#autistic wheeljack

[starscreamisreginageorge]

Facing the Past

Ratchet and Wheeljack go down to the sublevels to see what can be salvaged. Whilst down there the reality of Wheeljack's past hits them both.

For the first time in 50 cycles the mines were devoid of life, with energon now freely flowing again it was hardly worth the risk of gathering their sole resource. The equipment used to mine the materials however, that they could find use for. Which partially explained how Ratchet and Wheeljack had found themselves making their way down into the abandoned sublevels. At first the idea had been for a group half made up of ex-miners and  to go down and collect as much equipment as they could carry. That was until it had been pointed out that sending a group of people, of whom half of which would not know what the equipment was for, and the other half would not know whether it could be repurposed at all, might not be the most efficient method. So in the end Optimus had asked Wheeljack, arguably the only person on cybertron who fit into both groups, to head down and catalog everything. He wasn’t entirely sure why Ratchet had volunteered to help him but he wasn’t going to complain. The older mech was fast becoming a good friend to him, and he was keen to see his reaction to his old home. Though home was not really the right word for it. Sure he’d recharged down here, spent time with his friends, ate, all the things you did in your home. But could you ever call a place like that a home?  ‘Well here we are.’ he said as they stepped into a room full of recharge pods. At first Ratchet said nothing as he stood in the doorway. Trying to not let it bother him, Wheeljack made his way over to one of the pods. In the past he could have stepped inside it no problem. But now, well even if he somehow managed to squeeze his body inside he’d probably have to keep his head bent.

‘Wow I’d forgotten how small I used to be.’ he laughed as he glanced back at Ratchet.

‘These are sparkling pods.’ Ratchet’s words at a surface level sounded like a simple statement. But Wheeljack could tell there was more underneath them. You were smaller then, small as a sparkling. He didn’t want to think about it.

‘Come on the equipment lockers are down this way. That’ll be a good place to start.’ 

***

‘Oh and that’s where the mine shaft Jazz nearly died in was, you can tell because of the scorch marks.’ Ratchet wasn’t sure but it seemed like Wheeljack was talking more down here than he’d ever known him to before. Granted they hadn’t known each other that long. Still it wasn’t a comfortable chatter, more the kind you make when you’re trying to distract yourself. His servo’s were also moving seemingly non stop. Not the flapping motion he did when he was talking about his latest project, but a clenching, unclenching motion that seemed to indicate to Ratchet that he wasn’t happy to be back down here. Not that he could blame him. Still as much as he was eager to get out of there himself, seriously Ratchet was no believer in the supernatural but there was something haunted about this place, they should probably take a break.

‘I don’t know about you but I really could do with something to eat right about now.’

‘What? Oh yeah sure, go ahead.’ Ratchet wasn’t sure if he was imagining things, but he could have sworn Wheeljack had grown even more uncomfortable.

‘You should eat something too.’

‘Yeah alright. In a bit.’

‘Did you not bring your own supply? If you didn’t I can share mine but you really should…’

‘I’ve got my own supply.’ Wheeljack cut in. Ratchet blinked in surprise. He’d never heard Wheeljack snap at someone like that before. He’d been snarky at times, and he’d heard him grumble a little. But he’d never known him to snap like that.

‘Sorry.’ Wheeljack sighed. ‘It’s just. I don’t really like eating in front of others.’ Now Ratchet was curious.

‘How come?’ No response. ‘Has it got anything to do with your mask?’

‘It’s not a mask. I mean it is a mask, but it’s also my face… I’m not really sure how I can explain it.’

‘Well why don’t you show me.’ When Wheeljack didn’t move or speak, Ratchet added. ‘I’m a medic Wheeljack, whatever it is. I've probably already seen it, or I’ve seen worse.’ That seemed to convince the younger mech who reached up and grabbed the mask. This surprised Ratchet, he’d expected it to retract into his head like any other mask. Instead Wheeljack pulled it off along with what looked like most of his mandible. In fact, seeing him without it, Ratchet realised that the mask was the entire lower half of his face.

