#underworldsarcade ; megatron

[sunoflegend]

YOU ALREADY RUINED IT YOURSELF CENTURIES AGO, YOU DON'T NEED ME TO DO THAT! I'D BE DOING YOU A FAVOR BY TAKING YOUR PLACE!

IF I DIE , IT WILL NOT BE BY YOUR HANDS , AND YOU WILL HAVE BEEN LONG GONE. I WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE SATISFACTION OF RUINING WHAT I HAVE SPENT SO LONG BUILDING.

[sunoflegend]

She'd made it clear as she possibly could, in whatever way was at her disposal. She continued to do so even when it was already abundantly obvious. She wasn't stupid enough to believe his guard was ever truly down, but she had beliefs that she could triumph despite that. The element of surprise would always elude her, but she didn't need it - she was resourceful enough to find victory in other ways. It didn't matter how many failed attempts there was, she just needed one to work to snatch this cause from under him and return the Decepticons to their former glory. That was a goal she could never abandon, no matter how steep the cost grew.

It was almost worse when it was like this, reminiscent of a steep climb before nosediving into a fiery descent. It was the building dread that built in her spark, knowing at any moment he could snap. She couldn't just fold however - no, she couldn't let him think he'd snuffed her resolve. And so there's a scoff in reply to his threats.

"That's because I still have some common courtesy left - you should try it. I'm sure plenty of them think they want my job, but I doubt they'd want to keep it after having to put up with you as long as I do. I'd hardly call it anything to be grateful for - that, or the shoddy state of anything else here."

The meeting was uneventful ( which , as far as Decepticon command meetings go , means that there were only ten shouting matches rather than their usual twenty five ) so he had a feeling that Starscream was going to pull something like this. Try to catch him while his guard is down - or , at least , when she thinks it’s down. Megatron is aware of how she feels about him and his leadership. Painfully so. When she isn’t constantly lashing out or questioning his judgement , it’s this. Subtle jabs , threats that mean nothing in the long run. If Optimus Prime has yet to put his spark out , then she certainly won’t. And trying to get into his head using his same tactics ? Without even trying to hide just how obvious it is ? It just shows him truly how pathetic she is. She can’t even threaten him in a way that matters.

❛ Now , Starscream , ❜ His voice is void of emotion , mellow and monotonous. Not the burning , fiery rage that she knows well ─ although the glow in his optics shows that it’s not too far behind. ❛ You know just as well as I do that only one of us is true to our word. If I told you I was going to kill you , it wouldn’t be a warning. ❜

His gaze flicks down to her shoulders , more tense now than they were before the meeting’s end. A surefire tell that she isn’t nearly as confident about this than she lets on. ❛ You’re lucky I even keep you around at this point. You do know how many Bots would die ─ kill , even ─ to be in your position ? You should be grateful that you even have a mouth to make threats with. ❜

[sunoflegend]

GOOD! THEN WHEN YOU BLOW UP, YOU CAN JUST BLAME YOURSELF BECAUSE I ALREADY TOLD YOU. AND I'LL LAUGH.

maybe I will.

[sunoflegend]

It's a routine that's been ongoing since almost as long as she's been with the Decepticons. The two of them can hardly be in the same room without thinking of how to destroy the other, and it's exemplified when it's only the two of them. The prior meeting among the command chain had since ended, but she felt the small lapse in threats should be quickly remedied. Her optics bore holes into the back of his helm, as if wishing that looks really could kill.

"I thought it was only fair to give you a warning - not that it would help you. Warning or not, one day you'll get sloppy, and you'll die at my hands for it."

The truth is that she wants to get in his head the same way he does with her, strike a similar chord of paranoia and fear with as few words as he does. She steels herself against his gaze, intensifying her glare as she meets his eyes and keeping her confident composure, even if it's apparent just how much more stiff it'd become.

@sunoflegend inserted ;

❛ I'll kill you. ❜ to megan my no good horrible very bad "friend" megan

Starscream’s words are initially met with nothing more than a light scoff. He doesn’t even look in her direction , he doesn’t have to. He can perfectly imagine the look on her face ── anger , but with that same self - righteous smirk that quickly fades the moment he raises a hand towards her. It’s practically routine to him , and so is his response.

❛ Many have tried , and many have failed. ❜ There’s a small pause , and he slowly turns to face her. ❛ You have tried and failed , and yet you still stand here , alive. What makes you think this time will be different ? Or , was that just one of the empty threats you make when you have nothing useful to say ? ❜

[sunoflegend]

.. I just think you should know I've set an invisible tripwire between us that Will set your half of the room to explode if you walk closer

[sunoflegend]

DESPERATE? GO AHEAD AND EXPLODE, SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT THEN.

Oh , that’s a pity. I remember when your desperate attempts to scare me used to be believable.

[sunoflegend]

YOU CAN KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT IF IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL ANY BETTER - THEY WOULD, AND THEY WILL ONCE I CAN GET YOU OUT OF MY WAY!

[ TRYING SO, SO HARD TO CRUSH HIS HEAD ]

YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A MOCKERY OF WHAT THE DECEPTICONS STAND FOR. NOBODY WOULD LISTEN TO YOU EVEN IF YOU DID ATTEMPT TO LEAD.