So the idea is that sparkmates, or conjuxes, are quite literally spark bound. So if one dies, the other also drops dead.
Megatron and Optimus are sparkmates. They were happy. Still under the identifies of Orion Pax and D-16 (or Megatronus, whatever continuity you like). And their marriage is under those names.
So when they eventually split and become Optimus Prime and Megatron, nobody knows what they are because there are no legal records. Mostly because of the chaos of war. Neither of them ever tells their factions the truth. Megatron is afraid his troops and luitendants will see this as weakness. Optimus is deeply ashamed of his spark bond, because he knows that no matter what Megatron does, he will always love him. Only Elita and Bee suspect that Op and Meg have a more complicated relationship than they are letting on. But they can't place a servo on it..
Both of them have many opportunities to kill each other in the war, but neither does. Meg knows that if he kills Optimus, there is no point because he himself won't survive to rule. Optimus cannot bring himself to kill Megatron, he just can't do it.
That is until Ratchet comes to him with a report. The well of Allsparks is dying. The war is killing it. The population is already low, and without the well, all cybertronians will be rendered completely infertile. The species will go extinct if he doesn't do something soon.
Life is normal for the decepticons, but the autobots are wary. Optimus seems different. More antsy, he's telling each bot how much they've done for the cause, brushing it off as just appreciation for his soldiers. But one morning, Op is not present in base.
Upon searching for Optimus they find the decepticons in complete chaos. Just walking straight into the decepticon base, they eventually find the chaos source. Megatron's berthroom.
Inside they find Megatron dead in his own bed, Optimus's axe through his chassis. Optimus is dead beside him with no visible injuries.
Meanwhile, the sparks of two broken bots float towards the heart of Primus.
n. the quality of being particularly noticeable or important. Optimus Prime and Cade Yeager travel through the stars to return to Earth, changing perspectives and nurturing their budding sparkbond. For when you are no longer alone in the Universe, it becomes easy to find the courage to explore it. Together, as one. barn husbands, post!TLK, sequel to Resonance, part2
1- Now despite seeker naturally angular frames. And being some of the latest of the transformers they actually require far more energon then anyone else. Seekers Burn through the Energy cells fast Dud to a number of things one of which is have fast there are.and the ability to fly most seekers need 10-40 energon cube a Day Just to be in a healthy state.
2- Now even though seekers are extremely maternal most femme and mech have a hard time Caring a sparkling to Term. No one really knows why some say that there frames are far to small and other will tell you that it was from years and years of practicing eugenics that made it hard on them. But sadly 4 out of 10 carriers will Die after delivering there sparkling..
3 - for some unknown reason most seeker oddly give birth to Twins or triplets in very rare cases six.but Will almost never here of a one sparkling
4- vos it has been known to practice slavery throughout its history. This was very Parent doing the war times were predacon were sold as sex slaves to works and bodyguards. In recent millennia this has been out law back there a still a few people who practices
5 - vos has been ruled by a monarchy since foundation the ruling family has changed once or twice but they still hold strong in their tradition. The gender of the heir doesn’t matter if you are first Born you will become the queen / king of your people
6 - seeker have always been open to the sexuality the city of vos was even a safe haven in the early years for LGBTQ when it was considered evil.you can see this throughout their culture from pole Dancing being a elegant dance to a red light District.most sex works do hold a good bit of respect from there peers and a murder of one of them would be investigated thoroughly like everyone else.
7 - if the early years of a sparkling Life they will sleep in a nest there parents made for them. When a seeker is expecting there mate will automatically make them in them a nest before delivery. They will expand the nest as the sparkling grows but they typically don’t leave it into they entertheir teenage years.
8 - because a sparkmate ( or for same a Conjunx) is taking very seriously. First you most ask the parents of the bot you wish to because sparkmate with and if you get there blessing they will take there mate somewhere very remote and quiet so the only thing they can hear is each other. After a week or so they return and usually their friends and family would’ve put together a party! To celebrate their union
9 - Despite country believe there are actually four species of seeker there are the sky liners ( the species which starscream is)) then the low wings (( the species Dreadwing is)) and finally the Diamond optics (( this one hasn’t been see for many many year it is believed that they were hunted to extinction doing the war since their wings were Made of something stronger than any metal known to any species and there optics we’re considered a good luck charm and to keep Bad Spirit away)) and the last is a night flyer (( this was is A relatively new species it has been around for about 60 million years or so it is the combination of a seeker and predacon))
10 - Vos is known for many things but the one thing is it most famous for it architecture every building seems like it shouldn’t even be standing but it does there are landing and take off platforms everywhere and levitating energon stations. Everything seems to be made of glass but no more how many times you should at it it just won’t break!
