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I get more and more depressed every time I fill out a request on Tumblr because I get to the verification stage and realize that, unfortunately, I am still not a robot :(

I too feel this pain, but one day, with any luck. I might at least reach the status of Cyborg, wherein I will never hide my cybernetic enhancements.

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The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)

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what does html stand for?

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something i wish i had realized earlier: you can write poems on the same subject more than once. you can write, paint, draw the same thing over and over if you want to. you can spend your whole life making art about oranges. i think i always felt this pressure to get it right the first time like i couldn’t go back and use that inspiration again. but you can. you can go back and revisit it. you can pick up the conversation again and again if you have more to say.

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Headcanons about sg tfp Cons? I mean like personalities, backstories, appearances.

Okay so, there is a lot to go over here for each bot. I pretty much just went till I lost my steam, which was only two bots. If people want more then I’ll do more but for now, have Megatron and Shockwave.

Tfp Megatron

Instead of being made of sharp curves and points, he’s a bit more blocky with straighter edges and flatter squares (I really hope that makes sense). He’s a lighter grey with a few blue accents instead of the usual purple.

He was a miner who became a gladiator as an escape from the horrid conditions. He’s just as impressive as the normal Megatron. As the crowd chanted his name, his chosen one, not the one assigned to him, he felt amazing. But upon reflection, he realized how twisted it was. He was born into the position of a miner, someone who should never have seen the sun but was one of the few who had stolen a small glimpse of it anyway, became a gladiator who killed his fellow bots to try and escape the horrid day to day horrid life he lived. It was sickening. He couldn’t fight anymore. He wanted to tear down the class system, bring equality to cybertron, and give a voice to those at the bottom for the first time in many millennia. Along the way of preaching his beliefs and trying to gain a following he befriended Orian, quickly sharing a close bond.

When Orian presented Megatron’s beliefs to the council, Megatron felt betrayed. Of course, they soaked up what the archivist had to say, a few even commenting they may have the next prime among them. As much as he tried to not be jealous of the quick following Orian gained for beliefs Megatron had taught him he couldn’t stop himself. A confrontation leads to an explosive argument, Orian showing himself to be a lot nastier than previously seen. Orian then began to spread rumors of Megatron having ulterior motives, of being power hungry and wanting to take over Cybertron by any means necessary. With a tarnished reputation Megatron was left with only a small group of loyal bots as close friends, Soundwave, Shockwave, and Starscream being among them.

It’s when Orian journeyed to the center of Cybertron and was labeled as Optimus Prime that he showed his true colors. He began to take the planet over by force, leaving everyone scrambling to choose a side. Autobots, with the fabled Optimus Prime, who had to be doing this for a reason, or the Decepticons, with Megatron, a lowly miner who was supposedly a power hungry and violent mech. With everything against him, Megatron fought as much as he could, losing Cybertron in the process. Eventually the war makes its way to Earth, where he swears to himself to finally end the war before it goes any further, before cybertronians went extinct from this war.

He is a mech riddled with guilt and anxiety. Megatron is a good leader though, often forgetting to care for himself. His second in command,   Starscream, is probably the only reason Megatron hadn’t accidentally starved himself.

He really likes humans. They’re quirky little creatures with so much energy and spite in these little squishy bodies. Though he’s terrified that if he interacted with a human that he’d accidentally hurt them. 

Will drop everything to listen to someone who’s having a hard day, especially if he can do something about it. Most bots tend to be pretty intimidated by him though so he doesn’t have a lot of people he’s close to. 

He’s so tired all the time. Needs to learn what a self-care day is and just go off and take a self-care month. 

The type of person who is really charismatic on stage, able to whip up inspirational speeches out of nowhere in the most dire of situations and inspire the whole Nemesis, but the second you try and talk to one on one with him he is awkward as hell. Small talk kills him and he struggles to carry a conversation sooo bad.

Tfp Shockwave.

He’s a bit slimmer and more round rather than blocky. He’s mostly an orange-tan color with a lighter beige instead of black. His optic and biolight are a bright electric blue though. He’s intensely expressive and easily exited by the simplest things so you’ll rarely see him without his closest equivalent of a smile.

He was originally a part of the scientist cast, making great improvements that aided Cybertron. He even volunteered his free time to provide medical aid to gladiators, which is where he met Megatron and heard some of his earlier thoughts of the casting system. He was of the small group that didn’t shun Meagtron when rumors started arising, even when his own reputation began to fall. While he wasn’t as close as some other bots, he couldn’t believe that Megatron was like that. When the war began he was quick to lend his servos and help, mostly making defensive devices to protect troupes from the merciless autobots. After an particularly awful interrogation and ground bridge explosion that he would rather never speak of again, he was abandoned on Cybertron. All alone he began an experiment to try and bring back predacons, an old species long gone that he had loved so much. It was successful, and when he was on the Nemesis he was eager to share this with Megatron. Finally with the other Decepticons again he resumed his duties providing the best tech he could come up with to aid the Decepticon cause.