‘So doc, seen anything like this before?’ It was odd hearing him talk when he  had no mouth, his face ended part way down his nose ridge. Ratchet wasn’t even sure how it was possible. Whatever had done this to him must have hit him at a very specific angle so as to spare his vocalizer.

‘I can’t say I have. But how exactly does something like this happen?’

‘I was one of the first miners.’ Wheeljack began. ‘Back then no one really knew how the mines worked, so there were a lot of casualties. Not many of us survived, so I guess I’m lucky in a way.’

‘What happened?’

‘A drill exploded in my face. It wasn’t a big explosion. But the top half hit me with enough force that it tore my face off.’

‘And you never got it fixed.’

‘Couldn’t afford it. Since I could still work and there was no “further risk to life” any attempts to repair the damage would be considered cosmetic.’ For a moment Ratchet said nothing. He was angry, not at the younger mech, but at… Well at Sentinel mostly. How many miners had died under his care from mining injuries, when they should never have been down here in the first place. He still remembered that one femme that had been brought in, her spark by some twisted miracle had still been going. But her helm had been so badly crushed there was no way her processor could have survived. He had sat with her until she died, though he doubted she was able to think or feel anything the whole time. She should never have been down here, she never should have died. Not like that. What had been her name? J something. She hadn’t even had a real name.

‘Well we’d better eat something. Sooner we do that the sooner we can leave.’ he said breaking the silence. For a moment he thought Wheeljack would argue. But instead he simply nodded and took a seat on an upturned mine cart. Ratchet sat down next to him and watched as he pulled out a bag of liquid energon, with a long tube attached.

‘Uh do you want to eat before I do this?’ Wheeljack offered. ‘It’s just I know a lot of people get put off their own meals when I eat.’

‘Medic remember.’ Ratchet wasn’t sure how someone could give off the impression of a grin, especially when they had almost no face, but Wheeljack somehow managed it.

‘If you’re sure.’ Ratchet watched, now curious, as Wheeljack took the tube and tilting his head back began to feed it down his throat.

‘You know one of the good things about this is I can talk and eat at the same time.’ Wheeljack said.

‘So I can see.’ Ratchet said getting his own energon out.

‘Not that I often have anyone to talk to when I eat.’ Ratchet nodded and began to eat. It didn’t take him long to finish and when he did he noticed Wheeljack’s bag was only half empty.

‘Sorry it can take a while.’ Wheeljack said when he saw him looking.

‘It’s fine.’ Ratchet reassured him. ‘I guess you got a lot of scrap for,’ for what? The way he looked, the way he ate?

‘Everything?’ Ratchet nodded

‘Yeah.’ Wheeljack agreed. ‘I mean my friends were fine with it, newbies could be a bit funny about it. Guess I was an unpleasant reminder of how risky the job could be. But they got over it eventually, for the most part. It was Darkwing that gave me the most scrap for it. Kind of ironic for a guy who didn’t even have a face.’ Ratchet made a sound that could have been a snort or a scoff at that.

‘Of course he did.’ 

***

They were about to make their way up the stairs when Wheeljack stopped and looked back.

‘What is it?’ Ratchet asked.

‘Nothing I’m just… Is it weird to say goodbye to a place you hated?’ He watched the older mech’s face carefully, but found he couldn’t read it.

‘I have a feeling it’s more than just this place you’re saying goodbye to.’ Wheeljack wasn’t sure what he meant by that, but in a way he understood. Taking one last look around he silently said farewell to the place, before continuing up the stairs. 

‘You know I could probably fix your face if you’d like?’ Ratchet said, nearly causing Wheeljack to stop walking in surprise. He thought about it for a moment. Then shook his head.

‘I’ve been like this for most of my life. I know it sounds weird but, this is me. It’s not always the easiest thing to live with. But I can’t see myself being any other way.’ He expected Ratchet to argue.

‘Alright if you feel that way. But my offer will remain open if you ever change your mind.’

