Nightingale- Soundwave x reader

7. mesh hall and reflections

//I need some more time figuring out screamer (helpplz) so have this//

In Y/n's new armor she feels pretty confident walking (more often skating) around through the long hallways of the Nemesis by herself. She never goes too far, mostly from Soundwaves room to the medbay. But today she's feeling adventurous. And her curiosity has landed Y/n in what looks like a bar. Mechs are drinking energon, talking and laughing with each other and the atmosphere feels pretty relaxed, even when an inebriated scuffle or two breaks out between the giants.

"Hey there little femme, you work in the medbay right?" She get stopped one of the mechs at a table

"Sure do."

"Yeah you did a pretty good repair job on me, thanks."

"No problem, just doing my job."

"Come join us! Have some highgrade!" Another from the table calls.

She grapples up to the table. The mech introduces himself as Steve before shoving a energon cube in her hands. Y/n pretend to drink every now and then while chatting with these guys, listening to their stories. At some point she ends up telling creepy stories, tweaked a bit to make it relate-able to Cybertronians of course. When a con with a bit too much to drink starts singing jovially Y/n joins in happily.

"That femmes vocalizer is incredible."

"My designation ain't Nightingale for nothing." Soon enough she has a full table of mechs enjoying her off the cuff live concert.

Y/n is talking and laughing with her new friends when Soundwave contacts her on the comm link installed in her helmet, asking where she is.

"Yeah i'm in the mesh hall... I can walk my own two pede's back!... Yes sir."

Barely a few nanokliks pass before Soundwave walks in. He strides with purpose to the table his pet is occupying. Every mech in proximity getting out of his way.

"C-commander Soundwave." One of the mechs at the table stammers. Without sparing a glance at the other occupants of the table, Soundwave picks Y/n up in his servo and walks back out. Y/n waves shouting a "bye guys!" to the table of stunned, half drunk mechs. She definitely wants to return here.

"I had loads of fun today! Can I go back there some times?"

Soundwave doesn't really feel comfortable leaving Y/n alone in a room full of drunk Decepticons but reluctantly allows it. He does put her in time-out for going off on her own.

Y/n uses this time to sneakily design a thermos can that looks like its filled with energon. So she can sip without looking suspicious wherever.

~

Y/n has certain mannerisms that are distinctly not Cybertronian and sometimes she slips up or says something distinctly human like just a saying or something and everyone is like wtf u mean.

"Lets blow this popsicle stand!"

"uuuh what?"

"I mean lets go!"

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"Sounds you are over working yourself again. You haven't recharged in days. Hell you've barely looked away from the computer screen! You need a break and if you're not gonna sleep lets go do something. like flying or anything other than staring at eternal lines of codes for a while."

Soundwave reluctantly gives in after half an hour of whining and begging. He decides to use the spacebridge so orders Y/n her armor on.

They go to a random forest. Soundwave feigns working still, scanning for something.

"What are we looking for?" Y/n asks curiously, swinging from one tree to the next to keep up with the mech's stride.

"Energon."

~ 

A few hours of pretending to look for energon later Soundwave sits down in the tall grass of a clearing between the trees. His pet decides the best place for her to sprawl out is his stabilizers.

Soundwave is surprised to find out humans need a lot of affection and are very affectionate. cShe likes to touch him any chance she gets. Whenever he allows it she likes to sit on his shoulder, stand in his servo, and often a tiny hand pats him. He find he doesn't mind as much as he thought he would. And his pet is very accepting as he returns careful pats.

Y/n definitely regards them as friends, maybe has a bit of a crush. She thinks as she absentmindedly pets the living metal underneath her.

"We're friends right? yeah we're definitely friends." Y/n whispers under her breath. 

Naturally Soundwave hears.

Soundwave looks down at the human on his leg. He might start to see them as friends? Definitely more then just a pet at this point. 

Even though he introduced her as his pet to lord Megatron, but that was more for ease. Megatron doesn't seem to have that big of a problem with the TIC having a pet around, as long as he keeps working. This feeling is not like the friendship he has with his Lord.

Soundwave realizes some days he only wants to get up out of berth to hear her sing, not just has to get up to do work. 

Does he see her more as an equal now because she looks more like a cybertornian with her suit? but that would be illogical. He knows she's human.

Is this feeling similar to the bond he shares with his minicons? Not exactly no, they are linked as if they share the same spark and Y/n isn't. 

Then what does he feel?