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I would probably say The Hermit since I feel like it fits his overall personality better along with his tendencies to self-isolate as well as his bottled up emotions.

Hey everyone! I can finally present my contribution to Pride Month: Quick edits of my Blorbos complete with HCs!

Alastor: Trans and AroAce (personally strikes me as Demi AroAce but I wanna keep it neutral there)

Sumi: Gender Non-Conforming and Pan

I did two different versions of hers there

Zenkichi: Bi and Demisexual

Maruki: Demi-Aromantic (Demiromantic) and Pan

Optimus (TFP): Demi AroAce

LOOK AT MY BOY!!

singingdeepinme replied to your post “For Optimus: O N C E”

Alsjfjaidnfsk hi hello I need to hear more about your HCs for Optimus in his holoform

TY FOR ASKING i do have some of those 👀

it’s a little weird for me at first - i know that voice, but the face is wrong but also somewhat familiar??? - but the adjustment period is very brief

everything is weird for him because of the scale difference, and he’s absolutely astounded by all the things around him that he never really looked at because they were small and out of focus but now that he can really look at them he’s fascinated by the details he never saw before (he says his favorite detail is the freckles on my shoulders)

he wants to pet every dog

he’s still very respectful and gentlemanly but also 50x more hands-on, like he thinks he has to make up for not being able to hug and cuddle usually, and he’s always making comments about how our hands fit together and plays with my hands a lot (which i love)

he also wants to kiss a lot more often which is also 100% fine by me haha

weirdly, my cat doesn’t really give a rip about him in his regular form, but she really dislikes his holoform and it’s a little frustrating because it’s rather unreasonable on her part (and it makes him a little sad)

i know he has canon holoforms but i have my own headcanons for them and basically i think he looks like an Old Hollywood Western hero with more modern hair:

Take this, its dangerous outside

TFP autobots and decepticons x therian reader hcs

Autobots

Optimus: He would be so supportive and understanding, no question about it. Constant reassurance and words of affirmation from him- He'd end up giving you some long sappy speech about how our physical forms don't define who we are on the inside.

Ratchet: The grumpy mech doesn't have much of a reaction to it, seeing as he's always busy. Although, when he has time, he'll do more research on your theriotype and possibly even make some trinkets for you.

Bumblebee: He'd listen to you very carefully in order to understand, and as soon as he gets it, he's getting whatever he can to make you comfortable. You have a dragon or reptile theriotype? Instantly buying you anything scaly. Feline? He's getting you soft, furry clothes and paws. Canine? He'll get you a tail and ears. Whatever your type, he makes sure to get clothes and accessories to match.

Arcee: She doesn't completely understand, but she'll be sure to listen closely. She'll constantly ask you questions on what she can do to support you. You're her partner after all, and she wants to help you in whatever way she can.

Wheeljack: Instantly obsessed. Thinks you're the coolest thing since refined enegron, and will spend as much time with you outdoors as possible. He'll take you to a lake/river/ocean, mountains, or a forest so you can spend time in your theriotype's environment. He's almost as disappointed as you are that you're stuck as a human instead of whatever awesome theriotype you are.

Bulkhead: He's a combination of Bumblebee and Wheeljack. The sweet mech would find a way to buy you whatever you need/want, and would take you out to your preferred environment whenever he can. He just wants you to be as happy and comfortable as possible.

Smokescreen: Definitely a little confused, but he's got the spirit. He'll gladly refer to you as whatever you are! Bro will stand up to anyone that gives you scrap for it. He's sure to correct anyone that refers to you as human, as long as you're okay with it.

Decepticons

Megatron: He wasn't thrilled at the idea of having a human on board. When he finds out you're a therian, he's instantly interested. His fleshy companion is actually not what it appears to be at all? Very curious. As soon as he understands, he tells Shockwave to find a way to change you to your theriotype.

Starscream: Doesn't care that much, but he stops calling you "human" and "fleshbag". Small things like that to affirm you.

