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[raquelno]

you are enough. #y #enough #yo #enoughisenough #enoughsaid💯 #enoughsaid #you #enough🔥 #onceisnotenough #o #cantgetenoughofhim #cantgetenoughofthis #oldenoughtoknowbetter #youareenough #e #iammorethanenough #explorepage #cantgetenoughofit #youarestrongenough #cant #youcanneverhaveenough #cantsleep #notstrongenough #cantgetenough #neverhaveenough #photooftheday #enoughhashtags #i #luckyenough https://www.instagram.com/p/CnYQjh3JDyR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[freaksmyweirdness]

Old Enough to Know Better ~ ~ ~ Blue Sage Band

@freaksmyweirdness @genegamblejr #GambleStrong #genegamblejr #honkytonkmusic #honkytonksongs #rockabilly #countrymusic #wadehayes #Wade Hayes #countrymusicsongs #countrysongs #oldenoughtoknowbetter #southernmusic #southernrock 

[thekimspoblog]

#OldEnoughtoKnowBetter

look at him he just a baby :(

[dracoqueen22]

Your flash fic weekends are so awesome! May I please request, in your Harpy universe when Blurr tried to find Starscream, it was said that they were on lockdown bc Rodimus had been kidnapped? Could we see either when they first found out he was gone, or the rescue, or when Megatron got him back? :D

Bruised

Rodimus wouldn’t let him go, and Ratchet was not cruel enough to force him to do so. Instead, he worked around Megatron while he gently examined Rodimus and cleansed what wounds he was able to reach. 

“Nothing is broken,” Ratchet said, his voice far softer than Megatron had ever heard his gruff medic use. “His left ankle is sprained. Don’t let him walk on it for a week.” 

“I don’t intend to let him out of my sight for at least twice as long,” Megatron said, one arm cupped around Rodimus, his talons carding carefully through Rodimus’ crest while Ratchet sat with a foot in his lap. 

He was gentle as he wrapped the bandages around Rodimus’ ankle, tight enough to keep it relatively immobile. Rodimus whimpered quietly, but didn’t protest. It was frightening to see him so meek and pliable. 

Meek save for the clawed grip he had on Megatron, to be fair. His face was buried in Megatron’s chest, only moving away once to let Ratchet briefly examine him. 

At least he’d stopped shivering. 

“Then you can bring him to me or I will come to you. I want to keep an eye on that ankle,” Ratchet said. He gently taped the last strip of bandage into place and returned Rodimus’ leg so that it rested in Megatron’s lap once more. 

Every motion was gentle, but there was fire in his eyes. 

“Did you leave any alive?” Ratchet asked. 

“No.” Megatron stroked Rodimus again, and curled his other arm around his mate, sheltering Rodimus in the fall of his wings. “Mikaela was not pleased. She’d hoped to interrogate one of them into betraying their co-conspirators.” 

Ratchet nodded, but there’s a tension to his shoulders which suggested he agreed with Megatron more than their contact in the human policing force. He stood, picking up the soiled cloths and dropping them into a basket, looking down at Rodimus with genuine affection and worry in his eyes. 

“I don’t have to tell you to be careful,” he said, words slow and delicately chosen. “Given what I’ve seen from those twins and Skids, there’s an examination I skipped.” 

Anger boiled in Megatron’s belly. It rolled over him, feathers flicking, a rumble in his chest he could barely contain until Rodimus pressed harder against him, flipping his emotions from fury to protection in an instant. 

Rodimus needing him was all that kept Megatron in place. 

“You could ask instead,” Megatron said. 

“And I will. Later. For now…” Ratchet paused, lips pressed together, exhaling hard through his nose. His grip on the basket caused it to creak. “Bathe him if he’ll let you. Hold him close. Tell me if you find blood.” 

Megatron nodded. 

Ratchet lingered for a second, his gaze softening as he looked at Rodimus, before he tucked the basket under his arm and left. The curtain swished shut behind him, and Megatron waited a few moments more before he moved, lifting Rodimus into his arms and stepping down into their nest-bed. He kept Rodimus in the cradle of his arms, though he was careful of the wrapped ankle. 

It was easier to hold Rodimus this way, and surely it was more comfortable, surrounded by blankets and pillows that smelled of them and home. Rodimus had been missing for nearly a week. He and Rumble both, but Rumble was in the care of his siblings, and Rodimus had only Megatron. 

“They didn’t…” Rodimus’ voice rose upward, muffled against the plump of Megatron’s feathers. He scrubbed his face against Megatron’s chest, and Megatron pretended he didn’t see the gleam of tears. “They only…” 

Megatron rumbled a soothing sound, one he’d found effective against troubled hatchlings, and seemed much the same in this moment. “Tell me later. Rest now,” he murmured. “You’re home.”

