#(and blaster's is just- blurr)

[theweirdestroller]

Blasting Through the Tracks

The rat and I are well accustomed to swapping art for writing, seeing as how they can art, and I can write. This is one of many trades I've made. So, that being said, @mfganonymous, here's the first part!!

This is for an AU that I've had for a bit. I affectionately call the KOBD Family AU. Tracks being a KOBD child is an idea yoinked from @vivificanousprime. Blaster being the host of the Polihex Groove is from @energonshot's fic Radio Static

Cybertron was... Different. It was a lot less road than back home, but far more interesting. Despite being a final frame, and one with a creator living on Cybertron, this was the first time Tracks had ever been on the planet.

He wasn't really supposed to be there, and Knockout would freak out if he knew, but not only did Breakdown live here, but Tracks was fully grown and could do as he pleased.

Everyone knew Cybertron was deep in the throes of war, it's one of the many reasons Tracks had heard for why Knockout stayed on Velocitron. He also knew that Breakdown was a part of this war. Breakdown had never bothered to share which faction, probably for Knockout's sake, but Tracks was fairly certain which side his Stunticon creator fought for.

Which was why Tracks was currently lost somewhere near- Actually, Tracks had no idea where he was, even slightly. Not only was this his first time on Cybertron proper, but the much of the planet was already in ruins from the war.

When he landed planetside, he was told the nearest Autobot recruitment center was in Protihex. Tracks did not know where he landed or where Protihex was. He had also been given a rather ominous "Good luck getting there" and was more than a bit rattled.

He probably would have had better luck just sneaking onto the Stunticons' ship, but not only would Knockout have noticed almost instantly when Tracks wasn't there to bid farewell to Breakdown, but Motormaster would find him, and being grounded via Motormaster was actual hell. At least with his creators he could gain sympathy points by looking miserable or sad. And all his other uncles could be bribed easy enough.

But he was a final frame! Nothing was stopping him from buying a ticket for the next transport heading to Cybertron. And that's exactly what he did. He told Knockout that he was spending the day racing with Blurr and would later be helping out Salvage. Blurr wasn't his closest friend, but the two hung out enough to not be suspicious. And then he went down to the Docks.

The Docks had been flooded with people. All kinds of folks from everywhere on Cybertron! It was also the first time Tracks had ever seen a transport frame. They were massive! Bigger than even Motormaster! Not bigger than Menasor, of course. The only frames bigger than Menasor were the titans!

Tracks really wanted to see a titan. He had heard that the Autobots had a couple of titans on there side. They were probably an incredible sight to behold.

"I mean- Can you believe it! The gall! I'm glad I'm not a part of his unit. Mech would drive me crazy in nanokilks!" Tracks had heard a lot of chatter from his wandering. Mostly from neutrals scouring the ruins of once towering cities. But this voice, it practically demanded attention. And the deep, rumbling laugh that followed the voice made him curious.

Tracks followed the voice, and soon voices as whoever was laughing at the loud voice had started talking.

It was quite the long walk, for Tracks to be following a simple voice. He found out why soon enough.

The bot speaking had built-in speakers! And Tracks didn't see his companion until-

"Steeljaw's biting my pede"

"I am not! ... ... You can't feel that, can you?"

The two talking were a titan (and a mini, but Tracks had priorities here)! A massive titan that was very obviously a city titan. A gargantuan, towering guy. And clamboring over him were a gaggle of mini-cons. Minis that likely belonged to the speaker mech.

"Woah." Tracks had vocalized his awe before he realized it.

That had gained the group's attention rather quickly. All optics were on him.

"Uh... Hello" Tracks gave a small wave. "Do you happen to know the way to Protihex?" The speaker and titan turned to each other for a moment, a wordless conversation between them.

"Signin' up for the 'Bots mechling?"

"Uh, yeah..." The speaker's face split into a wide grin.

"You're at just the right place! C'mere! We can get you all set up," The mech waved him over. The titan chuckled, deep and rumbly. Tracks could feel it through his whole frame.

"This is Protihex?" It was said with skepticism, because they were very obviously in the ruins of a city.

"Nope!" The orange speaker made a flourishing gesture to his titan companion. "Welcome to Scramble City! Made of the one and only; Metroplex!"

Said Metroplex flushed blue at the words.

"I'm nothing big," The speaker cackled at the wording. "But he is! This is Polihex's own Blaster! Host of the Polihex Groove!"

"What about us!" A visor-ed mini sitting on Metroplex's shoulder chirrped. The titan gentley scooped the large amount of minis into his hands and delicatly set the group on the ground.

"And these are the cassettes," The titan introduced them, fondness coloring his tone. "The remaining cast and crew working behind Blaster,"

"How does this help me join the Autobots?" Blaster gave Tracks a smirk.

"Not only are you looking at the host of the Polihex Groove, but! The current and only member of Autobot Comm Ops," Blaster gave a bow.

"He's making it sound cooler than it really is again," One of the cassettes groaned, flopping over the winged lion cassette. The lion shook his brother off.

"So- You could get me into the Autobots?"

"Yep! Lets get started!" Blaster perched on Metroplex's pede, the cassettes crowding around the second he settled. Blaster pulled a datapad from his cassette dock. Tracks did not think that was comfortable.

"Des?"

"Tracks." Blaster typed it into the pad.

"City of orgin?"

"Accelera, Velocitron," Blaster let out a whistle.

"Velocitron, ay? What's your fastest?"

"0 to 60 in 1.02 and I can get up to 280 on a straightaway"

"Wow. I wouldn't say you could rival Blurr, but you can definitely get places," Blaster looked back to the datapad.

"Ah, yes. Alt?"

"Dual-changer? I think?"

"Ya think?"

"I've got a ground-based and flight-based. There's not much difference besides wings and boosters" Blaster only offered a considering hum.

"Great! You're in!" Blaster chucked the datapad behind him, the pad plinking against Metroplex before clattering to the floor. The speaker leapt to his pedes and gave an exagerated stretch. "The lot of us ought to get back to base anyway,"

"Where is the base?" Tracks asked, watching as the cassettes transformed and docked in Blaster.

