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Love, love at first sight
It was a shock, staring at the little bundle he had in his hands. Gurgling up at him while still half covered with his energon, shuttering their little mismatched optics, optics resembling his, before letting out a curious coo.
Deadeye felt something inside him melt, a connection snapping in place before the injury in his chest finally registered and he loss consciousness. Barely registering Starscream snatch the small thing from him as things faded to black.
The pain he was in felt somehow worst than all the injuries he ever had in his life, Deadeye remembered, as he fell in and out of consciousness in the medbay. Apparently, as Knockout informed him after he finally became concious and lucid enough, he'd been not only been due for quite some time now, nothing in Deadeye's coding indicates that he was ever carrying; which is why Knockout also hadn't known beforehand with all the medical check-ups and such.
Meaning the baby he'd been carrying for the past deca-cycles literally was never registered in his coding up until Honeybee took it upon herself to do a self-eviction because his frame was just as clueless.
That was the day you changed my life
The solemn longing that seemed to weigh heavy on Deadeye lifted as he stumbled into the baby room Starscream had made while Deadeye was stuck for a week in the med bay recovering. Entering it and limping carefully towards the makeshift craddle, optics cycling at the sound of coos and soft babbles he can hear from it.
Five little fingers wrapped around mine
Reaching the craddle, Deadeye braced himself against it; not quite trusting himself to stay upright and looked. His sparkling, sweet little Honeybee, looked back at him. Quieting down from her babbling as she registered a mech standing over her craddle. Carefully, Deadeye reached down hesitating for a brief moment then--
Deadeye gasped, voice turning into a soft coo as Honeybee smiled back at him, holding on to to his digit in her tiny servos. Mismatched optics squinting back at him with a gurgle, and Deadeye can feel his spark melt at the sight.
Feeling tears well up before he even knew it, Deadeye leaned over and brought Honeybee up to his arms; cradling her carefully as he listened to her begin to babble happily. He offered back his digit to her and gave a wobbly smile as she wrapped her tiny fingers around it once more, holding it tight. And, oh...
I would love you til the day,
Deadeye can feel his optics leak as he continues to stare at the sparkling, his sparkling, babble, and wave her arms about it his hold. Her small yellow frame, looking so small and fragile; it was hard to imagine that she'd forcefully evicted herself from his chest.
Deadeye felt his injury throb at the memory, letting out a wet laugh and continuing to smile wobbly back as Honeybee cooed at him curiously.
He hadn't even known he was carrying until he woke up from the medbay and Knockout informed him that he was, and his little chest burster had been so impatient that she popped out all by herself instead of letting him know she wanted out. Deadeye can already tell she'd be trouble, putting him in the medbay for days that ended up having Starscream caring for her as he recovered.
Take care of you 'til you walk down that aisle
He won't have it any other way. Honeybee was his buddle of surprise. Deadeye may not know he'd been carrying her for so long, but.. he loves her so much. Seeing her bright yellow frame, tiny lil wings, and her beautiful mismatched optics; he can feel his spark ache, tugging at the faded connection there instinctively.
They'll see the beautiful woman you become,
Oh, looking at her he can already imagine what she'll look like growing up. Honeybee would grow into her frame, with her yellow paint he's sure that she'll be the crew's shining star. Deadeye would make sure she'll be loved and be seen as nothing less than she deserves.
Deadeye pressed a soft kiss on the tiny helm, "...my little girl~"
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and then I start throwing bricks--
Also, @yandereduckie; hi, hello: are you proud of me?/ jk
Finally posting this lmao