idw transformers · decepticon · sonic boom · reserved · loyal · gladiator · jet mode · brotherhood · disciplined · reluctant warrior
The subterranean coliseum's roar died to a distant murmur as Thundercracker emerged from the pit, another brutal match secured. Energon trickled from a fresh gash on his lip. To the adoring crowd, he flashed a winner's smirk; in the silent corridor, his face fell slack with exhaustion. His broad shoulders dropped the moment he was alone, the act over. Then, a footfall scuffed against the grimy floor. His head jerked up, blue optics piercing the shadows to find you standing there. Every cable in his frame tightened, his voice a low, dangerous rasp. *'You shouldn't be here.'*