I know Perceptor & Brainstorm are like *the* thing. Everyone loves Simpatico. But hear me out here, real rare pair hours, First Aid & Perceptor?! Anyway here have some bullet pointed reasons why I think it would work & a short scenerio about it since there is NOT A SINGLE OUNCE OF Perceptor x First Aid content anywhere... original idea ig
Both are extremely passionate about their fields & will push the envelope a bit to make advancements in their fields. Perceptor is constantly inventing/engineering things & First Aid invented the Spark Jump-Start (using his spark as the first healthy one to provide a jump .)
Which brings me to my next point. Both are slightly unhinged due to this passion & dedication for their fields. First Aid was willing to strap his spark to a dying mechs to potentially save said mech. Yes his spark could have jump started the other mechs but also the other mechs spark could have collapsed First Aids. Peceptor is equally unhinged as seen by the fact that he joined the Wreckers for a time and lived! Also he puts up with Brainstorm & shares a lab space with him on the Lost Light.
Next point: they both know and do lab work on the regular. First Aids is medical in nature but medical & science lab work is often similar/parallel. They would perfectly understand each other venting about a hard day in the lab. Or be able to aid each other with labs/lab notes. It always nice to be understood the first time whether explain things or venting.
Also they could help each other with work on occasion. Give each other fresh ideas, compare notes, get an outside perspective. Perceptor could help First Aid with his microscopic sight & First Aid could help Perceptor with Cyberyronian bioloical science work/research. They would be unstoppable together, both dedicated & helping each other. THINK OF THE ADVANCES THIS WOULD LEAD TO!
The only problem is sometimes they'll work too hard. Get too far into their projects or work that suddenly the dates will all be lab work. "Hun, you wanna get drinks at Swerves? No, I'm working on this? Oh what's that... how curious." *Sits down & they don't move for 8hrs as they slowly lean into each other while working on a solution*
Not that either mind much, but sometimes they'll spend a little too much time working together on things. They know somewhere deep in their processors they should have better work life balance. But they also both take great joy in making advancements & discovers for the greater good.
Both would validate the others work though which is all either of them want. *Cut to Perceptor needing thorough peer review & First Aid begging Ratchet to validate his spark-jump idea* And working together they would be the unstoppable IT couple. Constantly pushing rhe envelope & asking the hard questions while theorizing & checking each other's work.
I also think Perceptor's logic/routine is the only thing that could quell & reason with First Aid's Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies. Just as First Aid is one of the few who could make Perceptor losen up & crack a joke/have a cute moment. (Think Simpatico but they have their own thing like idk 'See')
Think Perceptor is able to reason with First Aids irrational/intrusive OCD parts while First Aid is able to help Perceptor achieve better social networking & make him actually relax away from work
You can call me insane, but I wanna see this medic and scientist kiss. Comfort each other when they have flashbacks to their war side quests. (Especially since both wanted to do science/medicine and weren't really into fighting that's gotta weigh heavy on both of them.) I wanna see them talk to each other in science nerd without having to dumb it down. I want them to compliment each other & heal each other. I wanna see them put up with each other's isms. I think it'd be so cute.
Perceptor x First Aid: Their ship name could be First Perception or Perceptive Aid! THIS IS LITERALLY THE CUTEST SHIP NAME EVER AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE MY MIND.
Idk y'all I just think of these two & I see two hard working dedicated individuals who would compliment each other nicely in the day to day life. Also Ilike the duality of them being a great working duo but then when they go home to their habsuite at night tje chemistry is still there. We all know they are FREAKS too... stress relief and all.
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First Aid walked down the hall towards Perceptor's lab. It was late and he had just gotten off his shift. Perceptor was supposed to be at the medbay waiting for him when he got out, but clearly the microscope had gotten lost in his work again. So First Aid trudged his way across this quarter of the ship and up the hall. It wasn't the worst trip ever, and was becoming increasingly familiar, but still not wanted after a 12hr shift.
He punched in the code to the science unit door, Perceptor having shared it with him early on in their relationship, and the door slid back revealing just the mech he was looking for. "Perceptor," First Aid hummed as he paced forwards, pausing before slowly reaching out to touch the mech.
"First Aid," Perceptor cleared his vocalizer, "I... I lost track of time I suppose."
"It's alright, just, let's got back to our habsuite? I'm tired, and my scanners indicate you are too."
"Alright let me just store everything away." Perceptor meticulously packed everything away in it proper containers, and cleansed his work space before turning to First Aid. Upon seeing the weary medibot in full view, the scientist took one long stride and scooped him up.
"W-what," First Aid squirmed in Perceptors grib but the larger bot tighten his grip.
"Consider this an apology for making you walk all this way on such tired peds."