Something I rarely see anyone talk about, at least publicly is that Cyberverse Starscream is implied to have romantic interest in Windblade
Given it's much more apparent in the tie-in Game[Transformers Battlegrounds], which I doubt many have played but it is worth mentioning since that's where it is the most blatant(not by much but oh well).
In the show, I can assume that Starscream's incident with bumblebee at the cube game was driven by both his classist attitude towards bumblebee and some sort of possessiveness he has over Windblade.
Starscream is repeatedly shown to hold his fellow seekers at a higher value over other types of cybertronians, but he's seemingly more attentive to her value, specifically as a potential second in command.
In the game he says
"And the jet from caminus. I see you're still squandering your talents with this ground-pounding burnout"/"Meanwhile, I, starscream, command the entire decepticon offensive"/"it's never to late to join us, Windblade, and end the senseless destruction. What do you say?"
Trying very hard to smooth talk her into joining. Him(and failing)
In a (look at me, I'm much better company than these losers, why on earth would you choose them over me) type way
"you autobots. You never had the courage to strive for true greatness. Except one... Windblade"/"We're the same. We live for combat. It surrounds us. It defines us"/"You have no allegiance to their cause. Join me and command Cybertron as Captain of the seekers"
He's admitting that (1) he would choose WINDBLADE, a literal autobot over Slipstream to command the seekers in his place, that in my mind is strange, especially because he hates autobots, and (2) that he feels this sameness with her, which is WILD because he's totally self absorbed and self motivated, I cannot imagine any starscream actually saying this sort of thing if it was soley to lie.
(Note: according to a quick Google search, it is very likely that a person who harbors a boastful opinion of their own "specialness" seek out those with attributes they deem as equal to them, especially romantically)
And in the end when he fails to convince her, he BEGS
"NO-O-O! How can this be?"/"Windblade... Please...!"/"autobot...scum..."
It's so one sided💔
That fucking cornball cant handle rejection worth a damn
It's reads as romantic to me because I doubt Starscream would go out of his way to recruit someone like this if potential friendship was the only goal. He very clearly has more interest in her than anyone else other than Cheetor in the show, and given how he reacts it's very telling.
Also I'm not going to bring up NPD bc alot of weirdos online dehumanize people with narcissistic traits as if every single slightly self absorbed person is entirely evil and unredeemable for some reason, which is a gross and unhelpful generalization of this mental disorder.
I know Trump is a meme or whatever but can we have a serious conversation about what a fucking menace this guy really is. Not even half a year into his presidency and the havoc he’s been wreaking is insane
okay I knew this would happen ….. but this post is not a platform to make a point that we should’ve voted for Harris! Harris is a genocider. So is Trump. They’re both fascists…. Regardless of how overt one is about it. Please wise up 😭… I should be able to talk about how much Trump sucks without someone being like Well now you know you should’ve voted Harris!!!! Like i will literally block you on sight idgaf anymore
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Me with another TFA headcanon set? Who would've guessed. Got the inspiration for this one after realizing I'd done it with MysMes but not with Transformers. Enjoy!
Optimus Prime: Shoulders every single burden all by himself. Will not ask for help and open up to others when needed, even though not doing so ends up negatively impacting everyone more in the end than asking for help would've.
Bumblebee: Toxic positivity- enough said. You vent to him and he's like "oh but you have so much to be happy about!".
Bulkhead: Will not take sides in any conflict of his own accord even if he knows that one side is "right" if he fears it will upset any of his friends. Passively steps out of conflicts even when he's needed, unless it's an absolute emergency.
Ratchet: Refuses to open up about trauma that he has even though it affects the way he acts and negatively impacts the people around him, who are very confused as to why he acts the way he does.
Prowl: Has an ungodly superiority complex, tends to think he's better or smarter than others (even when he's not), though he's trying to work on that.
Sentinel Prime: I think we saw in the show, but he's very prideful and will never admit that he's wrong in any situation. Also terrible at offering genuine apologies- more of a sarcastic "I'm sorry you feel that way" than a genuine "I'm sorry I did (x)" kind of guy.
Jazz: Gets uncomfortable when things get too serious to the point that if people try to open up to him about something deep, he will change the subject or deflect them 90% of the time.
Ultra Magnus: Too by the book. Will do things that he doesn't believe in or ignore wrong doings for the sake of legality.
Megatron: Very selfish and very charming, which is a bad combo. Similar to Starscream, he will be nice to your face if needed and then screw you over in the end as long as it benefits him.
Starscream: So many, but the worst one is lying to people's face and then talking shit behind their backs or doing them wrong for his own benefit.
Blitzwing: Depends on which of the three personalities you're dealing with because they all have some pretty over the top toxic traits, but the worst and most prevalent one is that all three of them tend to belittle others to feel better about themselves- especially if their life is going bad or if they're feeling insecure about something in particular.
Lugnut: The Megatron obsession, obviously. It gets to the point that anyone and anything else in his life that should be prioritized get(s) pushed to the side for Megatron's sake when Megatron doesn't value him nearly as much.
Blackarachnia: Very vengeful and obsessive about getting revenge to the point that it's unhealthy. Obviously this is seen in her TFA episodes where she wants revenge on Optimus/Sentinel for what happened when they were in school- but those emotions are over a huge tragedy that happened in her life and are almost understandable. This toxic trait also applies to, say, someone who accidentally shoulder checked her or took her lunch from the staff fridge. If you wrong her in the slightest, she will make sure she has revenge, even if it was a genuine mistake.
Lockdown: Can't handle commitment. He's not scared of it, just not emotionally mature enough. Whether it be a job, a friendship, a romantic relationship, or whatever else, he won't commit. He doesn't care whose feelings it hurts or if he's passing up on something genuinely good for himself either.
Swindle: Also can't handle commitment, but I'd argue that his worst toxic trait is actually his concern for money. He's terrified of being broke to the point that it consumes his every waking minute. Sure, he enjoys the swindling, but if he misses out on money he panics and he will go to ridiculous lengths to get a good deal or to rip someone off.
Idek why the fandom is obsessed with giving characters sparklings or fankids, bc the most unappealing thing I can think of is raising a baby:
0 giving birth
1 in the middle of a war
2 with someone who tried to kill me and low-key didn't even apologize
3 raising a baby in general
4 and it's literally just there, being a baby, super boring
5 and the character is unfit to raise children
6 the baby is meant to "change" some nasty trait you don't like in a character, or make them more sympathetic
7 baby used as a plot device to give character more character when the baby itself has no character, and whomever has it can't even name anything specific about the damn baby
the way that ads dont even matter when you spend all your time on hobbies and autism activities and youre too scared of driving to ever notice billboards and theres a deadly evil wraith who stalks you, always on the edge of your vision but vanishing whenever you turn in its direction
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