#squibs scribbles

Anyways this is Roswell Kepler. In TFA theyre a mini-robotics engineer and the data entry manager for Sumdac Industries who is weirdly good with Sari for someone who has resting bitch face and almost never speaks. (She reminds them of their nephews and neices they dont see anymore.) They seem weirdly overqualified for their job, their protective nature manifesting in being both babysitter and bodyguard for the girl sometimes.

They get mistaken for a robot quite a bit when at work by visitors, and they think its funny. The long strands of hair are pulled back during work for lab safety and it makes them look like they have antennae.

When they first meet the autobots (Ep. 2) They arent sure what to think but once they establish themselves as good guys, Roswell gets a gnarly.... "fascination" with Optimus Prime. However, over time their infatuation goes away, due to them not only recognizing the leader as a person (and feeling quite ashamed and sick with the thoughts they had been letting run wild in their brain) but also they start being... friends, not just Aquainted Strangers. Friendship leads to a lot of trust built and care and platonic love.... which becomes romantic. And that scares them the most compared to any other feelings they had toward the prime. Thankfully, Roswell has tact and keeps alllll this locked away in their brain.

Except from day one, Sari believes Roswell has a crush on Optimus and is hellbent on hooking them up.

Funny things to note: During the episode where the autobots were human, Roswell has 0 interest in Optimus. Optimus starts having Crush Feelings and thinks at one point hes having a heart attack, all because Roswell put their coat around his shivering shoulders.

Their wildly overqualified nature is usually played as a joke or as a multitool for usefulness. Everything from being able to snatch up Sari and run away from harm effortlessly to being able to repair a car. This is almost always however in the benefit of others, and these skills dont seem to apply for their own.

Roswell has Chronic Fatigue, where in they're constantly tired and feel as if they never get enough rest (It along with their autism has made them very stonefaced and outwardly not very emotive). This has lead to them gaining some narcolepsy-like traits, where they can fall asleep nearly anywhere if they let themself. This can be dozing at work, or falling asleep inside a chatty autobot alt-mode, or while kidnapped by starscream and awaiting rescue, or even standing upright. Sari's good at waking them up. The bots usually cant decide whether to let them sleep or not.

Roswell has witnessed Decepticon Bullshit firsthand, and opted to back away and simply leave as it "wasnt their business and they arent paid to care". This is actually how Starscream has kidnapped them.