I can't stop focusing on how Prowl asked for help from someone he trusts and thinks of as a friend, something I think he already has a lot of trouble doing, and said friend came through 😭 so many times in comics and such Prowl 'friends' and fellow Autobots never seem to even like him
I can get why he didn't have friends, he has a rather hard character to deal with especially during the war, his mind is not on the "tolerance" and "gentleness". The only one who was actually a proper friend for him is Jazz, even Bee aka "everyone's friend" actually didn't care so much, he was just "okay" with him but clearly never listened. Not like someone even listened to Prowl :// That's why I love both Jazzprowl and constructiprowl as either ships or friends, though not liking it that much in idw itself lol
Prowl is not the kind of person to tolerate someone when his mind is not on that, I am not a big fan when constructicons "force" him to "love them" and Prowl goes "Oh yeah okay you make my life so uncomfortable but overall you love me, and since no one loves me I guess I will come in terms with it"(
I wanted to dig a bit into how it actually could happen, if it's not just the war aspect that kept them together because they were listening to Prowl and making evil deeds together, if constructicons also had characters and needs and it was complicated for Prowl to keep up with that.
So my eye fell on Hook and the way fan base built my opinion on him, he actually might be the one to be friends with Prowl and be able to change something and help him. I will be honest I don't like the "possessive" boyfriend kind of tropes so I am aiming for the gradual development of the rest of the team while Hook and Prowl deal with their problems and understand that hey, actually, I want to make your life comfortable around me and spend the rest of it together. In case for Prowl to listen and tolerate someone, someone actually needs to show a real compassion first. the one where his needs are heard and made. And since they both need it, yes, they became friends almost instantly without even admiring it)
I could imagine Prowl sitting tired but not capable of falling in recharge, he is overwhelmed, he has no break, his mind is a mess beside his own thoughts of what to do with the war, and Hook just asking others to calm down to ease his mind, to ease his own mind, just providing him at least some calm he is capable to present. At one point they both just look at each other and Prowl quietly asks "Do you know the way to break this connection? I don't want to be here no more, I don't want to be on this war no more", and it would go against his logic but once in a lifetime emotions will prevail
Okay I just ramble at this point ejejfjeh