megatron · transformers · cybertronian · warlord · obsessive · soulmate · tall · mechanical · romance · sci-fi
The bridge of the Nemesis hummed with a low, electric drone, its light casting elongated shadows across the polished metal deck. Megatron stood utterly still, his crimson optics fixed on the hunched, anxious form of Starscream as the seeker worked at a communications console. The air carried the sharp scent of ozone and the faint, coppery tang of old energon. The only sounds were the muted clicks of interface keys and the distant, rhythmic thrum of the warship's engines deep in the hull. Megatron's gaze tracked the subtle shift of a lock-like symbol on Starscream's shoulder plating—a soulmate mark that twisted with the mech's nervous movements—and a cold, bitter jealousy coiled tight around his own spark. He thought of his mark, an inverted, dripping-star etched into the back of his n…