[mrmeepsmadmind]

neurotic carrier and his neurotic carbon copy son

' i'm SO glad ironhide is getting too dusty to function anymore. we won't have to deal with HIS crazy ass soon-'

the evil ironhide idolizing cliffjumper who's somehow even MORE violent than him:

father and daughter. mother and son.

Single old parent ironhide wants to get with single old parent optimus & optimus wants to get with him ! & theyre like this is gonna go great! Cliffjumper is getting along excellent with bumblebee! They're already best friends 😁😁!! cliffjumper hugs bee, secures their matching friendship bracelets bee made for him out of melted bullets (cliffs suggestuon) then stomps over to optimus, stares up at him, & says fuck you

[thor-is-trans-and-pan-he-told-me]

noah and elena managed to rizz up two giant alien robots because of their autistic swag and frankly I applaud them for that

[benadrylcandlewhack]

Autism be damned, my boy can lead a resistance

[valve3nthusiast]

The server had a Tfp watchparty the other night so I was autistically looking at pictures of Wheeljack today, as you do, and,,,

I was distracted by the biolights until I realized that his pelvis armor straight up looks like microshorts with a thong peeking out the top???

Oaugh with the shorts + biolights I think Wheeljack backshots would be Immaculate... he should get bullied by the rest of the Wreckers and covered in cum I think

He's already short as hell vs a lot of the tfp cast I bet he's tiny compared to most the other Wreckers, they could just push him down and fuck his holes so easily... Wheeljack on his hands and knees as his pretty face & back are covered in his squads transfluid 💦💦💦🥰

[benadrylcandlewhack]

And that, my friends, is an Epic Autism Moment

TF Waterlogged Cat Poll (Round 1)

Vote on all of the matches here.

Unless the continuity is specified, you are voting on the soggiest version(s) of a character that evoke the most pity, regardless of the one in the pic. 🐱

[simping-overload]

Hello! Would you feel comfortable writing pre op/t ftm reader and tfp ratchet, maybe ratchet just feeling super in love with his human bf?

If anyone wants to help me get my new laptop, please consider donating to my kofi!

characters: ratchet

tags: fluff, nerd stuff, autistic/neurodivergent! reader, nerd reader, ftm! reader, human/cybertronian relationship, 2 nerds being in love 🫶🫶🫶

If you happen to express any interest at all from pre-war cybertronian culture, he would totally talk your ear off if you allowed him.

His pride for his home and culture really shines through during these moments.

It's obvious how much he misses Cybertron. Any comfort you can offer is recommended to make him feel better.

Gets you cybertronian & human conjunx gifts often.

If you wanna learn about cybertronian tech and science, he will happily teach you.

His expertise is obviously in cyberbiolgy, but if you want to venture into other subjects, he can dig up some old data pads so you both can learn something new.

Along the way, he will show you how to pronounce certain phrases and terms in cybertronian. You'll have to learn the swears from Wheeljack though.

He would be interested to learn about humans too, he knows, just like Cybertron, diffrent regions have their own little thing going on.

So whatever culture you're a part of, please talk his ear off like he does when he's talking about his.

Though, of course their will be times when he's a bit confused and needs some more explaining, but other than that, he's taking in all the information your giving him.

He would be interested in learning in human biology, just in case the kids or you get hurt and they are unable to take you to the hospital.

Due to the human history lessons you give him, he's well aware of the prejudice you face. He will always be a shoulder you can cry on if needed.

He supports and loves you fully. He will not allow any harm or disrespect come your way without consequences.

He sometimes gets caught off guard by your stimming, urges you to be careful if you're rocking back and forth while being on his shoulder

He doesn't like it when you stim in his atenae, will keep a collection of other stimming things you like that you could use instead.

If you ever get overstimulated, he's quick to act, taking you back to your safe place, and doesn't let anyone at all bother you unless absolutely necessary.

