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🎀 - A dream that left them feeling happy

💤 Peek into my Character's Dreams 💤

Katana watched the waves wash closer and pull back, again and again. It was cold, and sky above the sea was gray with clouds.

She could hear someone's steps against the soft sand approach from behind her. She didn't turn her helm, but she knew who it was. The steps stopped next to her, and something warm touched her servo. Their digits intertwined, and as the warmth crept up her arm and spread inside her, the clouds parted just enough to let rays of sunshine dance on waves.

She squeezed tighter. She wished she would never have to let go.

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💤 Peek into my Character's Dreams 💤

💭 - An ordinary dream

🎀 - A dream that left them feeling happy

☔ - A dream that left them feeling upset

🌈 - A dream from their childhood

🗯️ - An ordinary nightmare

🐛 - An intense nightmare that made them wake up in a cold sweat

⚰️ - A dream/nightmare that featured someone no longer in their life

🌡️ - A fever dream

📿 - A dream your character believes is prophetic

👁️‍🗨️ - A lucid dream

🛏️ - A dream that made your character want to go back to sleep so they could continue the dream

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Katana was all audials. She was intrigued by the story, and she held great respect for Prime who wasn't only brave, but also interacted with the native species of Earth with an ease she herself didn't possess.

When Optimus described her relationship with Lorena, the femme's thoughts drifted to the three children in the base for a moment. He wasn't the only one who was comfortable with humans around - all of Team Prime had accepted the three humans, who had made this place their second home. Katana wasn't jealous per se, but... sometimes she wished she could feel that she belonged the same way they probably did.

She shaked her helm lightly. Ridiculous thoughts, she scolded herself silently, and with that, turned her focus back to Prime.

"She's fortunate to have you in her life," Katana replied quietly. She placed her servo carefully over Lorena's, careful not to wake her up. "You and everyone else here. She's clearly deeply cared for."

‘Thankfully she had some sense to start running which bought some time. They toyed with her as they made their way to her while I tried to quickly dispatch my current opponents. I hurriedly followed after them & by the time I caught up they were searching for her as she had hidden. One of them noticed me & open fired on me while the other continued to search. After I offlined the battle buddy, I heard a scream & saw that the remaining decepticon was reaching down. I moved so fast that I found myself piercing his chest while ramming into him into the ground. When I sit up & look where she was…her whimper & terrified form made my spark ache. Immediately made myself non-threatening & softly spoke to her while slowly inching closer. Once she trusted me I took her here to see Ratchet. I brought her home.’ Lightly strokes Lorena’s helm, ‘She is a true friend & the closet thing to a daughter,’ he states proudly.

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Katana listened him talk, her expression focused and ears perked. While the femme herself had complex feelings about believing in such things as 'fate', she could see why Optimus describe the event with such a word. From what she'd seen, humans were usually scared and helpless in the face of any danger, let alone an encounter with a species from outer space.

"What happened then? Did they attack her?" she asked, waiting for Optimus to continue.

‘Not at all,’ he couldn’t help but smile at the memory, ‘At first I thought that it was an accident, but I have realized that it was fate that brought her to us. I was on patrol when a couple of Vehicons spotted & followed me for a short time before trying to run me off the road. One of them sideswiped & made her vehicle veer off & crash. That’s also when I had to break cover & quickly deal with them before anyone else got hurt. You can imagine my surprise when she started throwing rocks & cursing them out. Which got two of their - including the perpetrator’s - attention & made the situation…a bit more challenging.’

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{{ Please reblog this if you’re a mun who’s open for angst plotting. Death, pain, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, illness, misery, fighting, screaming, tears, hate, disgust, trauma, graphic gore, etc; I’m in need of threads. Thank you. }}

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Heatwave’s sliding his favorite girl a bag full of her favorite treats.

Katana had watched humans walking around in costumes with mild curiosity. She wasn't very familiar with "Halloween" or "trick-or-treating" and didn't expect anything...

...so she was surprised when Heatwave suddenly gave her a bag of treats. A look inside revealed them to be mild and slightly sour, exactly the kind Katana liked.

Katana thanked Heatwave and, not having prepared anything for him in return since she didn't really know anything about this holiday, she offered to share the sweets with him. Somehow they tasted especially good when they enjoyed them together.

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For a while, Katana didn't say anything. She looked at Heatwave with a blank expression, her processor slowly registering what he'd just said.

Suddenly the femme stood up and backed away, as if she'd just realized that she was too close to something hot.

"No." She shook her helm slowly, and tears started to well up in her optics. "I'm sorry, I... I shouldn't have let this happen."

Katana knew she should've been happy: Heatwave felt the same way she did. But somewhere within her spark, an old fear - a deep-rooted pain from the past - raised its head.

