#optimus primexreader

Optimus had only met you a week ago, but the poor old mer had already fallen in love so fast and so hard.

Well… "met" may not be the right word, as he hasn't actually introduced himself yet. In all honesty you don't even know he exists. Not yet anyway.

Optimus Prime never paid too much mind to your size, even if you were bigger than him, because Bulkhead's a pretty big bot too. Even Ultra Magnus is rather tall, and so are the jettwins. But right now, in this moment, he understood perfectly why you're taller than most of the team.

He knew deep down that something was gonna go wrong today, he just never imagined that it'd be Lugnut going on a rampage through the city and managing to overpower both of you, especially since you're pretty strong, probably the strongest on the team next to Bulkhead, so you can imagine the horror that flashed across his when he saw Lugnut pick you up by the leg and swing you right into a building before grappling your face with his clawed servo.

Thankfully Optimus managed to knock him back when he rammed into him, but unfortunately for you Lugnut hadn't let go of your mask, so it ended up getting torn off, leaving a few nasty scratches on your face.

"Optimus!" you shouted, "Are you ok?" a look of worry plastered on your face before you sneered in Lugnut's direction

"Yeah I am, what abou-" He paused upon noticing you, this is the first time he's seen you without that mask… the first time he's seen your fangs. Fangs like the kind some Decepticons have.

You realize a little too late that your mouth is exposed, but you scramble to cover it with your servos anyway. It doesn't matter now though, he's already seen your fangs, and you don't doubt that he's going to have questions.

He must have noticed the worry and guilt in your optics because he turned his helm from you, "We'll talk about this later. Right now we need to stop Lugnut." he said in his usual heroic tone, but you could tell there was something else there, something that felt like anger to you.

"Right." You agree, standing up and brushing the rubble away. 

-

"Why did you hide this?" Optimus questions you in the privacy of your shared habsuite. 

Thankfully after you two defeated Lugnut he got your mask back for you and didn't bring it up to the other's once you got back to the base. But now? Now he's leaning over the table with his brows furrowed and a frown on his face. You feel like you're being interrogated by a cop that's gonna throw out all evidence and toss you in jail no matter what you say.

"I… I don't know." You lie.

"What do you mean you don't know?! You're a- were a Decepticon right?"

"In the past." 

"How do I know you won't go back? Or that you're not a spy? We already had one Autobot end up being a spy, how do I know you haven't been one this entire time too?!"

"I'm not. I left the Decepticons long ago because I didn't completely agree with what the movement became. I just… I thought if you knew… you wouldn't want me around." You say, telling him the truth this time.

"How can I be sure though? How can I be sure I'm not putting my team- my friends- in danger with you around?"

You make a grab for his servo, holding it gently between yours, "Optimus please, just look into my optics for the truth, I never meant to hurt you by keeping this from you, it was so… it was so you wouldn't hurt me."

A look of shock crosses Optimus' face as he does look you in the optics and sees the worry, fear, and regret in them.

"I know the Autobots don't necessarily take kindly to those who were Decepticons even after we defect. I was scared I'd be locked away forever, or worse. I never meant for anything like this, I swear. And I swear I'd never hurt you or this team. I love you Optimus, and I love this team, it's the closest thing I've ever had to real friends, and I'd do anything for every one of you."

Optimus' expression softens at the sincerity in your optics, he can tell in his spark that you're telling the truth, "Alright," he says, taking a deep sigh, "I believe you. But I think maybe we should tell the team too, just in case another accident like today happens, that way there are no surprises. You don't have to go into detail about your past if you don't want to, but I think it's important that everyone here knows."

Optimus was only semi-relieved that the war was over. He's been fighting for so long that he doesn't know how to do much of anything else anymore. And on top of that there's so much paperwork now, day after day it's just datapads of work to be filled out. He just sighs and sits down, ready to fill out more paperwork, same as yesterday.

It was well into Spring, the flowers were blooming, bees were coming out and buzzing around, the sun shined down through the vibrant green trees, the perfect day for a little hike in the woods. You can't remember the last time you got to wander around the forest, despite living so close to it, and you were quite excited to take a stroll through it and take pictures of the wild life there. You made sure your mini-backpack had everything you needed, cell phone and ID in case you got lost or had an emergency, a camera to take pictures with, your water bottle, and some crackers and fruity granola bars in case you needed a snack. You also made sure to slip some pepper spray into your pocket, just in case.

Optimus Prime

Optimus loves your spontaneous kisses! He prefers them in private but he doesn't mind when you give him kisses in public too.

His favorite places to get kisses is on lips, cheek, and the top of his helm.

The only time he'd actually protest to a kiss is if it's in front of a Decepticon.

He does get a little embarrassed when you kiss him in front of his superiors and teammates too.

Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus

He prefers if you keep the kisses private. If you kiss him in public he scowls (not because he doesn't like the affection he just thinks it's unprofessional).

He likes being kissed on his cheeks, his nose, and his servos the most.

