#targetrod

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The TargetRod picture is finally drawn holy fuck anyway @tilly-tittle WOOOO~!!! They're all on a spontaneous date! What could possibly happen?

i love the sketchy look of this style it makes me happy

close ups of each of their cute faces~

inspiration picture~

the transformers: headmasters my beloved shitshow

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During some kind of meeting…

Megatron, exasperated: Uh.. what do you have there, Rodimus?

Rodimus, with his emotional support polycule lounging on/beside him: A smoothie :3

(Ultra Magnus is staring very intensely at Sureshot who is like

He hasn’t done anything yet but Sureshot’s mere existence tests him.)

XD Magnus will know no peace lmao

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UPDATE

THEY SURVIVED (for the most part)

OH MY GOSH THEY’RE SO BEAUTIFUL

SURESHOT GOT STUNG BY BEEEZ 😭😭

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GUESS WHO ARRIVED IN THE MAIL

but quite Christmas Day but Boxing Day is close enough

I will steal these btw they’re so baby

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i was sketching stuff but now i'm tired so have more incorrect targetrod quotes

they're stupid..... but this one

made me think of how apparently rodimus on the lost light has... rodimus stars??? so??? praise kink????

Oh my stars these are so good!!! XD

1. Sureshot is so smug omg I can hear his smile

2. Plot twist, Rodimus is on fire actually, which definitely has nothing to do with the house being in fire and/or Sureshot daring him to go full “flames out” indoors, truuuust

3. Sureshot’s mind works in mysterious ways, Pointblank should be used to it by now

4. RODDY THAT IS NOT HOW WE DEAL WITH YOUR PROBLEMS HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING IN THERAPY- oh wait he avoids Rung like the plague, that explains a lot

5. Awwwww TwT so true, Crosshairs you are the favourite for a reason, primus knows how this polycule should function without you

Also yes, Rodimus gives out Rodimus stars to commemorate achievements that people done but he also hands them out like candy and the criteria is basically just be yourself

Magnus has one for “neatest hand writing” and Megatron’s is “for abandoning his evil ways”

I think Thunderclash’s was “for surviving his own funeral”

What I wouldn’t give for a medal with Roddy’s face telling me I did good TwT

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for that mpreg thing:

i want fort max as a bottom and to be big sad.. i mean he gets better... but he starts as big sad. i've never mention this bc i didn't know how but i also want overlord as a bottom more-- not exactly mpreg but I CAN'T FIND FICS MAN 😭

deathsaurus is big and mad, but he has a soft spot for children... and a cool wife... so he's def a good mom... i wish he was in that poll contest--

for targetrod...

i am firm in believing sureshot likes being creampied but haaaaaates the idea of being sparked. he hates the idea of something inside of him and relying on him.. so no worries on carrier sureshot. he's yeeting the fetus so far.

both rodimus and pointblank have the world's most heavenly child-bearing hips but their maturity levels are debatable. like i don't have a good grip on idw rodimus compared to you (pause) but pointblank would be a pretty good carrier... stress-levels aside-

crosshairs is FLUFFY. he's got some good weight on him. how i draw him is debatable but as an official character he's big. perfect for carrying and protecting itty bitty sparklings inside. i love him very much and i think, while he'd struggle self-worth wise, he'd enjoy being a carrier >:D

damn this was long i'm sorry--

no no no please yap some more

IDW Rodimus is depicted as a carrier in fandom a lot and there’s a lot of headcanons around that fact (also I just like believing he’s into breeding lol so put that mech in a mating press-) so he’s usually a pretty good carrier, gets attached fast to his sparkling and is generally very protective

Pointblank would be very responsible, I see him as a very practical carrier (his partners find him carrying hot but he’s lowkey over it lol) but yes!! Crosshairs!! I was just thinking about how he’d be an adorable carrier, I want that mech spoiled, he will want for nothing, he just needs to be happy

>w< anyways

I don’t know much about Dez, Overlord and Fort Max beyond the what little I saw in the comics

Deathsaurus had like, a personal faction/army or smt, I believe that translates well to parenthood

I will look out for Overlord fics for you babes but yeah I don’t think he bottoms that often, a tragedy really

Big sad Fort Max mmmm I see the vision, I’m sure pregnancy can fix that—

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the babies both in cookie colours and a liberal interpretation of their regular colouring

MY HEART

THE CREATURES

THEY’RE SO CUTE AND TASTY

TAKE MY MONEY

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The promised Sureshot POV typed directly into your inbox because I can’t be bothered to formalize it so it’s very notes like

So! What PB doesn’t see is the whole exchange between Getaway and Atomizer which also brings up the question of why Getaway doesn’t bother testing Sureshot the same way

The short answer is obviously because Sureshot is on a tight enough leash that Getaway can’t see him betraying him, and in a sense he is correct since in my mind Sureshot has been equating whatever Getaway wants as his own desires and justifying them that way

