My Little Boy
Story Eight
Similarities
Thrash In was a lot like his mother.
She was agile, tactful on the field, collective and was very insightful. Cliffjumper couldn't help but keep his optics on her as she carefully aimed her targets during practice... which usually came with a gentle waft on the head by Ratchet. Optimus kept on telling him to be extra cautious during target practice, the rest of the class shaking nervously in terror when they saw Cliffjumper and Thrash In together in class.
He could easily get lost into her golden optics. The moment they made eye contact, time would slow down, the world would slowly drift away... He was so lost whenever he was around her, though the tingle in his chassis was hard to ignore. It made him smile, light on his toes. Hopefully, he didn't make himself look like an idiot in front of her.
Their lives were both affected by the same person, and Thrash In was the one who had to be related to her.
Airachnid...
Though, through the chaos, she managed to overcome the trauma her mother gave her. The odds were hard, anyone would have drowned from facing what Thrash In had to deal with everyday. Instead of crumbling, she kept on walking, no matter how many times she fell. The reality of Airachnid as a mother would be beyond daunting, but Thrash In turned away from the path of her mother, and walked her own path. A path that wasn't Autobot, or Decepticon.
It was just Thrash In's.
Maybe that was the reason why he started to like her.
His father was a Decepticon. Her parents were both from that faction as well. Perhaps that was also something they had in common. Perhaps it helped him to understand her and himself. Perhaps it also told him he was a tad luckier than her.
If he told his mother how much Thrash In and her had in common, Arcee would probably literally blow a gasket.
Now if he could only convince her that he and Thrash In could be together…
A happy birthday to Sounddrive.
PAHTAYYY
xo hope it's a good one 8)