[The similarity to Minimus's thoughts months ago does not go unnoticed. Minimus had a lifetime of comparing himself to others, and Megatron having recently been with Drift was immediately seen as just another part of that pattern.
But Rodimus? Feeling that Minimus is the better one?]
Competition? For Megatron's attention? [But they're already friends. They are already partners with complimentary leadership styles. It's not like Minimus demands that they spend time throughout the entire day. They spend time together like they used to on the Lost Light; their nighttime schedules are the only ones that have changed.]
...Oh no. [A terrible realization.] By "lost", do you mean in the sense of.......
[His voice strains until it settles into a whisper.]
no subject
But Rodimus? Feeling that Minimus is the better one?]
Competition? For Megatron's attention? [But they're already friends. They are already partners with complimentary leadership styles. It's not like Minimus demands that they spend time throughout the entire day. They spend time together like they used to on the Lost Light; their nighttime schedules are the only ones that have changed.]
...Oh no. [A terrible realization.] By "lost", do you mean in the sense of.......
[His voice strains until it settles into a whisper.]
----romantic rivalry?