...I still can't believe the Jazz/Prowl Love Anon is a real thing in this world. I wonder if people like that and Equara Hate Anon get together on the weekends for brunch or something
Also @spockandawe Your latest Whirl/Tailgate/Cyclonus fic was suuuuper hot and adorable. Sparkplay is interesting!
On the Rodimus pallette swap drama front, It seems we have..kind of an answer? http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Black_Rodimus_Convoy There's a new version of the Rodimus toy with kind of the same colors (more black and less purple). The character is called 'Black Rodimus Convoy', he's the physical embodiment of Rodimus' reluctance and insecurities. This might be another case of MTMTE drawing in another obscure character from the g1 continuity? Something batshit may happen and we'll have Rodimus and Anti-Rodimus running around for awhile. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Black_Rodimus_Convoy Ooh, I think you're on to something. Can we ship them?
okay but that concept intrigues me a lot. It sounds cheesy as fuck right now but given the writer team I actually trust this to be handled in an interesting way :D
Hypothetical question: in an AU where Tailgate made it to the Ark and ended up stuck in hellworld death universe with the rest of them, under the insane thumbs of Jihaxus and Galvatron, how do you think his relationship with Cyclonus would develop? I'm thinking one thing that would make it hard for them to make friends in the early days is the huge status gap: Cyclonus is the prize bodyguard of the probably insanely controlling Galvatron, Tailgate is a newbie waste disposal minibot. Perhaps when everything goes to hell, they have to work together for some reason to get back to the rest of the crew? -rubs chin-
Spoiler: Dying of the Light What if Tailgate triggered his outlier powers in the dead universe. And became a test subject for Jihaxus. Brrr.
...Okay, bear with me here Exhibit A: Jhiaxus's bizarre nose hair things Exhibit B: Tailgate's signature move, involving poking people in the face holes Conclusion: Tailgate Prime saves the day by accidentally jamming his fingers up Jhiaxus's nose in a heretofore unknown mnemosurgical technique
Spoiler: Discord thinks on Ark!Cygate IvyLB-Today at 12:56 PM ... how cruel would it be if EVEN THEN they aren't like officially conjunxes Petra-Today at 12:57 PM well, galvatron wouldn't have allowed it would he have mental block IvyLB-Today at 12:58 PM I assume the whole "Galvatron wouldn't allow it" might be enough that they BOTH don't really consider the possibility that they are both in love and Galvatron literally doesn't figure into the equation anymore Petra-Today at 12:58 PM yeah exactly they're just friends just partners. partners in the field. what's a friend. not them!!! tailgate is just just cyclonus' assistant that's all y/n IvyLB-Today at 1:00 PM pretty much while everyone around them is like "should- should we... say something or?" Tailgate literally sits on Cyclonus' lap, holding his hand JUST PARTNERS DOING PARTNER THING
Hm, since most mechs on the LL remembered Cyclonus mind-controlled rampage and didn't really trust him, what if that's the reason why Tailgate ended up rooming with him? Because Tailgate didn't have a reason to, well, not to? (But imagine sweet Tailgate who was with them in the dead universe, still open and honest and reaching out to people, and treating Cyclonus as this kinda odd mixture of I've-known-you-for-a-long-time-and-I-admire-you-and-we're-the-only-survivors-but-sorta-respectful-distance-because-hella-superior) Spoiler: up to dying of the light and then imagine what deaduniverse!tailgate wouldve done to getaway
A Tailgate who is sweet and bubbly not just because he's genuinely so, but as a defense mechanism because he's used to being surrounded by much bigger, much higher-on-the-arbitrary-social-order-Galvatron-enforced bots, and if he doesn't make himself useful what's going to happen? A Tailgate who is an obsessive seeker of validation not for the main timeline reason of he's scared to be forgotten, but because he's scared to NOT pump up egos.
Idk how, but while watching TFP I have wound up shipping Starscream with Knockout and Breakdown. (First Knockscream. Starout? But you can´t separate the evil husbands, so obviously Knockout and Breakdown acquire Starscream.)
Tailgate going along with Getaway's flirtnipulations until Getaway tells him the plan, at which point he drags Getaway to Security. Getaway assuming Tailgate is a pushover because he's a people-pleasure. Tailgate not telling Cyclonus he's just playing along because Cyclonus can't act, and it damaging their relationship for a bit.
Spoiler: More Discord talks Petra-Today at 1:35 PM Tailgate having as many weird unexplained neurosis as Cyclonus as a result of, well, Galvatron and Jihaxus, in his case IvyLB-Today at 1:36 PM yes very very good Petra-Today at 1:36 PM Tailgate hearing about Galvatron coming back IvyLB-Today at 1:36 PM oh my god Tailgate and Cyclonus huddling together for EVER about that then suddenly growing more distant than before to everyone's worry Petra-Today at 1:37 PM cause like. as hard as Cyclonus must have got it, Tailgate would also have an especially hard time, because he's young, he's small, he's an outlier (eventually), he is Low On The Social Order
