#megapax

Silly megapax !

I love these two idiots ( Megatron listens to Ayesha Erotica type music - my little hc )

all art by @moss-tombstone @/koshmareq on twt

All Merfolk start off hatching from eggs in artificially constructed coral dens, built and maintained by their home colony. They usually hatch in large clutches, but occasionally a single egg is laid & raised on its own.

They stay in the den until they're deemed able to hunt small reef fish. Once this stage is reached they're allowed to roam the reef and start learning the basics of agriculture.

Seeding corals, tending to sea grass, and weeding kelp forests. Preparing fermentations in seal skin bags. Smoking, salting, sunpreserving, and burying food on sand bars. All in preparation for when a Leviathan Mer, the shepherds of the sea, makes an appearance.

Leviathans are a subclass of Mer so wildly different in build and behaviour they were long thought to be a species all their own. Whilst Mers that inhabit the reefs tend to reach a maximum size of 1.3m, a little smaller than the average human, Leviathans can grow to rival Orca; 6 to 10 meters. Rather than stay in their home colonies like most Mers; Leviathans lead mostly solitary migratory lives. Despite this they are responsible for the majority of reproduction.

They heard shoals of fish along their migratory routes, to and from their feeding grounds in colder waters. Occasionally accompanied by domesticated herding seals, tame seabirds, or another Mer as a mated pair.

During these journeys they may visit any number of Mer colonies, exchanging stories and regional goods, but they usually settle on 1 or 2 they consider their territory, to return to every 2 to 3 decades to lay their clutch. Where they will be greeted with great jubilation. The reef Mers have a week or so’s forewarning as the Levithans sing, calling out on the approach. Once they arrive a feast is made of the shoal they shepherded. The youngest members of the colony are expected to fend for themselves as the other members pamper the gravid Leviathan. Massaging and preening their thick armoured plating and purring in a cuddle pile to help kickstart laying.

The Leviathan lays its clutch, a mix of fertilized, unfertilized, and dud eggs. The pre fertilized eggs having been fertilized internally before the Leviathan last departed or during, a rare, friendly meeting with another Leviathan in the open ocean. The unfertilized eggs are fertilized externally by the colony Mers. The duds are there to be eaten by the hatchlings.

While the colony Mers tend to the eggs the Leviathan teaches the youngest Mers wayfinding using the stars and their own internal compass. Should hardship befall the colony some Mers may be driven from the reef and need that knowledge to navigate to another colony or to the cold water feeding grounds. A fate far more likely to occur to those Mers born outside a cohort. Alternatively, if a Mer has bonded strongly to the visitor they may choose to join them in the open ocean.

Once the cold waters are reached a combination of environmental factors kickstart a rapid transformation; from Mer to Leviathan. Like lobsters they don’t die of old age. Only if they get too big to be able to sustain themselves or too injured.

Human relations vary wildly with each colony. Mers will set up colonies wherever they’re able to propagate corals. However, they prefer warmer waters due to their small size. Given their long life spans some colonies have persisted in the same location since antiquity. Often with good trade relations with local human populations. With the recent advent of industrial trawling and pollution these relationships and many colonies themselves have collapsed.

Historically, Leviathans have often come into conflict with humans. Fighting off poachers trying to take from their shoals or colonies. But in the modern day they also have to fight to defend themselves as Mer eggs are considered a delicacy, and human demand won’t settle for the occasional dud egg traded with a willing colony.

This leads to the current state of things where semi-legal Mer blood sports facilities are becoming popular. Offering dinner and a show.

So in Ancient Rome, it was normal for upper crusts to get some entertainment for their dinner parties - one of which was getting two gladiators to fight.

