#bumblebee really goes through it in this one
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Secret II
Mapi Leon x Ingrid Engen x Child!Reader
Summary: You come to training
Ingrid will forever remember the look of shock on everyone's face when she walks into the locker room with you on her hip.
They all wear varying looks of shock on their faces as Ingrid waltzes in, refusing to act like anything is out of the ordinary.
Your head swivels around as you take in everyone looking at you before you grunt.
Ingrid knows that sound well as she places you on the floor, taking that god-awful ladybug toy out of her bag. You slam your hand on the button and it starts singing its jolly tune, the sound echoing around the otherwise silent locker room.
You clap your hands in amusement as Ingrid turns around to change.
"So you finally brought her then?" Frido teases and Ingrid rolls her eyes.
"I was convinced."
She looks meaningfully to where you've now been joined by Mapi on the floor. The Spaniard has no qualms about sitting with you, oohing awwing over your toy as you babble at her.
She nods along like you've imparted the truth of the world onto her and she presses the button on your ladybug when it stops again.
"Really?" She coos at you," That's so interesting! You're so smart!"
The rest of the locker room is completely silent until Jenni speaks.
"I think I speak for everyone when I say...What the hell?!"
"It's a baby," Mapi says before Ingrid can speak," Isn't she cute?" She lifts you up under your armpits. You sag in her arms like baby Simba as Mapi proudly presents you to the others. "She's so cool. She can push buttons all by herself!"
Frido laughs. "I think lots of babies can do that, Mapi. Ingrid's Skatt isn't special."
"Don't say that!" Mapi gasps," You can hurt her self-esteem!" She turns you around so she can look at you. "You're very smart! So, so smart! Pushing buttons and singing all by yourself!"
Ingrid's made peace with the fact that she's probably not getting you back this entire training session. She thinks the coaches have also made peace with the fact that there will be no training being done either.
This training session has been highjacked by you and Mapi. Even the more standoffish girls have been won over by you.
Frido isn't much help either, constantly bringing up things like she had known you for years and not the five months you had been alive.
"Show them the bumblebee outfit! Show them the bumblebee!" Frido cajoles as everyone sits in the shade together on the pitch. "Come on, Ingrid! She looks so cute as a bee!"
You're sat happily in Mapi's lap as Jana and Bruna coo over you. You're particularly interested in the fact that they have fingers, tugging and pulling on them before forcing them to touch the button on your ladybug.
"Bumblebee?" The words catch Mapi's attention who sits up fully as Ingrid goes through her camera roll.
"My mother sent it when she was still little."
She flips the phone around so everyone can see you wearing your special bumblebee sleep suit. You look completely peaceful in the picture and Ingrid scrolls along to show you dressed as a spider and an ant.
"This is the most recent one."
It's you sitting in front of your ladybug, dressed like a ladybug too. You've got your fingers in your mouth and you're staring at your toy with such concentration that it's kind of funny.
"She's adorable," Irene coos," My wife is pregnant. I know it is different but...the club...they are good with you needing to be with her?"
"They pay for her babysitter," Ingrid replies," They're perfectly happy with her. Isn't that right, skatt?"
You turn your head to look at her at the call of your nickname. You stare for a moment before grunting and going back to clapping along to your ladybug.
"She seems very smart. She knows her name," Marta continues.
"Ingrid's got her trained," Frido teases," She whistles and Skatt stops exactly what she's doing to listen. She likes a little dog."
Ingrid swats at her. "Stop calling my daughter a dog."
"Yeah, Frido," Mapi butts in," You're going to ruin her self-esteem."
"I don't think you'll let anyone do that. Is Ingrid getting her kid back or are you keeping her forever?"
Mapi shrugs. "I don't mind keeping this little cutie. She and Ingrid can move into my place. I'll take good care of you, skatt. Yes, I will."
Alexia rolls her eyes. "I think you need to prove you can take care of yourself first, Mapi."
"That's why Ingrid's moving in too, obviously. I can't separate this little beauty from her mama. That would make her sad!"
"Sure," Ingrid hears Leila mutter," That's the reason you want Ingrid to move in."
You whine a little as your ladybug stops singing and Ingrid instantly knows what that means.
"Give her here," She says," Someone needs a nap."
You're passed from Mapi to Ingrid and you conk out fast asleep on her chest almost as soon as you're settled there. Your soft puffs of breath tickle Ingrid's collarbone and she gently runs her fingers through your soft, downy hair.
"Oh!" Mapi says.
Her cheeks go a little red as she digs around in her bag.
"I know she likes ladybugs and I'm sorry if this oversteps boundaries or anything but here. For Skatt."
Ingrid tucks the little ladybug plushie under your arms and you instantly curl into it.
"It's beautiful, Mapi," Ingrid says, pressing a soft kiss to Mapi's bright red cheek," Thank you for thinking of her."
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May I Kiss You? || Jake "Hangman" Seresin
Summary: Request - But a story where it’s Jake x reader and she’s in the dagger squad and her and Nat are like “one of the guys” and reader hates it cause she likes Jake (Jake likes her too) but she thinks he sees her as manly and everything... Read Rest Here
A/N: Ahhhh this was so much fun to write. I love a sweet af Jake. A good hurt/comfort if you will!
Pairing: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x Y/N
Word Count: 3.0k +
“Nat, this is too much.” You checked yourself out in the floor-length mirror feeling terribly self-conscious in the skintight gold lacy mini dress she’d picked out for you. You’d never been one to show off and this dress was showing off everything, not much was left to the imagination. You felt like your boobs were spilling out and the cutouts left little to guess about.
She shook her head, “No it’s not! You look hot as fuck Bee.” She grinned checking you out without shame, “Besides, it’s just for a couple drinks then we’re going to the show. It’s not like we’re dressing up for the guys.” You’d earned your callsign, Bee, after not shutting the fuck up about bumblebees and why we needed to save them. Needless to say, you’d gotten the guys to plant wildflowers everywhere they could and trees where they shouldn’t. What could you say? You were convincing.
“No, you look hot.” You pointed to her even tighter red dress that looked rocking on her olive skin. Not much would look bad on Nat though, she could rock pretty much anything you were convinced, “I look so fucking out of place.” You sighed in defeat.
“Shut up Y/N. Seriously, you look really good. Jake won’t be able to take his eyes off of you.” She grinned knowing how to push your buttons perfectly.
“He will not. He doesn’t notice me at all.” You frowned, “I’m just one of the guys to him.” You wished it didn’t affect you so deeply but here you stood. Sad and upset.
She laughed, laughed of all things, “You really have no idea do you?” She quirked her eyebrow up in the most Natasha way possible. Basically, calling you a dumbass right to your face without outright saying it.
“Don’t put these thoughts into my head Nat!” You groaned careful not to smear the makeup you’d just spent far too much applying.
She punched your shoulder lightly, “Come on Bee. Think about it. He goes out of his way to sit next to you in class. He basically demands you be his wizzo. Jake Seresin has never had a wizzo before. He rushes to sit next to you at lunch… honey he likes you. Maybe even loves you.” She smirked knowing that’d truly get through to you.
You pursed your lips thinking it through, “So?”
She laughed, “Stop deflecting. He doesn’t act that way with me. Or Halo. He’s simply obsessed with you darling. He’s going to lose it when he sees you in that number tonight.”
You groaned again, another fresh set of butterflies erupted in your stomach, “Don’t remind me.”
“Why not?” She turned towards you.
“He’s literally never seen me in anything other than a military issued uniform Nat. What if he doesn’t like what he sees?” You were letting your nerves get the better of you. You knew you were being irrational.
She scoffed, rolling her eyes right in your face, “Well he’d be a fucking idiot then, wouldn’t he?”
When you walked in you made a beeline straight towards the bar. Not having a damn clue you’d drawn the eyes of the blonde pilot you’d grown to adore in your time back at Top Gun. The two of you just clicked. Two peas in a pod. He made you feel safe. You made him feel comfortable.
He, quite literally, couldn’t take his eyes off of you. Nat noticed. You didn’t. She’d make sure to point that out to you later.
Nat had to pull you away from the bar
Payback whistled when the two of you finally made it over, “Don’t you two look lovely. A little overdressed.” He quipped, digging a little?
Nat roller her eyes, “We’re going to a play after this.
“Would you look what he cat dragged in.” Bradley spoke up setting his drink down and taking a seat across from you, leaving the seat next to you for Jake whenever he wanted to join the group. Little did you know he was stalling because you quite literally took his breath away. He didn’t know how to not look like a dumbass in front of you.
“How nice Roos.” You rolled your eyes feeling yourself ease at the boys casual banter with the two of you. They weren’t making your feel great but not like shit either. Classic men.
He sighed, “You both look pretty. It’s just weird. We’re not used to seeing you guys look like women.”
You smiled, “I said the same thing!”
Nat groaned, “Please don’t encourage her boys.”
Jake then joined sliding in next to you giving you a soft smile before turning his attention towards Rooster across from you. He was trying his damnedest to not start right at you. You smelled beyond incredible it took all his damn willpower not to scoop you right on up for himself, simply irresistible.
The conversation flowed before Nat tapped her watch letting you know it was nearly time to go. You nodded in understanding trying to hurry up and finish your drink.
“Bagman you’ve been awfully quite.” Nat smirked trying to draw something out of the lovestruck man knowing it was her last chance for the night.
But the words that came out surprised even his fellow pilots who made light-hearted jokes, “Mama always said if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all.” Bob’s wide eyes said it all for the men in the group. That was just mean and so wholeheartedly untrue.
Your heart dropped immediately, was that how he really felt? You didn’t think you were ugly but damn did that comment dig deep. The rest of the group must’ve felt the tension growing between the two of you as they scattered instead of hyping the conversation up.
Nodding your head, you set your glass down on the nearest table, “I think we were ready to go, right Nat? Don’t want to get there late, they might not let us into the play.” Laughing nervously, you gave your friend the wide eyes indicating you needed to get the hell out of that bar, now.
“Yeah, you’re right Bee. We gotta get going.” She set her glass down too, “Later boys.” The two of you waved as you walked out right on out of the bar without a second glance and to her car.
When you got inside the safety of her vehicle you sighed pressing yourself back into your seat wishing it would just eat you alive, “That was mortifying Nat.”
She hummed in agreement, “I don’t know what’s gotten into him. Let me talk to him okay?”
But your groan indicated you did not really agree with her, no, “Nat, just leave it alone. He clearly doesn’t have feelings. He wouldn’t have been so fucking brutal tonight if he did.”
She shook her head while navigating through traffic, “He was just trying to look cool in front of his buddies. You know how men are. Irrational.” She tried leveling with you. You knew the argument was moot anyway, neither of you would give in. Never.
You sighed, “Whatever you say Nat.”
A knock on your front door woke you from the light sleep you’d fallen into while watching football on a lazy Sunday afternoon. You tried ignoring it, but the person kept knocking. Definitely not a delivery driver.
Pulling yourself up from the couch you swung open the door surprised to see the blonde pilot on the other side of the entryway. Your heart starting racing and your mouth suddenly felt very dry.
“Jake, what are you doing here?” Your wide eyes and defensive stance let him know how badly he’d fucked up. All that time he’d spent with you seemed to be flushed down the drain at a stupid half-brained comment he didn’t even really mean.
“I’m here to apologize.” He stepped forward.
“Oh.” You were a little confused. He’d seemed so adamant about he felt not moments ago.
You looked like a deer struck by headlights. Jake nudged your side trying to draw you out of your head, “Can I?” He asked.
“Do what?”
