When Silence Is Loudest chapter 21
The memories ended and Megatron found himself in the busy yet mental version of Iacon once again.
He searched for more memory cubes. He was glad that he could just walk through the crowds. It saved a lot of time then having to maneuver around Cybertronians.
He wondered what memory Soundwave was doing.
Probably at the Halls of Records. His Third In Command has always been happiest surrounded by knowledge.
And there was that fond smile again.
He has been fondly smiling an awful lot. It was somewhat disturbing. And his Soundwave has admitted to him once that other beings found his smile 'creepy' (big words coming from him) although he loved said smile.
That was exactly what he was hoping for. The part that beings finding his smile intimidating, not the part that Soundwave was fond of his smile.
The cubes were on the ground of course.
He tripped on them. Again. At least he didn't land right on his face like before.
Not that it has happened!
The cube felt like boredom, sentimental feelings, and worry.
He grabbed the cube.
Just floating around in space was very extremely boring.
Soundwave looked like he was about to go into one of those medically impossible boredom induced comas.
The workload he garnered due to this made Megatron stagger in surprise.
Why in the name of Primus and Unicron did he ever think Soundwave was intelligent?!
Past Megatron was thinking of ways to declare his feelings for Soundwave.
It was somewhat odd how…permanent they have become in each other's lives. How reliable they are to each other.
Before this he didn't know just what he's done for his TIC. How much Soundwave actually depended on him. He's always known how much he and his Cause depends on Soundwave. He always saw his communication officer as so powerful and deadly and untouchable. But to know Soundwave had placed all his faith and loyalty in him?
Soundwave believed in him.
The scene's colors swirled and rearranged themselves.
In Soundwave's boredom the memories seemed to blur together.
The first exciting thing that happened after the Exodus from Cybertron is when past Megatron approached Soundwave with a list.
Not any list. Not even a work-related list.
A list of reasons why it would be mutually beneficial for them to enter a romantic relationship.
Megatron would later confess that he thought Soundwave wouldn't even consider a relationship with him unless he had decent and solid reasons why it would be a good idea.
The past version of him was trying to hide his nervousness. Soundwave didn't think to point it out. The TIC tried to hide his laughter. Megatron probably wouldn't take it well.
"I accept."
Megatron simply rose an eyebrow at the sound of Soundwave's voice but his expression quickly turned into a smile.
And the communication officer was smiling too.
The version of Megatron that was watching tried his hardest not to smile, he's been doing far too much of that already, but failed.
He'll berate himself on the smiling and sentimental feelings later.
The colors blurred once again.
Since the nature of their relationship has changed they started learning about each other in a more intimate way.
Soundwave wasn't quite as bored as before.
Except for memories of them together or of just him or Laserbeak the rest was in a sort of blur of work, recharge (occasionally), and refueling (also occasionally).
They came across all sorts of planets. Only some sporting energon.
Past Megatron deciding to go on a solo mission. Soundwave trying to talk him out of it. The tyrant making a promise. And then leaving.
The communication officer trying to keep whatever meager sanity that as left on the Warship and trying to keep the Cause alive in his Lord's absence.
Then they came across an…interesting planet.