Sureshot has convinced himself that everything that happens is necessary because he wanted it and Getaway just happened to have the same goals

Regardless of what Getaway was actually intending though, having Sureshot witness this whole loyalty test has shaken some of his beliefs

Cause if you think about it, Sureshot didn’t had to be there, but Getaway let him tag along and then entrusted the clean up to him. In Sureshot’s mind this is extremely insulting cause clearly he doesn’t pose a threat to Getaway and yet Getaway still keeps Atomizer closer (leaving together) despite Sureshot’s loyalty. It kind of also feels like a test, whether Rook (dead) or Atomizer is the example Sureshot isn’t sure but he’s suddenly got the clarity that he isn’t in control anymore.

Which is why he was so shaken when PB walked in (also he called him PB! I wanted that to come across as in that moment Sureshot is genuinely reaching out for once and looking at his former leader for guidance since he’s so lost and shaken)

As PB talks to him he isn’t 100% present, Sureshot has been cornered and has pivoted to survival mode. What Pointblank is proposing is well meaning and logical from his POV but Sureshot knows a lot more than PB, he knows how hard it’d be to actually escape and what’s more he has more to fear than PB if they get caught

When PB keeps tearing into the delusions Sureshot has built to self-soothe, he doubles down and lashes out. Because if everything that’s happened isn’t worth it, isn’t what he actually wanted, what was it all for? He can’t afford to regret, for his sanity if nothing else. So if he’s not the problem then clearly Pointblank is.

I’m not sure if Sureshot was actually trying to kill Pointblank in that moment, he was mainly trying to get him to stop talking and push him away again, once he takes a step back and realizes what he’s done he’s more numb than anything

Mostly because he knows that Getaway will know eventually and that scares him

mm anyways that’s most my thoughts on that, Sureshot is officially alone, PB is officially off the ship and I can finally get back to Crosshairs and Roddy

I don’t know if you’ve read the full thing (of the PB losing his mind extravaganza lol) so if you have thoughts please let me know

or idk let me know if I butchered your babies/j

or feel free to make Sureshot more of a dick

Sureshot is a very, very pathetic and sad person in this story (<- taking so much advantage over IDW1 Sureshot being a blank slate)

He’s not noticeably smart— well he’s not dumb, just.. not too focused on it— he’s not friendly, not popular, not objectively attractive (he is to us but shhh we’re talking on the ship), and has a history of violence and abuse (inflicted on and towards others). The one thing he has going for him is his skill as a sharpshooter, but what good is that in a post-war world? And his gun broke up with him so lol?!?

Even while he was working under Pointblank, Sureshot wasn’t that good at self-reflection and having thoughtful/educated opinions— literally, the guy has had to be pushed just to say if he didn’t like a plan or something. Not because he’s trying to be polite or respectful (like Crosshairs), but because bro doesn’t comprehend those kind of thoughts. They don’t compute.

(Not like Pointblank could afford to think too hard about the codependency during the time, it was easy to have a loyal soldier carry out orders when needed to— even if said soldier clung to him every other moment or fell apart)

Anyway— too many wild, out of control thoughts (like ‘disobeying’ his Trusted Figure) make him feel overwhelmed and uncomfortable (leading to anger and frustration, a hint of sadness too). The Trusted Figures—people that, y’know, he trusts to have the Correct Answers and ideas—having been Optimus, Pointblank, Rodimus (very briefly), and now Getaway. This kind of approach to life leads to him becoming very impulsive and delusional, like how we see in the doc, especially when challenged (like Pointblank has been doing!!!!)

Sureshot is a loyal soldier first, not a living guy with the ability to think for himself in a constructive manner. Bro can lash out violently or fuck something/get fucked and that’s the extent rn LMAO his masculinity is as thin as rice paper you could say—

This is all very much thanks to the war, ofc, bro is just very mentally unwell and needs so much help— Sureshot please get therapy this is not a healthy way to live 😭

TL;DR— I have been reading the doc when I have the time and oml I love what’s going on here, I can’t wait to see what happens to Pointblank now that he’s escaped the Getaway’d Security Team. You’ve been capturing my thoughts on how these characters act to a T. The story is so OOC anyway, don’t even worry about mischaracterizing my trio of goobers—

Pointblank is struggling, Sureshot is struggling, Crosshairs is gone—! It’s spooky, really, knowing how Sureshot operates and knowing that Getaway will fucking nerf Atomizer soon. Sureshot wants to trust Getaway so badly and it’s so sad :(

Like, baby, you aren’t safe. Trust your former commander for one god damn second and we can deal with your feelings after 😭😭😭 PLEAAAASE

*sigh* I can’t wait for CrossRod it’s gonna be sad/hj (<- has no idea what happens next FUCK)