"Iacon. It's a ways away, but Plexi can cover quite the distance,"

And that is when Metroplex stood up. And Tracks lost his processor.

His first impression upon seeing Metroplex was that he was huge. But apparently, the titan had purposely been making himself smaller so he could talk to Blaster and the cassettes comfotably.

Tracks felt... Really small... And more than a bit dizzy.

Tracks woke up to the sound of Blaster's voice.

"And it's not like it would kill him to say thank you every once in a while! He's lucky I don't saddle him with my work!"

"I thought you-"

"That! Was one time. And it was completely deserved." There was a bout of snickering, all small and giggly. Presumably from the cassettes.

Tracks was content to lie there and listen to whatever story Blaster was telling, but he felt his subspace pocket click open. That was... More than unusual. Tracks waited a moment before clicking his subspace shut.

Nothing changed for some time.

"Hey, where's Rewind?"

"Maybe he fell off!" Tracks could not name any of the cassettes, but it was clearly one of their little voices shouting in excitment.

"He did not fall off!" Blaster responded in a semi-scolding tone. "Did he?" There was a pause as Tracks heard the group shuffle away from where he was laying.

"Ya see that speck?"

"Eject! Rewind did not... Hm" Tracks finally onlined his optics and sat up. The noise alerted Blaster who turned around to face him. "Tracks! Welcome back to the world of the functioning!"

"What happened?"

"Oh. Uh, nothing." Blaster glanced at his cassettes, the group coming up one member short.

"Rewind died." The lion deadpanned.

"Rewind did not die!" Blaster said in the most exasperated 'creator' tone that Tracks had ever heard.

It was at this point that Tracks got an unusal ping from his subspace systems. The pocket fell open and out tumbled... Rewind?

"Rewind!" Blaster immediately scolded. "What have I told you about sneaking around other people's subspace!"

"To not to?"

"Exactly." Blaster turned to Tracks. "I'm sorry about that. He's sorry about that, but he's gonna tell us both that he was 'just looking'"

"Oh, that's alright. But- If I may ask; Where are we?" Tracks had been meaning to ask, because not only where they ridiculously high up, they were also moving"

"Ah, yeah. Plexi's walking us back to base!" Tracks felt uneasy. His tanks were churning.

"Oh." Tracks tried to focus on the hand he was sitting on for the rest of the walk.

From when Tracks woke up to when they arrived at the Autobot base was not very long at all. Metroplex set the bots down on the ground. Blaster almost immediately started dragging Tracks inside.

"C'mon! I gotta introduce you to the Big O!"

[keferon]

He aims his pistol at the sky— WAIT!

—————————————

Rico took the shot, but Jazz was the one who had made the choice. Risk two planets, or lose only Earth. Risk both his own planet and Prowl’s at the mere hope of saving Earth, or save Prowl’s home and trap the Quintissons light-years away from Cybertron.

The choice had been easy. He had hesitated a bit when he told Rico to take the shot, but he knew his twin. His twin was smart, Rico would know exactly what he was asking when he told him to shoot the console of the portal. And bless his twin, he hadn’t even hesitated.

“That was… that was quick thinking,” Blurr whispered over their group’s shared comms.

Sunstreaker and Sideswipe made soft noises of agreement, Jazz thought he heard Sides hyperventilating. Jazz swallowed as he leaned back into the little console seat, relaxing to the steady hum of Prowl’s sparkbeat. Deadlock shifted beside them, cradling Ratchet close against his own chest. Hell, even Vortex shifted uneasily.

“Jazz… what did you do,” Prowl whispered, servo coming up to his chassis.

“We closed the portal. Permanently,” Rico answered for him, his Mecha dropping the blaster he had used to hit the portal.

The two cybertronians of the group were silent as they realized what the small group of earthlings had just sacrificed. Prowl’s wings drooped sadly as grief pooled through him. He had lost Praxus to the quintissons, he couldn’t imagine a whole planet.

“Jazz. I’m so sorry,” Prowl whispered, horror evident in his EM field, echoed by Deadlock’s own.

Jazz was silent, as he pressed back into the field, allowing his own little field to echo the grief. What was it that Optimus always said?

Oh. Right.

Till all are one.

[artsy-hobbitses]

Do you have an concepts of what Alpha Trions estate looks like?

Nothing HUGE persay, I have some -distant shrieking- from my time being my mom's CAD person when she was designing the family bungalow (and the one time I designed schematics for a fort from scratch right down to the square foot, I'm dyin Scoob), so for my sanity, gomen, let's just say Alpha Trion's estate from the exterior most closely resembles a slightly (ie. just enough so that the French Heritage Society doesn't cap his ass) refurbished French chateau in Normandy based off the Vaux-le-Vicomte.

There are five levels, including two underground, which are more vast than the overground structure. About 30 rooms are in residential use, both long-term (Autobots who stay on base) and short-term (Autobots or allies who are posted worldwide and occasionally visit for meetings/research exchange). The rest includes but are not limited to:

A medical wing (ground floor)

A mini library (ground floor)

A War room/Command Centre (first floor)

Two meeting rooms (first floor)

Armory (basement 1)

R&D laboratories (A separate structure within the grounds connected to the main building, due to frequent Wheeljack-induced mishaps)

An X-Men style Danger Room for indoor training sessions (basement 1)

A mess hall (ground floor)

Transport bay (basement 2, houses their team jet, the Altairun's* personal jets and the Protegonauts'** vehicles mostly)

Record room (basement 1)

Supply room (basement 2)

Rec room (ground floor)

Trion's workspace where he's creating a digital version of the Library of Alexandria (basement 1)

Brig (separate smaller structure attached to building)

Backup generator room (basement 2)

Trion's Turbofoxes Lelaps and Tomyris patrol the grounds and serve as part of security. The estate is also protected by energy shields. About 2km from it to the north is where you'll find the coastline with refurbished bunkers that house the Dinomachae*** and the Wreckers, who prefer to live on their own terms off-base, but close enough that aid can be rendered both ways. They also serve as a first line of defense if attacks are to come from the ocean-side of the HQ. About 5km away is the nearest town (whose residents have close contact with Alpha Trion, who is considered something of their patron), where the Protegonauts live as their own unit and work on a daily basis (save First Aid, who commutes to work with Ratchet every day. Hotspot lives on his own, while First Aid rooms with Groove and Streetwise rooms with Blades). This is also where you'll find Nightbeat running his investigations under cover of a private detective enterprise. * - Aerialbots ** - Protectobots *** - Dinobots

