Don’t love a hero, it will only hurt…

a little angstyyyy but it’s still about shipping them so

OKAY OKAY SO, in my mind this is the trinefirebee polycule! I’m so excited you asked for my lore!

Before the war Starscream and Skyfire had big crushes on each other but both were too nervous to confess. Their friendship was too important for them to risk, so they missed their chance before the war, Skyfire being lost on an interplanetary research expedition.

The trine (Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp) were wingmates, or flight partners, for a long time before they trined. Starscream saw potential in them when their fucked up abilities were less understood.

The trine formed around 250-ish years before the war. In my mind, it’s part of seeker culture to form lifelong bonds with people who you trust to support you and that you provide the same support for them. These can be platonic, familial, romantic or something in between. A trine bond is meant to be a lifelong bond of support. I personally see the elite trine as a qpr.

Post war the trine goes their separate ways. Starscream gets some time to emotionally develop and reaches out to Skyfire, and although it takes a while for Skyfire to trust him again, Skyfire and Starscream actually get together.

During this time Thundercracker meets Bumblebee. Their shared love of earth provides them something to bond over that isn’t war. Bumblebee and Tc fall hard for each other.