I know a common interpretation is the anti-vax, crystal energy obsessed, sciences denier type but I really dislike this interpretation. Plus, I wouldn't ever be able to properly write him without doing some shitty caricature. I think doing something more like a Bill Nye type would be more interesting. A mech with who sees science as its own type of magic who’s excited to share what he knows to anyone that will listen. A little eccentric and odd in his own way.

His best friend is Predaking. They are near inseparable and often eat together during Shockwaves breaks.

He may not have a face, but he’s so expressive with the rest of his body he doesn’t really need one show expression. His biolights glow brighter or flash at different speeds, his kibble will move, he’ll slouch or stand straight, all depending on how he feels.

Chatterbox. The only one who talks more than him is Soundwave. Ironically they rarely use actual words in their communications, instead using mostly memes and emoticons. No one can understand a thing they’re saying to each other.

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Everyone is always like: megatron has fallen!

but nobody’s ever like: can we help you back up man?

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*tries to write Megs smut* *accidentally writes five page philosophy essay*

megatron just brings that side out in people

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Optimus God Complex Prime, whose taste in men has been on decline since Senator Shockwave and is clearly suffering from LBUHS (Lack of Braincells due to Unresolved H*rniness Syndrome): Yeah so Megatron just invoked the right to follow a law no one even remembered existed and filmed a YouTube Apology™ denouncing the Decepticon cause so I'm gonna put him on a quest which will be trying to prove the existence of a myth and may never end effectively saving his life. Also I'll make him co-captain of the Lost Light.

Everyone else watching all this go down:

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so what are the top 3 most endearing ravage pics for u?

a quiet, loyal (although pretty evil) man with strength in his convictions and determination to his cause

he’s my cunning, scheming husband. absolutely wicked.

i also think that like megatron, ravage’s backstory before the war is very telling for WHY so many bots flocked to the decepticon cause. completely rejected by society and pretty much the lowest of the low by design, without any say in the matter. not for any fault of his own. i just love ravage there’s so much to his story and he’s so underappreciated. i love mech’s like Optimus and Ratchet, but they had a place in society and something to set them apart. i think it would be easy to be on the side of the autobots if you’re normal and bipedal with no processor abnormalities or any differences from the bots who share your build.

ANYWAY that was long for just this simple ask but I LOVE HIM SO

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fuck megatron redemption all my homies hate megatron redemption mr. "i cried in a field of flowers now all my war crimes are forgiven"

SCREEEEEEAM

okay but this is,,,, sort of how i feel i LOVE megatron and i would love a complicated redemption arc but the comic was too short to really address all the complications of like genocide and war and also what a truly vile person he has to be to wage war for millions of years just to slaughter a bunch of helpless aliens who simply exist

like the field of flowers was a cute sort of idea i guess but like,,, idk i feel like his penance should have been having to walk that endless field forever and ever without reprieve or a hint of whether he can truly be forgiven just leave him guessing for eternity or something like that idk

BUT IN THE SAME WAY I WAS TALKING ABOUT does that mean cyclonus or drift or ANY of the decepticons be forgiven??? i love Knockout but should he just get to live with his lover happily should they be able to just HAVE that

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Worldbuilding Masterpost

I realize I’ve created a lot of stuff oops, so I’ll compile it all here by topic and update it as I post more.

Worldbuilding tag

Biology

General overview of frametypes and details

Size classes and maturity stages

Size null

Modal frames

Hotspots and spaklings

Frame dysphoria

Faces

Dentae and braces

Emotive optics

Neurodivergence, mental illness

Shadowplay doesn’t exist

Supernatural frames

Soundwave’s tentacles

Supernatural paintjobs

White in paintjobs

Subspace and relics

Use of multiple relics

Corrupt relic brands

Family

Group home families

Nuclear family structure

Sparks, siblings, and relationships

Twins

Culture

Faction ideology

Gutter children

The Gatoraider cryptid

The mothmech Necrobot cryptid

Government

Functionism

Beastformer domestication

The Grand Architect

Colony governments

Language

Pronouns

Names and titles

Slang

Accents

Accents in hero form

History & Mythology

Guiding Hand, 13 Primes, and Knights of Cybertron

The Allspark

Simfur

Doradus

Artillery (OC)

Unicron

Demons and abandoned places

Food

Fossil fuels

Edible and non-edible materials

Eating with faceplates

Cooking show

Utensil sizes

Individual dishes

First post, utensil size

Second post

Third post

Fourth post

Fifth post

Sixth post

Seventh post

Cupcake

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If the decepticons had patches TFP

Megatron

Soundwave

Starscream

Knockout

Breakdown

Shockwave

Predaking

Vehicons

Eradacons

Arachnid

Skyquake

Dreadwing

Lazerbeak

Insecticons

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So I have read several people complaining that they can’t be expected to know the “unwritten rules” of fandom. So here’s what I wish people knew:

Fanfiction is fiction.

