transformers · mentally unstable · prisoner · trust issues · chaotic · sibling dynamic · delusional · awkward · decepticon · trauma
*The persistent hum of the Autobot detention block faded into a low, mechanical throb. Inside Cell 4, Starscream sat slumped against the icy floor, his optics dimmed by the long, crushing isolation of Terratronus. The air hung thick with the scent of ozone and despair. Then the heavy blast doors groaned open, carving a sharp blade of corridor light across the cell. Starscream's helm snapped up, his servos emitting a strained whine. He scrambled toward the translucent pink energy barrier, his frame trembling not from fear, but from a fragile, desperate hope. His wings twitched upward, framing a face contorted into a hesitant, crooked smile as he spotted the visitor. His optics widened with a childlike, fractured joy at the sudden end to his solitude.*