If Lodestar is the Mom and Pop shop, Shoreline is the big business.
A PMC turned "research and asset redistributor", the frozen wastes hold secrets and power that Shoreline would love to sell to the highest bidder.
"Don't get in our way, or the waves will wash you away."
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I'm so excited to finally share this comic I've been working on for a quite some time! Queerplatonic relationships are so interesting to explore with transformers, and Jazz needs to learn that sometimes, you just need to reach out!
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A nine-panel comic focusing on Jazz that's about loneliness, queerplatonic relationships, and the need to reach out to others, with Jazz musing about feeling lonely after hearing about Lightbright and Lodestar being in a QPR.
PANEL ONE: Aboard Lodestar, Lightbright and Jazz are happily dancing to the song "In the Heart" by Kool & the Gang with multicolored lights shining on them. "I love this music you've shared with us, Jazz!" says Lightbright. "And you know how to boogie!" says Jazz. Windblade, who looks surprised, is walking across the dancefloor. She says, "Lightbright, you and your Titan, Lodestar, have such a close bond!" Song lyrics play in the background: "When you say you love somebody, you got to let them know about it!"
PANEL TWO: Lightbright says to Windblade, "Isn't it wonderful? She's my dancing and travelling companion for life." "Are you two Conjunx Endura?" Windblade asks. "No, we aren't Conjunx," answers Lightbright. "Amica Endura?" asks Windblade. "No, it's different…" says Lightbright.
PANEL THREE: "Could it be a queerplatonic vibe?" asks Jazz. "Oh yes, what a wonderful word! Yes, that's right," says Lightbright. Song lyrics play in the background: "You got this feeling you've been wanting to share. It makes you feel as though you're walking on air!"
PANEL FOUR: It cuts to reflections within Jazz's mind—memories he has. We see him racing on a track with Cliffjumper, Inferno, Wheeljack, and Hoist, all of them in vehicle mode. "I've got lots of friends!" Jazz is thinking in his narration.
PANEL FIVE: Now it shows Jazz in the Ark, standing alone in shadow, with couples all around him. His friends from the previous panel are now with romantic partners. Grapple has an arm around Hoist, Wheeljack excitedly points while Ratchet looks at him grumpily, Cliffjumper yells at Mirage who looks placidly affectionate, and Inferno carries Red Alert in his arms. "But as time's gone by, I've watched them pair off," thinks Jazz. "Sometimes I want to be somebody's number one priority."
PANEL SIX: It cuts to a pool somewhere on Cybertron, where Jazz watches from a distance as the Dinobots are fishing. Grimlock has a fish in his mouth. "When I see QPRs, they're not the type I'd want," thinks Jazz.
PANEL SEVEN: It cuts to a base somewhere else on Cybertron, under a starry sky, where Jazz sadly looks down from a balcony. "I've got all these specifications. Can I really find someone who'd be happy with them all too?" he wonders. "It's hard enough to think of someone I'd be okay sharing it all with."
PANEL EIGHT: We cut back to the present time, in Lodestar, on the dancefloor. The same song from before is still playing in the background. Jazz is standing, frozen, his visor dim, while he has a very slight smile on his face. "Jazz, are you okay?" Lightbright asks. Windblade adds, "You've been smiling quietly and staring off into space for… a long time now?" Song lyrics play in the background: "You know that I love you, you say you love me too…"
PANEL NINE: Jazz has fallen to his knees and is crying on the dancefloor, his visor bright with robotic "tears." Lightbright has her hands over her mouth in shock. Jazz exlaims: "Lightbright and Lodestar have the most beautiful QPR ever and what if nobody I want to share one with wants what I want?!" Windblade is kneeling beside him and has a hand on Jazz's shoulder. "…Oh, Jazz, um, have you tried asking?" she asks, a mix of saddened, confused, and questioning. The song lyrics from the previous panel continue: "…so why don't you let me know? Let's open our hearts and let the feelings show!"
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two underrated aliens imho x3
i think it could be funny if Lodestar accidentally pulls to himself Goop's anti-gravity projector
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