One of Us.

"Do give some consideration to my request," Tarn said, as if Sideswipe had any choice at all. "And I will do all in my power to keep Sunstreaker's spark stable for you."

Optimus Prime had never been more grateful for his blast mask than this moment. The humans leaned forward in their seats, and he stared determinedly at a scratch in a wall -- while contacting all of Autobot Command over comms.

Autobots receive: a ransom video of Sunstreaker chained next to Megatron's throne.

*One week later*

Sideswipe is pretty cocky about his catch.

@lambrosweek Lambros Appreciation Week: Metal Symbolism Prompts Day 3:  Gold (Perfection/Purity/Authority) Day 4:  Mercury (Toxicity/Mystery/Fluidity)

The angst, the emotional hurt, the Sunstreaker explosion, and the comfort in returning to a Sideswipe enabled toxic codependent disfunction to stabilize their bond.

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sideswipe & Sunstreaker (Transformers) Characters: Sideswipe (Transformers), Sunstreaker (Transformers), Ratchet (Transformers), Bob (Transformers) Additional Tags: Codependency, Split-Spark Fanon Bond, Transformers Spark Bonds, Angst, Angst with a Hopeful Ending, denial of trauma, Unreliable Narrator, Delusions, Canon-Typical Violence, Conditioning, Trauma Bonding, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Dissociation Series: Part 3 of The World We Made Summary:

Sunstreaker had damaged their bond. It had cracks. The cracks weren’t healing by leaving them alone. They were spreading.

Seven weeks after events of Sideswipe’s Secret Vacation Spot, Sunstreaker is pulling away from Sideswipe — shutting him out.

Sideswipe can’t live his best life without his brother, and is determined to out stubborn him, discovering why Sunny's got his head crammed so far up his own aft that his perspective is becoming distorted.

@lambrosweek Lambros Appreciation Week, Metal Symbolism Theme Chapter 2 Day 3: Gold  (Perfection/Purity/Authority) Day 4:  Mercury (Toxicity/Mystery/Fluidity)

We get Sunstreaker’s POV

Chapters: 2/3 Fandom: Transformers - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sideswipe & Sunstreaker (Transformers) Characters: Sideswipe (Transformers), Sunstreaker (Transformers), Ratchet (Transformers), Bob (Transformers) Additional Tags: Codependency, Split-Spark Fanon Bond, Transformers Spark Bonds, Angst, Angst with a Hopeful Ending, denial of trauma, Unreliable Narrator, Delusions, Canon-Typical Violence, Conditioning, Trauma Bonding, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Dissociation Series: Part 3 of The World We Made Summary:

Sunstreaker had damaged their bond. It had cracks. The cracks weren’t healing by leaving them alone. They were spreading.

Seven weeks after events of Sideswipe’s Secret Vacation Spot, Sunstreaker is pulling away from Sideswipe — shutting him out.

Sideswipe can’t live his best life without his brother, and is determined to out stubborn him, discovering why Sunny's got his head crammed so far up his own aft that his perspective is becoming distorted.