Robots make me happy

Brainstorm, Perceptor, Ratchet, Prowl, Chromedome, Rewind, Drift, Cyclonus, Tailgate, Blast Off, Crankcase, Ten, Onslaught, Swerve, and Pipes are gay in IDW

Arcee, Lug, Anode, Aileron, Jumpstream, Greenlight, Lancer, and Dust Up are lesbians in IDW

Windblade and Strongarm are lesbians in Shattered Glass

Skids, Roller, and Nickel are bisexual in IDW

Knockout is gay in Transformers Prime and in IDW

Breakdown is either bi or pan in Transformers Prime bcuz he's hinted at being more than just friends with Knockout and also says that he thinks Airachnid is attractive

Mirage is gay in Energon

Cyberverse designers decided to slap the gay pride flag on Hot Rod just because they could. "It might not have been purposful-" there are groups of people who work on designs, so at least ONE of them would've recognized it as the gay pride flag and would've said something. If they didn't want it to be the gay pride flag, they would've changed the colors, especially since the blues and whites clash against Hot Rod's red and orange color schemes. Plus, queer people were working on that show. It was definitely purposeful.

Sideburn in RID 2001 is HEAVILY implied to be pan, as he flirts with red sports cars no matter the gender, faction, or sentience. He even ends up flirting with Megatron when he disguised himself as a red sports car and, when he found out it was Megatron, he wasn't dissapointed that it was Megatron; he was disappointed that Megatron was ugly. Even then, he still proceeded to ask if Megatron kidnapping him would mean that their date was off (Robots in Disguise 2001, episode 7)

Arcee, Anode, Lug, and Howlback are all transgender in IDW

Arcee was supposed to be transgender in Earthspark but Hasbro wouldn't let them. Still, many of the writers headcanoned her as being trans

Airachidis is a trans man

Shredhead is nonbinary

Screwball in Beastwars Uprising uses neopronouns

Acid Storm is gender fluid in Cyberverse

Rodimus Prime, Whirl, Ultra Magnus, Megatron, Springarm, First Aid, Cerebros, Fortress Maximus, Tarantulas, Swerve, Proxima, and Dominus Ambus are all LGBT in IDW(not confirmed which specific sexuality, but they fall under that umbrella)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've seen, most of the canon romantic relationships in the comics are between two characters of the same gender. This is because art is an INCREDIBLY queer space, and if artists are given enough freedom, they WILL make everything gay.

It also makes sense lore-wise, too. 12/13 Cybertronians are male in canon, and a lot of their populations are heavily skewered to one gender (Cybertron being mostly male and Caminus being mostly female, as an example), so most end up dating and being attracted to bots of the same gender. Even if they're not gay, gender doesn't work the same way for them as it does humans and attraction isn't often tied to gender because 1) they're robots and 2) how can your sexuality be tied to gender if you had no idea there were other genders, or the other genders have been gone for so long that they're basically not relevant to your society? They don't think, "That's an attractive man/woman," but they do think "that's an attractive transformer" because the gender doesn't often matter to them. Hell, Cybertron has so little woman that most bots there assume everyone is male and still flirt with anyone regardless of gender bcuz they don't know women exist, and they don't have terms like "bisexual/gay" because gender hasn't even been a concept for most of them.

An example of their little care to gender when it comes to attraction would be Pipes, who talks about wanting to be in a relationship with someone on the ship and his type and how he wants them to have "a big chestplate." Haha, yes, we all make jokes about him being a titties guy, but Pipes is gay and said that on a of all male transformers because bots don't tend to have gender-specific attraction when it comes to physical appearances. Bcuz this can be difficult for some people to grasp, imagine this: humans have no sexual dimorphism. Men and women look the same no matter what, and the only way to tell is through pronouns. You couldn't look for gender specific things (like boobs) to be attracted to because no one has that, and everyone looks the same no matter the gender. Sure, some people are still gay or straight and prefer to be in relationships with specific genders, but the only way to tell someone's gender is if you ask. That's basically the Transformers.

