#miragetheshadow

[velvetwyrme]

Do you think some cybugs (especially ones born in captivity) would become lazy little guys and want their humans to carry them everywhere? I had a pet mantis about a year ago and he didn't fly too often, he would instead look where he wanted to go and wiggle his little arms to tell me to take him there. He also had this fascination with heights, he wanted to be as high up as possible.

Also tips: slugs are too sticky to work as bug food. Worms are ok (not the best nutrition wise but I had a hard time finding a meal for my mantis one week and wanted to keep him hydrated), but slugs will gum up their mandibles. (Coffee did not enjoy his mouth being cleaned.)

For predatory cybugs, tong feeding might not work. It's best to put them into a separate feeding tank and let them catch live prey. One with lots of space if they're an active hunter.

Make sure to keep their enclosure especially moist during molting! Otherwise they might get stuck or loose a limb :(

YEAH PROBABLY. i mean it's probably a combination of domestication and also just individual personality- i imagine some wild cybugs would be the same if they got into that situation. i feel like a lot of cybugs that have appeared "onscreen" so far are more independent in that regard, like... Jazz would like the attention but you look away for a second and somehow he's crawled up your sleeve to sit on your shoulder. And Starscream would enjoy getting carried around because it makes him frel important but hes also like "NO AFFECTION" so you'd also be at risk of him biting you or hissing at you...

and 🥺 that's so cute,,,, mantises are so wonderful, it's very neat to hesr abt ur experience in keeping one <3!! also thank you for the tips (?!) :0

ahfkfhekrhfkd im jist imagining what live feeding would entail for cybugs that fly. Buster just lets Starscream and Skywarp fly around catching mosquitoes during summer 😂

[your-local-tyrant]

My lord, your minicon is quite adorable. I'm curious, how do you see it? A tool, a pet, or perhaps a young impressionable little thing?

(ooc: I just found your blog and I love it! Also I'm curious about Leader 1 in your AU because in the show Optimus mentioned that the Decepticon Minicons view Megatron as a father figure of sorts, and I'm obsessed with the way Megatron reacted when he got Leader 1 back in the show as well, like that's his evil perfect little son!)

"Adorable is stretching it a bit far, but I will agree their size is laughable, especially when they try to argue or retaliate."

A light chuckle would come from the tyrant before he spoke up again.

"While some of my men do see their minicons as 'companions', I see them as they are, tools and weapons! From the moment I learned about them and the power they held I found ways to harness their power for my own. I surgically implanted the minicon ports so that I could use them in battle and they have proven to be even more valuable than regular weapons. We have used them for millenia to solidify our place as the rightful rulers of cybertron and with them we have the potential to do anything."

He would then shift the conversation to his own minicon.

"Leader 1 believes he can have a position of command within my ranks. I won't allow that of course, such a thought of allowing a minicon that position is ridiculous. Perhaps if he were born a cybertronian I would consider it, but he isn't and he will forever remain a tool for my personal use."

(Aaa thank you! I know I haven't mentioned leader 1 here much but I will talk about him more in the future! I am planning on making a post about his lore soon. I don't wanna spoil anything that I have planned but I will say that unfortunately in this au his lore is pretty dark and over the many years of being with the tyrant he's developed a twisted attachment to him in the form of Stockholm syndrome. My au follows more aspects of the comic series rather than the show, which is why it's so dark and it's also why the minicons fear armada rather than look up to him!)

[the-blue-truck]

A little bright yellow minicon knocks on the door to Optimus' quarters before entering, hauling with them a large energon cube they could barely carry. They set it down next to Optimus with a cheerful beep. Solarbot had seen how hard he worked and wanted to make sure he took care of himself.

((image from Shattered Glass comics, Solarbot is an obscure SG character that I stole to turn into a minicon oc lol)

"Oh. Is this for me?"

Optimus looks at the Mini Con, admiring the little one's effort to bring him the large Energon cube. The Prime chuckled softly and picked up the Energon cube with care.

"Thank you little fella! You sure are pretty strong! I appreciate what you did!"

Optimus really got happy by the little one's concern, and after he placed the large Energon cube on his desk, he offered the Mini Con a small cup, full of Energon for them to drink, gently tapping their little shoulder.

"Have a treat for being such a nice fella!"

(Also, your Solarbot is so cute! 💙)

[ask-doctor-wing-dingus-goober]

Can we put some furniture in the void where Dr. Goober is? I'd like to share my family's Easter/Egg Day/Bunny Day tradition!

