#raf's rambles

[radical-dadical-rafael]

Jonmartin tangled au. is this anything.

[r-r-raf]

Accidentally signed myself up for Bible studies on Tuesday. How are u.

[tfp-is-my-lifeblood-lol]

Can we talk about this Rescue Bots episode (Spellbound) because I need to appreciate how TERRIFYING it is??? Especially considering it's cannon in the Aligned Universe. This is some A+ horror.

Like damn, some of Griffin Rock's technology is more powerful than even the Decepticon's tech.

Can you IMAGINE if those creepy mind-control cell phones were used in TFP?

Legit mind control that effects humans AND Cybertronians?

And it's SO UNSETTLINGLY subtle, too. The victim's voices sound like their normal selves but just SLIGHTLY off. *shutter* The voice actors did such a good job.

Just IMAGINE that in Prime.

I feel like Optimus would probably be immune (because the Matrix of Leadership is goated) but can you imagine the Jasper Trio getting mind-controlled, and all their guardians + Ratchet know SOMETHING is off, but not what? Then, slowly, the mind control spreads to the Bots? Or vice versa, the Bots go first, and the humans are like: "Something's up with my guardian."

Kinda wild that Invasion of the Body Snatchers shit 100% exists in TFP's world. Felt like I needed to acknowledge that.

Is this gonna be my next TFP headcanons post? Feeling inspired.🤔

[cynthiadasorceress]

Random TFP headcanons Part 1 (mostly humans)

Raf is deaf in one ear and has a cochlear implant

Jack is transmasc

Miko is ADHD

Raf is Autistic

Miko at one point tried to cut her own hair

Needless to say, it did not turn out well

Jack has a genetic mutation that causes naturally sharper canines

Yes, several vampire jokes were made about this

Raf has dirt on EVERYBODY at school, and is not afraid to use it

Along with the guitar, Miko is pretty good on a drum set

Jack is frequently called emo

Miko used to bite kids in kindergarten

Raf has skipped several grades and is currently a sophomore in duel enrollment

Jack's parents had split custody until Jack's dad just didn't come to pick him up and stopped paying child support

June tried to track down her ex-husband, but to no evail

The kids see Optimus as a father figure, and he is not going to tell them otherwise

Bumblebee is Ratchet and Optimus's unofficially adopted son

Raf will behave like a creature from the pits of the underworld if he feels safe

[mysticfoxdesigns]

Prime kids with new clothing designs

These outfits were so much fun to create

[writeyourletters-inthesand]

feeling normal

[thatturtleleon]

The bots and sleeping ramble

So I mainly have TFP in mind when I say this but do you think the bots like, freaked out at all when the humans first fell asleep around them?

I know Cybertronians have sleep cycles or something similar to sleeping (I think i've heard the terms "powering down" and "stasis lock/nap" but I'm still fairly new to transformers terminology so feel free to correct me). So they're not unfamiliar with the idea of resting for a certain amount of time to regain strength. But did they assume humans did too?

Probably yes. However I think it would be really funny if they didn't think about the idea of humans sleeping like they do.

Imagine Jack absolutely conked out on the couch after a long day and Ratchet's like "OHMYPRIMUS HE'S DEAD??" and Raf has to explain humans sleep when they're exhausted and during the night too. Or Miko taking a nap while Bulkhead's driving her somewhere and he's freaking out because Miko won't respond to him. Then she just lets out the loudest, ungodliest dad snore ever.

Wait that makes me think, the bots probably didn't know what snoring was either. Miko or Fowler are most likely where the bots heard it first, both of them seem like they'd knock a house down with their snores.

[hakusins]

wHY DO I HAVE MORE RAF CARDS THAN SYLUS IM SO FUCKING MAD STOP COMING TO ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE ARE RAF ENJOYERS OUT THERE AND IM NOT ONE OF THEM PLEASE GO TO THEM INSTEAD !!!!!!!!!

[romance-rambles]

caleb: *exists*

me: i love xavier i love xavier i love xavier i love xavier i love xavier i love xavier i loVE XAVIER DAMMIT STAY AWAY FROM ME

[radical-dadical-rafael]

I so understand why ppl like making content where Jon and Daisy are friends but have you considered the fact that um. They wouldn't be.

[r-r-raf]

Guess who finished their first day of college!!!!

[teabutmakeitazure]

I think I do like my men at least mildly annoying. I'm starting to see a little pattern

[cynthiadasorceress]

I know it's not entirely accurate, but...

Can we get Raf acting like demon spawn sometimes? The dude's twelve, he's probably not that mature, right? I imagine there are rare occasions where he will actively encourage Miko's less dangerous stunts (jumping from concerning high places, eating ungodly food combinations, etc.) simply because he can.

I mean really, he's Miko's second Voice of Reason™? Nuh uh. He will absolutely encourage her to try and bug out a brand new video game.

Usually he's chill, but sometimes.

Sometimes.

Not to mention, he's got a lot of siblings, and you know they absolutely do that to each other. If anything, Raf fueling the chaos should be seen as a sign of respect. He trusts you enough to act as a harbinger of chaos.

He's an almost teenage boy, he's allowed to be a chaos bringer every once and a while, no?

Maybe that's just me

[gildedkrone]

Meoww

eats you cutely chompppppp

[writeyourletters-inthesand]

was gonna make a post about the parallels between peter tork in the monkees' s2e20 "the devil and peter tork" and the marx brothers' treatment of harpo marx in Every Marx Bros Movie, especially with regard to being stripped of autonomy (bc autism), infantilized for the bit (bc autism) and allowed limited self-expression through musicianship only to learn that peter tork MODELED HIS PERFORMANCE in tdapt after harpo marx. i'm going crazy

[macadam]

i love how bumblebee was instantly able to tell nemisis wasnt optimus just from talking.

though this does mak eme wonder

can optimus understand bumblebee like raf?

Bee is a great character in transformers prime because it captures a balance for his type of character that shows sometimes (often) struggle with. In fact, tfp struggles with this with its other characters that fall under the same naive scrappy ruffian umbrella (looks at Miko. Looks at smokescreen.) Bee is the kid of the group. A little reckless, very naive, gets into trouble. But they successfully offset this by making him very resourceful and most importantly: incredibly observant. Which on top of rounding out his character well, also serves as great development to his role as the scout. It makes sense that he'd be the one to notice things when others don't. That's his job and he is so good at it and I am proud of him :]

As for the second point,, all the bots understand bumblebee. It's the humans who don't know what he is saying. I like the theory that bee communicates using emps instead of the standard audio waves-- though it doesn't explain why Raf can understand him.