#bugformer tailgate

[yes-i-write-fanfiction]

Whirl would be a dragonfly. Dragonflies are one of nature's most successful hunters, catching their prey 90-97% of the time and that kinda tracks with the fact that Whirl was made to be a soldier and how he, after his empurata, became a violent person. Not to mention that dragonflies kinda reminds me of tiny helicopters.

He is tall and gangly, all long limbs and sleek, blue armor. His wings look deceptively frail and they are always fluttering since Whirl is in a near constant fight or flight mode.

I will always see Tailgate as a moth but a part of my brain is whispering “dung beetle” since he’s a waste disposal bot.

[chaotixdragon]

So i saw somebody make art of Starscream as a moth and something was awoken inside of me. I present Hollow Knight X Transformers BUGFORMERS!!!! (Or Hollowformers???) Sorry for the shitty sketches, i'll translate my handwriting lmao

Starscream: A Red-Underwing Moth I decided to make all the seekers different moths, have fun with that Megatron: A Black Stag Beetle His armor can be removed, I'll draw it eventually, but under his helmet are small (very sensitive!!!) antennae!!!

Optimus: A Rain Beetle I wanted to make him a dung beetle at first, cause I love the shape of scarab-like beetles but I wanted Bulkhead to be a dung beetle, so I picked my personal favorite type of beetle, the Rain Beetle! Bumblebee: A Bumble bee I think this is obvious.

Arcee: A Blue Dasher Dragonfly She's small, fierce, and fast. I knew a Dragonfly would fit her. Bulkhead: A Rainbow Dung Beetle Bulkhead is a strong, bulky guy, so a strong bulky bug fits him. But I didn't want him to be a plain dung beetle, so I went with the more beautiful, and intimidating type of dung beetle! And its sort of an iridescent green, like our bulky boi. (He also has a second pair of arms he keeps tucked between his armor plating for his safety, but he uses 'em when he needs extra leverage)

Ratchet: A Man-Faced Bug My friend insisted he'd be this kind of bug, and after looking it up, I agree. You can see his face in this bug and I love it. The runner up was a ladybug if you want to do anything with that. Drift: An Idolo mantis I wanted Drift to keep his sort of "intimidating with dexterity" vibes but add a bit more beauty to give that sweetness to his design you see in his character. An Idolo Mantis is that lovely mix of floral beauty and intimidating that I thought would fit perfectly for Drift.

Cyclonus: Spiky Flower Mantis Same deal with Cyclonus but more intimidating. I wanted him to look scary and powerful, but beautiful in an intimidating way, like how he is in the comics. Tailgate: Pill bug (Isopod) Round, sweet, adorable, and one of my favorite bugs. Very useful for the environment and durable, as well as huggable. I think it fits Tailgate pretty well.

ANNNNd finally...some doobles of Starscream cause im an addict.

[buggytron]

does whirl care about the new humon that landed. i crave whirly content iknow hes a jerk but i oddly find him appealing...

( He's a huge problematic fave. I love him but also he's literal self destructive garbage and I just want to hold his claw or sit on his gun tiddies and S O B S )

He doesn't really pay attention to you at first. Like okay. Cool. Some weird squishy thing everyone loves. Lame. He's just going to ignore you. Thinks your a pet more than a person. Yadayada on to his next destructive thing.

But than the weird squishy thing began talking to him when he was around. Began trying to get to know him and asking him questions about his life and what he did in the colony. They weren't scared of him and despite his best efforts you continued to seek him out at events when he was alone. He was defensive at first pushing you off and ignoring you but you kept coming back.

You were patient, kind, and soft. Something he and many others in the colony were not used to. Something others but he himself couldn't really understand. A puzzle of sorts. He thought you a manipulator or a lair but the more you gently pushed the more he began to give. Soon enough like a parasite he couldn't get rid of, your presense was deamed tolerable but annoying at times.