He frowned, “Apologize?” Did Nat put him up to this? Was it some sort of stupid, sick joke?
You nodded, stepping aside to let him in. It felt awkward. So, unlike any other time you’d been with him. This felt forced. Uncomfortable.
“I’m so sorry. I did not mean what I said. You have to believe me Bee. Please.” He went to grab your hand and you let him, he seemed sincere, “I got caught up in the moment. The guys were teasing me before you two got there looking as good as you did. And Jesus, did you look good Y/N. I just wanted them off my back and I took it out on you. And that isn’t right.” He grabbed your chin with his other hand seeing your eyes well up with a fresh set of tears that threatened to spill over.
“Don’t cry. Please don’t cry beautiful. Please. You have to know how highly I think of you. You’re everything and more love. Smarter than any woman or man I’ve met. Quicker than any pilot in the air. Prettier than any girl I’ve ever laid eyes on. You’re it Y/N.” He whispered. That was all it took to in cry even though he asked you not to. This was the Jake you were used to. The Jake back at the bar was more like Hangman, an utter fucking dick. This was Jake. Your favorite sweet boy Jake. The one you’d fallen madly in love with over the years.
See you and Jake met at your first go around at Top Gun years prior. Jake had always had a soft spot for you. Especially after you waxed his ass so flawlessly in the air. It took him months to find a way to beat you. When he did you have him a high five. The competitiveness didn’t matter, your colleague was getting better. That meant better for everybody in the field.
But you were never available. Whether it was your long-term shithead of a boyfriend from college or some random fling the timing just never worked out. Then you were shipped off to the other side of the country and you lost touch.
Jake about lost his mind when he spotted you sitting next to Natasha the night before the first day at the Hard Deck. Rubbed his eyes and all, you just didn’t seem real. When he went up to talk to you he was quite frankly shocked to find you without a rock on your finger. You were a fucking catch, why weren’t you taken? It really confused him when he learned you were single. He was ashamed of the male population. But it meant one thing. Jake could focus on you and only you now. He didn’t need to fuck around with these meaningless one-night stands. He could find meaning with you.
When he wrapped his arms around you it just felt right. Even if you were upset with him you couldn’t help but to melt right into his loving embrace. You just felt so whole. So protected and secure. Like he’d never even let a bad thought cross your mind. But it was never suffocating. It was just right. Everything you needed when you asked. Jake was special and you knew it. You’d never let one little slip up crack the foundation the two of you had so delicately been pouring for the last few years.
“I’m sorry.” You mumbled when you pulled away from his chest.
Jake frowned deeply. Using both his hands his pushed your wild hair away from your face, “What are you apologizing for sweetheart?”
You let out a breath trying to regain your normality, “Crying. Messing up your shirt.”
“You have to know I don’t give a damn about that Y/N. Are you okay?” He placed his palm on your cheek wrapping his fingers around your head gently. You nuzzled into him out of habit.
Closing your eyes you nodded towards him, “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just glad you’re here.” You admitted softly.
Using his other hand, he pulled you back into his embrace. He brought your head into his chest, “I’m so sorry lovie. You looked so stunning in that dress. I couldn’t take my eyes off of you. Payback said I was literally drooling.” He chuckled squeezing you softly.
You were enjoying every second of this sweetness between you and him. You’d learned slowly how he loved, through touch. He needed this as much as you did. As touch adverse as you’d been when you’d met him you’d grown to crave his every touch. Anytime, anywhere you’d let him grab ahold of you. You didn’t care, you wanted it more than anything. It blew your mind how he had changed you so wholly in that regard.
“It’s okay Jake.” You kissed his chest through his clothing. Something so innocent but sent him into a damn frenzy. He’d never had anybody do something quite so… sweet? Intimate? Love on him the way he wanted?
He knew it was officially over for him the moment you did that. Something you’d likely never remember doing but was now officially seared into his brain for forever, not that he was complaining. No, not at all.
“How’d I get so lucky to find somebody like you?”
You shook your head in his embrace, “Shush.”
He smiled knowing how hard it was to give you a damn compliment. Something he was going to work on with you. He knew he needed to do something major to really let you know how he felt, or you’d never believe it. He was tired of waiting. Tired of seeing you slip right through his grasp.
“Can I tell you something?” He asked knowing you’d never expect what was going to come out of his mouth next.
He wasn’t sure if was going to be able to tell you before he melted into a puddle seeing your sweet little doe eyes looking up at him, waiting, “Anything Jake. You know that.”
He tightened his hold around your waist before letting it all out, “You really are the most beautiful woman I know Y/N, inside and out. Fucking stunning. And you… you are so easy to love.” He smiled seeing your gaze on him, soaking in every single word, “What I’m trying to say is, I love you.” His thumb rubbed the skin where your shirt rode up sending shivers throughout your body.
“You what?” Your eyes widened as big as saucers as your voice raised an octave or two, certainly not expecting that confession.
“I love you.” He smiled, the words spilling out of his mouth much more freely than before. It felt fucking freeing to him to admit that to you.
Your eyes darted around his face before landing on his green ones. His beautiful green eyes, “You do?”
His smile could’ve melted you as equally as you seemed to be able to melt him, “I do. Very much so.” You not immediately darting away was a good sign. He could tell it was just taking you some time to process what the hell he’d just dropped into your lap.
“Oh, wow.” Biting your lip, you really tried of something better to say but that’s all that came to your mind.
He continued grinning seeing your brain short circuiting. You were rather expressive with your features, and he could see the confusion rise and fall. Adorable as ever. One of the many reasons he loved you so deeply, “Have I not made it obvious?” He asked, his smirk would’ve knocked you out had you not been clinging to him.
“I…” You paused realizing he had made it rather obvious. He called you lovie for God’s sake. Nat was right you were just blind to it. Not believing Jake could have actual feelings for you. You too had fought them off for years. You wanted him more than ever when you broke up with the douche bag all those years ago. But Jake was at a different stage in his life, or so you thought. He was bringing home random girls while you wanted a steady partner. It seemed incompatible. Had you actually talked though you would’ve learned he was just distracting himself from you. Two fucking idiots.
“Go on.” Jake urged you on, giving your hip a light squeeze.
You laughed softly letting the blush coat your cheeks for him to see. You didn’t have much to hide anyway, “I guess you have. I just haven’t noticed.” Smiling sheepishly, you added, “I am oblivious, you know that.”
He laughed pulling you fully into him, “You are lovie. You really are.” He kissed the crown of your head relishing in the moment. The pure simplicity of the moment made him feel the best he had in quite a long time.
“Jake?” You asked softly. Were you going to admit it to? Did you love him? That was easy, hell yeah you loved him. You’d loved him for a long time too. He showed you what a man was like. How a boyfriend should treat a girl. How to be loved. It was him. It was always going to be him. Your Jake.
“Yeah sweetheart?” He looked down using his free hand to stroke your hair. He didn’t really give a damn if you were going to say it back. You staying with him, letting him hold you was more than enough. It was all he needed.
But you had different plans. You were going to tell him. Had to tell him, “I love you too.”
His eyebrows rose in clear shock, “You do?” This time he was questioning you like he couldn’t believe those words came out of your mouth. Certainly not prepared for that.
“I do. A whole lot.” You giggled feeling that same weight releasing off your chest.
He grinned hearing those words and that joyous sound, “Well that calls for one thing then.”
“Oh? What’s that?”
He smirked, eyes darkening just a shade, “May I kiss you love?
You nodded quickly before you could back out, “Please.” A sinful look crossed his face before he grabbed your face in his hands so gently it sent another shiver down your spine.
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(Forgive me If I already requested this again, but I kind of forgot but)
I really loved your requests about bot buddy con having the personality of death in puss and boots: the last wish!
Now I wanna see Bumblebee’s reaction finally getting to meet the con (plus some more bots who haven’t met as well)
Haven't seen this Buddy in a hot minute.
There was another request with a similar ask, so I'm mixing the two into this one.
Hope you enjoy!
Bot Buddy with the personality of Death from "Puss in Boots The Last Wish" with Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, and Arachnid
SFW, Mention of death and injuries, Cybertronian reader
TFP
Bumblebee
Bumblebee tries to hide how terrified he is.
He has most of his team fooled, but even they know that he has some fear over this Con.
Everyone does.
As far as Bumblebee knows, he was the only Autobot in history to have landed one shot on this Con. Bad thing being that now they have a special vendetta against him.
Firmly believes that they are some supernatural being of vengeance and death.
It is the only explanation that he can think of.
His team knows that the con has some sort of vendetta against him and actively helps him out of situations fast.
He is extremely thankful for their actions.
Sometimes when things get too quiet, he sometimes thinks he can hear the whistling through the walls.
Bumblebee walking through the empty base.
The eerie sound of The Whistle sound through the halls.
Bee just stays in his place in absolute terror as the lights flicker a bit.
The lights turn back to their normal state and The Whistle disappears.
Bee slowly walks back to the main room with shaky blaster at the ready.
Bulkhead
Bulkhead has an intense fear of the Con.
It rivals his fear of Scraplets.
He has completely frozen on the battlefield when hearing The Whistle.
Bulkhead has lost so many of his friends and companions thanks to this Con.
The absolute carnage he has seen after they leave is enough to make him sick in his tanks for days.
He is trying to respond differently to the whistle instead of freezing, its kind of hard to cover for his giant frame or even attempt to move him.
Bulkhead readying his wrecking ball for the reinforcements.
The Whistle is carried through the air like an omen.
“BEEP! Boop bep— (BULKHEAD! Bulkhead where--)"--Bumblebee
Bulkhead snatching Bumblebee up and sprinting to the groundbridge with shaky servos.
Ratchet
Ratchet gets chills down his spine every time someone comms in about the Con being in the area.
He has seen this Con up close before.
Not because he had to patch them up, but because they had purposely gotten close to him.
They didn’t do anything as he froze in fear over the deceased body of a comrade. Just a simple look before walking away and disappearing into the smoke of the battle.
Ratchet absolutely loathes the sound of the whistle. It brings back too many unpleasant feelings that almost make him freeze.
He believes the Con has a soft spot for medics.
That is the only reason why he has stayed alive near them for so long.
He could only wish for that luck to be sent to his team.
Ratchet on the field helping Bumblebee to the groundbridge.
The Whistle is sharp and close.
Ratchet picks up Bumblebee and tries to trek faster to the groundbridge.
Out of the corner of his optic he spots the familiar figure emerging from the smoke. They only look at Ratchet as he throws Bumblebee in and then goes in himself.
Arachnid
Nope.
This is the one Con that Arachnid refuses to mess with.
This Con’s even more lethal than she is and 10 times more dangerous.
At this point she half believes that this isn’t a Cybertronain, but an evil primordial being.
She tries to pretend that the whistling doesn’t bother her.
It’s a lie.
But maybe… maybe this is just some big shot trying to one up her on her own game.
Two can play that game.
Arachnid walking through the forest stalking an unsuspecting Breakdown and Dreadwing.
Arachnid is about to deliver the fatal blow when something sharp cuts her webs.
It’s a very familiar looking scythe.
Too familiar…
“Insubordination and attempt to murder a fellow Decepticon? Oh that simply won’t do.”--Buddy
Arachnid looks at Buddy’s frightening red optics.
“I’ll have your helm mounted on my wall!”--Arachnid
Arachnid tries to strike at Buddy.
She fails and gets pinned to the ground by the scythe.
“Oh, dear Arachnid… this is long overdue… and I’m going to enjoy this very much.”--Buddy
A bit later Buddy emerges from the bush scaring Breakdown and Dreadwing.