Like you can be aware of your partners emotions and general thoughts.
But also consider
One half is tapping along to the song stuck in the others head
Being able to feel/watch over a sleeping partner if one stays up and wake them if nightmares happen
“Gosh darn it now I’m craving that thing too!”
Being able to coordinate attacks wordlessly
One thinking of something goofy making the other crack up when they have to be serious and then they're like “oh no bad time bad time!!”
One kicking the door down and bursting into the room with balloons/food or smthing like “WHOS SAD?!?!?? NOT ON MY WATCH!!!!”
“When is the last time you slept??” “ I don’t know??”
Naughty stuff. Enough said about that.
When one is sick and the other is commiserating (hoo boy when both are sick. Whinefest two thousand and whatever)
Keeping a good secret about a present but hen accidentally blowing your cover and your partner is “you got me WHAT???” And everyone around you is confused
Looking at each other and cracking up due to an inside joke
One giving the other strength if they have to do something stressful so mental cheering “you got this, you’re so capable. Etc”
“That’s a great idea!!!”“I know right???”
Being able to talk things out more thoroughly because they can feel the others reaction “oh goodness I didn’t mean it like that I’m sorrryyyyyy”
Mentally being able to take notes on what your partner’s favorite things are and why they like them
Ummmm
Idk more cute stuff if you can think of something but I really like this kind of thing
Let’s Talk Headcanons: Sparkmates and Spark-binding
So lately I’ve been getting the urge to ramble about headcanons again, and there’s one I want to do, but to get to it I need to talk about this one, first. And “this one” happens to have to do with one of my favorite Transformers topics; unsurprisingly, it’s the spark. I find the idea of the Cybertronian spark to be utterly amazing and beautiful; ever since Beast Wars, a Transformer’s soul has been a tangible part of their body, synonymous with their heart, real and physical and able to be seen and touched. To me, that has endless potential... especially since that same continuity first coined the term “sparkmate” in Airazor’s bio, and confirmed in-series with Tigatron’s dialogue that showing another Cybertronian your spark was an act of intimacy. The romantic potential of the soul being physical has had me swooning for years now, so let’s share some of those thoughts!
.... but first, I’ll give any of you who are looking at my username and raising an eyebrow a moment to finish. Oh, yeah. I’m that dork.
So! The concept of a ‘sparkmate’ was first played upon in Beast Wars, where the whole spark mythos began. Before that, in G1, there were certain allusions to certain pairings, but nothing was overly-concrete and the pairings were seldom, often never, visited again. Which is a shame, because I loved Ironhide and Chromia in G1, but I digress. Later uses of the term were scarce to the point of being virtually non-existant, although Brainstorm apparently dropped the word in MTMTE issue 38 (thank you, TF Wiki!) so, while the term is obscure, it does still get some credit even today. And I, being me, like to ponder on it from time to time.
I’ve read many pieces of fan fiction in which a set of Transformers can “bind” their sparks together to become sparkmates, I am in love with this idea. The spark is not exactly a durable thing, Beast Wars makes this clear... they can be easily damaged, even collapsed, if not properly protected inside a body. Transformers: Animated lends strength to this idea with the fact that even with a new, completely undamaged, factory-fresh body, Yoketron’s spark was already too far gone for Prowl to save him. Canon fact. The spark can be very fragile.
So to show someone your spark, you have to be able to trust them. To let someone handle your spark... that trust has to be absolute. It’s a beautiful gesture; you’re showing someone the concentrated force of your entire existence, and trusting them not to harm it. And then, taking it a step further with the more fan-based concept of spark-binding, you’re holding that pinpoint of existence so close to their own that for a brief time they merge into each other, and from there a bond is formed that crosses space even when partners are separated, that allows them to give their love and support directly to their partner without a word, through pure feeling...
Hold on. I need a moment here. The implications are just too beautiful...
Which, of course, means in my head that they probably aren’t without their caveats. I honestly think there must be some danger in spark-binding, a thought that I’m fairly sure I’m not alone in; namely that the bond between sparks is so intimate, and so powerful, that the death of one partner may well mean the death of the other. This is where I come into the idea, a bit more my own, that most, if not all, sparkmates are Conjunx Endurae... but being Conjunx Endurae does not make you sparkmates. Essentially, in my world of headcanon, becoming Conjunx was the poor mech’s sparkbind.
