#tf dotm

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Saw this and was curious if it'd have the same or similar results here!

So tumblr, which VOICE works the best for the character?

[smoked-salmon-official]

The Optimus I grew up with

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This is a debate that no one has said

Which version of sentinel prime do you hate the most?

[orion-archives]

A color test for my AU that got out of hand.

Megatron is my favorite character of the Bayverse, especially after reading the Dark of the Moon novelization (that ending was just–)

[eemoo1o-tfrmoo]

“Oh no, heaven forbid my girlfriend… thing… smiled at another man… oh no… the fuckin whore… oh… hey, look, there’s Patrick Dempsey.” — Sam Witwicky, basically.

[orion-archives]

Well, I'm screwed... It was nice meeting all of you 💀

At lest he is a little bit slightly nicer to humans in his DOTM version, right? RIGHT??? (Save me)

Thanks for tagging me @cartooncadet666 and @doodlethings

No pressure tags: @toad-in-a-trenchcoat @hans866art @shenzy @spiritshaydra @feralwaff1e

Doing one of these but with my mutuals after seeing this image on my dash today!!

..Y'know he may be the god of war but.. I'm not mad. No, no not at all. :)

@xxgalacticambitionsxx @hatbox-apologist @ghostingyourass79 @kittieshauntedourfantasy @emerald194 @thatonerabbit @comical-icicle

[scariusaquarius]

unexpected.

CHRISTMAS ADVENT BONANZA 2K24 Day 11: Heartfelt Present, William Lennox

William Lennox x Fem! Reader Summary: After the death of Ironhide, William takes the loss pretty hard. You manage to recover a piece of the old bot.

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A/n: today was so busy it was fucking unreal, so this is late, and i'm sorry! But here it is!!

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Genre: Friendship, Fluff Rated: Everyone Warning: Slightly Angsty, Swearing, William gets a bit emotional

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Author: ScariusAquarius

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The base on Diego Garcia was bustling with life. Autobots and N.E.S.T. soldiers alike were trying to rebuild after the battle with Sentinel Prime and Megatron, voices and machinery echoing throughout the place as everyone tried their best to get things done as quickly as possible.

While the rebuilding was being taken care of by regular soldiers alike, the few highly regarded N.E.S.T members were still taking care of Decepticons while they still could while the U.S. Government decided what they wanted to do with the Autobots.

Time had gone by so fast since then that Christmas was suddenly upon you, and you weren't sure what to do. Did Will even realize what time of year it was? You chewed the inside of your cheek, your pocket feeling heavy as your gift for your colonel as he mulled over paperwork.

You were supposed to be helping him tie up loose ends, but your mind was too occupied with anxiety to be able to focus. You were sure that William had noticed, but he had yet to say anything. However, when you didn't flip the page of a current report you were reading for over five minutes, William finally looked over at you.

"You doing alright?"

You jolted as if you just remembered where you were, and you ducked your head in shame, adverting your eyes away from William's as you replied halfheartedly.

"Oh, uh...yeah, I'm okay."

"You're such a shit liar, you know that?"

His tone was teasing, but William was worried about you. He could tell that you were struggling after the battle; becoming unsure and anxious with everything that you did, and though William didn't want to assume that you no longer wanted to work with N.E.S.T or supported it, he couldn't rule it out.

"My apologies, sir. I just don't want to add more to your plate."

William set his papers down and he turned to you to give his full attention, shaking his head.

"Listen, you're a valuable part of my team, so your well-being matters to me more than some dumbass reports our lovely Director of National Security wants."

You couldn't help but to chuckle, shaking your head at his sarcastic tone, and William smiled slightly. You became quiet; slowly drawing back into your shell as you began to think, and then you sighed and slipped your hand into your pocket.

Taking out a poorly-wrapped gift, you gave it to him, William's eyes widening in shock from the gesture.

"It's...almost Christmas, and you know that I don't really have folks at home, so you guys are as family as it gets. So, uh...Merry Christmas, Colonel."

William was astounded, caught off guard, and he moved to sit next to you, his frame slightly towering over yours as he inspected it.

"Wow, that's so kind of you, (L/n). You know you didn't have to do that, right?"

"I know, but...the opportunity came up and I took it because I knew this would be important for you."

William glanced at you before he carefully unwrapped the gift, and within his hands was a large disc with Cybertronian written on it. William wasn't sure why, but it seemed familiar, and you said quietly.

"It's Ironhide's Audio Receptor. I recovered it from the ashes, and I think it wasn't affected by Sentinel's gun because it fell off first before the rust touched it. I thought that you would want to have it."

