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You can call me Mal. Or whatever, really.

Main blog: @night-gal-mal

Ask box/submissions are: OPEN

Responding to asks will probably take me at least a few days most of the time, and even longer if there’s a lot of lore stuff or I decide to draw something for it.

Where you can find me

AUs Masterlist

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Fair warning: I love to make crack AUs, and am definitely not usually a very serious writer, but I’ll admit some darker dynamics/relationships are my guilty pleasure. Currently don’t think my creative output is up to par in that field so I probably won’t post anything like that here, at least for a while, but just. Be aware. I’ll try to make sure everything is properly labeled/tagged, but the rest is up to you.

Hi, hello*waves hand shyly*

Sorry if im bothering you, but would you mind if i make a oneshot of your ex-idol Optimus au? I just had this idea of how his(as Orion) last concert would go, and i dunno if you would like it.. No pressure!

I love your work❤️

Hello! ヾ(•ω•`)o

Never a bother, feel free to go right ahead! As I said in my general permissions, you can feel free to write what you want from my ideas. I might end up taking my version of things in a different direction but I’m ecstatic to see what you guys cook up! I’d love to read anything you end up writing!

And I love your work too, coming back and seeing all the art you left me had me kicking my feet in the air

#ex-idol optimus ask

Minor update: I guess even with my meddling the links for the ex-idol Optimus AU tag are being annoying for some people. Sadly this means I’ll have to change things a little bit. Because I’ve already had a few people making (absolutely beautiful, stunning, losing my mind) art for the au, I’ll probably just leave the 'ex-idol optimus au' tag as-is, for searching tumblr itself, and just add one without the hyphen to use when searching my blog. So 'ex-idol optimus au' is still the official tag but I'll try to add 'ex idol optimus au' to make the links work for people on the app. Sorry to hear this has been causing issues for people, I definitely won’t be using hyphens in my tags again lol

#really thought I got around that one #'tumblr is now compatiable with hyphens :)'#yeah well you forgot about the app apparently #if I go through and add the tag without the hyphen to every post only to learn it still doesn't work imma lose it #yes I know about mass post editor but only like the first five/ten tags of a post will let you search for it on a blog #for some reason #I also realize that having two tag might increase the confusion #whoops

capridosia

couldn't pass on the opportunity to draw idol!Optimus idea by @night-mal-transformers-mode

rough translation:

Meet Orion Pax! The debut sensation breaking records! How does this rising star keep pulling it off?!

All this and more - in the latest issue.

(Grab one of the first 1000 copies and get your exclusive surprise figurine!)

night-mal-transformers-mode

EEEEEEE I love him! He’s so beautiful, you really went in with the details.

AND HIS LITTLE THIGH STRAP AUGH —

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #ex idol optimus au #his little pose has got me (∩˃ω˂∩)#the attention to detail is still so crazy I can’t stop noticing more little subtle parts to the lighting that I din’t initially see #it has me going feral #genuinely impressive

creamfflakes

Ex-Idol Optimus!!

Hiii :D

I haven't had any inspiration in a long time and I was feeling discouraged but I saw the SO CUTE AU of @night-mal-transformers-mode So I started drawing and here it is!

I really know it could be better but I did what I could before going back to school so I hope you like it! @night-mal-transformers-mode （o///o)

(Sorry for my horrible English (◞ ‸ ◟ㆀ))

night-mal-transformers-mode

SQUEAL I love it!!!

Happy to be able to inspire you ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝) And oh my gosh the idea of making his little helm ridge (if that's what it's called?) a heart is so cute. He's giving serious magical girl vibes and I'm LIVING for it ₍₍⚞(˶˃ ꒳ ˂˶)⚟⁾⁾

(Also your English is perfect here, honestly had no idea you weren't a native speaker until your end note. Even if it wasn't perfect, like, to be honest. English is kind of awful as a language. You don't need to apologize about getting any of it wrong lol)

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #ex idol optimus au #< I will specifically call this tag out as being for the app homies until adding it becomes habit for me I guess #stares #keeps staring #the idea of his staff thing still kind of looking like an axe is also super big brained #because he would be used to the weight from using his actual axe #so it totally makes sense for him to want some of that when on stage #still staring

samnoelle

@night-mal-transformers-mode*gently yeets towards your direction*

More, er, fanart. Again. Sorry if im starting to get annoying. The colors are dull cause I'm too lazy to bust out the watercolors as usual, but; this should be my last work for now.

