#lee!optimus

TFP:

Ler:

-Quite a gentle ler. After landing on Earth at least, he really only tickles anyone on his team to cheer them up

-Does not attack very often. He’s got a lot on his shoulders and tickling can feel rather informal

-That doesn’t mean he dislikes it though. He thinks it’s a good way to get closer with his team and to make sure they’re feeling alright. He enjoys seeing them smile and laugh

-Honestly pretty good at it. He can be a little more mean from time to time, but generally he’s pretty gentle. And because he’s always gentle, he knows how to use it effectively

-Does not have enough of a vengeance streak in him to chase someone down, unless they specifically request it. Then he’s happy to do so (and it’s terrifying. Come on, the dude is at least 40 feet tall)

-Will not start a tickle fight ever, and usually doesn’t join in. Bee has tried to drag him in once or twice and got picked up, tickled for about twenty seconds, and then put back down. The few times he has joined in, he kinda just waded in, wrecked someone, and then waded back out

-He will watch tickle fights with a fond smile, though

-He’ll pick people up to wreck them. It’s just easier on both parties. But he isn’t above getting on their level, he just needs to be a lot more careful if he does

-Ticklish hugs are a favorite of his, but any way he can elevate people to his level so he can wreck them comfortably is fine

-Also he’s ridiculously strong. So good luck getting away from him

-Doesn’t really try and tease people in the traditional sense. However, he has noticed and pretends to be oblivious that gentle questions and comments make some people react strongly

-Namely he likes to ask if they’re feeling better (and won’t stop until they say they are)

-Also has a tendency to smile very warmly at whoever he’s wrecking which can also be seen as teasing for some

-Doesn’t have a favorite to wreck necessarily. He likes tickling the human kids because they’re adorable and far too young to be in the war, but he does worry about hurting them

-He has gotten Arcee and Bulkhead before, but it was pretty brief. Both Arcee and Bulkhead bond in different ways, so he prefers bonding with them over sparring or going for long drives instead

-Has wrecked Bee a lot more, just because they have a much more paternal relationship. Bee finds being wrecked fun, and it’s a pretty sure fire way to cheer him up

-Optimus is the only one on Team Prime who can tickle Ratchet. It’s a great way to get him to take a break as well as a good stress reliever for both of them

-Doesn’t really get flustered while tickling someone. If whoever he’s getting knows him well, they may be able to turn the tables, but it’s pretty hard to do so

-Really only tickles people with his hands. Other techniques are usually more intense than what he’s going for

- Very caring before, during, and after

-He may have been much different when he was younger, but war changes all

Lee:

-Optimus hasn’t been tickled often in his lifetime, and it was much more frequent before the war

-His friends like Jazz, Ratchet, and even Megatron had a tendency to poke him in the side to see him jump

-Touch starved and actually very ticklish. He just hides it extremely well

-Doesn’t really mind being tickled, although the more he trusts whoever is wrecking him, the more he enjoys it. He’d also doesn’t really want to be crowded

-Ratchet is, for a long time, the only one who knows he’s ticklish. They have a pact about it

-It’s kind of a “you don’t tell them I’m ticklish, I don’t tell them you’re ticklish” kind of deal. And they back each other up on it too, like denying the other is ticklish

-His back is ticklish in a few places, and it’s the worst just under the red plating

-His finials are ticklish but it’s pretty hard to figure that out. Tickling them makes him a bit giggly

-His entire torso is pretty bad, especially just where his ribs would end

-Absolute worst spot is just above his hips. There’s a small gap in the plating there and it drives him nuts

-Ratchet and Megatron, once, is the only one who knows how to crack him. Optimus has a will of steel and is not afraid to use it

-Once he’s beginning to crack he may use his battle mask to try and hide it

-Has a very rich, deep laugh. Most who hear it find it very comforting

-Little do many know, if he’s being wrecked really hard, he has a tendency to laugh like he used to, which is a bit more high-pitched and silly

-Has a higher chance of snorting or squeaking than most would expect

-Never expects to be tickled by anyone other than Ratchet. He knows Ratchet will come after him if he’s working too hard or being too hard on himself (or if Ratchet is mad/wants revenge lol)

-Being caught off guard does not make him crack any easier

-Ratchet is the only one who has any kind of a chance against him. The others simply can’t crack him quick enough to overpower him before he turns the tables

-Has a tendency to freeze but that also means he can’t escape

-Tries his absolute hardest not to fight back or flail because he doesn’t want to hurt someone. Sometimes he can’t help it, though, and he is fully capable of launching Ratchet into a wall

-Decently easy to tease, although he’s better at hiding it than most people. Usually the only way to tell is that tickling has way more of an effect on him. Just about any teasing works

-Ratchet is the only one who can tickle him for a very long time. Eventually Bee and the others find out, but even after that, it’s mainly Ratchet who wrecks him

-Megatron used to wreck him all the time before the war

-If someone asks if he’s ticklish he says “no” with enough calm certainty that they usually believe him

-Will try to escape from specifically Ratchet. He knows Ratchet is brutal sometimes. Ratchet has chased him all over the base before

