Dissonance
By SMYGO4EVA
She can't cry. She won't.
Arcee left the Autobot Base the same way she returned. Optics narrowed, head held high and chin lifted. Back straight and strong. Determined. She couldn't tell that her eyes were red, just that they burn at that very moment, but she ordered those same tears to stay back, hold back, and be still as she locked them away with an iron will.
She won't give the cons this. She won't give them the satisfaction. She won't fall to the ground and cry over the absence of Optimus. She won't go crawling to them and beg them to give him back.
They wouldn't care to deal with her, or the other bots with matters like feelings or mercy – they were monsters and that was it.
She will get him back, their leader, their comrade, their friend.
Her friend.
Her leader.
Her only other constant left in her existence.
Dissonance erupted the moment Optimus reverted back to Orion, and left with Megatron.
And she no longer will hold back.
Will you try…
Will you try…
Try to save me?