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reflectionspace · 2 months ago

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Assassins With a Smile: Veilguard’s Crows and the Neoliberal Fantasy of Elite Violence

In Dragon Age: Veilguard, one of the most ideologically revealing choices is the elevation of the Crows—a privately-funded, aristocrat-aligned assassination mafia—as the “reasonable,” “pragmatic,” and even morally preferable faction.

From a materialist or leftist perspective, this is completely absurd.

From a neoliberal “only the competent elite matter” perspective?

It’s textbook.

Fantasy Mafia, Market-Approved

Historically, the Crows have been portrayed as a dangerous and murky force in Dragon Age lore: tied to political assassination, noble power games, and mercenary corruption. In Veilguard, however, they’re recast as Antiva’s best hope for order. Not justice—order. The message is clear: yes, they’re a velvet-gloved knife-wielding death cult, but they’re our velvet-gloved knife-wielding death cult.

The game positions them against Ivenci, a civil reformer who wants to build a real justice system not beholden to mercenaries. But Ivenci is ridiculed—portrayed as fumbling, overly idealistic, out of their depth. Despite the fact that their proposal—building a civic institution not held hostage by mafia violence—is objectively more just and more sustainable.

This is narrative rigging. It's a rigged ideological binary:

Community violence in sexy coats vs. goofy bureaucratic reformer.

A Fantasy of Grassroots Violence (for the Elite)

And then comes the final blow: Ivenci, who once stood for structural reform, ultimately sides with the Antaam—the game’s imperialist invading force. It’s a real betrayal, framed not as a tragic misstep, but as confirmation that civic reformers are untrustworthy power-seekers.

Instead of showing how power corrupts across factions, the game uses Ivenci’s fall as an ideological shortcut to erase the entire premise of state-building or institutional justice. They're imprisoned, discredited, and narratively discarded—clearing the path for the Crows to emerge as the “pragmatic” default.

This isn't complexity. It's a sleight of hand. It says:

→ “The only people you can trust with power are the ones who already have it.”

→ “Don’t build justice—outsource it to the velvet-gloved aristocrats.”

It’s an Ayn Rand worldview, dressed in Bioware romance dialogue.

Neoliberal Logic in a Dagger Sheath

The rehabilitation of the Crows follows the classic neoliberal pattern:

Institutions are weak.

The people are disorganized.

Reformers are foolish or corruptible.

Power belongs to those who wield it efficiently—and attractively.

The Crows aren’t grassroots. They’re aristocracy with better lighting.

Calling them “what’s best for Antiva” is like calling a hedge fund good for your local school district.

And yet, Veilguard sells them with a straight face.

Assassins, Rebranded as Community Leaders

The game doesn’t critique the Crows—it markets them.

We’re not invited to question their structure, history, or legitimacy. We’re invited to romance them. Align with them. Accept their violence as “necessary.” It’s a fantasy of privatized justice, sold as stability—and one where the public never gets a seat at the table.

In a series that once explored mage rebellions, chantry corruption, and religious revolution, Veilguard trades in its radical edge for something safer:

Sexy murderers who keep the wheels turning.

Final Thought:

If the “reasonable, grounded” option is a fumbling, noble-funded assassination guild that keeps dropping the ball—and your game still treats them like the good guys...

...You’re not telling a story about justice.

You’re telling a story about why the powerful deserve to stay in power, no matter how many times they fail.

#veilguard critical #dragon age the veilguard #bioware critical #da:tv critical #veilguard spoilers #dragon age critical #a lot of thoughts on veilguard #da: the veilguard #veilguard is neoliberalist accidentally #im not saying the writers are bad people #they just didn't think enough #this is kind of a quickie so plz let me know if I missed or misunderstood something #Did you notice that only the elite like Lucanis get second #third #fourth chances.

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ii-thelightseekers · 4 months ago

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Oh yeah!

When fan pushed the couch in the door, I locked it for extra measure.

And..threw out the key.

But he's doing fine! I think.

This is apart of the plan right?

Little shoulder devil anon

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lonelydarknessblog · 27 days ago

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hiii omg! i am obsessed with this already. i don’t know if you will do anon emoji claims, but if you do, i would love to be 💫! i can’t wait for more posts about werewolf!SKZ!

an interesting ask, how would each meeting between (reader) and a member go? would it be something straight out of a fantasy book, like on a stroll in the forest on a full moon, or would it be something as simple as meeting at a park while (reader) walks their dog?

