#I liked the fic and bookmarked it bc it charmed me with the whole ‘loosely feral orion’ thing

[wifeguycyclonus]

Hope you don’t mind me tacking smth on here ‘cause you mention park/forest ranger and I stumbled across a short fic that… well, he’s not specifically a ranger in it but it’s kinda got vibes in that direction? he lived in the wilds for awhile and also the fic talks briefly about him really liking earth and I think that kinda fits what you were talking about so I thought I’d throw it out there for anyone who might wanna give it a read: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27752839

what are some occupations that you think could be interesting to give to orion? other than the ones we already have (data clerk/archivist, cop, dock worker, etc) of course.

For IDW OP's personality specifically, me and a friend once said that he would do really well in a position as a park/forest ranger: someone who gets to spend all their time in the wilderness and be self-righteous about following the rules, but he's really in the right to do so because conservation and wildlife protection is serious shit. And OP does love organics as a consistent part of his character, so he would enjoy traveling Cybertron or the galaxy learning different biomes and helping with ecological issues.

Related, OP would also make a good first responder like an EMS or fire fighter. We technically got fire fighter Optimus in TFA, but that was more of his job on Earth rather than his job on Cybertron that was his actual backstory. But emergency services/first responder would be a great option for an Orion to have an action hero job that also involves compassion and care for others.

I'm really 👀 about Earthspark showing a flashback of Orion being some kind of manual laborer. Him being a construction worker, trucker, or even miner (hehe, role reversal) would be great for that working class hero character.

And because I myself am a martial arts nerd, I think it would be neat if we got a jock Optimus that was a martial artist, maybe not a profession per se but maybe just raised in a specific order e.g. TFA Prowl, Lockdown, and Yoketron? Again, combining the aspects of a badass action hero with someone who's thoughtful, disciplined, and wise.