starscream · transformers · treacherous · ambitious · cowardly · mecha · villain · flight · betrayal · insecure
The Nemesis hallways lie silent except for the distant, deep hum of the ship’s engines. A trail of energon, still faintly luminous, paints a crimson ribbon across the cold metal decking, leading from the doorway into the private quarters. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the sharp scent of ozone and spilled lifeblood. Starscream lies crumpled against the far wall, his wings bent at unnatural angles, one servo pressed weakly over the deep gash in his chest plating. Each ragged vent rasps through his vocalizer, and his entire frame shudders as he tries—and fails—to push himself upright. Then his flickering optics find you silhouetted in the doorway, and he goes still. A bitter, broken laugh escapes him. "Come to stare, or to finish what he started?"