Knockout: He's a bit curious when you mention that you're a therain. When he learns more, he's actually rather sympathetic. In his spare time, he'll do your makeup and accessorize you to look more like your theriotype. Occasionally he'll even make you clothes from scratch that match you.

Breakdown: Similarly to Smokescreen, he's a lil confused, but tries his hardest anyways. He'll also take you outside the ship to go explore the wilderness when he can.

Shockwave: Being as unfeeling as he is, he doesn't particularly care. He is interested though, and seeing as you're his partner, he will work to find a way to create your therioform and move your conscience to it.

Soundwave: They're very supportive. While they can't reassure you with words, their actions speak just as loud. Since they can't go out much considering how busy they are on the ship, they'll create a den for you nearby their work area. Said den has anything and everything you want/need to be healthy and comfortable. Laserbeak also becomes very fond of you, and will spend her spare time keeping you company.

Predaking: He understands your predicament, and is rather sympathetic. If you have an avian theriotype, he'll be sure to take you out for long flights with him. He spends most of his time with you in his alt mode, seeing as you understand him better than most others on the ship.

Arachnid: 0 shits given. She has a sense of disdain for just about every species, so you not being human makes no difference to her. That being said, she might make an exception if your theriotype is some kind of arachnid. She still won't be all too fond of you, but she might just keep you around for a little bit longer. What can she say? It's almost nice to have someone who respects her and admires her webbed work as much as she does.

I was going to add Vehicons, Dreadwing, and Airachnid, but I got tired lmao

Might come back and add them later, idk*

*Edited 12/16/23, added Ariachnid

How would the tfp autobots and decepticons react to the toy furby

Ooohhh! I remember furby's, granted they were a bit creepy in my opinion. These are a bit shorter than what I usually write, I was trying to get most of the characters in. Let me know if these needed more writing in them.

Hope you enjoy everyone's reactions to the furby's

Autobots and Decepticons reaction to seeing a furby

SFW, mentions of blasters

TFP

How did this all happen? One word to simplify everything: Miko. She thought it would be funny to start leaving these little menaces around the base and to get the bots reaction to it. How did she acquire these furbies, don’t ask any questions. Jack tried to stop her, but she successfully bribed him by promising to send him the video of Arcee’s reaction. Raf promised to edit the videos to be at their finest. Operation: Furby reaction is a go.

Autobots

Optimus Prime

He notices the first furby as it sits innocently near one of the control panels. At first, he thinks that one of those ‘birds’ had entered the base and tried to move the thing.

“Hello little one. How did you get in here?”--Optimus

“SSSQQQQUAAAAKKKK!”--Furby

“I see… Ratchet did you let the creature inside the base?”--Optimus

“Did I do what now?”--Ratchet

Then it suddenly started moving and squawking its native tongue that may or may not have startled the Prime a bit.

He doesn’t mind the furby too much… but does sense something about it.

Ratchet

He notices when he sees Prime slightly startled by something.

He goes to investigate and nearly squashes the Furby thinking it was a scraplet.

“Ratchet! Do not harm the creature!”--Optimus

“Optimus with all due respect, that thing is definitely some sort of scraplet! It might be a different type of mutation but look at it!”--Ratchet

“Ratchet—”--Optimus

“It even looks evil Optimus! I’m getting my wrenches.”--Ratchet

“Ratchet!”—Optimus

He does not care about Optimus’s code on not killing living being. That thing looked at him weird and he is going to end it before it eventually causes trouble.

Bumblebee

Nearly has a whiplash when he sees the little thing. He also thinks it’s a scraplet at first, but slightly calms down recognizing it as one of those human toys he saw on commercial with Raf.

Everything is fine… until it started screeching and moving by itself.

“SSSSSSSCCCCCRRRREEEEAAACCCHHHH!”--Furby

“BBBBBBBEEEEEEEPPPPPPP! (AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!)—Bumblebee

Does not like furby’s at all. Claims that they were trying to speak to him.

