A quiet purr escaped his frame as he felt his bondmate crawl into the berth and curl around his smaller chassis, thick arms wrapping around to pull him close. He had purposely kept himself from recharge just so that he could feel this, the warm and secure frame of his mate cradling him close, protecting him from anything that could happen. Even after all the vorns they had been together and after having proven himself to be just as good of a warrior, he still enjoyed that particular feeling, especially as very few mecha could produce it within his spark.

"Recharge well, Soundwave," his mate stated, hoarse voice caressing his audials and sending a shiver dancing down his back strut. A large black hand smoothed over a white thigh and up to rest possessively on a navy hip before traveling up over his abdomen to come to rest on his chest, just over his spark, and pressed him further into the larger's hold. "I look forward to catching up on what I have missed while I was away."

His spark stuttered for a short moment at the implications of that statement, knowing that Megatron would follow through with that – thoroughly. He was definitely looking forward to that as he had been deprived for the last few orns while the warlord had been away, organizing his troops. A light nip to his finials, followed quickly by a soothing kiss, and the larger mech was settling down to recharge, leaving his bondmate to struggle with his charge for a long moment before cycling down to join him. At least the beginning of the next orn was promising, which he was looking forward to with excitement, even if it might embarrass his cassettes when he showed up late for his shift.