Elita and Optimus composed themselves so well in the public optic.
Oh no, they rarely touched, but every once in a while one might see them pass in the hallway or in a meeting room, or… anywhere, and they would lean in for a moment, just a breath, and whisper something so silent that their audios would shift.
What could they be saying? It had happened often enough that speculations had arisen… Something sweet, no doubt. Something to make a youngling gag. Mushy.Elita: *walks down a hallway with Chromia* *sees Optimus talking with Magnus*
Optimus: *glances at her and leans back on his ped juuust the slightest*
Elita: *right behind her mate as she passes*
Elita: *whispers* Neeerrrd
Optimus: *whispers back* Dweeb
Elita: *gasps*
Tag: oplita
what I say: Optimus and Elita are a cute couple.
what I mean: Optimus and Elita’s relationship in the episode The Search for Alpha Trion was actually touching and an underused dynamic especially back in the 80’s. They are of equal ability and there is a mutual respect between them. Not once does Optimus (or even the cons) ever expect less of her because she’s female. She was just as every bit as badass of a leader as he was, even having a deep strong yet gentile voice like he did. The episode had this sort of reverse damsel in distress thing going on where the man had been captured and was near death and woman had to risk her life to save him, rather than the usual trope where the woman of equal rank is captured as the man has to save her. Both characters truly loved each other and it was shown with how Optimus was willing to go back to Cybertron for Elita as soon as he found out she was still alive without even giving it a second thought, whereas usually he would stop to think it over because it was clearly a trap. And Elita used her special power to save Optimus even though she knew she would likely not survive it. To me personally, thier feelings for each other being shown through their actions like this didn’t make it feel like just another forced het romance and actually got me engaged and made me want to see them together again. This deeply loving relationship and mutual respect and rank that they had for each other is rarely, if never, touched upon in other continuities which is a shame because what they had was truly touching and beautiful.
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Elita 1 and Optimus Prime
Elita and Optimus lay in a recharge slab together, reading over the incoming reports on they’re personal datapads. Early nights in are a advantageous luxury. Early mornings are mandatory.
A clock sits on the desk just parallel to them. Its far past late for them.
Elita’s leg is lax over Optimus’ thigh, though her ped is just grazing his lifted knee in a tempo that is so subliminally off-beat. His farthest leg is hanging off the metal slab, swinging in just the same melancholy strain.
The light of Optimus’ datapad flickers out at his closed the reports and turned the pad off. Elita does the same, so then it is just the light of their optics and biolights to illuminate Optimus’ hand taking the pad from her and resting it on the desk. This room is smaller than their first one-room apartment in Iacon. However, they hadn’t had a desk then.
Elita propped herself up on her forearms, just high enough for Optimus to slip his own arm around her and pull her even closer. Elita One rested her head on Optimus Prime’s chest, the thrum of his spark serving as the beat for her optics to shutter on and off… on and off… on… off.
And they dreamed of that apartment in Iacon. The one without the desk for their reports.
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