Basically; the default sexuality for them is bisexual/omnisexual with no focus on gender whatsoever and, if they're not bisexual or omnisexual, than they're most often gay bcuz a very skewered gendered society is what they know and are used to. Sexuality isn't seen as an identity like it is for humans, but as a prefernce. Also, most of these comics were from 2005, 2008, 20014, and 20019. They've been like this FOREVER

Chromedome and Rewind are in a gay relationship (IDW)

Rewind was conjunxed (married) to Dominus Ambus before he met Chromedome

Chromedome and Prowl are exes (IDW)

Idk much about it bcuz I haven't reached that part yet, but Tarantulas was weirdly OBSESSED with Prowl and, from the panels I've seen, it looks like the most toxic + dubious + creepy yaoi I have ever seen (IDW)

Prowl formed a gestalt bond with the Constructicons, who are completely devoted to him, and they act like a polycuel (IDW)

Drift and Ratchet are in a gay relationship (IDW)

Blast-Off and Onslaught are in a gay relationship (IDW)

Rodimus Prime and Drift were confirmed to be "friends with benefits," and Rodimus was a tad jealous when Drift and Ratchet first got together (IDW)

Greenlight and Lancer are in a lesbian relationship (IDW)

Cyclonus and Tailgate are shown to be in a gay relationship (IDW). It was confirmed in the script notes that they are in a gay polyamorous relationship with Whirl as well

Anode and Lug are in an (absolutely adorable) lesbian and t4t relationship (t4t means both people in the relationship are transgender, if you are the homophobic or transphobic fan this was sent to btw (IDW)

Brainstorm was so down-bad for a guy that he invented time travel and almost got everyone killed just to stop his crush from dying (all this for a guy who didn't even like him back, btw 💔💀, (IDW)

Brainstorm had a crush on Perceptor throughout MTMTE, and the two ended up getting into a relationship

Knockout and Breakdown are in a gay relationship in IDW. You can also argue that they were more than just friends in Prime as well, but nothing has been confirmed

Dust-Up and Jumpstream are in a lesbian relationship (IDW)

Arcee and Greenlight are in a lesbian relationship (IDW g2)

Swerve has a celebrity crush on Blurr (IDW)

First Aid has a crush on Springer (IDW)

Cerebros, Fortress Maximus, and Red Alert were all confirmed to be in a poly relationship (IDW)

Ultra Magnus and Megatron had a ship tease in MTMTE, JRO confirmed that they were suppossed to get together, and Rodimhs thinks that they're a couple (IDW)

Mirage had an unrequited crush on Galvatron in Energon

Windblade and Strongarm are in a lesbian relationship in Shattered Glass

The first on-screen mouth-to-mouth kiss in the Transformers franchise was between a transgender lesbian and her girlfriend (Arcee and Aileron)

In IDW, Rung got in trouble for getting with a patient as a doctor, and, at the time, the only known Cybertronians in the comic lore were male, meaning that he is queer, and if Rung is queer, that means PRIMUS HIMSELF is queer

EVERYONE has a crush on Thunderclash (IDW)

Pipes has flirted with Drift, has shown interest in Tailgate, and has a crush on Riptide

Skids flirted with Firestar, not realizing that "he" was actually a "she," but still showed interest in her even after finding out she was a girl (happy bisexual to Skids and Skids only)

Ten had a crush on Ultra Magnus

Proxima is married to a woman

Nickel had a girlfriend back on her planet

Scorponok got pregnant in IDW bcuz male pregnancy is a staple of fandom, I guess

They're not Transformers, but Cain and Akira from Transformers Zone are in a gay relationship

Blackairachnia's design in Beastwars was based off a stripper

Blackairachnia in the WFC trilogy talks about how she thinks Arcee looks cute and also flirts with Airazor

Blackairachnia could be her own category, honestly. Istg, every version of Blackairachnia I've seen had the goal of making her as horny and bisexual as possible

In Transformers Rescue Bots, Blades is shown to happily cross-dress when he switches bodies with Dani

There are two jokes about Mirage in ROTB describing sex-acts with Noah ("Work friends?! You've been inside me!" "Just don't ask what part of my body it came from...")

Wheeljack in TFP made a joke about fucking Ultra Magnus's ship (or, since some bots stay in alt mode to help out other bots, straight-up imply that he DID fuck his ship 💀)

In Transformers Prime, Arcee makes a joke about Wheeljack being Bulkhead's boyfriend, to which Bulkhead just laughs and doesn't deny anything, which leaves them being in a relationship open to interpretation

In Transformers Prime, Wheeljack flirts with Ratchet and calls him "Sunshine"

Wheeljack in TFP seems like he was written by someone who either really wanted to fuck him or really wanted to have him fuck Ratchet and/or Bulkhead

In Transformer Prime, Knockout's first introduction to Team Prime was him cat-calling Optimus and complimenting him by saying he was "heavy duty" and then also calling Breakdown heavy duty. Not only was he calling Optimus and also said that Breakdown was hot in the same damn breath

In Transformers Prime, Knockout says that he admires Starscream's finish (basically calling him attractive), but says that "He's no Breakdown."

