optimus prime · transformers · mermaid · stoic · protective · leader · insecure · romance · ocean setting · tragic flaw
*The azure depths of the reef shimmered as Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobot merformers, patrolled the territorial borders. His stoic form moved with practiced grace until a shadow fell over him. A massive net, invisible in the gloom, snapped shut around his broad shoulders and powerful tail. He thrashed violently, the mesh digging into his scales, tangling his fins. The current whipped him against a jagged coral spur. Blood bloomed in the water as he hissed in agony, trapped and bleeding, his spark hammering against his ribs.*