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Chapters: 47/50 Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Megatron/Rodimus | Rodimus Prime, Rodimus/Thunderclash, Megatron/Rodimus | Rodimus Prime/Thunderclash, background Dratchet, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Rodimus | Rodimus Prime, Megatron (Transformers), Thunderclash (Transformers), Drift | Deadlock, Ratchet (Transformers), Springer (Transformers), Starscream (Transformers), Swerve (Transformers), Ultra Magnus, Minimus Ambus, Bumblebee (Transformers), Tyrest (Transformers), Wheeljack (Transformers), Froid (Transformers), Sunder (Transformers), Other(s) Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-War, Developing Relationship, Past Driftrod, past springerrod, past megop, Cheating, Polyamory Negotiations, polyamory is the goal but there is a line that gets crossed, Mutual Pining, autobot/decepticon politics, Sticky Sexual Interfacing, Transformers Spark Bonds, Conjunx Endura, Amica Endurae, Spark Sexual Interfacing (Transformers), Background Relationships, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Humor, Suspense, Frottage, Oral Sex, Self-Servicing, Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, robot gore, Horror, Serial Killers, Mech Preg (Transformers), Unplanned Pregnancy, Transformer Sparklings, is it child endangerment if the child hasn't been born yet?, Stalking, Bad Therapy, Gas Lighting, Isolation, mentioned abortion, sire/carrier protocols, Non-Explicit Childbirth, Depression/Grief, there will be a happy ending I promise, Threesome - M/M/M Summary:
The war is over, the Quintessons have been beaten back and Cybertron has been made whole again. But peace between Autobots and Decepticons hinges on the union between the leaders of the two factions. Except recently there was a change in leadership as Optimus Prime died just before the defeat of the Quintessons. Now the new Prime is to be married to a mech he only just recently fought on the same side with against their common enemy. But nearly four million years on the opposing sides is a hard gap to overcome...
And while getting accustomed to the idea of being bonded to Megatron for the rest of his functioning, Rodimus finds a strange friend in Thunderclash. He must try to sort out his feelings for both of these two bots while also juggling responsibilities as Prime and dealing with an ominous guilt that weighs heavily on his spark...
Disclaimer: No one dies in the fic itself, but Optimus' death will be a main part of the story and thus I felt the need to tag with Major Character Death, I promise that none of the main characters will die in this fic.
Chapter 47: No Choice
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