Fics like Fractured Steel: The Links That Bind Us, Part 1

"And sometimes, the hardest thing to do... the thing that only the strongest can manage... is to choose peace. To be strong enough to be gentle." When everything he fought for crumbles, he must choose: obedience, or revolution. Optimus Prime has always believed in the ideals of justice, honor, and peace, even to those who would gladly see him dead. When Cybertron's greatest enemy is cast down before him, broken and defeated, Optimus makes a choice only he would dare to make: to show compassion to the one who deserves it least. It is a decision that will cost him everything. To show mercy in a world ruled by fear is to be seen not as noble, but as dangerous. To see something worthy of kindness and dignity in the one he was taught to hate is an unforgivable crime. As the walls of blind obedience close in and the fires of rebellion stir, Optimus must face a truth long buried. Sometimes, it is not hatred that makes a rebel. Sometimes, it is hope. And the most gentle of acts, is enough to change the fate of everything you hold dear.

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