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Last day of TFILF! The Cold, by @veto-power-over-clocks

This! Fic! This is an excellent AU - Decepticon Hot Rod is such a good concept, one of those fascinating butterfly moments full of potential, and this fic takes that and does such wonderful, wonderful work with it. Deadlock and Hot Rod are s o well written, their relationship is so compelling, the context is so well constructed, and the descriptions are excellent. Full rec here! 

“He’d known with absolute certainty that Hot Rod had been about to do something stupid, and he’d followed him. He’d been a moment too late, half a step too far behind. Or perhaps he’d been just fast enough to see what he had to see: Megatron shooting Hot Rod. Hot Rod floating off into the endless void of space.

Even though he knows it’s useless, Deadlock runs and reaches out. Truth be told, he’s barely thinking; he’s just reacting.

The few thoughts he has are these: What’s the point of the cause if Hot Rod isn’t there to see its triumph? Why follow a leader that could easily snuff Hot Rod’s warm, radiant, kind spark without a second thought?

Okay guys it's the last day! This was the hardest list to get narrowed down to something reasonable. Since the theme today is NSFW, please watch the tags and curate your own experience. Wall by ros3bud009 TFA, Optimus Prime/Sentinel Prime Explicit

"Aren't you a pretty pair of legs." Optimus's spark froze in his chest. No. No, no, no way, no. Primus, no. Where would he even get the money to afford to come here as a customer? It couldn't be— The customer had gone quiet as Optimus tried to keep from panicking. "Awfully familiar legs at that."

Optimus pays the bills at the academy with sex work of a very particular kind. This fic is absolutely steaming hot, and, get this, I hate this pairing. I absolutely love it in this fic, though, and the give and take and the challenge of it all is just delicious.

Not Fair by Redseeker TFA, Megastar Explicit

Megatron gets Starscream off, and then needs Starscream's help to finish himself.

This fic is a huge, huge, all-time favorite of mine, and the second chapter from Megatron's perspective is just stunning. This is the fic that got me to understand humiliation kink. Somehow by the end it's sweet, but still so very Megastar, with all that entails.

Virtuoso: Duet by Enfilade IDW, Deathsaurus/Tarn Explicit

"Allies with benefits" is already more than either Tarn or Deathsaurus had ever hoped for. But Tarn has never been good at saying no to temptation. And Deathsaurus has never known when to quit. Love is a gamble, but trust is a minefield, and the risks are as high as the rewards...unless Tarn can convince Deathsaurus that it's nothing more than a game. Part one of a duology.

I could rec at least five other fics from Enfilade, who is a genius, but I'm picking this one in particular because it's my favorite. This is the fifth or sixth in a series, and I recommend reading the ones that come before, but it works well as a standalone. The smut in this fic is unbelievably good, but at the same time the backstory of both characters gets developed, and their relationship transforms. There are a lot of miscommunications, but none of them are accidents—and as the fic goes on both of them have to work really, really hard to overcome cultural differences and their own vulnerability. Enfilade does an amazing job playing with the dramatic irony of switching perspective between the two characters. Oh, and the fic is probably 85% a single sex scene. I love it so much.

Tit for Tat by tragakes Continuity what Continuity, MegOP Explicit

Just Megatron with big boobs, small valve, and a surprised-but-mostly-delighted Optimus Prime.

Megatron has tits. That's the entire premise. It's beautiful, straightforward PWP. Robots with breasts took me a long time to come around on, and then I read this, and now there can never be enough. There are three chapters, with the option for more. The second chapter is probably my favorite, though honestly it was tough choosing between tragakes fics for this in the first place. Everything is amazing!

Masks and Mirrors Part 8 by entangledwood Continuity Soup, Optimus Prime/Drift Explicit

The marvelous entangledwood did the Kinktober challenge last year and created the Masks and Mirrors AU—a no-war AU featuring an exclusive Cybertronian BDSM club. The main storyline focuses on Optimus, but a lot of pairings make their way through, including Megatron/Rodimus, Starscream and his trine, and more obscure rarepairs, etc. You can find all of the stories on Pillowfort, here. The one I'm reccing in particular is Optimus/Drift (though it could be Optimus/anyone if you squint) and it features a submissive!OP using the Matrix for some less than innocent purposes. It's really, really fun. A couple of stories involve Ratchet domming OP, and that is wonderful as well.

It’s that time again! Time to share your favourite Transformers fanfics!

A caveat - I only picked fics that are completed. While I have a lot of excellent fics in my subscriptions on AO3, I am only posting ones that are done, for that instant gratification rush. :)

Also - if you know a Tumblr handle for the authors I’m missing, please let me know so I can tag them!

Lemons! And other types of citrus! Woohoo! 

Also, since Tumblr helpfully deleted my post with my recs from last year (*eyeroll*) I’m going to re-rec them in this post. <3

Anyway, for all of these: curate your reading experience, mind the tags on the stories, and enjoy.

This year’s recommendations include:

Working Through It by @trinarysuns

“TC,” Skywarp says, “I’m, like, ninety percent sure that humans don’t have interface cables.”

Thundercracker squawks and almost knocks him over trying to get the script out of his hands.

I can’t say enough about this story. I love it and it pushed so many buttons for me. Not even smutty buttons, just interaction buttons: humans interacting with giant alien robots, old loves reuniting, logitical issues of interspecies getting it on...

