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🩵Afterlight
A megarod slow burn that takes place after issue 25 of Lost light that follows Megatron and Rodimus becoming closer over time while slowly developing feelings for one another.
Who here thinks MTMTE Megatron would read The Lord Of The Rings? I mean I feel it would check all his boxes, plus Tolkien did write poetry as well... it would be perfect.
Some tomfoolery between humanformer Rodimus and Megatron happens along with some cute lil moments.
Notes: Small lil humanformer megarod one-shot before I resume work on my actual humanformer fic where megarod shall be suffering a great deal. Truth be told I'm not fully happy with the fic lol, I just don't like it and think the movement could have been done better as I think it isn't the best. But alas... I won't get better if I don't practice so when I do get better I'll come back and edit the fic.
(High chance of grammar errors but alas... megarod demands to be posted soo future me issue to come back and edit which should be relatively soon)
Word count: 3,419
(This can be read on ao3)
“Rodimus no need for the theatrics, it's just the sun,” Megatron called, looking over his shoulder at the red head.
Megatron’s words had Rodimus groaning, as he rolled his eyes and leaned against Megatron’s back, looking up at the sky and wincing as the sun hit his eyes before quickly raising a hand in an attempt to block out some of the sun.
“Says you, your eyes aren’t the ones that get blinded when light hits them,” Rodimus snapped, tilting his head to the side to glance at Megatron and shooting a mock glare at the silver haired man.
His words earned a huff to leave Megatron who turned around in his spot and reached back, pinching Rodimus’s side, “this was your idea Rodimus, you love fishing.”
Rodimus jumped slightly out of his seat and let out a startled yelp, the mock glare vanishing and being replaced with an annoyed look. “What was that for?!” he exclaimed, frowning as one of his hands rubbed where he was pinched.
His words earned a hum to leave Megatron who rubbed his chin thoughtfully before glancing at Rodimus for a moment, an amused smirk faintly plaguing his lips. “I don’t take it you being annoying would be a proper reason for the pinch.”
The comment earned a scoffed to leave Rodimus as he ran a hand through his hair while rolling his eyes, “no it doesn't” he muttered under his breath.
His words earned a chuckle to leave Megatron who turned away holding his hands up mock defeat before adjusting his hat before stretching out. An annoyed grimace began forming on Rodimus’s face while glaring at Megatron, while Megatron hadn't said anything he knew the silver haired man was messing with him and had he been the figurative ‘bigger person’ Rodimus would let go of the anger and pettiness.
However he wasn’t that kind of person. His eyes narrowed briefly as he stole a glance at Megatron, looking him up and down with his eyes falling onto the hat covering his face.
A small smirk began to spread on his face as amusement filled his eyes as an idea formed in his head, with he leaning over and reaching out before quickly snatching the hat from off the other man's head, stifling a laugh as Megatron all but shot up and spun around, glaring at him.
“Rodimus,” Megatron hissed.
For a brief moment Rodimus frained innocence at the anger-filled tone, tilting his head back and tucking a strand of hair behind his ear. But the act quickly fell apart as a wide smile spread across his face at the look Megatron was giving him.
“Megs,” he said teasingly, holding the hat out briefly in Megatron’s direction before pulling it away just as quickly and dangling it out above the water.
He watched as Megatron’s glare shifted from him to the hat for a moment before returning to him, “don’t you even think about it Prime,” he warned, jabbing a finger at Rodimus as he spoke.
“Don’t what? Don’t drop it?” Rodimus innocently asked, leaning further to the side as he held the hat out, dangling it out above the water as the boat tilted to the side slightly.
At his words as well as the act of dangling the hat above the water Megatron’s jaw clenched, whether it was annoyance or irritation Rodimus wasn’t sure but was leaning towards it being a mix of both. He watched as Megatron’s eyes flickering briefly from him to the hat in his hands before back at Rodimus.
“Do it and you won’t like what comes after, I assure you,” Megatron warned.
The warning earned a scoff to leave Rodimus as he rolled his eyes and smirked, with him shaking the hat above the water as he did, “oh so scary Megs, totally making me not want to do this,” he said, before letting go of the hat.
Megatron’s eyes widened for a brief moment before narrowing instantly into a glare, with him watching the hat fall into the water, slowly absorbing it and turning from its once light color to a dark black before slowly sinking into the lake's murky depths.
“Fine, you brought this upon yourself,” Megatron muttered, grabbing a hold of a side of the boat before pushing forwards on it causing the boat to flip over into the water.
As the boat began to tip over Rodimus’s eyes widened in shock and surprise, “wait–” he started but it was too late and the boat had already begun to capsize, depositing both the red head and silver haired man into the lake.
A sound of surprise left Rodimus as the feeling of the water registered, with him quickly swimming up and breaking the surface of the water gasping for air as he did, with one hand reaching up pushing the wet hair out of his face as he shot a glare at Megatron.
He has to admit he isn’t the biggest fan of the cold, sure he likes snow and all, but he wouldn’t say he loves it not to mention cold water on its own was bad enough. But the feeling of soaking wet clothes sticking to his skin? He hated it.
“What the hell!” he exclaimed, jabbing a finger in the silver haired man's direction as he continued glaring at him.
“I told you not to drop the hat and you did it anyway. Not to mention I warned you that you wouldn’t like what happens if you did it,” Megatron said while smiling mockingly, an all too satisfied look on his face as he met Rodimus’s gaze. “So if anything this is all on you.”
Rodimus sputtered at Megatron’s words, if he could he’d straggle the silver haired man right then and there, instead he’ll settle for splashing water towards the silver haired man. Childish? Perhaps. But he earned it when he decided to topple the boat over into the lake.
“My fault? You pinched my side! The hat was payback,” he exclaimed, using a hand to splash water at Megatron’s face.
Unfortunately for him the attempt failed. With Megatron simply raising his hands to stop most of the water from hitting his face. A smug and satisfied smile still present as he met Rodimus’s eyes once more before he let out an amused laugh before swimming closer to the red head.
“You were being dramatic over a little sun in the eye.”
“Dramatic! I’ll have you know I wasn't–” Rodimus began, throwing a hand up and pointing it at Megatron, but the silver haired man cut his rant short by pressing his lips against his.