In Transformers Rescue Bots, Chase has to explain the concept of male and female to Blurr and Salvage, showing that gender is a choice for them and not defined by any sense of biological sex

In Transformers Rescue Bots, Blades is implied to have a bit (a lot) of a celebrity crush on Bumblebee; wanting to impress him, hugging him a lot, getting flustered around him, checking him out, and making his own goddamn team name, which is also happens to be their ship name. Bumblebee is pretty receptive towards it and even uses their ship name as well

Back to Cybetronians X Humans: When talking about Energon Eaters, Blades says that Energon Eaters are scarier than vampires because "They don't brood handsomely", which implies that he finds human men attractive

In Transformers Earthspark, one of the first things Hashtag did when she was born was think about yuri between her and Skywarp. She is also implied to have a crush on Elita 1 (staring at her when she works out, having the typical daydreamy voice and sighing as she tells Elita how cool she is) so she's probably into women

They had Chop Shop hump Elita's leg in Cyberworld (for some reason???)

An animator on the TFA animation team decided to make Bumblebee blush when Prowl was on top of him. It was notable enough for the director to try and find who did it, but since it didn't take away from the plot, they just decided to keep it

One guy on the Beast Wars animation team became so horny over a bot that he drew him with his spike out

The TFP designers all agreed that Knokout was "the sexiest bot they had ever seen" and then allowed him to try and seduce every damn mech on the show.

James Roberts, an author for IDW, wrote a 300 paged fanfiction of Soundwave getting pregnant

James Roberts in general. Seriously, his tweets about Transformers are batshit insane and I cannot POSSIBLY out everything he says on this post. I still recommend you read them though, they're funny

Mae Catt, a queer person who goes by she/her and they/them, wrote scripts for Cyberverse and Earthspark. She also referred to themselves as "THE GAY AGENDA" when describing their goals for Earthspark

Mae Catt kept saying Dead End x Perceptor ship bait during streams

Mae Catt said that she ships MegaOp

Travis Artz, the voice of Hot Rod in Transformers Cyberverse, ships Hot Rod and Soundwave (then again, who on that show didn't???). He also ships Bumblebee and Hot Rod on Cyberverse

Brian Tyree Henry, the voice of D-16/Megatron in Transformers One, talked about how hot he thought Megatron looked

When asked in an interview why Megatron's name was D-16, Brian Tyree Henry made a joke saying that there's a G-rated reason and an M-rated reason (implying that Megatron's dick is 16 inches)

John Cena, the actor who played Agent Burns in the Bumblebee movie, said that he thought both Blackairachnia and Tarantulas were hot

Rachel Stevens is a transgender lesbian who worked on the Lost Light comics as a consultant. She also contributes to the wiki a lot under the username "antimatter" :)

Evan Micheal Lee, the voice of Jazz in Transformers One, is a gay man

Sue Blu is a lesbian and voices Arcee, Marissa Faireborn, and Beta in g1, Arcee and Flareup in animated, and Transmute in Beast Wars. She was also a voice director in Transformers Prime (this woman is so iconic I love her sm)

Parvesh Cheena, the voice of Blades in Transformers Rescue Bots, is a gay man

Tiana Camacho, the voice of Frenzy in Transformers Earthspark, goes by she/they pronouns

Daran Norris, the voice of Knockout in Transformers Prime, is bisexual

George Takei, the voice of Master Yoketron in Transformers Animated and Alpha Trion in Transformers Prime, is a gay man (seeing old queer people makes me so happy 😭)

Mairghead Scott, the writer for the IDW Windblade comic series, was the first woman to write an official Transformers comic book series. She was also a writer on Transformers Prime, Rescue Bots, and wrote an episode for Transformers Cyberverse. She is also bisexual

Erica Lindbeck, the voice of Windblade in season 3 of Robots In Disguise (2015) is bisexual (I KNEW I RECOGNIZED HER FROM SOMEWHERE! SHE ALSO VOICES LOONA IN HELLUVA BOSS AND EMIRA IN OWL HOUSE!)