Long-term residents of the base include but are not limited to:

Single room (Note, these are often people who are division chiefs)

Optimus Prime

Prowl

Jazz

Ultra Magnus

Perceptor

Ironhide

Windblade

Alpha Trion

Rung

Arcee

Sharing room (By final season, as these shift throughout the war)

Hound & Mirage

Ratchet & Drift

Bumblebee & Memo

Sideswipe & Strongarm

Sunstreaker & Bob

Skids & Trailbreaker

Brainstorm & Wheeljack

Chromia & Lightbright

Ramhorn & Steeljaw

HotRod & Blaster

Nautica & Charlie

Tailgate & Cyclonus

Swerve & Blurr

Hope that helps better solidify things!

[in1-nutshell]

G1 request bot buddy being kups dating blurr

Its been a while since I've done G1, lets do this!

Hope you enjoy!

Bot Buddy being Kup's kid and dating Blurr

SFW, Platonic, Romance, Familial, Cybertronian reader

G1

Kup takes pride in catching things before others.

It was one of his specialties, besides being a great shot.

He takes pride that his kid can do the same.

Buddy, his spunky kid he picked off from the streets of Cybertron, turn to one great addition to the Autobot fold.

Saving humans, bots and kicking Con can!

A true Autobot!

An Autobot who was apparently dating someone.

Kup is leaning against the wall while Buddy is busy cleaning their blaster. Kup: “So… who is it?” Buddy tenses a bit. Kup: “Don’t even try to hide it Buddy.” Buddy: “I… I didn’t tell you cause I needed to make sure what we had was serious.” Kup raises and optic. Kup: “And? Is it?” Buddy smiles a bit: “Yes.” Kup: “And your happy? Respected?” Buddy: “Yes. Makes me feel like one of the happiest bots on base.” Kup smiles at this. Kup: “Well the lucky bot? Springer? Hot Rod? Arcee? Perceptor? Oh, Primus don’t tell me its Grimlock!” Buddy: “What no! No, none of them! Its Blurr!” Kup: “…Blurr!?”

Yeah, he did not expect that answer.

Blurr? Why!?

He didn’t see the appeal.

But he trusts Buddy’s judgement.

Kup decides to observe the relationship from a far.

And he isn’t disappointed.

There is a bit of a balance in their dynamic.

For example, Blurr keeps Buddy on their pedes and surprises them with small gifts he finds on missions.

Buddy in the meantime makes sure Blurr is refueling properly, and all his weapons are ready to use.

Kup is spying on the happy couple from a bush. Hot Rod pops up beside him. Hot Rod: “What’s going on?” Kup jumps. Kup: “Hot Rod? What are you doing here?” Hot Rod: “I could be asking you the same thing.” Kup grumbles and looks at the couple. Hot Rod: “… You don’t think that Blurr’s going to do anything to Buddy right?” Kup: “I just want to make sure that they are okay.” The mechs see a Seeker fly in the sky. Buddy, without looking away from Blurr blast the Seeker’s wing. They were pretty sure that it was either Skywarp or Starscream. Blurr just gives them heart optics and squeezes their servo a bit. Kup and Hot Rod: “…” Hot Rod: “Remind me never to get on Buddy’s bad side.”

Kup does eventually gives Blurr the ‘shovel talk’ as the humans call it.

But he knows that Blurr’s a good kid and makes Buddy happy.

As the relationship goes on, Kup finds himself rooting for them and playing mediator.

It’s nothing new to him, so its okay.

Primus helps the bot who decides to talk trash about Buddy’s relationship.

Kup still knows how to aim a blaster with pretty good accuracy.

And mercy on anyone who decides it a smart idea to trash talk about Buddy, Primus forbid THREATEN Buddy.

They won’t know what hit them from the blast in their behind and a speedster socking them across the face multiple times.

[tftarotproject]

So as I understand, this project is lost light/idw focused but has basically every major character anyway? Just cause of how many cards? Cause I love the idea of a TF tarot but I haven’t read idw so I’m not really into it much yet. Just wanna know to see if it’s good for me ya know? Thanks!

The characters included are:

