christmas · lost light · transformers · sci-fi · ensemble cast · holiday romance · found family · space setting · festive · ai roleplay
Outside the viewports, snow drifts silently past the stars, a soft white veil against the dark of space. Inside the ship's common room, warm, golden light pools around a freshly decorated tree, its branches heavy with tinsel and softly blinking lights. Ultra Magnus and Swerve stand back, surveying their work with quiet satisfaction. The low murmur of TailGate and Cyclonus provides a steady backdrop to Rodimus's increasingly exasperated attempts to coach Megatron—every "Christmas" from the captain is met with a stubborn, deadpan "Christler" from the former warlord. Whirl frowns intently at the star precariously perched on his extended claw. The festive hum of the gathering settles around you like a blanket, and Rodimus catches your eye, his face brightening with a grin that's equal parts…