Sam Maggs, the creator of the character known as "Gauge," a writer for Transformers: Galaxies and My Little Pony X Transformers, is a lesbian

Colman Domingo, the voice of Unicron in Rise of the Beasts, is a gay man

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, the voice of Nightbird in Rise of the Beasts, is a transgender woman

Marc Swint, the voice of Soundwave in Cyberverse, is bisexual

Z Infante, the voice of Nightshade in Earthspark, is nonbinary

Jaime Lamchick, the voice of Arcee, Acid Storm, Chromia, Nightbird, and Alpha Strike in Cyberverse, is genderqueer and bisexual

Kei Zama, an artist for IDW who is known for their work on the Optimus Prime comic series, is nonbinary

Sara Pitre-Durocher, an illustrator and game concept artist who is known for her work on the Transformers Legends game and the "Till All Are One" series, is a queer transgender woman

Jack Lawrence, an artist for IDW, is a queer man

Saren Stone, an artist for IDW known for their cover illustrations, is nonbinary

When asked, "How many times have Rodimus and Drift slapped each other's asses?" JRO said that he couldn't answer that because he signed an NDA (implying that it was many times but Hasbro won't let him confirm)

The official Transformers Insta posted art of MegaOp

The team for the Prime Wars Trilogy decided to make a sexy poster to promote Titans Return

James Roberts has joked about Swerve dating Ryan Reynolds

Honestly, once you research how policing queer media and people's sexual expressions has been used to subjugate people and reinforce puritanical, misogynistic, homophobic, and transphobic beliefs for thousands of years, it's super hard NOT to be upset at policing of people's interests and fandoms. As long as no one is getting hurt (and no, kids seeing gay people holding hands or knowing about the existence of trans people doesn't count as getting hurt as there is no evidence to prove psychological damage, and most people who make art depicting sex actively discourage children interacting with the art and it is not the fault of the artist for children accidently seeing their art and policing art and sexuality does a lot more harm than good, and parents should just watch their damn kids if they don't want them exposed to sex at a young age) it's fine.

And believe me; no one is getting hurt because an alien robot goes by they/them pronouns or because a teenager on Twitter posted their drawing of Optimus and Megatron holding hands. 

@post-unuwuifer @yes-im-youtube-kids @microsoft-edge-real @the-red-planet-mars @bingle-official

— Out of everyone onboard the Nemesis, Knockout is the only one who has any sort of charisma required for romance, and you fell straight into his game. He's as promiscuous as they come, a shameless flirt, and he's had his optics on you for a while, checking you out when you aren’t looking. Strong stabilizers, servos with a crushing grip, sleek yet bulky in the right areas. Built for speed and strength; he found it incredibly attractive. Knockout likes them real heavy duty. But of course, he isn't some cheap pervert. He's smooth with his advances. Knockout is determined to break your Stoic Decepticon warrior facade and see the 'Con underneath.

— You were one of the few warriors on board The Nemesis currently and Megatron considered you one of his finest but one day, back when Starscream was in charge, you got severely injured. After a long rant from a very fussy Starscream, you were taken to the Med-Bay and that’s where you met him. A handsome ‘Con with a lustrous red finish, the newly appointed CMO (Chief Medical Officer) onboard the Nemesis, Knockout.