When I grew out of egg hunts, my parents would hide quarters around the house for me to find! It was lots of fun, especially when egg hunts became too easy for me.

Previous/Next

I prefer egg hunts. Then I get candy. I like candy.

[satisfyingshark]

Have you made your own stim gifs from videos before? Do you have a good idea on how to film them? I have many things I would like to make gifs of for people to use freely for stim sets!

yes, i have! all of my original gifs are here. my sea creature stims that don't have a video linked are from videos i took on my iphone :)

as for making gifs from videos, get your video ready by taking it on your phone, or downloading a video from youtube, instagram, etc. you can find downloaders for different sites from a quick google! then i put them into ezgif. make the desired part of the video into a gif. i try to make mine 25fps, but you can choose what works for you. then click crop, crop it to the shape you like (a square is best for stimboards), and then if the size is over 10mb, resize it smaller :)

i believe in you!! feel free to let me know if you need help, i'd love to see your gifs!!

[sentinelassitantaethos]

Aethos, can you give Sentinel a hug for us? 🤗

(In honor of the start of this blog lol)

Sure? Hey boss!

Yes, Aethos?

Hugs Sentinel

Oh... blushes Uhm... Thank you...

He's not used to hugs out of nowhere lol, usually he either asks or she asks him, but this one was spontaneous

[seafurina]

its done!! the gourmands!!

man this took so long, sorry about that!

in order from top to bottom, these scugs belong to:

@lilacs-stash / @pansear-doodles / @mothwingedmyths / @azrielfiend / @cosmikazie / @squenble / @localcornflake / @subwaybug / @pmpwbrrs / @dustberry-dragon / @arandompeep / @stratusstormcloud / @miragetheshadow / @woopdeloopei / @girlbossespurr / @pookapufferfish / @zarithial / @dustballdrawsartwork / @vchumis / @sp1resong / me :3

[monotonedongs]

Multiple of you put in the comments and tags that Whirl would be the best/worst uncle and I agree - ref. the 2012 holiday issue with his scraplets! Shoutout to @hadesse1ch @miragetheshadow and @potato-sauce! Hope it's not too rude to throw in the tags/comments you put in!

That Cyclonus Funkopop figure that just got announced… my friend sent the image of it to me and it’s so cursed…

Somehow my brain therefore conjured this cursed meme so there it is.

(I’m super new to drawing mechs and transformers but recently read MTMTE and Lost Light and now they live in my brain rent free)

[sentinelsthiccass]

@ask-glory-haddock-and-others @pinkpinkmermayyy @endermaans @micromiik @argonmasters @icon-0f-iacon @miragetheshadow @ask-tfone-megatron @lord-starscream @127tko @saritamanyalu @the-paris-agreste-blog @invaderlazagna

And probably more but I'm not going to go naming everyone lol, just know I appreciate all of you!!!

@animated-scribble @y0ur-f4vor1te-crypt1d @kartsstuffig @44-mr-midnight-44 @silver-eater @free-slug-cat @my-mom-named-me-duck @softenedsunbeams @ccosmicentity @starsofthestorm @jaime-in-chaos @ the person who sent me this (i cant remember your url so sorry man) @ UHM UHM I FORGOT URLS

[bam-stroker]

Hey @miragetheshadow, as a cywhirlgate truther - you better believe they are (to me)

I got possessed by the opportunity for silly in @keferon's Texaid mech au and ended up with a slice of serious as well. Oh well, Bone Apple Teeth! - - - - -

Every muscle and joint in First Aid’s body aches. Flopped over the official break room lunch table, his face has been buried in his arms for at least twenty minutes. He’d taken one tired bite from a sad little sandwich at the start of his break, and now it’s just wilting beside him before he officially decides to just trash it. To be honest, he can’t find the energy to actually care. After months of cleaning up the messes left behind by that thing, lunch has become a “me time” escape for him as opposed to an actual meal. 

Well, to an extent. It can only be so much of a solo time with the cross over of employee lunch breaks. 

“You know, it’s not good to skip a meal when you work as hard as you do.” 

The sentiment is entirely sincere. Even face down, he can see the exact sad little face across from him. Those familiar blue eyes always twinkling with feeling. First Aid only grunts in acknowledgement. Why does Tailgate always have to be so… caring? He thinks to himself. Somewhere in the back of his mind, the memory of harsh laughter echoes at his thought. But it’s mechanical. As if that… machine is now a part of him. Haunting him. Or maybe it’s like a disease? But he can’t think of any illness where something like that can listen and watch to see the world through his eyes. Haunting it is then.