Arcee

Her encounter with the Furby is short.

Mainly because she saw something move out of the corner of her optic and blasted the poor thing to bits.

“Huh? What on Cybertron—”--Arcee

“SCCCCRREEECCH—”—Furby remains

Blaster firing intensifies.

She doesn’t know what that thing was, but it started it.

Bulkhead

He is running to see where Bumblebee is after hearing him screaming. He has his wrecking ball at the ready and ready to comm in back up if necessary.

“BBBBBBBEEEEEEPPPPPP! (AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!)--Bumblebee

“What is it!?”--Bulkhead

“BBBEEEPP BEP BEEEEPPP (THAT THING RIGHT THERE!)--Bumblebee

“SCCRRREEEAAACCHHH!”--Furby

“AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! SCRAPLET! SCRAPLET! SCRAPLET!!!”—Bulkhead

Absolutely loathe those things. It reminds him too much of the scraplet incident that happened. He would be swinging his wrecking ball if it hadn’t gotten stuck in the wall.

Wheeljack

He is running as soon as he hears Bulkhead and Bumblebee screaming. His katanas are out as is ready for some slicing and dicing.

“BEEEEEPP BEEEEPPPP! (PRIMUS ITS MOVING CLOSER!)--Bumblebee

“SCRAPLET! SCRAPLET! SCRAPLET!”--Bulkhead

“Where’s the danger!?”--Wheeljack

“BEEPPP! (ITS MOVING!)--Bumblebee

“SCRREEEECCCHH—”--Furby

“There, its sliced in half. Huh. You two where afraid of this little cute—”--Wheeljack

“SSSSSCCCCRRREEEAAAACCCHH!”--- The two remains of the Furby

Blaster firing and wrecking ball smashing intensifies.

Isn’t a huge fan of the little things. It’s a bit cute in a creepy way. Does remind him of scraplets if they had gotten some mold and gained some sort of upper-level sentience.

Smokescreen

Like Arcee, his encounter with the Furby is short.

He accidentally stepped on one effectively crushing it.

“SCCRRE—Crunch!”—Furby

“Hmm? Hmm.” –Smokescreen

He is completely oblivious to the tomfoolery that is happening all over the base. He is too busy with looking at the latest relic they managed to find.

Ultra Magnus

He finds a Furby near his work area. He tries to speak to the Furby as he would to anyone else.

“Excuse me but you are in classified—”—Ultra Magnus

“SSSSCCCRRREEEEEAAAACCHHHH!”--Furby

“That was unnecessary and—”—Ultra Magnus

“SSSSSCCCCRRREEEEAAACCHHH!”--Furby

“Listen to—”—Ultra Magnus

“Ultra Magnus move!”--Ratchet

Furby is hit with 10 wretches in one go.

He doesn’t mind furby’s like Optimus. Mainly because he was trying to communicate with it and never got to finish his sentences with it.

Decpticons

No one knows how it was done, but the impossible was made possible. After Miko finished getting all the Bots’ reaction to the furbies she decided to do something else. Somehow, she managed to scatter the remaining furbies on board the Nemesis. How did she do this. Not even Miko quite knows how she did it.

Megatron

He finds the Furby on his throne. He doesn’t know what this thing is, but it is on his throne, and no one sits on his throne except him.

“You! How dare you sit upon my throne!”--Megatron

“SSSSCCCRRREEEAAACCCH!”—Furby

Blaster firing intensifies.

The furby would be gone whether he is on Dark Energon or not. Will not admit it but the furby noise sent a little shiver down his struts. Good thing no one saw that.

Starscream

He finds the furby in his habsuite. He is curious in how this weird looking organic thing managed to find his room. He takes the furby to the interrogation room.