[simping-on-the-daily]

TFP With an Autistic S/O

Who'd destroy Autism Speaks for you: Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, Arcee, Bulkhead, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Ultra Magnus, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Shockwave, Breakdown, Knock Out, Airachnid, Skyquake, Dreadwing, Insecticons, Vechicons, Predaking, Makeshift, Cliffjumper

[thatonerobot]

INTRO POST

Name(s)

The name's Jackie!! But feel free to call me Wheelie or anything else relating to Wheeljack :3

Identity/labels I use:

>> I use he/it + any neo/xenopronouns. I am gay, agender, and polyamorous. I also hoard xenogenders but I dunno if I'll post about them very often

>> I am robotkin/machinekin (of many subtypes), a european mantis therian, and TFP Wheeljack fictionkin!

>> I am autistic and have ADHD, and a few other things I've been diagnosed and/or medically recognized to experience. Tone tags are my saviours and I use them frequently.

Current hyperfixations, special interests:

>> Transformers

>> Dragon Adventures (roblox)

>> Stuffed animals

>> Animal Jam

>> HTTYD

>> and more!

I will NOT interact with anyone in the following list and prefer if you dni as well:

>> racists/anti-lgbtq+/ableists, etc. Any xenophobe. INCLUDES ANTI-MOGAI

>> MAPs, RCTAs, proship/comship and anything similar

>> anti-therian/otherkin

>> rude ppl in general

[shnowyfox]

Transformers Victory doodles and thoughts!

here be spoilers!

first things first. gotta hand it to our boy Hellbat for keeping my attention span. I would not have made it to the part where it actually gets interesting if Hellbat hadn't showed up. when Gaihawk showed up too?? It was the titty trine!! love those three, mainly for the relationship between them and Hellbat.

and my only other art from after watching the finale. going into it i was like "man if they kill anyone i really hope it's not the titty trine especially not hellbat :)" THEY GOT THE WHOLE TITTY COMITTEE

now for the staple autistic screenshot spam.

sadly the destron shit talker and i parted ways when this playlist turned into the omni dub halfway thru.

could also have been breastforce Jallguar? it has his torso but that helm...

I was wilding. also after a while i sort of questioned my sanity because they stopped using Galaxy Shuttle's robot mode and I vaguely remembered making this comment but every time i saw him he was in shuttle mode. bro got worse treatment than astrotrain on god

this episode had me actually losing my shit by the way

what if his name was freakbat and literally nothing changed

He actually got away with killing Deathcobra, by the way, he took that quite literally to his grave. they NEVER brought it back up. and every time i think about him i think about a funeral for him which ends up like a Rumblebee fanfiction i read once based on romeo and juliet this fandom is freakin nutty

the artists were also nutty

they DO desaturate. so. along with Headmasters Ultra Magnus, there's also Death Cobra buried alive on Earth somewhere.

context: Wheeljack died literally like at least 30 years ago since g1 and it's movie are canon to the japanese timeline. and these three keep showing up!! Perceptor speaks the most out of them, i think the other two get a few lines? perceptor's voice is so deep though its wild. and he seems to be a doctor now. as is wheeljack i guess?

this is an offhanded comment which proves nothing. regardless i will cling to it because i'm mentally ill.

this episode got me fucked up. Ginrai was the only other reason i was watching.

they made him run all the way

im going to regblog with more screenies from the last few episodes.

[dian-mian]

⚠️ Spoiler for Earthspark ⚠️

I just finished watching the newest episodes and I can't wait for the rest of them! The show continues to exceed my expectations with how well written all the main characters are shown, especially the Malto family, as well as the plot of each episode that are so engaging to watch, the fight scenes, all it was just MUAH 🥰🥰 (My comments don't go in an order of episodes lmfao)