(I still need to work on the playlist...)

night-mal-transformers-mode

Dude, your art will never be annoying, seeing someone else just as (if not more) hyped about this AU gives me fuel. And your art is just so lovely I can't not love it

OOOOOUUUUUUGH THE ONE ON THE FLOOR— why can't you be real, idol Orion Pax... I would buy your photocards...

Optimus wanting to be buried alive is killing me (≧∇≦)

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #ex idol optimus au #< for app compatibility #absolutely loving this chain of the photocards you've been making #my brain melts over them and mourns they aren't real and I can't buy them :(#also yeah he DEFINITELY didn't think he was gonna be popular #I don't mind saying this since it'll come out in the next two comics I have planned (and don't remember if I said this already)#but optimus didn't plan on becoming an idol #sort of an accident #so for him to get popular he was kinda just like??? me??? popular??? I'm not even supposed to be here so I doubt that

samnoelle

Forgot my to take my meds, you know what that means...

*jazz hands*

MORE FANART!!

@night-mal-transformers-mode! Hello again, im so sorry if im accidentally flooding your notif with my bullshit. The playlist should be up on spotify, the name is the same as the AU; Ex-Idol Optimus Prime.

Be warned, the playlist is has not been polished; so listen with a grain of salt.

As usual; Mal, your AU is my current hyperfixation. So, yes, more fanart is cooking😅🫠

night-mal-transformers-mode

THERE'S SO MANY AAAAAAAAAA I'M LOSING IT

Ah, yes, the power of missed meds. I know it well.

NEVER APOLOGIZE, being able to hop on Tumblr and see the blessings I've been tagged in makes me so unreasonably happy (even if I can't always respond right away it fills me with motivation)

I found the playlist! Ex-Idol Optimus Prime - playlist by Sam Dolar | Spotify (link for anyone else interested) I will definitely be listening to this as I work on the next comic this week.

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #ex idol optimus au #< for the app people #BABYGIRL ERA #yes #I need more #haha funny story I'm actually out of meds too #after not taking them most of the summer you'd think I would have thought ahead and got a refill at LEAST before classes started right #whoops #I can try to get back to you on the playlist but I honestly don't know what I'm doing lol #I've never done playlists for fandoms or aus before #or listened to the few I stumbled upon before #until now :3 #looking forward to listening heehee #and hmm yes the cards being limited good good #how might megatron have them?#methinks the power of money connections and also being Megatron in the Metal Himself probably help his chances at being #the one to snag merch that's out of print especially #cuz like #who wants to outbid the warlord leader of the decepticons? nobody? yeah that tracks #though I guess that only works for in-person biddings

samnoelle

More fanart for you! @night-mal-transformers-mode

Optimus past career is haunting him...

I would've uploaded this sooner, but my wifi was awful earlier; and then I passed out.

Anyways, is it obvious that this AU singlehandedly got me out of artblock? No? Well it did. The hyperfixation hit me hard, so expect more fanart coming here and there!

night-mal-transformers-mode

[explodes]

HNRF Orion in the energon cube… save me. Love the highly flirty/suggestive merch drops coming back to bite Optimus, now he’s either like ‘oh no this has definitely impacted how the crew sees me, they don’t respect me anymore ):’ (not necessarily true just his view) or ‘I pray to whatever deities are out there that none of them find out about that. They will be insufferable. Also I don’t want to explain this to Sari.’

I’m glad you’ve been able to get out of your art block, I know it really sucks 😅 Funnily enough Transformers was what got me out of my art block recently, too, the hyperfixation just went you WILL learn how to draw the Blorbos. And I obeyed. Looking forward to seeing whatever else you make! Your art is so yummy

samnoelle

lololol, the playlist is still coming together; though it's more like a mood/what kind of songs OP would sing!

