Part 3!! Time to put those kiddos in situations! (Also sorry again for the long wait haha!) And again, NSFW stay tf away. This is about minors.
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Part 2
As mentioned before, a lot of the tickles generally tend to stay amongst the kids. That’s mainly just bc a lot of the times the bots are busy, and also they’re very afraid of hurting their tiny friends. That being said, as they get more comfortable around the kids, Bulkhead and Bee especially will sometimes just scoop them up and tickle them.
Miko has tried to sneak attack multiple bots. Like, swan diving off the platforms to get at their neck (if they’re short like Arcee) or stomach (if they’re tall like Optimus). Scares them every time, but they always catch her! And it gives her time to attack while their guard is down.
Ratchet has nearly dropped Miko and Raf before. He has ticklish palms (very good at hiding it), and his first instinct is to drop and or throw off anything ticklish. He had to unlearn that with squirmy and sometimes intentionally mischievous humans.
Miko has discussed wanting to try tickling a Decepticon. Jack and Raf both think she’s crazy for it, but she and Bulkhead joke about it sometimes. Theorize about who would be the ideal victim, etc. She eyeballs the Apex Armor with evil intent
Speaking of, she has actually managed to win a tickle fight against Bulkhead and Wheeljack in the Apex Armor. She had to figure out how to be gentle with it, but neither of them could tickle her back. It was mostly chasing them around once they figured out she was immune to them.
Ratchet is the one who sees most of their shenanigans since he’s at base the most. He used to find it obstructive to his work and therefore annoying, but now he watches them fondly.
The Autobots as a whole are not really used to tickling. It’s just not common in warfare. But being around the kids makes them feel less like soldiers and more like people, so it becomes a little more frequent around base.
Raf pranked Miko and Jack by convincing several Autobots that humans needed physical touch like tickling to live. He then did it AGAIN when Smokescreen, Wheeljack, and Magnus joined the crew.
Jack got soft tickles from his mom ONCE in front of Optimus, and now Optimus tickles him in a very similar way. Jack can’t tell if it’s super embarrassing or comforting.
While the kids are closest with their guardians, that doesn’t mean they only go after those bots or only have those bots go after them. Sometimes they’ll team up with other bots against their guardians, and sometimes their guardians will team up with other bots against them.
Or something like if one of them is in the medbay, they may ask another bot to watch over and cheer up their charge.
Smokey and Bee are the ones who will actually try and join in on tickle fights amongst the kids. The other bots will join if asked (depending on their likelihood of saying yes) but generally are too worried about hurting someone to join without an invitation. Smokey will just straight up pick someone out of the fight and wreck them, and even sit down to try and even the odds.
I don't know if you do the humans, but maybe lee/ler of Miko from tfp? If not her, then Bulkhead pls <3
Why not both! Thanks for the ask, anon!! <3
NSFW DNI. This post is about a kid.
Miko:
Ler:
-Miko is a pretty mischievous ler
-She was the first to find out Cybertronians could be ticklish too and immediately made it her mission to find out if all the bots are ticklish
-Only ones she hasn’t cracked yet is Optimus and Ratchet but she’s determined to find out
-She tries her best to roughhouse with the bots and play around with them but it’s obviously a little hard
-Tickling is a fun bonding activity to Miko. She likes making other people laugh
-Doesn’t mean she won’t use it to get what she wants though. She can be ruthless
-Usually the one who starts tickle fights in the base. Her goal is to drag in as many people as physically possible
-Miko’s style of wrecking people is generally just jumping on them and attacking every spot she can think of until she gets a reaction
-She probably won’t pin anyone down but she’ll usually use the fact that she’s bigger than Raf against him. Other than that she just jumps on and clings to whoever she’s getting
-The bots have found it’s surprisingly hard to pull her off once she’s attached
-Will 100% lay in wait for people and resort to all kinds of dirty tricks to wreck someone (or to escape)
-She can get a little carried away with the tickling from time to time but she always feels kinda bad for it and tries to make sure the person is okay. She also generally tends to learn where their limits are and knows when to stop in the future
-Miko looooves to tease people while she’s tickling them. She’s surprisingly good at figuring out what gets under their skin
-If someone likes being tickled she will 100% call them out
-She will partner up with a bot to wreck someone. She usually teams up with Bulkhead or Wheeljack and sometimes Jack and Raf, but she has been known to sic Ratchet on people
-Most of the time she’ll play kinda rough, mostly because she has to be a little rough for any of the bots to feel it, but if she’s trying to cheer Raf up or something she’ll be gentle
-Likes to be very affectionate while tickling someone. If it’s Jack or Raf she’s getting, she’ll probably hug them or something to keep them still
-The most notorious tickle monster among the humans
-She usually wrecks Jack and Raf, but she regularly tries to tickle Bulkhead or Wheeljack. Everyone else she knows is ticklish, except she hasn’t gotten any reaction out of Optimus yet and she got Ratchet to snatch his hands away from her once
-Wonders if it would be possible to check if Decepticons are ticklish without getting murdered
Lee:
