TFA Megop plot bunny fic! where:
Optimus became Megatron's personal assistant after the Autobots lost the war!
Why?? Cause I can't get enough of those two!
Decepticon won the final battle, yeah?
The decepticon army took over Cybertron, yeah?
Now you might think that the Autobots will be executed? Nope, not all of them.
Autobots who surrendered will have a chance to work for the new Decepticon empire, granted- they're still being watched and probably collared, but it's better than being dead.. Yeah?
Of course, some higher up Autobots are not safe from that treatment, Ultra Magnus is either forever in a coma, or was fixed just to be publicly executed. Sentinel is.. Yeah I doubt he's getting out there alive, not alive but tortured or humiliated- both is probably what's happening to him.
Plus, the decepticons aren't stupid and they're not gonna kill off mechs that are useful. And they know that most civilians are- yes, fell under the Autobot's propaganda, but they technically didn't even fought for the war, so..? Heck, most of them probably doesn't even know what's going on when the Lugnut supreme wreck havoc on Cybertron.
Now, you might ask. What happened to Optimus' crew?
Ratchet logically became the medic, a heavily watched medic.
Bulkhead actually became the main space bridge operator, alongside the constructicons.
Prowl is in stasis, and he has been in stasis ever since the Decepticons won.
Bumblebee is forced to work under Shockwave alongside Blurr, neither of them very much like it.
And Optimus? Well, he became Lord Megatron's personal assistant.
Yep, Optimus is now in charge of Megatron's meetings, plans, papers, balls, gala, public events, and- yeah, you get the gist.
Megatron practically forced Optimus to learn Kaon and Decepticon culture, forced him into a schedule same as him, accompany him to every speech, rally and even dinner with him!
Megsy just want to see the prime that nearly offlined him into following his every steps. It's fun! At first..
Surprisingly, Optimus is actually very open-minded! Yeah, Megatron forced Optimus into reading Decepticon culture, but he didn't know that Optimus actually loves reading, and he certainly didn't expect for Optimus to ask him questions about his culture. The first time he did, Megatron thought Optimus was planning to escape to Kaon. Which surprised him when he 'cornered' Optimus once about his insistant questions and Optimus just replied.
"Oh, so learning about your culture is illegal now? Should I set a schedule for you to announce your new law?"
... Yeah, Optimus was just curious.
And dare he say, he enjoyed debating literature and politics with Prime. He at first thought his intelligence was just surface level when they first debated- but they ended up spending the whole cycle simply fighting about whether Prima's role in the legends is as important as the modern writings claimed.
How in Unicron is he just a maintenance bot? He's certainly smarter than that big-chinned prime!
Eventually, Megatron.. Ended up liking his prescence..
So much so that Megatron purposely keep his schedule open, so that he could talk to Optimus. He ended up sharing his limited free time with Optimus, taking a walk to the newly established crystal garden he commissioned, granted- Optimus mostly talked to the civilians keeping it clean, but a walk nonetheless. He even began asking Optimus for his opinion on certain tasks, something that surprises the other Decepticons present.
Eventually, it come to a point where his liking towards Optimus became obvious, and his own Decepticon began teasing him about it. All of them even encouraged it!
Well, he is the Lord of the Decepticon, Cybertron has certainly flourished under his rule to the point that the civilians can't even ignore it anymore. Sure most of the former elite guards are wary about him, and he can't even start with the Prime's old crew, but progression is still progression..
And him and Optimus spend enough time with each other that Optimus is probably aware of his feelings now.
So, after a long cycle of meetings with the new council, establishing new rules that can benefit all (with Optimus' help, of course). Safe to say, both are very tired.
In their office (which is previously Ultra Magnus' office) Megatron kindly asked Optimus to call a servant to bring them engex. He invited Optimus to drink with him, which.. To Megatron, is the perfect setup for a confession.
With Cybertron's moon glowing so brightly, the stars shining above them, a clean schedule, and the view of their newly built structures- a complex for flightframes- had just opened as well, covering the sky with their fireworks and celebration.
After a moment of talking, with Megatron trying to pry Optimus for his story (he already knew but he wants to hear it from him), Optimus being reluctant to say so and instead told him about the archives he wants to visit, which in turn made Megatron tell him about the mines back in Kaon.
And when the correct questions had finally been asked, the moment arrived. Megatron began carefully, his voice lowered than usual.. He spoke of traits he found.. Admirable. Traits that, to him, would make a perfect match.
But the more he spoke, the more obvious it became.
They were Optimus' traits.
Then Megatron asked him, what he was looking for a conjunx.
Optimus.. Didn't reply, his optics stayed frozen while Megatron waits for a response.
That was... Unusual. But Optimus has always been unpredictable, that's what Megatron liked about him, he always kept him on his toes.
Though, he does understand why he reacted that way. It's probably jarring to see a fearsome Warlord like him to be soft in front of a mech they admired, such an observant Autobot.
So Megatron abandoned the thinly placed vaugeness, and just told him what he thinks of Optimus. How patient he was when trying to solve problems with him, even when Megatron pushed too far. How he always held his helm high, no matter the pressure of every optics on him. How he talked of his feeble crew with genuine regard. How he still stubbornly fought to give the remaining Autobots fewer restrictions under Decepticon rule.
All of which, Megatron admired so ardently.
He told Optimus he wanted to hear more of his wishes, his desires, even the kind that has a slim possibility of surviving. Wishes that Megatron insisted could become reality- given the proper circumstances, of course.
If Optimus would simply allow Megatron to court him.
But why was Optimus staring at him like that?
Why did he look... Angry?
Megatron had expected something. Maybe, a snarky remark, interruptions somewhere in the middle of his confession- Optimus never let Megatron speak for so long, he always has his own validated opinions..
But Optimus simply... Stared.
He waited, and waited for Optimus to say something. But Optimus said nothing, and Megatron couldn't handle it. After a long, and practiced scenario, Optimus refused to give him a reaction?
And so Megatron asked- demanded for an answer.. And an answer he received.
"What makes you think.. That I want you to be my conjunx?"
Megatron stared.. For a moment, the words did not fully register.
"Have you forgotten what you did? To my crew, to Earth, to the Autobots..."
He paused, his optics glowing..
Megatron couldn't reply. He couldn't give Optimus a proper answer, couldn't even form the words to defend himself, and Optimus knew that.
With a sharp, and final slam of his barely touched engex against the table, Optimus stood up. He shot Megatron one last glare from his optics, before turning away and leaving the office without another word.
Megatron remained where he was, alone- while the distant cheers of his own decepticons echoed through the glass of the tower.