Ang yeah, i passed out; cause my meds kicked in. Sleep schedule? Who she?

That said, more fanart is coming; cause the hyperfixation haunts me in my dreams!

night-mal-transformers-mode

Aw yeah, vibes playlist. Love that!

Lol that’s relatable. Though in my case it's kind of like the 'never sleep' genes from my dad's family combined with the 'sleep all the time' genes from my mom's side and created a very interesting little chimera that doesn't sleep at regular times. Wait am I just a cat—

I shall look forward to it!

#can't wait to hear it :3

Hey guys! Just as a heads up, after I finish up this round of asks/responses (everything that’s been sent in/that I’ve been tagged in up til now) I’m probably going to take a break from them for a moment to focus on working on the comics more. I’ll keep asks open, but I probably won’t be getting to them as quickly as I’ve tried to get to most of them so far. Plus my classes have (FINALLY) started up again so I’ll probably be able to respond overall less frequently.

#plus I think it might just be taking me longer to get to some of them in general #considering there’s currently three/four I’m working on doodling something for #and I like being able to draw things or asks

Hi, I just wanna say that I love your ex-idol Optimus AU and hoped to see or read more in the future soon, I might want to drop some ideas or drawings but I'll have to see for myself in the future soon 😊

Thank you so much! Hearing how much you guys seem to really like it makes me very happy and excited to do more. I’ll look forward to seeing any ideas or drawings you do!

#ex-idol optimus ask #seeing people get excited for more makes me so hyped for when I’m able to work on it

Ex-idol Optimus AU Masterpost

Continuity: Transformers Animated

Main relationship(s): Megatron/Optimus Prime

Other relationship(s): Past Optimus Prime/Sentinel Prime/Elita-1

Summary: Optimus hadn’t hidden that he’s actually retired pop idol Orion Pax from his crew. It just never came up. No, he didn’t mysteriously disappear without a word to his boss. He retired. If only someone would tell his fans that. And why does Megatron seem so invested in finding out why he stopped performing?

Other warnings: None so far

ex-idol optimus au: All posts tagged for this AU, meaning comics, thought dumps, and lore tucked in random places |Archive (App-friendly)|Oldest to Newest|

ex-idol optimus ask: asks partaking to this AU that don’t add to the lore (mostly for me to keep track of people’s asks)

Comics in Chronological Order:

Long time ago

This can’t be right (not out yet, sort of a placeholder)

Current times

What do you mean Optimus is an idol?

#housekeeping #masterpost #ex-idol optimus au #annoyed because I almost had to change the tag for the au #because I wanted the links to be app-friendly too and they wouldn’t work #ultimately I added the archive link and I think that’s okay #stupid tumblr says hyphens shouldn’t impact your tagging at all #lies #ex idol optimus au #<LIES EVEN WORSE having to add this tag so it works on the app bruh

AUs Masterlist

Name: {continuity} [main ships, if any] Details of AU. |AU Masterpost/Link to fanfic|

Blitzwing’s Vehicon Union: {TFA/TFP} [TFA Blitzwing/TFP Optimus Prime] Blitzwing gets transported into the TFP universe and is not happy with the working conditions of the vehicons. He decides to teach them the power of a strong labor union. |No masterpost yet but here’s the tag|

Ex-Idol Optimus: {TFA} [Megatron/Optimus Prime] Optimus hadn’t hidden that he’s actually retired pop idol Orion Pax from his crew. It just never came up. No, he didn’t mysteriously disappear without a word to his boss. He retired. If only someone would tell his fans that. And why does Megatron seem so invested in finding out why he stopped performing? |AU Masterpost|

#housekeeping #masterpost #considering the sheer number of AUs I have #I may either need to remove the summaries here or add a read more #eh it doesn’t matter for now since I’ve only talked about two so far

samnoelle

More fanart for you! @night-mal-transformers-mode

Optimus past career is haunting him...

