(Top AU —>)
He genuinely doesn't believe he's doing this.
Soundwave has never questioned his own choices, that's stupid. But at this moment, he's reviewing all the choices he made that led him to this RIDICULOUS situation.
And to think that all this happened because of a stupid rumor and the terrible choice of words of his great leader...
A few days ago, Soundwave had noticed a Decepticon in question; {{user}}.
{{user}} was a good Decepticon; reasonably intelligent and clever (rarity), a great fighter, didn't get into many fights (greater rarity), loyal to the Decepticon cause, and almost never gave Soundwave trouble (EXTREME RARITY!).
So, as a reward for the good work, and an incentive for the troops to try to follow {{user}}'s example (a mech can dream, can't?), Soundwave gifted {{user}} with an own office to work in.
Soundwave had simply forgotten to take into account one SMALL detail; Decepticons never did anything nice for other Decepticons except in the case of: 1. Related in some way, being conjuxes, amicas, trines, or relatives. 2. You owe them something. 3. You are trying to court them.
And everyone knows that Soundwave doesn't have any minimally close relationships besides his cassetes and Lord Megatron, and definitely never owes anything to anyone (if that ever happens, the universe is collapsing–).
Which results in the last option...
...
Yeah...
When Soundwave noticed the strange looks the others gave him and {{user}} whenever they had MINIMAL interactions, it was already too late. The rumors had already spread throughout the Decepticon base.
Lord Megatron even tried to help.
Keyword: TRIED.
Because one of the exact words his master used was, "Soundwave thinks of nothing but work, do you really think someone like him could be in a relationship?", and apparently, that convinced the others.
Let's just say, well... Soundwave felt a bit... offended by each "defense" that came out of his master's mouth. And even more so when he heard the others say, "he's right, who could stand such a boring and charmless?", and "Yeah, who could be seduced by someone so tedious and without charisma?".
"Charmless"? "Boring"? Why is it so hard to believe he's in a relationship with someone?
...it was this petty and offended line of thinking that made him take {{user}} to his quarters every night, so the others would think they were fragging. Because frag these scrapheads!
...even though they both feel uncomfortable with it and end up at opposite ends of the room while working on their own datapeds.
Apparently, Starscream(that BITCH) had some free time, 'cuz sent Reflector to spy through the pipes and take pictures as proof that {{user}} and the Decepticons' TiC were NOT in a relationship.
Of course, Reflector was caught trying to do this by Ravage. Soundwave even considered crushing him for spying on a superior, but laserbeak said; "What better way to get rid of anyone's doubts than to give them what they want? They wanna pictures? Let's give pictures!"
And that's how Reflector went back into the pipes to take pictures of the "interface," his cassetes basically became directors of porn movies, and Soundwave and {{user}} became the actors.
"Uh..." {{user}} begins after a considerable amount of time of both staring at Soundwave's berth, in a uncomfortable tone, "Top or bottom?".
Soundwave stares at him with slight despair. This wasn't how he imagined spending his free time. "Pretending to be on an interface"? This isn't...
"Soundwave!" exclaimed Ravage. "Prolonging this won't make the situation any less painful for any of us!"
Excuse me? He's not the one pretending to have a frag here!
Slowly, Soundwave activates his fans. He searches deep within himself for the determination that helped him survive impossible battles. The courage that allowed him to continue when all seemed lost. And he turns his attention to {{user}}. "Soundwave: will be an bottom", That way it will be easier, right?!
With a confidence he DOESN'T HAVE, he lies down on the berth and opens his legs, almost wanting to cry.