0 The Fool - Tailgate

I The Magician - Brainstorm

II The High Priestess - Mistress of Flame

III The Empress - Windblade

IV The Emperor - Starscream

V The Hierophant - Optimus Prime

VI The Lovers - Chromedome and Rewind

VII The Chariot - Megatron

VIII Strength - First Aid

IX The Hermit - Cyclonus

X Wheel of Fortune - Deathsaurus

XI Justice - Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus

XII The Hanged Man - Drift

XIII Death - Whirl

XIV Temperance - Dai Atlas

XV The Devil - Tarn

XVI The Tower - Skids

XVII The Star -  The Necrobot/Censere

XVIII The Moon - Red Alert

XIX The Sun - Rodimus

XX Judgment - Rung

XXI The World - The Lost Light

Thundercracker - Ace of Wands

Pyra Magna - Two of Wands

Pipes - Three of Wands

Blaster - Four of Wands

Overlord - Five of Wands

Galvatron - Six of Wands

Kaon - Seven of Wands

Blurr - Eight of Wands

Metroplex - Nine of Wands

Ratchet - Ten of Wands

Ten - Page of Wands

Firestar - Knight of Wands

Nautica - Queen of Wands

Thunderclash - King of Wands

Prowl - Ace of Swords

Fulcrum - Two of Swords

Krok - Three of Swords

Metalhawk - Four of Swords

Arcee - Five of Swords

Ambulon - Six of Swords

Pharma - Seven of Swords

Vos - Eight of Swords

Tarantulas - Nine of Swords

Getaway - Ten of Swords

Wing - Page of Swords

Wheeljack - Knight of Swords

Velocity - Queen of Swords

Tyrest - King of Swords

Swindle - Ace of Pentacles

Riptide - Two of Pentacles

The Wreckers - Three of Pentacles

Trailcutter - Four of Pentacles

Fortress Maximus - Five of Pentacles

Nickel - Six of Pentacles

Shockwave - Seven of Pentacles

Perceptor - Eight of Pentacles

Trepan - Nine of Pentacles

Lockdown - Ten of Pentacles

Spinister - Page of Pentacles

Crankcase - Knight of Pentacles

Helex - Queen of Pentacles

Bumblebee - King of Pentacles

Cerebros - Ace of Cups

Lug & Anode - Two of Cups

Misfire - Three of Cups

Tesarus - Four of Cups

Grimlock - Five of Cups

Cosmos - Six of Cups

Swerve - Seven of Cups

Skywarp - Eight of Cups

Nightbeat - Nine of Cups

Chromia - Ten of Cups

Sunstreaker - Page of Cups

Jazz - Knight of Cups

Soundwave - Queen of Cups

Roller - King of Cups

Some of these characters are exclusive to the IDW comics, but most are familiar faces through continuities. Even if you don't know all of the characters, it's a beautiful deck any TF fan could appreciate. You can also go through the rest of the blog to see some of the pieces our artists have created!

[aeonmagnus]

Transformers Legacy United G1 Optimus Prime

“🎤 Mic check..1..2..(thud) just in time for the 40th anniversary celebration I welcome a familiar face to the Legacy United line! Thats right folks, it be Optimus Prime at the deluxe scale featuring his toy style, but with a whole lotta 🤩 #fun !

Shuhei Umeza san the talented wizard worked on this dude with me! What a vibe its been working with Shu san, such a solid guy! 🤜🏻 💥 🤛🏻

Lemme break down the deets, please read in your Blurr voice! 😂 whose better then a deluxe articulated Prime that comes with his blue metallic tinted matrix of leadership, his toy styled black blaster, his animation styled ion blaster cannon, 5 mm ports in various strategic places, lightpiping yellow eyes, weapon storage on the back freightliner truck bed, the ability to hitch to multiple trailers 😉, smokestack upgrades, cybertron radial pvc rubber tires, nobody nobody nobodyyyyyyyyy!!

When I was a kid I used to dream of things like this, I always wanted my Optimus to have permanently attached fists and I always wanted that dang blaster to fit in his hands smmoooothly, so many other things dreaming 🛌 well wake up fans, he is here and you can preorder this beauty this Thursday at 1 pm et!

Please note the colors are just like the og toy even though this toy sample I had to photo is an early sample, colors and apperances are varied!”

[corxoran]

AAAAAAH can I ask for some daycare au twins angst? (Specifically Sunstreaker)

Not sure what you had in mind but here’s what I got! Here’s Sideswipe outgrowing his brother! The way I see it, though Sunstreaker can spend lots of time on his own and be fine, being distant in connection terms is odd to him (if not sad and upsetting, since he feels connections differently) because Sideswipe has always been the only person in his life, for as long as he can remember. But, as Sideswipe grows socially, Sunstreaker remains stagnant. He isn’t interested in building relationships, and he’s grown distant from the one person he already cares about. So he’s often alone. Make no mistake, Sideswipe makes time for him, he just finds himself wrapped up in actually having friends for once.

Sunstreaker doesn’t necessarily care that he might be a sociopath, but he considers that he might make things harder for Sideswipe.

About the kids in the daycare! The daycare is mostly for young kids. However, there are a good number of older kids who'll stop by after school until their parents finish working so that they won't have to be home alone. Bumblebee is one of these kids, but his legal guardian is actually Optimus so he helps his dad at the daycare until it's time to close up. Sideswipe, as an older kid himself, often talks to Bumblebee. Sunstreaker, as an antisocial sociopath, does not.

The kids in the last panel of the first drawing with Sideswipe are Blurr and Bumblebee.

Ahhh extra things -

Bumblebee is younger than Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, but the twins look younger than their age from all the years of not getting enough nourishment.

Blurr is!! The most energetic kid at the daycare!!! High strung and always in motion! The attendants have trouble keeping him under control, but they manage. :) I’ll probably redesign him, I’m known to be indecisive… this look is temporary for now. Placeholder!

During the week, the days aren’t too busy. Sideswipe plays with the younger kids, and Sunstreaker tries to stay away from everyone he finds annoying (everyone, as they are young children).

The daycare is open for any of the local kids because it’s seen as a safe place to hang out, supervised, when their parents are not around.

I think I’ll add Blaster soon! I’m unsure of whether a lot of other characters should be adults or children but haha… we’ll see <3

[mk-wizard]

Transformers Excerpts: Cake Thief

At the Autobot Base...

Optimus: Younglings! Come here, NOW!! *Hotrod, Bumblebee, Honeycomb, Blurr, Blaster and Arcee walk in and Optimus his foot looking displeased* Who is responsible for this? *points to the cake stand* Over there, there is SUPPOSED to be a triple tier, ruby velvet cake with a pearl goodie crunch and vanilla beam frosting. Instead, it's empty. Which one of you is guilty of this heinous crime? Hotrod:... Huh? Elita-One: Now, now, Optimus. I know you were looking forward to having some, but do be calm. Which one of you is guilty of taking the cake before it was served? Hotrod: Mom, I didn't eat and neither did Blaster or Arcee. They were with me the whole time. Bumblebee: And don't look at my sister and I. Elita-One: Open your mouths please? *they all look at each other and comply*... Mm-hmm. You're all innocent. You may go now. Hotrod: I told you it wasn't us, mom *they all leave* Blaster: I wanted some cake though... Optimus: Well then, it was our Decepticon "guests" I'll bet. Elita-One: Well, it can't be helped, Optimus. It was for them anyway. I'm just glad it wasn't the children and I doubt it was one our own. I would have been very humiliated if an adult who should know better did something so childishly gluttonous *she walks away* Optimus: *once alone, he rushes to the bathroom and locks the door removing his mask and brushing his teeth repeatedly, but his tongue remains bright red and glittery* (Argh! She spiked it with glittered dye! If Elita-One discovered this... I am a dead mech walking!!)