William was floored, and his fingers brushed against the disc, speechless. You, however, continued to speak.

"I made sure to ask Optimus if it was okay to give it to you, and even Optimus agreed that you would be the most deserving person to have the last remnant that remains of Ironhide."

William glanced over at you, and he asked you softly.

"Is this why you've been so nervous since the battle? I thought...maybe you just didn't want to be apart of the team anymore. I thought you were waiting to ask me to resign."

Your eyes widened, and you shook your head, waving your hands wildly in front of you.

"Oh, no, no! God, no, I could never leave this job, Will. You, and the rest of N.E.S.T. have become my family. I pledged my life to you, and that hasn't changed. I just...I wasn't sure how to give this to you because I didn't want to upset you...and I wasn't sure if you were gonna go home for the holidays or not."

William wrapped his arm around your shoulders, bringing you close and resting his head against yours, your heart racing within your chest. He couldn't speak, choked up for a moment, and his voice was just above a whisper as he replied.

"This means more to me than you realize. Thank you, truly."

You relaxed against him, chuckling quietly.

"I'm glad that you liked it. I know it's probably a bit weird, but-"

"-No, it's not weird at all."

William cut you off. He sighed for a moment before he pulled away from you to hold the disc with two hands. He was staring down at the metal, his eyes looking exhausted as his shoulders sagged slightly.

"I miss him a lot...he was a good friend."

You rested your hand on his shoulders, your voice gentle.

"I'm sure he thought of you the same way, Colonel. If you'd like, I can take over doing reports so our lovely Director of National Security doesn't decide to drop by just to scream about the reports."

William shook his head gently, smiling before he propped up the disc against the lamp, the metal sparkling slightly within the light as William said.

"No, it's okay. I've got some pretty good motivation to get shit done now."

Smiling widely at William, he playfully nudged you before the two of you began to work on the reports again.

END DAY 11

*cue what i've done, directed by michael bay*

[hyunhol]

i think he is my wife...

[celestite-caroline]

I'm choosing to believe that he ate the drywall

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GUESS WHO HAD A VERY SENTINEL PRIME CHRISTMAS!!!

I WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! TO WHO EVER THAT CELEBRATES!!!

[jyrinestories08]

Soundwave is so small😭💞

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Get blasted by the holy light of Primus, old man 💥💥💥💥

Optimus' optics are wide, cute and bright blue like Sentinel's! Always full of wonder and curiosity!

Megatron's eyes are atomic bomb coded.

Did you know Megatron used to have (at least in Defiance) white optics?

Bro was a lighthouse

Version without text + the full image!

[eemoo1o-tfrmoo]

Sideswipe’s silver in this movie? Alr.

[henrysglock]

Given certain aspects of NINA and of TFS, I do have to wonder how much of NINA and Nancy's vision are applicable to Henry rather than the Shadow.

Like, for example:

One, in NINA, indicates that he was desperate to escape Brenner. Henry, in TFS, walks himself over to Brenner willingly (and his initial stay in HNL was voluntary as well). He's not doing any desperate escaping. But then you have Patty desperately encouraging a still-flayed Henry to leave HNL and run away with her to find her mother—to escape Brenner, one might say.

Or, in a different vein, we have the electrocution scene that can't have existed in 1979:

Because 8-year-old El would have been too short to see in the window on the door. Thus, it makes no sense to include that scene at all.

It all begs a couple questions:

What, exactly, was hoping to escape Brenner?

Why include indications of being stolen/trapped if Henry submitted himself willingly?

Why include scenes of torture at all if they can't have actually existed?

I can answer number one right off the bat. The Shadow likes to hide. It doesn't like to be seen. It likes to be invisible and undetected until there's something it needs. If Henry isn't the one who's actively trying to escape Brenner, then my next best bet is that it's the Shadow—which tracks with a) Patty's desperation to get Henry to run away with her as soon as Brenner's about to see the Shadow for what it really is, especially since Brenner seems to intend to keep the Shadow from accomplishing whatever its goals are, and b) what I've said about NINA being a Shadow-based immersive simulation that's similar to Henry's visions in both TFS and the VR game, as well as Vecna visions in general.

The answer to questions two and three come along right on the heels of the question one: to communicate. If scenes exist in the simulation that can't physically be memories, then it's an attempt at communication—whether that communication be "the experiments hurt me" or "I was stolen and held captive, and I want to be free" or "I want to find my mother" or "I was scared and young and made a mistake out of desperation". It almost seems like a cry for help. A plea for compassion, even.

That takes me to a fourth and final question: If you were a formless, sentient smoke monster who can make immersive simulations, one that needed to make an emotional connection with a human—in other words, to make that human compassionate towards you, a non-human who's unable to speak because you don't have a mouth—how might you do it?

