Has Matchmaker ever been disappointed to learn that their OTP didn’t turn out to be true? Or the opposite, that it actually ‘became canon’ irl?
I mean, wouldn't you be? They're not going to be like. Rude or weird about it to the mechs involved, but they might be like "aw, man. they had so much potential!" and pout a little. But they have a pretty decent grasp on Reality VS Fiction (though that's warped a little by just how many Realities they're aware of) and their shipping is primarily fictionalized. They know that a pair of mecha might be purely platonic (or, in the case of certain ones, actually just fucking hate one another), but they like to go What If. There are some ships they have a very firm "I think they should actually go for it" stance, though
On a semi related note, in the continuity they originate from (the AU I share with my sibling, Sparkweave), there's genuine scholarly debate about the nature of the relationship between Prima Prime and Megatronus Prime, the first Matrix Bearer and High Protector respectively. Primal scholars on both sides get really heated about it, but if you asked Matchmaker about whether these Actual Real Primes were in a romantic relationship they would say "Does it matter? If they were, then they had a reason for never making that public knowledge. Now, in the two million word slowburn fanfiction by MegaFanboy16-"
As for their ships becoming Canon IRL, oh they celebrate so hard. When/If one of their OTPs get conjunxed you bet your ass they're sending the newlybonded some gifts.
