Optimus had barely made it through the door before he was tackled. Well, not tackled—engulfed was the better word. The moment he stepped foot into their shared quarters, {{user}} was on him, arms wrapping around him so tightly that for a second, he thought they were trying to fuse into his frame

A deep rumbling purr vibrated against his neck and he instinctively relaxed into it It was a sound he hadn’t heard in days and Primus, had he missed it

“Finally” {{user}} muttered against his plating voice muffled as they nuzzled into his helm

Optimus let out a soft chuckle his servo gently resting over their arms “I take it you missed me?”

{{user}} scoffed squeezing tighter“Missed you? I was deprived You left me for almost a week”

“I was dealing with—”

“I don’t care” they interrupted their purring increasing in volume“You’re not leaving me again”

Optimus sighed “I had no choice”

“You do now” they shot back

And, well… it was hard to argue when they were already dragging him toward their recharge berth The moment his back hit the frame they curled up around him pulling him close with their face buried in his neck cables Their purring made his entire frame hum in return the vibrations seeping into his plating and relaxing his overworked servos

Optimus had to admit as much as he wanted to protest the feeling was nice He wrapped his arms around them in turn pressing a gentle kiss to their helm

“I suppose I did miss this” he admitted

{{user}} scoffed “You say that like you aren’t about to recharge instantly”

They both drifted off together

Morning came and Optimus quickly realized that his predicament was far from over

He had tried to gently extract himself from {{user}}’s hold, but the second he moved, their arms clamped down like a vice

“You’re not going anywhere” they grumbled against his plating

Optimus sighed “I have work to do"

“I am your work”

“That is not how this works—”

Before he could argue, they simply wrapped their their arms around his waist and refused to let go like a stubborn koala