I have an idea of how I want to share some of the details about this AU instead of a ridiculously long post, but getting it all written down exactly how I’m imagining it is taking some time … So! Here’s an outline for a few of the main points I can share at the moment (and it can give some context for the snippets from earlier.)

The Calamity AU premise:

Quite a bit of time has passed since the Era of Gods and Primes, and it’s been long enough for a broken world to recover

• said world had nearly been destroyed by a conflict between two gods of opposing forces (Primus, the god of creation, and Unicron, the god of destruction)

Though the planet is recovering it isn’t the same as before

• remnants of Primus’s and Unicron’s powers/energies now exist throughout Cybertron (each affect the planet and Cybertronians in different ways …)
• while those remnants of the two gods take different forms and may inhabit different places, there’s still a balance between the residual energies present on the planet (as they can keep the other in check)

For the longest time the balance between the opposing energy forces allowed different cities to rise up from the ashes of destruction, and mechs could strive to continue with their lives in the aftermath of a world-shattering conflict/calamity

• these cities adapted to the different forces present in the world and to the specific characteristics of their surroundings
• more specifically, different cities can have different ways to counteract and protect themselves from the negative effects of Unicron’s residual powers (generally referred to as “corruption”)
• there are also different roles/positions a mech can take up to help defend against Unicron’s corruption (ex: hunters, healers, etc …)

However, that balance is beginning to shift (whether mechs choose to see it or not)

• Unicron’s corruption (which had been kept in check by Primus’s power) is somehow growing stronger
• a lot of mechs seem to think it’s just “one of those cycles” where the residual energies of the gods start to clash again

Cue a few mechs (in particular: Jazz and Prowl) taking the situation as a legitimate danger because they find proof that things are not as straightforward as they seem

Finally finished this one, and right before the year draws to a close too. Looking forward to adding to this AU in the new year.

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Many mechs contented themselves with living in the cities. With the stability and safety they afforded, it wasn’t hard to see why. Who wanted to spend every moment of their functioning worrying about a living decay? Who wanted to risk their spark and frame when they could have an easier time within the confines of civilization? Most mechs certainly didn’t.

Jazz was not most mechs.

While a good amount of bots chose to avoid the corruption zones, Jazz chose to venture deeper into them. Others saw them as death traps, but his experiences taught him they held so much more than deactivation.

It wasn’t like he rushed headfirst into danger though. He’d heard plenty of stories about those areas to recognize when to tread lightly, and he knew enough to keep himself out of any real trouble. Pools of black sludge? Don’t fall in. Shadows without solid objects to cast them? Proceed with caution. Sketchy caverns making eerie noises? Approach only with adequate weaponry. Black or purple crystals sprouting from cracks? Avoid touching and definitely don’t eat. And if he encountered anything new? Well, he did what he did best: improvise.

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Life got busy but I finally had the time to expand a snippet into this. Still working on the longer post about this AU, but here’s something featuring Prowl. Tumblr’s formatting doesn’t have exactly what I wanted, but hopefully it still makes some sense (under the cut).

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You know when you have those moments and think, “This would be a fun idea”? Well that happened, and now I have this AU bouncing around in my head. There’s a lot I want to do for it, and there’s quite a few directions I can take it in. I’m already thinking of some ways to flesh it out, and it’ll be fun to collaborate with @avaliferous too. Be on the lookout for a longer post about some of the premises for this “Calamity AU” if the comic she drew is something that interests you.

Hello all! Here’s my finished piece, A Spark of Understanding, a fic about our favorite “medic not a warrior.” You’ll need an account to read this on Ao3 because I locked it to protect against AI scraping. I had a really fun time working on this with @avaliferous, and you can check out her fantastic artwork here!

Summary:

Life isn’t always perfect or ideal, something First Aid has had plenty of experience with. He’s had his fair share of missteps, but that doesn’t mean life is always as bleak and messed up as it appears to be. Although, sometimes it takes a bit for that to really hit home

Or, five times First Aid finds himself drowning in regrets and one time he manages to part those waves of despair.

Hey all! I had the chance to participate in this year’s TF Mini-Bang with the awesome @avaliferous. Here’s a summary and snippet of my fic (you’ll need an Ao3 account since I’m locking it to protect my work from AI scraping). I can’t wait to release it this week, so stay tuned!

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