Welcome 💫Anon! You have claimed your emoji. Welcome to the pack. You are now one of us!

Your ask is not just interesting, but also the perfect segue to introducing the lore behind soulmates, bonds and knowing our characters more. You, my beautiful, wild anon, have set the stage!

Let us first search the archives for soulmate lore.

S O U L M A T E L O R E

🌙Werewolves have only one mate, and no one, wolf or human, will appeal to them apart from the mate destined for them.

🌙The soulmate is said to be determined by the Moon, but it has also been noticed that mated pairs tend to complement each other's personalities and habits. There is a balance, chaos and order, as everything in nature.

🌙When a were finds their soulmate, they begin to undergo subtle physiological changes. There isn't an immediate recognition (like imprinting in Twilight or knowing just by the first touch, like in other lore). However, the body and soul recognise a piece of themselves. Some changes that take place are:

They begin to get desensitised to pheromones apart from the ones released by their mate.

Their entire system begins to rewire and gets attuned to their mate. They become hyper aware of them and can sense the slightest changes in their emotional, mental and physical state.

Weres develop either strong protector and/or provider instincts.

The bond demands proximity until the mates acknowledge the existence of the bond. Until the bond is acknowledged, wolves will find themselves constantly needing to be near their soulmate, whether they like it or not.

🌙When both mates acknowledge the bond, something clicks within them. The soul no longer feels restless. The wolf retains its wildness, but it is no longer a frantic or desperate wildness.

🌙There are no rituals for acknowledging the soulmate bond. No magic bindings or symbolic bites. But when a werewolf initially feels the bond click into place, the dormant primal within them awakens. This is because finding your soulmate is finding the last piece of yourself, and consequently, every part of the soul awakens. It is like putting in the last piece of an electric circuit. Everything lights up.

🌙When the primal awakens, there is an urge for the mates to go into the wild. This is because the primal needs to prove that they can protect and provide. Most weres choose to give into this urge during the full moon as a way of honouring the Moon Goddess, seeking her blessing over the bond. There are practical reasons for this as well.

🌙While the basics of the soulmate bonds are the same for Dominant and Created weres, there are certain differences in how their wolves and primals respond to the bond.

How You Meet 🐺Bang Chan

He smells you before he actually sees you. He's at the only park in the small town a few miles away from the pack settlement when the scent of dark coffee and something like raspberries filters through the myriad other scents that he's learned to tune out. His eyes find you without much effort, drawn to you like a magnet. You're playing hide and seek with a group of small children and you have strategically placed yourself on a leafy branch of a tree. His eyes meet yours just as the tiny seeker wanders under the tree you're hiding in. You give Chan a broad smile and press your finger to your lips. It is the epitome of childishness, but a dormant, quietly primal part of him is ready to guard your secret with his teeth bared. No one will ever hunt you if he has anything to say about it. After the game ends and the children scatter, you make your way to him.

"You have a keen eye. You should team up with me when it is my turn to seek. We'll find the littles in no time."

He just nods. From then, he's at the park often, a new addition to the playgroup. And if he gets a little giddy every time he is on your team and you win, well, that is no one's concern.

🐺Minho

Minho would never have met you if it wasn't for Han. You and Han had become friends when the server at the local coffee shop announced to you that they had run out of blueberry muffins. One dramatic dialogue about the tragedy of it later, you and Han were fast friends.

You were at the same coffee shop with him months later when a storm blew out of nowhere. Rain cascaded from the sky in sheets, rattling windows. Han called Minho and begged him to come and pick you both up so you would not get washed away from the surface of the earth. Minho had been tempted to ignore Han's call but eventually decided that taking the car was better than dealing with Han's dramatic whining later.

If Han alone was noisy, you and Han together were nothing short of a cacophony. But somehow, when the car filled and echoed with the sound of your laughter, it didn't grate on Minho's nerves. And when you sang completely off key to the songs in Han's playlist, his lips almost twitched into a smile. When he pulled over at your apartment and you grinned at him and said, "See you again, MinMin," he'll never admit it, but he hoped that he would see you again, even if it meant hearing that ridiculous nickname.

