"I am Nadine… an ordinary woman in an extraordinary place. A mother, just trying to protect a small life in a world that has lost its meaning." 🌸
Hello, My name is Nadine. I am a Palestinian mother to a little girl who has become the center of my life and the reason for my strength. 💖 We live today in harsh circumstances, unlike anything we knew life to be. Our home is no longer a home… we live in displacement, fear, lack of food, absence of medicine, and a lack of safety. 😔
Yet every morning, I open my eyes to my daughter's face, and I try again. 🌞 Because she is here, I must stay strong. 💪 Because she is small, I need to create a safe world for her… even though my world is broken.
We don't have much, but we hold on to each other. 🤝
I write these words to share a moment of our reality that you may not see in the news. I’m not seeking pity, nor do I want to burden anyone… All I ask is that my words reach a heart that knows compassion, and understands that help, even in the smallest form, can make a big difference in someone's life like ours. ✨
Life here doesn’t go as it should… but it goes on. We live on hope, the kindness of strangers, words of encouragement, and hands that reach out at the right time. 🌟 Maybe you can’t change everything, but you can change one day in our lives… And one day with dignity is all we need to keep fighting. 💫
My name is Nadin I’m a mother, a wife, and just one of many women in Gaza who are trying to hold on — to hope, to our families, to any piece
Even a kind word, sharing this post, or a sincere prayer… all of that makes a difference to us. 🙏
Thank you… from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for being here, for reading, for not turning a blind eye. To everyone who passed by here and left a kind mark: You are part of our strength. 🌷 From me and my little one: All my gratitude and all my prayers. 💖
Starscream used to be super self conscious about the spark-flowers growing on his frame, as it is a dead giveaway of his condition. Most of his discomfort was caused by the cruel comments of his "colleagues", tho.
Luckily, a yellow angry bot came to his rescue one day. Bee cannot suffer mech being mean towards other bots, especially bots with an handicap/condition. @goopylizardthingy
Fast forward, Windblade has lured Starscream and Bee into the Caminoan tradition of sharing their spark-flowers with loved ones. Braiding elaborate crowns of self-grown spark-flowers onto their partners' frame is one of the most direct way a Caminoan shows their affection and belonging to one another.
At this point Starscream is no longer self conscious and will participate in this "frivolous" act, to show his affection towards his sparkmates.
(Old Cybertron society frowned against this practice, because of the generalised hate towards Botanicas (aka spark-eaters). It was common in the society of Camino because it was mainly composed of Botanicas.) @quailrocks
My personal headcanon of sparklings is that in their protoform stage is when they are most malleable to change and then as they grow up become more solid.
Shockwave adopted Bumblebee when this period was over and already solidifying, but that doesn't mean his influence left no marks.
I combed through some episodes of earthspark and put together some references for Nightshade bc I'm gonna be real, there's not a lot of references out there and I am not willing to trudge through transphobia to find more through any given search engine so I just made em my damn self lmAO
Alpha Biografts were some of the first biograft models to be created (alongside Zeta’s), and were originally meant to be on-field medics. They were built to be lightweight and durable, with extensive medical knowledge.
The decrease in inphernal soldiers lead to Alpha Biografts quickly becoming outdated and obsolete soon after their initial creation. Some were destroyed, others were repurposed. Only a few of these models remain.
This specific biograft (nicknamed ‘Cat’ for the ear-like plates atop its head), had developed sentience after its ‘retirement’, expressing interests in traveling and learning about inphernals. It soon left blackrock and began its travels across different regions, learning and adapting. It’s developed somewhat of a sarcastic and witty personality, though is generally thoughtful and helps whenever its aid is needed.
I’m probably definitely not the first to think about this but oh well, I love this guy even if it looks a little bland 💔 I’ll be tinkering with its design here and there
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