“Who are you? Speak worthless organic!”--Starscream

“SSSCCCRRREEEEAAACCCCHHH!”--Furby

“How dare you! I am Starscream, Second in Command of the Decepticon Army! You will—”--Starscream

“SSSSSCCCCCRRREEEAAAACCCHHHH!”--Furby

“Two can play it that game!”--Starscream

“SSSSCCCCCRRRREEEAAAACCCHHH!”--Starscream

“SSSSCCCCRRRREEAAAACCCHH!”—Furby

He ends up staying in the room with the furby for a while. Takes the furby to his room and plays on doing a hostage exchange if it is needed.

Soundwave

Finds the furby on his desk. Lazerbeak deploys and flies around the small thing. Steps a bit closer to getting a good look at it.

“…”--Soundwave

“SSSSSCCCRRREEEAAAACCCHHHH!”—Furby

He immediately groundbridges the furby outside the Nemesis to have it fall and burn on reentry. He does however keep the screeching noise recorded and will use it if necessary… or if he is bored.

Knockout and Breakdown

The pair enters the medbay and finds the furby on the medslab.

Breakdown looks at it and thinks it’s kind of cute. Knockout on the other hand.

“OH, PRIMUS KILL IT!”--Knockout

“Knockout?!”--Breakdown

“THAT IS UNICRON’S SPAWN! KILL IT! BURN IT!”--Knockout

Breakdown smashes the furby to oblivion. Did he regret it? No, it was causing Knockout stress, and he was happy to get rid of it for him. Knockout knows the furby’s horrors, he knows…

Dreadwing

His time with the furby is short. He accidentally stepped on it as he was trying to get some creates to his habsuite.

“SSSCCRR—Crush!”--Furby

“What in the All Spark? Hmm…”--Dreadwing

He does wonder what the weird noise was, but he has other things to worry about, so he quickly forgets about the encounter.

Shockwave

He doesn’t know they exist. There were no furbies in the lab or in his habsuite. The two places he really goes to. He does hear from the others about the furbies though.

“They sound illogical.”--Shockwave

“You’re illogical!”—Starscream

He doesn’t care about the furbies, he has science experiments and war crimes to commit.

Predaking

He finds one near his kennel and does not like it. Sure, the Nemesis isn’t the greatest place, but that spot is his!

“You! Vermin! Who are you!”--Predaking

“SSSCCCRRREEE—”—Furby

Fire breathing intensifies.

Does not like the noises and is quick to end the furby.

Arachnid

She finds one randomly walking in the halls screaming. She just stabs it and puts it on her trophy case. She doesn’t have time for anything else. She has Arcee and Megatron to kill.

Well-deserved shuteye for our fearless, gentle leader of the Autobots. Please make sure he gets his rest, heroes!

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My piece for the To Be Gentle: an Optimus Prime Fanzine by @allsparkzines can now be viewed! Totally check out the fresh and funky zine about the hero of Cybertron! I had a whole lot of fun making it!

June is me. (I gave up on colouring the last two panels) (the chokehold this ship had on me when I was younger as well as June and Ratchet)

hehe megatiddies 🤠🤠

(ooooOoOo tap the images for better qualityyy)

I love reformed autobot Starscream sm >:,(

(Lore: Starscream attempts to gather intel during battle, but the Decepticon forces prove to be too much, and the Autobots withdraw from the battle, however, Starscream is desperate to prove himself to Prime.) This is a rough draft I’m probably never going to finish, and I decided to post it since I don't want it to go to waste <3

Everything I have ever loved has claw marks in it.

A friend of mine got me into this ship a bit ago and I think the opposites attract aspect of it is pretty nifty. Good and bad, soft and sharp, selfless and selfish.

