Please do a Wedge/Hotshot headcannon or something
Ooo an ask! I love getting these!
So i know you never asked but I'm gonna start with why Wedgeshot is succh a fucking good ship. Because it is, it's so implied and shipped by the actual show staff (for good reason too!) Plus Hotshot and Wedge are easily the most well developed character in RBA. (Id argue Wedge has the most depth in character development and story)
Okay, so Hotshot and Wedge complete each other in so many ways. Wedge's biggest character flaw is his lack of self confidence and inferiority complex that is 100% due to him being created a decepticon (his main goal of wanting to have his own heroes of cybertron card is proof of this). Anyway this flaw is something that Hotshot has been helping him overcome for a long time (see battle of the bots). Hotshot has self confidence in spades, He never shys away from anything and is very prideful of himself and his accomplishments, and this is something that he has been teaching Wedge for the past two seasons. Hotshot is there to encourage Wedge, he challenges him and encourages him. He also knows when Wedge needs a helping hand to face a fear. (Wedge's fear of heights/ when hotshot held his hand as they jumped into the underwater ravine.)
But on the flipside Wedge is also what Hotshot needs to grow as a bot, What wedge lacks in self confidence he makes up for in maturity and humility. These are traits that Hotshot lacks, but he has been learning them. Off the top of my head I want to reference 'more than meets the eye' where Hotshot spends the whole episode being the oppressing voice of calling down decepticons and saying 'racist' things about them. But when Wedge confronts him and the team about the truth of him being a deception, Hotshot immediately changes his opinion. It's strange that one bot being a decepticon can change Hotshot's opinion on an entire race so quickly, and an opinion that he was constantly adamant on sticking to when challenged vaguely by Wedge before his confession. It's so interesting to think about how Hotshot trusts Wedge so much he'd immediately change his mind on something he was so sure of because of him.
And don't even get me started on how Wedge knew what would make Hotshot second guess leaving the academy. He knew that Hotshot didn't feel part of the team so he gently reminded him that he was.
God I love Wedgeshot so much. I could go on forever on the little things in the show that make me think they're literally soul mates but I won't waste your time.
Onto headcanons!! As asked!
I am only gonna put adult!wedgeshot headcanons in this because I don't like to romantically ship them as children. Soooo I like to think they get together as adults uwu.
- Hotshot amd Wedge had mutual feelings for eachother for A LONG time before confessing. I think that one of them would end up confessing during an extremely dangerous mission. Where it's like a 'now or never' kind of thing. I want to say Wedge would confess first because he's the kind of bot who would worry about something bad happening.
- Wedge leads their rescue team and Hotshot is his right hand bot. They keep eachother in line and argue a lot. But the other three notice that sometimes Wedge and Hotshot sound like either an old married couple or little kids. They can't decide which is more accurate.
- being created a Decepticon is self depricating guilt that Wedge carried into his adulthood. He looks like a decepticon so he carries around the stigma that comes with it. Despite being a reputable rescue bot there are still some 'purist' bots who make snide remarks at him or say passive aggressive things about Wedge's original faction. Wedge is the type of guy to not defend himself and it opens old wounds in his self esteem issues when brought up. But Hotshot? Oh boy, Hotshot WILL defend Wedge against any and all comments about his past. Wether Wedge was present to hear them or not. Hotshot knows first hand how much Wedge struggled and grew to get where he is now as leader of a reacue team and how much being a deception haunts him. Hotshot spent many nights up reassuing an upset Wedge who would question if he deserved his position as someone created to do such bad things. So yeah. Protective boyfriend Hotshot.
- Hotshot coaches a sparkling cube team and Wedge is the assistant coach. It's a fun change in dynamics from Wedge being the leader. (Maybe it's their sparkling's team oooo 👀👀👀👀 Hotshot lives vicariously through his own kid 🤣🤣🤣)
- although they both get a "heroes of cybertron" card eventually Hotshot gets his first for doing something brave that was actually reckless that Wedge scolded him for. At first Hotshot felt guilty for gettung it but once Wedge got his own it became something fun to tease him about. They have the first print of eachother's cards which they got the other to sign. Wedge keeps his Hotshot card framed with his collection while Hotshot keeps his Wedge card on him for good luck.
- at every possible opportunity Hotshot teases Wedge for his crazy big crush on Bumblebee as a kid. Luckily Wedge get to come back with the time Hotshot dated the bisexual disaster that is Scorch.
Its 2am and thats all i can think of. I have more detailed headcanons, and headcanons for them as parents but i decided to keep it more general for now. Feel free to send more asks if you want. I love to get them 🥺🥺🥺
I might write a wedgeshot fanfic in the future uwu i love these nerds.
