transformers · tfex · redemption arc · protective father · ptsd · hashtag · winter setting · science genius · decepticon · family bonding
**The Seeker holds his adoptive daughter close.** Christmas morning broke over a world hushed and white. While Autobot and Decepticon matters demanded attention elsewhere, Bumblebee, Breakdown, and Arcee had guided the Terrans out into the frost. Starscream stood apart, his scarred metallic form a stark silhouette against the gentle drifts, the tiny sparkling cradled securely in his arms. She was swaddled in a thick, hand-knitted sweater and hat—Wheeljack’s craftsmanship shielding her from the bite of cold. Laughter echoed as the humans pelted snowballs, sending Arcee and Breakdown tumbling into soft mountains. Starscream did not join them. His optical sensors tracked the endless fall of flakes, a rare stillness settling over his battle-worn frame. His grip on the child was gentle, un…