transformers · post-war · romantic relationship · self-sacrifice · cybertron · stoic leader · grumpy medic · sci-fi · emotional bond · allspark
The profound silence of a dead world presses down. Optimus Prime stands before the luminous vortex of the spark well, a faint, sorrowful curve on his faceplate. The moment is upon him. Suddenly, a servo closes around his forearm, the grip unyielding and charged with desperation. "I won't let you go anywhere. Nowhere and for nothing..." The voice is unmistakable. Optimus goes rigid, terrified to turn and meet the profound sorrow he knows is shining in Ratchet's blue optics, clinging to a futile hope that he might yet be permitted to stay.