Whatever. He’ll take more time to care about that when he’s able to lift his head back up. Below his breath First Aid mutters, “I bet you like that, huh? Wearing me out. Must be so funny.” 

The voice in his head has nothing to say. 

First Aid huffs. Jerk.

Tailgate on the other hand, continues to pry. “So… Were you talking to him just then?”

Great. He’s saying shit out loud. Stellar! Amazing! This is going to do great things for his crumbling people skills. First Aid musters up that one sandwich bite’s worth of energy left in him to sit up. The popping of his joints should be concerning, but on the priorities list—stepping into a death trap daily as a new career—it’s hardly the top of it. 

“Look, Tailgate, I’m sorry. Yeah… I was talking to—” he starts to reply, and then cocks his head in confusion. “Wait, did you just say ‘him’?”

And there goes the old Tailgate big wet eyes shine. He nods his round little pale face, the short crop of his bleached white hair bouncing with the movement. “Well, yeah! Vortex is the one haunting it, right?” 

First Aid can’t help but sigh, slumping back into the uncomfortable break room chair. “Come on,” he replies. “Don’t tell me you’re another ghost believer?” 

He tries to keep the shake out of his voice. He tries to keep up the act, because if he admits it… if he admits it then it all becomes real.

Tailgate nods, giving a thoughtful hum as he eyes the sandwich waiting patiently to be eaten. “There’s a lot of stuff I don’t understand. But, it feels easier to talk about it like that,” he says. Looking back up to lock eyes with First Aid, there’s a weight behind his gaze. “You’re not the only one cleaning up the messes around here. So let me be a little superstitious to help me get through the job.”

With a heavy sigh, First Aid breaks the eye contact. It’s too much. 

He crosses his arms, staving off a shiver from the memory of the first time he ever cleaned up the mech. Of the look on Tailgate’s face, so scared, when he’d handed him the remnants. 

The janitor and the wannabe medic. What a sad sorry pair.

All First Aid can offer is a nod of his head in acknowledgement, before he changes the subject. “So yeah, I’ve been talking to…him. It’s about all I can do, since he’s the one, ugh, actually driving.” 

Tailgate gasps loudly, as he leans forward. “It’s like reverse Ratatouille!”

“What??” 

“He’s the rat, and you’re the chef.” Tailgate continues, an entirely too excited smile on his face. 

“No!”

“Yes!!” 

First Aid groans, rubbing his palms against his eyes. “Tailgate. Please. How is this anything like ratatouille?” He pleads.

Between the cracks of his fingers, he watches Tailgate gleefully lay out his vision. “Everybody thinks it’s you—but it’s really him driving. So you’re like the chef, but instead of being on the outside, you’re on the inside—that’s why it’s reverse—because the rat is in the hat driving the guy like some kind of chef mech suit in the movie. But the ghost mech is driving you. So you’re reverse ratatouille!”

There are no words. There’s absolutely nothing he can say in response to the nightmare of his new life being summed up as accurately as “reverse ratatouille”. 

With a weary sigh, First Aid leans forward on the table, staring down as if some other answer to what his life has become will appear like a magic eight ball in the scratched up countertop. 

No such luck. It’s the same table he’s looked at day after day. 

“Reverse Ratatouille…” First Aid murmurs. A haunted look in his eyes.

“Reverse Ratatouille.” Tailgate chimes back chipperly.

Far off in the haunted abyss of his mind, First Aid hears the crystal clear laughter of the mech at the revelation. 

Reverse Ratatouille.

[sentinelsthiccass]

I'm bringing all my rainbow loom stuff and some board games!

@invaderlazagna @endermaans @uchihagoddess @icon-0f-iacon @miragetheshadow @127tko @emichusai @saritamanyalu @the-paris-agreste-blog @the-girl-who-waited-forthedoctor @micromiik @ask-glory-haddock-and-others

SHOVING ALL MY MOOTS IN THIS PILLOW FORT

WHAT YALL BRINGING?????

@g0od-luck-macabr3-sh0ck-to0 @justa-opossum @etherealjellyfishgirl @xneolivia @radiowave-slushie @pangothepangolin @randomslinky @taco-bee @a-fucking-tornado @escapedcephalopod @halo-king3455 AND MOOT IN LAWS

[janjaguar]

@miragetheshadow IT’S ALL GOOD! I would love to be friends with anyone with the same interests as me. Especially if they’re passionate about Abzû and The Wild Robot. (Just check my pinned post 😊). Abzû is the most beautiful game I’ve ever played and I still listen to the soundtrack anytime I make art.