Elita-One is behind the door listening while looking like a mix of mischievious and angry...

Firestar: So how long are you going to allow him to think you don't it was him? Elita-One: For as long as the dye lasts in his mouth. Or until he comes clean though I must admit that it is amusing to watch him pretend he is innocent. I've known that Optimus was the one stealing my cakes for a while, so this will teach him to cease and desist.

[cozzzynook]

Idea!

Rodimus while with the habit of shirking his captain duties is actually pretty proactive in taking care of his crew

Like he loves his found family obviously (knows everyone’s name even cause he’s THAT good) so like short of paperwork (the horror) he’s willing to do a lot to make them happy

For example, the medics have been complaining about the quality of their supplies and Roddy overhears (or heard through Drift) and strings are pulled and the next time they restock on supplies they’re hooked up with a different and probably better supplier

Or gossip around the bar says there’s this big racing event on Velocitron coming up and people were talking about how they wish they could watch (like they’ve haven’t seen a race since before the war or smt) and suddenly their next pit stop for energon is conveniently Velocitron within the timeframe of the event

Brainstorm needs a super specific mineral but it isn’t high priority so he doesn’t ask for it? Tracked down and included in their next supply list. Crosscut needs a custom set piece for his next play? Set up for him on his stage within a week. Blaster wants to start a radio show on the intership comms (because let’s be honest they don’t use it that much)? Approved and green lit (mayhaps behind Mags’ back but he won’t find out until too late)

At some point people do start noticing but no one really acknowledges it you know?

There is however a secret Rodimus appreciation club (secret because they’re afraid of what it’ll do to his ego if he knew) because if Rodimus is taking care of everyone else, there should be people taking care of him

The founder may or may not be Thunderclash and Drift may or may not be super salty about that fact

Oh my gosh i love this idea!

Roddy really does a lot for his crew he just hates paperwork. It makes him break out in a viral rash, literally. Ratchet has never seen anything like it lol

I say he makes it up to Magnus by getting him books and poetry artifacts because Magnus is into that kinda stuff. He also makes it up to Megatron by doing his shifts often just not the paperwork lol and by sneaking the mech some high quality high grade and home cooked fuel that he made personally. Roddy’s a great cook and mixologist its just the stuff he makes will sneak up on you and its heavy engenx not for the light weights lol

For Ratchet he gives him a full week off every month with Drift of course. He’s fine picking up the shifts because he gets something to do and socialize. He also makes sure he keeps a good stock of Perceptors favorite fuel since the mech is with Brainstorm all day.

He even makes sure Whirl gets to let his rage out on old equipment or things they need to get rid of. The mech is a lot less violent since allowed to have a rage room of sorts. In fact a lot of mechs are leas violent since Roddy put the rage room in. He thanks swerve for his service and the idea by having Blurr on the ship for a solid week.

No one went near Swerves hab but the occasional metal clangs told them he was getting lucky. That and Blurr leaving his personal comm with Swerve covered in blue paint.

Roddy definitely doesn’t need to know about his appreciation club. Definitely not.

They do all wonder why Soundwave of all mechs greets Rodimus at the vacation planet he was mysteriously given tickets to and why the mech has a servo on his lower back leading him somewhere private.

[mychlapci]

Horny Dratchrod shipper here to share thoughts.

One idea I've always had about Rodimus is that his reputation as a slut was entirely made up. Like he was friendly and fond of physical contact, so people see him cuddling up against Blurr or perching in Blaster's lap and assumptions get made. Thing is Hot Rod wanted to fit in so when he got brought into those interface talks and people telling what he did and people kind gave him a once over saying they were sure he was experienced he made shit up. Absolutely wild stuff he picked up from Kup's stories or porn.

And everyone believed it. It kind of shocked him because he was convinced people would call him out on it. Eventually it gets built up so much he's too nervous to take someone to bed because he doesn't know shit. He finally hooks up with someone, Doubledealer, who starts talking about how excited he is and Hot Rod distracts him with a blow job which is sloppy and inexperienced but he quickly becomes good at as a way to keep people from pushing. The lie is too big to confess so except for an occasional hot and heavy session of making out and masturbation and a handful of blowjobs Rodimus captains the Lost Light a virgin.

Something he wants to stop being but couldn't trust anyone to keep it to themselves. He was working up to telling Drift and getting him to help but then things went down. So finally post universe jump he nervously approaches Drift about if he and Ratchet would do him a big favor and confesses the whole virginity thing and being sealed and asks if they'd be willing to take them.

Dratchrod has not happened yet but Drift has been wanting to hunt Rodimus for sport since they met and Ratchet is not opposed to rocking his world. They don't do it right away though, Ratchet explains since he went so long his seal is going to be harder to pop and since Rodimus wants it done “naturally” rather than a quick hook and pull in the medbay then they'll have to soften them.

Cue a week of edging to get lubricant built up behind it and Drift and Ratchet dragging Rodimus into private meetings to apply lotion via shallow fingering to soften this side and sucking and licking his valve and spike housing, a magnet lock keeping his spike from extending and breaking that seal while the just lick and finger it teasing the tip of his spike mercilessly and making all the nodes at the edge of his valve sensitive and his valve lips swell up and inflamed against his panel making even just sitting hard but not letting him come. It gets to the point that Rodimus's seal is stretching and he's in a near constant state of one edge arousal which Ratchet declares him good enough and puts in time off for all three as they drag him panting, pretty, and begging to their bed to make a very pretty sandwich feeling.

Drift says Ratchet can get the valve and he'll take the spike. Ratchet is manhandling him and giving him gruff assurance he's doing good for them while Drift is being mean in between cooing. Rodimus is having the best night of his life and spends three days in between them in every position conceivable and just never leaves.

You know, I don't truly believe in the “Rodimus is a slut” thing (i only indulge in it for porn reasons) so the thought that Rodimus does have a reputation as a slut, but it's only made up and mildly perpetuated by some blowjobs and handjobs he's delivered over the years… it's perfect.

