#but!!!!! this is interesting

[transingthoseformers]

Riottttt….

I’m back.

And I come with ideas.

So, you know in Criminal Minds, the Lauren Reynolds arc? Basically, an agent had a past as a spy and who she put behind bars escaped and wanted to kill her and her entire team and almost did. She had to fake her death but came back to protect a kid who was the child of the guy she put behind bars, because his mother (batshit crazy) was trying to kill him and the father.

So, my idea is; what if Mirage had that kind of arc? Not even down to a T but the main idea, his past as a spy coming back to haunt him and potentially putting him and everyone he loves in danger.

I imagine that Optimus is the only one who knows what Mirage used to do, and even then, he doesn’t have all the details. Imagine he and Mirage were on comms and Mirage was having anxiety about his past because a dangerous transformer somehow got on Earth and they don’t know who it is. And Optimus makes him repeat a mantra — his spy self is dead.

For this mission, Mirage definitely had to pose as a human and get into kahoots with this transformer just to sell the guy out. Mirage feels terrible for what he did, but he essentially doesn’t regret it and moved on with his life ever since.

I can so imagine Mirage being on that call and Noah randomly comes up and asks who’s the name that Mirage said. And Mirage makes up a believable lie on the spot, says that the person he said was an old friend and he just heard they died in the army. But Mirage doesn’t seem to upset about it and it makes Noah feel weird. If they were friends, why did Mirage say it like that?

And imagine when they’re trying to figure out the last spy who was on that assignment, Noah remembers the name Mirage said. So they look up the spy in the system, and Mirage’s face shows up.

But yeah *hands this to you and runs away*

I'll admit I haven't watched that far into Criminal Minds, but OO?

OO?

That has to have fascinating consequences for Mirage and Noah's dynamic

[daringdoombringer]

hi here’s a cool bird I betcha didn’t know existed, ✨the wallcreeper✨

it literally looks like a monarch butterfly it’s so cute

[epoxyconfetti]

[2022dirt]

Outlines of two alligators that slept through the rain.

[faeriekit]

"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[carrionhearted]

Sorry for infodumping about my special interest out of nowhere, you said a keyword and it activated my unskippable dialogue

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

that article going around abt firefox's new ad program is annoying bc it's phrased as though "mozilla has finally TURNED on its people and is SELLING YOU OUT for cold hard cash!!" when. that's not what's happening. it is specifically being implemented to discourage tracking behavior, and literally all the data they are giving to advertisers is aggregate and anonymized, which is like, the opposite of what that post wants you to worry about, lol

[hoaxghost]

Girl failed the med school exam like 8 times I dont think she'd do all too well when faced with the burnt crisp of her captain

[yardsards]

everything in this life is temporary. except that fandom hyperfixation from when you were 14. that thang will be with you forever there's no escaping.

[filibusterfrog]

types of wizards :)

[unsung-idiot]

don't show him modern technology; it won't end well

bonus under the cut:

[ciderjacks]

Sometimes I’m reminded that in universe Chilchuck is an actually influential figure who like. Made huge advancements for his people and community. Like as in gave them rights and protections. And who is widely known by half-foots because of that. Like. He’s not just some guy.

Idk For some reason that just makes his role in canon really funny to me. Like this older, extremely important and accomplished figure is just willingly putting himself thru it for the sake of this random autistic 26 year old.

[sleepygaymerdisease]

[amygdalae]

kind of hate my stupid caustic pussy for dissolving my underwear over time but it's kind of cool, like, scientifically