"You do not want to love me." Katana tried to sound cold, but her voice was wavering. "This... this is my fault. I shouldn't have fallen for you."

This was the most scared Katana had been around Heatwave so far. She held her servos close to her chest, with her ears pointed fully back. She looked like a startled animal that might flee at any given moment.

Quietly, she pleaded: "Please don't love me. I don't want anything bad to happen between us."

At least he hadn't made her angry, but the unexpected touch to his servo made Heatwave's spark beat just a little bit faster.

"Well... that's not exactly what I was thinking when I said I didn't want you to leave...." He vented deeply. "Listen, I'll completely understand if you don't feel the same, and I'll never bring it up again if that's what you want...... but, I have to tell you.... I... I'm... in love... with you... and I didn't want you to leave without knowing how much I care and.... Primus, I sound completely cheesy right now, but... that's how I feel."

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Katana gave a respectful nod to Optimus. Keeping her voice equally low, she replied: "It's good to see she's well on her way to full recovery."

The femme glanced with her ice-blue optics at the tall figure of Prime. He really seemed to care for Lorena, and vice versa.

"I'm sure she's going to be okay when Ratchet's taking care of her."

Katana considered what she knew of Lorena so far for a moment. Then, she looked at Optimus again, her helm tilted askingly.

"I hope you don't find my question too intrusive, but I'd like to know... how did you two meet?"

His audials twitch as he looks at her then softly smiles before whispering, ‘Good evening, Katana. As you can see, Lorena, is in recharge. Though I do appreciate your concern & I know that she does as well.’ Returns his attention back to the red & purple femme as she softly groans his name in her sleep & comforts her. ‘She is still doing well. Hopefully there won’t be any setbacks of any kind.’ @katana-the-autobot

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Starter call

//If you’re interested to rp with Katana, feel free to come to my IMs after you have read the about and rules pages and we can start brainstorming! Or alternatively you can like this post and I’ll come to your IMs with any possible ideas I have!

For now I would prefer threads that take place on Earth. Everything else can be decided together or be left improvised as long as we can come up with a starting point!//

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Reblog if your Muse has a kill count of 5+

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While Chase went ahead to take a better look at the few crevices running across the rocky wall, Katana jumped up on an outcrop and higher on top of another one. She cast a careful look at the scenery around them.

The grey clouds in the distance were slowly drawing closer, and Katana could tell by their dark colors and heavy shapes that it would start raining again in a few hours or so. As her pale blue optics inched along the horizon, she could see large trees, a few other rocky formations and a river that ran across the forest, flooded from the previous day's rain. Aside from a few birds, she couldn't sight any living things.

Katana heard Chase's offer, but didn't respond. She hadn't made up her mind yet. Of course, it would've been easier for her to contact Optimus and consult what to do next about the Decepticons if she was to go with Chase... but it was also a possibility that she wouldn't find them again if she was to leave now.

Leaping down, she transformed back into her bot mode and looked at the crevice Chase was currently exploring. It seemed to be large enough for the two of them, even when Katana wasn't in her beast mode.

Upon hearing the police bot's words, Katana turned on her shoulderlights and stepped inside.

"I can't really say I have," she replied, unsure why Chase was so interested in these crystals. They clearly weren't energon.

Thinking back, Katana remembered that Chase had also mentioned Heatwave. She wondered if there were any more members in his team, but she decided to not ask about it for now.

Instead, she stepped back outside and took another look at the cave.

"I think we should find something to cover the entrance, or build one. It's going to rain again later today." Besides, she wanted to make sure they could stay hidden in case anything - or anyone - dangerous would show up.

Chase looked around with a solemn nod.

“I think it’s an excellent space to have. It’s easy to observe the surrounding area without being spotted ourselves and there are plenty of places to take shelter if we need to.”

He’d already taken note of a few promising looking crevices that seemed to be big enough to conceal his entire frame and walked over to begin exploring.

“Hopefully we won’t have to hide for too much longer, normally groundbridge repairs don’t take this much time….” The police bot poked his helm into a cavern that seemed shallow from the outside, but proved to be carved deep into the rock once one came around a shelf of stone protruding from the wall.

“You’re more than welcome to come back with me,” he called over his shoulder. “I wouldn’t dream of leaving you to deal with this on your own.” Activating his headlight, Chase swept the floor, walls, and ceiling to make sure nothing had already claimed the space, and was surprised to find chunks of sparkling crystals embedded in the walls.

“Oh, how pretty. I wish Boulder was here, he’s more educated about Earth’s mineral composition than I am…. Katana, have you ever studied Earth crystals?”

