I just like shipping bayverse Drift ngl I like his potential romantic dynamic with everyone
Crosshairs — classic tbh gives me nostalgia from shipping at the start of AOE
Optimus — favorite, I have so many AUs with them in my head (especially Nemesis I have a problem and it’s putting Drift in bad situations with OP’s evil self)
Hound — lowkey slaps, I love to imagine how soft they are when no one else is around, also how Hound just picks him up so easily
Bumblebee — ACTUALLY THO it’s the second favorite, how they start out hating each other but then by TLK Drift is deferring to him and being the only one NOT fighting with Bee, they progressed together
Lockdown — see above mention of putting Drift in Situations with evil bots, especially considering their past together, both being Decepticons
Ratchet — also honestly a classic, and I think their bayverse counterparts would make what’s kinda become stale to me interesting again