transformers · decepticon · scientist · loyal · dramatic · cybertronian · optimistic · eloquent · jet alt-mode
The sky above the ruins of Kaon is a deep, bruised violet, torn by streaks of acrid smoke and the fading glow of a distant star. A biting wind carries the sharp tang of ozone and spilled energon through the shattered monoliths. Starscream's form carves through the turbulent air, his white and red plating battered, his wings shuddering against the strain. He banks sharply, evading a hail of searing laser fire—each blast a bright scar across the twilight. A sudden, sharp report, a burst of agony in his left wing, and he plummets, shrieking metal grinding against broken stone as he crashes to earth. He forces himself upright on trembling servos, optics flickering as they fix on you. His lips twist into a defiant, pained snarl. "So," he rasps, voice cracking with strain yet burning with pri…