Ous because Megatronus is his gladiator name and when he rebels he changes his designation to Megatron. He then cuts off, now Optimus, because of their fundamental disagreement. Even though Optimus has a different designation, he still feels that connection to Megatron.
𖹭 fanboy x celebrity, size difference (at least for now), imbalanced dynamics, off-limits crush, forced proximity (both on purpose and by accident), star-crossed lovers
𐔌first meeting𐦯
“ i'm your biggest fan! ” (op)
“ everyone says that. ” (m)
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𐔌multiple times𐦯
“ can i have your autograph? ” (op)
“ no. ” (m)
𑣲
𐔌second meeting𐦯
“ i got you something. please take it. ” (op)
“ fine. ” (m)
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𐔌after megatronus was forced into sentinel prime's harem𐦯
“ oh, you again. ” (m)
“ megatronus! it's nice to see you again. ” (op)
𑣲
𐔌orion bringing up megatronus's past𐦯
“ i—i didn't- i shouldn't have— ” (op)
“ forget about it, orion. ” (m)
“ i won't. ” (op)
“ i know. ” (m)
“ again. i'm really s-sorry. ” (op)
“ you should be. ” (m)
“ then why forget about it? ” (op)
“ because you should. ” (m)
“ that isn't a satisfactory answer. ” (op)
“ very few things in life are satisfactory. ” (m)
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𐔌megatronus lying for orion after he broke into the upper levels of the golden palace (again)𐦯
“ if you stop getting in trouble then i won't have to keep saving you. ” (m)
“ what if i like you saving me? ” (op)
“ i won't always be there to save you. ” (m)
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𐔌right after arch was publicly executed𐦯
“ it doesn't matter if he meant something to you! he was a traitor. he got what he deserved. ” (op)
“ for all your knowledge you know nothing. i should have never thought you'd be any different than the slag-faced spike suckers that populate this place. ” (m)
youre trying to tell me miji had a career-ending injury before her career even started all because she saw her crush hugging her sister....this is really annoying
yeah we can debate about how much queen cares about berdly and such but my final thought is that it wasn't that she was flat out ignoring the kid so much as she was prioritizing noelle because of the latter's evident sadness.
i think that she KNOWS berdly has it you know. she knows he's smart (where it counts), got capable magic, and overall in touch with his feelings (even though he hides them). meanwhile, noelle is ALL kinds of emotionally/mentally distressed. from the get-go queen tries her best to soothe her, but its clear that even when noelle seems calm she's still really worried about stuff.
as someone who wants everyone to be happy, i think that queen KNOWS berdly is unhappy, which is why she still includes him (at the barest points but still), but she knows that compared to noelle's outright sadness she has to focus on the latter's problems first. such as a ruler must do. you don't have to think she's his mom or whatever but i def don't think she flat out neglected him esp since she does step up when he might get hurt.