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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEEEASE!

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I decided to change up my wallpaper a bit, so here's Earthspark Megs on my wallpaper <3 I'm actually F/Oing him now and I think he's my husband. I might make a fanfiction of him and Athena soon.

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What do these characters have in common?

* They all have tragic backstories

* Complex Personalities

* Are TERRIBLE people

* Hard to hate, but equally hard to sympathize with

* Abusive People

* Drinks ALOT

* G E N E R A T I O N A L T R A U M A

* I selfship with all three of them.

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Rodimus: Everytime I hear someone talking about updog, I’m torn between not wanting to fall for it and wanting to help them complete their joke.

Kup: Okay, but what is updog?

Swerve: Updog is a long sausage in a bun, often served with ketchup, mustard, onions, and/or relish.

Rung: Not, that’s a hot dog. An updog is when a new version or patch of an application is released.

Rose: No, that's an update. You’re thinking of the fourth largest city in Sweden.

Whirl: Surely, that’s Uppsala, where’s updog is the giant spider in Harry Potter.

Rodimus: That’s Aragog. Updog is a symbol conventionally used for an arbitrarily small number in analysis proofs.

Rung: You’re thinking of epsilon. Updog is an upward-moving air current.

Swerve: No, that’s an updraft. An updog is the modern version of a henway.

Kup: What’s a henway??

Rodimus: Oh, about five pounds.

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Rodimus: What did you guys get in your yearbook?

Rose: 'Prettiest Smile'

Rung: 'Nicest Personality'

Kup: 'Most likely to start a bar fight'

Swerve: 'Least likely to start a bar fight, but most likely to win one'

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Rodimus: *Posts a super low-quality image to the group chat*

Swerve: If I had a dollar for every pixel in this image, I’d have 15 cents

Rodimus: If I had a dollar for every ounce of rage I felt in my body after I read this text, I would have enough money to buy a cannon to fire at you

Kup: Actually I did the math, Swerve would have $225, not $0.15.

Swerve: Fam I’m right here....

Rung: If I had a dollar I would buy a can of soda :)

Rodimus: while you’re there could you buy me an apply juice please?

Rung: Sorry I only have a dollar

Rodimus: :(

Kup: Hey I just realized my friend is right, Swerve would have $22,500 because it's a dollar for every pixel, not a cent

Rung: If I had $22,500 I would buy a can of soda and an apply juice

Kup: You can buy anything you want with $22,500

Rose: Yeah and they want soda and apply juice

Swerve: Apply juice to what

Whirl: Directly to the forehead

Kup: Great chat everyone

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Rung: Just be yourself.

Kup: 'Be myself'? Rung, I have one day to win Rose over. How long did it take before you guys started liking me?

Rodimus: Couple weeks.

Swerve: Six months.

Whirl: Jury’s still out.

Kup: See, Rung?

Kup: 'Be myself'. What kind of garbage advice is that?

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*The squad right before Rose's wedding*

Kup: Well I have to go, I have a wedding to attend.

Swerve: Wait... Oh! I have a wedding to attend too!

Rung: Oh, I have a wedding to attend as well

Whirl: I THINK WE ALL HAVE WEDDINGS TO ATTEND Rodimus, panicked: I THINK I HAVE A WEDDING TO OFFICIATE

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Rodimus: Would you guys be there for me if I was going through something?

Kup: Nope, absolutely not.

Rung: I hope it sucks, whatever you're going through.

Swerve: I hope it emotionally scars you for the rest of your life.

Rose: I hope you reach out to me so I can ignore you.

Whirl: I can't wait to go to your funeral, knowing I could've changed that outcome.

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*The squad is over at Rodimus's house*

Kup: Ohhhh, we each get our own oven?

Rodimus: ... N-No...

Rodimus, laughing: How many ovens do you think I have???

Kup, motioning to his kitchen: Three, I thought!

Swerve: I see a-

Rodimus, motioning to one device: This is a microwave.

