I'm naturally a giver. If I got it, I got you. Just don't make me feel used.

⠀ ( RUBEN IS STILL AWAKE & staring at kitt from between the banister railing upstairs. ) ⠀

⠀ i don’t thinkkkkk.. ⠀

⠀ unless he goes home with megaempress first. ⠀

⠀ again? damn.. ⠀ ( what’s their boy getting into when they’re not around??! ) ⠀ so you’re okay? you didn’t engage? ⠀

⠀ weird tail.. weird tail.. ⠀ ( he reiterates, attempting to visualize it. what’s she look like again? ) ⠀ holding karr? well then where’s kitt? ⠀

⠀ i * was. what happened, babe. ⠀ ( tell him now that he’s been jumpstarted awake, rubbing his optics while ruben warily peeks out from their closet. ) ⠀

⠀ ( OKAYYY, SWINDLE! making a mad dash to cover & close his headlights. ruben took off somewhere. ) ⠀ WHAT—⠀ * 💧⁉️ ⠀

⠀ ( napping with ruben while everyone is gone. peace. ) ⠀

⠀ alrighty then. take it easy out there. ⠀

⠀ but we’re NOT. so it’s cool! ⠀

⠀ missin’ out on a world of flavors. ⠀

⠀ you don’t have a fim chip? with that engaged you can taste highgrade but you won’t feel the effects. if that’s what you’re worried about. ⠀

⠀ would you ever consider trying a drink? ⠀ ( ruben, you cannot go with swindle. holding the bird. ) ⠀

⠀ right.. ⠀ ( kissy, kissy! scratching gently at the back of swindle’s helm. ) ⠀ i’ll be here. be careful out there. it’s rainy today. ⠀

⠀ i know what i need but it can’t be gotten from the store. ⠀ ( purring, servos sliding up swindle’s chassis & rested on his shoulders. ) ⠀ can’t think of anything else. ⠀

⠀ we’ll take it. ⠀ ( kisses on his lips. he better be nice to that BIRD. ruben is trying to nip. ) ⠀

⠀ ( honk! ) ⠀ really? sooner than i thought. gotta meet with ‘em sometime or? ⠀

⠀ ( touching on the birds legs, feet, & wings, anywhere that could cause him discomfort. ruben simply stands & tilts his head. isn’t it swindle’s job to mess with his legs? ) ⠀ i think he’s good! ⠀

⠀ pained..? ruben, c’mere. ⠀ ( pats his thigh. the bird gets up & sprints over & into his lap immediately. checking him over. ) ⠀

⠀ happy honks. ⠀ ( saunters in & seats himself on the couch. ) ⠀

⠀ ( honk honk honk honk! feathers puffed. ) ⠀

⠀ ( crawls on his lap. ) ⠀

⠀ ( trying to climb on him. ) ⠀

⠀ ( small chirps & honks are muffled against swindle, feet folded politely underneath himself. nibbling again. ) ⠀

⠀ ( just go about it nicely & he won’t yell. ) ⠀

⠀ ( ruben is laying RIGHT on top of swindle this morning demanding attention. nibble. ) ⠀

⠀ ( HONK! that’d be a no. ) ⠀

⠀ you don’t. glad we’ve cleared that up. ⠀ ( he kisses along his face for a moment before deciding to slither around & get situated within his lap, arms balanced over his shoulders. ) ⠀ that wasn’t so bad. ⠀

⠀ ( ruben is rubbing his head on kitt’s knee! ) ⠀ let me have this.. ⠀ ( kisses on the spot he was toying with prior, grip squeezing him. ) ⠀

⠀ what! kitt doesn’t lie. ⠀ ( curls a digit around one of swindle’s wires, tugging. ) ⠀ it’s alright to lose sometimes～ ⠀

⠀ ( clung like a sloth, chin plopped down onto his shoulder mounted tire. ) ⠀ i know you were listening. so you already know. ⠀ ( biting on. ) ⠀

⠀ ( NO. POUNCES ONTO HIS BACK & CLINGS. ) ⠀

⠀ ( COME HEREEEE POOKIE WOOKIEEE! ⠀ * 🏃😻 ⠀ YOU’RE NOT FASTER THAN HIM. ) ⠀

⠀ uhh— whether you’d order regular energon again or not! hey, i’ll catch up with you later, yeah? ⠀ ( finger guns, slowly backtracking. OHHHH SWINDLEEEE! he’s going to touches you. ) ⠀

⠀ ahhhh, i noticed she had taken an interest in sitting with you so i figured i’d ask about it. plus, i just won a bet. ⠀

⠀ would you wanna see her again? ⠀ ( smileeeee! ) ⠀

⠀ …you * didn’t want to sit with her? ⠀ ( there are mecha out there who would’ve KILLED to be in kitt’s position. ) ⠀

⠀ she’s nothing compared to megatron whenever he started out. if she intended on using you, she would’ve done so last night. but she didn’t. that’s what’s really crazy. did you scare her off? ⠀

⠀ she’s a leader, but not of the world or anything. her followers refer to her as their ‘empress,’ and she was made from megatron. literally. she was made using his spare parts, and has some ability to make any mech do as she pleases. crazy. ⠀

⠀ i know of her. i mean, what i should say is i know enough about her to understand her tendencies. she sat with you for a long while, yeah? guessing you fully introduced yourself? ⠀

⠀ tell me about last night! no cuts. ⠀ ( leaned up in the doorway. ) ⠀

⠀ KITTTTTTT?? ⠀ * 📢‼️ ⠀

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝓝𝐎 ⠀ MALE ⠀ 𝖢𝖠𝖭 ⠀ 𝓡𝑬𝓢𝙄𝙎𝙏 𝑀͟𝒴͟ 𝙲𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙼, ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝖭𝖮𝖳 ⠀ 𝖤𝖵𝖤𝖭 ⠀ 𝒴𝒪𝓤. ༝༚༝༚ও ⠀

⠀ i believe fumbling would mean she didn’t wish to see him again. we’ll just have to see what he has to say about it. there’s probably stuff we’re missing. hard to judge from here. ⠀ ( arms crossed. ) ⠀

⠀ ( muses his chin. let’s put our thinking caps on. ) ⠀ you think so? he doesn’t stay out late. either he realized the time and told her about his preferred curfew or she asked him to tag along and he politely declined. that’s what i think. ⠀

⠀ ( sure. ⠀ * 😇 ) ⠀

⠀ ( ENOUGH!! ) ⠀

⠀ ( WAIT UNTIL THEY GET HOME BEFORE YOU JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. ) ⠀

⠀ ( there’s no explanation for what’ll get him going next. forcing his attention away. ) ⠀