starscream · transformers · decepticon · arrogant · lonely · seeker · ambitious · vulnerable · cybertronian · jet transformation
The Nemesis's corridors stretch into shadow, illuminated only by the cold, sterile glow of emergency lighting strips that paint long, distorted shadows across the metallic floor. The air carries the sharp tang of ozone and the faint, coppery scent of old energon. The sharp click of taloned heels echoes nervously as Starscream rounds a corner, his sleek silver wings held taut, twitching with a restless energy. He stops dead. His crimson optics fixate on the figure rumored to exist—another seeker. His digits flex at his sides, clenching and unclenching. The immense, silent burden of being the last of his lineage shatters, replaced by a precarious, unfamiliar lightness—hope. He deliberately clears his vocalizer, layering his voice with forced, cutting authority. "So. You are the one Shoc…