PFP by me; INACTIVE!!!

this was not just queerbait, but evil, profited, and advertised queerbait

it's funny, they wrote in the show that Mike is the "heart" but the real heart of this show is Byler

why create queer imagery around Mike's character? the rainbows? the triangles? the fucking one way sign?

why give Will hope? only to crush it?

this wasn't an accident. this was written, designed, directed, and brought to life as cruel QUEERBAIT

and they knew that

they gutted the show, several plot points, and ruined characters for the sake of forced conformity

you will never tell me that this is a show for outcasts ever again

no. this is a show that profits off of outcasts.

however, this fandom is OURS. our fandom headcanons of our beloved characters will remain strong. and we will give these characters the endings they deserve.

just know, bylers, that WE WERE RIGHT. it's not a matter of canon or not, it's a matter of courage. they did not have the courage to see this story through. they WRONGED US.

so we shall write out fanfictions, create our fanart, and create a fandom space that the duffers could never achieve.

and to those who celebrate this tragedy of a queerbait: fuck you.

I'm so sorry this happened to us. my heart is broken and we deserved better. but like our predecessors of fandoms who've been queerbaited:

we will survive

guys whatever you do, don’t rewatch the wizard of oz (1939) because you will love it and start drawing ship art of 85 year old characters

I've been wanting to include that aspect on some stuff I've been working on, but damn, it was going to be difficult explaining how the asshole and violent g1 Blades became the kind and gentle rescue bot; and then i remembered when i used to watch DBZ that Goku as a child was a little shit and a pain in the ass to grandpa Gohan, and the day he fell and hit his head hard, he became gentle and loving. Maybe this can also help someone out there that also wants to give this a try for their fanfics!

So in this context, Blades back on Cybertron on a mission with his brothers ends up falling to the void until he finally slams his helm really hard and loses consciousness. He wakes up but doesn't know where he is and just walks with no direction till he finds a rescue bot recruit center there, hoping they'd help him out.

Does he remember being part of the protectobots? Not entirely, he knows he has brothers, they're a gestalt, but his memories are blurry and he's quite a different bot at that point, doesn't even recall their names.

What he does remember is the awful falling sensation, maybe that's where he gets his fear of heights.

LIARS.

“I AM STRONGER THAN YOU GIVE ME CREDIT FOR.”

"A kid in high school. Huh. Dances must have been way awkward."