If anybody, y/n knew a thing or two about abuse, much like starscream. Y/n merely glanced at Starscream while he trembled like the little coward he was known to be, y/n stood straight with his arms behind his back, his o/c optics glazed over, numb to the situation, he knew too well what megatron was going to do, it made his protoform stiff.

Magatron stomped over to starscream and got in his face, mere feet from y/n's position

Y/n looked ahead and stared at Soundwave who was near Megatron's throne. The same blank visor.

He could see what megatron was doing from the reflection in Soundwave's visor before he glanced away, starscream's yelp was enough.

The crash of metal on metal made y/n optic twitch slightly, it was a horrid sound on its own as starscream's metal scrapped against metal floor. Starscream's pleading words made y/n glance off to the side away from the two and over at a few vehicons in the room typing into their monitors.

After it was over y/n glanced back to meet Megatron's blazing stare, y/n simply blinked at him making him glare but turn away.

"Report."

"Aside from the fact that Starscream made us fail the mission we now have confirmation of the new autobot, he goes by the name 'Smokescreen'."

Megatron growled "Soundwave, do an immediate status report on him, i wish to know what he is capable of. You're dismissed."

Y/n stiffened a bit "my lord.."

Megatron turned back and looked at him

He cleared his vocals "The wrecker Wheeljack is back on earth, a vehicon trooper spotted him taking some energon from our cache in the eastern hemisphere."

Megatron glanced to the side "Is that all?"

"Yes."

"Dismissed."

Y/n turned and started to head out, glimpsing at Starscream who was limping down the hall, y/n grimaced a bit at him. One would think after so many beatings he'd be set straight, just like y/n.

Y/n went back to his berthroom and sighed as he removed his chassis plating, glancing in his small mirror to see the many scars surrounding his upper body in his protoform. Y/n grumbled softly before placing it back in place, he was still missing chips in his armor but he found it useless to try and touch it up.

Y/n remaines in his room for awhile until his door whooshed open, he looked up and seen Starscream walk in with a slight limp.

Y/n didn't say anything as he glanced down at the floor infront of him.

Starscream plopped himself on the berth beside him with a grunt

It was quiet until "you did nothing.."

Y/n scoffed and looked up at him "exactly what do you expect me to do? He is our leader and need i remind you the gladiator from the pits of kaon?" Y/n growled and stood up looking at him "incase you havent notice i've been broken down to be a good, loyal and obedient mech." He grumbled and glanced away

"And thats your problem, you look up to him more than you do your own mate." Starscream scowled

"Well maybe if you dont look so pathetic when you take your beating and maybe 'grow' a little i wouldnt look down at you." Y/n muttered eyeing him over

Starscream arched an optic ridge "need i remind you i'm still second in command.."

Y/n rolled his optics and casted his look off to the side

"You just need to listen to him." Y/n grumbled after a moment of audio piercing silence

"Y/n if we ganged up together we could take his throne, i would let it be known to them you will be treat with respect as like a jewel. No more hitting.." starscream stood up and grasped his face in both his servos making y/n look at him and frown

"You're a big mech y/n.. if you could just take one last shot we would come out on top.." he said leaning in close to him

"And risk becoming a rogue?" His face hardened "Starscream... You're setting an awfully high bar, one that is virtually impossible to meet if it's just us. We'd need more of the higher ranking officers to help overthrow him and they arent exactly in favor of you to be in the throne either." He grasped his servos pulling them away from his face "You have failed time and time again.. i cant take anymore of your crazy schemes. Someone always gets hurt."

"Y/n you know i'd never purposely put you in harms way.."

Y/n partically glared at him for that and scowled

"You know i love you, dont you?" Starscream intertwined their digits

Y/n hummed looking into his deep red optics "then why am i always getting hurt?"

"Because you care." He leaned in and stole a kiss from y/n's lip plates

Y/n sighed , it was a fact. He hated hearing and seeing Starscream get his beatings, even if he deserved it, no matter how ignorant he seemed..

Starscream let his digits slip through y/n's and slid up his arm looking at the chips and cracks in his armor

Y/n looked at him watching his bloody optics graze his form

"This will have to continue later i have to report for a shift in the mines.." y/n mumbled pulling his digits free from Starscream's.

Starscream sighed "Then i'll be waiting." He leaned in and snatched another kiss before watching y/n leave. Y/n glanced back before the door closed to see him plop on the berth but looked forward and walked on to the transporter to the mine.