-He’ll curl up to protect himself if he’s been caught and wrecked badly. It’s not too hard to get past that though, because his back is ticklish

-Not really the type for vengeance. And even if he is in a playful enough mood for vengeance, it’s still pretty gentle

TFE:

Ler:

-Like his TFP counterpart, usually a very gentle ler unless he’s wrecking someone he’s very close to, like Megatron, Elita, or Bumblebee

-Doesn’t wreck people often. He’s a bit awkward, and can usually never tell if it’s a bad time or not, so he tries to steer clear of attacking someone

-Thinks tickling is fun on both ends and may even want to initiate it with other people but refrains

-He’s not bad at tickling per se, he’s just bad at ensuring whoever he’s getting doesn’t escape. But that aside, he’s actually pretty good at it once he figures out what works best

-Won’t chase the Terrans unless they specifically request it, same goes for most other people. He has chased Megatron and Bee before, but never Elita

-Has never started a tickle fight but almost always gets dragged into them. With the Maltos, he gets dragged in because he’s the adult that’s fun to wreck/run away from. The Autobots usually don’t have tickle fights, but when they do, he’s usually the unsuspecting victim of whoever starts it

-Has been dragged into Terran/Malto games before and only didn’t tickle Mo and Robby because he’s afraid he’ll hurt them

-Most of the people he wrecks are the same height and strength as him, so he has to try and wrestle them down. He’ll pick up Bumblebee, though

-Thinks ticklish hugs are cute, but they aren’t super effective for him. The Terrans and Bee get them, though

-Definitely more of a teaser than his TFP counterpart. He likes to make dad jokes and will even rib Megatron and Elita for not being so tough after all. With the Terrans, he also likes to pretend he doesn’t realize he’s doing anything and/or is teaching them a genuine lesson

-Laughs and smiles with whoever he’s wrecking. He thinks it’s adorable, and it’s a good way to keep an eye on them to make sure they’re having fun too

-Can’t pick a favorite out of the people he wrecks most frequently. Possibly Bee though, considering Bee won’t take absolutely brutal revenge

-He’d love to play around with the Maltos more often

-Extremely easy to fluster even if he’s the one doing the tickling. Elita makes fun of him for it all the time

-Usually only uses his hands, but he has been known to nuzzle into ticklish spots on occasion

Lee:

-Honestly much more of a lee than a ler

-Has always known about tickling but there wasn’t really a place for it until the war ended. Now he gets poked on a regular basis

-Most of those close to him tickle him when he’s stressing himself out. Megatron does that and also wrecks him when he annoys him

-Almost ridiculously ticklish. This man has four million years of touch starvation under his belt (most of the bots do honestly)

-Enjoys being tickled by just about anyone. Obviously he’d prefer it’s by someone he trusts, but if the Decepticons decided they were going to wreck him instead of hurting anyone, he probably wouldn’t mind

-Pretty much everyone who’s worked closely with him in the past 15 years knows he’s ticklish. The Maltos eventually find out as well

-Ticklish in a lot of the same places as his TFP counterpart, although his back and hips are a bit better protected

-That being said, if someone can get him in a seam just above his hip he will die on contact

-So his worst spots are the pipes that make up his ribcage and his stomach

-His underarms are also pretty bad

-Finials are also pretty sensitive but they’re hard to tickle if you aren’t actively holding onto them because they flail everywhere

-He freezes up and tries his absolute hardest not to laugh. Breaks about ten seconds in if whoever is getting him knows what they’re doing

-Or has been directed on what to do. Megatron has sicced the Malto kids on him before

-You cannot convince me that he doesn’t have a goofy laugh

-Also has a tendency to snort or squeak, which he gets teased endlessly about

-Doesn’t really expect to be tickled unless he recently got someone. He also knows it’s time to run when Megatron or Elita are giving him a Look™️

-Not entirely obvious if he wants to be wrecked, but some like Optimus, Elita, and even Arcee can tell. If they call him out on it he’ll deny it, but internally it always flusters him

-Yelps loudly every time he gets caught off guard

-People have more of a chance against him than they expect. Tickling weakens him significantly and he’s usually more ticklish than whoever is wrecking him

-Tries not to flail too much which usually isn’t a problem seeing as he has a tendency to go limp. But if he knows whoever is wrecking him can handle it, he will try and launch them off or even wrestle them off if he’s in a playful mood

-Megatron will start squeezing his knee/side during meetings to try and make him lose his composure. Optimus hates it (<- lying)

-Teasing kills him instantly. He can’t handle any kind of teasing from anyone. It has a tendency to make him shriek if he’s being gotten good at the same time

-Megatron and Elita wreck him the most. Ironically enough, Megatron is usually more gentle than Elita

-If someone asks him if he’s ticklish, he blue screens and has no idea what to say. Kinda just stammers out “why do you want to know?” and then denies it. Unless it’s the Malto family and then he’s willing to be honest

-Has been chased around the base and over various highways by both Megatron and Elita before

-The reason he has never chased Elita is because she’s always the one chasing him. On a similar note, Megatron almost always turns the tables and sprints at him