Rodimus stilled in the water when the feeling of the kiss registered, his eyes widening for a moment, almost closing them and melting into the warm kiss. But quickly snapped out of it begrudgingly and broke the kiss as he pulled away, jabbing a finger at Megatron
“Oh no you don't! You aren’t going to make me forget that you dumped us into this bone chilling lake with a single kiss!”
At his words Megatron chuckled and tilted his head to the side, an amused smile still present while examining Rodimus’s flustered and annoyed expression. He reached out and pulled the red head closer to him in the lake, gently wrapping his arms around his waist as he did.
“It won’t? Well how then about a few more,” Megatron murmured, one hand reaching out underneath the water, wrapping around Rodimus’s waist and pulling him close. With his free hand moving to cup Rodimus’s cheek as he leaned forward and began peppering kisses all over the red head's face.
Rodimus let out an annoyed but slightly amused huff at the sudden barrage of kisses to his face, trying to remain annoyed at his lover. But the feeling of soft and warm kisses being peppered all over his face made it hard to remain fully annoyed.
“I’d much rather you give me these kisses on land, preferably in a warm spot,” he grumbled under his breath as he slowly relaxed into Megatron’s touch.
His words earned a small chuckle to leave Megatron who pressed one final kiss to Rodimus’s forehead before pulling away.
“Would you now?” Megatron mused, raising an eyebrow as he smirked, “and if I were to say, get the boat rightside up and take us back to the mainland will my dramatic red head forgive me?”
An amused snort left Rodimus at Megatron’s teasing offer, with him shaking his head in amusement as he smiled. “Perhapse, but you’ll have to find out by getting us out of this lake.”
He watched as Megatron rolled his eyes at the comment and smiled, using the hand resting on his waist to pinch Rodimus’s side which earned an undignified squawk to leave him and smack Megatron’s arm.
“Megs–” he started, pushing wet hair out of his face once more while pointing an accusatory finger at Megatron.
“Yes, yes, I’m going,” Megatron assured, waving a dismissive hand as he pulled away, beginning to swim towards the overturned boat.
Rodimus huffed as he watched Megatron swim towards the boat, lowering one of his hands into the water and rubbing the spot where Megatron once more pinched him, closing his eyes as he did.
A quiet sigh left him as he leaned back and relaxed in the water, admittedly it wasn’t that bad once you got used to it but that said he rather not spend any more time in the water than he had to.
Eventually the calming silence was broken by the sound of water splashing as the boat was turned to upward and the motor being turned on, at the sound Rodimus sat up the best he could in the water and glanced towards the boat.
“Finally! Now you’re coming over here because I am not swimming towards that boat!” he shouted.
“Yes, yes, as you wish,” Megatron called, taking a seat as he directed the boat Rodimus’s way.
A huff of exasperation and amusement left Rodimus at his words, “good!” he shouted, following the boat as it neared him. “You better stop a distance away! I don’t want water splashing my face!”
“Will do,” he called, turning the motor off once the boat was a safe distance away from Rodimus before reaching out, grabbing the back of Rodimus’s soaked shirt and promptly dragging the red head closer to the boat.
“Really” Rodimus deadpanned, tilting his head to the side and glancing at Megatron with an unamused look.
“You said you’re not swimming towards the boat,” Megatron said innocently, trying to hide his growing smile.
Rodimus scoffed at his words and glared, letting him be pulled towards the boat and out of the water by Megatron. Admittedly he was tempted to snap back and say he could pull himself out of the water and onto the boat, mostly to avoid the undoubtedly smug expression the latter had.
However unfortunately for him it was not only too late but would have ended poorly. Knowing his luck he’d most likely fall face first onto the boat's flooring, which would be far worse, he could practically hear the suppressed chuckle Megatron would have if that were to happen.
“Not a word, just get us home,” he grumbled, turning around and facing Megatron, one hand coming down to rest on his hip while the other jabbed in Megatron’s direction.
His words earned another eye roll from Megatron, who promptly reached a hand out and flicked Rodimus’s forehead, “very well, I’ll take us back” Megatron murmured.
At his words Rodimus sat down next to Megatron, grumbling under his breath as he leaned against Megatron’s side and closed his eyes, the feeling of cold wet clothes clinging to him was slightly more tolerable when leaning against Megatron and feeling his warmth.
“You’re cold,” Megatron said, not looking his way as he spoke.
“Yes well that happens when you get dumped into a cold lake,” Rodimus grumbled, opening his eyes briefly to playfully glare at Megatron.
Megatron hummed at his words and wrapped an arm around Rodimus’s waist and pulled him closer, “you were being dramatic, it was a playful pinch not to mention you tossed my hat into the water. I’m the innocent one, I warned you.”
Rodimus rolled his eyes and swatted the arm wrapped around his waist as he rested his head against Megatron’s shoulder, trying to ignore how his wet hair was sticking to his face. “Just shut up and get us home, how many times must I say it?” he grumbled under his breath.
A small chuckle left Megatron at the grumbled remark, “I believe three works just fine,” he assured, turning his head briefly and pressing a kiss to Rodimus’s forehead.
Rodimus didn’t pull away from the kiss, relaxing as he shook his head for a moment. Tempting as it was to say something snarky he couldn't find it in himself to do so. Maybe it was the kiss to his forehead or the warmth Megatron was providing but the words died in his mouth before he could say them.
“How far away from land are we?” he asked, closing his eyes as he leaned more against Megatron’s side.
“Not far, I can see it. However I still need to drive us back, won’t be more than ten minutes.” Megatron said carefully, glancing at Rodimus from the corner of his eyes before looking away.
Rodimus groaned at the words, slumping down in his seat and running both hands down his face. Sure in the long run it wasn’t that long, however he wasn’t known for his patience even if he was improving slightly.
“Relax, it’s just ten minutes. When we get back we may go to bed and cuddle, feel free to mooch off my body heat until then.”
“While I very much like the sound of all that Megs, the assurance means very little when I’m an impatient person,” Rodimus deadpanned, one hand waving dismissively as he spoke. “Also I do not mooch off your body heat.”
Megatron hummed in acknowledgment at his words, turning the motor off when the boat reached the shore, much to the relief of Rodimus. Who as soon as the motor turned off scrabbled out of the boat and bolted for Megatron’s truck, the act earning a deadpanned expression from Megatron as he watched Rodimus run for his truck. Megatron shook his head at the act as he made his way out of the boat, crouching down and beginning to tie the boat down to the dock.
“You better put a towel down before getting in!” he shouted, not sparing a glance Rodimus’s way, “I don’t want the seats wet!”
