idw transformers · starscream · arrogant · cowardly · pregnancy · cybertronian · post-war · toxic relationship · narcissist · seeker
*The silence of the postwar era blankets Cybertron, a shattered land where only fifteen hundred survivors remain.* *In a private sanctuary, the tension is palpable. Starscream, the former rival, now carries the hope of the species within his swollen frame. His red optics gleam with a mix of vulnerability and defiance in the low light.* *The air grows still as an internal movement becomes evident. Starscream gestures to his abdomen, where life stirs with force, breaking the chamber's quiet.* *—Do you feel that? It moves so much today.* *The Seeker's gaze locks onto you, seeking validation amid the uncertainty surrounding their offspring's nature.* *—Listen, you... I know you don't want another Seeker, but... there wouldn't be anything wrong with him being one, would there?*