The rumour ends up spreading faster than he thought it would and lasts so long that it slowly becomes more and more embarrassing to admit it, as over time Rodimus has basically become the cybertronian equivalent of an adult virgin. But he trusts Drift with his secret, and to be honest, the thought of being coached by an older couple is very hot to him, which is precisely why he's not at all opposed to having both Drift and Ratchet help him out. It was kind of a spur of the moment decision (re: he's been wanting to ask for it for a while but held off until it just burst out of him one day) and Rodimus is a little surprised that they agreed so eagerly to take his seals…

Softening the seal is probably the most torturous, and longest week of his life. The seal needs to soak in lubricants to make it an easier to break, but by day 4 he's regretting not taking Ratchet up on his offer to just quickly remove it in the med-bay. He's so horny it's unreal and they keep teasing him. Maybe one day Rodimus asks what's the purpose of not letting him overload and they gladly admit that that part… is just for their own enjoyment. Rodimus is kept on the edge of arousal for an entire week and some change, and he can't even bring himself to touch himself when alone because there's already too many fluids pooled behind his seal and the pressure is getting so intense he doesn't think he can handle any more.

Rodimus dragged into their bedroom, valve wet and swollen behind his panels, with a week's worth of build up of lubricants behind the now protruding seal, and his spike is more than ready to extend past the confines of its sheath… Drift coaxing out Rodimus' spike with minimal effort, letting Ratchet take the valve because he's the doctor here and will know if anything goes wrong. Roddy squirming so much when a hand wraps around his spike while another pushes into his valve that he has to be held down. He's at his most sensitive and vulnerable but while Drift is being mean, teasing him for his squeaky little whines and the way his spike is leaking like he's already cumming, his grip on Rodimus' hips is gentle, and Ratchet's prodding at his seal is soft and careful. He can feel an exchange pass between Ratchet's and Drift's EM fields, but before he can register what it means, Drift is lowering himself on his spike and Ratchet is pushing his in…

Rodimus shouting out when his seal snaps open and lubricants pour out, his valve dripping a puddle onto the sheets below, and in his haze he apologizes for ruining their shared berth. It's almost adorable… Roddy overloading fast and hard, bucking his hips against Drift and Ratchet while his vents gasp and wheeze, but they keep going even as his inexperienced valve sparks with endless pleasure and his spike just won't stop throbbing. It’s so intense in such a good way that he gets why everyone was so obsessed with interfacing, and he can't believe he didn’t bite the bullet sooner… but, the night is still young. Hell, the week is still young, and Rodimus is still young, and he has plenty of time to get his world rocked by Drift and Ratchet over, and over, and over again

[tfdaycare]

Welcome to GHOST Daycare! A place where baby Cybertronians are found and taken care of until they find a new forever home. I’m Optimus, one of the head teachers and in charge of the autobot class. With me I have my conjunx, Megatron, who’s in charge of the Decepticon class, and Elita-1 who’s in charge of the Floodwater class, which is everyone else that Megatron and I can’t take in.

We also have lots of other teachers who help us with everything. Such as:

Our son Starscream, in charge of the seekers

Wheeljack, in charge of the wreckers

Tarantulas, in charge of the predacons

Grimlock, in charge of the dinobots

Airazor, in charge of the maximals

Moonsplinter, a moth, in charge of the Insecticon class

Ratchet, who take in a couple bots to teach them to be a medic

Jetfire/Skyjet, who’s our main TA

Ironhide & Chromia, our PE teachers

Beachcomber, the Earth biology teacher

Blaster & Soundwave, in charge of cassettes and cassette commanders

Drift & Cyclonus, who are our spiritualist teachers

Yoketron, our art teacher

Seaspray, the swim teacher

Powerglide, in charge of the Aerials

Hot Rod, who’s the substitute teacher for the autobot class

Arcee, who’s the TA specifically for the autobots class.

Our other doctors, Velocity, Shockwave and Ambulom

We also have our human staff:

Principal Karen Croft

Vice Principal Jon “No H” Schloder

Doctor Meridian

Ranger Dorothy Malto

History Teacher Alex Malto

Our wonderful Volunteers:

Robby Malto

Morgan Malto

Twitch

Thrash

Hashtag

Nightshade

Jawbreaker

Sam

Miko Nakadai

Jack Darby

Rafael Esquivel

And lastly we have our other staff:

Rewind, our Librarian and in charge of the paperwork

Chromedome, our grief counselor

Rung, our therapist

Tailgate, our janitor

Blurr and Eject, the sports coaches

Ultra Magnus, our administration

Rubble and Gauge, the assistants

Our hope for this blog is to help find new homes for all the little ones we’ve found since the war sadly caused a lot of sparklings to be orphaned or abandoned.

We have sparklings of all sizes and ages who may just be the perfect fit, so don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and apply to be a potential adoptee! They’re organized in generations since so many have been found.

Our sparklings are organized into five categories depending on age.

First gen: 20-25 years old

Second gen: 14-19 years old

Third gen: 8-13 years old

Fourth gen: 2-7 years old

Fifth gen: currently being born or found now.

We’ll go into more detail another time on who’s up for adoption as multiple bots have been adopted now while others are still waiting for their forever home and Kup can’t take them all in.

[keferon]

First off, the Blurr chapter *mwha* chefts kiss. Beautiful, (I am the one doing the Ratchet/Deadlock fanfic thing 😅) and this just gives me even more to play with. Everyone just keeps the creative juices flowing for me.

But yeah, what I was going to say in this ask before reading that master piece was the funny idea of The Office scenes happening sometimes. Like Wheeljack sitting at his desk hands clasped in front of him like, "Do I feel like a third wheel? No, why would you ask that?" And the camera pans out to show Ratchet passed out, face pressed into Deadlock's chassis, who is also out cold and Jazz curled up next to a still recovering Prowl's face cuddling him, "Don't you want to know about my new solar powered sizzle blaster?" It's dead quiet as Wheeljack stares into the camera hopeful till Jazz sneezes off camera.

Wanna draw this, ganna draw this.

