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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 13:27:06 GMT -5
Barricade purred once more, nuzzling himself against Ironhide's armor and gently rubbing his sensory array against Ironhide's. ~"I preferred it this way as well. It's not so much crushing as restraining, even back then. I like to move too much."~ He gripped Ironhide's armor gently with his claws. ~"Get restless when I'm still for too long."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 28, 2011 17:25:54 GMT -5
Ironhide nuzzled back, his venting growing slightly heavier. ~"I could never restrain ya, I wouldn't wanna hold ya down. I dun like bein' shackled neither n I won't do it ta someone I care for... I want us both ta be free, ta be together, not ta own er possess er control, but ta be equal, free, together, because we wanna be..."~ he murmured softly, then his intakes drew in a large amount of air into his cooling system bellows, then he vented it slowly. ~"Whether Primus meant us ta be One er not, I dun care. It's our choice, 'Cade, it's what we Autobots fight fer every day, freedom, choice, free will, life... love..."~ He then closed his optics and tilted his head a bit, just enough to give Barricade a soft kiss while still keeping their forward sensory array's together, his arms firmly around the smaller mech and pulling him up against his broad chest slightly. He tried to bury the desire to interface and couple with Barricade; Ironhide knew he wasn't ready for such things and wouldn't be for a long while yet, especially while they were locked in the Autobot's brig. He could bide his time, wait til the younger mech was ready to try, and until then, be content to just hold him close, no matter how uncomfortable his desires made him.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 28, 2011 19:01:16 GMT -5
Barricade returned the kiss before leaning back a bit and looking at Ironhide. ~"Would you like some help with that?"~ He inquired, his optic ridges raised slightly on one side and his head tilted slightly. ~"Unless you would prefer to wait until you go back to your quarters to take care of it. Just an offer..."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 29, 2011 1:07:59 GMT -5
Ironhide looked at him for a moment, bringing his hand up to Barricade's cheek. ~"I dun want ya ta do anything ya ain't ready ta do, 'Cade. Much as I wanna fully reconnect with ya again, like we used to... I dun wanna rush ya inta this 'fore ya ready..."~ He vented softly, looking into Barricade's optics, his expression soft, loving, and a bit concerned for the younger mech in his arms. ~"When yer ready ta take back what they stole from ya, what they tried ta destroy, I'll be here fer ya, one step at a time."~ Ironhide kissed him softly again, lingering a moment. ~"I'll be alright, till then. I'll only go as far as yer ready ta go... only when yer ready, 'Cade..."~ he assured the younger mech, closing his optics and touching his forehead to Barricade's. He vented softly, then tilted his head back, resting it against the wall behind him. ~"The important thing is, we're t'gether again. Interfacing dun matter, coupling dun matter, long as we got each other."~ he said, smiling at him and rubbing his back soothingly.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 29, 2011 9:05:08 GMT -5
Barricade gave a smile, returning the kiss before resting his head on Ironhide's chest. ~"Alright, but I'm going to give you fair warning. You keep rubbing my back like that, and I'm going to fall into recharge right here."~ He teased, but the sleepy look in his optics and the content purring from his engine added validity to what he'd said. ~"And you don't want to try to remove me after I've started recharging."~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 29, 2011 10:35:02 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled and settled himself there with Barricade cradled in his lap laying against his chest, his arms around him. ~"Then I'll just hold ya n recharge right here with ya. I dun mind, long as we're here t'gether n I know yer safe n comfortable. I dun wanna leave anyway."~ he replied with a smile, continuing to rub Barricade's back as he spoke. ~"Ya know that anythin' ya wanna try ta do with me, all ya gotta do is ask me, right?"~ he said softly. ~"I wanna help ya reclaim what they took from ya, give ya back what we had, what ya got every right ta have... joy, pleasure, peace, contentment, love... freedom... release..."~ his voice softened as he spoke, closing his optics. Inwardly he prayed for peace, prayed that Barricade could find the strength to conquer the nightmares, what the Dreads did to him, that he would be able to reach for Ironhide like he used to, to trust, even to love him again.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 29, 2011 11:05:17 GMT -5
~"I know, Ironhide."~ Barricade responded, his optics closing. ~"I'll be sure to ask. Right now, being here is peace enough."~ He smiled, listening to the hum of Ironhide's Spark, his engine continuing to purr quietly at the soothing feeling of Ironhide rubbing his back. His systems slowly shut down into recharge, and it wasn't too long later that he slipped completely into recharge.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 29, 2011 11:25:04 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled softly, venting a gentle sigh as he held Barricade. ~"Rest well, lil Sprite, lil love."~ he whispered to the younger mech, sensing him slipping into recharge. He lifted his gaze then, looking at the camera, knowing Red Alert was watching them from his locked security office. In a way, Ironhide felt a bit like they had a guardian mech watching over Barricade and Ironhide, protecting them, keeping their secret. He closed his optics then, letting himself settle into recharge himself, content and at peace as he held the smaller mech, intending on keeping him safe.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 29, 2011 15:06:20 GMT -5
As Barricade slept, he also dreamed. His dreams brought him back to the room he'd been forced to live in with the Dreads, bound and chained to the wall once more. His armor wasn't his Cybertronian armor, however, it was his Earth armor, though he did not fully comprehend it. There were sounds outside the door, voices that he recognized; four of them...