🐺Changbin

You saw Changbin before he saw you. You watched him argue with the ducks in the pond, trying to convince them to eat the bread he was tossing into the water. When the ducks quacked back, you were almost convinced that they were communicating back with the man who looked like he could you snap you in half, if not for the pink bunny eared hat and the sunflower sling bag.

You had spotted the problem early on. The chunks of bread that he was tearing were too small and soaked up water quickly, effectively becoming fish food instead. It took you a couple of tries to get his attention, your voice far too soft in the chaos of his conversation with the ducks. You explained the issue and showed him how to tear the bread, your fingers precise. He took advantage of your shyness, and while you refused to meet his eyes, he studied your face with a broad grin on his. When the ducks dove after the pieces you tossed to them, he cheered, dubbed you the duck whisperer and insisted that you tell him your secret to duck whispering over a coffee.

🐺Hyunjin

The only reason Hyunjin allows you to tell people the story of how you first met is because your eyes light up with a different kind of delight at the memory.

You met Hyunjin from the other side of a door, literally. You were trying to leave the building where you worked, while Hyunjin was trying to enter it. Except Hyunjin kept pulling a 'push' door. The wooden door wouldn't budge when you tried to open it. Unaware of the events taking place on the other side, you yanked the door at the same time that Hyunjin realised that he had to push it. The momentum sent him crashing into you, and you into the ground. His first thought was that you smell delicious, like lemon cake. Your first thought was that he is an idiot.

You began to see him around more often, and when he finally brings himself to ask you out for a coffee, you told yourself that you agreed only because you wanted him to stop walking backwards on the stairs.

🐺Han

Han had been using your office as a place for him to safely ride out anxious episodes when the world around him gets too loud, too overwhelming. He first stumbled across it by accident, the gentle scent of lavender and vanilla drawing him in. He didn't know whose office it was, but it felt safe and that was all he could focus on. The lights were gentle and warm, unlike the bright, clinical white lights that the rest of the office used. The curtains were translucent, letting in enough light during the day without becoming a safety hazard for vampires (it is the only way he can describe the ambience). There is familiarity. The lavender and vanilla diffuser is always from the same brand, as are the chamomile tea bags that are kept on the shelf. The blanket on the two seater is always rabbit fleece, alternating between pale green or deep blue. He knows that they are laundered every week, and that the owner of the office uses lily scented softener.

The first time you meet, he doesn't even realise you're in the office. He stumbles in, throws himself on the two seater and screams into the pillowy cushion. He screams again, this time out of fright, when you tap his shoulder to silently hand him warm chamomile tea. You let him ramble out apologies and explanations, and when he stops to breathe, you tell him you don't mind him using the office since you're hardly in it, preferring to work in a shared space with your team. You're just glad that you were able to create a space where someone finds safety.

🐺Felix

You hated bullies, and when you saw those three jocks picking on the platinum blonde boy who only ever had smiles for everyone in your department, you saw red. You didn't even know him, but he showed up for class with wildflowers in his hair and a smile that radiated sunshine and you believed that innocence like that was sacred.

Jock 1 had barely touched the little purple sprig tucked behind the fae-like boy's ear when your fist flew. Your knuckles split against his jaw even as your knee came up between his legs. Jock 2 and 3 must have seen something in your eyes, because they simply grabbed their friend and scampered. You tucked your fist against your side, the blood invisible against your black tee and leather jacket. Once the three bullies had disappeared out of sight, you turned to head back to your seat when a cool hand reached for your uninjured wrist.

"I have an herbal paste for your knuckles in my friend's car. He likes to box without gloves."

When you look back at that day later, Chan will tell you that it was an interesting sight, seeing Felix with the sun reflecting off his hair, decorated with wildflowers, and you, a good foot shorter, clad in all black and a warning on your face, make your way to his car.

🐺Seungmin

Everyone knew about the pack settlement on the outskirts of town. After all, it was common knowledge that weres preferred to have their homes closer to wild lands and when that pack had moved there, over two decades ago, the townsfolk were happy to let them build their settlement. Having the pack around meant that the town had just a little more protection from the dangers that lurked in the woods. And dangers did lurk there.

Those dangers did not deter you from your whimsical ideas though, and you found yourself exploring a deeper section of the woods late one afternoon. You're so lost in your own head that you don't hear him behind you, following you. It is only when you stop to sit, wanting to rest your feet, when you spot him from between the trees. You freeze, instinctively realising that this is a predator and you might be prey. But when he steps closer, you can see the disapproving frown on his face.

