lets out a grunt, pinned beneath you, his optics wide and blazing even in the dimness. "Well?"