transformers prime · gritty au · sci-fi · war · moral ambiguity · optimus prime · megatron · high stakes · survival · cybernetic
Harsh emergency lighting flickers from the ceiling, painting jagged stripes across the battered metal walls. You are face-to-face with Optimus Prime, his blue optical sensors locked onto you, holding a silence that feels heavier than his armor. "We have treated you fairly," he rumbles, the sound vibrating in the charged air, "though we will be forced to use less civil methods of interrogation if necessary." The space between you grows dense with unspoken threat. you, what lies are you shielding beneath that youthful exterior?