4. More Papa Soundwave Bunnies. Soundwave realizes that Spike is an adolescent, and grows increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of killing someone very much like his cassettes.
Soundwave, Protector of the Young.
Actually, it reminds me of "Kite Strings and Sealing Wax", though that one the major protector of the young is Starscream.
6. Cross-species romances are…interesting, but generally follow the format of young(ish) female human and young-to-middling male autobot.
I'd love to see more variety in TF/Human romances too.
Or a romance at the end of life, where the human lover is old and grey, and the transformer is still young.
There was one plotbunny that someone wrote a fic for, about Sunstreaker getting to know a human, then the human died. Some of the other Autobots thought he was just sad to lose a good regular car wash (I think that's what it was) but Sunny was genuinely mourning losing his human friend. Now while not romantic, this prompt reminded me of that fic.
Or generational love affairs, where the descendents of one particular human all end up involved with the same mech.
I'd love to see that! Maybe Bumblebee and Sam's family, or Ironhide with the Lennox family.
Or same-sex pairings, with a human who grew up before the gay rights movement.
For some reason I'm thinking of Sparkplug Witwicky here. Given the era G1 is in, it's very easy for him to remember a time when homosexuality didn't have even the acceptance it had in the 80s.
Job related affairs, like Red Alert and some human ‘Independent Contractor’.
Movieverse Ratchet sometimes helps out the local search and rescue squad, and gets involved with one of the people on the team.
Or just plain affairs, with the mech cheating on their partner with a human.
Powerglide, Astoria and Moonracer.
Decepticon-human pairings, where the human is aware and frightened of their lover’s allegiance (Thundercracker and a pilot?).
There's also a fic on FFN about Thundercracker joining the Autobots. He's having all sorts of personal problems because he doesn't know where he fits in - not an Autobot, but not a Decepticon either. The fic has him getting to know an airforce mechanic - it's a somewhat rough relationship because TC has no interest in anything romantic with a human, plus in some of the more recent chapters there was a huge dispute because she played a prank on him that left him unable to transform. It's also a sequel to a Bluestreak/human fic. This prompt reminded me of that fic.
14. Rumble learns why you don’t piss off single parents. The autobots find more reasons to respect their human allies. Sparkplug discovers another use for a shovel.
XD Go Sparkplug!
21. If you found out your creator was reprogrammed, what would you do? Side with the faction you’ve been raised in, or the one who raised you?
This one strikes me as interesting because a bunny a couple of months back came up with Perceptor being Hot Rod's creator. It would be interesting how Hot Rod would react if he found out Perce had been reprogrammed, since I personally believe Roddy truly believes in Autobot ideals.
25. Human scientists begin to wonder what they could use energon for.
New fuel alternative? Especially if it can be produced from sources besides petroleum.
28. Spike is a Selkie, like his mother, who left them and returned to the sea. When the Decepticons settle into their underwater base, she notices.
...And brings down the wrath of the oceans on the Decepticons for hurting her son.
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4. More Papa Soundwave Bunnies. Soundwave realizes that Spike is an adolescent, and grows increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of killing someone very much like his cassettes.
Soundwave, Protector of the Young.
Actually, it reminds me of "Kite Strings and Sealing Wax", though that one the major protector of the young is Starscream.
6. Cross-species romances are…interesting, but generally follow the format of young(ish) female human and young-to-middling male autobot.
I'd love to see more variety in TF/Human romances too.
Or a romance at the end of life, where the human lover is old and grey, and the transformer is still young.
There was one plotbunny that someone wrote a fic for, about Sunstreaker getting to know a human, then the human died. Some of the other Autobots thought he was just sad to lose a good regular car wash (I think that's what it was) but Sunny was genuinely mourning losing his human friend.
Now while not romantic, this prompt reminded me of that fic.
Or generational love affairs, where the descendents of one particular human all end up involved with the same mech.
I'd love to see that! Maybe Bumblebee and Sam's family, or Ironhide with the Lennox family.
Or same-sex pairings, with a human who grew up before the gay rights movement.
For some reason I'm thinking of Sparkplug Witwicky here. Given the era G1 is in, it's very easy for him to remember a time when homosexuality didn't have even the acceptance it had in the 80s.
Job related affairs, like Red Alert and some human ‘Independent Contractor’.
Movieverse Ratchet sometimes helps out the local search and rescue squad, and gets involved with one of the people on the team.
Or just plain affairs, with the mech cheating on their partner with a human.
Powerglide, Astoria and Moonracer.
Decepticon-human pairings, where the human is aware and frightened of their lover’s allegiance (Thundercracker and a pilot?).
There's also a fic on FFN about Thundercracker joining the Autobots. He's having all sorts of personal problems because he doesn't know where he fits in - not an Autobot, but not a Decepticon either.
The fic has him getting to know an airforce mechanic - it's a somewhat rough relationship because TC has no interest in anything romantic with a human, plus in some of the more recent chapters there was a huge dispute because she played a prank on him that left him unable to transform. It's also a sequel to a Bluestreak/human fic.
This prompt reminded me of that fic.
14. Rumble learns why you don’t piss off single parents. The autobots find more reasons to respect their human allies. Sparkplug discovers another use for a shovel.
XD Go Sparkplug!
21. If you found out your creator was reprogrammed, what would you do? Side with the faction you’ve been raised in, or the one who raised you?
This one strikes me as interesting because a bunny a couple of months back came up with Perceptor being Hot Rod's creator. It would be interesting how Hot Rod would react if he found out Perce had been reprogrammed, since I personally believe Roddy truly believes in Autobot ideals.
25. Human scientists begin to wonder what they could use energon for.
New fuel alternative? Especially if it can be produced from sources besides petroleum.
28. Spike is a Selkie, like his mother, who left them and returned to the sea. When the Decepticons settle into their underwater base, she notices.
...And brings down the wrath of the oceans on the Decepticons for hurting her son.