I think cannonicaly cybertronians cannot cry, they are physicaly unable to. So imagine tarn the first time he cries. Maybe it's because of something in the past, unalbe to cope with the stress of the hole situation or cause of an emotional overload. Reader would eighter keep a distance or cradel tarn to them
I ended up going a little silly with this one lmao
Tarn has been gone an unusually long time. Usually heās threatening to kill you or whatever, but somehow he made it off the table. You were afraid heād somehow gotten into the vents or disappeared somewhere else, you didnāt doubt his ability to actually harm you, but the faint sounds of sniffling lead you to a different conclusion.
In human culture, crying is typically seen as weak. While Tarn doesnāt exactly know this, he didnāt want you to see him leaking whatever was coming out of his eyes. His face felt hot and his nose was dripping, absolutely disgusting. He couldnāt control what was going on with his body, not even the noises that he was making.
You found him in a cabinet youād apparently left slightly ajar. His overall demeanor was still the angry ball of hate it usually was, but now he was more vulnerable than ever. You couldnāt coax him out. He was the one to start up a conversation.
He asked what was happening to him. You told him the truth. āTheyāre tearsā, you said, āhumans usually get them when theyāre really sad or really happy⦠and I donāt suppose youāre very happy.ā
āThis is disgraceful. Disgusting.ā
āYeah, well, itās natural.ā
āNot for me, not for a cybertronian!ā
āShut it, you insolent organic piece of slag!ā More tears poured from his face. You got the feeling this level of emotion wasnāt normal for him. āWhen I get back into my body, I swear to primus I will tear you limb from limb, and I will make it as painful as possible. I wonāt stop until this miserable planet is dust.ā He looked angry, but only for a second. His words hitched on sobs and cracked in pain. He tried his best to put on an intimidating persona, he did everything he could to scare you off, but he was too small. Too weak. You just stood there staring at him.
If he still had a spark, it would be aching. He felt his world shatter and with it the remainder of his composure. Tarn lost it. He cried. Hard.
No matter what he threatened you with, he still needed help. And when he was done crying thatās what you would offer him. Thatās all you could do, really. Maybe one day heād come around.