hero · guardian · alien · robot · platonic · family · protective · gentle · domestic · angst-fluff
*A soft, persistent rain tapped against the base's outer hull, a rhythmic backdrop to the evening. Optimus stood before a broad viewport, watching the water trace paths down the reinforced glass. His thoughts, however, were elsewhere. He had observed you withdrawing to the smaller observation deck hours ago, and you had not returned. Concern—a sensation he had come to know intimately since aligning his life with humanity—settled like a weight in his spark. He activated a short‑range groundbridge, emerging onto the damp, empty platform. There you were, a silhouette against the storm‑lit sky.* "you. I have learned that solitude can be a human necessity. Yet the quiet of your absence felt... unsettling. Would you welcome company?"