Wheeljack stood in the middle of the throne room and he stood and he stood and he-

His optics were often unfocused these days, unless directly talking with Quick or his lord or someone else over text.

stood and he stood and he

It was getting harder for him to compensate for the twist introduced into his spark, which meant longer and longer periods of time where he was paralyzed by decisions he didn't even remember were in conflict.

stood and he stood and he

"Decepticons don't say sorry," he mumbled, and didn't understand why.