#...oh lord...

[wistsandmagic]

@emptymanuscript

So we're not threadjacking that poor person's post anymore. XD

YES, in G1 Skyfire and Starscream were scientist buddies pre-War. That remains in some continuities, and is honestly the fan-favourite for the two of them in most iterations. Key word being most.

In the Aligned continuity (Which Transformers Prime is a part of, I know you're watching right now~) Megatron was a gladiator, yes. He rose to the top of the gladiatorial pits, though he was also a poet. Somewhat of the embodiment of the warrior-poet, though not as much as what is portrayed in the IDW continuity.

For Prime and other Aligned-related bits (the novels, RID 2015, Rescue Bots, etc.) he definitely has the braggadocio, and the cunning. He is moderately science-minded, in the way that all bots must be to some extent to be able to operate their own technology, but he is not a scientist, nor was he ever any kind of aristocrat. One of his biggest things is bragging about how he came from the pits and worked his way up from nothing. It's one reason he resorts so very easily to violence, despite his clear and marked intelligence. In...most cases. We are not including the idiocy that is EVERYTHING to do with Dark Energon, because then we would have no cartoon plot.

I am still mad about what they did to Cliffjumper. I know it was necessary for the plot, but the poor guy didn't even make it halfway through the season! Though, it is thematically important, both what they did and how Arcee is treated and developed. Keep an eye on it!

IDW goes much the same route with Megatron being a warrior-poet who started in the mines, got in trouble and wound up in the gladiatorial pits as punishment, and then rose to the top as a gladiator, then used that infamy to publish his works condemning the Senate. Which caught the eye of Orion Pax and Senator Shockwave, resulting in some interesting times Pre-War. Megatron, however, believed that violence was the only way to solve the corruption plaguing Cybertron, and others...disagreed. Hence you get the start of hatred, perceived betrayal, and a severe rivalry that ends up in all-out War, with some bots unfortunately getting caught in the middle of it and getting their lives destroyed even before tensions became full-fledged battle (but this is about Megatron and I will not tangent into a Shockwave rant....)

As for aristocracy and Megatron...that is straight from Transformers Animated, back in 2007. It's not part of the Aligned continuity, it's its own thing. Again, we don't actually know Megatron's backstory in that, just what we get in the show and some snippets of him leading the 'Cons in the past. We know he overthrew Megazarak, who led the Decepticons as a splinter off of the Destrons, and the claim is that Megazarak was exiled, though everyone knows Megatron straight up killed him.

From clues in the show he likes the finer things in life and has both the means and the contacts to get said finer things, and he knows how to carry himself as an aristocrat. Now whether or not that is a put-on is hard to say, but evidence points to him having actually been a Cybertronian aristocrat back in the day. Yes he is large like other Warframes, which society at large has deemed makes one automatically a Decepticon, since Autobots seem to generally be of the companion and civilian frame-types (besides Warrior classes like Optimus, Sentinel, and Ultra Magnus, but even THEY are small in comparison to Decepticons, though they are lauded as the elite of the elite in Autobot society), however, Megatron's frame shape says that he is a Warrior class, not a "Warframe". He looks as though he has modified himself to be larger, like the true Warframe Decepticons, but his shape belies the fact that he was clearly a Warrior class at some point in time. He also speaks and behaves like an aristocrat, not like one pretending at it. He doesn't like getting his hands dirty when someone else can do the dirty work for him, for instance. He seems to feel as though the world owes him a favour, and not in the way that delusions of grandeur usually manifest, as they do in Starscream. He is the elite, of course the world owes him a favour!

But again, this is all conjecture, as we're never actually given that bit of backstory. Animated ended too soon, tragically.

[glitter-stained]

Random goon: Hey boss, were you the one to pick that name as an alias? And why this one?

Red Hood : I used to have another name, before... A long time ago. But that person is dead now. I get to choose for myself now, they can't take that from me. I won't let them.

Goon: Huh.

***

Random Goon: Say boss, why do you never take off your shirt in front of us?

Red Hood: Well uh, I actually have that really fucked scar on my chest and I'm not comfortable with...

Random Goon: Don't worry boss, we get it, you don't have to explain yourself to us.

***

Red Hood, high on some toxin: God, I wish my family...

Random Goon (on boss-sitting duty): why not try reaching out to them?

Red Hood: They would never accept me as I am now... They wouldn't agree with my so-called "life choices". Besides, they don't miss me, they miss the person they think I used to be... I wasn't even a man when I last saw them.

Random Goon: Damn boss, that sucks.

***

And then the goons throw the Red Hood a party on trans visibility day and Jason is so confused he straight up cries.

[merchantphoto]

biden’s team during every commercial break

[yxleii]

WOAH WHO GAVE HER THAT (both vers.)

[ara-the-great]

Sylus wasn't one normally to pout. But when it came to you leaving he would become the most desperate man in the world just to get you to stay even if was for a little while.

It was your plan to just drop off the shirt sylus left behind in linkon and be off on your way. But here he was blocking your way to the door by leaning against the door with his large body ever so slightly tipsy.

"Don't leave yet." He leaned forward

"why?" You said

"You just came, stay for a while. If you want I'll drop you off myself. As you know it's not that safe in N109 zone."