However, it was very clear he held some kind of affection for you. You carefully talked him out fights and to the shock of everyone he listened. You got him to talk to Rung more openly and be nicer to Cyclonus and Tailgate. You slowly eased him back into his love of clocks and clockmaking. It took time but he made trinkets and things he loved and he became less angry. He was still a mess and he had his anger issues and insatiable need for violence but he also had you.

He acts like he despises you when he's around others but it's very clear he adores you and would fight for your honor. In secret he'll give you nuzzles like the other bugs and likes holding you close for body warmth. Its a couple months later when he leaves a little clock outside your room in the Hive that's when you know you've become his true friend.

( A little later Tailgate excitedly talks about how your clock matches his and Cyclonuses and Cyclonus notes Rung had a new one in his office. You'd keep Whirls secret but it made you smile knowing he had some people he truly cared for )

[cybernetic-oreos]

HEY 

LISTEN

It’s Tailgate.

[valorousowlart]

remember that time I drew Moth!Tailgate? Yeah? Me too.

[liaswritesrobots]

IDW Master List

Life Span (Thundercracker ficlet)

Rodimus, Ratchet, Rung with depressed human friend

Megatron realizes human has a crush on him

Drunk Reader flirts with Rodimus, Magnus, and Megatron

Drift cheers reader up after bad day

Megatron's first love as a miner

Sunder developing feelings for a human

Swerve, Magnus, Rodimus with sassy excited S/O

Overlord, Pharma, Sunder flirt with reader

Whirl/Swerve/Reader relationship

Tarn, Overlord, Kaon with artist S/O

Overlord and Sunder with minibot S/O

Early morning Starscream fluff

Sunder holds humans hostage to learn about them

Dating Pharma

Whirl being obnoxious and accidentally confesses to human

Swerve, Rodimus, Magnus excited S/O is sad

Ambulon, DriftRod, Rung fluff

Starscream with depressed bot S/O

Domestic Pharma fluff

Magnus and Rodimus surprise kisses from S/O

Ratchet and Swerve kiss and confession from bubbly human

Prowl pines for reader

Ambulon pines for reader

Reader flirts with Pharma to make Ratchet jealous, doesn't go as planned

Prowl finds out mechanic S/O street races

Cryptid Sunder

Fulcrum, Misfire, Krok fluffy dating

Krok, Spinster, Misfire fall for human

Tailgate, Swerve, Whirl hear human sneeze for the first time

Starscream and reader fluff part 1

Starscream and reader fluff part 2

Perceptor/Brainstorm first kiss

Drift "The way you look at me takes my breath away"

Megatron being a father figure to human

Human headbumps Prowl to say "I love you"

Starscream falls for Chromia's and Windblade's friend

Starscream with Chromia's and Windblade's friend part 2

Megatron "Easy As Life"

Prowl, Ratchet, Brainstorm with skateboarding S/O

Starscream's neutral S/O seeing him kill someone

Megatron pines for poet reader, reader doesn't feel the same

Megatron finds out poet reader actually does like him

Whirl with motherly S/O

Poly Grimlock and Misfire fall for human

Prowl, Dratchet, Cygate with vigilant S/O

Megatron cuddling with stressed S/O

Rodimus and S/O prank war

Rodimus finds out reader woodburns

Megatron, Magnus, Rung S/O introduces them to horror novels

Megatron finds out reader is fond of him

Drift with autistic S/O

Bugformers Rung finds human

Cyclonus and Tailgate as parents

Rodimus, Minimus, Swerve, and Megatron with S/O that clings in sleep

Brainstorm accidentally confesses to human

Whirl, Cygate, Brainstorm, and Riptide with S/O that clings in sleep

Mer!Sunder part 1

Mer!Sunder part 2

Megatron with Bot miner S/O

Megatron's serious S/I gets hurt protecting him

Swerve, Whirl, Rodimus, and Riptide with S/O that loves horror

Brainstorm with human S/O fluff

Cyclonus/Tailgate walking hand in hand

Humanformers Ratchet/Drift playing with the other's hair

Rodimus, Magnus, Megatron, Ratchet react to meeting SG Megatron

Megatron, Rodimus, Magnus, and Fort Max trying human food

Reader comforts Fort Max after nightmare

Whirl with pyromaniac pyrokinesis S/O

Post war Optimus with S/O

Thunderclash/Rodimus Fair date

Megatron, Rodimus, and Magnus react to Megatron becoming a minibot

Soundwave with dragon pokemon trainer S/O

Alien reader becomes attracted to Megatron upon finding out he was a miner

Megatron, Minimus, Rung, and Rodimus find out their S/O is actually human instead of a bot

