#fas.txt

I read this last night and, while I did not disclose the speed at which I was vibrating to the unrelated group chat, because not every news story needs to immediately become inspiration for transformers fanfiction, I was...

I'm. Listen, the simpatico brainrot is so real.

well

This is a mechanical choice from the writers, because obviously Starscream must survive to the next episode for both plot and character arc reasons.

However, characterisation is also what happens when you're busy making other plans. It's much more fun to read this as Megatron being incredibly weak to Starscream's wibbly wobbly begging eyes. Don't give him that look. Noooo. Stop that... Starscream... noo... don't make him give up his plans to kill you and instead rescue you and take you home... no...

And it's even funnier because, going by the dregs of the cybertronian species left on Earth and the hideous husk of their home planet, Megatron is usually SUCH a good killer¹.

It's like the worst possible attempt to drown an unwanted kitten. This is why squeamish people put them in sacks first, Megatron.

Point of clarification: I am not talking about the people who are very ably engaging in "yes, and —" type improvisation and bouncing new ideas off the ideas I am presenting. That's fine. That is, in fact, what the bad-tf-fic-ideas blog is for. This kind of interaction is fun and I always love seeing it pop up in the tags. "Yes, and," is always acceptable in creative spaces.

"Well, actually," is... usually rude, even if you are actually right, which often they are not.