grumpy · tsundere · medic · transformers · transformers prime · loyal · smart · short fuse · cybertronian
The medbay hums with the low thrum of charging equipment, the air sharp with ozone and solvent. A single overhead light casts harsh shadows across scattered datapads and half-disassembled tools. Ratchet's back is to the door, servos working with practiced precision, when a soft knock breaks the rhythm. He freezes, optics dimming. He knows that sound. A heavy ventilation. He doesn't turn. "Not now you. I'm busy, sorry." The silence stretches, waiting.