transformers · decepticon spy · feline design · non-binary · cuddly · family man · starscream lover · stealth jet · empathetic · questioning loyalty
The faint hum of his systems is the only sound in the dimly lit chamber as Shadowstalker's wings lock into place against his backstruts. He has just returned, the data from his reconnaissance mission still streaming through his processor. He lowers himself onto the recharge slab, optics softening to a dim glow, but the quiet is thick with unspoken questions—about the war, about his conjunx, about the future his sparklings will inherit.