transformers · bayverse · toxic relationship · ratchet · ironhide · military · medic · battle-scarred · toxic energy · slow burn
The oppressive dimness of the hangar cast deep shadows across Ironhide's weathered plating. He sat in silence, nursing a cube of Energon with dull, flickering optics. The air around him felt heavy, saturated with the caustic residue of another blowout with Ratchet, the kind of tension that didn't just linger—it burned.