Transformers Oneshots (no requests)

I Needed You More Than I Needed That - TFP Ratchet x Femme Reader

You have met Ratchet since the good old days of Cybertron where it was peaceful, happy, exciting bots going off for work, to school and things like that. You were a random worker tasked to handle cargo, mostly arranging and stacking energon cubes into a cybertron vehicle that would be transported to various areas of the city by a colleague.

Your work area is just outside a medical building. It is also the building Ratchet would be heading to everyday. Ratchet? He's a trained medic. You actually couldn't help but get butterflies whenever he walks past and greets hello to you and your fellow colleagues, a daily kind gesture before entering the building. He's usually quite happy, since at that time he's still a fresh, got his medical certification not too long ago. He started working only just a few, about 3, earth weeks in that medical building earlier before you got your job at the cargo/energon area. Ratchet also begins work at a later time than you, since you were...well, a cargo kind of worker that requires early starts.

The nature of your job does get the better of you at times. You'd get injured, but mostly minor ones and every injury is to be treated to prevent further danger. You would actually feel bad with the number of times you've been to the med bay and treated by Ratchet. But he would never grumble at you, in fact he would kindly tell you it's alright if you keep coming but just be more careful, but he'll always be there when you need him. You couldn't help but blush tinges of blue everytime he said that, if you hadn't realised, you begun to fall and have a crush on him.

There were days where you didn't feel like going back alone. So you, anxious as ever, would come into the med bay. "Hello Y/N, do you require medical attention? Where are you hurt?" Ratchet greeted you as kindly as usual. "N-no, Ratchet. It's...um. I don't feel like going back alone...I-I was hoping if I could wait for you and go back to the city to-together I mean um..." you stuttered. "Of course, Y/N!" Ratchet would agree, happily letting you stay and rest after a long day at work while he finished his things and head back together, parting ways at the junction of your different residential areas.

Unknown to you, Ratchet has also taken a liking to you and he realised it quicker than he expected. He loves your presence, he would greet you first among all the workers. He actually doesn't nag at you when you are injured, but he actually does sternly nag at the others when they are injured, usually sighing and then telling them nicely to do their best in following safety precautions, something he never told you about and you just never noticed the difference.

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Soon the war happened, and scattered all of the autobots, including your friend Ratchet. But years later when Optimus sent his message on earth, you immediately took the chance and went to earth to seek shelter and reunions, maybe you can find some familiar autobot faces even if you never interact much. To your shock, relief, happiness, mixture of emotions, you saw Ratchet among them, the butterflies begun all over again. You didn't notice the tiny smile Ratchet made secretly when he witnessed your arrival through the ground bridge entering base.

Ratchet had changed quite a lot. His paint slightly faded, some scratches here and there. He isn't as lively as before, he's more grumpy, some lack of energon, but he does display happiness and smiles when he is, but rarely. The war has taken a toll and he's the main support on earth, which gives him quite a lot of pressure maintaining base and Team Prime. You soon started to feel afraid to approach him at times when you just wanted to talk, but you felt you shouldn't disturb him and you'll be a burden.

"Bulkhead, I needed that!" "I NEEDED THAT!" "Hey! I needed that!"

You flinched every single time he yelled that line whenever something is broken. You started to feel more paranoid on everything you do, ensuring you do not break anything or you'll receive the same lecture.