They've tackled a number of topics normally I wouldn't see it being addressed like racism, xenophobia, generation related trauma (Thrash being upset that the new generation of Terrans are "facing problems caused by the previous generation and the expectations to clean up their messes"), gender identity (how alt modes are very tied to their identity) and omfg they include some other messed up shit like bots fighting in the arena to get energon (Sounds very familiar hmmm) and hint hint of Mandroid becoming more mechanical??? ALSO GHOST IS GROWING EVEN MORE SUS ESPECIALLY WITH AGENT CROFT I HATE HER ALR I WANNA KILL HER

I fucking love Megatron in this show, my god he just usurp Optimus' role as the father here (Or grandpa in this case). I mean, HE TOOK THE MALTOBOTS TO THE WAR MEMORIAL TO TELL EM OLD STORIES ABOUT THE WAR TO TEACH THEM TO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES AS THE PREVIOUS GENERATION AND I 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 (THE FLOWERS BEING A REFERENCE TO IDW WHERE EACH PETAL OF THE FLOWERS REPRESENT A LIFE LOST JUST KILLED ME RIGHT THERE)

AND NIGHTSHADE AND TARANTULAS,,, bunch of science nerds can relate ifhkdnksj,, I would die happy if Tarantulas can make a comeback to see Nightshade again and be his second papa like how Wheeljack is second papa to Twitch 🥺🥺❣️💕

My boy Jawbreaker,, I really love how he wasn't forced to choose an altmode so soon and it just going to get a lot more impactful when he finally scans an altmode that he feels is right for him! He so autistic coded and I luv it when Megatron and Elita explained to him how they got their alt modes and what it meant for them (ELITA SOFTIE MOMENT IS JUST 😭😭💞💕💞💕💞)

God, the dynamic of the Malto bots is just so super wholesome and so tightly knitted, but Twitch grew up too fast,, They all need fucking therapy, especially Hashtag my poor girl 😭

I fucking hate Mandroid with a passion, he's so hateable and punchable and killable

I wont be talking about that mutatued horror of a bear also is that fucking allowed in a kids show???

I dont know how, but Bumblebee dangling and restrained while his energon is drained is... Making me feel something. Also, he and Breakdown...

I cried and eyed so hard at that slowed down scene where Breakdown through Bumblebee and they both starin at each other like... 👁👁🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈?

ALSO, FIRST MEGATRON GOT RESTRAINED AND ALMOST GOT HIS ARM CUT OFF, NEXT BUMBLEBEE IS RESTRAINED WHILE BEING DRAINED OF ENERGON TO FUEL THE MACHINES, WHO THE FUCK IS NEXT???

Now....

I am a huge Optimus stan, so I have a bit of bitterness at the fact that throughout 11-18, he was barely involved. Like

WHERE DID YOU GO???

WHERE WERE YOU???

DID YOU SUDDENLY RUN OFF TO FIND MILK???

God, I love Optimus as a whole, even in this show but he seems so... Distant? I mean, I'm not hating the writers and animators for the lack of Optimus screentime, it's just me being a bit salty (Though I am a Megatron simp too at this point so my thirst has been at least quenched by him). I really hope there's more screentime of him (Especially him and Megatron becuz first few episodes the both were lowkey 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈) and we get a bigger picture of his role in the show in the future episodes. He barely talks to the Maltos and the Terrans, he's barely seen anywhere in the recent episodes, hell where the hell was he when the jailbreak happened???

Tldr; Love the show so much, but where's fucking Optimus

[benadrylcandlewhack]

I Am Very Neurotypical About Him, I Swear

[valkyrieres]

bonjour ✨

flying-machine hit you with some ship opinion asks, so I will too

-Skyfire/Jetfire x Starscream ?

-Mater x Holley ?

-Wheeljack x Ratchet ?

Hiiii thank you for the ask! :D

SkyStar:

...I think I like the trope where two lovebirds get separated by a conflict and ends up being in two opposing factions... Tbh I would've added more but I haven't watched G1 for years and I haven't fully read the SG comics so SkyStar is one of my "I remember shipping them but I forgot why" ships lol

For Mater/Holley:

Hot IT girl gf/autistic yapper bf ship? I'm in 🙏✨ (I need to rewatch Cars 2...)