"I've been following you for nearly an hour and you did not even know. You're a hazard to yourself." He says flatly.

"Maybe. But somehow I get the feeling you aren't a hazard to me." You reply. He both hates and relishes how certain you sound.

After that, even though you never tell him when you go on one of your impromptu wood wanderings, you know he finds you and keeps you safe, even from yourself.

🐺Jeongin

You don't have a very clear memory of the first time you met Jeongin, so you have to rely on his recollection. You know it was a party, there was a lot of dancing and there was a lot of alcohol.

For as long as you can remember, you've been the life of the party, confident and outgoing. This party was no different, except there was a sweet faced boy, with a smile that made his eyes disappear, hiding in a corner and not dancing. You grooved your way to him, giggling when his face turned scarlet as you wrapped your arms around his neck and moved. Jeongin says that you didn't grind up against him, nor move in a way that made him uncomfortable, but you did insist that he dance. Eventually, he did dance, if only to keep you away from the beer kegs.

Apparently, you gave him many nicknames. When he recounts some of them, you aren't entirely convinced that he isn't exaggerating just to mortify you. You made him drive his brother's car around the neighbourhood twice before actually showing him where you lived. When he asked you why, you said it was so he knew the place well enough and would not get lost when he picked you up for your date.

Though you were mortified, with a good side of hungover, something warm bloomed in your chest when he showed up the next morning with soup and an after party survival pack.

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Thank you so much for this ask, my beautiful 💫! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

#star speaks #ask star #werewolf!skz series #werewolf!skz lore #werewolf!skz x reader #werewolf!skz #stray kids #skz #bangchan x reader #lee know x reader #changbin x reader #hyunjin x reader #jisung x reader #felix x reader #seungmin x reader #jeongin x reader #fluff #angst

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felassan · 1 year ago

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July 22nd DA:TV Game Informer article (their last DA:TV coverage article) on Everything we Know about Bellara - cliff notes:

Bellara is Dalish elf (played by Jee Young Han as we know). There might be more to her than meets the eye

"Now, with two of [the elven] gods on the loose, magic has poured back into the world in a big way"

CC is expansive

Bellara is the first companion we will recruit (Neve and Harding join automatically it seems)

She is a mage, a Veil Jumper (who she represents), quirky, energetic, effervescent, optimistic, bubbly, academic, a tinkerer, an explorer of ancient elven ruins

John Epler wrote her and led her development, and collective team effort from lots of departments brought her to life

The BW team really love her

Gary McKay quote: "I love Bellara, I think she's fantastic. I see people that I know in her and so that's how she really resonates with me. I love the whole tinkerer aspect to her. It was a collective to bring that character to life. It was everything from the writers, to the editors, the animators, to character modelers, to the texturing, to how we light her. I'm really proud of that character."

She is a good choice in combat for both support and elemental combos. She starts out as a support character, but can be built in other ways

She attacks with a bow at range using electrically-charged arrows. She can also cast time-slow and healing spells (she can be built to heal Rook autonomously). She does this by channeling magical energy into her gauntlet

As such she leans into electrical damage

Damage type matters a lot in the strategy and tactics of combat

She can unleash a devastating vortex to pull enemies into an electrical storm (an AOE spell)

She can debuff enemies with the shocked affliction, which makes them take passive damage

Corinne Busche quote: "Oh my goodness, she is amazing. [The Veil Jumpers] investigate the ancient ruins of Arlathan. Everything about her character as a mage leans into that, but she also challenges the kind of archetypal idea of a mage."

The Veil Jumpers journey through Arlathan where the ancient empire used to exist and left a lot of artifacts and magical technology behind when it disappeared

Bellara represents this yearning to find the truth of who the elves were after they lost their magic, immortality and a lot of their history

"they still left a lot of their artifacts and a lot of their, for lack of a better term, magical technology behind"

John Epler quote: "A lot of what they know of their past is based on myth, it's based on rumor. Bellara is a knowledge seeker. She wants to find out what's true, what's not; she wants to find the pieces of who the elves used to be and really understand what their story was, where they came from, as well as figure out where they're going next, and find a future for the elves. And within the context of The Veilguard, she joins the team, first of all, to help stop the gods because Bellara feels at least partially responsible since they are elven gods, but also to maybe find a little bit more of who they used to be. Because again, you're dealing with these elves that were around millennia ago that have now reemerged into the world, and who better to teach her who the elves used to be than them."

