catch-all

[xwing]

CHARACTERS: luke skywalker
LOCATION: various locations
DATE: december
CONTENT: catch-all + open mistletoe prompt
WARNINGS: probable star wars trauma

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[flickerandfade]

With me?

[ It's still surprising to him that others want to spend time with him, even after the Lost Light. He expects most to fear him or hate him at best. He pushes himself upwards, leaving behind damp and melted snow from the heat of his frame. ]

Yes, I think we should.

[xwing]

Well.. who better to spend time with at a Cybertronian holiday than a Cybertronian? And I like you, why wouldn't I want to?

[ he's not excusing what megatron did in the past, but he's trying to be a better person now. it's like he said: he's working on himself. it can only help to be supportive of that.

he glances to the melted patch where megatron was sitting and has to stifle a smile behind a crook of his fingers. well.. good to know he runs hot, he guesses. bumping his other hand against the mech's larger one, he turns them toward the exit. ] Where were you headed before I talked you into kissing me?

[flickerandfade]

I will never understand why.

[ It's not like Megatron isn't aware of how charismatic he is and can be. He just doesn't know why anyone likes this version of him: sad, angry at a world that decided the revolution could not be and angrier at himself for failing. As Luke continues there's a pause, a faint catch as embarrassment hits him.

He most be slipping. He never would have let Rodimus talk him into doing something like giving him a kiss, even on the cheek. He takes a moment to recover his thoughts. ]

The infirmary. I've been reading up on organic medicine.

[xwing]

[ amusement touches his expression at the grumpy response and the embarrassment. should he tell megatron about his empathic abilities..? it feels disingenuous not to somehow, though at the same time, he doesn't want the mech to feel uncomfortable or as if he needs to control his emotional state around luke.

but he'll find out eventually, because luke doesn't hide his abilities. maybe earlier than later, then. ]

I'll walk there with you, then. It's really good of you to take something like that on. Organic bodies don't always make any sense. [ thankfully for megatron, at least, it seems like most of the organics here are human. ]

[flickerandfade]

No. They do not.

[ Megatron agrees with a grumble. ]

Your replacement limbs tend to massively inefficient compared to the originals for one thing. And you have internal organs that you don't need or know the purpose of. It's absurd.

[xwing]

[ he startles into a laugh at the complaints. megatron certainly has a point. ] I don't know, my prosthetic is pretty decent, I think. [ he lifts the gloved hand in question, spreading the fingers. ] Thank you again for helping with it.

[ his hand drops again, curling into a loose fist and tapping against his thigh. ]

.. I was thinking about it, and I feel I ought to tell you that part of my powers is that I'm empathic. [ he glances toward megatron from the corner of his eye, teeth digging into the inside of his cheek. ] I can shield myself to some degree so I don't get a lot of emotional noise, but.. I can't exactly turn it off.

[flickerandfade]

It's the best replacement I've yet seen from an organic, I'll grant you that--

[ Megatron's stride pauses as he processes the information. There's a long silence and then a slight smile tugs at his lips. ]

One of my dearest friends and comrades from the war was an empath. I should have listened to him more, but... ah well. Looking back on what I could have or should have done is foolish.

[ His head dips slightly. ]

Thank you for letting me know. I would not want to cause you undue distress.

[xwing]

[ luke pauses when megatron does, turning to fully look up at him. the smile is reassuring, as is the mention of a friend of his. it sounds like he has fond memories of him, and it's good to know he has experience with empathy.

but then when he says he wouldn't want to cause luke distress, the human makes an exasperated noise, planting a fist on his hip. ]

I told you because I wanted you to know, because I don't want to invade your privacy. Not because I'm afraid to sense what you're feeling. [ he blows a few strands of hair out of his eyes, then shifts to start moving again. ] What was he like? Your empath friend.

[flickerandfade]

Devoted to the cause. Idealistic. He had faith in our goals even when I had lost sight of them. He was not a violent person by nature, but took up the gun when we felt it was necessary. Intelligent and insightful in a way that I miss. I failed him, in the end.

[ Just like he failed so many others... ]