Barricade whimpered in his recharge, and twitched. Only a few hours had passed since he'd fallen into recharge, and the nightmare had him firmly in its grasp, refusing to let go. His frame tensed up, and he clung tighter to Ironhide's armor, his claws digging in slightly.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 29, 2011 15:23:09 GMT -5
Ironhide rested quietly as he held Barricade cradled against his broad chest. As Barricade whimpered and twitched, tightening his grip on Ironhide, the burly mech slowly began to come out of recharge, one hand absently beginning to rub Barricade's back a bit. His own dreams were pleasant and calm, mostly a mix of remembering the time he had spent with Barricade before the war blended with his hope for the two of them together in the future. He let out a soft moan as he slowly stirred, not really wanting to leave his peaceful dreams just yet.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 29, 2011 15:38:07 GMT -5
When Ironhide's hand began rubbing Barricade, it snapped Barricade suddenly out of recharge with a cry, one hand slashing out while the other pushed him back, optics wide in panic before reality caught up to him, calming him slightly as he realized it was only a dream. ~"Who?! What?!"~ He looked over at Ironhide, noticing him finally, and his optics softened. ~"'M sorry! I didn't mean to do anything, just got startled...I didn't hurt you, did I?"~
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 29, 2011 15:59:16 GMT -5
Hearing Barricade's sudden cry pulled Ironhide immediately out of his twilight state in time to yelp in surprise and a bit of pain as Barricade's claws slashed at his chest. ~"Whoa, Hey! Easy 'Cade! Easy. Easy... Yer alright, 'Cade, is just me, yer okay, yer safe."~ he said, his voice softening as he spoke, seeing Barricade realize where he was after a few brief tense moments. ~"I'm alright, just a scratch. More worried bout you though... Ya alright?"~ he asked in a gentle yet worried tone, one arm still mostly around Barricade, his other hand coming up to rest on the smaller mech's upper chest.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 29, 2011 16:07:28 GMT -5
Barricade blinked a couple times, clearing the rest of the dream away. ~"Y-Yeah...'M fine...Just...just a bad dream..."~ A shudder passed through his frame at some of the images he could recall from the dream, and his optics found the injury to Ironhide's frame. ~"That's more than a scratch, 'Hide...'M sorry..."~ He apologized, trying to take his processor off the dream.
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Post by Ironhide on Sept 29, 2011 16:14:55 GMT -5
Ironhide sat up then and gently curled his arms around the still apparently shaken mech, offering a reassuring nuzzle of his forehead against Barricade's. ~"Eh, I had worse. Ya sure yer okay? I'm more than willin' ta listen if ya wanna talk 'bout it."~ he offered, though he could pretty well guess what the nightmare might have been about. ~"Sometimes talkin' 'bout it helps get it outa yer processor n eases the fears that cause 'em."~ he suggested gently, rubbing Barricade's back soothingly as he did so, hoping to at least calm him down enough to be able to talk about it.
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Post by Barricade on Sept 29, 2011 16:24:01 GMT -5
Barricade nuzzled back, venting and cycling air to calm himself more before he spoke again. ~"I was back there...back with the Dreads, only it wasn't like a memory... They had my arms bound behind me again, and the collar on, and I could hear them outside the door. They were talking and laughing, and there was another voice there..."~ His frame tensed again as his panic rose, and he stopped to calm himself more, then continued. ~"It was yours..."~
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