I would've uploaded this sooner, but my wifi was awful earlier; and then I passed out.

Anyways, is it obvious that this AU singlehandedly got me out of artblock? No? Well it did. The hyperfixation hit me hard, so expect more fanart coming here and there!

night-mal-transformers-mode

[explodes]

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #you’re so real for not finishing bee tbh #should you uh happen to finish up that playlist I might happen to know at least one interested party 👉👈#also you mentioned you passed out #you good?#or just like so tired you fell asleep in record time kind of passed out #ex idol optimus au

night-mal-transformers-mode

Y’all are spoiling me with the art. I’m going crazy over here, they’re all so good!

I’m about two steps away from exploding, like the last couple of times I’ve been able to hop on tumblr I’m just immediately hit with these beauties and lose my mind

(づ>/////<)づ♡ TAKE MY LOVE!

samnoelle

lol, get rekt

HUZZAH!

More (sketch/draft)fanart for you!❤️

Obviously its not done yet, but it's coming together

night-mal-transformers-mode

OOOOH, coming together indeed

The contrast between past Optimus and current Optimus has me dying 🤣

[One step closer to exploding]

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #yeah I struggle with bee’s face too for some reason #not sure what is is about him #but that helm shape throws me off for some reason #at least I think it’s the helm at fault???#ex idol optimus au

Y’all are spoiling me with the art. I’m going crazy over here, they’re all so good!

I’m about two steps away from exploding, like the last couple of times I’ve been able to hop on tumblr I’m just immediately hit with these beauties and lose my mind

(づ>/////<)づ♡ TAKE MY LOVE!

#also working on those asks at the moment #plus some house keeping #(setting up a masterpost for the au before I let the adhd make it all chaotic + that general permissions thing)#took my meds for once cuz I’m trying to be on track #but I can’t help but be sidelined by all the amazing art #THEY’RE ALL SO PRETTY I CAN’T HELP IT

samnoelle

Hehehheheheh, hiiiii. Just gonna leave this here, real quick.

*claps hands together nervously*

So! Quick shoutout to @night-mal-transformers-mode, the fanart is for them. I love the idea of an ex-idol Optimus AU, literal brainrot evertime someone does something similar(or just pink Optimus in general).

Anyways, just a little personal heancannon(feel free to ignore really) I think Optimus; mostly in his time as Orion Pax has a baton(/scepter? Idk what it's called) he sometimes uses when performing. Depends on the song, obviously. So, like, after retiring, Optimus sometimes fiddles or do a little sorta warm up choreo when handling his battle axe; just a little quirk really.

Okay, that's all- BYE

night-mal-transformers-mode

HHHHRRRRRRNNNNFFFFFFF THE HIPS

THE FACE

THE EVERYTHING

He so pretty… (GIVE THEM LOOOVE)

Ooh, I like that headcanon. I now consider it canon-canon.

Pre-reveal

Optimus: (subconsciously twirls his axe while waiting for something idk what)

Bee: I’ve never seen that move before

Optimus: Ah, it’s. Not standard in the academy, just sort of something I do. It’s not really an offensive move or anything (sweating bullets)

Bee: Huh, okay

After the reveal

Bee: Waaaaaaait a minute

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #and you made his grill thingy (I think that’s what it’s called) have little hearts ♥️#I love it #no the headcanon was not ignored #it was too good to pass up #sorry :/#ex idol optimus au

danedraws

FINALLY!

Idol Orion Pax for @night-mal-transformers-mode Ex-Idol Optimus AU! I was digging DEEP on the details of what we first got on him, which was a comparison flashback from Megatron's POV- I hope I did him justice!

night-mal-transformers-mode

OOOOOUUUUUUURRRGH HE LOOKS SO GOOD! GIVE OP LOVE!

He’s so cute! And beautiful! Look at him, he’s so happy.

#ex-idol optimus au #not my art #the curse of not being able to love something twice #o(´^｀)o #you have indeed done him justice btw #ex idol optimus au

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