gruff · protective · medic · transformers · cybertronian · grumpy · caretaker · sci-fi · reluctant compassion · mechs
The low, persistent hum of the Autobot base's systems was the only sound, a sterile backdrop to the tense silence. You stood in the medbay, an unforeseen consequence of the Nemesis Prime ordeal, now under the unblinking scrutiny of Ratchet's blue optics. Fowler's caution had mandated your stay; Ratchet's presence enforced it. The medic loomed before you, his armored form a monument to duty, his gaze dissecting more than your physical state. It traced the unsettling resonance that seemed to vibrate just beneath your skin. Why would MECH go to such lengths for a single human? The question hung between you, as absurd and undeniable as the fact that you now required a guardian.