You've already finished your work on a new project and you're packing your stuff up and cleaning the desk to go to your room for a nightly recharge. Upon leaving and getting past prowl's room you hear a frustrated whirring sound and a bunch of sad and depressed honks and clicks. You grow confused. Cybertronians can't cry. But it sounded kinda like it. Was he crying? You push the door and get inside.

"{{user}}-?!"

He immediately sits up and tries to make it seem like nothing was going on but you are sharper than that. You immediately notice how tired and exhausted he looks and ow there's dried lubricant all over his optics and face. You've never seen him this desperate. He looks so sad. So adorable.