#dirtydragonthoughts

[altraviolet]

Give us some Mirage and/or Skywarp headcanon you have that hasn't made it into a fic yet. :3

ooohhh... a very indulgent ask! thank you! :D

I don't think I have any hc points that haven't made their way into fic yet, regarding them individually or together 🤔 I've always thought it made the most sense for their relationship to have started before the war, that Skywarp could see Mirage when Mirage is invisible, that if they activate their powers at the same time it causes physical harm, that their relationship suffers from lots of things (war, class issues, brain intrusions, etc) but it's characterized by a strong, unwavering, intense love. Mirage has a face made of something other than metal. Skywarp is an angry boy.

You see those points in most of my fics about them, give or take :D

I doooo haaaaaaaaave some info I can share about TEG Mirage/Skywarp, which wasn't delved into in TEG itself.

In TEG, Mirage says this:

"He [Skywarp] recognized the benefits to himself of pairing with me. Though he was not taken by firelove, it did not take him long to love me"

I know exactly when Skywarp felt safe enough to love Mirage :D

So going back to 2938 Cybertron, it's a society deeply divided by class. The upper class live in the underground caves and the lower class does the mining/labor and lives above ground. The class lines can generally be drawn across alt modes, with fliers preferring to be above ground for obvious reasons.

Mirage is, as based in his traditional characterization throughout the franchise, upper class. Skywarp is not.

The concept of firelove is known and understood throughout society. Firelove strikes regardless of class, so it's not unheard of that an upper class mech would fall for someone below their station, or vice versa. But it's also the case that lower class mechs could fake it - fake great and fawning love - for an upper class mech to improve their own status. AND it's the case that upper class mechs of particularly cruel tendencies do the opposite: pretend to love someone lower than them, so that when they reveal it was all a lie, they can laugh and lord over the pain they've caused.

Both of these 'false firelove' situations are well known in society. They're explored in stories/plays/general societal awareness, and they do sometimes actually happen.

So when Skywarp asks Mirage if he's taken by firelove, he's initially very pleased to hear that. He knows that being fiercely loved and wanted by someone with more money/resources means good things for himself.

But then he thinks about the cruelty of false firelove.

And he has a friend who was fooled by an upper class mech, who suffered very greatly emotionally.

So Skywarp has no idea if Mirage actually loves him or not until they get close enough to have physical relations. He's afraid to feel anything for Mirage. He goes along with courting, because hey, why not, but he's reticent to fall in love. As it goes along, though, well, it's hard not to. But he's afraid. Until things finally build up to Finding Out For Sure.

Since this is tumblr and it's also like 6am, I'll spare the details 😄 but there's a point in their style of interface (basically spike-valve) where the valve mech can dictate whether to complete a connection, or not. Refusing to complete the connection is a rejection of sharing yourself wholly with another - and also denies the other a great deal of pleasure. This is the place where an upper class mech reveals they do not have good intentions. It's instantly apparent that the firelove was a lie, and all the feelings and hope the other mech had are rejected cruelly and outright.

So when Mirage completes this connection and Skywarp is flooded with the overwhelming and whole love Mirage has for him, he knows it's the real deal, and he's not afraid to fall in love with him.

I think this would make for a good and entertaining fic. I'm not opposed to writing it someday, but it needs some framework around that central question [is the firelove real?], and I don't have the brain for it at the moment. But I always have this tidbit hanging around the back of my head.

thanks for the ask! 💙💜

[soundwavereporting]

For the AO3 ask meme, #9 and 19!

ao3 wrapped (two months late)

9. Favorite pairing you wrote for this year?

With the caveat that I haven't even been able to bring myself to reread the fic yet, Prowl/Jazz/Soundwave for the Big Bang!

19. What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

@eatyoursparkout got me to play dgs so I want to write either a van zieks/herlock or van zieks/ryuunosuke fic! In terms of transformers, I would like to pivot from a jazzwave enjoyer to a jazzwave writer

[fascinationex]

Tagged by @neveralarch!

I am not sure my ✨VIBE✨ is like any of these characters but perhaps it is less unlike some than others. xD

Ummm I'm going to curse gently tag @mixelation and @solarstormstuff and @dirtydragonthoughts to do this meme, if they would like.

[dirtydragonthoughts]

So I somehow ended up with two viral posts going at the same time: one here and one on my writing blog.

I don't want to mute notifications on them just yet because the conversations I've be seeing are interesting, but every time I open Tumblr I'm smacked in the face with a notifications button that says 99+ and I know I'm not seeing somethings.