“Where did you come from? Not that we aren’t--”--Breakdown
“It no longer concerns you Breakdown. The danger is gone now.”--Buddy
“Danger?”--Dreadwing
“No longer exists. Now, lets get back to the Nemesis, shall we?”--Buddy
#transformers x reader#maccadam#bot buddy#tfp#tfp x reader#tfp x platonic reader#tfp bumblebee#tfp bulkhead#tfp ratchet#tfp arachnid
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Cecilia
Sounds are powerful. That goes without saying- the most severe (?) sounds you'll find your average sentient species making are soft clicks/rumbles. Most languages developed through touch, or something like sign language. The species that can make noise don't have much control over their pitch. They don't need to. Others "hear" with specialized pads, designed to pick up the slightest vibration... (Don't ever touch them, you hear?) Anyway-
You know how the human voice can literally break glass? Yeah, so do the higher-ups in any organization that knows what they're doing. In the Rhusngi's Immigration fleet, crews are chosen through a complex AI system. Applications take Jovian aeons to process- But this ain't Rhusngi Immigration.
There's no one name for what we are. A bunch of idiots, taking random jobs here and there- wait, what? No, we're not- We just do deliveries! *unintelligible alien muttering* Sure, it can be dangerous, but we're not stupid. Our crews communicate, for Dsheng's sake.
I understand your concern- Ship 7 does have a more, er, potent blend of species... they balance each other out- The two humans? Hhhhhhharmless. *xe hisses, frustrated.*
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"Aaaaaalright, Bumblebees! Another day, another dollar! Everybody, up, up, up!"
Kit's voice crackled with enthusiasm and static. It reverberated through the black-and-yellow ship, signaling the start of another shift. Most of us had been on board for "decades"- that's what Faizan says, at least. We've gotten used to each other by now, what with all of us being so... different.
It's been a few months since we picked up Kit and, erm... There have been some difficulties, sure, but yeah. It's made us closer, if anything. -Besides, now it's even. Seventh ship, seven crew members! Faizan chimes in, startling the mantis-like being. She promptly donks him upside the head with one blade-like arm.
He chuckles, then looks her in the eye- or tries to. "We just got some new cargo. Needs scanning." He holds a small device up to his mouth and speaks into it, making a series of clicks. He presses a button, adding- "Kit, you too- be at the loading deck in 5."
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Pretty soon, most of the crew joined Needih (insectoid), Faizan (human), and the new cargo. Kit (also human) was late- as per usual. But eh, she's on time when it really matters...
The cargo wasn't particularly large today, nor moving- thank God. "...And it's our turn to scan it in, got it?" Faizan lectured the younger human as he carried a box across the room. The two got to work, moving packages from the hatch as the rest of the crew chattered away.
Kit laughed when he stopped talking-
"You know you're breaking my heart..."
Faizan stopped in his tracks, a smirk on his face.
"You're shaking my confidence, daily." He replied.
--Here's a link for y'all--
He didn't know what he expected- The song was old. Really old. And Kit had never even set foot on Earth...
Kit started tapping the side of the box and stomped to a rhythm Faizan hadn't heard in forever-
"...'Celia... you're breaking my heart..."
Faizan's eyes lit up. Of course Kit sang the higher part, and of course he knew the lower one.
"You're shaking my confidence daily!"
Needih was in awe. She felt her shell shake with the vibration- it was impossible to describe. Sometimes, on her home planet, wilder sounds would align- but that was incredibly rare. Almost mythical. The crew all "heard" in different ways. We're lucky 'cause they're similar enough to communicate...
"... I'm beggin' you please to come home!"
Jaws dropped. Scrounge and Sdaer put down their drinks, eyes wide. Scrounge let out a deep rumble and tilted his ursine head. Faizan rolled his eyes and kept singing- the crew had never seen him like this...
The two humans sang like nobody else was in the room. They felt a sense of belonging, of harmony, like nothing else in the universe.
For the first time in years, Faizan dropped the package. He and Kit tapped out a beat on every available surface- the walls, the floor, even the boxes. And they laughed. It scared the hell out of the rest of the crew, who were too stunned to do anything but stare.
Goodness knows how Kit was able to sense Faizan's movements before they happened- and vice versa. Sure, they both missed a beat here and there but what did you expect? They're only human.
"Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!" He exclaimed, conveniently skipping to the good part. Kit grinned.
☆☆
"God, I haven't sang in years..." Faizan paused and looked around the room. The crew was just. In shock.
"To, skh..." Sdaer struggled with the English. "To quote you, what the fUCK was THAT?"
"That was harmony." Kit said with a smile. And the humans just? Got back to work? Kit hummed softly, and Faizan smiled (without baring his teeth, to be polite- as if he and the newbie didn't just break goodness-knows-how-many-galaxies' regulations).
"How do you know Simon & Garfunkel, anyway?" the captain asked.
Kit looked down at the box they were holding. "...Does it matter?"
"No. No, it doesn't."
#humans are space australians#humans are weird#humans are space orcs#humans and aliens#short story#i'm gonna make a whole series out of this... maybe#just you wait#if this has been done before lmk pls#found family#what should i call this?#to be continued
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TFP Autobots and how they comfort others
Optimus Prime:
I think he can have a very comforting vibe to him when he wants to, for a lot of the autobots he's considered an older brother figure, father figure, and overall a trusted adult figure to speak with
For younger people such as bumblebee, smokescreen and the kids, he gives soft smiles and reassurance if something is troubling them
Optimus isn't big on physical touch but he'll put a hand on one's shoulder as his main way of comforting them or calming them down
For a bit older characters, like arcee and bulkhead, he comforts them the same way but a bit more maturely if that makes sense? Like he won't sugarcoat anything around them, but he won't be harsh or anything
Ratchet is definitely someone Optimus feels like he can let his guard down around, so that means the same goes for ratchet
Optimus knows the old bot and how he sometimes feels he isnt enough, so optimus makes sure to reassure ratchet and remind him that he is an important part of the team, and family
Overall, his main way of comforting people is reassuring words and the 'hand on the shoulder' thing dads do lol
Arcee:
Arcee is a great listener, and lets people rant to her to get things off their chests
We see her comfort Miko when Bulkhead was injured; both of them sat up top while Arcee reminded Miko that closing yourself off from everyone wouldn't help the situation
Based off of this, I think that Arcee is also very good at giving advice when trying to comfort people
She'll listen, and then give her thoughts on the situation
She keeps it real too, doesn't matter if it's Miko, Bulkhead, Bee, etc., she won't sugarcoat things
When Raf got hurt, we see Arcee sternly exclaiming to Bee to keep his emotions in check
She's been through a LOT, so she understands being angry, scared, feeling helpless
But she uses those experiences to help others get through tough situations
Bumblebee:
I think Bumblebee's way of comforting people would be physical touch, since he's not able to express himself through words very well
This involves a pat on the back if one of his friends are feeling down or disappointed, a hug if it's a bit more serious, and just things like that
Spending time with them would be a big way of Bee trying to cheer someone up too
For example, if Raf had a bad day, Bumblebee would take him for a spin around Jasper (Also I believe it's canon that they go out and play with Raf's little racing car and that's just the cutest shit ever I love them sm)
He's picked up some traits from Optimus, so when Bee got his voice back he probably tried a more "Optimus" approach to comforting people, but overall he does his absolute best to cheer up and help whoever needs it
Bulkhead:
(ignore the pic being rly small lol)
I honestly don't see enough love for this big guy
I'd say he would be one of the most comforting people to be around
If it's someone he knows really well, so pretty much anyone in team prime, he's gonna do his absolute best to help them out with whatever's bothering them
He may not always have the right words though
So I think that, similar to Bumblebee, he'll stick mainly to physical touch, and Bulkhead would try to distract the person too
Like if Miko was upset about something, he would put on some music she really likes to get her mind off of it
However, people like Arcee probably wouldn't want a distraction, or just can't handle any distraction at the moment
That's when Bulkhead will listen and give any advice of his own, as well as hug whoever's feeling down (if they're ok with it)
Ratchet
He doesn't care. (he cares very much and wants to help)
Ratchet's just not the best at expressing it, he'll comfort others in subtle ways
If one of the humans were noticeably in a bad mood, Ratchet might start a conversation with them and slowly ease into the topic of whatever's upsetting them
He's definitely not big on physical touch, so I'd say his main way of comforting a person is talking it out and listening
He would offer solutions too
For the bots, I think it depends on the situation; if one of them were having some sort of flashback, or severely injured, Ratchet would immediately jump to comfort/help them
However if it's a more milder situation, he'll talk it out with them or just simply leave it to someone who's a bit better at this type of stuff
One of the ways we see him comfort someone in the show is the episode where something was up with Bumblebee, so Ratchet had to pick Raf up from school
We see him be pretty silent at the beginning but he eventually says, "Wanna ride with the sirens on?"
Even if he normally was against it, Ratchet's willing to break through his "I don't care" front he puts up, so he can help those he cares about most
#can u tell i love ratchet lmao#tfp#transformers prime#tfp hcs#tfp analysis#tf prime#transformers#tf#tfp ratchet#tfp bulkhead#tfp arcee#tfp bumblebee#tfp optimus prime#tfp how the autobots comfort others#tfp autobots#macaddams#maccaddam
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Among the inner circle, who does Riel have the easiest->hardest time reading? I assume it's a pretty negligible difference at this point just because everyone interacts so regularly, but does Chase's chaos energy successfully throw him off?
It absolutely does! I would say it generally goes like this, though it may not be a super linear scale and resembles more of a scatterplot graph:
Shery (displays all of her emotions prominently)
Briony (ditto to Shery, though sometimes her motivations/backstory can add some complexities)
Red (easy for Riel to read his emotions, not as easy for him to read his strategies or logical lines of thought)
Ayla (pretty much the same as Briony, her emotions seem easy to read but the actual thoughts she's thinking behind them and the context/backstory she comes from make her a bit more opaque at times than expected)
Halek (his poker face makes it hard to gauge his actual emotions, but his behavior falls within enough of a pattern/predictable routine that Riel can still successfully "read" him or plan for what he's going to do or say without having to know his exact thoughts)
Trouble (similar to Red, where Riel can easily read his emotional state but not always his plans or actions: Trouble can be unpredictably really smart and level-headed or really impulsive at different times, so he consistently surprises Riel, who has a hard time predicting exactly what he's going to do next)
Lavinet (dependent on the situation; hardest to read when she's actively politicking. Court training makes her harder to read than the average person, but she's not a completely closed castle)
Blade (Riel needs more data on Ket facial expressions and body language, so he's not as confident with Blade as with most people, as the cultural differences can make a really big difference. He can't always read Blade's thoughts or feelings unless Blade is caught off-guard, but Blade's behavior is also governed by a rigid enough pattern that it can become easier for Riel to predict, except in areas where his skillset overtakes Riel's (for example, don't ask Riel to predict what Blade is going to do in battle))
Tallys (similar to Blade, Elven mannerisms and body language do differ enough that Riel is hesitant to say with confidence he knows exactly what Tallys is thinking/feeling, plus with her age, experience, and general composed personality, he finds her the most difficult person to read in the Shepherds, with one notable exception. He's well aware that his mortal experience is so vastly different from her own perspective that he won't act like he can know exactly how she thinks so lightly)
Chase (he hates the chaos man. he hates him. Chase's body language and topography make NO sense and can be so detached from his actual emotions that he's just impossible to read accurately. lackadaisical slouch when he's seethingly angry?? half-lidded smile and boneless draping over the couch when he's actually plotting Awful Things?? and let's not get started on his general unpredictability, off-the-cuff improvisation, and chaotic impulsiveness and complete lack of logic. he operates off of Vibes Only, except the Vibes are undetectable to anyone else but the ones plugged into the awful Chaos dimension. If Riel were tracking the linear flight patterns of, like, bumblebees moving from flower to flower, Chase is a dragonfly. oh he's going to land there--WHOOP he did a 98 degree turn at the last possible second and ZIPPED straight up into the sky for no discernible reason! Riel insists through gritted teeth that it's impossible to read someone's thoughts when there are no thoughts going on in their head at all. Even Chase can't explain how his mind works, so how are you expecting Riel to??
