[skainswrites]

also, happy pride month everyone!! 💜🏳️‍🌈

[skainswrites]

chapter 5 is complete, now in the editing stages, i hope to have it up before the next weekend….. :3

[mc-mimoku]

Starscream was caught by sentinelprime's soldiers.

Since I couldn't find the soldiers' original design, I didn't finish drawing them.

[boogayourga]

Some D-16’s I cooked up for practice ☝️

[skainswrites]

next chapter of bellwether is gonna be SOMETHING…. so many things are gonna happen lol… hopefully i’ll have it up soon, i’m about 2/3 through the chapter in what i want to convey and then some editing has to be done. curious to see everyone’s thoughts

also want yall to know that i got inspired once again by a TF meme. at this point that should be all i watch to get this damn fic done lmfao

FINALLY got around to watching TF One as well. Oh my god. I have so many feelings i’m going to explode

[loving-parasite-moved]

tradgedy enjoyers when you look into the eyes of your worst enemy and can only see yourself

[skainswrites]

a snippet of chapter 5 of bellwether….. i think yall will like this one. it’s turning into something interesting on my end… >:3

He talked to you, in your memories. You were beginning to remember more and more of the conversations. They returned slowly when you woke up, trickling in at the edges of awareness as the hours passed and you went through your routines, attempting to bring feeling back into numb limbs. You were… disturbed—and that was putting it lightly. You were also confused, because the questions Shockwave asked seemed less procedural and more… curious. The last thing you had wanted to do was satisfy his sick curiosity, but there was nothing else you could do in your memories—dream-memories?—except respond.

You dislike the dress. Shockwave had said, after one particular memory left your whole spectral body twitching. His voice was everywhere and nowhere; from deep within your chest and surrounding you all the same. His deep, steady cadence, and you were swimming in it.

[liarsblade]

Everyone clap for non consensual body modification everybody loves a character whose body has been altered against their will

[argyleheir-deactivated20260419]

[kosatsatosh]

[skainswrites]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Risin from the ashes, how was your deep sleep? XD

i wish i could say it was rejuvenating lmfaooo but im definitely in a better place now than i was a year ago. was a rough start to the year, but i’m excited to be back !!

[skainswrites]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

*peeks from under blanket* …. i did it

[skainswrites]

I'm sorry to hear about your issues and hope my questions do not bother you. I just finished reading the Canary series and one thing left me wondering: what Decepticons did with human children and young teens? All adults were dumped into the mines and young ones left to care for themselves? Or they are forced to work somewhere else? I remeber Codi, but I'm talking about the youngest, physically unable to work. Also, even though fertility rate surely is at its lowest, nothing can stop humans from making babies, so what about them? And pregnant people? Morals aside, it would be inpractical to just ignore the problem or get rid of them. Maybe I'm thinking too much about this, however it seems like Cons don't want total extincion of slaves and potential pets, which means they must have a plan how to keep it going for more than 80/90 years. Just to let you know, all of this is a product of my joy after finally finding a fanfic where Megatron won, but didn't go fully genocidal right away. It's fascinating to imagine how they would manage a whole planet well enough to keep (some) humans alive. Anyway, I have fallen in love with your work, thank you for a great time. PS. I refuse to believe that all nations are under Decepticons full control. Even with Vehicons their numbers are just too small for that.

hi!!! great questions!! i haven’t thought too much about it tbh. but you are right in that it would be kinda silly that they’d just completely obliterate an entire planet of people who could definitely do some work for them, if not be cybertronian entertainment (at least, in this canon divergent AU lol).

TW for some dark topics, sterilizations, unethical experimentation, etc

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kids are definitely around and so are pregnant individuals, they would just not be at the mines. only those able bodied enough to do work would have been sent there when large cities near jasper started to collapse, which included LA.

At the beginning of CIACM, i considered diving into the intricacies of that, but decided not to, since it would’ve detracted from the story a bit (and i never quite found the place yet) i always imagined that, as advanced as the cybertronians were, they’d figure out ways to either temporarily or permanently sterilize the workers in the mines. so, no babies and no new children.

once they got to a point of full domination of earth, then it would be sort of like an alien zoo situation. have ways to get the population replenished, whether through natural means (or UNnatural means, wink wink, cloning?)

and yes you are correct: not all of the counties on earth and even the entire U.S. is completely subdued. this will be more clear in the next chapters!

thank you for the question!

[skainswrites]

Hi, I made more fanart and forgot to ever show it to you lol pov: starscream "saving" birdie from the pit

and here is a comic I never finished

Birdie putting wires into their nape

HELLLOOOO?! OH MY GOD !!!! THIS IS SO STUNNING AND GREAT!!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹THANK YOU SO MUCH !!

ok first of all, dehydrated basically dead birdie in starscream’s hand fried me. i can’t get over all their expressions LOLLLL so good

i really love how you captured that sense of unease with the inhibitor too - so well done ! 🩵🩵

[skainswrites]

I don’t wanna be that one person… but do you plan on updating anytime soon? No pressure, just curious. I understand life totally gets in the way

yes! sooner than later, definitely this year. i can’t give an exact time, i just have too much on my plate right now, but i hope it comes by before the end of january

[skainswrites]

Hey Skainswriters,

I had a few questions about Bellwether. I'm shocked by the skill this beautiful fic was written with. Keep up the great work! Just 2 questions about our Shocki boi.

What kind of character development are you planning on having for him, if you don't mind me asking? Will he potentially find some kind of guilt for his actions as his emotions slowly return, or will he stay about the same? His dynamic with Birdie so far is fascinating to me.

2. When is bro gonna ever take a break from his work? He hasn't recharged in eons.

Thanks for reading!

first, thanks so much for the kind words :,) i’m glad you are enjoying it 🩵

1. bellwether is where we are going to see more glimpses of something in shockwave. this was where i was always planning on him gaining more insights into birdie and humans in general (i call them ‘insights’ because i dont think ‘doubts’ was the right word). without giving away too much though, considering what i have planned for the ending… well, like someone said, it might be two steps forward and one step back. something big has to happen for that bot to change at all, in my eyes.

2. Never ☠️

[skainswrites]

Who is your favorite transformers character, overall and for each series?

for most series it’s shockwave xd LMAO surprise, right? but specifically for TFA and TFP. Ratchet is also a fave in many other iterations. I also love Prowl and Jazz !

[skainswrites]

by the end of this will birdy still be a good' person ?

yes, i like to think so. i don’t think its in birdie’s nature not to be, to the agony of shockwave and every decepticon lmfao