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jax isn't my favorite character in this cartoon, but i'm feeling so... bittersweet? about her ending. even though i wasn't obsessed with her, i really liked the character, but especially because i understood the reasons behind her idiotic behavior. i related to that fear of being vulnerable and having people invalidate you. for a large part of my life i was the kind of person who pushed others away because of this distrust, and I've been trying to improve and change. that's why her ending affected me so personally, because of that feeling of wanting to give up, of holding back, of wanting so badly to have a relationship with other people and not being able to, and only pushing them away. i used to be like that, but i'm still here, i'm working hard for this. jax doesn't.

thank you for clarifying!

in that case, i believe the feelings would be mixed lol

some wouldn't feel exactly comfortable with the idea of their leader having had an affair with... well... the guy who's making everyone fight in this war. i think ratchet, specifically, would be more resistant at first (not just because of nebula themselves, but more because megs was keeping that secret).

arcee would also be somewhat reluctant about all of this, but he doesn't blame the sparkling or optimus and will even grow fond of them over time.

i think bulkhead and bumblebee were horrified by the idea of megop, but they would have liked nebula (OH THE CHILDREN TOO!!). besides, everyone would feel a little weird about optimus at first lol but that would pass with time.

optimus himself would initially feel betrayed and confused in relation to megatron, but as soon as he saw nebula he would feel immediately connected to them and love them as much as if they had already spent years together.

thinking about the reactions to the baby nebula motivated me to do a quick doodle (i still regret choosing tfp, these designs are so hard)

sorry, i didn't understand if you're asking a question or proposing a scenario :( if that's the last case, please let me know (tho this reminds me of a fanfic i read once....)

if this is a question, then i need to specify that the first time the autobots come into contact with nebula, they will already be grown! there is a time jump between the moment they are "born" and the beginning of the cartoon as we know it!

i like to think that nebula inadvertently participated in some conflicts and until then no one had noticed anything strange because of the mask and visor. but despite being a decepticon, i think they would be fascinated by some things on earth, mainly due to the influence of knockout (megatron hates it). but it wouldn't be entirely positive admiration, since they also have some shockwave influence lol

in this way, i think encounters would happen here and there, and this could fuel doubts and questions. but when optimus actually discovers the truth... well...

i think logically, sparklings would be able to ingest the processed energon in some way, but i really like the idea that, at least initially, the carriers feed them with their own energon from their lines.

sorry for taking so long to aswer this, but the truth is. i'd never thought about it before. however, i took my time to carefully consider this scenario and came to some conclusions!

first: arcee was the one who took the initiave. idk it looks so right in my mind. in this au i imagine her as tidal wave, someone who won't think twice about doing what she believes in and someone who, when she wants something, will go all the way to get it.

that's why their dynamic is so fun for me. while on one side you have blackarachnia with her destructive attachment to the past, unscrupulous in achieving her goals and with serious trust issues, on the other you have arcee who doesn't remember who she is, without a sense of self-preservation to face any danger (a personality trait resulting from her immense loyalty to her companions) and extremely sincere in her actions and words.

i don't think she would be shy or reserved about her crush. she would probably ask for that kiss. and that would annoy blackarachnia, not because she doesn't want it (she wants it BAD) but bc she has difficulty believing in those feelings.

maybe she would only engage in this flirting game out of anger, and later they would make out aggressively. this would complicate their relationship even more.