“Safe,” Rodimus echoed, too loud to be a whisper, but too quiet to be a declaration. 

Megatron stroked Rodimus’ back, the guilt washing over him, pooling in his belly and tossing ice on his anger. “Safe,” he agreed, and he vowed to make it true. 

***

**a/n**

I’m currently in the process of writing the fic where you find out exactly what happened to Rodimus, but this here is a scene that won’t be in that actual fic so think of this as a little future snippet. 

[aokijo]

On the last day before reaching the new age, I actually wanted to just sleep whole day at home since I’m very much anemic and dizzy if not for the house viewing at 1210hr in the afternoon of which was scheduled a week before. Well, it’s a good excuse for me to drag myself out to the house. So I forced myself to go out, almost ramped into a new Mercedes in front of me, which turn into my lane last minute without signaling. Usually I would honk but today, I really can’t be bothered, I want to have a peaceful day. #peace #oldenoughtoknowbetter So I did the below: Went to @papparich.bn for my favorite soft boiled eggs, with butter & Kaya toast with white Ipoh coffee by myself. Meanwhile, enjoyed one hour of mobile legend game when Im at Paparich. Went for a wonderful hair wash and blow dry at Lynn Hair Salon in Bandar, Meet with the beautiful @dirahwong in person and received wonderful surprises from @iamnooril669 , a bouquet from @lizeyap , ( not forgetting those who have gave me super advance birthday gifts @yng_zzz a very advance present a month back! @dboonz & @alvina_yuen too! ) and @nana_yunitasari you all are superb ! And, many more loved ones who sent their greetings. I felt so much loved. Thank you everyone!!! I think i finally reach an understanding about life. I told myself a few things about my this birthday. No cake, no big celebration, whispering my wishes to Buddha , no loud music, no overly romanticizing about my birthday, no splurging on expensive gifts, just a simple dinner, with people I love. Too old to move too much, too young at heart to admit my weakness, too wise to make reckless decisions, too brave to say what I really felt, too afraid to lose those who loved me and lastly, too late to start all over again in life. #lifeisbeautiful #liveit #newage #wordsofwisdom #brunei (at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgFSv1Fh6fS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[xxjessabugxx]

Lol asking for a friend on here? #funny #oldenoughtoknowbetter #true https://www.instagram.com/p/CZv6EhCO5RM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[thevtgsuitcase]

Pink To Make The Boys Wink 🖤🖤🖤 #PinkHairDontCare #OldEnoughToKnowBetter #AgeAppropriate #SeaShepherd #Wayfarers #FridayNight #FridayNightVibes #FridayFeeling

[saboteurs-uk-band]

Our #debut album is now out and we've had some seriously great reviews and feedback for it. We have got a few gigs lined up for the summer. So we are just going to hangout in our magical greenhouse for a while and wait to see what happens next... #DanceWithTheHunted #album #sabs2019 #gigs #photooftheday #edits #alternative_rock #grunge #rock #postpunk #bands #art #artwork #photography #friendship #oldenoughtoknowbetter https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx9JgTHhs52/?igshid=15aawpwfy2j0z

[desdemonafictional]

@oldenoughtoknowbetter

Hey! GPAU stands for “good place au” which is what we call Welcome, Everything Is Fine when typing all that out is too cumbersome

If you haven’t already seen it, it’s basically the set up of The Good Place with the cast swapped out for a bunch of robot aliens with personality problems, and a B plot involving the invention of subversive illegal opera. We finished season 1 and we’re on to season 2/story wrap up this year

[sandeeafterdark]

If you think you know what my cool down session is that I’m referring too drop that emoji down there 👇🏾in the comments.... I would love to see who get it right.🤣🤣💞💞 : : : : : #over40andfabulous #istillgotit #youknowthevibes #iamblack #chakrabalancing #browngirlmagic #sexualitycoach #browngirlsrun #femalesexuality #ilovemesomeme #sensualitycoach #iamblacklove #iamblackhistory #overforty #oldenoughtoknowbetter #blackculturematters #blacklovematters #over40andfit #blackwomenmatter #goddessvibes #waistbeads #goddessbeads #bellybeads #humansexuality #sensualwomen #sensuality #sacredsensuality #sandeeafterdarkpodcast #sandeeismyname #goddessbysandee https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbdkzBFHop/?igshid=buconkwnxz39