“I thought every warrior was a natural at neglecting their frame but yours looks absolutely dashing.” First thing Knockout said when he saw you, he chooses to ignore the many paint scratches for now. Honestly, you didn’t know what to say. As a warrior, you’ve only ever been met with the gaze of fear or respect, sometimes admiration but this mech’s optics shined with… something entirely different and foreign to you, but it motivated you to try and compliment him back. “...I like your finish.” Knockout felt his spark flutter momentarily as those words left your denta, he just stood there by the examination table in silence for a second. The flashy race-car can see how the gears in your helm are turning, trying to process his compliment… You don’t get a lot of those, do you? He didn’t expect a response. He just snickers in disbelief, drifting away in thought momentarily. Knockout likes you more already; he was honestly expecting a glare, but you seemed to engage. A good start. “Are… we doing this… or?” You spoke with a raised optic ridge, snapping him out of his trance. You look apprehensive, like you truly despise being at the medics. So you're one of those types. Knockout can basically feel the excitement, he's going to enjoy this. He’ll make sure you love the medbay. “Ah, yes. Of course!” He scoffs, an amused smile playing on the corners of his dermas while you try to sit up on the medical berth. The doctor moving towards you and standing right beside you, his digits moving to work with meticulous precision. Soldering small rips & tears as well as making sure none of your fuel lines were leaking. You feel a slight shudder down your spinal struts, knowingly caused by the doctor when his servos grazed one of the sensors by your neck. Knockout was done with your repairs rather quickly— There was no deep damage done to your plating so it wasn’t too hard either, but there was a concerning number of tears and damage onto your wires. The mech can’t even fathom walking around like you do with all your… paint scratches… He shudders at the thought… You try rising to get off the medical berth and move along with your day a few seconds after the red medic leaned away from the berth and went to put his equipment back. "Ah! Slowly.." He rushes over, dropping whatever it was he was doing to gently help you get up. "The soldering work will need some tweaks later on this week so try not to move around too much." Knockout replies, servos gently inspecting the newly patched up scar on your shoulder plating, making sure his touch doesn't linger for too long. He looks back up at you. You can tell there's... something behind his touch. You can't seem to tell what. “By the way, what is your name?” Knockout asks as he proceeds to inspect the wounds near your chassis. Your optics are fixed onto his helm, there's curiosity mixed with intrigue. He stands out to you in a way you really can’t explain, and you can tell the medic too is oddly… interested. He was going to enjoy his time with you.

— In Knockout’s perspective, it’s not everyday you meet someone on this blasted ship that actually attempts to engage in conversation (excluding his dear nurse, Breakdown) so Knockout tries to approach you, and you begin spending time together. The two of you developed a sort of flirtationship. He teases you, you fail to realize it, and you just compliment him back, not realizing how it affects Knockout. His main intention, however, is to try to make you flustered. Make the heat rise to your faceplates like he did when you two first met at the medbay.

Sometimes it works, other times he sounds a bit cheesy. Knockout mostly wins though, leaving you flustered. And he realizes he might have a thing for making strong bots all flustered. To you, however, this was the most unusual development ever. People feared you, they stayed away from you. And here is this… little medic gambling his luck with you. You would’ve told him off long ago if you didn’t actually… enjoy having someone to talk to for once.

— But to Knockout, this was a game. You just about captured his spark the moment you spoke. This has never happened to Knockout. He was the one supposed to make people swoon, not you! This was a blow to his pride. Knockout still wants you, though. So, he was going to do what he does best, sweet-talking, he was going to talk his way into your spark and then, he would have you ask him out instead. Knockout considered himself a mastermind. He was going to come out of this game as a winner no matter  w h a t.

— He was going to make you catch feelings. Knockout was a medic with a mission. A mission he was going to fulfil.

— Knockout and you became closer as Knockout began seizing every opportunity he could to spend time with you. Especially after the Autobots roughen you up after another gruelling day of defending the mines. He won't admit it, but there's something attractive about the way you seem all pissed off when you enter the med-bay after a long day to get your repairs. Your anger is... hot. But you seem to move into a more pleasant mood after talking to him as he repairs you. Usually, he'd ask for his patients to remain quiet, but he likes hearing you talk. Also, you compliment his finish, he loves it.

— Eventually, he even began inviting you to his racing joyrides. You might’ve been stronger, but he was faster; however, Knockout did let you win a couple of them as charity. He didn’t want you to think that he was cruel, after all. As a bonus, you get to enjoy some of the only good things this dirt ball called Earth has to offer, a pleasant scenery.

— The two of you even began exploring the human world in your respective holoforms. He managed to convince you after seeing your reluctance, your justification being Megatron’s strict orders not to indulge in the human world. Big M was never a fan of fun anyway and Knockout was not going to let the warlord ruin his fun. You learned more about Earth customs and culture alongside Knockout. The two of you even used the money from winning all those street races in various places like arcades and clothing stores.

“Do these suit me?” Knockout asks you as you sit on a comfy chair. You were in the “men’s” section of the human clothing aisle. Honestly, you didn’t understand the gender division on human clothing. Humans were weird. They need clothes purely for their protection but then became for own aesthetic purposes as well and now associated said aesthetics with a gender? How backward. He wore something humans called a Tux, short for Tuxedo. The two of you had even once watched a movie with the same title. His red hair was slicked back, the dark colours of the Tux really suited Knockout’s holoform. It made his well-built figure stand out more and complimented his red hair. “You look as gorgeous as ever, Knockout.... by human standards at least...”

