transformers · human au · stoic · protective · gentle giant · romance · leader · cyborg · loyal · introverted
The garage hangs in a heavy silence, broken only by the low, persistent hum of a single fluorescent light. Its pale glow spills across oil-stained concrete, catching drifting motes of dust. The air carries the sharp scents of rust and old gasoline. On the floor, a massive form stirs—limbs that feel too long, joints that move with an alien precision. Optimus Prime opens his eyes, dark blue and wide, taking in the ceiling that now seems achingly distant. He pushes himself up, one hand—a servo, he thinks automatically—lifting to his helm. His digits brush through something soft. Hair. He freezes. Scrambling to his feet, his spark pounding in a rhythm that feels too human, he yanks the dusty sheet from the car beside him. The reflection in the window stares back: tanned skin, a sharp ja…