I NEVER POSTED THIS, I NEVER POSTED THIS, I FORGOT TO POST THIS ITS FROM LAST YEAR MARCH

some practice doodles

surprisingly, Prime is kinda funny to draw

mhmhn post-T.F.P-but-only-kinda-R.I.D2015 A.U where instead of being revived, Optimus escapes the ‘Prime void’ (which in my hc, is just a somewhat conscious Unicron using his energy to trap & mess with / manipulate O.P’s captured spark) & is able to get to the living world again (after somehow reviving themself idk) only to discover that their sparked w/ Megatron’s sparkling & then basically just wandering around the universe, avoiding all cybertronian contact they can, along with birthing & caring for their’s & Meg’s bitlet that the now parent O.P (going under their old destination Orion) names Zagreus

(ghghggghg totally not foreshadowing for any horrible tragic event to come nope nu uh never ;33 💞💞💞)

in my latest T.F.P/R.I.D2015 A.U, when I say that O.P avoids all the contact they can w/ other cybertronians + Cybertron, I actually mean almost. While running around in space, helpless on what to do with the situation he’s currently in AKA rapidly developing baby cooking in their chest, O.P had the GREATEST luck of all to be able to make some friends/acquaintances w/ various spaceship crews & either solo or smallish groups of travellers. Said groups were obvs very wary &/or hostile towards Optimus/Orion at first, but most of them quickly put their varying opinions of the so-called ‘heroic’ war legend aside when it was discovered that lil’ old Op’ was sparked. And great Solus and all things forged, THE MECH’S ALL ALONE AND SPARKED!?!??????!!!!!!???? WITH NO THOUGHT OR IDEA ON WHAT THEIR GOING TO DO ONCE THEY GO INTO LABOUR IN THE [MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SPACE WITH ALSO NO SIRE TO HELP AND NO EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO BIRTH APART FROM RETURNING INSTINCTS!!!!!!??!!?!!??!!????!??????!!!!!!!]

Ye, the whole situation of O.P’s acquaintance with these mecha is very much somewhat comforting &/or sweet but still a very complicated, ball of yarn-type mess lmao

If you're doing request, fluffy hc's for tfp Optimus and cee with human so??? These two need some love<3

Thank you and have a good day/night!!!!

Optimus: Unfortunately, he can't spend as much time with you as he'd like because he's so busy, but he really enjoys every moment you two are together

When you can't sleep, Optimus takes you in his arms and tells you old legends

When you fall asleep, Optimus will just admire you for a while before very gently tucking you into bed

He often calls you a star. Your bright smile, your faith in him help him not to give up

Sometimes you feel like you're in a fairy tale because his gestures can be a little old-fashioned (bows, kisses with the back of the hand...he's a gentleman)

He enjoys those evenings when the two of you sit in cozy silence and look at the stars. Time seems to have stopped, at this moment he is not thinking about anything. It is with you that he is so calm and comfortable

Optimus is wise and experienced, so you can always turn to him for advice, he will listen carefully and try to help

Optimus will do everything possible to make you happy and not stop shining

Arcee: She's always very worried about you, so when you go somewhere, you have to be in touch, tell her where you're going and what time you'll be home (she's just like a mom, hehe)

She is so used to your trips together

You just talk, joke, and it works like therapy for her after a hard day

When Arcee is upset, she doesn't want to talk, so you just silently sit next to her and hold her finger

She is incredibly grateful to you for this

Believe me, if you get sick, she will not take a step away from you. She will monitor whether you are taking your medicine and whether your temperature has risen

She might scold you a little for not dressing warmly enough or not taking care of yourself, but please don't take offense at her, she's just worried

Although she doesn't always say it, Arcee really does value you and will do anything to protect you

I hope you liked it!!

OPTIMUS BINGO. NEOW.

I FUCKING LOVE YOU /PLATONIC

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I'm gonna talk abt TFP because you know that's what my brain is unfortunately filled with and also Optimus has no right to be as interesting as she is given the show's overall quality.

There's. so much about her that I love. The weight in her movements and the consideration she puts into them. How fucking old and tired and worn down she feels. The autistic swag. Her speech patterns and expressions. Her role in the War and her duties as a Prime and how heavily it weighs on her.

Firstly, something I actually like about TFP is how the mecha have a lot of weight. The ground shakes when they move, their movements tend to be sort of slow and fluid, and, especially in the first few episodes, there are several really great shots that put into perspective how fucking MASSIVE the mecha are.

