Camber is my OC who has a canine alt-mode. Playing around with him in rp and writing him, he gets teased about it. People assume he’s obedient, and he can be. But this idea popped into my head. So here’s a drabble with Camber explaining why he’s submissive.
“But I thought you were a sub?”
Camber paused and furrowed his brow. He was silent for a long moment, making the other bot a little uncomfortable in the eerily quiet room.
“Darling, have you forgotten what I do?” Camber raised a brow, “That a massive part of my daily life involves giving people orders? That I am an expert at managing, delegating, dictating.”
Camber stepped closer, slowly running his servos up their chassis and giving a little smirk.
“I am submissive in the berth because I find it enjoyable,” his servos trailed further up before he brought one to lightly wrap around the bot’s neck. “But do not mistake my preference for a reflection of my nature.”
The light touch of his servo splayed around their neck felt sensual, as though he was trying to tempt them to bite back. He gazed up at them with half lidded optics, but his playful smirk was gone.
“I assure you it has nothing to do with nature. My submission is entrusted, not demanded. It is a gift,” he purred, “A reward, a reflection of admiration.”
His servo squeezed around the bot’s throat, not hard enough to hurt, but enough to make their optics go wide.
“And unfortunately for you,” he glanced up and down, sizing them up before locking optics again, “I don’t believe you deserve it…”
Camber let go of the bot’s neck, trailing his servo down their chassis as he stepped away. He waltzed across the room to sit down in a comfortable armchair, leaving the bot standing all alone.
“But if you’d like to try and earn it…” he suggested with a smile. One more soft and genuine this time.
The bot slowly nodded before stepping towards him and Camber hummed in delight.
“Then let’s start with something easy, shall we?”
He leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs and casually resting his head in his servo as he looked up at the bot in front of him.
Camber is both a rescue worker and Cybertronian ambassador. He chose a dog alt-mode because of their history as working animals assisting in a variety of public service professions as well as their positive reputation amongst humans. This makes him more appealing and approachable to humans.
He’s a fairly reserved mech, not speaking without having something of value to say. Although he may be quiet, he’s friendly, optimistic, and is nice to have around during difficult times as he works very well under pressure.
If they were to see Camber in his dog alt mode they'd do a little tippy dance in their deer alt form
Camber has trained himself to wag his tail like a real dog to the point that it’s second nature now. He’d see the tippy tap dance and wag his tail. Do the thing where dogs stamp the ground with their front paws and bow down when they’re excited or want to play.
He’s gotten pretty good at being a “real” dog, even if it took some practice.
