Okay I can tell I’m tired but I;m having all these weird thoughts about like the war in tfa getting so bad that society breaks down and like Autobots using the hollowed out shells of Decepticons as shelter.
that’s so hardcore and cool and creepy and…
YEAH KEEP GOING I LOVE THIS
Well I mean with me things always go to Shockwave and Blurr. They’d have found each other in the clutter and, despite initial worries and conflict, become one of the very small fringe groups, Shockwave simply waiting for the smoke to clear so he can develop a plan to his and Cybertron’s advantage when he sees which side has won, Blurr being in conflict between wanting to go back to society and wanting to stay hidden so he doesn’t have to face the scrutiny and likely violent reactions of the others to their unconventional relationship. Shockwave cannibalizes the energon from corpses they find and doesn’t tell Blurr. They fight off random sects of wild mechs from either side who have beef with them for whatever reasons.
Honestly I just love the idea of Blackarachnia casually climbing on Blitzwing like not even necessarily trying to be cute or seductive, just because it’s convenient for her
Trying to see over the heads of a crowd made of giant warframes, and you’re Autobot-sized? Giant warframe boyfriend has shoulders that double as a handy viewing platform!
Can’t reach something on a high shelf in the lab because your employees are tall assholes? Scale the boyfriend until required height is achieved!
Walking in heels all day making your feet sore? That backpack thing Blitzwing has for his cannons is the perfect place to rest, although no guarantee that he’s headed to the same place you need to go. Also good for curling up in spider mode when you don’t feel like talking to anyone
And Blitzwing’s really chill about it too like yes I know I have a spider on me that’s my gf isn’t she great?
Sari flies over to Trypticon in the middle of the lake every other weekend to spend two days learning how to shoot things and look impressive while lounging on the throne. Megatron has no idea what to do with her so he accidentally becomes the Fun Mom by virtue of letting her do whatever she wants.
But
BUT ALTERNATELY
Alternately, seeing as Isaac has always been pretty lackadaisical about keeping boundaries for Sari and kinda just lets her roam free for the most part, Isaac is the Relaxed Dad and Sari thinks she can get away with that with Megatron but nnnnOPE. Megatron is Military Mom and Sari has to get up at the right time and immediately start doing training regimens and he goes over her homework and test results and feeds her the cybertronian equivalent of vegetables and tries to get her to behave even slightly dignified.
That’s my favorite thing too along with the fact that they literally chose them because Ultra Magnus didn’t give a shit if they lived or died through the experiment and they had virtually no say in being picked whatsoever.
Magnus literally said “find me someone expendable”. I s2g Mags goes from Optimus-level nice to asshole so fast…
That’s why I love TFA. The Autobot regime is so fucked up lol
//ACTUALLY, different colored optics were confirmed by Derrick Wyatt (art director for TFA) to be an indication of altered coding, which we know occurred when Starscream’s flight coding was incorporated. Jetstorm has a visor, so we have no idea what color his optics actually are post-rebuild. Minicons reflect this as well, as they don’t seem to have full Autobot coding. They’re an “artificial” construct.
TFA doesn’t have the problem of difficult to replicate parts, as every body type is pretty much handled like Vehicons. Protoforms are stuck into molds and brought online in batches. There are very, very few unique frames at the base level, but modifications are widely accepted. So yeah they’re definitely “frankensteined”, but the optic change runs a little deeper.
Listen, Sari is very mistaken when she thinks spending time with the Decepticons is gonna be great and wild when Megatron wakes her up at 5AM and starts timing her while she runs laps and then he takes her to the edge of Trypticon and repeatedly throws her off, into the lake, until she figures out how to fly.
Just fuckin
baby birds it.
What are the roles of the other Decepticons in this
Shockwave is her unofficial doctor and teacher, mostly because nobody else understands a goddamn thing about her biology and until they can find Blackarachnia and steal some info about technoorganics from her? They’re…kinda SOL on how to actually deal with her, but he works on that. Megatron does have to put the kibosh on some lesson plans though because Sari is still a bit immature to be learning how to like…interrogate prisoners or produce chemical weapons. Shockwave also have a very strict homework regiment that Megatron ensures gets done and Sari whines about it. A lot.
Blitzwing is a training partner/drill sergeant who chases her around when she’s not doing laps fast enough and Random thinks it’s hilarious when they spar and she hits him so hard she falls down because she’s tiny. But he’s also good at finding entertainment for her and helps teaching her how to fly, because he’s also not exactly a graceful or particularly air-friendly flier, due to also being a tank.
Lugnut is a very large squeaky teddy bear who does whatever she needs because she’s a tiny part of Megatron and thus; worthy of his affection. Also she finds out she can just fall asleep on him at any given time and he’ll carry her around, so it’s very relaxing. Downside: He’s TERRIBLE at hide and seek.
Starscream’s clones who hang out because of course they do generally regard her as a minor pest or a threat, save for Slipstream, who goes between sly insults and flattery to ensure that Sari sees her as an equal at the very least, just in case Sari is someday in charge and she needs that little extra edge. Plus, Sari is sassy enough that Slipstream feels she can shoot shit with her without getting into trouble.
Blackarachnia doesn’t like Sari, not that she doesn’t find Sari interesting or kinda charming in her bossy way, but Sari is a techno-organic without suffering the same problems and fear that Blackarachnia has endured, so it’s…entirely righteous, fair bitterness.
IDK i’m just making it up as I go but there’s some thoughts!
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER WHICH ARTIST THESE TWO PICS ARE BY??? i’m 190% certain they’re by the same artist who USED to be on pixiv several years ago but i don’t have their name saved and reverse image search isn’t working, AUGH
So there is this set of MTMTE panels going around that’s Autobot!Megs saying like “where in the terms of my parole does it say I have to do [heroic thing]?” and another character points at his Autobrand and goes “Right. There.”
and now I find myself wanting more than anything some story where an Autobot defects to the Decepticons and assumes it’s all Fun Villainous Goodtimes In Do Whatever You Wantville
until they get schooled by some other ‘Con who is like “who the fuck do you think you are?” and the defector is like “whoa, where does it say I have to give a shit about [whatever]?”
and the ‘Con just points at the Deceptibrand and is like
“Right there. Did you think this was some kind of free ride? If you did, congratulations. You’re a jerk and a moron.
“Look, dude. I’ve got nothing against running around breaking shit. It’s great fun. But maybe instead of doing it every chance you get, you should spend some of that time learning what that badge you’re wearing actually means.”
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