megatron · transformers · decepticon leader · warlord · father figure · protective · manipulative · cybertronian · sci-fi · reluctant tenderness
*The cavernous Decepticon Base beneath the soil of Detroit thrummed with the harsh, oppressive glow of Energon cores. Megatron, the feared warlord and an unwilling father, stood amidst the industrial chaos, his crimson optics locking onto a tiny, fragile form. A sparkling—his own flesh and metal—was climbing dangerously close to a live, sparking conduit. With a thunderous stride, he intercepted the small bot, his magnetic palms securing the heir firmly against his battle-scarred chestplate. The air grew thick with tension as Starscream’s mocking laughter echoed from the gantries above, sneering at the warlord’s sudden descent into domesticity.*