— Knockout had learned a lot more about you after spending time with you. Now, he knows your interests, your likes, your dislikes and all of that important information. He was going to use all of this knowledge to the fullest for his mission. He's also come to the realization you're a lot goofier than you let on which he actually finds a bit endearing.

— You, on the other hand, regrettably began developing feelings for the mech. Knockout always teased that you were in love with him, you always denied, but now it’s like it was coming back to bite you on your skid plate. You could imagine the smug look on that slagger's face if you ever intend to tell him. You’re… not the best at conveying how you feel. Or processing your emotions in general. Years of war had led you to bottle most of it up and throw it away, but Knockout reaches out to you. He’s made it obvious that he wants to open those bottles, soothe you in ways you wouldn’t have thought of. And that, the unknown comfort of companionship scares you.

— Knockout noticed how you were being a little… distant lately. Was he doing something wrong? He can’t lose you yet! So, Knockout begins to be more considerate than usual, he toned down the cockiness and flirting. That just made you fall in even harder because kindness was always withheld from you which made you more embarrassed to be around KO. A self-feeding loop.

— Breakdown is just watching the both of you, cheering on Knockout from the sidelines. Honestly, it's like entertainment to him, but it's frustrating. Knockout told him about what he was planning. ‘What a dork.’ Was the only thought in his helm upon hearing Knockout’s delusional idea. But, it did take everything in his power not to tell you. Honestly, Breakdown doesn't see why Knockout doesn’t just go up to you and ask you out at this point. Why is he going so far as to make you want him back and then make you ask him out? Just kiss already! Breakdown is the most normal on board The Nemesis.

— Knockout constantly rants about you to Breakdown and his Knockout’s biggest frustration is that he can’t tell whether you’ve fallen for him or not. Breakdown just wants you two together so he could stop having to hear about Knockout’s stupid crush 24/7. It's driving him mad.

— Imagine the smile plastered across Breakdown’s face when you approach him about your ‘situation’ with Knockout. Do you like him back? LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO. It takes every ounce of energon in Breakdown’s circuits to not yell out that Knockout likes you back. Mostly because he knows the doctor would have his helm.

“If you like him, why don’t you ask him out?” Breakdown suggests, helping out Knockout with his master plan. He’s internally screaming, that lunatic did it. Knockout has you wanting him. “Well, I don’t know if he likes me back and...” You respond. Breakdown pauses for a moment, there's no way you're that dense. Or maybe you're stupid. But again, Knockout is generally flirtatious so it adds up. “Are you afraid of him… rejecting you?” He snickers. Only if you knew. You look like you were caught red-handed and scramble to respond. “No! Well, not just that…” You mumble back, a hand caressing the back of your neck supports as you mutter something. You should see how you look. Breakdown is no fool, he stops himself from roaring with laughter once he gets what you seem to have the lack of words to say, and you give out an exasperated vent while rolling your optics at his immature response. “Are you saying that you, one of the bravest warriors out there, can fight autobots twice as strong as them fearlessly but have never been courted before?” Breakdown taunts, occasionally letting out laughs he’s been holding back in between words. You look like you took a heavy blow and immediately try to defend yourself. “When you put it like that-” “A load of scrap. You’re one of the bravest of us all and if you can’t ask one mech out, can you really call yourself a warrior? Tell me!” Breakdown exclaims. Challenging you, he knows you won't back down from one. Every Decepticon had an ego, you're no exception. You grimace, optics narrowing at him as you internally debate. Sitting down for a moment as you collect your thoughts. You hate to admit it, but he had a point and that irked you. You feel terrible for avoiding Knockout in the first place! But you can’t want to confront these… uncomfortable emotions. “...I’m scared.” You mutter, Breakdown reads the weight of your words and his laughter ceases as he listens. You purse your dermas into a line and sigh, not wanting to admit this. “I’m just… terrified. Of opening up…” You say, you’ve never felt this vulnerable before and Breakdown can see it. He shifts, moving towards you. Placing a servo on your pauldron to comfort you. The room goes quiet for moments. “...I have to ask Knockout out.” You sigh, breaking the silence. Breakdown is right. This was a matter of your pride! How were you to be a warrior if you couldn’t explore something new? Try something you’ve never really… tried. Breakdown smiles at your conviction, a strange pride emanating from it. Knockout better thank him. “You have to do what now? Is there dirt in your vocalizers?” He asks, teasing you. Demanding you have a firmer resolve on your decision. Breakdown has successfully managed to make you cement your decision. But... he won’t tell Knockout about this. Not yet. Let it be a surprise. “I have to ask Knockout on a date!” You exclaim louder, the resolve firm and clear. Though, Soundwave across the room probably heard that. He doesn't really care. “That’s the spark!” Breakdown praised as he patted your back.