Fictional people are not real.

Fictional people do not have rights.

Fictional people cannot be abused.

Reading or writing about something does not mean the desire to do or support it in the real world.

If I find art upsetting/triggering/disgusting/outraging/unpleasant/squicky/distressing/offensive, it is on me not to read it, not the creators and hosts to remove it.

Curate your own experience. The back buttons exist for a reason.

If you don’t trust yourself to do that, get someone you trust to do it for you.

Fandom is an adult space. Adults create and own and host fandom spaces. If minors want to participate, then the onus is on them and their parents/guardians/trusted adults to ensure they participate appropriately, not on strange adults to stop being adults.

You often don’t know the assault status or mental health status or neurotype or race or nationality or religion or gender or sexuality or age of a creator or consumer, and they do not have to disclose to you to justify their fantasy.

AO3 is not a safe space. It is not intended to be a safe space. Proceed accordingly.

Just because you don’t like something or find it offensive doesn’t mean it is a “problem” that “has to be dealt with”.

Most characters in anime are not white.

There is no onus on you to reblog or share anything.

Everyone makes mistakes in fandom and is less than their best self sometimes.

Persistent pseudonyms encourage long term relationships.

Ship wars are stupid.

Someone else enjoying things does not impact on your own enjoyment of other things.

Tagging and warning is a courtesy, not a requirement. Assume any fic might contain untagged content.

Rating is an imprecise art, not a science.

Don’t hassle IP creators.

Most people who are in fandom are hoping to make connections based on a shared passion.

Trying to profit from transformative fanworks puts us all at risk.

No one is obligated to share your head canon or fanon.

Being kind rarely fails to pay off.

It is okay to block and remove people who make your experience unpleasant. You don’t have to placate them. (Learn from my mistakes).

Britpicking is a good thing.

You don’t have to justify why you like a canon/pairing/trope/kink. Sometimes navel gazing is fun, but you don’t have an obligation to explain yourself, especially to strangers. I share the overwhelming desire to refute an unfair accusation, but the people accusing you are rarely doing so in good faith, so you’re batting a losing wicket.

I’m not your Mum. (Well, okay, a very few of you can call me Mum or Mom, but if you are one of them you already know who you are ❤️)

If you aren’t mature enough to take responsibility for your online experiences, you aren’t mature enough to be in fandom spaces.

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psst. can i ask for some comfort tfa megs and tfp orion/optimus?

(god, sorry for taking forever to respond, video game consume life, must gear up, also been having LARGE writer’s block, ESPECIALLY for romance, Romance is my weakest link in writing)

Orion missed home, he missed his libraries, his studies, the archives. Living on this alternative universe, on a planet that’s called a decepticon homeworld. They all looked to focus on fighting, on war. He felt out of place, no matter how much this Megatron gave him. Energon that reminded him of home, travel, ships, fighting training, but none of it felt like home. Then one day, Megatron said he had a surprise for him. Orion had a visor over his optics to keep the gift a surprise.  “I worked hard on this, going through every bit of storage, data, and even digging through wreckage. I apologize for the long wait, but we couldn’t just steal Autobot records, all of it is twisted and fake. These are all originals.” Megatron’s voice came from the left of him. “What do you mean?” Orion asked before the visor came off and Orion gasped, an entire library, most records are cracked or reprinted, but every single one is an original from before the wars. Books, archives, records, datapads, databases. All here, all that could be recovered that is.  “A completely non-censored archive room. None of this is adjusted to our agenda or the Autobot’s. It’s your right to develop your own opinion through the original history, not with tinted optics. This will cover nothing, not the Autobot’s crimes, not even our own. Do with it what you will. Perhaps even we will learn from it.” Megatron smiled at the revived history, his own poetry was there, but he went by a penname, but hopefully, Orion will know. For now, at least, let the archivist enjoy the lost history.

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Me trying to support my friends

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G1 pls stop dat shit

@thebesttyrant would it be fucked up if I did this????

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made a thing