Rodimus rolled his eyes at the shouted words and waved dismissively, “yeah yeah yeah, I will,” he muttered under his breath, stopping when he reached the truck with him reaching into the trunk and grabbing two pairs of towels.
Megatron all but rolled his eyes at the muttered words and snark tinted tone, he could picture the eye roll and look he received from his request. It was a look he was all too familiar with; after all it was one he received often from his red head, mostly earning it whenever he made a demand or request Rodimus wasn’t that pleased with. With this being one of those moments.
“By all means Megs, take your time it's not like I’m cold or anything,” Rodimus called from the truck, leaning over in his seat and into Megatrons, poking his head out the window.
His words earned another eye roll from Megatron who finally headed towards the boat, with him stopping outside the truck and resting his forearms on the side of the driverside door.
“Impatient as ever dear,” the silver haired man teased under his breath, shaking his head as he met Rodimus’s gaze, an amused smirk tugging against his lips as he spoke.
At Megatron’s words Rodimus scoffed, frowning as he shot an amused but annoyed look at his lover's words, “oh shut it,” he muttered, leaning back in his seat and resting his legs against the dashboard.
“Put those down, they’re wet and have sand on them,” Megatron deadpanned, opening the door to his truck and getting into his seat, starting up the engine, not glancing Rodimus’s way, simply reaching out with a hand and forcing them down and off the dashboard.
“Rude…” Rodimus muttered under his breath, looking away as he leaned against the passenger side door and closed his eyes, “wake me up when we arrive.”
Megatron glanced at Rodimus for a moment before nodding and looking away, “I shall.”
“Rodimus, wake up we’re home,” the words stirring Rodimus from his nap, with the red haired man’s eyes fluttering open as a tired grumble left him, with him running his hands down his face as he slumped further into his seat.
“Rodimus, don’t make me carry you,” Megatron said, amusement sneaking into his tone as a hand reached out and cupped the side of Rodimus’s cheek, gently rubbing his cheek and brushing damp hair out of his face.
Another tired grumble left the red head as he leaned into Megatron’s touch, looking at him with sleep filled eyes, “five more minutes.”
His words had Megatron rolling his eyes yet again, with him reaching his free arm out and sliding it under Rodimus’s legs, with the other hand letting go of the red head's cheek and moving to support his neck as he scooped him into his hold.
Rodimus upon being scooped up glancing up at Megatron for a second before resting his head against Megatron's shoulder and closing his eyes, letting the familiar rhythm of Megatron’s heart lull him further into sleep.
“Don’t doze off fully just yet Rodimus, I still plan on earning your forgiveness with kisses and cuddles,” Megatron quietly said, a glimmer of warmth slipping into his tone as he made his way into the home, heading towards their shared bedroom.
“I’m not dozing off, just… resting my eyes,” Rodimus grumbled under his breath.
Megatron chuckled at his words, forcing down an amused smile as he shook his head, “oh of course, just resting your eyes.”
“Exactly, they’ll stop resting once we get to bed,” Rodimus said under his breath, one hand raising and patting Megatron’s cheek before falling back to his side.
A low hum escaped Megatron at his words, momentarily side-eyeing the red head as he finally reached their shared bedroom, “oh I’m sure they will.”
Upon entering the bedroom Megatron carefully placed Rodimus down onto the bed before walking off, most likely to get a glass of water. Rodimus meanwhile sighed as he remained laying on the bed, running his hands down his face as he kicked his shoes off and moved further into the middle of the bed.
Part of him was tempted to get out of bed and follow Megatron but the other half of him was far too comfortable to move and get out of the bed.
“Comfortable?” Megatron called, entering the bedroom and placing a glass of water down on a bedstand before crawling onto the bed and laying down on his back.
At his words Rodimus hummed, pushing up and crawling on top of Megatron before laying atop his chest and burying his head into the crook of the silver haired man's neck.
“Very,” he grumbled.
“So am I forgiven for the lake?” Megatron questioned, one hand coming to rest on his back and running down it in soothing motions.
Rodimus grumbled again at the question, looking up from Megatron’s neck, a tired look evident on his face as he looked up, “slightly forgiven… but not fully.”
“Oh really? Would some kisses aid my forgiveness or is my crime just too unforgivable,” Megatron purred mockingly, the humor in his eyes shocking as he spoke.
Rodimus bit back a smile at his words, shaking his head as a chuckle left him, “why not find out?”
His words earned a smile to spread across Megatron’s face who reached out his free hand and cupped the side of Rodimus’s face, the touch had Rodimus leaning into it still fighting back an amused smile.
“Guess I’ll have to don’t I?” Megatron whispered, leaning down and pressing his lips against Rodimus’s.
Rodimus chucked into the kiss melting into it as he did, his eyes fluttering shut as he relaxed more against Megatron, one of his own hands sliding up and resting over the hand cupping his cheek.
“I guess you will, hm?”
Notes: Primus help me with them I've got 7 fics for them, four are one-shots three of which are published and the fourth is planned out but needs to be worked on. The other three fics are series and only one of them is published (Afterlight) while the other two (a humanformer fic and sg fic) are either in limbo, rewrites, or being planned out.
I'm thinking of Dai Atlas once more and yearn for merch or art of him, specifically I wish to own a figure of him but my man doesn't have many and the ones that exist are expensive.
New headcanon for megarod, since they both (to me) don't vocalized their love with the words 'I love you', I mean come on! They're emotionally stunned and struggle to trust themselves with their words. I don't see them saying the words to one another, now due to this I can see them physically showing their love (touches ect.), there are other ways but that's not the point. Point is I can see them saying 'as you wish' to express their love with words.
They'll never deliberately say those words openly to one another, perhapse if the other is asleep or they're talking abut the other with someone else they'd admit it All in all I just don't see them saying I love you, it would take years for them even think about saying the words out loud.
100%!! YESS!! They would not say "I love you" to each other, they're barely able to acknowledge their emotion let alone vocalize them.
I think them using "as you wish" as a substitute of sorts is super interesting mostly because they are both mechs of action so they would generally show their love for one another through acts of devotion imo.
I also believe they would use "I trust you" or something else to that effect for the same porpus. You know with Rodimus' constant need to prove himself to others someone just telling him that they think they can trust him would be huge. Same for Megatron but for him it's because of his past, and because I honestly don't think anyone has ever told him they trusted him.