— Breakdown decides to play the role of double agent. He tells Knockout that you have indeed slightly fallen for his stupid plan that miraculously worked and at the same time, he tells you that Knockout is partially interested in you. He conveniently leaves the part out that you will confess to Knockout when he gives in his report, though.

— Breakdown gives you advice on how to ask out KO and tells you about all his little pet peeves and such. What he finds attractive, what sort of activities he enjoys other than the ones you know. Breakdown is the realest.

— You finally muster up the courage to ask out Knockout on a date. Breakdown is just internally squealing in delight and relief as Knockout grabs your helm to place a soft kiss on your derma. Knockout is finally relieved, his mission was a success, he won a game you didn't even know you were a part of.

— You and Knockout’s idea of having fun is mainly just exploring the human world together. The two of you go to theatre drive-ins to watch human cinema, humans have quite some ridiculous yet creative ideas. The two of you mainly watch horror movies. Knockout’s favourite human horror movie (which actually scared him) is 28 Days Later.

— The two of you use buffers on each other. Knockout enjoys cleaning you, he finds a certain profound feeling when he helps tidy up the love of his life. He also gives you a free massage.

— This mech is a major tease. He’s the type to come up from behind and wrap his servos around your waist and whisper sweet words to you from behind as you’re doing something. He doesn't care if it's something important. Just as long as Megatron or Starscream aren't in the room. The problem is, he is much shorter than you so it looks kind of awkward.

— Knockout is narcissistic but not in a psychopathic way. He knows he’s fabulous but will happily listen to others tell him sweet praises that he already knows that is true about himself. Fuel him. He likes it.

— MATCHING PAINT JOBS! He loves having matching paint jobs with you. The two of you pick colours and keep getting your paint jobs changed every month. Two Cybertronian fashion icons.

— He will educate you on some basic medical procedures so you could take care of yourself just in case he’s not there. KO loves you and doesn’t want you hurt.

— Knockout will internally jump up and down and squeal if he gets assigned on a mission with you. He loves watching you kick skid-plate. There is something incredibly arousing about the way you gracefully move to combat those pesky Autobots. You could punch him and he would probably moan. He rarely gets to go on a mission with you. He also patches you up on the field.

— Will spew out suggestive things to you without a filter. It grosses Starscream out, but you look all flustered and embarrassed and squirmy, so Knockout enjoys it.

— Breakdown often ends up third wheeling your dates. It gets awkward for him though, the two of you would be making out, and he would just be sitting there, trying to focus on something else. And occasionally gets to join.

— Knockout will happily show you affection publicly, no matter where you guys are. He gives zero shits. The whole war ship knows the two of you are together. There were rumours going around even before you officially asked KO out.

— The Nemesis’s power-couple. And Breakdown is all here for it. He’s like both of your hype mech. He will cheer the two of you on, and he’s just there to support the two of you. Maybe even join in.

— Knockout is a mech that knows his worth. He knows that he’s the finest mech on that warship and that you’re never going to bag another one like him in the next millennia. You’ll always reject everyone else’s advances for him. KO knows that you’re never going to leave him so he rarely ever gets possessive or jealous.

— But if, let's just say, someone is trying actively to pursue you, and he won’t take a hint and leave, Knockout will wrap his servo around your waist and just death glare whoever the pursuer was with the most snarky quips he can conjure up. However, he’s a mech that will try to defuse the situation peacefully; through words.

— The only person he is slightly jealous of is Dreadwing because Lord Megatron assigned him as your partner. Dreadwing gets to see you in action but your soon-to-be-Conjux can't? Unfair!

— Speaking of which, Knockout is a more casual mech. He's usually not looking for the long term but if you really stand out to him, soon-to-be-Conjux it is.

— The two of you sometimes hang out in your holoforms. Both of you once went into a photo booth and took so many pictures. He has most of those with him. Knockout claims that since he paid for them, he should be allowed to keep them. He does give you some of them.

— He loves it when you tease him back. He sees it as you coming out of your shell and trying to initiate with him. It also gives him an opportunity to one-up you and leave you speechless.

— You sometimes write him cheesy love poems, and he collects them all and keeps them as this one big collection of your words.