In Optimus' case, all of that remains true, but there's also the way she interacts with others. Her movements are very calculated, especially when it comes to her hands. It gives you the sense that she's aware of her size and strength and moves accordingly.

This is further underlined by seeing how she moves during battle: she's a heavy hitter, as- unlike Arcee or Bumblebee, who tend to use speed to their advantage- Optimus often uses her own frame as a weapon, and every punch has a great sense of weight and force behind it.

This contrast is incredibly cool and works so well to tell us more about Optimus. It shows us that she can absolutely be dangerous and there's a reason she's alive even after so long, while also making it clear that she's well aware of her strength and cares about others. She knows how to use her power incredibly well.

It reminds us that she's been through a lot. She's been fighting and commanding and making decisions for so long now, she's gotten perfectly used to it, but it just weighs on her and tires her out all the more.

She doesn't allow herself to participate in celebrations, or laugh, or display any sign of emotional vulnerability as long as she can help it, all so she can focus on her role. And, in the moments where she does slip up, she's quick to recover and shut herself back in.

I wish there were more works discussing/portraying the sort of… apotheosis that Optimus has (to an extent) willingly put himself through.

I think that the question of what a person is, what makes you one and how much you can strip away from someone until you're suddenly looking at something- a subject, a concept, rather than a person- is fascinating.

Optimus feels like he's something more than just a person, like he's this immortal being, and that's something he did purposefully, in my opinion. He shut himself off and stripped himself down to this- at first glance- simple idol, an idea rather than a person. It gives others hope and a sense of direction, even in desperate times, and she's willing to give them that at the cost of who she is.

She recognized the mythical status that came with his primehood, coupled with how much people looked up to her as their leader during such difficult times, and decided to fit herself into the shape of her idealized, perfect self.

She's a tragic and sad character because this is a role she didn't want, made all the more difficult by the War, and she still gave it more than what anyone could have asked for her.

Something I want to note is how others react when she puts away the act. In the scene where Starscream escapes with the keys, and Optimus does the dramatic yelling at the sky thing, it's clear that Bulkhead and Ratchet are surprised and unnerved by this. I wouldn't say they're afraid exactly, but there's certainly an amount of uncertainty and weariness there.

And, to a certain extent, it's an understandable reaction. It's made pretty clear that Optimus keeps themself very closed off and controlled, so to see them slip up like this is likely something entirely new to Bulkhead and a very rare sight to Ratchet.

But, on the other hand, it shows us how unrealistic the expectations the Autobots, albeit unintentionally, put on Optimus are. Optimus' outburst isn't him endangering his teammates, he doesn't make a reckless decision or punch a hole through a wall or anything of the sort. He yells it out. This would have been a pretty expected reaction from a lot of the other characters, but it's sudden and scary coming from Optimus.

I also really love her expressions in general. Especially how she speaks. She does her best to avoid misunderstanding, making herself as clear as possible and using 'big words' because they're more accurate (the autism is strong).

However, I do think a lot of how she presents herself simply is her. Some of it is a facade, but I do not think she's actually the joking type as she's often made out to be. Were she not in such a position, I think she would be similar to how she is now. We saw that with Orion Pax, who was much more trusting and expressive, but still more reserved than a lot of the others.

Ultimately, Optimus is a very sophisticated character, and sadly, a lot of the things that make them interesting get often either ignored, or mischaracterized to hell.

They tend to often be portrayed as naive, almost childish, especially in romantic scenarios, which is very off-putting for several reasons.

Often, people point to her attempts at talking it out with Megatron and establishing peace as a sign of naivete, and I don't think that's accurate.

She's hopeful. She's flawed, yes, but at her core, Optimus is a good, genuine and kind person with a lot of empathy. She tries to extend that towards people that many would deem either irredeemable, or just not worth it.

I think that's far from naivete. Optimus understands that they do have to kill to survive. They understand that not every situation is fit for peace talks, that they can't let themself or their team be put in danger just so they can try to talk someone down.