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Katana might've gone a little overboard with her training session, but she couldn't help it. She was feeling restless, and she wanted to get rid of the uncomfortable feeling. Finally she was satisfied enough when her limbs felt heavy with the exhaustion that followed the intense work-out.

The femme took a moment to refuel and collect her thoughts in peace. While emptying the energon cube, she could faintly hear the storm roaring outside the base. As always, Optimus Prime had known better when he'd told Katana to wait for the weather to clear before going for her next mission.

When Katana headed back, she could hear the children talking with others somewhere around the base. It was difficult for her to imagine what it was like to try keeping those kids safe and out of danger while also dealing with Decepticons.

The grey femme entered the medbay, but stopped in her tracks when she saw Optimus next to Lorena's berth. She hadn't expected to see the Prime here. Clearing her vocoder quietly, she approached to see how Lorena was doing and remained quiet upon seeing her recharging peacefully.

Wants to stop the fox femme, but everything was caught in her intake & a slight ache that the Honorary Prime couldn’t describe grew the farther she got. Once gone took out the hidden stylist, internally turns on her music & started drawing. Katana didn’t have to worry as Lorena kept the kids occupied for a good while before they went off to do things with their guardians. Some time after that Optimus visited & she made sure that her guardian wasn’t blaming himself. The red & purple femme eventually fell asleep but the Prime remained & was holding one of her servos as he kept watch.

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Only after Heatwave began to speak, Katana realized what she'd really said. She turned to look at the mech, wanting to interrupt him by telling him that she hadn't really meant what she'd said and he should just ignore her, that she was tired, that it was the late night talking and not really her... but no words came out. She was stuck looking at him. The touch on her shoulder felt warm.

Then... Katana's thoughts stopped. What had Heatwave just said?

He doesn't want me to leave?

Why'd he said that? What was he possibly thinking saying that?

For a moment, Katana looked almost afraid. She hadn't been in this kind of situation before. She was afraid of misunderstanding his words for the sake of validating her own unwarranted feelings. What did he mean?

Suddenly she seemed to understand, and her expression eased. Of course. It all made sense now.

She placed her servo on top of Heatwave's that rested on her shoulder. She sounded almost relieved, now that her thoughts were no longer in disarray.

"You don't have to worry about me - I'm certain I'll be able to visit Griffin Rock again. I admit I do miss my days as a Rescue Bot sometimes, but there's no point in dwelling in what's lost."

"I remember. I almost had to threaten to write a report myself." Heatwave shook his helm and shifted to free up the servo that was going numb under his weight.

Rotating his wrist joint to get the energon flowing freely again, he glanced over at Katana's worried faceplate.

"Every time a bot ends up on this island, for whatever reason, Optimus always keeps them here longer than they expected to stay."

He reached out and placed a gentle servo on her shoulder. "But that's never a bad thing. They always go back to duty more capable than ever. I'm sure he'll call you back soon, but I wish you didn't have to leave....."

Scrap, was that last part out loud?

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As they continued down the path, the thick woods around them began to give room to large rocks and low bushes. Soon Katana left the path and led them towards the rocky formation. Here the grass was patchy and dry, and Katana was pleased to note that they barely left any footprints at all.

Soon they'd reached their destination. The rock was taller than them, pointing high up to the skies. Katana stopped to listen to her surroundings once more before she gave her full attention to their finding.

"What do you think?"

“My thoughts exactly.”

Chase fell in step behind Katana, keeping himself busy with one optic on the terrain behind them for any sign of pursuit and one on his companion and the path ahead.

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Katana nodded, satisfied with Lorena's response.

Right, the kids were bound to appear anytime soon... Katana would return to her training before that. It wasn't like she disliked them, but she couldn't really comfortably mirror their casual and outgoing behavior. They were also highly curious, and especially Miko challenged her patience sometimes with her questions that sometimes lacked tactfulness. It was easier for everyone if she kept to herself during those days.

The gray femme gave a dismissive wave of servo at the mention of the previous day.

"Anyone would've done the same thing. I'm just glad you're on your way to recovery now."

With that, she turned to leave. If not interrupted during her training, it would be well into the evening before she'd return to see how Lorena was doing.

Despite it being a possibility the rejection/denial still stings a bit, but doesn’t show it. Nods, ‘I have a datapad in my subspace with plenty of media. Plus, the kids are probably going to be here soon. So you don’t really have to worry about that.’ Takes said pad out, ‘By the way, thank you again for the save. I appreciate everything you did yesterday.’

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Commission for @kawamaru of their TFOC Katana with their cat Minni! Thank you so much for your patience and support :]

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okay lets play a game: instead of y’all asking me headcanon questions, send me your headcanons for my muse. ( bonus: if i really like it i may make it an official headcanon )