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This is for that fic by clouds that hasn’t been updated since the day I found it but when it is. I’ll be the first to know
Me checking on one of my beloved ao3 fics that hasn't been updated since 2017
BC i am a SUCKER for found family, ITS WHAT DRIVES ME IN LIFE OKAY 👌
My family life is fine, they have always been there for me and encourage me about my interest in what I like whether it’s fnaf transformers, tmnt but really my family’s always been there for me and I cannot describe how lucky I am to have them. Found family because it reminds me of my friends and family that helped me along the way but also
I BLAME AMPHIBIA & THE OWL HOUSE FOR MAKING MY LOVE THIS FREAKING DYNAMIC
Literally like every time I make an OC and every time watch the show or see a game with all the characters I’m like found family 😂🤣
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 🥳🎊
Merry Christmas! 🥳🎄🎁 ✨
I drew Mic with her Family.
👏 Character development 👏
…All jokes aside, Optimus Prime being so (often unapologetically) deranged, especially when acting in the name of what he thinks is right, made him an interesting take on the character in TFA.
Autobot Family
I DREW THE FAM 💙❤️💚🖤💛🧡💖
I’m so proud of myself it actually came out good!!!
I DREW THE FAM 💙❤️💚🖤💛🧡💖
I’m so proud of myself it actually came out good!!!
I love these Wholesome Found Family moments so FUCKEN MUCH 💖💖💖
So I was reading a TFA bumblebee x reader fan FIC and let me tell you
IT HAD ME FUCKING SOBBING 😭 ITS TO WHOLESOME AS FUCK. 🥹🥹🥹
Only one problem, THEY DIDNT EVEN MENTIONED SARI, LIKE BRO SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST, MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES. SARI MY BELOVED.
I’m 🥺💖 @timetravelersdoctor 💙
So I was reading a TFA bumblebee x reader fan FIC and let me tell you
IT HAD ME FUCKING SOBBING 😭 ITS TO WHOLESOME AS FUCK. 🥹🥹🥹
Only one problem, THEY DIDNT EVEN MENTIONED SARI, LIKE BRO SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST, MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN THE SERIES. SARI MY BELOVED.
This basically tells the story of how Optimus became like a father figure to me and thanks to my brother for getting me attached to transformers 💖
PLEASE I LOVE THIS FATHER DAUGHTER MOMENT WITH MIC (my oc) AND OPTIMUS
To Be a Father
A/N: I am pleasantly surprised at how well this turned out, and I must say I believe it to be one of the best that I’ve written! Hopefully you’ll think the same, haha.
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there. You rock. <3
Title: To Be a Father
Summary: Optimus spends the day with you by the lake.
Words: 3048
It wasn’t often that Optimus Prime got a day off from his duties, but when he did, each time was more likely than not going to be spent with you. In previous years it had proved quite difficult to do so, as you had school to attend and lived with your family in an entirely different state, but as soon as you turned eighteen you took up an apprenticeship at NEST. Your brother, Sam, had also been offered one, but apparently he much preferred the quiet life as opposed to you, who took up the aspiration to somehow be involved in the military as soon as all things Cybertron came to Earth. Of course, Optimus adored the extra time he got to have with you, but he vaulted straight into what Will and Epps had dubbed his ‘Daddy Mode’ any time something even partially dangerous cropped up and completely refused when you asked to join him. You still shivered at how mad he’d been that one time when he’d discovered how you’d sneaked out of the Base to follow him and the other ‘Bots… granted, he’d only discovered you because a Decepticon had somehow managed to slice through your upper arm, and that was most likely the reason why he’d been so mad and refused even more from thereon after… but, still. You’d joined for the whole military experience, and that certainly wasn’t what you were receiving.
It had come as somewhat of a shock at the beginning when Optimus began to act as though he were your father. After all, who could get used to seeing a robot look after a human as though she were his own? Nevertheless, that shock had subsided almost five years ago. Now, it would be a surprise if the alien Commander didn’t treat you as he did. Everyone had accepted it, and it was practically custom at the Base to expect nothing less than Optimus being the one they go to when something concerned you.