Magic's place in the world in DA:TV differs from prior games. In Tevinter and other spaces in DA:TV it's much more present by definition and the lore (though the devs wanted to make sure magic didn't violate previously-established lore rules)

Solas is a "determined and tragic character" who "tends to wallow". [nb, these are quotes from the article]. in contrast, Bellara has seen a lot of tragedy in her backstory (we will see this as we get into her arc), but instead of wallowing, she has forced herself to push past it. "She looks at her regrets, and she tells herself, 'I don't want to feel regret'

John: "Whereas again, Solas tends to wallow in his to a large degree. And it allows us to create a very big differentiation. Part of it is also because Solas is an ancient elf, whereas Bellara is a Dalish elf, but she just sees a problem and wants to solve it. She feels a tremendous amount of responsibility to her people [...] to the Dalish, and to the Veil Jumpers, and that drives her forward. That said, she does have her moments where she has doubt, she has moments where she has a more grim outlook, and there are moments where you realize that some of her sunny, optimistic outlook is kind of a mask that she puts on to hide the fact that she's hurting, she's in pain. But in general, she doesn't see any benefit to wallowing in those regrets."

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inanimate-reboots · 7 months ago

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🪭- AH-

Oh Testtubes dead.

Well..Now I’m curious too-

📱 - You really need to cool it with the dying stuff. I'm not always here

💡 - whatever !! Bring up the thing!!

📱 - The MeLife screen is back! Lightbulb holds Test Tube's icon, and 2 other icons appear besides it.

you're.. pressing the pink one??

🪭 - the greenish one!!!

💡 - Yeah!!

📱 - !?.. I dont think that's a good idea.

💡 - PRESSING IT !!!

Lightbulb presses the green icon.

📱 - !?!?

💡 - omg???? IT WORKS !!

🪭 - is that...

💡 - hhhuhhhhh...

🪭 - wait.. wait wait is this the!?!?--

💡🪭 - !??!?!!?

🪭 - . . .

#inanimate reboots #ii the light seekers #ii fan #ii test tube #ii lightbulb #ii mephone4 #inanimate reboots lore

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valkerieccfinds · 8 months ago

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The Path to the Veil Legacy Challenge

By SilverPhoenix42 aka me & @streetrabbit42

Needed Packs: EP: Life & Death, City Living, Snowy Escape, Island Living (OPTIONAL) GP: Werewolves, Parenthood, Vampires, Realm of Magic (OPTIONAL) SP: Paranormal (OPTIONAL)

Generation 1: Aspiring Occult

You’ve always loved the paranormal, so when you met your future spouse, you were overjoyed when they told you their secret.

Aspiration: Big Happy Family

Traits: Family-Oriented, Neat, [Your Choice]

Max Skills: Parenting

Career: Any Career

Rules:

Marry a Werewolf, Vampire, Mermaid or Spellcaster

After marrying you must quit your job

You must have at least 3 children

Have at least one Werewolf child

Werewolf child is the Heir

You don’t have to complete the final level of your Aspiration

Generation 2: Happily Different

You live in a very crowded house, and nearly every one of you isn’t human, so you’ve come to take great pride in your differences.

Aspiration: Choose one of the Werewolf Initiate branches (except Cure Seeker)

Traits: Cheerful, Outgoing, [Your Choice]

Max Skills: Charisma

Career: Freelancer - Paranormal Investigator Branch

Rules:

Must have at least 2 children

Have a bad relationship with your child Heir, but have a good relationship with the other child(ren)

Generation 3: Family Feud

You never got along with your siblings, and always wished you were like the other kids… which your family did not understand. So you sought out a way to become normal. But having a shitty mixology skill, you couldn’t take the usual route.

Aspiration: Werewolf Initiate - Cure Seeker route

Traits: Loner, Gloomy, [Your Choice]

Max Skills: Piano

Career: Freelancer - Programmer Branch

Rules:

Have a low relationship with your sibling(s)

Don’t complete your aspiration

Have a low or non-existent mixology skill (if you have a mod for it, make it their ‘weakness’ or non talent)

Must complete your bucket list and reincarnate while alive

Generation 4: Another Chance

You remember your past life, and don’t want to repeat it again, so you set out to live it as differently as possible.