They know when they can try to negotiate, and when it's out of the question, and, in this situation, that's where the line between being naive and simply hopeful is.

Something else that makes me quite uncomfortable is the frequent attempts to "fix" her by making her more emotional and expressive.

Her stoicism and "lack of emotion" are not inherently negative, in that they are an aspect of her personality, and removing them changes who she is. And while the role she has forced herself into does hurt her, I believe the way she acts stems heavily from her natural personality, rather than an act.

I often see her being portrayed as far more prone to emotional outbursts, laughing relatively often, having sarcastic remarks or being very flirty, and while this is often just the mís-characterization that comes from being a new writer, it's telling how this is something that occurs specifically in the heavily autistic-coded character of the show.

The third option is villainizing her. I most often see this in relation to his treatment of Arcee, specifically her need for revenge and trauma.

As I've already stated, Optimus is a hopeful person. He hopes, above all, that there's always a right path, a way to do things that's morally and logically the best. He has a sense of this greater good he's always working towards, always trying to follow, and I feel that while this does impair his judgment at times, it's by far not enough to make him an evil person.

His disagreement with Arcee stems from this idea of the greater good- that forgiveness is the key, that revenge is always bad and placing yourself on your enemy's level is to be avoided at all costs. If you're kind to your enemies, if you show them mercy, surely they'll treat you the same, right?

Whether it be against Starscream or Airachnid, defenseless or in battle, Arcee should not exact her revenge as it would accomplish nothing.

Optimus directly contradicts this sentiment later on by almost killing a defenseless Megatron. However, I don't think Optimus was lying or trying to manipulate Arcee by his earlier statement. Rather, I think, Optimus is forced to rethink his stance on the killing of a defenseless enemy if it means preventing future harm. At this moment, Megatron is at his mercy, and given all he's done and will likely do in the future if left alive, Optimus chooses to end it right there, even if his attempt is unsuccessful.

In the end, I think Optimus is far from naive, hypocritical or evil- he's simply flawed. He wants to do the right thing, and though he makes mistakes, they are honest mistakes, coming from a place of care and hope, rather than malice.

One last thing I want to talk about is Optimus' relationship to Megatron.

Megatron hates Optimus, that's pretty clear. He hates them for taking away his title, for their 'for the greater good' stance, for their forgiveness and wisdom and for the way they care about others and want to see the best in people.

Optimus' feelings, on the other hand, feel much more complex.

On one hand, he's aware of the danger Megatron poses. He's aware of the destruction the War has already caused and of the threat it poses for as long as Megatron is alive and able to enact his will.

Optimus understands that Megatron must be stopped, but this is where things get complicated.

He does want, and tries, to stop Megatron, but is in constant conflict with himself over how to achieve this. He's hesitant to kill Megatron at the start, even during battle, he mourns Megatron's 'death' in the first few episodes.

He wants to reason his way out of the conflict, because he still hopes that Megatron could see reason.

I've detailed their relationship more here, as it's a very interesting dynamic and I think it should be talked about outside of the context of shipping.

Draw your fave with your current fave or whatever the meme was ( a silly doodle to get me through the week )

Tfp prompt... sorta... thingy

Miko becomes a street performer because she has both free time and a need for some cash. She already has a bunch of songs written and knows a metric butt ton of instruments so she just starts performing. Her shows come with a variety of different outfits and songs (some of which are based on the bots) and she gets a alot of attention for them but doesn't tell anyone what she's doing cause she doesn't think it matters. Everything is cool until optimus notices a crowd during a peaceful drive and finds miko performing a song she wrote about him complete with an outfit also clearly based on him. Miko notices him once the song is over and they just sort of awkwardly stare for like a minute until she decides to hop in and explain.