He was your guardian, no doubts about it, and neither of you would have it any different.
“I can’t throw this to you!”
Lake Chelan was beautiful on a summer’s day. The cool, blue-grey water glistened in the evening sun, dancing on the the small ripples of waves as they glossed over the surface. The trees surrounding it rustled in the warm breeze, leaves toppling off and floating down to the grassy ground where they lay surrounded by wild flowers and mounds of dew-dropped blades of emerald.
Both you and Optimus had first visited it when exploring the new Headquarter’s surroundings in Washington. Thankfully, it had been winter at the time, so the place had been empty enough that nobody noticed the thirty-two foot alien robot trekking through the trees with a human sitting on his right shoulder, and the two of you had been able to explore as thoroughly as possible. It must have been on the third trip to the lake that you’d stumbled - and quite literally at that. Optimus had tripped over a fallen log and barrelled straight through a rather large canopy of trees and bushes - across what you’d since dubbed your ‘secret hideaway’. It was a beautiful area of the lake which had seemed pretty undisturbed, housing all sorts of creatures that unfortunately ran as soon as Optimus came crashing through their home. It was overgrown, dotted with flowers which were all the colours of the rainbow, right next to the glittering lake, and it was utterly beautiful. Optimus had done his best to arrange all the trees and such back into the places they had previously been so that it would remain a secret to everybody but the both of you, and, so far, even after four or so years, neither of you had encountered anyone else in that part of the lake.
Today was one of those rare days in which the Prime has been given a day off, along with many other men at NEST. It was what the humans called ‘Father’s Day’, and those who had children to return home to had been granted permission to do so. Optimus was no exception. He had bustled you into his truck and sped off towards Lake Chelan with absolutely no sign of hesitation, and the two of you had been there for six hours, now. The sun was beginning to set, casting a magnificent glow over the shining lake and painting a gorgeous canvas of reds and oranges and yellows in the clear sky. He doubted the both of you would get home at all tonight, if your complete lack of boredom had anything to say about it, but he couldn’t admit that he cared that much. He did not mind where he was, as long as he was with you, and you were happy. The moment he returned home, work and his duties would slap him right back in the face.
“Of course you can.”
“No, I can’t. This is Will’s ball, and I’m not gonna return it to him, completely squashed, with a crappy explanation like ‘I threw it to Optimus and he burst it’.” You gave the ‘Bot a look, hugging the blue blow-up ball to your chest, and Optimus chuckled. He was sat on the ground, one leg stretched out in front of him while the other was bent at the knee, and both arms braced on the grass behind him. He was the most relaxed he’d been in quite a while, and most stoic generals who marvelled at the Autobots every time they visited NEST would more than likely feel faint at one sight of the position the stern and battle-ready robot was currently in.
He shook his head. “You over-estimate my strength,” he told you, and you scoffed.
“Nobody can over-estimate your strength.” You turned and threw the ball in the air. “We’ll have to find a bigger ball.”
“One that is not plastic.”
“And one that won’t burst at a slight touch of your finger.”
Optimus smiled. “We best get to searching once we return, then.”
You mirrored his smile, throwing the ball once again. A bird flew over you, followed by a couple of what you supposed to be its babies, and you couldn’t help but laugh as Optimus immediately moved his head, not fancying another case in which birds attempted to nest on him. Waking up with an itching feeling and reaching his hand up only to pull back in surprise when the ruffle of feathers and cacophony of chirping reached his audio receptors was not something he wanted to experience again. You had not stopped laughing for at least half an hour after while he sat, back resting against a tree, arms crossed over his chest and the most ill-tempered look on his face.
You threw the ball up once again and quickly clasped your hands together, bouncing it on your fists when gravity pulled it down. One of those hands immediately came up to clap over your mouth as the ball flew straight towards the Prime and hit him right in the optic. He made a shout of both surprise and discomfort, one of his flapping arms covering where it had hit. “Ow…”
“Optimus, I am soho sorry,” you apologised, though the giggles spilling from your mouth did not aid at all in moving that apology along the right path. “I didn’t- Ihihi didn’t mean to do thahat.”