RatchJack:

They're cute but I'm sorry whwhwhwh I'm a diehard OptiRatch shipper 😭😭😭😭😭 but the way Jackie flirt at Ratchet in TFP? The way Wheeljack somehow dragged Ratchet into his chaos in G1? Yep, they're cute together—just not for me djdhjdhd

[sleepybunnymel]

Rise of beasts autobots in humanformer designs!

extra details on the designs under the cut

Marz 'mirage' gomez the current spy specialist of the team, former rich boy while a bit dense on things his heart is in the right places and cares for his new found family with the autobots, My mirage is mixed afro-puerto rican and white, with burn scars from his fight with scourge as well as losing a foot, Ci Ci 'arcee' elamin the main scientist of the team as well as a teachter and culture studies expert, she's friendly and gentle with those she caes for and ready to fight anyone who wants to hurt the people she loves, My arcee is blasian and muslim american, Jackie 'wheeljack' rivera, the teams mechanic and secondary scientists, wheeljack is that of a wise guy and isn't the best at first impressions but he's got your back nonetheless...just make sure to take cover when he's testing a new experiment, My wheeljack is indigenous peruvian, he's autistic and has vision problems, Sthephen 'stratosphere' haddington, the teams transportation, a former pilot and the oldest member of the group he's everyone's grandpa and makes to many jokes about his own bad heart, My stratosphere is jewish and scottish, he has a bad heart and uses an oxygen tank as well wheeljack made special for him, Bee 'bumblebee' pax, the teams scout and youngest member a head strong young adult with a strong sense to protect people who can't protect themselves, My bumblebee is afro-indigenous (chickasaw) and nonbinary, they use ASL and forearm crutches, Orion 'optimus prime' pax, the leader of the group, Oriong is gentle but rough due to the experiences he lived, he wants to insure safety for his family and loved ones, that goal blinds him at times, My optimus is native american from the chickasaw tribe, he's trans and bisexual, the scarring on his face is from his near death fight with megatron, its a mix of burns and close range contact with a weapon which caused the lost of the majority of his left ear as well

[demonitizedstuff]

I want to give some fun facts about my characters before I completely destroy it with

Lol funny angst

(actually there is kind of angst here but it's toned down)

(also maybe with the angst in a different post later on)

Aiko

She plays way too many videogames, as those games allow her to perform one of her many escape routes

She enjoys playing FPS games, mostly because when she's behind a screen, she becomes foul-mouthed and really toxic, from Aiko to CrystallineShogun, she's not like this when playing games with friends or with new players.

"NOW LISTEN HERE COCKMUNCHER-"

Her favorite transformers are Whirl and Battletrap

World's #1 least stinkiest Fortnite Player

Has beaten almost all pokemon games.

She's plus size :)

Ashton

His parents are d to the e to the a to the d.

He's physically disabled, he has a prosthetic leg, his left one!

He loves building weapons of mass destruction, he's just Shattered Glass Wheeljack.

He actually likes dressing like a granddad, button ups and sweater vests.

E⁴

He even does his own music! He plays the autistic ACOUSTIC guitar

He's also autism²

PANDORA🔥🔥🔥

She's the embodiment of all friend types, The fighter, crazy ass, Друг, and truck freak.

She has a small apartment and two Vehicles, both yellow and black, a motorcycle and mucsle car

She too, is a prosthetic owner, but this time it's a prosthetic arm, her hand and forearm up to the elbow

Her apartment is quite literally what you think when you think male bachelor pad, from weights to a punching bag

Aiko has cursed her out over videogames online

Her officer weapon is a pair of brass knuckles with the words of law and order on the knuckles, she added those herself

She's the go-to undercover agent for busting underground racing and fighting rings

She doesn't talk about her family often, she only brings up her grandparents...but she does bring them up often.

She's quite strong, she enjoys pushing her limits, and has entered and won many different lifting competitions.

She wears many different rings and bracelets, they are weighted to help her lift more over time.