So if anyone is trying get the attention of either @pipermca or @dirtydragonthoughts please, like... send me a message. Or an ask! Asks are open for both blogs. ✨️

[breakdownsbuttlights]

I know it's still early on, and a few of the initial descriptions of him were very much the "har har Prowl has a huge stick up his ass" sort of thing, but I kind of (tentatively?) like what they're doing with Prowl in IDW2. He has friends, he has a PET, and it's been shown he has emotions and cares. Stick up ass, yes, but he has a softer side too. 💗

Oooo yes I do love all those things... I love the pet especially. I just wish they wouldn't give up on the mess they left him in in IDW1. IDW2, from what I understand, gives us a Prowl before the war. I'd like to see someone pick up the pieces that are left after it.

[blackberreh-art]

re: fantasy AU: I LOVE that comic sketch. I can *almost* hear Prowl's insistent nagging about whatever. XD And hmm, I already asked you about Bluestreak and Hound, so... what species would Mirage, and/or the Constructicons be? Aside: I adore fantasy AUs; I've written my own (where they're all still robots & the world is just filled with magic) but I am really digging the designs you're doing here. <3

Heheheh thank you~!!! For Mirage I’m uncertain... honestly probably just a very aristocratic high elf - or maybe even fae royalty. I have yet to introduce any fae though, and when I do them they tend to be very... eldritchy lol

As for the constructicons, i was talking with shapeofmetal about the AU at some point and she mentioned smthn about them being golems?? Or well, it was SOMEONE in the group chat and honestly the idea has stuck with me lol, so probably golems. 

[krinsyn]

Eee! The cukes are so adorable. I'd love to see either Bluestreak or Hound. :D

Thanks! =D

Bluestreak and Hound sharing a nom! ^_^

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If you’re interested, we can make a stop at our favourite pho place when you’re in town. ��

That would be excellent!

I just need to figure out when we can head east.  (stupid work)

[dramamelon]

19 and 32 :)

19. A character you love that no one else seems to 

Streetwise! (He’s such a recently discovered love, too. Roberts and Lawrence totally managed to shove the guy deep into my heart with his antics in Lost Light.) One of the “lesser�� Protectobots. He’s just not First Aid, poor thing.

32. Favorite alt mode(s)

MTMTE/LL Rodimus is fantastic. So sleek and fast looking. XD I’d put his alt as the current favorite.

[i-am-aristiana]

11 for Get to know the author. :)

I already wrote 11, so I’ll add another one!

7- when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write? : I won’t tell anyone out of Tumblr and AO3. Yes, I’m ready to lie. But I never had, because no one ever asked me that. The truth is, I’m a SAHM of a large family. When looking at me, the last thing anyone thinks is that I write fanfics! I feel like I’m almost living a second, secret life. With robots, toys and smut. *grin*

11- what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing? : That won’t be a surprise to anyone; since English isn’t my mother tongue, I think I got a lot better using English. I’m sure If I read again what I wrote for the Mass Effect fandom, I’ll notice errors I wouldn’t have noticed at that time. If I think about anything else than my proficiency in English, I would say I simply got better, period. My first writings were pretty bad... I remember writing in 8th grade and if I think about it now, it's definitively cringe worthy! 

[soundwavereporting]

For the fanfic writer asks: 🌻 and 💡

fanfic writer asks!

🌻 How often do you read your own fics?

I used to read them a lot more frequently; unfortunately rereading it these days makes me want to just rewrite things. I'm trying to hold off on both until I get my current series finished.

💡How many WIPs do you currently have?

Counting WIPs as 'already outlined and actively being worked on', then 2, a zinefic and another prowlcoswave fic. I have about 10 fics outlined but I'm not working on them, and maaaybe 3-5 fic ideas that are marinating in my head rn

[shepardlives]

@dirtydragonthoughts @somesleepyfreak my word has already been posted :)

I FINALLY HAVE TUMBLR BLAZE

[breakdownsbuttlights]

I just wanted to say that I absolutely adore your humanformers Dratchet work. I like that ship anyway, but the way you've reworked their characters to make them immediately recognizable as the same people is just *chef's kiss*. Thank you for sharing your work. <3

🥲🥲🥲🥲 Thank you for saying so! Just trying to express my love for these characters in the only way I can: by drawing them in a fashion that permits me to give them butts.

[blackberreh-art]

Oh, god, gryphon seekers, you're killing me here, I love it. Also: Would the other Praxians necessarily be dragon-kin (or whatever you'll be calling them?) Or might they be different species? (Bluestreak is my favourite forever and ever so I'm always interested in folks' headcanons/thoughts for him.) And Hound (gasp) I've always thought of Hound as a druid but... what species might he be in your fantasy AU? (I have more questions but I'm running out of chars here. 😅)

Yeah basically!!! The ‘praxians’ would all come with small wings and tails akin to Prowl. Bluestreak would have both small wings and a tail, though the probably wouldn’t be docked like Prowl’s is.

As for Hound, I have no clue x’’D he’s one of those characters I know, like, nothing about lmao, so it’ll be something to think on

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I’m there as pipermca.

Followed!  Still not sure what I’m going to do with my account.