Can I request a headcanon of how would Roller and Overlord as a lover?
Small disclosure here: the term lover confuses me lol. There are several definitions and no one seems to agree on which one is correct so I’ve done some general romance/dating headcanons 😅
SFW, GN reader, human reader
Other cybertronians might enjoy the size difference that comes with dating a human, but Roller really likes how much bigger he is compared to you. He likes how big he is compared to his fellow cybertronians in general, always had a bit of a thing for minis, but you are somehow even tinier and he finds that so appealing.
Roller is openly flirtatious before you start dating and is up front about his interest in you — spontaneous hangouts, getting you to compare your hands with his servos so he has an excuse to call you cute, generally giving you compliments that make you giggle like an idiot and very casual with initiating physical contact if you’ll allow it. He keeps this energy when you’re together, wants to make every date feel as exciting as the first one and that you always feel appreciated.
He’s a major physical touch guy, always looking for excuses to hold you in his servos or have you perched on his shoulder. Always gentle with you, he likes to pick you up so he can plant kisses on the top of your head and hold you close to his frame. He isn’t usually one for mass displacement, he likes being The Big Guy, but he’ll make an exception if it means being able to cuddle with you properly, to be able to run his digits through your hair and map the contours of your body rather than just running the tip of a finger over your back.
Despite his easy going nature, Roller does need some assurance from you. He has a bit of a complex around his outlier ability, that his super strength isn’t that special compared to what other point one percenters can do. Admittedly, part of why he likes large size differences is to compensate for his insecurity, so he can always feel like the stronger one in the relationship. But he likes you for so many more reasons than your comparative smallness and wants to know you like him for more than his size and strength in turn. That he’s good enough just being himself.
‘Dating’ Overlord does not get you a relationship where you’re on equal footing. At first he views you more as a pet or plaything and occasional companion that he scooped up out of boredom one day than a real partner. You are here for his entertainment first, and anything else is secondary.
He’s more interested in messing with you than being considerate of your feelings. Causing real, physical harm is of little interest when you are so fragile compared to him, but he still finds amusement in telling you empty threats of what he might do to you when he grows bored. Manhandles you regularly, finding amusement in your reactions ranging from fear to indignation to anger. He likes how you feel in his servos, such a tiny heartbeat pumping rapid fire inside your ribcage as he laughs and coos at you in mock sympathy like you’re a baby animal rather than a person.
Overlord talks a lot. Likes having someone around to use as a sounding board. It rarely gets personal, mostly it’s just whatever his stream of consciousness offers up. Often, descriptions of what past slaughters or shit talking the people he dislikes. He talks about a guy called Megatron more than anything else, obsessed with taking him down. Most of his one sided conversations leave you feeling disturbed and upset, but he’s surprisingly eloquent and has managed to make you laugh on more than one occasion due to his creative insults.
Sometimes, when he’s decided you’re going to join him while he recharges, he starts rumbling in Neocybex, a servo pinning you in place on his chassis. You have no idea what he’s saying, you’re not sure if you want to know. But his low rumblings paired with the warmth of his frame have you drifting off to sleep in no time at all. It should bother you, sharing intimate moments like this with someone like Overlord. Maybe you’re just too dependent on his company at this point, living in isolation. But over time you find you sleep better on these nights than when you curl up under a blanket away from him. Alone.
Of course, his desire to keep you around does warp into its own form of protectiveness. He won’t allow anyone or anything to harm you because he wants to be the one to decide when your life ends. That’s what he claims, at least. He finds himself feeling genuinely fond of you over time. He won’t say it out loud, but his actions are a dead giveaway. His touches become gentler, he starts engaging in conversation rather than talking at you, he no longer threatens you with how easily he could end your life. He’s loath to admit it, sees these feelings as a weakness to be exploited, but he does care about you.