Camera moves between every gay couple only to stop on Swindle looking at his bank account with bedroom eyes👍

LMAO. The whole au would look so fucking cursed from the point of literally any side character ahahajmf,gmb. Don’t worry Wheeljack your own potential boyfriend is on his way~ (It’s Percy. I’m designing Percy right now hehe)

Also I’m absolutely. Madly in love with your writing❤️

[yuzudonut]

nautical vehicles hot rod & flamewar who live in a little port town and work with a courier service to deliver the knick knacks they find out at sea...

a little fun AU I've been chipping away at when I don't want to work on college or portfolio related work

follows the idw2 mentor-mentee concept

hotrod and flamewar are from nyon, a developing port town and were both mentored by kup

they work as a "fisher" and scrapdiver respectively

springer was also mentored by kup and runs a package delivery business

^^ arcee, blurr and drift are 3 employees that hot rod and flamewar are friendly with(ish, not really w/ drift he's just kinda there sometimes and usually shadows arcee. flamewars the first to get buddy buddy w him)

arcee is the main courier that goes between nyon and so and so

umm main relationships are with ...arcee rn actually which made me laugh shes just fun to me, shes known blurr the longest and also rooms w/ him. she initially went from kaon the most and met drift there, they end up getting buddy buddy and he's kinda just wresled into the courier job bcs sprigne considered him shadowing arcee constantly loitering and he might as well help w the work she does etc etc idk im still thinking abt it I just think he's a funny character to bounce off a bubbly arcee

shes very close w/ hot rod too as he's usually the one rushing to greet her when she arrives to nyon w/ mail n packages etc etc

shes the one dragging them both into dangerous situations while hot rod does his best to make sure they both Survive.

I don't think ill get to this anytime soon but uhh first aid, nautica and slipstream are somewhere there too... first aids running the only clinic in nyon atm, nautica is a researcher from an island in the middle of the rust sea which nyon borders, and im imagining slipstream to be a seaplane that crahsed in nyon n that's how flamewar meets her n the whole shebang <3

bumblebee is in there somewhere bcs im a bit obsessed w how idw bumblebee is such a hater @ rodimus but rodimus is like, honestly pretty amicable in comparison to him? keeping this up, bumblebee is a little clown car in my head and works as a performer in Iacon or smt idrk who this all fits in I just think its a rlly cute idea

unrelated to the nyon group but some small things I've been thinking up is the outlier academy that I thnk blurr eventually leaves the courier business for , n that's ran by shockwave n optimus is somewhere there too as a librarian or smt (maybe. idk yet.)

hand waving I really really like soundwave and blaster too so I've been wondering what they'd do its just kinda been ooohhh what r some characters I like and what r some interactions thatd be fun as I mish mash personalities and backstories frm diff continiuties I doubt ill get to drawing most of these guys though I barely have 5 characters pinned down

[ichbinmeltdown]

A quick guide to naming Transformers OCs

I know naming OCs can be crazy hard, it's one of the things I struggle with most (almost as much as coming up with titles for my fics) but honestly Transformers names seem easier than human ones- so here's some suggestions I have for if you need a little help naming yours! A lot of this mostly applies to G1, since that's the continuity I'm most familiar with.

Use name generators

These usually don't give great, super fitting names if you have an OC already designed, but they're fantastic if you want to pick a name then design an OC around it, and sometimes you get names that really fit!

This one is specifically for Transformers characters, though the compound word ones tend to not make a lot of sense. The compound names in this generator tend to make more sense, but since it's for fantasy locations there's not any futuristic or machine ones. This one has the same sorts of names. (One of them even gave me "Starscream Redoubt" on there once lol)

There's a lot of other generators on that site, so play around with it, these three mainly will help you understand the naming conventions of Transformers characters ^^

Look at third party figures

Go to a site like TFSource in their third party section, and look at the alternate names they gave the characters. There's a lot of names they gave them that sound like they could be real Transformers characters but aren't actually in the source media, so those are pretty much all fair game for naming your OCs! (There's also silly ones and human names too, if you want to give your character that type of name! Purple Potato and Morbus have to be my favorite silly names)

Research science, mathematics, computers, robotics, automotive and aviation words

There's so many terms in STEM stuff that are perfect names for OCs! That's how I came up with Aniline's name, for example. There's a lot of characters in canon who have automotive/aviation related names too (like Ratchet, Gears, Octane, Thrust and Tracks)

Pick a word related to their alt mode/powers/abilities

For example, Soundwave and Blaster have audio powers, Ratchet is a doctor and repairs everyone, Vortex can create tornadoes with his blades, and Mirage can turn invisible; Astrotrain is both a space shuttle and a steam train, Blast Off is a space shuttle and Ramjet is a jet. And as far as my OCs go, Sandclaw is a scorpion and Meltdown is radioactive and poisonous!

Pick a word related to their personality

It doesn't have to just be about powers! You could pick a word related to their personalities too. Meltdown is another example of this, with his name referring to both physical radioactive meltdowns and emotional ones (which he has plenty of both- admittedly though I didn't realize it fit his personality too at first until someone pointed it out). In canon, Blurr talks and moves in an extremely restless, rushed manner, Red Alert has anxiety and thinks most things/bots are a danger (his name is actually another example of one fitting both his alt mode/powers and personality) and Wildrider is pretty wild and chaotic.

Other things to keep in mind

Most combiners' names end in "-us," "-or" or "-ion" (Devastator, Menasor, Defensor, Bruticus, Superion)

Subgroups in Transformers usually have names that fit their specific personalities/powers (for example, the Constructicons and the Protectobots), but some may also have names that fit a specific theme (the Reflector bots all have camera-related names, and the Osmions- some of my OCs, a race of Cybertronians related to the Junkions- are all named after wrestling/boxing moves, for instance)

It's not a big deal if you end up using the name of a minor character from another continuity. There's so many characters (especially background characters or obscure ones who appear for maybe one episode such as Pipes or Nightbird) that it's really hard to avoid coincidences. Generally speaking, people will understand- especially since a lot of fans probably aren't going to know every single character's name from every continuity and toyline by heart, and even fewer of those who do will expect the same of everyone else.