Most people's thoughts, to Riel:
Chase:
#Shepherds of Haven#Riel#Riel Syndran#all characters#scale#expressions#feelings about#predictability
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Slowly but Also Like All at Once
part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7
noah diaz x mirage (they’re def boyfriends)
warnings: goddamnit noah cheer up dude (also death/bodies mention)
mirage tones it down with the pet names but then comes in hot at the end with a big one + dad doesn’t seem to approve
“Is the rider part of Arcee?” Noah inquires, watching as the Ducati ahead navigates the curved exit ramp of the Sunrise Highway— Noah is kind of transfixed honestly, awed by the way the early morning light shines off of the pink and white finish of Arcee’s altmode.
“Nah, that’s holomatter,” Mirage reveals offhandedly.
“Holo-what?”
“It’s a projection,” the mech clarifies. “Can be light or solid. We use them to draw less attention to ourselves. Be kinda weird to see a bike drive itself, right?”
Noah nods. Definitely weird. His lips pout to one side, watching Arcee and mulling over the idea of hologram-like projections for a moment before he starts, wide gaze flashing down to Mirage’s radio.
“Wait, can you do that?” he questions pointedly.
“Yep,” Mirage pops the ‘p’ cheerfully, before his radio makes a small, muted buzzing sound. “Well… I used to.”
Noah stills.
“My projector was damaged pretty badly after Peru,” Mirage admits softly, kind of wistfully. “I can project light. I mean, sorta. It doesn’t last very long and it’s really buggy but…”
The mech trails off for a moment.
“I can’t do solid anymore,” he confesses finally, faintly.
Noah sinks into the seat, forced down by the sudden, all-encompassing guilt.
Shit.
“Ratchet tried to fix it but it’s just one of those things, y’know?” Mirage goes on, his pitch rising in volume as if in response to Noah’s physical reaction to his admission. “Bumblebee can’t talk. I can’t use holoforms. No biggie.”
The bot isn’t a very good liar, Noah realizes.
He has zero doubt in his mind that losing a piece of yourself like that has got to be terrible. But he’s not going to acknowledge that out loud though. Not when it’s probably his fault.
Damn it.
The inward confession makes his chest sting.
Noah shakes his head, not wanting to think on it anymore. He’s already cried once. He’s not about to do it again. Mirage is going to start thinking he’s some kind of giant wuss or something.
He sucks in a sharp breath and forces himself to lift and drop a shoulder.
“Who needs hologram—form…things,” he stammers out a bit awkwardly. “When you’re already cool as fuck anyway, dude.”
Mirage chuckles, the sound vibrating through the seat beneath Noah. The leather warms up for a moment and Noah realizes that comfort is exactly what that sensation is supposed to convey.
He’s just not sure it’s working this time around.
The seconds crawl by and neither of them moves to speak again and so they fall into a strange, sort of unsettling silence. Noah, for as much as he tries to not think about it, can only do just that; stew in the guilt.
Because it is his fault.
Mirage had almost died for him.
Mirage had to be rebuilt and repaired from practically the ground up because of him.
Mirage had lost parts of himself because of Noah.
Noah’s a walking, talking hazard around the mech.
He frowns, pulling his feet up onto the seat so he can wrap his arms around his legs and curl into himself— ignoring the way the seatbelt kind of digs into the skin of his neck. In the distance, amidst fog and cloud-cover, he can see Manhattan’s skyscrapers reaching for the heavens.
“Hey, Noah?”
He glances down at the radio— it’s backlight cycling through a few different colors; blue, yellow, green, and red, before it settles on its usual light blue.
“I’d do it all over again in a sparkbeat, y’know,” Mirage claims boldly. “If it meant keeping you safe.”
Noah’s eyes widen so quickly, he half expects his eyeballs to drop right out of his head for a moment. His breath catches in his throat and his chest heaves— his heart stuttering over a couple beats.
Oh, fuck.
Noah’s not one hundred percent sure, but he remembers Mirage once saying, ‘Cross my spark, hope to die,’ and so he assumes it to be the cybertronian version of a heart.
The declaration is… overwhelming, to say the least. In a good way.
But also in a way that Noah feels he is undeserving of.
It compels his own heart to keep pounding away, essentially doing somersaults underneath his ribcage. Which— under the recent revelation that Mirage can actually feel it thumping away— is embarrassing as all shit. But Noah can’t help it.
He’d do it all over again.
Noah doesn’t think Mirage even realizes how much that one sentence means. Or maybe he does. And he actually means it. Noah hopes that’s not true.
He never wants Mirage to do it again.
The radio warbles and Noah watches the backlight flicker again.
“Mirage,” Arcee’s voice comes through, clear and urgent. “We’re needed back at base-ops stat.”
Immediately, Mirage groans— in a long and suffering kind of way that reminds Noah of Kris every time he starts whining about how he still can’t get past Bowser.
“I’m gettin’ my aft chewed out for breems,” Mirage gripes with a sharp huff. “Fraggin’ Ratchet, man. Messin’ with my game. What a hater.”
Noah has no idea what half those words mean but he’s pretty sure he understands the gist of it all.
Which is why he isn’t all that surprised when, instead of driving back into Brooklyn, Arcee leads the way north into Queens and then across the East River into the Bronx.
Noah shifts quietly in his seat.
His ma’s gonna be so mad when he does eventually make his way home. He hasn’t checked in with her for hours, which is unlike him. And Breanna Diaz don’t play when it comes to her kids.
But at the same time, he thinks he can understand the sort of urgency a call from Optimus Prime himself might instill in the autobots.
Both he and Mirage are silent as they make their way into a neighborhood of the Bronx known as City Island— a fitting name. At this point, the sun has risen high up into the sky and the inhabitants of City Island are starting to slowly make their way outside in preparation for another day.
Arcee and Mirage pull into what looks like some kind of junkyard marina at the far end of the island, where old boats have been left to rust in every corner of the property, shadowed by dilapidated warehouses. At the water’s edge, a rickety dock bobs in response to the waves below it.
Noah reaches out and white-knuckles the Porsche’s door handle as Arcee and Mirage roll slowly over the surprisingly sturdy wooden slats of the dock. There’s an antiquated ferry at the end, and Noah does his best to hold in a frightened little yelp when both bots lift off the dock— only half-transforming for a second— so they can step onto the ferry.
Once they’re safely aboard, Arcee’s holoform swings her leg over the Ducati and heads off— Noah assumes to start up the ferry.
“You want out?” Mirage inquires, the driver side door popping open with a muted click.
Noah bites into his bottom lip, thinking for a moment. He thinks he knows exactly where they’re heading.
Hart Island is located just to the east of City Island. It’s a place that’s pretty much synonymous with death, with deserted buildings from different eras lying in an array of ruins all over it— the island having been left abandoned to its’ own destruction since the late seventies.
Honestly, it’s kind of the perfect place for the autobots to hide out.
Noah’s not going to lie and say that it doesn’t freak him out though. Supposedly, there’s thousands of bodies buried in the ground at Hart Island.
So he shakes his head and shimmies away from the open door— not ready to step out quite yet. Mirage quickly closes it with another soft click.
“Okay,” he acknowledges. “I gotchu.”
Noah decides he really needs his friend to stop reminding him of that fact.
He knows.
The ferry sputters to life beneath them and after a moment, it rocks forward— pulling away from the dock lazily.
Noah inhales deeply then blows it out through his nose. And forces himself to think about something else, anything else— aside from the fact that he’s currently on a rusting metal death trap headed towards a possibly haunted island to face alien life forms that probably don’t even like him.
His distraught gaze lands on the Ducati parked off to the Porsche’s right.
“Arcee help you sneak out?” he questions. If a holoform is needed to operate the ferry, it has to be the only explanation. Right?
“Yeah,” Mirage admits, but not like he’s shy about it— more like he’s proud of it. “She’s a real G.”
Noah can’t help the smile the words pull from him.
He’s glad that, despite what he thinks is a clear disdain for him on the part of Optimus, Arcee doesn’t seem to hold any negative opinions when it comes to Noah.
He knows Optimus sees him— them, humans— in a different light now. That the battle in Peru— and both Noah and Elena’s drive to fight for their planet— had changed the giant mech’s opinion of the human race.
But the surly leader of the autobots had only begrudgingly allowed Noah to try and fix Mirage, at first, at the behest of Arcee and Bumblebee. When he’d failed, Optimus had been quick to change his mind, quick to take Mirage away.
Leaving Noah wondering, for months, if he’d ever see his friend again. His best friend, probably.
He’s quickly starting to realize Mirage means that much to him.
“Aw, scrap,” Mirage grumbles suddenly, his altmode shuddering slightly around Noah.
Noah looks up from the steering wheel— from the spot he’d been staring at whilst in his head— to see another dock gradually approaching. Rusting, multi-colored shipping containers stacked at its edge, providing cover for the two autobots standing just beyond them; Optimus Prime and an unfamiliar blue and white autobot with a star of life insignia across his chest plates.
Noah assumes he must be the infamous hater; Ratchet. An immediate thought tickles at the back of Noah’s mind as he recalls his first contact with the autobots in that warehouse months ago.
He frowns.
“How’s Ratchet ‘round humans?” he asks warily, just as the ferry gently bumps into the edge of the dock, their short trip across the water coming to a, thankfully, safe end.
Mirage’s radio drones out a low buzzing sound and Noah takes it for exactly what it is: Ratchet is not a fan of Earth’s native species.
“It’s okay, though!” Mirage advises him cheerily as Noah watches Arcee’s holoform return. “I got your back, bro.”
Noah isn’t all that convinced. Not that he doesn’t trust Mirage or anything.
And it must show on his face because as soon as they’re off the ferry— Mirage gently pushing him out of the Porsche’s cabin, so he can transform into his natural rootmode, Arcee doing the same beside them— he leans down closer to Noah, who is staring up at the clear disapproval on the faces of both Optimus and Ratchet.
“He’s not as mean as he looks, I swear,” Mirage testifies in what Noah thinks is supposed to be a whisper but is clearly heard by the others, including Ratchet who scowls at Mirage. “I won’t let him mess witchu, cariño.”
Noah absolutely freezes.
… what.
#noah x mirage#norage#noah diaz#mirage#mirage rotb#transformers rise of the beasts#transformers rotb#mirage x noah
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The TFA universe is a fucking nightmare and I wish people would actually talk about it. Long rant incoming.
Don’t expect good spelling or grammar I’m sorry
Like the show didn’t even care enough to address how fucked everything was. Like all the little baby robots just don’t have names until they go through the military/boot camp, which doesn’t make a lot of sense as the whole point of basic training/boot camp is taking away one’s identity and individualization aka what a lot of cults and extremist groups will do to get people to go along with whatever they want them to, as it’s a lot easier for group think to occur when there is a group. The whole “small cog in a bigger machine” bullshit speech is literally just that but dressed up to look and sound pretty (propaganda). But half of the names given at the boot camp are insults and that’s really fucked up. And it’s almost implied that the other transformers recognize Bulkhead and Bumblebee’s names as being insulting in nature because when Sari introduces herself to Bumblebee it sort of goes like this:
“My name is Bumblebee” “I’m Sari” “Oh don’t be, I like my name.”
