#this is so gooey and somft I love this AU

[brandwhorestarscream]

Megatron working hard, platonically seducing mechs with the power of literature :3

Bonding with Starscream is definitely worth it for the book club.

Yesss. Thundercracker is a good friend and tries to fix the rift between Megatron and Starscream.

Their kind of reunion has to be tense. Very tense. There so much they want to say, and neither of them knows where to start.

So, obviously, they focus on a much safer topic: itty bitty seekerlets. Starscream placing his hands on Megatron's belly, feeling them move, perhaps becoming more active as they recognise his field?? Who knows.

But when it's time for Starscream to leave, Megatron tells him to stay with him. He doesn't say he missed him, but his berth has been feeling cold and empty.

'Platonic seduction via literature' is my new favorite thing 😂

Thundercracker really is a sweetie. He wants his friend to be happy, cuz he knows how much it sucks to not be. At the end of their book club meeting, when his transport arrives to escort him home, he whispers a soft, "Good luck." to Megatron on his way out the door.

I love the idea of them slowly breaking the ice based in their shared love for the bitties 🥺 Starscream quietly asks how long they've been kicking, how much he's missed--and Megs assures him it's not been long. Thundercracker was actually the first one to feel them; the first time they started kicking was actually during their book club, but Starscream doesn’t need to know that 🤭 the sparklings do indeed get a little more active when they sense their sire's spark nearby, and it makes their carrier feel warm, knowing all is not lost

The first night they've spent together in awhile is very tender, I think. Megs is tired--carrying around three little sparks all day is rather taxing--and neither of them are really in The Mood. So the first night Starscream ever spends with his concubine, they just lay in companionable silence with the lights out, content just to hold and be there with one another. It's rather improper for Starscream to stay there all night: usually, he'd call for his concubine to come to his bedchambers if he wanted an all-night stay, but he couldn't care less. They've still got a ways to go, but it's comforting to hold all four of them at once 😊