Glup Shitto Conissueer

tailgate doesn't rlly uhhhh look before he speaks

im crying man that was uncalled for

from this which i've been laughing at for the better part of an hour

@decepti-thots full disclosure that this may be my inner Chromedome talking bc I love Rewind and it seems natural to me that everyone else should too. But like, we need to think about what originally attracted Optimus to Megatron and Shockwave (and arguably Zeta) disregarding what those relationships became. What he liked was that he considered they "opened his eyes", they were people with a strong sense of justice with very strong ideas about how the world should run.

They were people Orion was willing to follow because they made up for what he lacked (basically that he doesn't know anything about sociology) and thus offered him a clear vision for what the future could be. Because OP himself mostly reacts to fix the wrongs in front of him, but doesn't really know how things should work in the long run. He is also someone who wants to believe in goodness and hope and all that rather than actually firmly believing (this is even a stronger trait in Optimus than Orion), he is full of doubts, so he is attracted to people that can give him faith with how strong they believe in their convictions.

I don't need to tell you how strong Rewind's morals are, especially regarding how he values all sentient life equal to that of Cybertronians, something that would really appeal to Optimus. But I also believe Rewind must be very politically opinionated, again, he has strong moral ideas and is an old historian who lived through having his rights taken away, getting those rights back and has observed all kinds of civilizations. Even if he has never like, positioned himself as a main character to rally people for a cause, he was married to the guy that got him said rights back and also makes propaganda. I bet that if you got him going, he would have a bunch of opinions on how to structure society.

We can compare him to someone like Prowl with whom OP has that weird thing going on, but deep down they don't like each other. Because while Prowl does complement OP from a tactical angle and is also very determined, Prowl is too cynical for Optimus. His worldview is not kind enough, his goals too vindictive.

We can also compare him to Bumblebee who is Optimus favorite Autobot by far due to his friendliness and kindness. But like many others OP fails to give Bee his due respect because Bee is not an imposing figure. And physically Rewind is similar (and I do see Optimus having a preference for bigger frames), but Rewind is just so stubborn and despite his short stature he's still gonna steamroll his way through everything when he thinks he's right.

And we know OP and Rewind spend some time together when Rewind was trying to write his memoir (or like ghostwrite, given that word's definition), which is in itself a weird thing for OP's character to agree to, I am inclined to believe he would find Rewind prying into his life annoying. But I guess he could be convinced bc it would help the war effort and bc he is a historical figure so this kind of thing is inevitable so he coudl at least control the narrative or maybe he agreed bc Rewind was hot. Even so in Mtmte #35, Rewind says that OP has "always been vague about this period of his life" but that OP should be on the Alyon region running from Sentinel and that he gathered some ouliers "on the advice of his newest mentor, Zeta of Sistex".

This stands out to be bc for all the regrets that OP has aired out, he never ever talks about Zeta out loud to another person. Barely acknowledges him in his mind. No wonder OP is cagey about this time of his life. Sure, that he worked under him is a fact that can't be omitted from the record, but he doesn't have to tell Rewind that an idea was Zeta's when that's not really relevant, doesn't have to call him his mentor. During Dark Cybertron Nova tells Orion "I can feel it—you admired Zeta Prime. He was your mentor", to get under his skin because this is not something OP likes to think about. So the fact that he was telling Rewind these things even if he didn't disclose it all makes me think there must have been something about Rewind he liked enough to feel this comfortable. (And then Rewind would ask if OP has any idea where his husband could be and OP lies and says no lol).

Also even tho OP is partially a dom bc he's a control freak and a repressed sadist, he is also an attack dog who very much wants a leash and Rewind is a dom, so yeah

>It's important that transgender [WOMEN] are allowed to [SUCK] and be [BRATS], and Starscream is one of the [ROBOTGIRLS] that definitely falls under that category.

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Also if you want to go for a specifically trans femme reading, Pyra Magna, a female transformer from the same continuity, is built very similarly to the true Starscream body. The idea that transformers who are cold constructed and constantly changing their bodies are doing so because of dysphoria would also apply to Megatron in this continuity. Also Windblade cracking their egg, so to speak, is the final step in their redemption arc.

As for requests, maybe we could get to see Grimlock?

Learning about flyovers and pyrotechnics at American games being a thing

Non-americans discovering the size of American football stadiums....for high schools in texas. Also the size of our stadiums in general.

Going to baseball games as a side treat! Lmao.

Non-americans losing their minds over "like, 100 petrol pumps," at buc-ees.

Related: Americans often forget how huge target and Walmart is.

People discovering American BBQ

Non-americans being obsessed with mid American restaurant chains like Golden Corral and Taco Bell

A lot of them really did feel god in this chile's apparently

The rightful obsession with waffle house

New understanding of American Big Drink With Ice supremacy as summer creeps in

Begrudging acceptance of mandatory water breaks during games

Americans realizing we have a Team USA and we are not, in fact, just "hosting our friends" from around the world — mostly because we won our first match and our team is decent??? Not amazing but not the worst.

Side rant: us women's football team is legendary good and we should care about that more like. Hello???

Admitting Americans are right about air conditioning

Related: the english team did warm ups in Florida RIP, and also the there's a video of the French team just being like fuck the heat, fuck the sun, this is so hot...

Americans who do not normally care about international football but fucking love a sport and cheering so we're just hyping whatever team is nearby, like we see a party and just show up and learn the chant. Like sorry many of us don't know shit about soccer but if we see a bunch of people in viking helmets or kilts or holding a bunch of flags and cheering we're game.

TAILGATING!!!!

I already said this but American yellow school bus is an international celebrity

The Scottish drank Boston dry of beer apparently, like they quadrupled what Boston normally sells for fourth of July weekend. SAM ADAMS HAD TO GET AN EMERGENCY BEER DELIVERY.

Also the English team fans got kicked out of The Londoner pub in Dallas after drinking 5,000 beers and going over max capacity lmao

Free refill drinks, tortilla chips & salsa.

So many non-americans are going to be here for the 4th of July for our 250th anniversary which is going to be great and hilarious

Non-americans discovering ranch as a beloved condiment

Non-americans understanding American obsession with hamburger now

Japan's homebase is in Texas and the cultural differences are frankly great and also the Japanese fans are SO NICE and helped clean up the stadium after a match???