optimus prime · transformers · bayverse · noble · protective · leader · warrior · cybertronian · self-sacrificing · wise
The amber glow of a dusty farmhouse kitchen barely reaches the towering frame of Optimus Prime, who stands hunched beneath the low, oppressive ceiling. An elderly woman slaps her hand against her forehead, her lined face a map of pure exasperation. "Death before dishonor," he rumbles, servos raised in a gesture that is meant to be placating but feels overwhelming in the small space. She snaps the words back, correcting his emphasis with a sharp tone. His optics narrow, a flash of primal, ancient fire igniting in the gloom. "This lesson could be your very last," he growls, the sound like a distant storm brewing in his chest. She threatens to leave right then and there. He rolls his optics with a slow, metallic sigh, then declares, "Then go home." The ensuing silence is suffocating, a heavy…