Anyway sorry for highjacking your post op but yes I totally agree with your headcanon :]
Oh you are not wrong, both are bad with conveying their emotions or feelings with words and I feel that is more often than not is lost in most megarod fics (but that's a whole other yap/essay).
But omg them saying "I trust you" would be so sweet, especially when its Rodimus saying it to Megatron. Megatron who has so much internalized guilt and self hate over his actions. Megatron who literally killed Rodimus. That Megatron being told someone still trusts him and has faith in him? That's an amazing way for them to express their love, so yeah you are right. Him being told that someone who he hurt severely?
New headcanon for megarod, since they both (to me) don't vocalized their love with the words 'I love you', I mean come on! They're emotionally stunned and struggle to trust themselves with their words. I don't see them saying the words to one another, now due to this I can see them physically showing their love (touches ect.), there are other ways but that's not the point. Point is I can see them saying 'as you wish' to express their love with words.
They'll never deliberately say those words openly to one another, perhapse if the other is asleep or they're talking abut the other with someone else they'd admit it All in all I just don't see them saying I love you, it would take years for them even think about saying the words out loud.
I love IDW's Transformers run, really and truly I do however... I don't really care for their take on SG, just don't. A few of the designs are good and the skystar stuff is cute (its the most skystar in years lol) but like... I don't particularly care for the story nor half the character designs and character as a whole, especially when comparing it to the whole Timelines comics by Fun publishing.
Take the SG design both versions have for Megatron (left IDW right Fun publishing)
There is a difference in designs, it feels IDW kept true to Megatron's G1 design and just inverted his colors, meanwhile Fun publishing gave Megatron a new-ish design with them combining a few parts from previous designs to make this deign with them inverting his color pallet. It feels as though Fun publishing took the time to give SG Megatron a unique design so he may stand out when compared to other versions of Megatron.
Another thing is Fun publishing actually gave Optimus two different designs, one from his time as Orion pax and another when he's Optimus Prime, something IDW did not do. (left is Orion right is Optimus)
While it is a tiny detail and you know Optimus doesn't need two designs to show the difference of when he was Orion Pax it still is something that should be commented on. Fun publishing only had one issue to focus on the SG universe (yes they had another issue with SG but it wasn't set in SG nor did it focus on SG's concept or storyline) and they still put the effort to give Orion and Optimus separate designs and this is something IDW didn't do as said previously.
Now this isn't to say IDW didn't do good with SG, as said I do love IDW and enjoy some aspects from their SG run. They have some pretty good designs for SG characters ex; SG Drift and Shockwave, both are good designs and I love them.
However at the same time they have designs like these;
While not the worst... they aren't exactly the best and much like many of IDW's designs feels as though they just took the G1 design and either inverted the colors or tossed random ones on to the characters.
Now this isn't to say Fun publishing didn't have some awkward designs like IDW did, their SG Wheeljack being one such example. However even than he still has a unique design that isn't fully based off his G1 design.
Another thing is IDW did use Fun publishing's designs as inspiration you can see that with a few of the characters color pallets (Blurr, Goldbug, Starscream, Megatron, Optimus Prime) and that isn't bad, it's just something I noticed. With one character in particular being a stand out when it comes to how similar they are; SG Ultra Magnus.
(IDW to the left Fun publishing to the right)
(Once more this isn't a bad thing it's just something I noticed)
All in all I think Fun publishing did the better job giving a glimpse into the SG universe then IDW did, and Fun publishing only had one comic focusing exclusively on the SG universe. Yes there was another timelines comic that featured SG characters but it didn't focus on the universe, it was just about a few SG Autobots trying to take over a normal universe so I don't count it as one exploring SG which is what this yap is about. I love IDW and its take on SG has good elements but for me the bad out weighs the good and at times feels like a let down, a good chunk of things that are about the plot never get shown, only being explained which sucks given how there were some interesting things regarding the plot.
Another factor is the story itself, yes exploring the universe where SG Autobots win is fascinating but at times for me it to feels like a let down. The story is meant to have you sympathize and root for the SG Decepticons however that is hard to do given how we don't really know them as readers. Yes we 'know' them but its more so in the realm of here is what this character is about and why they're good etc.
This can work however for me it just doesn't, when developing a story its best to develop each character even if its in a small way especially if they're apart of the main cast we the reader should cheer for (SG soundwave *cough cough*). By diving into the character it allows you to you know... develop said character which allows the reader to feel and grow to care for a character. IDW did this in the mainstream comic runs, yes the depictions varied and some times weren't the best but each character got some focus and allowed you to become close with them (the spotlight run).
Now one can argue that IDW only had nine issues to tell their SG story (four from arc 1 and five from arc 2) but that argument can fall short when comparing it to other comic runs which were either 4 or 5 issues long. A good example would be Drift's mini series, it only had 4 issues to tell its story and it did an excellent job, many of the characts in that comic run have become beloved by fans.
One such character is Wing who hasn't ever appeared in any other TF related media since but is still beloved by many fans (he has 581 fic on ao3 he is loved lol). When you compare the Drift mini series which had only 4 issues to SG Transformers which had 9 in total one feels more developed (in my eyes at least) and the characters hold more of a place in people hearts.
Now as I've said many times I am not hating on SG nor saying you shouldn't like it, I do love some parts of it and it has a good take on skystar and many other things. I'm just saying why it holds up poorly to me when I compare it to Fun publishing, I hold no nostalgia for either comics so I'm not being basis I'm just saying the SG story IDW gave us while a great concept to play with but falls short due to the lack of development for some characters and points in the story that could have been expanded on further.
Once more these are my opinions and observations everyone has different perspectives and feelings when it comes to certain things which is amazing. We love everyone having their own perspective as its always great to compare perspectives. So do be nice if you disagree, this isn't meant to be rude its just me yapping about something and how I see it.
I love the concept of a shattered glass au where the cons do in fact lose and Megatron is forced to join the LL crew. I mean I know it would never happen but primus do I love the concept of sg Megatron if the Decepticon's lose going on the very same journey his cannon counterpart when on but in the opposite direction. Let him slowly fall to the Autobot's side the more he's with them, originally doing so to make an easier escape but in the end does actually get close to a few cough cough Minimus and fall for Rodimus genuinely (yes megarod shall appear, I must be faithful to my otp) and just become one of them. Let Drift be an instigator for it as he was once a con, one of Megatron's most trusted.