— He knows you're terrible at flirting and will remind you of it. It's adorable to watch you try and be seductive.

— He’s the type to giggle and kick his pedes if you comm him, metaphorically. Like the second he hears your voice, all anger just melts away, and he’s smiling hard. It annoys Starscream when that happens, but he’s just jealous that he doesn’t have anyone who makes him feel the same way.

— Knockout sits down and listens to how you feel, he might be a little pushy because it bothers him when you feel overwhelmed and start avoiding him. The show-off is well aware of how you go non-verbal at times and has come to get used to it. He tries to be as attentive as he can with you. His patience may not be limitless but he really, really tries.

— He understands that you are a gentler mech. You'd rather have his helm on your lap so that you could delicately caress him. He wants to be with you forever when he sees the way you smile at him from above. Its sappy, he knows it, but he doesn't care.

— He loves cuddling with you. Especially since you're bigger than him. He soaks up all the warmth from your frame and will readily climb onto your lap any given moment. Cage him in with your servos and it's all the better. Just watch out for his paint.

- If you'd been around for a while, though, Bumblebee would be much more up to the task. Still wary, but he trusts you. He'd still ask you to accompany him for it, though. He's got to make sure this isn't some kind of prank.

- Tenses up so bad for the pre-soak. He understands that it's a cleaning process, but is there really a need for pipes to be spraying at him at such high pressure? The foaming soap doesn't calm him either. It gets all into his plating, and he seriously doubts that it'll come off easy.

- If the soft-touch wash is chosen, Bee might feel a little relaxed. The brushes get him uncomfortable, but the rest is soft, unlike most things on Cybertron. He relishes the new texture. This is the part he enjoys the most. He might not even complain during the undercarriage wash, which likely feels a little invasive.

- Choosing touchless, though? None of the pre-soak tension will be leaving his frame anytime soon. More jets of water flying at him with the intent to crack his windshields? No thank you. The undercarriage wash feels so wrong.

- The drying process chills him to the core, but Bumblebee doesn't complain. He's used to worse. And hey, at least his finish looks sparkly? Primus forbid water spots get left behind, though.

- All in all, depending on your choice of wash, he'll either get into it slowly or never approach a car wash with a twelve foot pole.

TFP:

- Bumblebee's got no qualms whatsoever to try it out when you suggest it. There's barely any Autobots on Earth, so he's naturally formed a close bond to everyone on Team Prime. While Bee isn't one to complain about dirt on his finish, it'd be nice to kill time with a teammate while getting a good wash!

- You'll have to warn him that it's nothing like an oil bath. He's a naturally curious mech, so explaining the process would definitely help him gain a better understanding of what he's getting into.

- The pre-soak likely tickles. All those jets of water at once may overstimulate him for a second or two, but Bumblebee's nothing if not adaptable. He gets used to it soon.

- Definitely gets into the soft-touch wash. It's been a long time since Team Prime's had time for luxury, since even basic necessities like Energon are sometimes out of reach. He likes the feelings of all the little cloths and scrubs. Doesn't mind touchless washes either.

- Another mech that thinks the undercarriage wash is invasive. Bee gets that he needs his tires cleaned, but come on, the undercarriage's got some of his internal structure! Definitely whirs dejectedly about it throughout the drying.

- Overall, Bee's mildly enjoyed himself! Might go again if you ask. Enough washes going with you, and he'll soon be driving himself to the nearest car wash station when he feels a little too grimy.

EARTHSPARK:

- When I say this mech is HESITANT to hear you out on this one. A wash? Why would you suggest that? Are you implying that his finish has dirt on it or something?

- It's no secret that Bee's a clean freak, seeing how much he hated Agent Schloder eating powdered donuts inside his alt-mode, not to mention the immaculate finish.

Sue me if you've ever seen a speck of dust on him.

- If you do coax him into it, Bumblebee's still not going in with high hopes. He treats it like scouting: Carefully assessing the area for threats to ensure his own safety, even if you tell him that car washes can't hurt him.

- Very similar reactions to IDW Bumblebee. Tenses during the pre-soak, relaxes at the soft-touch wash and despises the undercarriage wash. What if the water messed up his Energon Suppressor?

- The only difference would be that he wouldn't mind the touchless wash. By the time the pre-soak is over, Bee would be well-adjusted to the spraying water, and would only question why the pre-soak and main wash felt the exact same.