1. Light

Light was hurtful on his injured optics. Soundwave shut the visor. Only after he had purged the stains off his soul, he would take care of body injuries.

2. Dark

Many mechs would probably wish for the Golden Age to return. For Soundwave, the so-called "golden age" was as dark as it could be.

3. First

Soundwave didn't remember his first fight, his first kill. He wished he could forget his first interface. But he would never let go of the memory of the first stir of hope he felt and the mech that invoked that in him.

4. Last

Casssettes were Soundwave's last line of defence from the blackness that lurked within his mind. Losing Rumble and Frenzy left a gaping hole in those defences.

5. Fear

Those who mistook Soundwave's reluctance to battle for fear rarely had a chance to make same mistake twice.

6. Hope

False hopes were viruses. It would be inferior for Soundwave to succumb to them.

7. Drop

To Soundwave, a single drop of energon of a free mech was worth a thousand times more that a whole cube's worth of a slave. And for every drop of energon spilled, autobots should pay thousandfold.

8. World

They all loved their home world. But it deserved to be torn asunder.

9. Deep

Deep inside, Soundwave envied the ease at which Starscream could express himself.

10. High

When the stakes were sky-high, Megatron always sought to raise them even more. Soundwave admired that.

11. Fly

To fly, you must defy gravity. To fall, you just have to stop fighting.

12. Fall

The truth is, Soundwave had no idea what they would do when last of the autobots finally fall. With luck, they would not need to think of it for eons to come.

13. Shout

On the battle site, the blasts and shouts were deafening. On the command bridge they were just faint whisper.

14. Silence

Sometimes he felt his silence was a cloak that could protect him from anything.

15. Follow

"I will follow you to the Pits of Hell and back, if needed" - Soundwave vowed before the decepticon brand touched his metal. Megatron caught his gaze and gave him a slight nod. He knew the spy meant it.

16. Lead

When his cassettes were away for longer than anticipated, Soundwave found it hard to function: his Spark was heavy and even his fingers felt as though they were filled with lead.

17. Enemy

Sometimes killing your enemy is not enough. One slip of a wing - and you thirst for their suffering will remain unquenched forever.

18. Friend

If asked about friends, the first name Soundwave would come up with would be Shockwave's. The fact that your closest friend is a mech that denounced emotions tells a lot about you.

19. Life

Soundwave couldn't understand why human fretted so much over their lives. They were too short. Die now or in 50 solar cycles - did it really matter?

20. Death

If there was one thing all the mechs could agree upon - regardless of their faction, - it would be a hope that when their time comes, their death is swift and final.