Ridiculous Headcanons Pt. 1

Sorry in advance y’all. Okay so I was so bored at work my brain was rotting thinking of TFP characters for so long that I have this. Here’s what I think each character’s favorite cheese would be, if either they were human at some point and tried it, or could taste a big enough chunk as cybertronians; whatever excuse needs to be for them to have any opinion about cheese. (also could just be them as cheeses… idk, I work in Wisconsin, I’m always surrounded by cheese, this is what happens.)

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Autobots

Optimus Prime: Optimus liked Colby Jack. Good, classic Colby Jack. He likes the two distinctive colors and just generally enjoys the flavor.

Arcee: Pepper Jack; well loved, timeless, and packs a punch too. She likes that it’s soft but not sweet. Also, Jack being in the name is a bonus.

Bumblebee: Velveeta. The color is great and it’s a universal, famous cheese; everyone knows it (at least in the USA), just like him. He had it in a mac & cheese and stuck with it as his favorite. (he strikes me as a mac & cheese sort of guy)

Bulkhead: He’d chose brick cheese because it has a good, versatile, underrated taste. Also, just like him, this cheese is softer than its name implies <3

Wheeljack: Cheetos. He didn’t care that they “technically wont count as a cheese”, they’re cheese flavored enough and they’re what he likes. Especially the flamin’ hot ones.

Smokescreen: Cheese curds. Warm, squeaky, proper cheese curds. Specifically the ranch flavored ones are his top pick.

Ultra Magnus: This was how Ultra Magnus found out he was lactose intolerant. He didn’t like any of them, and he won’t be asked to try again.

Ratchet: Ratchet chose blue cheese, purely because the flavor was so distinctive. It’s also a very mature choice of cheese, which just made sense for him. 

Decepticons

Megatron: Monterey Jack. The warlord refused to consume any cheeses but picked Monterey Jack just because to him, it sounded like an evil version of Colby Jack.

Starscream: Cheese whiz..?? When presented with the samples he didn’t bother to try anything, but automatically went for the can of cheese whiz, as if he already knew it..??? (He did what he had to do when he was rogue. Ik it doesnt make sense but its hilarious.)

Soundwave: Mozzarella. Soundwave had already heard of cheese on the internet indirectly throughout his few years of needing to interact with human information in order to serve Megatron. Because he understood mozzarella cheese to be a monumentally important cheese to human society, he internally likened himself to it, being himself monumentally important to the Decepticon cause. No one knew that this was why he chose mozzarella, they were just glad that he responded at all. 

Shockwave: When Shockwave received the cheese samples he did not taste anything and instead just.. Left to his lab and ran some tests.. After a while he decided on feta cheese, saying that it is among the healthiest of cheeses and therefore, for nutritional purposes, is the most logical choice.

Knockout: Camembert. It’s soft and fancy and french and… He hardly tasted much it, but liked pronouncing it, and appreciated that he could spread it on a cracker instead of getting a giant chunk stuck all up in his teeth.

Breakdown: Breakdown chose Parmesan cheese because he had once seen in a movie the grater that is used at restaurants where they just keep cranking it. He said it tasted as good as it looked in the movie.

Dreadwing: Dreadwing thought that Provolone was the ideal cheese. It seemed the most sensible.

St3v3: String cheese was St3v3’s pick, even though it is technically mozzarella. For him, it was a texture thing.

Airachnid: Cazu Marzu. It’s that maggot cheese that can kill you if you eat it. It wasn’t even on the sample plate, she just brought it herself.

Predacons

Predaking: Predaking chose smoked Gouda. He did admit that the smoke added a touch of familiarity to the cheese (seeing as, of course, breathing fire exposes you to plenty of smoky smells). Overall, he thought they were all pretty good, but somehow this was the only smoked one on the plate, so he chose it.

Skylynx: Skylynx thought the aged Swiss wasn’t that bad. The bitterness was enjoyable to him, and he found it best melted.

Darksteel: Limburger. It was the most controversial cheese on the plate, and that just made him think it was the most exciting one. The smell didn’t even bother him much, and he genuinely enjoyed the flavor.