But that would also imply that the show was thinking about acknowledging how messed up its own world is and I don’t really think it is. I think that’s a joke, was meant to be taken as a joke, but could be read into as world building or something.
It’s been a hot second sense I’ve rewatched season three of tfa but from what I remember, Ultra Magnus was sort of a dictator? Like I know that there is some form of election, but the main way anything gets done is through the council of primes and in TFA it is established that “prime” is a military rank, and those who advanced to “prime” have to be approved by the council, which Ultra Magnus is the head of. He doesn’t have full dictation over it (he wanted OP to not be horribly punished) but he does have a sizable amount of control (op was still given a job and got to keep his rank). The election cycles are nonexistent as the only time anyone thinks of trying to replace Ultra Magnus is when he is on his death bed. So is it like the Supreme Court? The people technically elect a leader but the council that would decide on important laws and if they are constitutional is chosen by the leader, not the people, can serve until they die, and can do fuck all and no one will challenge them because they have the final say on the law? For a thing like economics or the Supreme Court it would make sense to have these be not elected officials for the sole purpose of “they wouldn’t be pressured by potentially not being re-elected and so they would be able to do their jobs without worrying if it would please the people.” A lot of things done to fix and adjust the economy will look really bad at first but it ultimately serves to balance everything. But the people in charge of the FED and other economic shit also don’t serve until they die. Long tangent to say, not a lot of democracy in this word.
The only way to gain power in cybertron seems to be to either join the military or do a hyper specific job. Also how long has ultra Magnus been the leader? Was no one ever unhappy with how he lead? Sentinel Prime was but that was seen as a bit of a taboo. Also Sentinel’s Cybertron immediately turning into an Orwellian styled red scare nightmare was a choice. Establishing curfews during a time of potential war where the planet/country/city could easily be targeted for an attack isn’t in itself unreasonable. It’s immediately taken to 11 but the general idea of curfews makes sense. As well as reporting potential spys for the main reason that spy’s had been proven to have infiltrated the prime counsel thing. It goes to fear mongering almost instantly but the general idea isn’t bad.
Im interested to know how Ultra Magnus would have handled the situation because the show just sort of is neutral about him. He’s just there most of the time and tells OP not to try and be a hero. I want to know if he would have done something similar to Sentinel and I want to know if the show would address it. Because the general difference between UM and SP is that UM is better at hiding how much he manipulates power. He’s still a dictator even if he isn’t an antagonist force. He’s not a benevolent dictator because dictators, by definition, cannot be benevolent. If they were truly benevolent then the people would get a choice in the world that they live in.
All this to say, “dictator bad”
ALSO is there no trial system? Wasp just was sent to prison and they didn’t think to look into any of the evidence? Did no one think to maybe investigate the people who would have had the codes or spare keys for the locker things? Do they just send people into solitary confinement without any sort of hearing or evidence or was Wasp just waiting for his court date? Why does Optimus want Bumblebee to apologize to the guy who clearly doesn’t want to speak to him? He literally watched Bumblebee give an apology and a reasonable explanation for his actions. He wasn’t making excuses he was manipulated by a person who he thought was his friend and the main reason why he was able to be so easily manipulated was because the person in power was actively antagonist towards him. He did the right thing. He asked a person, who would have known how to make a report, how to make a report. If shockwave wasn’t the person who was in that roll then Wasp probably wouldn’t have been framed. And even if Bumblebees wasn’t the one who found the things in his locker, Sentinel still would have found them because Shockwave planted them. I’m sorry but asking a person how to make a report so you can go around the person who is acting aggressive towards you and holds a significant position of power over you isn’t the same as purposefully ruining someone’s life. Bumblebee was going off of evidence that was 100% circumstantial, biased, and highly questionable, that doesn’t automatically mean that he was trying to frame Wasp. If he had reported that he overheard a spy communicating with the decepticons and had reasons to believe that it might be Wasp, then I would assume that whoever the fuck would do an investigation and either clear Wasp or just arrest him because due process and fair trials is for babies. In which case, it still wouldn’t be the fault of a person who isn’t in control of anything. Blaming Bumblebee for what happened to Wasp is like blaming doctors for how expensive medical treatment is. He trusted the wrong person and that person used his trust against him. The people in power did not think to do an investigation into any of this. And even if the whole Wasp thing was open and shut why wouldn’t they look further into this? Maybe there was other spy’s? Did anyone think about that? No? It also isn’t Bumblebee’s fault that Shockwave got to the position of Prime. The security system and the people in charge of screenings didn’t pick up on the fact that there was a spy. That is not the fault of a random cadet who trusted someone. Shockwave’s actions and the people who died because of them are the fault of Shockwave. Bumblebee’s fuck up did help him not get caught, but it was also the closet we see to him being caught before he becomes a prime. If the people in the TFA world weren’t so fucking stupid then this wouldn’t of happened because maybe this hyper advanced world would have fucking security cameras. If they can figure out how to bend time and space then I think they can figure out how to install things that would record a conversation.
WAIT- doesn’t Bumblebee use something similar to that to figure out the decepticons plans and relay it back to earth? And they have computers that have screens so why don’t they have cameras installed?
Anyway, Wasp blaming Bumblebee makes sense. It makes sense that he is angry at him and it makes sense that he wouldn’t forgive him. That’s not the issue I have with this the issue is that OP also blames Bumblebee. Which I guess would also make sense as animated Optimus seems to be deeply rooted in the military and is a string supported of Ultra Magnus. It is stated in the first episode that he watches propaganda and repeats the military speech about being one big machine. He lies to save his friend and he sucks for that because his friend abuses his power whenever he gets the chance to and he knows this. Optimus lying for Sentinel is much more  egregious to me than what Bumblebee does because Bumblebee didn’t know that Longarm was a spy. I understand why Optimus would lie for Sentinel, he is a loyal friend and he definitely did blame himself for what happened. That doesn’t change the fact that he KNOWINGLY let a person who he knew to be irresponsible and who got others into dangerous situations into a position of power. I think Ultra Magnus knew that Optimus was lying and like- why are you people like this?
Bumblebee could have been called out for so many different things that he actually did. Like is he a bad friend? Yes. He treats Bulkhead badly, most of there interactions are just him insulting Bulkhead and Bulkhead never insults him back. If they both were insulting each other then I wouldn’t really have an issue but most of the time they are seen together it’s just Bumblebee being an asshole. He’s willing to abandon his team and objective to chase down Blurr, he doesn’t listen when people tell him not to do something and it often leads to problems. There are reasonable things to call Bumblebee out on but the Wasp thing doesn’t make sense. If Optimus wanted to address Bumblebee never taking responsibility for his own actions, then why not do that when a consequence is the result of Bumblebee’s actions in a meaningful way. What the hell was he supposed to do? He didn’t know how to make a report so he asked. This is one of the only times that Bumblebee stops to think and consider his options, he could have immediately began spying on Wasp and the other cadets but he didn’t. He wanted to pass it off to the right people who would be able to handle it.
Animated OP frustrates me because I come so close to liking him and then he does something that personally annoys the hell out of me. I get why he would lie for his friend who was manipulative and generally awful towards him but its still just like— you have seen the consequences of his actions. This is no longer just hurting you or him, it has maybe killed a person and he has not changed. Optimus thinks he can change but he has an obligation to not let him hurt anymore people and he just needs to tell the truth. It’s really hard to leave friends behind, I know that. Even when they hurt you and actively make your life worse it is still extremely difficult to let that relationship go. I appreciate how Optimus has issues in that regard. But it’s gotten to a point where Sentinel’s poor judgment and refusal to listen to others puts himself and others in danger. Optimus gave him the opportunity to continue to cause harm to others, and he really wants to sit here and say that Bumblebee was making excuses when he just wasn’t? And he never and would never be called out on this.
One last thing, Ultra Magnus and the rest of the high command clearly don’t give a shit about the cybertronians who were fighting (they were so willing to just kill Arcee for the activation code) in the war and also don’t ever try to investigate any issue further. Potential spy? Eh sure throw him into solitary confinement. One of our top cadets went missing and might have died but no body has been recovered? Well fuck, gotta just say she died and not look into it to make sure there wasn’t any malpractice.
So in conclusion:
The name thing both doesn’t make sense and makes too much sense
Ultra Magnus is kind of a dictator kind of not a dictator
Optimus prime spew’s military bullshit and propaganda and no one cares
Wasp is a dick, didn’t deserve what happened to him
Bumblebee is an asshole, he still didn’t try to ruin a persons life.
No one cares about investigating serious crimes and accusations
#transformers#maccadam#tfa#rant post#long post#sort of#I’m a bit annoyed#anaylsis#???#transformers animated#tfa optimus prime#tfa ultra magnus#tfa shockwave#tfa bumblebee#tfa arcee#tfa bulkhead#tfa wasp#tfa sentinel prime#also how is bumblebee an insult but wasp not?#bumblebees (bees in general) are one of the most well liked insects#I don’t know anyone who likes wasps#but I’m also the only person I know who has this strong of an opinion on bugs#don’t like wasps sorry#they have a roll#but i don’t care#they suck#>:c
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Probably bad transformers animated headcanons
Bumblebee listens to 100 gecs and uses TikTok. Both of which he does with his speakers turned up. In public.
Prowl has considered buying a fur suit but stops himself every time he's about to go through with it.
Optimus purposefully misuses slang and memes to watch the crew members that know what the terms mean die inside. Even pronounces them wrong for extra flavor.
Ratchet watches soap operas. It started out as simply being curious as to what trash the humans consider good stories but then he got legitimately invested.
Sometimes Bulkhead tries eating human food just because it looks really really good, but it always inevitably tastes kinda gross because he wasn't meant to process that kind of material. He wants to find a way to convert it to energon but until that day comes, he's forced to simply stare and long for it.
The repair crew has movie nights once a week with Sari, both to get a better understanding of human culture, and as an excuse to hang out. Every once in awhile they accidentally pick a movie that they don't realize Sari probably should not be watching until it's too late. They do not speak of the Friday the 13th incident. Or the time Sari picked Coraline and Optimus had to leave halfway through.
In that vein, after realizing how jumpy he was about spiders on Halloween, Optimus actually tried giving himself a degree of exposure therapy so no harmless tiny arachnids needlessly die by his axe. Now he at least TRIES to bring them outside with a cup and a piece of paper, but he's not above just asking Bulkhead to do it instead.
Ratchet has taken to finding old junker cars and trying to fix them up in his spare time. Their makeup is painfully simple compared to Cybertronian anatomy, and it's not like he has to worry about what happens if he can't fix one fast enough. He still thinks just selling spare parts on the open market is barbaric, but it's kind of therapeutic for him to just work on something like that without the stress of having someone's life or even just general well-being in his hands. He lets Bulkhead repaint them when he's finished.
Sari does NOT actually know how sex works. At least, like, not accurately. The version of it she told to Optimus was wildly off-base, but still juuuust close enough to freak him out.
Similarly, Prowl has observed nature long enough to get a sort of incomplete idea of how all that goes down, and has come to the conclusion that organics universally lay eggs.
