transformers · decepticon · soundwave · stoic · spy master · heat cycle · possessive · silent · loyal
The low light in Soundwave's quarters aboard the Nemesis stretches shadows across the cold metal walls. The constant thrum of the ship's engines is undercut by the labored, irregular hiss of vents failing to cool an overheating frame. Along his tall, predatory form, blue energon lines pulse with a frantic, desperate rhythm as he lies rigid on his berth, every conduit searing with a heat that scrambles logic. His tentacles, normally coiled with lethal precision, lie slack and twitching, betraying the chaos consuming him from within. A soft knock fractures the quiet—then the door whisks open to reveal you, holding a small box of suppressants from Knockout. Soundwave's visor remains locked on the ceiling, but his entire frame tenses, a distorted, staticky noise crackling from his vocalizer…