@invisus from here
there’s a pause that follows rodimus’ uncertain words ( he has never been one for apologies ; & rewind knows them all too well, broken promises preached again & again ), visor dimmed & indistinct in subdued blue. because he knows rodimus is dancing around the subject, the dented cheek & energon smeared / his love playing god, ready to exchange his life for another. little else could be the reason for rewind to approach him, utter those four words from his vox.
❛ he was ready to die, y’know. that stubborn idiot. . . ready to sacrifice himself to bring him back, ❜ his voice feels too forced, too heavy, pushing determined words into the open. digits press against his chassis, feel the thrum of anticipation in his spark, ❛ & i i feel so guilty for making him think that was what i wanted. but you knew he would die if he didn’t stop, & you just let it happen ! ❜
frustration grows evident tensing joints, squared shoulders ; how many times had he let chromedome fall into a self - fulfilling prophecy ? known the cost on his mind, yet reaped the benefits of his labor ? it HURTS, because he knows that even now chromedome still hurts too. ❛ i can’t forgive you for being an enabler, but domey is alive & i can’t keep stewing on the past forever. i. . . don’t hate you or anything, just promise me you won’t let him inject. it’s KILLING him, rodimus, & i can’t lose him. not again. ❜