Ambulon, Nautica, Cyclonus, and Preceptor react to human turning into a bot

Megatron finds out his sweet S/O used to be a snob

Megatron with human miner S/O

Sunder, Overlord, and Tarn with S/O that clings in sleep

Vos, Kaon, Helex, and Tesarus with S/O that clings in sleep

Pharma learns about Plague Doctors and their masks from S/O

Starscream headcanons, general and with a S/O

Megatron with sweet innocent S/O

Megatron watching S/O have brain surgery

Ratchet, Rodimus, Riptide, Rung help stressed autistic human relax

Megatron pours snow down S/O's shirt as prank

Sunder holds S/O's hands to warm them

Doubledealer/Hot Rod angst ficlet

Swerve Christmas party

Whirl snowball fight

Rodimus asks reader out to Swerve's party

Reader wants Rodimus to cuddle with them

Sunder helps decorate for Christmas and learns about Krampus

Pharma and S/O have to cuddle after power goes out

Tarn relationship headcanons

Spinister befriends a bot joining The Scavengers

Optimus' bot S/O makes him take a break from work to hang out

Prowl and S/O cuddle

Spinister/Krok fluff

Fluffy Starscream and S/O headcanons

[sugar-drift]

some sweet gay moth boys 

[buggytron]

Hi, would the stranded reader help rachet in medbay? Who trusts the reader from day one and who gradually starts to trust them over time? who still distrusts them? Gracias!!!

Reader would help Ratchet in the Medbay. Ratchet being a doctor even if he's not a human doctor would be the most likely to look after your physcial needs. After all your on a different planet and their not sure how it'll affect you yet. The rest of the Hive is welcome to visit and take you somewhere else of course or show you around/hang out with you but you spend a lot of free time in the Medbay where the doctor can keep an eye on you.

Ultra Magnus and Megatron are a bit apprehensive but you've shown your more or less harmless so they trust you to work in the Medbay and handle medical care as long as another more qualified doctor is present. Ratchet has shown you the basics and you've taken to it like a moth to flame so the medical team vouches for you to stay when the Medbay is overrun.

FirstAid especially enjoys your help as he has a bit of a crush. Ambulon tries not to let his feelings show as your both working together but he defiently watches you as you work. Not because he thinks you need help or can't do it yourself but because he's not so subtly staring.

Some bugs (Tailgate, Pipes, Swerve, Whirl, Rodimus, FortMax, sometimes Drift) even start to get minor wounds like scratches or sprains so they can spend more time with you. They shyly explain how they got hurt as you tend to them and they clearly relish in your attention and soft touches as you work. Their mates or friends are often there as moral support and it becomes a hangout session.

Rodimus likes to make a show out of his fake injuries. He brags about his latest adventure as he fake limps into the Medbay hoping you'll be his personal doctor. Ratchet often intercepts this warning the hive leader the Medbay isn't a place for courting. He will give a good smack to any unruly bugs bothering you and push them out of his workspace if their being distracting. You can leave with them if you want just please keep this tomfoolery/courting out of his medicbay.

Other insects like Atomizer or RedAlert are a bit worried to let you work on them. For Red Alert its because your not a bugformer and he's a bit scared of you depsite the fact your very non threatening. For Atomizer and some others they dislike your presense in the Hive. Thankfully Getaway silences their worries. (The bug occasionally goes into the Medbay with intentional wounds as well hoping to get a kiss to make an imaginary/small injury better)

Other hives are fine with your presense if you visit and enjoy the extra help if someone gets injured. Optimus and Elita find you charming and have given you permission to go into their territory for whatever you may need. Starscream also finds you fascinating and let's you wander into his space as long as you follow his rules. His trine mates often pester you for attention but otherwise the moths know how to take care of themselves. If someone doesn't want your help they'll simply state it and you'll back off expecting their wishes.

