I Held You; But You Held My Spark
Fic Summary: Post-Bumblebee. Through poetry, Optimus Prime has finally found a way to process his emotions over what happened to Bumblebee between his frantic flight from Cybertron and reuniting with Optimus on Earth.
Main Tags: Post-Bumblebee movie, POV Optimus Prime towards Bumblebee, Family, Fatherly Optimus Prime, Light Angst, Poetry, Rhyming, Inspired by Music
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I Held You; But You Held My Spark
I held you when you first were forged,
A brilliant spark; this war-torn world
Was far too dark to hold your light
I feared, I did, that blackest night
Would snuff the beacon, newly warmed...
Thus, I vowed to keep you secure.
I held you when you learned to fight;
When your gun’s kick threw off your sights,
I kept you steady on your feet,
Directing you to boldly greet
The same courage a soldier arms
As readily as shot meets mark.
I held you when the others fell
And prayed you would escape such hell.
As more and more our ranks decreased,
I pleaded Primus for relief…
To protect..shield...and save you...for
My sake if I, too, joined the Well….
I held you when the end began…
Before you left, you felt my hand
Upon your shoulder, one last touch
To guide you homeward...insomuch….
I kept my vow that day, I knew…
For you escaped. Away, you flew.
I fought. I fought. I fought for you—
And trusted you were fighting, too.
I whispered hope into your spark
Should you be lost within the dark…
And in your absence, still I prayed.
Oh, Primus. Let there be a way.
I held on. Clinging. Desperately.
In time, Primus enabled me
To reunite with you once more.
I longed to hear that voice of yours.
But in my absence...you had changed.
The dark had torn your voice away.
I dared...to reach out, one more time.
I held you...and I let you cry.
In your silence, I heard a sound;
Seems I was crying too...I found.
My firm resolve was disavowed…
How could I not weep with you now?
I held you, but, you held me too.
And in that moment, clear and true
Resounded joy from deep inside
The core of me, its sleep denied!
Perhaps you felt this joy awake,
For then, a new sound you did make.
—Not the same voice that called my name
When you were lonely, sad, or shamed…
But something new, reborn...and yours.
We cried in gladness, then, assured.
Your light...still pushed aside the dark.
I held you...but you held my spark.
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Today had a dream where the mechs were like, I think at my school? Or some event in my town? But like, they weren't Jonathan Sims and Tim Ledsam etc playing their characters, they were literally the immortal murder pirates hanging out in my area. I remember there were, of course, Jonny and Tim, but also Brian, Marius and I think Ivy? I don't remember most of the details of what was happening, but there was an event where people would watch something, a play, movie, some sports, idk, all that's important is that mechs were also in the audience and I didn't even know until I sat at my place and realized the guys next to me are Tim and Jonny. And because it's a dream and unrealistically good things happen I said hi to them and we were sitting together talking for a while and Tim lent me a hair tie and I was very awkward, pretty much the same like I'd be in real life but they were both really cool and Tim would get low-key flirty with me so. That's nice. After the event whatever it actually was we all went our ways and as soon as I got away I started frantically texting everyone I know to tell them about all that
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