Optimus was, thankfully, blissfully unaware of any such crushing possibilities. Instead, his engine gave sharp jump at her cry, and he moved his mouth higher up, returning to the thick cable that had earned him the sound. He suckled at it, gently scraping teeth along the curve.

::...'Because I'?:: Optimus managed a teasing yet somehow still hopeful tone, laced with the comm-sounds of gentle amusement.