[yes-i-write-fanfiction]

Im fuckin new so could u maybe give me a rundown of all you're aus. I know of Young!Commanders and Feral Baby Soundwave (I fucking love that last one btw) but thats all I know

Copied from an old post + some new AU’s. Most of the AU’s are for Transformers. Might accidentally write something twice.

Transformers AU’s

TFA Lost Light AU

WaspxBumblebee AU

Depressed Getaway AU

TFP Predaking Imprints on OP AU

Reverse Alt Modes AU

Reborn AU

Autobots Fined For Damage AU

Mafia/Mob AU

Overlord Dystopia AU

Vocaloid AU

Rung Turns Into Omega Lock AU

GetawayVSFuture!Getaway AU

Megatron Has A Twin Sister AU

Bots Can Fuse AU

Thundercracker Is Chuck Tingle AU

Atomizer And Getaway Switch Roles AU

Dracula AU

Vicorty Star Saber Instead OF IDW Star Saber AU

Empurata!Rodimus AU

Unwillingly Helpful Starscream AU

TFA Starscream Makes Death Jokes AU

Barbarian AU

TFA Ratchet Has Gen Z Humor AU

The Universe Comes Together To Kill Getaway AU

Elemental Bender AU

TFA Bumblebee Makes Puns AU

Ratchet Is Primus AU

Empurata!Getaway AU

Primus!Rodimus And Unicron!Getaway AU

Getaway/Star Saber Lives Long Enough To Learn Rung Is Primus AU

TFP Ratchet Harrasses Ani-Vaxxers and Fowler Helps AU

Merformers AU

Subnautica Beast Wars AU

Whirl Convinces Cyclonus To Start Dating Again Because They Think Tailgate Is Dead AU