"I came here just fine, I have a pile of laundry at my apartment. If it's not something important-" you were interrupted with him suddenly flicking your forehead.

"I haven't had the pleasure of your presence for days now. My heart isn't satisfied yet." He said softly. He refused to let you let you go so soon. You presence bought spring to his otherwise cold lair.

You laughed as you cupped his face "you are pouting my love"

"you always leave so soon." He pulled you in by your waist and nuzzled his face into your shoulder. "Stay just a bit more, at least stay till your scent lingers in the air. If not, stay till my heart calms down a bit." His eyes scanned your face as he pulled just a bit away. It was quite the sight to see the infamous leader of Onychinus begging and pouting.

"Sylus-"

"Let me live a bit sweetheart. Just stay for a while" he purred. He felt drunk on you. Your smile, your laugh, your scent. You were a walking temptation for him. And you were leaving

"Sylus how can I leave if you say things like that" you sighed

"But I haven't even said much yet. I haven't even heard much from you yet" He smiled knowing he was chipping away at your will to go home to whatever menial chores you had.

He leaned forward to capture your lips in a soft and tender kiss "Stay at least till I have prepared my heart for your absence"

"You are so dramatic" You laughed as you kissed him back your chores long forgotten.

[notacluedo]

he’s telling Neil to get his gross runners feet off the walls

challengers screencap redraw 🤌🤌

[charbroiledchicken]

reblog if you're a writer but would rather drink straight cyanide than show any of your family members your work

[molinaesque]

But I got something going now. A friend. And I don't wanna mess it up. Maybe that's what I was like for you.

[ramblesbiab]

still can't believe they had the audacity to put a trans furry this cunty into the gay kiss episode. Arcane is feeding sapphics of every kind

[inkskinned]

it is genuinely and truly terrifying to watch trump and his apostles create a crisis and then "resolve" the crisis.

it is terrifying to watch right-wing media first say they love the tariffs, that "america is finally first again," that we don't need to be in a global economy. but then trump changes his mind. the media, in the next day or even hour - suddenly admits that the market was crashing, that we were in serious economic danger. but no worries because trump has saved us all! he's brought us back from the brink and stocks skyrocketed, something biden never did! trump's a hero! he loves us! he saved america!

i hate that the word "fascist" doesn't even seem to alarm them anymore. i hate that they treat it as a joke. i hate that others lift their noses and say triggered, libs? while lives fall apart. this is a man who has a religion behind him. this is a god-king. this is a man who has warped the soul of america, and they treat him as if he's just a goofy genius with a heart of gold.

within one hour of the tarriffs being announced, i already saw a commenter on instagram saying this is how we know he's playing chess, not checkers. but all the libs already sold their stocks, and i'm sat here laughing. i had to close my eyes.

[abandoned-quiche]

I LOVE ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS BTW. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE YOUR HATE FOR THEM ON MY POST

[greypistacchio]

"Cas, not for nothing, but the last person who looked at me like that, I got laid" was gay enough

BUT WHY DID EVERYONE FAIL TO MENTION THAT DEAN FUCKING WINKS AT CASTIEL AFTER THAT!?!???

i am speechless right now. like. if we got this in a post-2020 show it would be THE sign that they will, in fact, get laid sooner than later. if this happened between Dean and a woman, there would be zero doubts about them being endgame. how did the world allow the CW to gaslight us about Destiel when this scene exists. how did they succeed. how.

oh my beloved original Destiel shippers, they hated you because you spoke the truth

[imhere-imqueer-ilikedeer]

Part 4

yeah, i um.... forgot I was collecting these for a while.

[static-cephalopod]

“These cactus walls are giving me like flashbacks…”

“Feel like im going to go to a punching duel-“

Losing my mind

[ara-the-great]

Sylus when you come back from vacation (without him) is always a bit more touchy. His hugs last a bit longer and his kisses are a bit deeper. His hands are always lingering. Why? Because he missed your presence even though you were only gone for a week. He was like a clingy cat who hadn't seen his owner for a while.

Here you guys were cuddling in bed watching some weird true crime documentary and he was wrapped you like a blanket. He was basically rubbing his face against your face when cuddling and you swore you could hear him purr.

"Sylus?"

"yes sweetheart?" He paused to place a kiss on your cheeks. His arms still wrapped around you from behind. His had drawing little soothing circles on your arms.

"is it just me or are you acting like a cat" you said as you ruffled his hair

"the real cat is curled up in my lap" he kissed your neck while slowly creeping up to go tickle your sides.

"Don't you dare- DONT DO IT SYLUS EEK AAHHHAHAHAHA" you squealed as he began tickling you. You were starting to fear that it was going to become his go to attack to avoid a question.

"isn't a man allowed to enjoy his time with his woman when she was away for so long?" He chuckled

"It was merely a week!" You said calming down

"Torturous none the less" he ruffled your hair as he helped you back into his lap.

"Am I to assume you didn't like your gift then?" You had bought him a classical vinyl record, along with a few brooches and chains

One of his beautifully sculpted eyebrows quirked up. "Hmm on the contrary I liked it quite a lot " he whispered as he nipped your ears. "You would sing that for me wouldn't you? I'll consider it as a make up for all the time I missed your voice while you were gone."

[beanghostprincess]

Our boy is a fashion icon!!!