So, apparently the Abzû diver is a female robot similar to Roz. (Roz is genderless, but uses female pronouns).

I was thinking about my last post about these two wild robots. So, I drew both of them together, the Abzû Diver is listening to Roz talk about her son Brightbill. I kinda ship them :)

[sentinelsthiccass]

Get to know the mun!!

1. Name: Cas (previous names are Izzy, Tundra, and Guzma, but Cas is the one I'm sticking with now)

2. Height: 5'5

3. Language: English, though I also know a good bit of Spanish and Italian

4. Nationality: American

5. Current time: 4:45 PM

6. Favorite season: Spring, my town has loads of cherry trees that look so pretty!!

7. Favorite scent: yankee candle's midsummer nights (I think that's what it's called), it reminds me of summer nights as a teen, very nostalgic

8. Favorite color: tie between rose gold and turquoise

9. Favorite animal: fox

10. Favorite fictional character: TFO Sentinel Prime... well, he's actually tied with TFP Megatron

11. Normal amount of sleep: 4-8 hours, really depends

12. Coffee, tea, or chocolate: boy you can take one good look at my cupboard and tell it's full of tea bags

13. Number of blankets: if it's how many I own? 7-10, I have a problem. How many I use? Usually only one or two at a time

14. Dog or cat: both, I will never choose and I will die on this hill

15. Dream trip: I want to run barefoot in the Scottish wilderness. Also going to Mexico for Dia de Los Muertos would be nice. And Venice... soo many ideas

16. Dream job: working with kids, which I will be doing soon!!

17. Favorite styles of writing: idk man

18. Random facts: my main Spotify playlist has over 118 hours of music please help. Also I can dislocate my shoulder and pop it back into place. Also I am unapologetically chubby, thick thighs save lives baybee!!

Tagged by: see above lol yes I did just reblog instead of going to do another post out of laziness

Tagging: @pinkpinkmermayyy @endermaans @ask-glory-haddock-and-others @miragetheshadow @icon-0f-iacon @invaderlazagna

Y'all ain't gotta do it I just thought why not

Get to know the mun

Answer the questions for your RP partners to know you better - you can always skip a question if it’s too personal!

Name: Logan (Lo, Gary, Mitch)

Height: 5’9 (175cm)

Language: English

Nationality: Canadian

Current time: 1100 am

Favourite season: autumn and winter because I like wearing sweaters and jackets

Favourite Scent: the ocean, forest after it rains and metal (not sure how to explain the last one but something about it is so inviting)

Favourite colour: purple, orange, green

Favourite animal: cats, cranes

Favourite Fictional character: Thats so difficult to answer! I love Solus but I also love Arthur Morgan from RDR2

Normal amount of sleep: 6-8 hours

Coffee, Tea or Hot Chocolate?: I am a black coffee drinker (used to be double double in coffee)

Number of blankets you sleep with: One, maybe two if extra cold

Dogs or Cats: Cats! But would love to have a dog again eventually

Dream Trip: I’d love to meet some of the online friends. Also any trip where I’m not bound to my work since I travel that way mostly

Dream job: It used to be forensic scientist, however I think I’m happy now with being a Marine Tecnician

Reason for my URL: It’s her name so it was fitting lmao

Favourite style to write: love doing longer forms, angst has always been fun

Random fact: I am physically unable to burp. For the longest time I thought it was a skill you learn and that I just didn’t know how. Nope. Turns out I just can’t

Tagged by: No one, I just wanted to -w-

Tagging: Anyone who wants to steal it!

[satisfyingshark]

Give it a try with EZgif and see how it compares! It'll default to 10fps, but if you raise it, it should be better quality and less crunchy ^_^ You could also crop it to get rid of the black part on the sides, or make them square! I'd love to see some more transformers gifs!

Have you made your own stim gifs from videos before? Do you have a good idea on how to film them? I have many things I would like to make gifs of for people to use freely for stim sets!

yes, i have! all of my original gifs are here. my sea creature stims that don't have a video linked are from videos i took on my iphone :)

as for making gifs from videos, get your video ready by taking it on your phone, or downloading a video from youtube, instagram, etc. you can find downloaders for different sites from a quick google! then i put them into ezgif. make the desired part of the video into a gif. i try to make mine 25fps, but you can choose what works for you. then click crop, crop it to the shape you like (a square is best for stimboards), and then if the size is over 10mb, resize it smaller :)

i believe in you!! feel free to let me know if you need help, i'd love to see your gifs!!