#when TFP Astro is much more reserved and quietly grumpy

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Does astro have feelings for shockwave?

Oh yes, absolutely. It does depend on the universe for how open she is about said feelings, though. In TFP, Astro is pretty good about keeping the appearance of things controlled in such a way that others may perceive there's more going on behind the scenes, but she's pretty professional and outside of the way the two let each other into the other's personal space and allow things like touching an arm for attention, or leaning into work spaces, or bodily redirecting where they may be facing, there's nothing like pet names or PDA going on that would tip people off. There was probably a stupidly long time where it was just Astro stewing in her feelings alone before they got her anywhere.

In the TFA verse, though. Astro is Into Shockwave and not shy at all about it. Very touchy, lots of flirty looks and comments, likes to drape herself over him whenever she feels like it. Is a little creepy and hangs around him while invisible/while he's in Longarm mode to watch or tease him, whether or not he realizes it. I don't have any ideas yet for how they became a thing, but I do know their dynamic involves the both of them being the kind of couple that have a hell of a superiority complex and don't much care for anything anyone else might think. The vibe you get from photos of model "couples" giving the camera that smug better-than-you look? That's them, all the time.