As said I know this would be a hard concept to play with, sg Megatron wouldn't just switch sides but... I do love the concept of him doing so. So it would have to be oh so slow, like... the slowest fall that has built up and development behind it. Of course I could go the simple route and have Rodimus join a con crew where Megatron is the captain and have him go on the same journey as IDW Megatron did and become good blah blah blah...But where's the fun in that? Imagine the internal self hate and guilt Megatron would have over disbanding his cause (even if he was forced to do so he'd hate himself for it) and not only being forced to join the enemy but genuinely falling for an Autobot? cough cough Rodimus would be amazing for a fic.
(Now this concept could also be applied to sg megamags/minimegs, but that's a blab for another time)
Rodimus convinces Megatron to sneak out late with him and they share a dance.
Or
A megarod one-shot that spawned as I'm too impatient to wait for them to kiss in my series soo here we are.
Notes: Would you look at that, another megarod fic, would it surprise you to learn I've got another one-shot in the works that's about them? I hope not, all but one of my fics are megarod and in total I have five fics dedicated to them, two of which are being worked on lol. I clearly hate them as you can see, they're horrible and won't leave me be, almost all of this fic was written late at night.
If there are any grammar or spelling errors I do apologize, I've gone through it a few times and well… I don't wanna wait any longer on posting it lol. Soo I shall die on the hill of errors, though I might come back later on and fix them.
Word count: 2, 404
(This can also be read on ao3)
Spotify playlist (omg it has one? yes, yes it does, I mean come on, its technically a slow dance fic plus this is what I listen to while writing it, mostly to help me avoid making it sad... which I considered but didn't do. I assure this is a 100% happy fic.)
“Megs? Wake up, I wanna show you something,” a voice mused, hints of amusement and tease slipping into the other's tone as they spoke.
The faintly spoken words were soon followed by a warm and familiar touch, which had Megatron finally stirring at the feeling of the familiar warmth on his cheek. A low groan left him as he leaned into the touch, optics finally beginning to turn online as he came back online sluggishly.
“Rodimus..?” he called, leaning more into the gentle touch as his optics fully came online, with him being greeted by familiar blue optics.
Rodimus's smile widened at his words, gently rubbing his cheek while nodding, “get up, as said I want to show you something.”
Megatron groaned at his words, once more leaning into the touch as a low vent of irritation left him, red optics narrowing slightly as a barely noticeable frown formed. It was late, very late, even by Rodimus standers it was late. At this hour a good chunk of the crew would be in their respective habisuties or at Swerve’s.
“At this hour?” he grumbled, raising an optic ridge as his optics remained narrowed and murky still keeping contact with the wide blue ones brimming with a mix of amusement and excitement.
At his question Rodimus nodded, his other servo finally joining its twin, cupping his other cheek, “yes, at this hour. Trust me, this is the perfect time,” the speedster assured, flashing a confident smile as he spoke.
The feeling of both servos cupping his face, even if not by much, earned a small huff to leave him as his frame relaxed into the comforting touch. He could very well ignore the Prime, either that or pull the Prime into the berth with him, which was tempting. But the look on the flame colored bot’s face and the gentle touch had him caving.
“Very well,” he muttered, but made no move to pull away from the speedster’s touch just yet. Simply relishing in the feeling of Rodimus’s servos against his face, only beginning to move when he wrapped a servo around the Prime’s wrists.
With that Megatron carefully and almost begrudgingly pulled the servos away from his face, closing his optics for a moment at the loss of Rodimus’s warmth, with him leaning down and pressing a kiss to the tops of the Prime’s servos. The act earning a spark of amusement to ripple through Rodimus’s EM field, with Megatron finally opening his optics and letting go of his wrists.
“Now what is it you must show me at this hour?” he grumbled, running a servo down his face and pinching the bridge nose as he sat up.
His question garnered a smile from the other mech, with Rodimus simply shrugging as he spun around, feigning innocence while heading towards the door, “It’s a surprise, guess that means you’ll have to follow me to find out, won’t ya Megs?”
Megatron groaned in response, “It appears I will, won’t I?” he lamented, his tone earning a small and amused huff to leave Rodimus, with the speedster glancing up to meet his gaze before flashing a smile.
With him finally standing up from the berth and beginning to follow Rodimus out of his habisuite, being sure to slow down his strides so as not to out pace his co-captain. His optics remained locked ahead as the pair walked the normally bustling halls of the Lost Light that were now all but silent and dimly lit. He knew there could be many reasons as to why the speedster would want him to follow, all of which just as likely as the other.
“Relax my dear co-captain, you’ll enjoy it, scouts honor as the humans would say,” Rodimus said, breaking the silence after a while as he wrapped his arms around one of Megatron’s, flashing yet another smile.
At the sudden contact Megatron momentarily stiffened but quickly relaxed at the feeling of the other bot leaning against his side as they walked, occasionally stealing a glance at the flame red mech as he let him lead him to their destination.
Had Megatron not been as familiar with Rodimus and his touches as he was now he might have shrugged the other off, however after millions of years traveling together and growing close… Rodimus’s touch had become comforting and familiar, something Megatron had admittedly grown fond of, not that he would ever say it out loud. Primus knows how much that would feed his co-captains ego.
Not mentioning him saying the words. Good as Megatron was with words, they always turned complicated and hesitant whenever speaking his feelings were involved, his throat would close up and he’s choke on them whenever attempting. Thankfully the young Prime never pushed him to say them, however that might be due to Rodimus also struggling to speak about his feelings.
“And here we are,” Rodimus exclaimed, his words and the loss of his warm touch as he pulled away, had Megatron breaking free from his thoughts.
Megatron shook his helm, briefly looking at his shoulder where Rodimus’s touch once was before looking away and taking in his surroundings.
”The observation deck?” he asked, glancing at Rodimus, raising an optic ridge as he spoke.
The question and look earned a small shrug as Rodimus smiled, walking up the stairs to the upper level of the observation deck.
“Yup, meteor shower is happening and was hoping you'd watch it with me,” Rodimus offered, gesturing behind him, the smile on his derma growing as he spoke.
“Just you and me? No one else?” Megatron asked, optics following the Prime as he made his way to the upper level.
“Just us,” Rodimus murmured, leaning against the railing as his smiled down at his co-captain, his EM field filling with delight as he smiled.
