double trouble

indie au sunstreaker & sideswipe | 18+ only | dash only | rules & dossier

[gemiinus]

it's a twin thing

rules & dossier

18+ & mutuals only

[exitialepulchritudo]

" Hes not looking particularly well." An idle observation. Crouched and hunkered down to observe them as she is.

She slow blinks at them. Then rocks on her pedes slightly," Would you like somewhere to be?"

A slightly fanged grin.

[gemiinus]

Sunstreaker gives a grumpy huff in response, and Sideswipe gently thumps his brother's back, tipping his head towards Arcee, expression neutral at least for a moment.

"His tanks are giving him a lot of trouble."

A pause, and then he leans back, tipping his head in the other direction as Sunstreaker lifts his head to speak.

"What somewhere?"

[a-life-revised]

{ @gemiinus }

It is.. unthinkable, for anyone to leave sparklings alone, out in the open.

Megatron stares at them, and tries not to let his rage get the best of him, the way it rises and swells until his face is flushed with it. He takes a deep invent to cool down, and then another, until he feels a little unhinged and not entirely out of his processor.

“I have to say, it’s not idea, to be sitting somewhere, like this,” he starts, bending down onto one knee to make himself less threatening, servo offered, palm up. “It’s dangerous, and the streets get cold, at a time like this. Are you hungry?”

[gemiinus]

The sparklings he's found are clearly malnourished, their little frames tinged at the seams with the faintest hint of gray, round gold optics focused on the bigger mech looking down at them.

They're small. Not very old. But from the look of them, if their parents had been anywhere nearby, it certainly wasn't anytime recent.

Both of them press closer to each other, the plating along their spinal struts fluffing up, like hackles raising. Lip plating curls back on little fangs, both of them shaking.

Scared. Tired. Hungry.

But also distrustful, after several days of poor treatment at the hands of those that should have cared for them.

[gemiinus]

Arcee is looking at a particular pair of twins with curiosity (and maybe some concern).

The pair looks back with wide blue optics, Sunstreaker still with his head pressed into his twin's shoulder. They're quiet and wary, same as they always are.

Sideswipe finally fluffs his armor out a bit, keeping Sunstreaker as close as he can.

"...yeah?"

[gemiinus]

They're tired, and Sunstreaker's feeling off. Bundled up against his twin's side, head bunted against his shoulder.

[leneemusing]

well

[noahsresources]

reflective prompts.

sometimes your muse reflects on some things about themselves, your muse, or another muse. on things that are new, things that are old, and things that just haven’t changed, even with everything they’ve been through together. darker & spicier prompts towards the bottom! CW: swearing, mentions of drinking & smoking weed. feel free to edit pronouns/descriptors as needed, & play around with context ♡