My first and best guess is: choose a "special" human who's compassionate, empathetic, and able to open doorways between dimensions. Choose one who's like you: scared, lonely, and desperate for connection/love. Then, take on a human form of your own so your chosen human will be more likely to empathize with you.

Choose a form that will appeal to the human you've chosen to connect with. An older brother, perhaps, one you've already had contact with—one that your chosen human trusts, and one she's likely to lend assistance to when asked. Or maybe a pretty girl who's into everything your chosen human's into, one who wants to be his friend because he seems to be the only one capable of sending you home to your hive after you were stolen from your home.

To summarize my thoughts: What if NINA, Nancy's vision, and TFS were attempts at communication by trapped portions of the Shadow, at least two of them being cries for help and compassion.

See also: "Henry" telling El that everyone in the lab, guards and nurses included, were prisoners...and then reabsorbing them all into him, one singular form, as compared to the Shadow coalescing into different human forms in the VR specifically to connect and communicate with Henry. See also: Soteria's removal as compared to the removal of "Henry's" ball gag in TFS, especially since Soteria's removal is almost directly followed by the reabsorption sequence/"Henry" no longer being silenced and being able to communicate with El.

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Shockwave's Lab Pages 1-4

So, this takes place through Gen 1 and goes into Earthspark. I'll reiterate that I am not the one who knows all the Sunstorm stuff. That position belongs to the rat in my walls. That being said, here's the first part of Shockwave's Lab! (Each page will be separated by a transcript of what's on the page. I did not write this stuff in my nice handwriting as I was just making it for my sibling. It'll also serve to separate Sunstorm's narration from any dialogue)

Page One - Shockwave's Lab!

Panel 1 Shockwave: Sunstorm, what are you doing? Narration: Shockwave! Head Scientist! *Don't worry, he totally gave me permission to upload this

Panel 2 Narration: Loader! Transport! *Very friendly! talks to everyone! takes years for me to see him again!

Panel 3 Narration: Soundwave! Communications Guy? TiC? *shows up sometimes with his cassettes, dunno why

Panel 4 Narration: The Cassettes! Dunno who they are! *Soundwave's little guys. There seems to be more every time

Panel 5 Narration: Sunstorm! Me! *I'm a clone I think? I melt like, everything I touch. Don't ask me about my camera

Bottom of Page Shockwave's lab is recorded and produced by Sunstorm. Any character names are completely non-fictional. Relations to any bots living or dead is intentional. Don't show this to the Autobots or Starscream. Please and thank you, -Sunstorm

Page 2 - Shockwave's Lab!

Panel 1 Sunstorm: New guy in the lab today! He's tiny! Shockwave said something about... Actually, I don't remember My note: *with an arrow pointed to Knockout* <- talkin to Shockwave

Panel 2 Sunstorm: Today on Who talked to me in the tube!

Panel 3 Sunstorm: It was nobody. I'm taking it up with Shockwave.

Panel 4 Sunstorm: What's Shockwave working on? You ask me. I Dunno! I only know what he tells me and last time I asked he said "high-grade"

Panel 5 My notes: *with an arrow pointed to five lil test tube sparklings* <- One of the combiner teams Stunticons? Combaticons? Terrorcons? Who knows Sunstorm: Tube Buddies!

Page 3

Panel 1 Narration: I explained to one of the lil tube fellas about Shanix My notes: *with an arrow pointed to a young Swindle* <- Swindle

Panel 2 Narration: I like telling stories to the tube fellas My notes: *underneath young Breakdown* Breakdown

Panel 3 Narration: I don't know what Shockwave's doing with them, but I think it has something to do with the towering figures I've seen and heard in the lab My notes: one of the combiners idk

Panel 4 Sunstorm: A puppy!!!

Panel 5 Sunstorm: Fire-breathing puppy!!!

Page 4

Panel 1 Narration: There haven't been as many people in the lab lately. Just the tube fellas and Shockwave. We're long past due for a Soundwave visit

Panel 2 Narration: Shockwave talked to me today! We talked for hours! I think there might not be anyone else to talk to anymore

Panel 3 Narration: I learned that Soundwave has been calling the lab. I learned that Soundwave missed the last two calls.

Panel 4 Narration: Shockwave's been talking to me a lot more. Says it keeps him "logical"

Panel 5 Narration: Shockwave said he had somewhere to go

Inbetween Panels -eons later-

Panel 6 Narration: I wonder where everyone is

Panel 7 Sunstorm: "What's... Earth?"

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Mirages