Megatron’s optics brightened a little at Rodimus’s words, as his EM field lit up for a second at Rodimus’s response, with a quiet chuckle leaving him as he shook his helm.
“You coming up here or what Megs? I do hope you’re not making me watch this meteor shower alone.”
The question had a vent of amusement to leave Megatron as he pushed his thoughts down while he made his way up the stairs, “no, I won’t be doing that to you Rodimus, tempting as it is.” He teased, stopping once he reached Rodimus and gently cupping the other's face.
At the gentle touch Rodimus leaned into it, a small smile ghosting his derma as he did, with him casting a glance at the observation deck windows. With him watching as the meteor shower began before looking back and meeting Megatron's gaze.
“I’ve never seen you dance before Megs,” Rodimus murmured, closing his optics for a fleeting moment as Megatron began rubbing his cheek.
Megatron hummed quietly at the out of pocket comment, “and?” he prompted, meeting Rodimus’s gaze with a questioning look.
Rodimus hummed softly at the prompt, gently pulling away from the touch and lacing one of his servos with one of Megatron’s larger ones, moving the other to rest on the silver mech's side, being far too short to reach his shoulder.
“No time like the present,” the speedster said softly, his EM field reaching out and brushing against Megatron’s as he looked upward to meet the former warlord's optics.
Megatron’s optics widened for a moment before softening as his free servo moved to rest on Rodimus’s lower back, “no time like the present,” he repeated quietly under his breath.
Even as the words left his vocalizer his EM field had already reached out to Rodimus’s in turn, slowly mingling with his, but even then he didn’t need an EM field to know how Rodimus felt. He could see it in his optics, feel it in his touch, and in his strides as they fell into a rhythm.
You’re enjoying yourself,” Rodimus murmured, the words freeing from Megatron from his thoughts, if only for a moment.
Rodimus wasn’t wrong, his EM field all but buzzed with subtle delight at the feeling of Rodimus’s frame against his, the warmth his frame held, and his touch as they fell into a comforting rhythm. He closed his optics, humming softly as he rested his helm against the side of Rodimus’s.
“So what if I am?” he asked quietly, not opening his optics as he spoke, the servo resting on Rodimus’s back beginning to leisurely stroke the plating.
His optics finally opened at the sound of an amused chuckle that left the flame colored, the small smile on his derma growing slightly as his EM field wrapped around them both, taking in a deep vent as he pulled him closer.
“Nothing wrong with it, I’m just glad that you are,” Rodimus said teasingly, glancing up momentarily as he smirked, “after all, it just proves how well I know you.”
A low chuckle leaving him at the confidence in Rodimus’s tone, pulling his helm away from Rodimus and glancing down at his co-captain, “is that so?” he murmured, raising an optic ridge as met Rodimus’s mirthfilled optics.
“It is,” the other purred, standing on the tips of his pedes and pressing tender kisses along Megatron's neck.
Megatron hummed at the sudden kisses to his neck, the grip on Rodimus’s lower back tightening for a moment as a shiver passed through his frame, his steps slowing before coming to a stop.
“Rodimus…” he grumbled, the anger if it could be called that, was lessened by the amusement that slipped into his EM field.
“Megatron,” Rodimus purred, slowly trailing the kisses up his neck as his servos began tilting Megatron’s helm down.
A small vent left him as a trail of warmth spread up his neck as each kiss was placed, with him allowing Rodimus to tilt his helm downward, taking a deep vent as the flame red mech’s derma reached under his jaw. The warmth that not only the kisses but the young Prime himself provided contrasted with his own frame, his optics fluttering shut as he soaked in the heat Rodimus’s frame provided, relishing it and the feeling of his EM field blending with the speedsters.
“Megs,” Rodimus said under his breath, his nose pressing against Megatron’s as he tilted his helm down fully, leaning in closely.
The nickname and feeling of Rodimus’s warm breath fawning his face finally had him to open his optics once more, his red optics half-lidded as Rodimus’s remained wide and filled with amusement.
“Rodimus–” he began, closing his mouth quickly as a small chuckle left him, one servo leaving Rodimus’s lower back and cupping the side of Rodimus’s helm as a smile graced his features. “You’re incorrigible,” he mused, shaking his helm as he leaned further down.
Rodimus chuckled at his words, smile widening as he did, “part of my charm, besides you like that about me.”
Megatron softly laughed under his breath at the remark, the servo cupping the Prime’s helm gently stroking his cheek, the smile returning as his laugh quieted.
“Perhaps I do,” he murmured quietly under his breath, shaking his helm as he pressed his forehead against the Prime’s.
As soon as his helm rested on the others Megatron’s servo brushed against the flame colored bots cheek, an amused rumble leaving him as his EM field filled with the same amusement as Rodimus’s EM field. Moments like these, when it was just him and Rodimus were one’s he treasured, they were some of the few good memories and moments he’s ever had, being fair, those moments didn’t have much competition to begin with. But that didn’t make them any less loved.
He slowly began resuming his movements, starting to sway as he listened to the sound of Rodimus’s vents and the hum of his spark; he could stay like this forever. He relished it, the feeling of just Rodimus and him, Rodimus who made him a better mech, Rodimus who gave him a chance he didn’t deserve. In the beginning had he been told he’d grow to enjoy the company of an Autobot much less Rodimus’s company he would have scoffed and rejected the idea, but he couldn’t find it in himself to care.
These moments. Moments he was undeserving of filled his spark with a warmth that he had long since lost and thought– no knew, he didn’t deserve. Moments that had him feeling as he did now; joy, happiness, and perhaps something he can’t put a name to as the thought of it would make it seem all too real for a mech like him.
His optics softened as he felt the Prime shift against, his thumb pausing its movements as he tilted the others helm up slightly, the feeling of Rodimus’s vents hitting his frame had the grip on his co-captains lower plating tightening by a fraction before letting go all together and cupping the other half of the speedsters helm, now mirroring what Rodimus was doing to him.
He opened his mouth to speak, say the words that felt as if they were on the tip of his glossa that always fell short but stopped at the feeling of a digit pressing against his derma. His frame stiffening momentarily in surprise at the act, optics widening slightly as he looked at Rodimus who had an amused but knowing look in his optics.
“I know Megs,” he said gently, the digit pressing lightly against Megatron’s derma moving alongside the silver mech’s cheek, “no need to say it, I know.”
