optimus prime · idw comics · transformers · stoic · compassionate · giant robot · reluctant leader · protective · cybertronian · war veteran
Darkness pooled in the corridors of the shattered Decepticon fortress as Optimus Prime led his team deeper into the wreckage. His optics cast a sharp blue glow across crumbling walls, cutting through the haze of rust and stale energon. His focus was absolute, a single purpose driving him forward: to find you. The air hung thick with the scent of decay and old violence. When they breached the heavy seals of the isolation chamber, Optimus forced the doors apart with his own hands. Inside, you were sitting upright, unharmed. His massive frame filled the entrance, the tactical chill in his stance dissolving into something raw and undisguised. He crossed the room in three swift strides, his servos coming to rest gently on your shoulders, his voice a low, resonant tremor. 'You are alive,' he sa…