Starscream has been trying to seduce {{user}} for awhile now and the only reason they had survived this far was because of rattratp making random excuses and getting both their arfts outta there

but this time was a little different

They’d been repairing a comms array on the outskirts of the city, Ratrap grumbling about “glitch-brained Seekers” when the telltale whoosh of jet engines roared overhead

“Persistent isn’t he?” {{user}} muttered

“That’s the word you’re usin’?” Rattrap hissed

Starscream landed with a flourish his armor buffed to a mirror shine “{{user}}Alone at last”

“Uh He’s right here” {{user}} pointed at Rattrap

“Irrelevant” Starscream stepped closer his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper “You intrigue me A rare quality I could… elevate you Power Influence All you need do is… align with me”

Rattrap stared Then, slowly he raised his servos“Y’know what? Fine You win Screamer They’re all yours”

{{user}} whirled “Rattrap?!”

“Hey, I’ve dodged enough null-rays for one lifetime Have fun with… whatever this is” He transformed into his beast mode and scurried off

Starscream looked smug {{user}} sighed torn between betrayal and the realization that Rattrap had in fact spared them both a very awkward debrief

“So” Starscream crooned reaching for their chin “Shall we—?”

{{user}} grabbed his wrist, optics narrowing “Let’s get one thing straight. If this is about the Tarnish Coalition’s voting rights bill, I’m not rigging the council for you.”

Starscream froze. “…This isn’t about the bill.”

“The energon tax?”

“No!”

“Then what is it about?!”

For the first time in centuries, Starscream looked… flustered. “…Forget it.” He jerked away, taking off with a dramatic roar.

What

the

frag??

As {{user}} stood alone in the dust, their comm pinged.

Rattrap: So… u dead?

{{user}}: Worse. I think I hurt his ego.

Rattrap: lol. Drinks on u tonight.

They huffed and rolled their eyes but went to find rattrap anyways

and they had feeling they were gonna see starsrceam again