Optimus grumbled something in Cybertronian under his breath. “When do you ever…” he muttered.
You shrugged. “At least it wasn’t the birds.”
The ‘Bot narrowed his optics and immediately made to leap up after you, causing you to squeal, turn around and dive into the water. Optimus’s mood changed immediately and he frantically shook his head, leaning forward and making a grab for you, but you were already completely submerged. “Those are the only clothes we have with us, Y/N,” he lightly scolded as you reached the surface and gasped for air, hair plastered over your grinning face.
“I don’t care! The water’s warm!”
“That is what you said the last time before you proceeded to come down with the influenza.” He heaved a sigh and leaned back, seeing that there was nothing he could do now. If you suffered through another nasty sickness, then he couldn’t say he hadn’t tried to stop you.
“I’m gonna swim to the other side,” you told him, and he rose an optic ridge.
“Are you, now?”
Biting your lip, you swam up to the edge of the lake and crossed your arms over on the grass, resting your chin on top of them. “Optimus,” you said, gaining a very sweet smile, “can I swim to the other side of the lake? Pretty please?”
The Prime smiled. “Yes, but be careful out there. If you drown, do not expect me to save you.” He winked, cobalt optics twinkling mischievously, and you laughed.
“I wouldn’t expect anything less.” Before the Prime could question what exactly that meant, you were off. He shook his head fondly and gazed out across the lake, marvelling at the mountains in the distance as the slight wind breezed over him. His silent peace was swiftly interrupted, however, as he noticed an incoming call. Frowning, he accepted it quickly. “Optimus Prime,” he said as way of greeting, sitting up.
“Optimus, hi. It’s Ron. Ron Witwicky.” The ‘Bot visibly relaxed at that, having previously been worried that it may have been Ratchet or somebody back at Base, telling him he needed to return due to an emergency.
“Good evening, Mister Witwicky,” he said. “How may I help you?”
“Ah, I was just wondering if Y/N was anywhere nearby? I tried calling her mobile but she won’t answer.” Optimus glanced over at the backpack you’d thrown by a tree a little way off. No doubt your phone had been going off in there for a while, but when you were faced with nature - especially when you were with him - electronics no longer became a thing of existence to you.
“Yes, she is here, though…” He turned his head slightly, noticing how you were still splashing through the water. “I am afraid she is quite far out in the lake as of now.”
He heard Ron chuckle. “At Lake Chelan, are you?”
“We are, yes.”
“Typical. Said she’d ring me this afternoon to wish me a Happy Father’s Day and it’s, what? Six pm, now?” He breathed a laugh, and Optimus could imagine him shaking his head fondly. “That girl, Optimus, I swear to God.”
The Prime smiled. “I apologise on her behalf, Mister Witwicky,” he said. “I shall remind her to call you once she gets back.”
“Yes, you do that, big guy. Tell her her dad’s been spending the day drinking beer and watching her mom’s channels on TV. Make her feel guilty.”
Optimus threw back his head and laughed. “Oh, I will,” he said. “Where’s Sam?”
“With his girlfriend, I expect. He called in this morning, which was great, but it’s pretty tough not having a Father’s Day hug from my little girl for the first time ever.” Ron’s voice drifted off a little, and Optimus nodded to himself, completely understanding. You were, after all, his only daughter and youngest child. To have you living hours away from him must be extremely trying, for both you and your parents - and Sam, at that. Primus knew how difficult it was for him to cope when you had to leave to go back home and he knew that he would not see you for another few months. He could only imagine how your family felt.
“Of course,” he said understandingly, “though she will be visiting fairly soon, remember that. She misses you and her mother, also, as she does Sam. I am sorry it is proving hard for you.”