Bumblebee plays horror games with the lights off just to prove hes not chicken, and then has horrible nightmares for a week straight. He also fully believes in every video game creepypasta/myth you tell him, and swears up and down he's seen Herobrine.
Bulkhead is terrified of mice because he doesn't understand how anything can be that teeny tiny and he heard they can chew through metal like some kind of freaky organic scraplet. He gets nightmares about Ratchet opening him up and finding a whole colony of them chewing on his wires.
Sometimes while Megatron was just a head in Sumdac's lab, he'd be bored enough watch whatever was on TV between schemes and naps. The only thing he would ever admit he liked was wrestling because he felt at least a little vindication watching the pathetic organic wretches beat the slag out of each other. That and it reminded him a bit of his gladiator days.
Shockwave is a pretentious energon tea drinker and has whatever the Cybertron equivalent of a loose leaf tea infuser is. He INSISTS it's objectively better and whatever the more normie type of energon is simply cannot compare.
Lugnut has date nights with Strika but they usually start off as sparring matches that get juuuust a little out of hand. He would not have it any other way and loves when his big scary wife throws him across the room and into a wall, then immediately rushes over to check if he still functions. It may be the concussions, but he swears she looks like a holy being towering above him from where he's slumped over on the floor.
Blitzwing is actually pretty functional from day to day. He's had his multiple faces for long enough that he knows how to cope with them and work with them. Sometimes he has poor impulse control, and sometimes he can't stop himself from feeding his anger, but overall he's actually pretty good about keeping himself in check. He just leans into the whole "crazy" schtick because he knows that's how others see him and no matter what he does, he's not gonna change their perception. It's sort of a spite thing when he annoys people with it, but it's also kind of a self deprecating cry for help that he's REALLY hoping someone will eventually pick up on.
Starscream is only a Decepticon because he wanted to pursue acting but nobody would hire a Warframe. He sought out fame and adoring fans in the gladiator arena, and he got what he was after until Megatron kicked his skid plate and Starscream was suddenly no longer the popular seeker heartthrob bad boy, but a laughing stock who fell when someone bigger and stronger clipped his wings. He originally joined Megatron with the intent to climb the ranks and snatch his following out from under him, but then the war broke out and his whole plan was thrown off track.
No Cybertronian is 100% okay with Earth vehicles looking the way they do and not being alive. It's pretty creepy seeing what they think is just some guy carrying an organic around only to remember right, yeah, the organic's controlling him like cordyceps in an ant and he was never alive to begin with.
Blurr has to intentionally talk much slower than he would at his natural speaking pace just because nobody can understand what in Primus's name he's saying.
Between him, Jazz and the Jet Twins, it's actually kind of a meme on Cybertron that the elite guard badge messes with your speech synthesizer because Sentinel is the only member that speaks even slightly normally.
Jazz once attempted to show Sentinel a nature documentary that Prowl recommended. Sentinel proceeded to purge his fuel tank about five minutes in and forbid jazz from watching that filth outside his own quarters.
Both of the jet twins play fortnite whenever they're on earth and come up with the nastiest incomprehensible insults they can to spam into the microphone because they think that's just part of the game that nobody is taking seriously rather than unbelievably toxic people having mental breakdowns at losing.
And finally,
Cybertron has its own cryptids and urban legends: a long, serpentine beast, as long as 60 Warframes that slinks through the oil of Iacon's aqueducts. A jet black cybercat with three tails that will take your spark if you look it in the optics for too long. A shuttle painted in neons, appearing at the station on its own when there is only one transformer at the station, speaking honeyed words in a voice that sounds too familiar, and promising to bring you home safe, but keeps driving and never stops until you're in stasis or offline. A spectral figure that haunts the underground tunnels that few dare traverse, keeping to the shadows and darting out of sight, but you can always hear their engine revving, and always hear their anguished wails. A frame-bare mechanical avian, practically skeletal, that circles over the sea of rust, massive in size and always waiting to swoop down on unsuspecting mechs. They are spoken of in hushed whispers, none know for certain whether they are real or simply fiction. Most think it's silly to believe in such things, but the superstitions around them persist.
#transformers#maccadam#tfa#transformers animated#optimus prime#bumblebee#bulkhead#ratchet#prowl#sari sumdac#megatron#blitzwing#lugnut#shockwave#starscream#strika#blurr#jazz#sentinel prime#jetfire#jetstrorm
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About the Scarlet Witch!Reader, imagine she heard the discussions from the Autobots about her chaos magic powers could lead to destructions and Reader will turn mad with power (which is completely the opposite, she's stable as she can be and kind and generous) and they should "keep an eye of her" in case she'll go crazy and in need to keep on lock her up, which made her feel more outcast from them as much she's outcast from society which depressed her more. One day, in a terrible battle between them and the Decepticons, she "sacrifice" to save them and everyone believe she died with it (but secretly gets away from them in complete isolation from everyone, both humans and Autbots, living in a farm or something), How Team Prime (Op, Ratchet, Ultra Magnus, Bee...your choice) will react of her death and their guilt ?
(P.S, you can add IF Team Prime's reactions IF they EVER heard that she's alive somewhere FAR away from them. would they want to reach her again or....?)
Optimus
Optimus treats them as he would any of the other humans, but he does keep a mental note of Ratchet's (and possibly the government's) concerns about them in mind. But so long as they don't do anything that goes against his morals—or just anything harmful in general, he won't see them as any threat.
When he witnesses them die, he goes beserk. He burns though vehicons faster than they can be deployed, and the Decepticons are forced to withdraw before they lose too many soldiers. Their death affects him like the rest of his team, but it's a bit less noticeable than the others. But when he learns they faked their death, he's... Confused, perplexed, upset—he feels a lot of things. He doesn't understand why they would fake their death, and of course he's upset that they did that in the first place. But that doesn't mean that he's not relieved to hear that they're alright.
While Optimus would like to talk to them, it's difficult for him to find the time to. But depending on whether or not they were someone who concerned the government, he may let agent Fowler know they're alive.
Ratchet
Ratchet's the one who primarily feels as if they're a threat here. He's seen just how twisted and corrupt one can become as a result of power—just look at Megatron for example. However, he doubts that someone as powerful as they are can be contained by any high-tech prison. They can only be contained by something that can rival their own power, which is something that neither the autobots or decepticons. However... They do seem mentally stable and in control of their own powers, so with time his concerns diminish.
But when it comes to their "death"... Even knowing that they're gone—permanently gone—he still feels as if something's off. He knows they're powerful, so surely something like that "sacrifice" wouldn't be enough to kill them. So when he discovers that they're actually alive, a whole surge of emotions rush through him. Anger, relief, confusion, betrayal, and sadness (to which he feels even more upset after learning the reason why they did this.)
Ratchet wouldn't seek them out, he's got mixed feelings about it, and he thinks that leaving them alone would be for the best, given the current situation (ahem, the war).
Bumblebee
Although they're really dangerous, Bumblebee doesn't treat them like they're a ticking time bomb. But of course he does understand that they could potentially become a threat to the team, the kids, and everyone else, and he keeps that in mind, but that doesn't affect how he treats them. He treats them like a normal person, albeit someone who's strong and can take care of themselves just fine—but still a normal person. And he'll continue to do this so long as they're both friends.
When he witnesses them die, he feels worse than distraught. It's clear that their death really got to him with the way his doorwings droop. He genuinely believes they're permanently gone, but the instant he learns they're actually alive he's... Got mixed feelings. On one hand he's really happy and relieved they're alive, and he wants to hug them, but on the other... They faked their death and they never said anything about it. They continued living their life even though they left so many people hurt by their death! He has no idea what he feels specifically, but one thing's for sure, he doesn't think he can forgive them for this. They'll still be friends—that is, if they'd want to be—but he can't forgive them for faking their death.
Bee wouldn't be sure on whether or not he should reach out. On one hand, they faked their death for a reason, perhaps he should just leave them alone? On the other hand he wants to talk about what they did. So, if he can find them, and if he has the time, he'd come by. But if they don't want to talk, he'll leave.
#tfp imagines#tfp headcanons#tfp x reader#tfp optimus prime#optimus prime x reader#tfp ratchet#ratchet x reader#tfp bumblebee#bumblebee x reader#x reader#reader insert#self insert#weenwrites
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I’ve been reading all these and love them! The main one I saw that caught my eye was the one with Death from Puss and Boots. I would love to see more interactions with bots and them. Mainly the Autobots and more Cons.
Really love your work though, it makes my day every single day.
More of this Death Bot Buddy!
Hope you enjoy!
Bot Buddy who is like Death from "Puss in Boots The Last Wish" with Optimus Prime, Arcee, Shockwave, and Soundwave
SFW, Platonic, Cybertronian reader
TFP
Optimus Prime
Optimus does not like this Con.
Actually, thinks this Con is an even bigger threat than Megatron if they are left unchecked. Considers it lucky that this Con is loyal to the Decepticons.
For now…
He absolutely has chills run down his spinal struts hearing the Con’s whistle, but he hides it well for the sake of his team.
Optimus has and will put himself in front of his teammates if he sees the Con on the offense. The Con has offlined many of his fellow Autobots, he is not letting that mistake happen again. If he needs to call for a tactical retreat, he is going to do it when he deems it necessary.
Optimus hearing the Whistle.
“Autobots! Fall back!”--Optimus
“Beep—(But Prime--)”--Bumblebee
“Especially you Bumblebee! Fall back now!”--Optimus
Whistling intensifies.
Optimus throwing Bumblebee over his shoulder and sprinting towards the groundbridge.
Arcee
Besides Arachnid, this Con is also on her ‘on sight’ list.
At least that’s what Arcee says and tries to do.
This works 50% of the time.
That percentage goes to the times she has absolutely gone berserk and starts throwing everything she has against at the Con.
Do any of the attacks have any effect on the Con? No, and the Con themselves finds it entertaining to watch.
This happens when she doesn’t hear the whistle.
However, the other 50% happens when she hears the whistling.
Arcee doesn’t normally freeze, but this Con has every bolt in her frame freezing. Has had multiple near death experiences with this Con, but always manages to get out of the fight. Whether it be through trickery or sheer luck, Arcee is just glad to get out of there with her spark intact.
Would rather go up against Breakdown and Archnid before she has to go through that Con again.
Arcee and Bumblebee on patrol.
Arcee hears some whistling and freezes for a split second before getting the commlink.
“Ratchet. Groundbrigde. Now.”--Arcee
“Now? You two just got there?”--Ratchet
Whistling gets louder.
“Ratchet. They are here. The whistling’s getting louder!”--Arcee
Groundbrigde opens behind them.
Arcee kicking Bumblebee through first before jumping in.
Shockwave
Shockwave almost forgets the Con exists.
The Con never comes into the lab, and he almost never leaves the lab.
The times that he remembers that the Con is still on the ship is whenever they start whistling.
The whistling makes him a bit uneasy, but it doesn’t last long.
Shockwave is not letting some petty emotion like Fear get in the way of science.
It’s illogical.
But he has a copy of their track record in a file cabinet in his lab.
Imagine an army of that Con running around? The Decepticon’s would win the war in a short number of days, week at most. All Shockwave needs to do is get it approved by Megatron and he’ll get to phase 2 of his plans.
Buddy whistling by the lab thinking about last mission.
Shockwave looking up hearing it before going back to making Science.
Soundwave
Soundwave has had tabs on this Con since the beginning.
Granted, not even he remembers when the Con joined their ranks, just appearing one day and swiftly rising through them.
Soundwave does not trust this Con near Megatron for too long.
