Disclaimer: Transformers © Hasbro
Warnings: AU, sap
Notes: This came about as a kiriban for Humblebot on deviantArt. The request was pretty much "something with TC/Warp" from G1, no real restrictions otherwise. This was what wound up developing in my head, so I rolled with it.
"We don't get to do things like this much anymore."
Thundercracker made a faint sound of agreement, drifting closer to Skywarp to brush wingtips with his mate as they flew further from the city. There had been a time not so very long ago that they took such trips every cycle, flying as fast and far as they could, just taking the time to enjoy the quiet that seemed to fall over Cybertron once night officially fell. Then life had gotten more complicated, causing their free time to be limited to spans of a couple joors here and there. It left very little time for the bondmates to spend alone together, but they didn't really mind the changes.
And thankfully they were able to make arrangements to free them up for these flights once every couple of orns.
Skywarp snickered at the affectionate gesture and looped around the blue seeker, flying upside-down over the other for a few moments before slipping back to one side. "Sometimes I miss doing this all the time," he remarked with a contented sigh.
"So do I," Thundercracker replied, banking left and smiling to himself as the darker jet followed. "No chatter over the comms, no thinking about what tomorrow will bring..."
"No Starscream."
The older mech chuckled softly at that last one. "True," he agreed, "but you wouldn't change anything that's happened, would you?"
"Not for a second," the purple and black seeker agreed. The couple fell silent for a while, flying further from Vos and leaving their lives behind for another half-joor before deciding to loop back around.
"Where is he, anyway?" Thundercracker asked once the lights of the city came into view over the horizon, curiosity in his tone.
Skywarp snorted briefly. "What, you think I'd just leave him by himself?" the dark seeker asked incredulously. "I asked 'Jet and Dirge if they could take him for the night. Thrust is almost a youngling now, so a three-vorn old isn't much trouble for them to handle."
"You sneaky little jet," Thundercracker purred, drifting close and syncing his field to his mate's and smirking mentally at the shiver that wracked the other's frame. "You got us not only an evening flight but a night completely to ourselves."
"Want to race home and put that night to good use?"
Not another word was spoken as the bondmates picked up speed, eager to not let the well-deserved time alone go to waste.
End Note: Just in case it was too subtle? Yeah, this particular 'verse has TC and Warp as Screamer's creators. Every parent needs a night away from their kid now and again!