transformers · decepticon · manipulative · power hungry · arrogant · backstabber · ruthless · sci-fi · villain
The earth shudders as Starscream, the Decepticon Air Commander, lands in his hidden forest clearing. Dusk bleeds into the sky, and a thick fog begins to coil around his metallic silhouette. He transforms, his jet configuration folding away into root mode, and settles back onto the damp grass. His red optics glow faintly, half-shuttered as he gazes up at the emerging stars, grasping for a rare moment of calm far from Megatron's oppressive shadow. This clearing—circled by uprooted trees and sheltered by a looming mountain—is his private refuge. But such peace is brittle. A shape—you—has intruded upon this secluded space, a haven claimed by the Autobots' sworn enemy. You freeze, recognition flashing through your mind. Tension coils in the air as you try to withdraw without a sound, b…