You chuckled at the Prime in your arms. You slowed your walk to a stop in front of his dorm.

"Aaaannnnd..." you placed him down, "My winnings have been claimed." You chuckled at him

He grumbled at you not meeting your optics. You giggled.

"You're my, what humans call, bride!" You laughed

He blushed harder and looks away, "The bride is generally the femme.." he muttered

You snorted, "That doesn't matter. You could be gay for all I know." You chuckled causing him to look at you

"I'm not gay."

"You only have a sparkmate. That's not solid proof."

"A FEMME mate."

"So I could be the exception."

"I'm not gay."

"You like spike don't you~"

"I am NOT gay!"

"You dirty spike sucker.~"

"STOP!"

"So gay~"

"I MEAN IT!"

"Gay bot~"

"STOP!"

"Gay~"

"THATS IT!"

Before you could say anything he pressed his dermas against yours effectively silencing you. Your optics fluttered offlined as you pressed back into those luxurious dermas of his. You slipped an arm over his shoulder plates the other inching up his neck to cup and stroke is jaw.

You felt his servos trace down to your waist. You caressed his cheek as he slowly pulled away. You opened your optics with a smile.

"Still think I'm gay?" He asked softly pulling you closer

"Yeah." You spoke with a cheeky grin

His face lowered, "Anyway I can convince you that I'm not?"

You smirked, "I can think of several.~" you tantalized biting gently at your derma

He immediately flushed and you heard the distinct sound of his vents stuttering. His red tinted audio fins were tilted down in embarrassment. You chuckled and kiss his chin.

"You can prove it later if you want." You spoke with a smile

"Y-yeah.." he murmured by your audio, "I should make sure Bumblebee is doing what I asked."

You chuckled, "He's probably playing games again." You spoke nuzzling under his chin, "But let me cuddle my Prime a little longer.." you murmured softly

He chuckled pulling you closer, "Im sure that can be arranged."

You purred softly both sets of wings twitching, "Good. Cause he's warm." You nuzzled closer, "Nice and warm."

He released a chuckle that sent his whole lovely red chassis rumbling. You smiled softly at the vibration pressing close to it. Gently you carved a small unnoticeable heart in the corner of his window plate.

Your processor couldn't help but wonder into forbidden territory.  Territory that has hurt you so much before. So much that even now you struggle to trust any lover you have with it.  Including Optimus. All it was was a single time, a single time you had let a bot in while you were a decepticon.

He betrayed you leaving your spark cracked and more battered than it was before. You didn't want to face that pain again, but it's what your spark yearned for. This is ridiculous! Spark needing to fill a void that's been empty for too long.

You hummed in surprise when you felt a servo cup your jaw and chin. You looked to meet the primes optics. He looked at you concerned.

"Yes love?" You asked quietly

"You're crying..." he spoke stroking your cheek more

You blinked and realized your cheek plates felt damp and warm.

"I-I um..." he gently shushed you

"You don't need to explain yourself. You can if you want to, but I'm not gonna force you

You placed your servo over the one holding your helm and nuzzled into it kissing his palm. He smiled gently at you thumb gently stroking between your optics.

You couldn't help but sadly smile. This is what makes this love with him different. He doesn't care about anything, yet he cares about everything. It was a confusing twisted path, but you've walked it all of your onlining.

You used to walk it with your brother, but now without him, you found someone who actually cares whether your online and just wants you there to be a bodyguard. Optimus may not be the best navigator, but he was there. And you were happy about that.

You pulled yourself closer to his embrace calmer now. Though feelings and broken memories still plagued you and it's still a struggle at least you found someone who actually loves you. Who actually cares. You actually a broken and scarred creature like you.

... It was nice to feel that. You didn't want it to leave.