Soundwave came out of recharge late in the night to a wing smacking into his face. He narrowed his optics and carefully moved it, sitting up some to stare down at Ratbat.
This, he couldn't get used to.
Ratbat almost always wiggled his way into Cascade's arms. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem. Rumble or Frenzy often slept between them, but they didn't squirm in their recharge. They got comfortable, fell into recharge, and hardly moved until morning.
Ratbat? Ratbat moved a lot. Cascade often shifted in her recharge, but not to this extent.
It was becoming increasingly common for Ratbat to force him out of recharge with a sharp claw against his bare face or a wing thumping against his mask. At first, he simply moved the offending wing aside or turned his helm away. That was several nights ago, now he was simply irritated with the winged minicon.
Rumble and Frenzy had also been getting irritated with Ratbat. Since Ratbat liked to stretch out, Cascade was pushed closer to the wall to give his wings space to stretch out. Only one of them comfortably fit between her wings (which had been forced to angle downwards to avoid crunching against the wall) and they'd decided to return to their own suite to avoid fighting over cuddling with her.
Soundwave checked his internal chronometer and bit back a groan at the hour. If he didn't go back into recharge soon, he wouldn't function adequately at work.
He eyed Ratbat a bit longer and slowly laid back down, turning to lay on his side and face away from him. Cascade continued to allow Ratbat into their berth and Soundwave missed holding her close. Even when one of the twins laid between them, she was still close enough to keep a servo on her or holding her own servo.
Hopefully, Ratbat would settle into his own nest in the next few cycles. If not, he would speak to Cascade about it. They would work this out.