#tfp Rafael Esquivel

[nova--spark]

So I am infamous now for the time I pointed out Op and Meg's eyes both are tears of sadness and of rage.

But @seraphim-seeker commented on my Megatron one with this in the tags

So yeah, what about Ratchet?

Ratchet has been described, in the Art of Prime to have soft eyes

Which, when looking at Ratchet, does in fact come across in his design but I wanna point out one very vital factor in his eyes.

These almost teardrop like additions to them.

And, knowing how rare to see them it is , believe me, I had to go through a lot of clips to find shots where it showed these tears I once again cannot help but be reminded of tears, of a medic in mourning.

Mourning what? The loss of his world, of his allies, his loved ones, his patients.

And it is so rare to see these tears, just as rare as it is to see Ratchet be vulnerable, because he puts on the armor and shields that hide his emotions from others.

With the kids for example, he immediately rejects the idea, but grows so close to Raf

one of my favorite gifs that shows how gentle and soft Ratchet once was is this

How he is quick to use both hands to catch Raf, and makes sure he has a hold of him with both, before making sure to shift to one carefully.

And keeping his eyes ON Raf, all times as he carries him.

And as always I mention RID15 for the rare good thing it did in design

It showed how tired he is. He was a war medic, making sure everyone made it back in one piece and made it out alive, and RID15 shows it in a way that makes it also feel so tragic

Ratchet bears the tears, ever eternal, of a doctor who couldn't save many, but saved those that mattered most.

Grumpy he may be, but there is a gentleness to him, no matter what he says to all.

[thewallsaretalking-again]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

wait what do you MEAN I’m four days late!?!

[blade-liger-4ever]

How I think Miko and Ironhide would be if partnered up

1:

Ironhide would definitely teach her how to defend herself, as well as the basics of using pretty much any weapon in existence (including some of the guns that have to be lurking in the base Fowler scrounged up for them.)

2:

Miko would still totally be rocking out to heavy metal and rock 'n roll. Ironhide, having had to put up with Jazz and Blaster's shenanigans, is practically immune to the noise by this point.

3:

Ironhide would be recounting hundreds of war stories to her, even all the gorey parts, and Miko would listen in building excitement while Jack claps his hands over Raf's ears and looks on in abject horror.

4:

Miko would take photos of him right before missions, and Ironhide would flex his biceps to indulge her especially since he knows he might not come back.

5:

Together they'd give Ratchet all kinds of grief with Miko's music, practical jokes the medic never understands (and then laugh at him for it), as well as the occasional times Ironhide brings Miko along/she gets past his radar.

6:

Ironhide also develops a "Miko sense" whenever something's up/wrong at base, and pretty much tears the place apart until he finds her. He also usually just hefts her up somewhere high that she has to shimmy down before a mission starts, but it's Miko. She's as much a force of nature as Ironhide is and will find a way to be with him.

And lastly, we'd have some moments where they actually argue, and one of those times, Ironhide gets quiet as Miko's last outburst reveals that she can't handle the stress. She can stay in one place for a while, but not when Ironhide goes out on a mission. Miko will literally wake up from nightmares of seeing his dead corpse on the battlefield, or of being told by Optimus that he died. She wants to protect him, warn him of danger, but being so small and so helpless makes her run through the GroundBridges in a desperate bid to do something to help him.

And as she cries her fears out, Ironhide will lightly brush her back with a finger and tell her how much that means to him. And he'll tell her that as much as he loves having her around, even in a war zone (because scrap, you've got nerve), he worries she'll get caught in the crossfire. That he or one of the others won't see her and she'll get stepped on, or taken and tortured by the 'Cons, and that it keeps him up at night when one of the 'Cons spots her and they narrowly survive.

And in the end, they work out an agreement: with Raf and Wheeljack's help, they make a little drone that follows him or one of the others around when on a mission. It plays live footage, and by hacking into its feed, not only will Miko be able to stay in touch while he's out, but they can both make certain Ironhide won't be snuck up on.

[hortensiashellhole]

Just remembered that Raf and Yuqi would be around the same age, wouldn’t they?

[kofitiamat]

@scarred-keys

As a paramedic, Ratchet's alt mode in tfp driving around Jasper is hilarious to me.

We usually know who is on what ambulance unit and where the other ambulances are. They have GPS trackers on them/on the ambulance's phone, so dispatch can see where they are. Jasper is a small town, so their EMS/Fire dept is likely small as fuck. So the first responders all likely know each other and what's going on.

NO ONE can track this weird ass ambulance. Dispatch has no idea where it came from.

The other medics in Jasper being like "what fucking unit is that" or "what THE FUCK." There's no department marking or star of life on Ratchet's alt's exterior, but it has lights and sirens. Which is fucking illegal.

The other first responders talk about the Mysterious Unknown ambulance that is OCCASIONALLY spotted like a fucking cryptid. It becomes an inside joke/urban legend.

[spicymotte]

let’s go to the beach!

[imagine-darksiders]

Optimus discovers humans.

Had a vision after remembering this amazing post by artist, Lomonte

[twigs-sprigs]

raf shoulve fucking BEEN THERE

[blade-liger-4ever]

@vitamaeternum

I never knew I need this.

dug up this old comic of tfp perceptor (the first one i made of him)

[orions-hound]

Transformers: Prime | Studio Trigger - Transformers 40th Anniversary

[pritong-baboy]

the quiet ones.

[nova--spark]

Hey! 🫵 Hey You! 🫵

So Alba has an interest in earth culture

Imagine the Jasper Trio teaching her modern slang

*yeets that idea at you and jumps out the window*

See now why would you do that to the birb.

She's gonna wanna learn all she can now.

And that means Japanese slang from Miko, English from Jack, and Spanish from Raf.

Because she loves learning fun little intricacies like that, about new slang made by the various decades, and oh god this could also go oh so wrong because shes a nerd and would wanna share, and suddenly you're gonna get Optimus in a

scenario.

cherri why

[zedortoo]

Can a Prime not hold his medic close?

Bonus:

[skybiie]

HUGEEE COMMISSION FOR THE LOVELY @/lako_14 on instagram!! A spark day surprise party held for bumblebee by his friends :3 inspired by a fanfic written by their friend!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50443126

THE FANFIC ^^^^^^^

[akikikis]

Crimis ratchet

[lace-tf]

In the honour of the upcoming Steel Ball anime... do you think... it would be a good idea to make KOSS watch Jojo?

not-so-daily koss 47: peak shounen is lost on them 😔

… I do think if he stayed to watch enough, though, Starscream would like Dio 🤦