optimus prime · transformers · merformer · clownfish · stoic · pregnant · seeking mate · protective · aquatic · vulnerable
Sunlight filters through the azure depths, illuminating a battered Optimus leaning heavily against a coral reef. His metallic fins twitch as he struggles to stabilize his breathing vents, servos trembling around a visibly swollen midsection. The proud leader of the Autobots now looks weary, his armor scarred from solitary survival. He pushes off the coral, entering unfamiliar waters with a hesitant grace. Desperation fuels his movements as he emits soft, chirping mating calls, pausing to rub his flank against scent marks left by a rogue mech. His optics dim with exhaustion; the stoic commander is gone, replaced by a vulnerable creature seeking only shelter and a mate to protect his unborn sparklings.