“The Romans… would invite their friends to dinner and… when they were all sated with dining and drink, they called in the gladiators. No sooner did one have his throat cut than the masters applauded with delight.” - Nicolaus of Damascus, Athletica (IV. 153)

So… does anyone hear Gladiator Megs being invited for as personal entertainment for a dinner party and meeting Orion Pax there? Or maybe Megatron uses this opportunity to kill some one at that dinner? Or even this serving as a scene showing that someone they thought was a friend wants to show Megatron killing right in front of Orion? 👀

1. Transformers animated UltraMegs divorced abusive couple. Ultra wanting to make Megatron into a tradwife meanwhile Optimus has to process his idol acting weird and help Megatron get back to his wife Soundwave (/not the earth one)

2. Transformers One Optimus and Orion switch places, and Optimus has a completely messed up brain due to war and losing his D, so he gets obsessed with this one (he brutally kills Sentinel at some point). Meanwhile, Orion finds out Megatron is "friends" with a high guard and can live without Op(barely), and he doesn't like it since D didn't have any friends other than him before and that worked fine so he decides to make Megatron cut them of. Overall, both Op and Orion spiralling and D and Megatron being very vulnerable.

Madison | 24 | Vey/Vem, They/Them | AuDHD | Transformers Side Blog | Main Blog: @commandant-queer | Follows come from @stalin-bot

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Welcome to my personal brand of hell!

This blog is dedicated to Transfomers, whether it be the bayverse, Transformers Prime, Transformers One, or any other piece of Transformers media I am about to devour with a fervor that would make even Megatron tremble.

!! THIS BLOG IS NOT SPOILER FREE !!

If you wish to avoid spoilers, I will be tagging them with #spoilers and #TFO spoilers . After a few months of the movie being out, they will no longer be tagged. Just an fyi.

What you can expect from me:

My art journey. While I'm solid in other areas, learning how to draw cybertronians is a beast of its own. be prepared to see the long journey it takes to be decent at it.

Fanfictions. Fanfictions I'm writing and yapping about fanfictions I've read. I am feral and devour media at a pace faster than the speed of light.

Art reblogs. Whether it be funny, cool, or otherwise deemed interesting, its important to take inspiration from other creators. And, just plain fun to share.

Long winded rants about my personal headcanons. You might want to read them, you might not. It'll be mostly queer posting, and projection- as almost all headcanons are. Will be tagged with #headcanon and #[character's name]headcanon

Ships. I will have a ship list further down. It is inevitably going to grow with time. Its important to remember: im an adult and i can ship whatever the hell i want. cringe sets you free. with that in mind, for some of the more toxic ships, their nuance is not lost on me.

sometimes i post 18+ stuff. it's always tagged as NSFW.

Lots and lots of yapping. My personal posts are tagged as #yapping, so block that if you dont want to see it. I just like to talk into the void. If you also enjoy yapping, please for the love of god, join me in the brain rot.

PLEASE INTERACT:

Artists

Requests

Send me headcanons and factoids. I am a sponge, bone dry and ready to soak in everything the fanbase has to offer

Fellow Ratchet/Optimus stans

Fellow Starscream lovers (my rat boy 💕)

Feel free to suggest new media to me!

DO NOT INTERACT:

Zionists (just so you know, Optimus would crush yo ass. From the River to the Sea, motherfuckers 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸)

Conservatives

Any brand of -phobe

Dont come crying to me about hating my ships. I don't care. I've been in fandom spaces for longer than you've probably been alive.

Minors. Nothing against yall, just a lil uncomfy because this blog can be kinda spicy sometimes.

SHIPS! :D

It's a short list, for now. Ships will be tagged as shown on their bulletin point. For quick reference of how I view them:

- [S] Sexual

- [R] Romantic

- [QPP] Queer Platonic Partners

- [T] Toxic

With that out of the way...

Optimus Prime/Ratchet [R] [S] / [QPP] (depends on my mood lol) (my OTP) #optiratch

Megatron/Starscream [T] [S] [R] #megastar

D-16(Megatronus)/Orion Pax [R] #megapax

Bulkhead/Wheeljack [QPP] #bulkjack

Soundwave/Shockwave [R] #wavewave

Breakdown/Knockout [S] [R] #KOBD

Knockout/Starscream [T] [S] #knockscream

Arcee/Cliffjumper [QPP] #cliffcee

Megatron/Soundwave [R] #megasound

Ultra Magnus/Wheeljack [R] [S] #ultrajack

Aaaaaand that's it for now!! I hope you enjoy your stay, and as always...