❝ you look … different.  … happier.  like there’s a lot more pep in your step. ❞ ❝ you still have this air of … sadness about you. ❞ ❝ you don’t need to try so hard to be good … deep in my heart i know that you already are. ❞ ❝ … i still have this burning desire deep inside to … to fuck over everyone, everything, that has wronged me. ❞ ❝ everyone makes mistakes, even you. ❞ ❝ i still have no idea what i’m capable of, even after all of this … ❞ ❝ i still feel like such a cruel son of a bitch … like a murderer, even … ❞ ❝ you’re still such a leader … in so many ways. ❞ ❝ my family would be so ashamed of the person i’ve become … ❞ ❝ i finally think i’ve learned how to show a bit of mercy. ❞ ❝ you know, going around following strangers is gonna get you screwed one of these days.  haven’t you learned anything from the past? ❞ ❝ he’s/she’s/they’ve really mellowed you out.  it’s nice to see you taking on this kind of change. ❞ ❝ i can’t believe you’re still so sensitive here. ❞ ❝ dammit, i hate that i’m still sensitive there … i thought i grew out of that … ❞ ❝ i loved when he/she/they touched me … but i guess i won’t be feeling that anymore … ❞ ❝ i think getting married to him/her/them helped him/her/them see the world a little differently.  like things aren’t so bad. ❞ ❝ your bladder’s still small as ever, huh? ❞ ❝ … whoah … you look incredible in that suit and tie/tuxedo/dress/gown/other specified article(s) of clothing … ❞ ❝ he/she/they still look(s) like he’s/she’s/they’re gonna piss his/her/their pants. ❞ ❝ haha, [name] … still hiding from everyone/everything, huh? ❞ ❝ you’ve come out of your shell so much.  … i can’t help but feel kinda proud of you. ❞ ❝ you/he/she/they doesn’t/don’t seem like the kind of person who would do something like that. ❞ ❝ i feel like i’m drowning in your eyes … ❞ ❝ no, keep singing for me, please … you’re quite good. ❞ ❝ look at you, begging for attention like this … so cute … ❞ ❝ … being lied to has never broken my heart this much. ❞ ❝ … do i love him/her/them?  not even i know … ❞ ❝ … you’ve never cried like this before … are you okay? ❞ ❝ i wonder how you got this scar … ❞ ❝ who knew you could be so shy? ❞ ❝ still the same shy person as always, huh? ❞ ❝ i never knew that you/he/she/they could be so adorable. ❞ ❝ i haven’t actually spoken to him/her/them for quite a while … i have this sense that he’s/she’s/they’re still so wounded and bruised. ❞ ❝ you do not seem like the kind of person who’d be afraid of something like that. ❞ ❝ he/she/they look(s) like he/she/they just got bit by a snake, died, ascended to heaven, descended to hell, and ascended back up to the overworld. ❞ ❝ so, you finally learned how to use my weapon. ❞ ❝ … have you … have you ever kissed anyone under the stars before?  … just like this? ❞ ❝ i never took you for much of a swearer.  it’s an interesting change. ❞ ❝ … i’ve never really been much of a swearer.  i guess it just comes with the changing times, right? ❞ ❝ … can i ask how you lost your arm/leg/finger(s)/toe(s)/other extremity? ❞ ❝ … it’s an old gunshot/stab/etc wound … i didn’t think it’d still be visible after all this time … ❞ ❝ heh … glad to see that he/she/they didn’t kill you after all. ❞ ❝ … you killed him/her/them, didn’t you …? ❞ ❝ …. he/she/they … killed [muse name] …? ❞ ❝ … no way … you fucking kissed him/her/them! ❞ ❝ … no, you did not sleep with him/her/them … ❞ ❝ you never seemed like the type to like drinking. ❞ ❝ i didn’t know you smoked weed … gimme a hit. ❞ ❝ fuck … i haven’t felt this kind of ecstasy in ages … ❞ ❝ man, you’re high as a kite … ❞ ❝ hang on, you’re drunk.  i’ll help you. ❞ ❝ oho, now just where did that hickey come from? ❞ ❝ … you look kinda sexy in your underwear. ❞ ❝ damn, you’re real hot when you’re naked, aren’t you? ❞ ❝ i didn’t know you were into dressing so sexy like this. ❞ ❝ who knew you’d like it when i touched you like this … ❞ ❝ … i love it when you touch me like this … ❞ ❝ i want to trace all the curves in your body … to touch every part of you that i’ve always wanted to but never got the chance to … ❞ ❝ th-that feels good … right there … ❞ ❝ fuck … your hands feel so good there … ❞ ❝ does that feel good? ❞ ❝ who knew you could get so riled up so easily? ❞ ❝ keep moving that hand down south and you’ll be crossing a border that can’t be uncrossed. ❞

[midnightmemes]

[bloodfauna-deactivated20230317]

SIDESWIPE

[gemiinus]

I have a lot of feelings about Jazz raising the twins. They barely remember anything before being alone out in the wastes. They were a couple of very young bitlets just left out there to die, and here comes Jazz, just deciding "Huh. No one is taking care of these two kids. Guess they're mine now."

Like as far as the twins are concerned, Jazz IS their parent. He may not have sired or carried them, but he's taken care of them their whole lives. Brought them up and made sure they didn't just die alone in the wastes.

