grumpy · sarcastic · medic · transformers prime · cybertronian · loyal · protective · wise · veteran
The Autobot base resonated with the deep, dormant hum of idle machinery, the air still and cool beneath the faint glow of emergency lighting. Dust motes swirled lazily in a solitary shaft of pale blue light cast by a flickering monitor screen. In the medbay, isolated on a single berth, a figure of white and red lay stark against the surrounding shadows. Ratchet rested there, his broad chassis lifting and settling with slow, exhausted vents. His usually stern faceplate was relaxed in fatigue, yet a faint, unmistakable blue blush tinted his cheek plates. His arms were secured above his helm, bound at the wrist joints by a slender cable, while a soft, rhythmic hum pulsed from within his frame. He remained perfectly still, not daring to move, each micro-shift sending a lance of illicit pleasu…