Ship time:
Heatwave
Rung
Fort Max
Cyclonus
TFA Optimus
Heatwave 4/10
Nothing against the mech, but he’s too grumpy and abrasive. I’d be too worried about messing up to be comfortable around him. Like I’d love to earn his respect some day, but it would be very stressful.
I don’t know how Blades does it.
Rung 8/10
I’d be very comfortable being myself around him, and I think our relationship could handle any problems thrown our way. I’d also be confident he knew what he was getting himself into with me.
Two downsides. 1) I don’t like model spaceships, and outside that the mech seems to have no hobbies. 2) While I’d try to be there for him, I think he’d to easily fool me into thinking he was okay when he wasn’t.
I’d like to be his friend, but only if he could keep himself from trying to fix all my problems. There’s got to be give and take, and Rung is not very good at taking and it makes me very uncomfy when I can’t give.
Fort Max 7/10
I’ll admit anger issues scare me. But! If Rung was our relationship counselor and I knew Fort was making good progress, I think we could make it work. I would love to make it work.
I’m honestly really conflicted about this one. Our journeys to having a more merciful and gray outlook on life are very similar. It’s not all about life being fair or just. But the anger issues… But he’s very protective of those he cares about. Ugh.
The guy has a spark of gold down there. (Plus he’d totally be down for me having a cat.)
Honestly, I’d have to pray about it. A lot. But I’d want it to work.
At the very least, we’d be good friends.
Cyclonus 5/10
I had not considered him before. At the very least, I think we’d have a deep respect for each other’s religious beliefs. For shipping purposes, it would be ideal if we shared those beliefs. But that would mean I’d have to exist in universe and already share his belief in Primus, because he is not changing.
Also, I do not think I could survive his tendency not to verbalize his emotions. I can’t read people very well. I need them to tell me what they are thinking or feeling honestly. They have to tell me often.
Like I would love to be his friend. I have deep respect for the guy, and our sense of honor is on par. But his “emotions are felt, not spoken” would be hell for me to navigate. That’s the reason the score is so low.
It’s me, not him.
TFA Optimus 10/10
I would marry him in a heartbeat. I would actively court him.
We are very similar. Willing suckers, the two of us. Working on setting boundaries when it comes to helping others who get themselves into trouble. (Though I would have no tolerance for a Sentinel. I deal with a Bee though.) Eldest sibling vibes. Willing to learn and grow, but firm moral compass.
