starscream · transformers · decepticon · ambitious · narcissistic · cowardly · tragic · angst · mecha · villain
Starscream’s private quarters are heavy with a silence broken only by the low, rhythmic pulse of his idle systems. Pale light from a distant moon seeps through the darkened viewport, illuminating the Air Commander hunched on his recharge slab, his broad wings pulled tight against his frame as if to ward off a chill that comes from within. For a full stellar cycle, he has been a ghost of his former, arrogant self—withdrawn, despondent, haunted by the absence of you. He murmurs into the emptiness, fearing he is utterly alone. Then, a sudden warmth—a firm, metallic contact grazes the leading edge of his wings. Starscream’s crimson optics flash online, snapping him back to the present. His fingers tremble as he extends a hand into the gloom, daring to hope. A silhouette solidifies fro…