Autobot Spy Starscream AU

Old Veteran Bumblebee and Young Recruit Kup AU

Waspinator On The Lost Light AU

TFA Fight Club AU

Starscream Sounds Like Mickey Mouse AU

Humans Are Cute AU

Quark Gets Reborn As Perceptor’s and Brainstorm’s Sparkling AU

Superpower AU

Functionalist Rung Takes Control of Cybertron AU

Rodimus Fire Powers Make His Spark Sick AU

Mythical Royal AU

TFP Bumblebee Is Megatron’s Child AU

TFP Bumblebee Used To Be A Decepticon AU

Bumblebee Is Blind AU

Soundwave And Sideways Are Brothers AU

Rung’s Alt Mode Classified As A Weapon AU

K/DA/Graffiti TFA Optimus AU

TFP Optimus Turns Into A Sparkling And The Decepticons Take Care Of Him AU

TFA Bumblebee Is Mute AU

TFA/Marvel Crossover AU

Miko Is Skywarp’s Holoform AU

Arcee And Arachnid Are Sisters AU

TFP Optimus Swears A Lot And Decepticons Don’t AU

X-Men AU

Kingdom AU

TFP Optimus Is An Eldritch Horror AU

TFA Jazz Used To Be A Decepticon AU

Prowl/Batman AU

Voltron Crossover AU

Soulmate/Sparkmate AU

Toddler On The Lost Light AU

Greek God AU

Percy Jackson AU

TFP Magic AU

Tarn’s Theme Song Is Moonlight Densetsu AU

TFP Jack Is Six Years Old AU

Humanformers AU

Greek God/God Of War AU

Norse God AU

Egyptian God AU

Demonformers AU

Franchise Switch AU

TFA Bumblebee Was Adopted By Blitzwing AU

Undertale AU

DBZA! AU

Rewind Dated Prowl And Erased His Memories AU

Shockwave Loses His Memories And Acts Like His Old Self Again AU

IDW Prowl Has TFA Prowl’s Peronality AU

Rung Gets Drunk And Gives Everyone Sparklings AU

Dog/Cat Au

Prowl Has A Sparkling With Chromedome AU

Evil Nautica AU

Original!Rewind Survives And Now It’s A Poly Relationship AU

Gaston!Overlord AU

Yandere Gang AU

Buff Tailgate AU

TFP Arcee And Arachnia Has Sparkling(s) AU

High School AU

Musical AU

Sugar Daddy AU

TFP Children Turn Into Cybertronians AU

Thunderrod Sparkling AU

Beast Wars/MTMTE Inferno AU

Persephone AU

Applianceformers AU

Minibot AU

Megatron Is A Minibot AU

Daycare AU

Kittyformers AU

Everyone Look Like Ravage Except Ravage AU

Shattered Glass Ravage Is A Dog AU

Ravage Has Kitten Sparklings AU

Ultra Magnus Is A Combiner AU

Knightformers AU

Vampformers AU

Dinoformers AU

Bugformers AU

Yandere Simulator AU

Tailgate Is The Decepticon Leader AU/Tailgate Is The Autobot Leader AU

Dragonformers AU

Faeformers AU

Floraformers AU

Subnautica AU (different from Subnautica Beast Wars AU)

TFA Rung turns into the Allspark AU

Monarch and Bumblebee being related to Megatron AU/ Custody AU

TFP Megatron in TFA AU

Human Daemon AU

Feral Sparkling Soundwave AU

Spy/Undercover Minimus Ambus AU

TFA True Prime AU

Wings of Fire AU

Corrupted AU

Zombie AU

Only Cybertron forgot what Primus looks like AU

TFP Skylynx transported to TFA AU

Kaiju AU

Gen Z Kids in G1

Humans are the Transformers on Cybertron AU

Venom AU

TFA Sari plot but on the Lost Light AU

Pokémon AU

Dungeons and Dragons AU

BNHA AU

Prankster AU

Hollow Knight characters on the Lost Light AU

Thanos Snap AU

TFP Miko has a dog AU

Mythical Creatures Liaisons AU

TFA Blackarachnia gains the lifespan of an organic AU

Summoner AU

Demonformers AU

Steven Universe/Gem AU/Crossover

Transformers Spinel AU

TFA Wheeljack replaces TFA Ratchet AU

SCP AU

Earth is Cybertronians Paradise AU

Humans are Terrifying AU

TFA Bumblebee Anodite AU

Young Commanders AU

Mysterious Stanger Rung AU (every cybertronian has met him and wants to meet him again)

Lockdown Dad AU (Lockdown finds Sari’s protoform and adopts her)

TFA Wreck Gar x Ratchet AU

TFA Elita One never becomes Blackarachnia and forgives OP and Sentinel AU

Venom AU

Doom Slayer in Transformers AU

Grandpa Doom Slayer AU

Deltarune AU’s

Swap/Reverse AU

Overlord (manga, light novel, anime) AU’s

Momonga has a boyfriend AU

In the Transformers AU

Hollow Knight AU’s

Grimmchild Time Travel AU

The Knight/Ghost gets adopted by everyone AU

She Ra AU’s

Shattered Glass/ Evil She Ra AU

I think these are it but I might update this later if I remember something.

[valorousowlart]

I made a thing and that thing was Moth!Tailgate and HerculesBeetle!Cyclonus

[yes-i-write-fanfiction]

Girl, we need a AU list. We already got the liaison list I’m having a hard time keeping track of all these damn au’s

I-I think this is all of them. It’s a damn long list!