And he's never once made the twins feel like they have to pay him back for that. They're just... his.

It's very soft.

[gemiinus]

🌟

Send 🌟 for my muse to tell yours about a childhood memory!

The twins glance at each other, seemingly considering their response for several moments before Sunstreaker curls his shoulders forward, crossing his arms over his chestplate.

"It's... faint, mostly. But I remember sitting next to a pile of scrap metal with Sides, hungry, scared, angry... we were alone. Don't remember why."

"Heard later that some folks think we got abandoned because of what we are," Sideswipe interjects. "Some scrap about spark split twins being bad omens. Signs of the doombringer or some scrap like that. Got us left to die in the wastes together."

"Had to be something like that, right? We weren't forged. We're sparkborn."

"Yeah. Doesn't matter, though. We were there, and then Jazz was there. We didn't know him from Primus at the time, of course, but you get the idea. He's the only reason we're alive. Stayed there for what felt like ages, just... trying to convince us to come over to him."

"We were never alone after that."

[thunderprompts]

Send 🌟 for my muse to tell yours about a childhood memory!

Don’t forget to specify muse(s) for multimuse blogs!

[gemiinus]

A lot of people assume that Sunstreaker is the one you have to worry about, because he can often be very snarly and taciturn and temperamental. He will fight if pushed.

But Sideswipe is by far the one to watch out for. He has a hair trigger temper, piledrivers in his arms, and is 1000% ready to go with anybody at any given time.

Sunstreaker is more bark than bite, but Sideswipe will take your arm off before he even makes a sound.

[gemiinus]

Well you think that you can take me on You must be crazy There ain't a single thing you've done That's gonna faze me

Oh, but if you wanna have a go I just wanna let you know

Get off of my back and into my game Get out of my way and out of my brain Get out of my face or give it your best shot I think it's time you better face the fact Get off of my back

[gemiinus]

Message: » [URGENT: Mechanism [OLD KOOT] [Status: CONNECTION ||||| signal-output LOW. [Location: KAONIAN HEIGHTS C: 1..92823726. D 1.88888]

[Order. Stay on the surface. Back up. I will need you soon.] It's a cryptic message but it means Kups on the move to find their missing friend and something isn't right.

[[__END MESSAGE__]]

The twins are quiet as they listen, glancing at each other briefly. They've always been bad at taking orders, that's true, and that's even more accurate when it comes to the few people in their lives that they genuinely trust.

The pair glances at each other, optics bright.

And then they're off to the coordinates Kup provided, Bob scuttling along behind them.

They need to find Kup, and their sire.

[spymeister]

There's a small failsafe that had been missed by his assailant, and in the processor of the unconscious spy- a small SOS is being generated and sent out to key individuals. A counter has been working it's way down to nil in the corner of his HUD- with the final, silent alarm going off.

Once his social programming fails to connect again to the H1V3-HUB, the distress message is sent out to the priority contacts on his trusted contact list.

'Mica/Twins

Megatron/Rung/Ratchet

Mirage

Kup

Silver

Message: » [URGENT: Mechanism [M315T3R / J422] [Status: CONNECTION LOST. REBOOT? [Y/N] [Location: C14D3.578387]«

[RECEIVE? [Y]/[N] »....[/]

/@gowithplana @a-life-revised @sparkmender @ofvaporex @fallenprince @blustering-old-fool @shiningsilverarmor @gemiinus

[gemiinus]

They've not done much for the last several days but search and grow more and more anxious. Bob trundles along with them, ever loyal, but they feel so much like they're on the verge of giving up hope.

Until the message comes in.

The rush to hit "Y" is nearly simultaneous, both of them staying as close to one another as they can, shoulders pressed together.

And then they're off, Bob winding up clinging to Sunstreaker's cab as the pair transformers, speeding off. Their eagerness is renewed, seeking to find the mech that raised him.

Whoever else was listed doesn't matter, so long as they find Jazz.

[gemiinus]

The twins would beg to differ. But they'll be... as polite as they're able, for now.