-Miko has a very loud laugh. She cackles like a maniac
-She doesn’t really mind being tickled. It’s fun to her. She’d rather do the tickling if she has the choice though
-She’ll fight. Definitely the type to accidentally kick someone but she tries really hard not to. She will buck someone off pretty easily though (unless they’re a bot)
-She isn’t really all that embarrassed of being tickled. Originally she was kinda embarrassed when someone would find a spot that would make her squeak or giggle, but since finding out the bots have those spots too she has decided she can be a badass that also squeaks sometimes
-Not much flusters her. If the bots think humans being ticklish is adorable, that might get to her
-She’ll struggle a lot, including trying to wrestle whoever is tickling her. She usually can’t but tries anyway
-Most ticklish on her upper ribs and underarms. Tickling her neck makes her giggle, but she might try to punch you for it
-Mixed feelings on affectionate gestures like ticklish kisses and raspberries and stuff. It has to be someone very close to her, and even so she might knee them in the face
-She tries to hang on a little bit past when it’s too much, but she’ll speak up in some way if she’s had enough
-Endless ball of energy. She does not tire and you can bet the minute you stop she will try to get revenge
-Kinda prefers rough tickles. They’re playful and she can try to fight whoever is tickling her
-Doesn’t mind soft tickles or cheer up tickles, though. They can be a way to get her to chill out
-Teases don’t really work. They might, like if someone is being super playful, but mostly teasing her makes her tease whoever is tickling her back. It never goes well for her
-She will always get revenge. Always. She will set traps for people if she has to
-She gets into tickle fights with the other kids the most often, but as for the bots she gets tickled by Bulkhead and Wheeljack the most. She gotten into fights with various other bots as well, but probably the bot she gets tickled the most by after those two is Ratchet
Bulkhead:
Ler:
-Bulkhead is actually pretty sweet when it comes to wrecking people
-He will abso roughhouse with his buddies or during tickle fights but he knows he’s strong
-He also knows it can be hard for him to judge his own strength so especially with the humans he’s usually very gentle and nice
-Loves the closeness of it
-Not afraid to join tickle fights. He generally won’t start them but if you so much as poke one of his buds you bet he’s gonna back them up
-Super loyal. He will always help his friends, rather than turning on them (unless he thinks they need it or he’s the one tickling them)
-He will use the fact that he’s bigger than most against lees, but mostly just so they can’t run away. He isn’t as fast as some of the other bots.
-He mostly likes to knead in pretty obvious places. He’ll stumble across unusual spots from time to time, but usually he just sticks to tried and true
-If he’s teamed up with Wheeljack or Miko, he’s willing to trap people. Otherwise, he kinda just uses his strength against them and if that doesn’t work, oh well :)
-He can get carried away or be too rough but he tries really, really hard not to, to the point where it’s almost a tease for the lee. They basically have to tell him that they’re fine and he can keep going or he’ll stop
-Aside from that, he does tease normally. He’ll exchange jabs with Wheeljack and Arcee, and for everyone else he’ll just say things like “looks like you’re ticklish here, huh? Good to know”
-Pretty dang affectionate if he can be. Trying to hold back can diminish that a little, but he loves tickly hugs and nuzzling people and stuff
-Mostly tickles Miko and Wheeljack, but he’s messed around with all the other soldiers and occasionally the other kids too
-Probably the only one on Team Prime other than Optimus who has tickled a Decepticon before
Lee:
-Bulk has a booming laugh. It can also pitch up a lot if he’s flustered or if he’s being tickled in certain spots
-He actually doesn’t really have a preference of if he’s the lee or ler, as long as everyone is having fun
-He’ll fight instinctively, but he tries not to do too much damage. Keep away from flailing fists, though
-Being tickled is a little embarrassing for him if it’s in front of people he doesn’t really know. If it’s with the main five of s1, he’s all good with it
-Gets flustered surprisingly easily. He’s just a big teddy bear unless you’re a Decepticon
-Bulk struggles, but he tries to dial it back. He’s usually strong enough to pry whoever’s attacking him off, but if he can’t, he’ll usually just pound a fist on the floor or something to deal with it
-He is heavily armored, so it’s actually kinda hard to tickle him. There’s a spot right in the center of his belly that gets him laughing hard, and his neck is kinda sensitive too. Aside from that, most other spots can only get a chuckle
-Affection kills him, especially if it’s from someone who’s usually reserved. Raspberries and stuff can make him scream
-He’ll tell you if he’s had enough. No shame in it, as far as he’s concerned
-He has a lot of stamina, so he might be ready to attack when someone stops tickling him. But when he’s tired, he’s usually too tired to get revenge
-Likes rough tickles. He feels them more and thinks they’re more playful and fun
-Soft tickles aren’t bad, but most of the time they aren’t super ticklish. He appreciates cheer up tickles, though
-Teasing is just as bad as affection for him. He can’t take it unless it’s playful banter, and then he’ll try and give it right back
-He likes revenge, but it’s not necessary. It’s kind of a heat of the moment thing for him
-He tickles Wheeljack and Miko most often, usually in Wrecker tickle fights, but he’s known to tickle Arcee and Bee as well. Smokescreen too, in later seasons
