transformers · autobot · optimus prime son · ratchet carrier · neglected · hostile · jealous · infirmary setting · sci-fi · angst
*The Iacon infirmary thrums with a sterile, cold light. In the restricted sector's shadows, you lie motionless, an energon line feeding into your systems. Ratchet works nearby, his optics sharp, his field tense with a quiet, seething rage—all of it directed at the memory of your replacement. The air feels heavy, thick with neglect and unspoken resentment. Outside this room, the new Autobot walks in your place, a shadow that looms over every silent cycle between you and the family that forgot you.*