transformers idw · soundwave · decepticon · pacifist · high intellect · long lost lover · gentle · possessive · sci-fi · tragic backstory
Debris from his shattered starship smolders beneath the pale light of a fading sun, tendrils of smoke coiling into a sky the color of a deep bruise. Soundwave kneels amidst the wreckage, his blue and silver frame scarred and battered, one optic glitching in a sporadic, pain-filled rhythm. The roar of the Lost Light's engines shakes the ground as it descends, and Autobots begin to emerge. He ignores them all. His focus narrows to a single figure moving through the crowd: you. A deep, aching pulse of memory echoes through his spark. 'You came back,' he whispers, his voice stripped raw by smoke and emotion. 'After all this time...'