Megatron froze at the words once more, his optics widening for a moment before closing, the words coupled with Rodimus’s EM field had him silent as he leaned into the Prime’s servos. His vents stuttering for a brief minute when he felt a thumb rubbing one of his cheeks, optics opening but closing just as quickly when he felt warm derma pressing against his softly.
One servo shifting to the back of the Prime’s helm as he slowly returned the kiss, his EM field gradually wrapping further around Rodimus and himself, savoring the feeling of Rodimus’s against his own as melted more into the kiss.
He didn’t need to say the words that he at times wished he could say so freely, he knew he had no need to say them as Rodimus already knew but he wished he could say the words. Words that many say are simple yet… yet always fail him.
Notes:
Now I'm not 100% happy with it, being fair this is my first time writing two characters kissing and well… dancing, so I apologize if its not the best. Both moments had me withering away as I wrote, I wished many times to claw my eyes out lol. While I did struggle writing the fic I had the idea in mind and well I wanted to attempt it lol. Obviously I will be working on this as hahah… I'm my own harshest critic, which is good and bad, so hopefully I improve enough so I don't wish to end myself while writing such scenes.
Planned on working on chapter three of Afterlight but alas... working on world building for a humanformer fic. Did I already do this? yes. yes I did. However I didn't like it and wanted to expand on everything more soo I'm starting semi-over. Hopefully my brain allows me to work on my other fics at some point...
Was reading the Orion pax spotlight and this line of dialog caught my eye...
Now do you know what this means? It means Orion in the beginning didn't have a mouth in the beginning! It also means Wheeljack doesn't have one, it also means other bots who have faceplates don't have mouths.
Such a lovely fun fact to learn, no? I also love how Orion calls it his lucky faceplate... it's adorable. My man misses his faceplate, he wants it back.
I could probably make a deeper yap on this topic... might do that later, we shall see.
Just finished the planning of the arcs for my newest fic (nameless as of right now) and finished rewriting the story after figuring the arc's out. All that is left (minus naming it) is outlining the first five chapters of it and the first five chapters of Afterlight. I'm this 🤏 close to finishing all the planning and when I am finished I may take a break or just write chapter one of the new fic and chapter three of Afterlight... we shall see.
I love this small little detail, it just shows that Rodimus does care for his crew and after the Rung incident in issue 6(?) he doesn't want it to happen again. I feel this small tidbit doesn't get talked about enough....
Before deleting the newly obtained screenshots of Megatronus from Transformers Prime I wanna do a small design analysis and character blab as... I finally get to see the sark contrast between Megatron's design and Megatronus's so onward with the yap!
Now I first want to bring up Megatron's design, in Transformers Prime Megatron has a spiky/sharp design, most the edges or corners are pointed. In contrast Megatronus mostly has rounded or oval edges/corners, for example their eyebrows:
Megatron:
Megatronus:
As you can see their eyebrows are extremely different, Megatron's eyebrow's are more jagged and as established has sharper edges. Megatronus's eyebrows on the other hand are more on the soft side, being slightly oval shaped and missing the sharp pointed edges Megatron's eyebrows have.
Another example of their design differences would be their shoulders. Much like their eyebrows Megatron and Megatronus have different angles/shapes in them. Megatron similar to his eyebrows has more sharpened shoulder kibble, being more spiky, with Megatronus once more having the softer edges for his shoulder kibble.
Megatron:
Megatronus:
The similarities for both shoulders is present, you can see the basic shape of Megatron's shoulders in Megatronus's. If you look at them side by side Megatron's shoulder kibble looks as if its the more stretched out version of Megatronus's. I say that as the shoulders (as established) do have the same basic shape as Megatronus's, the only big change to them is they're longer and pointier.
Now another comparison would be their hands (or rather servos). Originally before Megatron became Megatron, when he was still Megatronus his hands weren't clawed, instead they were blunt, similar to Ratchet's hands.
Ratchet's hand compared to Megatonus's (side by side):
Now they aren't 100% the same, but they are similar. This is contrasted by Megatron's servos during the main timeline of the show.
Megatron and Megatronus's hands (side by side):
As you you can see their hands are extremely different, yes they have the same size and etc. However! Megatron's are more slim and sharp compared to Megatronus's.
Before theorizing why Megatron's frame changed as much as it did I want to go over three final things. Number one being: optics, number two being: face shape, and number three being colors. With that out of the way allow me to start on optics.
Now while watching Transformers Prime I and many of you grew used to Megatron's red optics and how they looked. His and other Decepticon's optics for the most part are/were less detailed then the Autobots
Megatron's optic compared to both Optimus and Ratchet's optics (side by side):
As seen Megatron's optic doesn't have the details that both Optimus and Ratchet have for their optics. This isn't a bad thing, it's simply interesting especially when comparing his optic design during the war to his optic design pre-war.
Megatron and Megatron's optics (side by side):
The difference between both optics is vast, Megatronus has far more details in his optics with Megatron not having those details at all. Another thing to note about both optic designs is Megatron doesn't have this:
(This being the part circled in yellow)
That part of his design is gone, much like the design inside his optics. Instead it seems to be replaced with the marks that run down his face. Which means I can move on to number two: Megatron's face compared to Megatronus's.
Now here is a side by side comparison of both their faces:
Do you see the difference in their face shape and it's details? Megatronus doesn't have the hollow(?) looking cheeks Megatron has, nor the markings/scars, and he doesn't have the face shape Megatron has in general. Instead his face is more square looking and has about six markings on the upper half (between where the eyebrows meet), mid bottom (under the mouth), and while it can't be seen he has two more on his chin (the middle bottom). As seen their faces are extremely different, especially when you can see and compare them side by side.
Now onto the third and final of the three: colors.
Now the obvious and most known/pointed out difference between Megatron and Megatronus would be the red and purple accents to their frame.
Red and Purple accents (side by side):
This is obviously the most well known color change I believe, it is the most obvious. However a color change I don't think get's talked about enough is the literal color change Megatron's frame gets during the war.
Now I can of course be looking far to into this soo this part can be discard however! In the flashbacks it look as if Megatronus has a lighter frame color to Megatron.
Megatron:
Megatronus:
Now this of course can be simply the lighting and whatever but I don't think so. Look at their colors side by side, Megatronus's seem lighter or at the very least less scared then Megatron's.