TFA Lost Light AU

WaspxBumblebee AU

Depressed Getaway AU

TFP Predaking Imprints on OP AU

Reverse Alt Modes AU

Reborn AU

Autobots Fined For Damage AU

Mafia/Mob AU

Overlord Dystopia AU

Vocaloid AU

Rung Turns Into Omega Lock AU

GetawayVSFuture!Getaway AU

Megatron Has A Twin Sister AU

Bots Can Fuse AU

Thundercracker Is Chuck Tingle AU

Atomizer And Getaway Switch Roles AU

Dracula AU

Vicorty Star Saber Instead OF IDW Star Saber AU

Empurata!Rodimus AU

Unwillingly Helpful Starscream AU

TFA Starscream Makes Death Jokes AU

Barbarian AU

TFA Ratchet Has Gen Z Humor AU

The Universe Comes Together To Kill Getaway AU

Elemental Bender AU

TFA Bumblebee Makes Puns AU

Ratchet Is Primus AU

Empurata!Getaway AU

Primus!Rodimus And Unicron!Getaway AU

Getaway/Star Saber Lives Long Enough To Learn Rung Is Primus AU

TFP Ratchet Harrasses Ani-Vaxxers and Fowler Helps AU

Merformers AU

Subnautica Beast Wars AU

Whirl Convinces Cyclonus To Start Dating Again Because They Think Tailgate Is Dead AU

Autobot Spy Starscream AU

Old Veteran Bumblebee and Young Recruit Kup AU

Waspinator On The Lost Light AU

TFA Fight Club AU

Starscream Sounds Like Mickey Mouse AU

Humans Are Cute AU

Quark Gets Reborn As Perceptor’s and Brainstorm’s Sparkling AU

Superpower AU

Functionalist Rung Takes Control of Cybertron AU

Rodimus Fire Powers Make His Spark Sick AU

Mythical Royal AU

TFP Bumblebee Is Megatron’s Child AU

TFP Bumblebee Used To Be A Decepticon AU

Bumblebee Is Blind AU

Soundwave And Sideways Are Brothers AU

Rung’s Alt Mode Classified As A Weapon AU

K/DA/Graffiti TFA Optimus AU

TFP Optimus Turns Into A Sparkling And The Decepticons Take Care Of Him AU

TFA Bumblebee Is Mute AU

TFA/Marvel Crossover AU

Miko Is Skywarp’s Holoform AU

Arcee And Arachnid Are Sisters AU

TFP Optimus Swears A Lot And Decepticons Don’t AU

X-Men AU

Kingdom AU

TFP Optimus Is An Eldritch Horror AU

TFA Jazz Used To Be A Decepticon AU

Prowl/Batman AU

Voltron Crossover AU

Soulmate/Sparkmate AU

Toddler On The Lost Light AU

Greek God AU

Percy Jackson AU

TFP Magic AU

Tarn’s Theme Song Is Moonlight Densetsu AU

TFP Jack Is Six Years Old AU

Humanformers AU

Greek God/God Of War AU

Norse God AU

Egyptian God AU

Demonformers AU

Franchise Switch AU

TFA Bumblebee Was Adopted By Blitzwing AU

Undertale AU

DBZA! AU

Rewind Dated Prowl And Erased His Memories AU

Shockwave Loses His Memories And Acts Like His Old Self Again AU

IDW Prowl Has TFA Prowl’s Peronality AU

Rung Gets Drunk And Gives Everyone Sparklings AU

Dog/Cat Au

Prowl Has A Sparkling With Chromedome AU

Evil Nautica AU

Original!Rewind Survives And Now It’s A Poly Relationship AU

Gaston!Overlord AU

Yandere Gang AU

Buff Tailgate AU

TFP Arcee And Arachnia Has Sparkling(s) AU

High School AU

Musical AU

Sugar Daddy AU

TFP Children Turn Into Cybertronians AU

Thunderrod Sparkling AU

Beast Wars/MTMTE Inferno AU

Persephone AU

Applianceformers AU

Minibot AU

Megatron Is A Minibot AU

Daycare AU

Kittyformers AU

Everyone Look Like Ravage Except Ravage AU

Shattered Glass Ravage Is A Dog AU

Ravage Has Kitten Sparklings AU

Ultra Magnus Is A Combiner AU

Knightformers AU

Vampformers AU

Dinoformers AU

Bugformers AU

Yandere Simulator AU

Tailgate Is The Decepticon Leader AU/Tailgate Is The Autobot Leader AU

Dragonformers AU