He has rules for kissing him (mostly just don't kiss him in front of the crew, especially Rodimus, Megatron, or Whirl) and if you ignore them to kiss him he'll put you in a "time out".

If you give him surprise kisses in private though he becomes a blushing mess, sometimes covering his face with his servos in embarrassment.

Rodimus

He LOVES your surprise kisses and will often give you some in return later in the day.

His favorite places to be kissed are his lips, neck, and chest.

He is cool with private or public kisses, and sometimes they turn into full on make out sessions (even in public).

Optimus Prime

He’s actually kind of excited once he thinks you may like him back.

He’s also scared as hell too! He’s never been with a human before what if he messes up?! What if you like him but don’t actually want to be with him?!

He wants to ask you about it but he also doesn’t want to embarrass you so he’ll wait a bit longer.

He overhears you talking to yourself. He doesn’t mean to eavesdrop but when he hears his name he lingers a bit longer, when you mention having a crush on him his spark flutters and his cheeks glow.

He decides to wait until later that night to tell you he overheard you and confesses that he feels the same way.

Ratchet

He first starts suspecting you have a crush on him when you hang around him more and laugh at a few things he says.

He pushes those thoughts down though, with “Ah of course not” and “I’m too old” and “I’m not attractive enough for younger folks to chase after me”.

When he overhears you trying to practice a confession a faint smile crosses his face as his spark chamber warms up.

He won’t tell you he heard you and he’ll let you decide whether or not you actually want to make an actual confession to him.

If you tell him he’ll try to act like it isn’t a big deal but you can see his cheeks glowing as he tells you that it is kind of nice that someone would actually take interest in an old bot like him and that he’s maybe taken an interest in you too.

Prowl

Prowl actually suspects pretty quickly that you may have feelings for him.

He will not bring it up of course, he knows that if you do like him you will tell him on your own time.

He overhears you talking to yourself and stealthy listens outside the door when he hears his own name mentioned, and smiles when hears your confession.

He will patiently wait for you to come to him with your real confession.

You’ve had a crush on Optimus for a while now. You were going to tell him eventually, you just had to muster up the courage to do so.

Then it happened.

You and Optimus were in the forest trying to avoid Blackarachnia when you two got separated. You eventually stumbled upon Optimus backed against a tree holding onto Blackarachnia wrists.

You heard them talking about their past. You learned they used to be friends…maybe even more. The way they talked to each other… it sounded like Optimus still has feelings for her.

That was a week ago. Optimus hasn’t brought up Blackarachnia. You’re not sure if you should either. You’re also not sure if you should bother telling Optimus you like him now.

It didn’t help that you wrote Optimus a love letter last week either. You wrote down your feelings for him on a piece of paper and stuck it in a pink envelope with heart stickers and Optimus’ name on it. You usually keep the envelope with you in your backpack and you do plan on throwing it away eventually since you can’t give it to him now.

You ended up going home early today. Once home you plop down on your bed a lay there for a few moments before reaching for your backpack.You rummage around looking for the letter and your heart nearly stops when you can’t find it. You end up taking everything out and even turning the bag upside down and shaking it, but still no letter.

You grab your apartment key and rush out the door to go back to the Autobot base. You hope you lost it on the street somewhere or the wind blew it into the water and destroyed it.

You eventually reach the base and rush in only to stop dead in your tracks as you look on in wide eyed horror at Optimus holding an opened pink envelope in one servo and the letter in the other, he has it lifted to his face reading it.

You start to turn around to leave when he notices you in the doorway.

“Y/n? Did you write this?”

You stop, “I uhhhh… I umm,” you put your hand over your face, “Yes.” you let out in an almost whisper.

Optimus walks over to you and kneels down, “I had no idea you felt this way. Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

You tilt your head down, hands still on your face, “Because you like Blackarachnia. How could I ever compete with someone like her?”

Optimus’ cheeks glow pink and he scratches the back of his head, “Well yeah… I did… I do. I think? I know I definitely miss Elita. But I… I like you too, y/n.”

You remove your hands and turn your head to look at him over your shoulder. Optimus notices your eyes and red and watery.

“I’m sorry I didn’t meant to upset you!” His tone is worried as he waves his hands in front of himself, “Here,” he hands you the letter and envelope back, “I guess I wasn’t supposed to read this after all, sorry.”

You turn around and take them, fold them, and shove them in your pocket. The room is quiet, you stare at the floor and Optimus keeps his optics on you.

“You don’t need to compete.” Optimus finally breaks the silence.

You snap your attention up to his face, “What?”

“You said ‘how can I compete with her’…you don’t need to. I like you the way you are, and while I do still care for her, Blackarachnia is not the bot she used to be.” Optimus stares down at you with soft optics and glowing cheeks.

He ushers you in for a hug and you step forward into his arms.

“Any chance I had with Elita… it’s gone…I don’t want that to happen with you too.” He says holding you close to his chassis. He can feel tears form against him.

“I should have told you sooner.” You choke out with tears falling down your face, “I love you.”