[raquelno]

you are enough. #y #enough #feedyoursoull #enoughisenough #enoughsaid💯 #yo #enoughsaid #enough🔥 #you #onceisnotenough #cantgetenoughofhim #o #cantgetenoughofthis #photooftheday #oldenoughtoknowbetter #youareenough #e #iammorethanenough #explorepage #cantgetenoughofit #youarestrongenough #canada #youcanneverhaveenough #online #notstrongenough #can #neverhaveenough #enoughhashtags #old https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXK32_JQky/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[iamalroberts]

Don't mind me. Just waiting while Nyree smells Every. Single. Body wash on this aisle. . . #oldEnoughToKnowBetter #camelAndYellowHeart https://www.instagram.com/p/BnPnAa9A6NK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1crz7fvy41ngd

[dargeereads]

#truth #oldenoughtoknowbetter #stayyoung

[dracoqueen22]

Hello! So happy to see you're doing these again! What about some fluffy flustered!Ratch trying to do something romantic/sweet for Megs from your Between the Lines series? ;D

Imperfections

Ratchet was too damn old for this. 

But he hauled the tarp and the engex and the stupid candles up to the oil reservoir anyway. As much as it pained him, he enlisted Ultra Magnus’ help to ensure that once the door was locked, it would remain locked and no one would disturb them. 

He spent too long selecting songs to play in the background, and dug the little radio he’d been tinkering with out of the trunk he’d stuffed it into. He took a stupidly long shower, scrubbed every inch, and then he got out that even stupider filler pen, and fixed his scratches until he looked a little more presentable than usual. 

The engex had come courtesy of Swerve, and it had only taken a long, dark stare for Swerve to clamp his mouth shut and decide it wasn’t worth his spark to tease Ratchet.

“Pretty sure this is Megatron’s favorite flavoring,” he’d said as he pushed it across the counter with two hands. “Now that he can drink energon and all, you know.” 

Ratchet grunted his thanks, took the engex, and went to the oil reservoir to finish setting up. He had to kick out both Rewind and Chromedome -- the nosy gits -- and then he had to scan for recording devices, just in case Rewind had left any behind. 

He hadn’t. 

Ratchet laid out the tarp. He set up the candles. He fiddled with the radio until it agreed to upload his chip, and music spilled tinny out of the speakers. He couldn’t decide where to put the bottle of engex, and then he realized he hadn’t gotten anything to pour the engex into. 

Idiot. 

Stupid, foolish, too damn old for this--

The door to the oil reservoir slid open. Ratchet whirled toward it, prepared to chase out another crewmember who had ignored the big CLOSED sign Ratchet had taped above the access panel. The snarl died on his lips because it’s not Whirl or Getaway or even Rodimus. 

It’s Megatron. 

The door closed behind him. The panel beeped before turning crimson, Ultra Magnus coming through as reliably as always. 

“I’m told you wanted to meet here,” Megatron said as he looked around, no doubt taking in the tarp, the candles, the staticky music, and Ratchet standing there looking like a damn fool with a bottle of engex but no cups. “Oh.” 

Ratchet scowled. “I knew this was a fragging bad idea.” He stomped over to the radio and gave it a kick, prompting the ancient machine to warble angrily at him before the tinny music went silent. He wanted to stomp it a few more times for good measure, but that seemed excessive. 

He tucked the engex under his arm and whirled back toward Megatron, only to stiffen when he nearly collided with said former warlord. He hated that Megatron could move so quietly and quickly when he wanted to. 

Ratchet looked up just as Megatron cupped his face and drew him in for a kiss, a gentle one, a press of their mouths, his fingers careful on the side of Ratchet’s face, his field a warm and smothering weight. Affectionate. 

“Thank you,” Megatron murmured against his mouth. “Will you share the engex you have tucked under your arm or is that meant for later?” 

“It’s meant for now,” Ratchet said, heat staining his cheeks. He cycled his vocalizer to clear out the clicks. “If you want it, I guess.” 

Megatron’s smile, small though it was, offered more reassurance than any words. “You’ve gone to all this trouble. I’d hate to waste the opportunity,” he said, and eased the bottle free. “Join me?”

He tilted his head toward the tarp. 

Ratchet sighed as he looked at the smashed radio. Oh, well. It was never going to be perfect. He and Megatron had been fumbling their way through this relationship from the beginning. 

He joined Megatron on the tarp. 

He supposed they didn’t really need cups. 

***

[maddymilimani]

Old enough to know better, young enough to do it again! #haveadrink #oldenough #tooold #youngagain #oldenoughtoknowbetter #partyon #niceglass #illneverdrinkagain

[kdscato-blog]

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