Might update this with more advice later on ^^

[squidthesquidd]

AYO FAN CONTINUITY IM SO EXCITED

I love ratchet. Question, do the green optics have anything to do with SynthEn, or was ratchet born with it?

also, I'd love to hear about the world building of the fan continuity!!! How did the bots get to earth, and who else is there besides Ratchet, Arcee, and Optimus?

OMG HAIIII :3 aaaaand to answer the eye question: Optics in this universe can be just about any color! the only limitation is that light blue is autobot exclusive, and red is decepticon exclusive! Ratchets eyes aren’t green due to synthen, he’s just like that, BUT the green is a reference to that because i love tfp :333

aaaand so far the only bots ive actually drawn are optimus, elita, bumblebee, cliffjumper, megatron, arcee, blitzwing, prowl, aaand ratchet. but there are many others! so far ive planned for starscream, thundercracker, skywarp, sounwave and the cassettes, shockwave, wheeljack, tarantulas, the dinobots, jazz, ultra magnus, skyfire, ironhide, mirage, hound, trailbreaker, the reflector trio, sideswipe, astrotrain, knockout, breakdown, black arachnia, hot rod, cyclonus, tailgate, the constructicons, blurr, insecticons, blaster, aaaaand more if i come up with good ideas for them

the autobots got to the planet in a similar way to g1! but they weren’t in a 4 million hear coma lol. their ship crashed in nevada (cus tfp had the right idea ngl) and then they decided to bury it so it wouldn’t be discovered. the decepticons followed them in their own ship but lost track of them upon entering the atmosphere, so now they circle the earth (once again tfp style)

[brightdarkness-2013]

Chapter 14: Three In A ROW! Whoop!

Summary:Prowl does a disappearing act.

Prowl was calm in most situations. He was wary of everyone else on some level yet. He had warmed up to Cliff rather quickly once he started bringing in plants from his trips underwater. I didn’t understand his fascination with underwater plants, but it got Prowl to start seeing him as a friend rather than a stranger or a threat. Prowl even perked up when he came in that point. Barricade was as stubborn as ever, but even he was eyeing him with less malice. He still didn’t like him near Prowl, but he tolerated him enough to not try and bite his hand off or snap at him when he set the plants in the water. Sometimes they were underwater flowers and other times they just looked like useless green leaves or vines. I had no clue what they were, but I’m sure if I asked Blaster he’d know what they were. I suppose it was nice to have something in the empty tanks with them and it only helped that it was something familiar. They had to be fished out every once in awhile, but they weren’t as disturbed by it anymore since something new was brought in within a few days.

Prowl was cleared a week later and the act of moving them to a new tank was easy enough. Of course Barricade needed to be watched more closely within the new area, but hopefully the medication would prevent infection from anything that was in the main tanks. They made quick work in exploring the new area. Curiously circling around the structures that had allowed and encouraged the coral to grow on them. Examining the sand and plants that grew unhindered. Blaster and I found some amusement in that.

“That better? I figured you’d be sick of the quarantine tank by now.”

They seemed to settle in fine. Moving them into a tank that mimicked the ocean life on some level always lowered the stress from being in quarantine from what Aid had explained at some point. Prowl had circled the main coral and rock structure several times now. Barricade had settled between some of the rocks and plants and was watching me like he was a lion hiding in the tall grass to stalk its prey. Still ignoring Blaster as per usual. Prowl had glanced around at the other tanks and the doors. I wasn’t sure what he was looking for, but he seemed pretty focused. Then he circled around a few more times.

“What is he doing?”

“Uh… It looks like he’s checking the area for danger.” Blaster answered, but he didn’t seem so sure.

With another glance around he seemed satisfied and sunk down into the flora along with Barricade. That had been the only time he had ever done that. However one morning we came in to find Barricade alone in the tank several days later. Barricade had been calm as ever as he lay curled up on the sand in front of the coral as he watched us freak out. Sure Prowl was smart, but he wouldn’t just leave his pod member and there was no way he had gotten out without alerting the facility. Then of course Barricade would be pacing again, but he hadn’t moved an inch yet.

“Shit. Prowl? Please tell me he didn’t jump ship again.”

“Blurr, go tell Randy to check the cameras.” Arcee ordered as she looked through the glass at the tank.

“How come I have to deal with Red?”

“Go.”

I searched the flora with her as Barricade watched us. He had a pretty smug look on his face. I really wish I could hit him. I mean he was at that point where Ratchet had given the ok for force feeding now so you’d think he would be less chipper. Especially with his pod mate missing. But no he was just laying there and watching us. No hissing or growling even. This was not normal.

“What the hell…” Arcee breathed in irritation. “He’s Black and White it’s not like he can blend in.”

It was true. None of this made any sense. Mers don’t just disappear and where could he have possibly gone if he did decide to escape? The front doors were locked so it wasn’t like he could just leave and slip into the ocean and even then he would have taken Barricade with him, wouldn’t he? I glared at the mer in question. He still hadn’t made a move. He was just watching us lazily with a triumphant air about him. No matter how long I glared at him I knew I wouldn’t figure out his game so I went back to scanning the tank.

“Ok so we need to tell Ratchet. Drug up Barricade. We need to search the tank. There’s no way he could have just vanished.” Arcee decided after another minute only to stop at the buzzing of her phone. “Tell me you have an answer to our vanishing mer?”

With that we were heading to the security office. Arcee practically threw open the door. Blurr was laughing and that didn’t do anything good for her mood. However if he was laughing then things were fine. Prowl hadn’t just up and vanished.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. They made a little hidey hole is all.” Blurr waved off Arcee’s questions as he passed.

We got our answer when we made the attempt to feed Barricade again. Barricade didn’t move, but Prowl had slipped out from behind Barricade and through the seagrass. That was one heart attack causing mystery solved. That smug bastard was still giving me that look. Barricade one. Jazz one. That blasted fish.

When Barricade was taken out for treatment Mirage had investigated to find that they had dug a hole in the sand under the coral and made a well hidden nest. It was small, but Prowl fit fine and Barricade seemed content guarding the entrance. Apparently they had been digging at night when the other mers had settled and no one was around. That was new...

Notes:Take a bow Prowl. Wonderful magic trick.

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