Now finally I may explain my theory to why the changes to Megatron happened in universe of TFP. My theory is the changes Megatronus's frame underwent when he slowly became Megatron may or may not represent his mindset and feelings toward Orion/Optimus post trial.
Megatron's anger towards Orion/Optimus, the council, everything wrong with Cybertron really twisted him and the changes his frame developed are representations of his anger and what his mindset had become. Megatron/Megatronus wanted all Cybertronians to be treated as equals when he first started off, however that goal for equality soon got lost and twisted into Megatron's thirst for power. His frame losing its softer edges and red accents could represent that very mindset, but it is just a theory and I plan to do an in-depth explanation of it at some point.
Until then... this be the post, these are simply my opinions and views on it so others are of course free and welcome to have different interpretations. If you do have your own theories or thoughts do share, I would love to hear them. TFP Megatron and how his design changed is a fascinating topic soo do feel free to yap 🫶. Anyways that's all! Time for the Megatronus screenshots to be deleted and taken again when I reach the episode.
One more thing I just noticed in TFP Megatronus's design is the lighting around his face in the flash back scene
At first glance, it looks normal, yes. However! If you follow the shape, the shadows form is reminiscent of Megatron’s face.
Is this a stretch and me looking far too into shit? Possibly, but it could also symbolize who he becomes after speaking to the council, which is where this screenshot comes from.
Before deleting the newly obtained screenshots of Megatronus from Transformers Prime I wanna do a small design analysis and character blab as... I finally get to see the sark contrast between Megatron's design and Megatronus's so onward with the yap!
Now I first want to bring up Megatron's design, in Transformers Prime Megatron has a spiky/sharp design, most the edges or corners are pointed. In contrast Megatronus mostly has rounded or oval edges/corners, for example their eyebrows:
Megatron:
Megatronus:
As you can see their eyebrows are extremely different, Megatron's eyebrow's are more jagged and as established has sharper edges. Megatronus's eyebrows on the other hand are more on the soft side, being slightly oval shaped and missing the sharp pointed edges Megatron's eyebrows have.
Another example of their design differences would be their shoulders. Much like their eyebrows Megatron and Megatronus have different angles/shapes in them. Megatron similar to his eyebrows has more sharpened shoulder kibble, being more spiky, with Megatronus once more having the softer edges for his shoulder kibble.
Megatron:
Megatronus:
The similarities for both shoulders is present, you can see the basic shape of Megatron's shoulders in Megatronus's. If you look at them side by side Megatron's shoulder kibble looks as if its the more stretched out version of Megatronus's. I say that as the shoulders (as established) do have the same basic shape as Megatronus's, the only big change to them is they're longer and pointier.
Now another comparison would be their hands (or rather servos). Originally before Megatron became Megatron, when he was still Megatronus his hands weren't clawed, instead they were blunt, similar to Ratchet's hands.
Ratchet's hand compared to Megatonus's (side by side):
Now they aren't 100% the same, but they are similar. This is contrasted by Megatron's servos during the main timeline of the show.
Megatron and Megatronus's hands (side by side):
As you you can see their hands are extremely different, yes they have the same size and etc. However! Megatron's are more slim and sharp compared to Megatronus's.
Before theorizing why Megatron's frame changed as much as it did I want to go over three final things. Number one being: optics, number two being: face shape, and number three being colors. With that out of the way allow me to start on optics.
Now while watching Transformers Prime I and many of you grew used to Megatron's red optics and how they looked. His and other Decepticon's optics for the most part are/were less detailed then the Autobots
Megatron's optic compared to both Optimus and Ratchet's optics (side by side):
As seen Megatron's optic doesn't have the details that both Optimus and Ratchet have for their optics. This isn't a bad thing, it's simply interesting especially when comparing his optic design during the war to his optic design pre-war.
Megatron and Megatron's optics (side by side):
The difference between both optics is vast, Megatronus has far more details in his optics with Megatron not having those details at all. Another thing to note about both optic designs is Megatron doesn't have this:
(This being the part circled in yellow)
That part of his design is gone, much like the design inside his optics. Instead it seems to be replaced with the marks that run down his face. Which means I can move on to number two: Megatron's face compared to Megatronus's.
Now here is a side by side comparison of both their faces:
Do you see the difference in their face shape and it's details? Megatronus doesn't have the hollow(?) looking cheeks Megatron has, nor the markings/scars, and he doesn't have the face shape Megatron has in general. Instead his face is more square looking and has about six markings on the upper half (between where the eyebrows meet), mid bottom (under the mouth), and while it can't be seen he has two more on his chin (the middle bottom). As seen their faces are extremely different, especially when you can see and compare them side by side.
Now onto the third and final of the three: colors.
Now the obvious and most known/pointed out difference between Megatron and Megatronus would be the red and purple accents to their frame.
Red and Purple accents (side by side):
This is obviously the most well known color change I believe, it is the most obvious. However a color change I don't think get's talked about enough is the literal color change Megatron's frame gets during the war.
Now I can of course be looking far to into this soo this part can be discard however! In the flashbacks it look as if Megatronus has a lighter frame color to Megatron.
Megatron:
Megatronus:
Now this of course can be simply the lighting and whatever but I don't think so. Look at their colors side by side, Megatronus's seem lighter or at the very least less scared then Megatron's.
Now finally I may explain my theory to why the changes to Megatron happened in universe of TFP. My theory is the changes Megatronus's frame underwent when he slowly became Megatron may or may not represent his mindset and feelings toward Orion/Optimus post trial.
Megatron's anger towards Orion/Optimus, the council, everything wrong with Cybertron really twisted him and the changes his frame developed are representations of his anger and what his mindset had become. Megatron/Megatronus wanted all Cybertronians to be treated as equals when he first started off, however that goal for equality soon got lost and twisted into Megatron's thirst for power. His frame losing its softer edges and red accents could represent that very mindset, but it is just a theory and I plan to do an in-depth explanation of it at some point.
Until then... this be the post, these are simply my opinions and views on it so others are of course free and welcome to have different interpretations. If you do have your own theories or thoughts do share, I would love to hear them. TFP Megatron and how his design changed is a fascinating topic soo do feel free to yap 🫶. Anyways that's all! Time for the Megatronus screenshots to be deleted and taken again when I reach the episode.
With the release of chapter two of Afterlight, if you've read both chapters (or just one)... do feel free to send questions in or whatever about it. I swear I won't be evil and steal your soul if you send something in... I swear 🥺🫶
