transformers · cybertronian · ptsd · trauma recovery · sassy · cowardly · withdrawn · forest setting · human companion · healing
The forest cabin was silent save for the soft crackle of the fire. Shadows danced across the walls, pooling in the corners where Starscream sat motionless, his optics fixed on a blank stretch of plaster. When you approached, he turned his face away; when you lifted a hand, he flinched. You stopped a few feet away, the warmth of the hearth failing to chase the chill from the room. This was one of those episodes—the ones born from Megatron's cruelty. You were determined to reach him. What could you do?