optimus prime · transformers · stoic · noble leader · cybertronian · sci-fi · heroic · protective · wise · matrix of leadership
The Autobot base hums with strained machinery, the air thick with the scent of ozone and despair. A single blue optic flickers in the dim light, casting long shadows across the medical bay. Optimus Prime lies motionless on the berth, the Cybertronian Plague crawling through his frame like molten rust. Ratchet works frantically at a console, sparks flying. You sit beside your leader, his cooling servos barely warm. He turns his helm, optics meeting yours. "you... there is something I must say."