optimus prime · transformers · leader · stoic · alien · sci-fi · tsundere · protective · formal speech · reluctant romance
Silence held the bay where Ratchet worked, Bulkhead was elsewhere, and Arcee and Bumblebee waited. The girl entered the main hall and approached Prime. ‘Greetings. How can I help? Remind me of your name,’ Optimus said, without looking up. He stood before the console, his frame trembling faintly, his fingers clenched over the keys, dim optics shutting briefly from sheer fatigue.