Kup: Oh, well I-

Rodimus: Hey wait wait, actually- hang on- *fiddles with the buttons on the microwave*

Rodimus, amazed: Its got a bake setting!

Rung: Ohoho, you learn something new every day!

Rose: Do we- Do we roshambo for who gets to pick first?

Rodimus: Now I've just discovered I have more ovens than I thought, we don't have to roshambo nothin!

Rodimus: I am someone who owns four ovens...

Rodimus, louder and way too happy: I am someone... who owns FOUR OVENS...

Rodimus: I didn't know I was so rich with ovens...

Whirl, pointing to another appliance: Also the toaster oven!

Rodimus:

Kup: Ohhh, toasty boy! Four- Five ovens!

Rodimus:

Rodimus, fucking ECSTATIC: I AM SOMEONE WHO OWNS FIVE OVENS

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Rodimus: Croissants: dropped

Kup: Road: works ahead

Swerve: BBQ sauce: on my titties

Rung: Shavacado: fre

Rose: Miss Keisha: fuckin dead

Whirl:

Whirl, grumpy: I didn’t understand a single word of that and I hate every single one of you.

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Whirl: Who the fuck added me to a fucking group chat?

Rose: >:O language

Swerve: Yeah watch your fucking language

Rodimus: OKAY WHO TAUGHT SWERVE THE FUCK WORD?

Kup: 'The fuck word'.

Rung: Are you stupid? You guys use the f word all the time

Swerve: Oh my god they censored it

Rodimus: Say fuck, Rung.

Swerve: Do it, Rung. Say fuck.

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*Squad reactions to being told ‘I love you’*

Rodimus: Thanks fam!

Kup: oh no

Swerve: *cries* I love you too

Rose: Sounds fake but okay

Rung: *A flustered mess*

Whirl: can i get a refund

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Rodimus: You really put aside everything and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast?

Swerve: Several traffic violations.

Rose: Three counts of resisting arrest.

Kup: Roughly thirteen cans of energy drinks.

Rung: Also, that’s not our car.

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Rodimus: Imagine if someone handed you a box full of all the items you have lost throughout your life

Swerve: Self-esteem, haven't seen you in years!

Rose: Oh wow, my childhood innocence! Thank you for finding this!

Kup: I knew I lost that potential somewhere!

Rung: My moral code, is that you?

Rodimus:

Rodimus: I was just gonna show you this cool trunk my mother left me but do you guys need a hug?

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A thing I'd like to point out about my version of Kup that distinguishes himself from most variations is that he suffers from SEVERE PTSD.

A war, he partaken in. Yet alone a CIVIL WAR. Is enough for a bot to gain some form of PTSD.

As a result, he's hooked to an addiction that is called smoking. It's not just Kup who has an overhauled personality. It's all the members.

I hinted at the aspect of Swerve having an inferiority-esque complex in the doc. And it's true, he has Self Esteem issues.

There's hints of Rung's Survivors Guilt and his attachment and worrisome tenencies.

There's hints of Rodimus' pessimistic and pressuring role as a leader.

There's hints about Whirl's depression and traumatic experiences.

Bottom line is, those overhauled personalities aren't there for the aesthetics. They are there for conflict. For each and every one of the members to grow and learn from their problems.

It's a pivet point in my AU's/Canon (Mainly The Main Six's time period are in the canon storyline of the MTMTE/LL Lore.) story. It's supposed to show that not all romantic relationships where each participants is happy.

Each and every single bot in The Main Five has their own convulted arc. That cannot be solved with a simple hug or resolution.

It's solved by a little thing I call Character Devolopment.

Rung should work out his SG and Worrisome Tenencies.

Kup should seek help for his PTSD.

Whirl should seek help for his Trauma.

Swerve should be more vocal of his insecurities.

Hell, Rodimus should also speak out loud.

All Bots on The Lost Light each has their own character arc.

Bottom line is, each character has a unique flaw about them.

The point of this relationship is love, but also finding themselves and pursuing a healthy relationship.

This is what its about.