He does not send Lazerbeak to spy on the Con alone, not even in a life-or-death situation, he refuses to do it. He’ll make up some sort of accident to give a reason for not deploying Lazerbeak.
That being said, Soundwave has worked with the Con before and has seen their impressive track record. It’s almost as impressive as his.
He does not like the whistling and knows full well that the whistling has produce certain effects on Bot and Cons alike. Naturally, he has a recording of the whistling.
Any Autobot or Decepticon he deems necessary, or had it coming, Soundwave is going to put that whistle at full blast and watch everyone go into a panic.
Soundwave walking through the halls of the Nemesis with Lazerbeak floating next to him.
Starscream starting to ramble about overthrowing Megatron for the 50th time that day.
Soundwave unleashing The Whistle.
Starscream starts shrieking.
#transformers#transformers x reader#maccadam#bot buddy#tfp#tfp x reader#tfp optimus prime#tfp arcee#tfp shockwave#tfp soundwave
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I need more Bumblebee/Optimus bonding moments from you T_T they r my everything,,, and I rlly adore the way you write it brings the characters to life anytime I read smth from u
I got your clarification! More feral Optimus & Bumblebee coming right up anon! Although I also took the opportunity to expand on the whole feral concept.
Pack Mentality
All Cybertronians posses certain traits that once helped them to survive during Cybertron's early days when Predacons still roamed. Most of those habits and instinctual coding are no longer required and have been made void by long years of technological advancement. In response the coding that allowed these traits to present themselves so intensely has all but gone dormant in a majority of the population, that is for a few odd exceptions.
Extreme stress or long term exposure to a bot with activated base coding during a sparkling's youth can lead to the old codes remaining online. Optimus and Bumblebee were affected by both of these situations, albeit to different degrees. The Prime grew up wild, spending nearly as much of his life in the wastes and the spire forests as he did in the archives as Orion Pax. He was forced to be civilized, but the coding never actually went dormant as it should have due to how deeply it had been engrained into his personality and behavioral responses. Bumblebee grew up during the height of the war where death hung around every corner while also being constantly kept around Optimus. His base coding did not grow to be as active as his Sire's, but he was still very much feral in the optics of others when he allowed his control to slip.
As a general rule both Optimus and Bumblebee have learned to keep the old codes suppressed, or at least to not heed them. But in times of stress or discomfort, they both tend to fall back on those base codes, often without even realizing it. And while it is sometimes an irritant, it has also proven to be a saving grace for the team time when morale is low.
After intense battles, Bumblebee can get clingy, really clingy. He naturally gains an intense desire to be around those he considers his pack, seeking protection and comfort. And while he can and often does tend to drape himself over one of the team, hugging them or holding onto their arms and following them around, on rare occasions he needs something more. When Bumblebee doesn't feel secure or is particularly drained, he goes to his Sire. And Optimus being the type to never deny his sparkling affection gladly allows Bee to clamber onto his back, rest his face against the crook of his neck, and magnetize himself to his armor. Of course since Bee is no longer a small sparkling, the magnetization isn't enough to keep him secured to Optimus's back, so he tends to cling onto the Prime like a koala as well.
Optimus in response often finds himself singing quietly, wrapping his sparkling in waves of love and reassurance through his field. He usually doesn't realize it, but when Bee is strapped to him, he reverts to a degree and begins doting on the rest of the team as well. In his mind if his sparkling, the most loved and protected among them is uncomfortable, then the others must surely be in need of care as well. As such he will often meander around base, his work put aside as his coding urges him to check on the rest of those he sees as his. With the children it means he carries them around in one servo or on his shoulder, singing tunes just low enough for them to hear.
With Arcee, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack, Optimus will leave them small gifts of energon or even just offer them silent praise in the form of an affectionate brush of fields. Ratchet and Ultra Magnus can find themselves receiving massages to stiff cables and gentle touches to the shoulders and arms as a form of reassurance. And lastly Smokescreen, despite not being Optimus's sparkling, often finds himself wrapped up in a hug and doted on, his armor being polished by the Prime all while Bumblebee continues to hang off Optimus's back.
Smokescreen: Sir, I- Uh- I don't think this is necessary.
Optimus: Hush young one. Let me care for you.
Smokescreen: But I'm not your sparkling! Uh- no offence of course!
Optimus: Does it matter that you were not raised by me?
Smokescreen: Well, I mean-
Optimus: You are a youngling under my care. You are not of me, but you are family.
The team learned to accept the odd sight of Bumblebee clinging to Optimus and the Prime in turn doting on everyone with relative ease. Although for a little while the newcomers were a bit weirded out by the whole thing. Of course the clinging and caring is merely the most obvious fallback the scout and Prime have. More often than not their active base coding presents itself in smaller ways.
When Bee happens to find himself unable to speak, even with his makeshift vocalizer, he falls back on the most basic form of communications Cybertronians have. He speaks through his field and tonal indicators, using his field to present emotion and general the general idea of what he is getting at and using small sounds and electronic chirps to accentuate what he is referring to. Ratchet having been forged during Cybertron's earlier ages knows enough about EM field communication to translate for Bumblebee on such days. But the rest of the team being far younger and not having active base coding can't figure out what he is saying to save their lives if it is anything more complex than basic emotions like anger or joy. This can frustrate Bumblebee beyond belief and lead him to spiral. Thankfully that is often when Optimus steps in.
On those days he will translate for his sparkling when Ratchet cannot and at the same time soothe his charge by using his own field to speak to him. Quiet rumbles and the sound of what could be the steady tune of a song long forgotten echo through the base when Optimus works to relax his scout and son. All throughout the day Optimus will work tirelessly to comfort and reassure Bee through any kind of non-verbal communication available to him. And should all else fail and Bee still find himself unable to speak, Optimus will take him away and in the solitude of his quarters sing the lullaby he always uttered to Bee when he was small. At the same time he will cuddle with the scout, letting Bee cling to him as he sings in low comforting tones.
Thankfully it is not only stress or sorrow that can activate their base coding, but also joy. When Bee gets excited he naturally allows his battlemask to fall and show off his fanged denta, usually with a small chirp or beep. The team finds it adorable but says nothing for fear of embarrassing the scout more than he already tends to be after such events. As for when Optimus gets excited, its far quieter, but his finals perk up and are highly expressive. Not only that but his optics cycle wider than what should be possible for a normal mech, leading to mixed confusion and awe on the teams part as he gazes at them with huge glowing optics meant for a predator.
Curiosity also has its effects. To this day Optimus will still automatically trail any small glowing light that he catches sight of. It is an instinctual habit designed to help him track prey and possible predators that has mostly fallen by the wayside since coming to earth. He never chases the lights, that would be foolish. But every now and then just to be funny, Ratchet will pull out a cat laser and point it at the nearest wall, instantly causing Optimus's attention to snap to it before he even realizes it. Optimus's reaction is small, Bee on the other hand though... if he isn't keeping a tight leash on his coding or is feeling particularly stressed he will fly at small lights like the laser with wild abandon. This has led him to break multiple tables and nearly crush the human children the one time they tried to use a flashlight and tell scary stories in base. The team find it hilarious, but try not to use the laser to taunt the scout as he always comes back to his sense mere moments after flying at the lights.
Wheeljack would rather not find himself with a scout crawling all over and chewing on his outer plating again after he thought it would be hilarious to point a light at himself to see if Bee really would come at him.
Then of course anger and danger leads the codes to come to the forefront of the Prime and scout's minds too. Whenever Optimus feels there is a threat and he isn't dealing with the Matrix, he will automatically find himself standing protectively in front of his team, facing the potential threat with plating flared and a growl burning in his throat. When arguments happen in base, he tends to bodily put himself between the two bots involved in the conflict, even scruffing them if he really isn't paying attention. Ultra Magnus and Ratchet will never live down the moment they got into a heated debate and ended up scruffed and limp in Optimus's arms until he deemed them calm enough to be let go. Since that and a few other similar incidents, the team try to argue in private if at all. There is no greater humiliation than being scruffed by your own commander and Prime after all.
For Bee when he feels threatened or angry he tends to go ever so slightly feral if he is not in control of himself. On the battlefield this leads him to join Optimus in flaring his plating and facing the enemy, shuffling around the team and playing sheepdog as he herds them into a protective circle for Optimus to better guard. With arguments in base where Optimus is not present to disrupt them, Bee will naturally make himself smaller and more innocent looking. It's not really on purpose, but at that point he will then quietly cuddle up against the bot most aggressive appearing, humming and wrapping his field around them to calm them. It works like a charm most of the time, and should that fail, he scurries off to find Optimus who will then scruff the perpetrators with no remorse.
Their base coding can sometimes be irritating, but the team finds it more entertaining and relieving than annoying.
#maccadam#transformers#transformers prime#optimus prime#bumblebee#father son bonding#feral bumblebee#feral optimus prime#team prime#gotta love that feral behavior#I can totally see megatron screwing around with a laser pointer when op was still orion#knockout 100% abuses the laser pointer when he joins the team#bee hates him for it
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Transformers au- I had this idea a bit ago of a bumblebee au it’s essentially all the bumblebees are the same bumblebee it starts with g1 bumblebee dying and waking up in cybertron recently coming from the allspark (either idw or bay verse first ) I thought about making in Optimus….but I feel like having g1 bumblebee slowly relive his life in different universes leaves more room for character growth. As bumblebee is more childish and kind….while the way this would go Optimus would already went through a lot of character growth. by the war for cybertron trilogy he’s just done and wants to stay as far away from the war as possible…what makes this funny is that after idw ,idw star screams ghost follows him between universes and now there’s two starscreams… I just love their dynamic and couldn’t keep it to just idw series and starscream will often make snarky comments about his other selves….mostly prime starscream in season three. He also talks smack about alot of the other Autobots particularly animated Sentinal whom is paying for bayverse Sentinal and idw Sentinal’s actions in the form of a ghost and a mini bot bullying him.
G1 goes pretty much the same , idw is bumblebee trying to figure out what the heck happened while slowly becoming wary of humans (why are these ones so mean?! The ones from my original timeline were nice ) becoming a ghost and being seen by only starscream will be explored more as I feel like in this he will be the first to find out. And unfortunately will still become a ghost :(.
Bayverse is bumblebee waking up in the middle of a war with starscream screaming at him to figure what the heck happened to which when bumblebee learns how to talk as he was just found as a sparkling in some rubble (I love the idea of bayverse Optimus finding Bumblebee in some rubble and adopting him really adorable) just looks at him like “yes I can see you and two this isn’t the first time this happened which just has ghostscream shouting “what do you mean?!” They still friends and the autobots just think bumblebee made an imaginary friend this arc is pretty much just Starscream or now dubbed ghostscream adjusting to being dragged along on bumblebees adventures….even though his best friend is now a sparkling heck he’s in the body of a sparkling. Yeah…the whole voice box either getting ripped out or damaged beyond repair trend has got him screaming out in fear but always to late to warn bumblebee. Magic changes to this is bumblebee being absolutely done.in the second movie he be thinking when Sam tries to convince him to go back to Optimus is ‘no please I don’t want to be dragged back into that shit again.’ He and ghostscream do eventually learn to use sign language in this. Ghostscream be seeing these decepticons just being evil for no reason and is like “atleast we had a reason what the heck?!” Ghostscream also hates the humans and will absolutely shout “Finally! We can show them a thing or to for constantly picking fight with autobots who knew if you pushed hard enough they’d fight back-oh wait I did!”