Oh yeah, I’m going class-ist with this.
Now, I’m going to talk about two major continuities here, IDW and Aligned. IDW will be first, because it is the briefest... Conjunx Endurae are pretty rare, and from what I’ve seen, I believe a lot of this stems back to the Functionist era. Love doesn’t have a function that these people can categorize, and the Functionist council was known for being utilitarian to the extreme, so... well... you get a few lines of dialogue that make it sound like such things were frowned upon, at least on Cybertron, itself. And when they weren’t frowned upon, they were strictly regulated... Swerve makes mention of the fact that Amica Endurae, on Cybertron, are Conjunx Endurae that didn’t work out. As in, a pair could only become Amica if they tried to be Conjunx first. Bittersweet, indeed...
Honestly, if just getting married is that difficult in IDW, I can only imagine that sparkmates are very few and far between. It’s something that is kept quiet, hushed voices beyond locked doors. Sparkmates keep it secret, keep it to themselves. It isn’t always even out of necessity anymore, the habit just won’t die. It makes me a little sad...
Aligned, of course, is another kettle of fish entirely.
It is my firm belief that when you look at the pre-war power structure of Aligned, true love was treated as a luxury of the rich. The lower classes would have been discouraged from forming bonds, largely because of the inherent danger of losing two workers if one is killed in an accident. Sure, you can just replace them, but training newbies takes time and enough of them get crushed by mining cave-ins or fall off of towers under construction anyway... it’s just too inconvenient to let them bind. So you either make it sound like some terrifying thing, or you just don’t tell them it’s possible at all. Many of the slave castes went their whole lives without knowing or understanding that the ability to never feel alone existed at all. The highest castes, however, the elites of the elite, could love and bind as they chose... not that the decision was ever made lightly, but still, they could make it freely. Sparkbinding was a luxury, a risk that only those who lived the most ‘safely’ could afford to take. At least, until the war broke out... at which point just about everyone was thinking that a bound spark might be a little bit dangerous right now. This did lead, however, to many couples pledging to bond with each other once the war was over. A beautiful dream, indeed.
So that’s a bit about the views on sparkbinding, as I imagine it, in two major continuities. Now for some of the generic headcanons I entertain about sparkbinding...
Sparkbinding is not limited to couples. Trines can become sparkmates just as easily, and groups of four or more are possible, although I can’t imagine who would do that, myself. But if a combiner team or some such wanted to, hey, a combiner team or some such could.
Some things are harder for a sparkbound set to share than others... and some things are harder to hide. For example... and this is a fun one... it’s virtually impossible to cheat when you’re sparkbound because your partner or partners will feel you interfacing with someone else. Some trine sets, however, use this to their advantage... if one partner tries to stay at work too late or hit the bar too long on the way home, the other two can... encourage them, so to speak... to come back home more quickly. And some sparkbound pairs like to partner-swap or send one member out to find a bit of fun because... well, because some people are just into that. Consider it long-distance foreplay. Hey, I’m not going to judge!
Not everyone can sparkbind, but this is usually the result of deliberate medical procedure, not any sort of defect a Cybertronian would be naturally born with. Crediting @chief-justice-tyrese with this one, but very often the inability to bond is part of the punishment an Empurata victim endures... it further separates them from the rest of society by preventing them from ever truly sharing themselves with another. Because you know, I needed yet another reason to feel horrible for Whirl and want to give him all the cuddles. Yep. I didn’t need my spark today, either.
High-ranking political figureheads were often discouraged from sparkbinding because of the risk of someone trying to assassinate them by killing the bondmate. Primes were never expected to bind. Many council members kept secret spouses, though, because who was allowed to tell them no?
Bonding does not give a pair any sort of advanced telepathy or anything, but many who have been bound for a long time find that they don’t need it anyway... they learn to read their partners perfectly well through the flux of emotions fed through the spark link, without ever a word passed. This can easily lead outsiders to assume that they do have some sort of telepathy going on...
And, finally, the reason I needed to do this before writing about a different headcanon entirely...
Sparkbinding is the only way to get sparklings. Which is why they’re called sparklings in the first place. That’s right, folks! Tune in next time for Sparkpulse rambling about where she thinks babies come from!