“Oh, don’t be sorry. She’s eighteen - I sometimes forget that’s how old she is - and she’s gotta go out and make her own way at some point, right? I’m damn happy she has you with her. If she didn’t… let me tell you, Optimus, both Judy and I would be worried sick. But the simple fact that you’re keeping an eye on her means the world to us.”
The Autobot smiled. “I assure you, Mister Witwicky, I am keeping both eyes on her. She is safe, and I’m sure it will give you great relief to know that she is very happy. She gets on tremendously well with the rest of the men, and, as you know, my ‘Bots are every bit as much her protectors as I am.”
“That means a lot, pal, thank you. It really does.”
“Hey, Optimus! There’re fish out here!” The Autobot glanced up as your voice echoed around the lake, and he smiled when he saw you out in the middle, treading water while you spun around, seemingly following the fish beneath you.
“See if you are quick enough to catch one for your dinner!” he called back, and if he was close enough he was positive he would have seen you roll your eyes. He heard chuckling on the other end of the line. “I assume you heard that?” he asked, and Ron’s laughter grew.
“I did, indeed. You wouldn’t think she was eighteen, would you?”
“No. She still has that flare of innocence and complete youthfulness that I remember seeing in her all those years ago.”
It was silent for a moment before the man spoke again. “We did good with her, didn’t we?” he said, and though Optimus sub-consciously frowned for a moment, wondering what he meant by ‘we’, he nodded.
“Yes,” he replied, “I believe we did.”
“You know, this is as much your Father’s Day as it is mine, Optimus.”
Ah. That must have been what he meant. Optics widening the smallest bit, he opened his mouth to speak before shutting it again and waiting a moment. “It… is?”
“Yeah, pal, of course. You’ve known her for as long as she can remember! You’re her guardian, her protector… she considers you her family. Hell, we all do. That kid wouldn’t be half the person she is today without your help, Optimus. You keep her out of trouble, both when she’s with you and when she’s here at home.” He paused for a second. “Do you remember that time she got so moody just because she missed you? She was fourteen, then.”
Optimus’s face softened as he immediately plunged back into some of the sweetest memories of his life. “I do,” he said. “Sam called me up and asked me to talk some sense into her, and I told her not to be upset on my account and to simply think about the fun we would have when she came to visit in the summer.”
“And she cheered right up,” Ron said, smile evident in his voice.
Optimus weakly shrugged. “Patience is not one of her strong suits.”
“Yeah, definitely not,” the man said with a laugh. “Look, what I’m trying to say here is… you are a father to her. Whether you like it or not, whether you meant for it to happen or not, you are, and you’re a pretty amazing one at that. I’m thankful for you, Optimus, really, I am. You’ve shone a light on our girl’s life that I would never have been able to put there alone. You devote a lot of your own life to her, even though you’re busy as hell, you reprimand her, praise her, look after her when she’s sick, teach her what’s right and wrong… sometimes I’m learning from you. You are what it means to be a father.”
Optimus was, quite honestly, a little lost for words. Of course, he had always seen himself as some sort of father-figure to you, but to hear your actual father say it himself meant more to him than he could ever have imagined. He’d always worried about it - about how much time he was spending with you compared to how much you were spending with Ron. Would he ever be jealous? Upset? Angry, even? That someone else had stepped into your life and was now sharing his role as father? He would never wish to take that away from either of you, but to completely give up this role would have been torture for him, so he hadn’t. And yet that thought had always been nagging in the back of his mind. Nevertheless, to hear that your father was, in fact, one hundred percent grateful and, in actuality, relieved for the support in raising you gave peace to his entire being.
A smile spread across his face, and he couldn’t help but sigh in what could only be relief. “I cannot explain in words what that means to me, Mister Witwicky. I hold what you have said very close to my spark, and I can only say that it is my absolute honour to be able to share this with you. I love helping in looking after your daughter, and I love her. More than I will ever be able to say. Thank you.”
“It’s nothing but my pleasure, Optimus, honestly. Who else can say they share fathering duties with an alien robot, huh?”
