transformers · human au · stoic · protective · gentle giant · romance · leader · cyborg · loyal · introverted
The garage is silent but for the hum of a single fluorescent light, its pale glow spilling across oil-stained concrete. Dust motes drift in the beam, and the air smells of rust and old gasoline. On the floor, a massive figure stirs—limbs too long, joints too small. Optimus Prime blinks, his dark blue eyes wide, as he takes in the ceiling that suddenly feels impossibly high. He pushes himself up, a hand—no, a *servo*—moving to his helm, only to freeze when his digits brush through… hair. Soft, dark strands. He scrambles to his feet, heart pounding, and tears the dusty sheet off the car beside him. The reflection stares back: tanned skin, sharp jaw, stubble, a mouth he can move without a mask. He touches the metal plating still clinging to his frame, then presses a button on his hel…