Tumblr deleted my review of this story, too (SIGH) so I reposted my review on DW here. It says a lot more about this fic!

Be Mean to Me by @trebletwenty

The last thing Thunderclash was expecting when he followed Rodimus out of Swerve's to try and apologise for ruining his night out with Drift was to end up on his knees in front of him, with Rodimus induldging one of his biggest and most sorely neglected kinks, but he's not exactly about to complain.

This story was a bit of an eye-opener to me. First, this was a fic about a kink that I really wasn’t interested in, but it was presented in a way that suddenly made me sit up and take notice.

And second, it’s a ship that I didn’t know I needed until now. Excellent story!

And behind the cut are last year’s recommendations, reposted:

Whoop! It's Day 7 so it's dealer's choice, and I'm choosing stories with Worldbuilding with a capital W. Cultural Exchange by Therrae G1, mostly Rated G This fic is the first in the Xenoethnography series and I cannot even express how much I love each one of the stories just, wow. Stunning. The main character is a human anthropologist (an OC I have come to love) and just, unf. Worldbuilding! There's a huge focus on language that is fascinating and detailed and nuanced and just, wow. Wow! here have the summary of the fic, it gives a good idea.

"It also didn’t help that the average glyph message was only three characters long, used no articles or prepositions, and usually had no verbs. What was the proper response to:: Curiosity; Sensation of great speed? Was it a question? A comparison?  Why, after a brief visit by National Security Director Mearing, did four different ‘Bots send:: Emphasis; overlapping? Why was a particularly bad joke by Bulkhead derided as ::Undercharged when there were actual glyphs for Not funny and Humor fail? How did any of that work?"

the ways of the stars undone by oriflamme @sunderedstar IDW, Starscream/Wheeljack, Starscream/Windblade Rated T The intricate, emotionally satisfying plot we all wish IDW had given us! It's an AU continuation of TAAO and it's focused on Starscream and Windblade, primarily, though there are a few other POV characters. This is a plot featuring Unicron that canon should have had. The ending is so unspeakably satisfying, the way its plotted just really gives you a kick at the end, but it also makes sense, like the conclusion ought to have been obvious all along. Also featuring the tag "Give Starscream Emotional Support Round 3: This Time It's Personal" which, yes. Just yes. The sequels are gorgeously plotted works in their own right, and similarly offer intense, if only this were canon satisfaction. This fic and the later ones also play a lot with the Titans and the Primes in delightful ways.

TFILF Day 7: The Things We Forget by ckret2

From the summary: “(Spoilers through LL 23.) Information creep is an unnatural mnemosurgical plague, a curse placed on all born on Cybertron. It stands to reason that mechs who are not BORN, but BUILT, might just be exempt. An exploration of the implications, and the interrelations between those who remember everything, and those who only think they do.”

This fic. THIS FIC. This is some of the best worldbuilding I’ve read. The writing, the structure, the characterization and character exploration, the relationships, the details, just... read it. Full rec here!

“But Prowl finally speaks again. His voice rough, he asks, "How do you live with it?”

“By reminding myself that everyone else is losing their minds, too.”

Prowl starts laughing, almost inaudibly, shoulders shaking—and it takes Fort Max a moment to realize that he might actually be sobbing.

It’s that time again! Time to share your favourite Transformers fanfics!

A caveat - I only picked fics that are completed. While I have a lot of excellent fics in my subscriptions on AO3, I am only posting ones that are done, for that instant gratification rush. :)

Also - if you know a Tumblr handle for the authors I’m missing, please let me know so I can tag them!

My choice! Woohoo!

True Colors by @ladydragon76

After crashing on an alien planet, Bluestreak and Dragstrip need to work together to get back to Earth.

A/N: I got a little tired of fandom personifying Bluestreak as a woobie. He’s a sniper, an elite, the best the Autobot’s have. Stands to reason that he’d be a capable of pulling on his big bot panties, and getting himself through a crisis situation.

Today’s selection is an older story, but I love it. I had to include the author’s note in the summary because it helps explain why I love this fic so much: Bluestreak putting on his big bot panties. XD

It’s no secret that I love Bluestreak, but I love him more as a competent fighter, a solider, someone who knows what needs to be done and then goes out to do it. Yes, he’s friendly and chatty and all that, but he’s also a force to be reckoned with to be sure. This story has that all in spades.

The Long Walk Home by @doomspoon888

Megatron and Starscream are thought dead and left behind on a distant battlefield. With Starscream's wings damaged and comm systems down, they've no choice but to make their way back on foot. From east to west coast.

Even with legs as long as theirs, it's going to take a while.

(Lemony near the end.)

I love this fic. It’s a slow burn, which is totally my jam. It’s also a classic enemies-to-friends-to-lovers trope, combined with a dash of “trapped together” although they aren’t trapped so much as forced to depend on one another.

TFILF Day 6: Summit by @choomchoom

This is another one where I could probably rec half my bookmarks and all my subscriptions. Won’t do that. Instead, have three stories I keep coming back to:

Marry me by @dracoqueen22. Swerve/Ultra Magnus. Rodimus gets himself into trouble, and the only one who can save him is... Swerve? A fake relationship with real implications and even more real emotions. This fic sold me on this pairing.

Natural remedies by @grayseeker. Knock Out/Insecticons. This fic is heavy on the lemons, with a lot of buggy goodness, Knock Out being himself, and a heap of bug worldbuilding alongside. It’s not complete yet, but it’s active.