Optimus chuckled, turning his head to gaze out at the lake yet again and easily catching sight of you continuously diving under the water and resurfacing seconds later, apparently trying your luck at catching a fish. His smile widened. “Not many people, I would assume,” he said.
“She still swimming?”
“Yes, though I can call her back if you wish to speak with her now?”
“Oh, no, no. I want her to spend this day with at least one of her dads. I’ll call her later.”
The Prime nodded. “Alright. It was nice speaking with you.”
“And you. Happy Father’s Day, Optimus.”
Looking back across the lake once more, Optimus was surprised, to say the least, when he saw you splashing around in the water, a fish struggling in your hands. He rose an optic ridge, lost for words for a brief moment, before he blinked and shook his head, breathing a soft laugh.
Ah, the joys of fatherhood.
“Happy Father’s Day, Ron.”
Mic gazed upon her friends getting hurt. ‘Fucken, be useful and DO SOMETHING ANYTHING to help. I can’t lose you guys your my family’. "Mic, Go and take Sari. Get out of here." Mic gazed at the battered leader. "Mic---". "No! Earth is my home. AND I REFUSE TO LOSE YOU GUYS, YOU’R MY FAMILY! " Mic glared at Megatron the Deceptions leader. She grabbed a nearby metal pipe and ran past a surprised Autobot team. "LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE YOU FUCKEN METAL-MOUTH B*TCH!!” Mic Roared.
Mic awoke with everyone hovering over her, she was surprised to see that Sari was hugging them. "Hey Buddy, it takes a lot more than dick-head deceptions to kill me, I’m always gonna be here for you guys, so no need crying." Sari pulled from the hug and wiped tears from her eyes. "You scared us!" Bumblebee shouted. "You okay?" Bulkhead asked. "I'm fine. I think.” “Optimus--” “Do you have any idea how much you scared us? You could've been killed!" The Prime scolded. "Optimus, I'm a lot stronger than you all think, Their is more to me than meets the eye.” (I’m sorry I just really wanted to add this in >:) because I thought it was cool) "I know but, Mic." Optimus knelt down at her level and pulled her into a hug, "Don’t you know how much you mean to us, to this family. Losing you just hurts to much to think about.”
Inspired by @voidsweets 👽💚🏳️🌈
The group of mechs weren't sure why Sari seemed to like Mic so much.
"Well yeah, they're really super cool. They don't treat me like a child and baby talk me, and get this, they actually make learning fun! With every other sitter, they'd just force me to sit down and listen to tutor bot drone on for forever. Not only that, but they'd either be over my shoulder like a doting parent who doesn't know anything about personal space, or they'd be on their phone with their friends like I don't even exist! But with Mic, they actually try to help me with my learning and don't get mad or push me really hard if I don't understand something. They make my lessons into a really fun game or competition. Like there's this one quiz game we used called Kahoot and it's so much fun!!" At this point, Sari had her friends smiling. Hearing her explanation as to why she enjoyed your company brought them their own happiness. Noticing Sari had suddenly gotten kind of quiet though, the bot's looked back to their friend to see her looking at the floor with a small frown. They were about to ask what was wrong, feeling like the positive flow was about to vanish and they were really going to hear what you were like, and it wouldn't be good.
"I. . .", Sari started before taking in a breath," I really like them, because they're nice to me. They don't treat me like how I told you my other sitters did. Mic's not constantly hovering over my shoulder, or acting like I'm just some kind of pet that needs to be checked on every once and a while. They've been very kind to me, and listen to me. They take what I feel into consideration instead of just brushing me off, because 'I'm a kid and I don't know how I feel.'. They. . .they treat me like a younger sister and it makes me so happy. I've always wanted a sibling, and Mic's just that."
Sari's best friend's could not have been happier to have heard this instead of what they feared to hear before. You sounded like a very good person to them, and the bot's were so glad that you could be patient with their young friend and actually care about her instead of seeing her as just a mere child. The girl was a good kid with a big heart, and while she could be very stubborn at times, the Autobot's deeply cared for as well. They were immensely happy that she had found someone else who could be just as close, if not closer to her besides them.