Animated has the most changes just from bumblebees personality alone. Bumblebee in this would be quiet calm, kind and diplomatic….but also an absolute menace when it comes to Sari. He would be more adept in the boot camp (which I feel in he would be dragged into) and would leave with Bulkhead when he was kicked out of the boot camp. He wouldn’t suspect Wasp for being a Decepticon spy because in IDW he was a part of spec ops. Leaving because he wanted a break from all the drama (which ghostscream wholeheartedly agrees with after the whole Bayverse drama ) only to be screaming in his head when he finds out he’s apart of Optimus’s team he now knows things will end up going to sh*t soon but he decides to enjoy a break while he can. Him being more calm despite his young age changes most of the character dynamics. (I feel like the older bot’s would think something bad happened in his sparklinghood that made him the way he is ) This would also have a heavy hit on the plot as one of the Allspark shards makes ghost scream semi-visible and able to be heard but still not able to be touched. Yea…that will be alot of explaining to do. You know that black stuff that shows Bumblebee didn’t leave his prison dimension fine and dandy that most likely killed Omega Suprime yea that shows up when he’s angry and longarm/shockwave notices that won't be good…
Primverse has ghostscream hating on Megatron even more (he followed his other self to the nemesis only to see Megatron jab a Chrystal into his spark chamber with no care on how it would effect him he is screeching his head off at how unsafe that was to bumblebee later whom started using sign language again. Cue more bullying and Unicon stating something about bumblebees weird death touch thing. I also feel during out of his head Meagtron finds out about Ghost scream. Due to Ghostscream telling him to get out of bee’s f*king head. He then reveals the other being that resides around bumblebee which then in turn allows the rest of the team to figure it out.. The kids end up asking ghostscream a lot of questions and bumblebee would translate for star scream and Raf will translate for bee. Will also cover robt and the games when I come up for ideas for this
The war for cybertron trilogy is just a bunch of misadventurss of bee and ghost scream avoiding the factions and attempting to stay neutral (then the alpha trion protocol happens and bee has another voice in his head telling him to go be Optimus’s friend which is another time of Ghostscream screaming in the background )
Cyber verse is a trip because bee losing his voice but also because wind blade is there. And bumblebee loses his memorys which the first arc of this would be ghostscream desperately trying to find out how to help him. I think it would be funny if Starscream got dragged into bees he's as well during those sections, just for the giggles of wind blades reaction. Starscream would also find out about ghost him hilarity ensues. Bumblebee probably tried a lot for the revolution to still happen but not the war. Cheetor also knows cause he can weirdly sense ghost screams spark
The new movie verse also is. a trip because bumblebees Coma Sector 7 is horrible to Bee and ghost scream knowing his ‘friend’ is alive but in a coma….he likes Charlie because they were kind and weren't like…most of the other humans. Bee has to get used to the name change till he can find a valid way to change it with weird looks on what the heck a bumblebee is. Rotb is a trip due to Mirage ( they aren't used to middle-child Mirage) and Bumblebee dying..again. This universe is going to give Ghostscream a panic attack
Earth spark is just. Bumblebee doesn't care anymore eye just wants to live with his new family in peace so whenever a Decepticon shows up around him it's more of a “you can stay at my place but if you do anything to harm my kids I will end you” :) He’s…… just indifferent at this point There's probably going to be a bit which is just Bee and the kids (and ghoatscream) hiding the Decepticons from Megs and Optimus when asked why he's doing this he just says “I agreed with a lot of the stuff the Decepticons said at the start of the war but a lot of stuff happened and I ended up siding with the Autobots and being on earth has taught me the difference between nice organisations and shady and most likely are evil ones and Ghost isas shady as they come”. He seen how most organizations treat their kind and he sees the signs in ghost. Surprisingly this makes him a lot of new friends and the kids just look at bee and find themselves agreeing with him. They eventually meet ghostscream via science experiments and ghostscream is like “you kids are cool” because he is also indifferent at this point
Might make this story to help get rid of my writers block :)
#transformers#transformers bumblebee#bumblebee#starscream#transformers earthspark#transformers prime#transformers bayverse#transformers cyberverse#*more#This thought has entered my head and refuses to leave#temporary au name is bee of the multiverse but I don't really like it so does anyone have any suggestions?#Bee of the multiverse au
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What if the Muppet guys... were Muppeteers? 🤔
Dialogue taken from the Who's On First skit.
Archeops is a live-hand puppet. Emmet operates the head and right hand, while Ingo controls the left hand. Normally it's the right hand that is controlled by a different puppeteer but Emmet is left-handed so they are doing it this way round.
Archeops is a himbo type character. He is gullible, eager to help and frequently comedically misunderstands what other characters want from him.
Emolga is a Fozzie bear-esqe character who tells bad puns. She often has grand plans that are poorly thought out and never work. She is frequently paired up with Archeops in B plots, where she fails her way through her latest idea while Archeops helpfully makes things worse.
Emolga is a rod puppet. There have been two versions of the Emolga puppet made. The second version has movable eyelids and is generally better quality. The old one still occasionally appears in skits as her slightly lopsided twin sister.
Elesa voices both of them, but Skyla or one of the twins has to puppet the "ugly twin" whenever both are in the same shot.
This has led to many jokes and light-hearted arguments as to whether Ingo or Emmet is the ugly twin. ("Ingo must be the ugly twin. He does not blink."/"Still salty about losing the staring contest, I see.") Skyla takes over just so they will stop.
Skyla mostly works backstage, running the lights. She occasionally helps out in other ways, but mostly she does the lights.
Skyla does have some characters, most notably Swanna, whose reoccurring gag is that she looks elegant and sophisticated but then she does something stupid like eating a tire to the tune of Flight Of The Bumblebee.
Elesa still does model work alongside puppeting. This comes as a suprise to her model fans and vice versa.
However, Elesa has started to lean more towards puppeteering as she gets older. She started out just popping into the workshop during her free time to lend her friends a hand, but these days it's her main job, with modeling becoming more of a side gig.
Ingo and Emmet are more behind the scenes guys than performers. They make the puppets. They really like anamatronics, but the show normally doesn't have the budget for that.
Emmet keeps building Joltik puppets. Everyone keeps telling him to please stop because they already have more than enough. But they are small, cheap, easy to make, and most importantly Emmet finds them delightful. So he keeps making more. He likes to hide them around the set.
The joltiks' appearance has changed over the years as Emmet has gotten better at making puppets. The earliest versions were just pom-poms with googly eyes stuck on.
The twins have gotten more involved with performing as time goes by. Ingo is more camera shy than Emmet is, and he usually sticks to "left handing" for Emmet.
Ingo also plays similar support roles for other performers. He puppets Chandlure, while Shauntal (script writer) voices her. He is the right claw of Clay's Excadrill. He also helps with Drayden's dragon puppets, many of which are huge and require 2 or more people to operate.
Haxorus was initially Drayden's character. But after an injury he was unable to operate Haxorus (a full-body walk around suit). The initial plan was for Ingo to wear the suit and have Drayden dub him in post. However, everyone thought Ingo did such a good job (including Drayden) that they kept his voice lines in and had Ingo keep playing Haxorus even after Drayden got better.
Part of the reason Drayden was okay with this is becuse Haxorus was too similar to his other characters and didn't really stand out: a serious and sarcastic 'straight man' for the other characters to bounce off of, generally fed-up with the rest of the cast's nonsense. Ingo brought some much needed bombasity to the role. Now Haxorus comedicly overreacts to being bothered by the other characters, often in violent ways that result in an earthquake (camera shakes and performers toss their puppets up in the air, higgledy-piggledy).
The other reason was that Drayden liked seeing his nephew being more confident on camera.
Ingo does not get a mic. He shouts through the suit. He's just that powerful. Also he broke the last one.
Ingo also voices and puppets Gliscor. Gliscor was a henchman to a minor antagonist, but he wasn't very good at it - cheering on the heros that came to stop him (he didn't want to be rude). Gliscor was a break out character - becoming a reoccurring presence becuse the fans liked him.
Emmet controls Gliscor's right claw.
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Shockbee.
Shockwave's reaction to when the repair crew goes missing, and to when they are found.
Say they keep in frequent contact while Bee is off repairing spacebridges, and Longarm would check his messages and for any news on the crews whereabouts every day.
Then, about fifty years later, finally he hears the news.
Dread.
Shockwave, while being disguised as Longarm, has grown fond of Bee- to the point of him framing other mechs for crimes they didn't commit as a way to protect Bee, that's how he did it with Wasp.
Bee liked him, they had a special kind of friendship. Nothing was said about it yet but it was clear to them the other cared about them more than just a friend. The way they acted and comforted one another when they needed it was enough to set the thought of the other being their sparkmate in place.
Shockwave managed to keep calm and help Bee hide away in the campus after he got kicked out. They kept in contact after Bee and Bulk got into the repair crew, Shock has his worries considering this wasn't the safest of jobs... Still, Bee seemed content with being there so he let him...
He wished he didn't...
After a secret call from work about an odd signal and Megatron's ship going missing he got worried. Bee on the other hand wasn't picking up any of his calls too, the scout said they tracked something odd and were heading to check it out and that's when the signal cut. On both ends there were announcements and search parties to look for the missing crew and the warlord...
Shockwave was torn in half, he didn't know what to do. On one hand he should be helping the cause and looking into stuff that might help find Megatron but on the other- he really wanted to do everything he can to find Bee. While he did what the commanding 'cons told him on his end, nearly all his free time he spend looking for Bee.
Any information, secret or not, landed on his desk for him to study and try to piece together where he might be or what happened.
He tried his best to keep his helm up and hope to see Bee again, but the newfound loneliness kept a grip on him tight. Any bit of information he got through the years was barely making any progress in his search for Bee. After so long of Bee being gone he receives information of a Decepticon signal heading towards a unclassified organic planet in a far away galaxy, at this point he enlists himself in the party to keep himself occupied with work as the constant being 'stuck in one place' is driving him insane and restless.
Some time before actually landing on this 'Earth' the crew spotted a ship that went missing- Megatron's ship on the moon orbiting the planet. Longarm's awareness spiked the moment he saw it, the thought of the warlord being on the planet made him slightly happy for progress on one of the sides- but that also brought another slither of faith, Bee disappeared at the same time Megatron did, it could be possible he was on the planet too...
And he was right.
He and agent Blurr were sent down to investigate one side of the area and the others scattered to surround the place the 'con signal last appeared. A day after the two split to investigate different areas, Longarm got a comm requesting backup for the arrest. All he said was that it was an Autobot but nothing more... Longarm couldn't believe when he saw Bumblebee standing there while Blurr held his arm in attempt to stop him from wandering off of running away.
You wouldn't believe what his face was when his superior literally went over, pushed him away and hugged the yellow mini. He didn't even acknowledge what Blurr was saying while the two happily talked on their reunion.
Shockwave was so happy to see Bee alive and well. And so was Bee- the scout was waiting so long to see him again. There was not a day where Bee didn't think about him and how he was doing.
I think after missing Bee for so long Shockwave would finally break and do something about their unofficial relationship and actually make it official; a day afte after having the reunion Bee would take Longarm for a private sight-seeing around the city and tell him all about the cool stuff here. When it was Longarm's turn to say what he's been up to the whole time, he doesn't take long to turn the talk to something more personal and confesses wanting Bee around for real. Which Bee accepts of course, he was missing Long very much.
The others don't notice any changes in behavior for they only just met Longarm too, but they are happy to hear that Bee and his sparkmate are together at last after so long.
Bulkhead defo teases Bee about taking to long to admit but doesn't say anything to the others.
For now they are happy in each other's presence, sharing every bit of time together they can get.
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