Aspiration: Neighborhood Confidante AND THEN Friend of the World

Traits: Good, Skeptic, [Your Choice]

Max Skills: Logic, Charisma

Career: Politician - Politician Branch

Rules:

Have at least 2 children

1 Child must become a vampire

Have a bad relationship with your vamp child after they turn

Have a good relationship with the human child

The Heir can be either child

Generation 5: Life Comes at You Fast

You want to learn more about what your parent hated so viscerally.

Note: This works for either heir option

Aspiration: Ghost Historian

Traits: Chased by Death, Adventurous, [Your Choice]

Max Skills: Thanatology, Medium AND/OR Vampire Lore, Rock Climbing OR Skiing OR Snowboarding

Career: Secret Agent - Either Branch

Rules:

Have a bad relationship with your sibling(s)

Have a bad relationship with your (reincarnated) parent

Die as a young adult

Generation 6: Epilogue

You died. Good job. Now, are you going to take your anger out on the living, or will you move on into the light?

Aspiration: Choose your aspiration

Max Skills: Mischief

Career: Unemployed

Rules:

Complete your Aspiration

Either become a mad ghost or complete a bucket list to move on

Credit to @cafekitsune for the dividers!

#challenges #sims 4 challenges #ts4 challenges #StreetRabbit42 challenge #SilverPhoenix42 challenge #Valkerie Challenge #ts4 challenge collab #legacy challenge #sims 4 legacy #ts4 legacy #sims 4 legacy challenge #Path to the Veil Legacy #Path to the Veil Legacy Challenge #mini legacy challenge #mini legacy

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numberonetribble · 6 months ago

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That night, Piston snuck out to follow Breakdown home, unfortunately, there were Seekers in the woods and Nova Storm found them first.

Inspired by Depeche Mode: Policy of Truth

You had something to hide

Should have hidden it, shouldn't you?

Now you're not satisfied

With what you're being put through

It's just time to pay the price

For not listening to advice

And deciding in your youth

On the policy of truth

Things could be so different now

It used to be so civilized

You will always wonder how

It could have been if you'd only lied

It's too late to change events

It's time to face the consequence

For delivering the proof

In the policy of truth

My first long form comic!!!! This is canon to Earthspark and how Piston loses their T-Cog. (They live!) Bumblebee loses his voice from crying. Breakdown is resolved to get back to Cybertron for a new T-Cog. There will be a part two! And I also would like to do the Breakdown version that's canon to my Last Mile Marker AU. It's completely different but same vibes.

But this is why I make Piston so goofy, baby isn't even a Cycle old and doesn't know any better. They are my funny little lamb who is happy to be alive. I have alot of things I want to say but I'm really proud of this, I did it over a 3 day weekend so I'm sorry if anything is wonky. (Did you know that the Seekers have hooves?)

Also, I always worry that Bee comes off like he dislikes Piston in my work but I feel like it's more complicated and he doesn't have anyone he can talk to about it. Bee is very much a "I just want to hold my baby" parent but he can't, as Piston is so large and how do you express that out loud? Bumblebee is acutely aware that Piston would've been a child-solider if they were born during the war and it keeps him up at night. He is adamant that Piston never knows what suffering is, and in turn Piston ends up a little too sheltered. Bumblebee and Breakdown argue a lot over raising them. A particularly bad one is when Breakdown wanted to encourage Piston to discover if they had a built-in Stinger like Bumblebee and Bumblebee lost his mind over the suggestion. It doesn't help that Piston wants to be exactly like Breakdown.

In part two I want to draw a poem/musing Ratchet has to himself while repairing Piston's arm. Nova Storm lore in the undercut!

Nova Storm is the Big Bad in The Last Mile Marker AU. She has beef with Bumblebee and takes any opportunity to hurt him. She's a massive hater. Why Nova Storm? I hear you ask. Great question! She's yellow :) With damaged optics and low light, Piston confuses her for Bee at the worst possible moment. But honestly, I wanted a Seeker and I have Megatron and Starscream off doing their own self-reflections and working for the greater good. I wanted someone different with unique motivations and Skywarp is on the Bee-Team. Why does she have beef with Bumblebee? Another great question! During the war, Bumblebee was in charge of a team and one member offlined Nova Storm's conjux. She blames Bumblebee and is out for revenge.

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