“You know Bee~,” Sari drawled out, catching everyone's attention as she wiggled her brows at said bot. "They're single~"
“S-Sari!!”
The young girl burst into a fit of laughter at the yellow boys flustered expression, Optimus and Bulkhead joining her while Ratchet only shook his head, and Prowl continued to smile at her mischief.
Inspired by @imababblekat 💙🦋
Me to Marcy me too.
•💖Found Family💖•
Nina Zenik is a whole another level of iconic. She read dark romances and said "I'll do enemies to lovers" and actually pulled it off.
the found family trope is so inherently queer and reeks of trauma and i absolutely adore it
“She’s looking around the blanket in disbelief, and I’m a little in disbelief myself for a second.
Mother nature seems to love her just as much as I do because the sky is now the prettiest shade of pink and orange, like she’s the sun the sky is choosing to set behind.”
i know some people hate when books have playlists… but i honestly love them sm.
from an author pov, it’s my way of showing readers which songs were going through my mind as i wrote the story AND which songs best relate/convey the emotions of whatever my characters are feeling/going through. it just makes them feel more real imo.
it’s also just fun! god forbid a girl have a little fun with her writing!
grumpy x sunshine, i hate everyone but you, four core female group, brother’s best friend, troubled girl x sunshine boy, secret relationships, poor girl x wealthy boy, small town romance, found family, childhood best friends to lovers, it’ll always be/it’ll never be you, dual/multiple pov, sapphic romance, slow burn romance, forbidden romance, one bed trope, fake dating… and more.
“She stands out in a way no rambunctious crowd or stuffy room could hold back.
She is the room.
She’s the diamond chandelier people awe at.”
“I’ve never felt so safe with someone the way I do with Sam. When I’m in his arms, I feel like there’s nothing in this world that can hurt me.
Because he would never let anything in this world hurt me.
Because this is exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Because when I’m in his arms, I feel like I’m home.”
grumpy x sunshine.
i hate everyone but you.
four core female group.
brother’s best friend.
secret relationships.
small town romance.
found family.
childhood best friends to lovers.
it’ll always be/it’ll never be you.
sapphic romance.
slow burn romance.
forbidden romance.
one bed trope.
fake dating.
dual/multiple pov’s.
and more.
eight childhood best friends. seven love stories. lots of drama.
🦋☀️🧡
“I punch the gas out of the neighborhood I’m in and drive us to the nearest fast-food place, our open windows blaring Joan Jett the whole way there.
To hell with it all.
As long as I have her, I’ll gladly burn alive.”
currently only available on kindle unlimited through amazon 🦋🧡☀️
“That’s the thing with Sam, I don’t need words. I never need words from him because his actions speak loud enough. They do all the talking for him, they always have.”
“His love shines into me and lights me up with just one single glance, no words necessary.”
childhood best friends to lovers, secret relationships, sunshine boy x troubled girl, i hate everyone but you, dual/multiple character pov’s, part one/two time jump, small town, found family, four core girl group, drama, forbidden romance… and that’s only the first book😄
if you’re a fan of romance dramas that contain relatable topics but with a much needed healthy balance of comedic relief, love, and friendship, please give my book a chance<3
it is a romance drama book series that follows the lives and love stories of eight childhood best friends. tropes and dynamics range from:
grumpy x sunshine, i hate everyone but you, four core female group, brother’s best friend, secret relationships, small town romance, found family, childhood best friends to lovers, it’ll always be/it’ll never be you, sapphic romance, slow burn romance, forbidden romance, one bed trope, and more!
this is my first time tackling a fictional universe and characters like this as a self-published indie author. it’s been the most fun, fictional adventurous learning experience ever<3
i’ve always loved romance and writing. i love creating characters. i love being able to give them a story, name, personality, etc. not to sound dramatic, but it’s truly the most magical experience.
i just finished the second novel which should be out before the end of this year🧡🧁🦋🌙