decided to make an actual dedicated post about my current fic project bc I keep getting notes on my doodles or rambling posts and I'm realizing those explain basically nothing about the AU itself xD oops!
What's the Smoke and Mirrors AU?
Smoke and Mirrors is a Transformers Prime AU written by me! It centers on Smokescreen and tells the story of a universe where he does not escape the Decepticons and instead is manipulated into joining them. Summary from ao3:
Before Smokescreen was Megatron’s Blade, he was a prisoner. At first, Smokescreen hoped for rescue by his fellow Autobots. Then, he hoped for a quick and (relatively) painless death. Megatron presented a third option. After centuries of being honed into a weapon for his master, Smokescreen is sent to infiltrate the Autobots and destroy them from within. But standing in the way of Smokescreen’s mission is an obstacle he hadn’t accounted for: his own traitorous spark, and the remains of the Autobot he used to be.
Cover art by me!
The fic has a heavy focus on themes of identity, found family, betrayal, redemption, and the long-term effects of trauma and the non-linear process of healing.
Read it on ao3 here! I update every other Wednesday. Posts about the AU are tagged under "smoke and mirrors au" on my blog.
Thanks for reading (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)~✧
