the idle brain is the devil's playground!

We should stick G1 Rodimus and IDWG1 Rodimus in a situation together and make them talk about their experiences being primes

I don’t think g1 Hot Rod sees Optimus as a father figure nor do I think Optimus ever GAF abt Hot Rod. I think they feel guilt towards each other when op reclaims the Matrix and I think they should bond over that. Silly style perhaps. Like I find it hard to see any of these characters have that kind of relationship with each other beyond siblings or a Secret Third Thing. But I think Rodimus Prime would lie down to sleep and Optimus’ corpse would open his eyes and clutch Rodimus chest through the matrix just a little too tight like a sleep paralysis demon. And Rodimus would feel the guilt in that touch. And he’d be angry also. I think they were both eaten by guilt their entire lives