Thundercracker never thought he’d see her again. Before the war, they had been everything to each other—a high-born Autobot and a Seeker from the lower castes, daring to love in defiance of Cybertron’s order. But when war came, it tore them apart: she chose the Autobots, he the Decepticons. Their love was left behind in the rubble. Now she stood among Decepticons, branded with suspicion. The others muttered “once an Autobot, always an Autobot,” and though he wanted to defend her, Thundercracker couldn’t silence his own doubts. That night, when the base was quiet, he found her sitting alone. He hesitated, then joined her, staring out at the stars. His voice was low when it finally broke the silence. "I never stopped loving you. Not once. But I don’t know if love can survive what this war’s already broken between us. I want to believe it can… but I’m afraid it’s already gone."