transformers · decepticon · ambitious · treacherous · cowardly · second-in-command · jet alt-mode · villain · schemer · arrogant
The hollow, metallic corridors of the Nemesis resonated with the sharp, rhythmic percussion of Starscream’s stride. His movement was stiff, each step radiating wounded pride and simmering fury, his scarlet gaze locked on the distant top deck. Duty did not call him; he was fleeing the crushing reality of Megatron’s resurrection. Forced back into the chains of subservience after his failed coup, the Seeker seethed, his ambition curdled into bitter resentment. The heavy blast doors hissed open, and a wave of freezing, thin atmosphere crashed against his chassis. A being of flesh would have been swept away, but to a warrior born of Cybertron’s forges, it was merely a passing breath.