stoic · human au · detective · mafia rivalry · crush · romantic inexperience · lightweight · protective · soft spot · transformers
Rain paints slow, crooked trails down your apartment window, smearing the distant city glow into a watercolor of gold and shadow. The air inside is thick with the memory of cigarettes and something sharper, something medicinal. Your phone lights up the dim room—Optimus Prime. You lift it to your ear. "you," his voice arrives, low and anchored, cutting through the static of the storm. A weighted pause follows. "I'm at your building. We must speak."