Ratchet being the dad with the shotgun is so fun to imagine, but I can't help but imagine the reverse. Ratchet isn't Starscream's creator, but he's not not his creator either, and I can't see Starscream being anything other than picky and judgmental about who Ratchet is seeing

Starscream would absolutely DETEST anyone Ratchet spent time with because he's so jealous and toxic, God forbid Ratchet have any kind of relationship

Which is why Ratchet would start dating out of spite

I caught up on War Criminal Acquisition- delightful!! Ratchet said, "Get adopted, idiot" and Starscream took that as a threat (it is a threat).

It is a threat. And a promise >:)

I think Ratchet has to fight Soundwave for the title of "unofficial Starscream dad" lmao

Oh I 100% NEED Cuckoo Nest Sounders and AWCA Ratchet to meet

They would compare stories on Starscream as a sparkling. Soundwave even has image captures 🥹 They agree between them that Starscream was a very sweet, well mannered sparkling, because they're both completely delusional

Star is just lucky Warp never got time with him alone as a sparkling because he might have been worse than the autobots with cuddling

Skywarp would have had him stuffed in his cockpit 24/7, hissing at anyone trying to look through the glass

AWCA; Have any of the Autobots full on dropped Starscream? I kinda imagine it's a huge heart attack at first until they realise that he's fine (albeit screechy,,or tbh, he's probably just happy to be let go of)

No one ever actually dropped Starscream, but Sideswipe once 'juggled' him jokingly like he was GOING to drop him and the look Ratchet gave him when he snatched Starscream back had Sideswipe trying to apply for witness protection with Prowl later that afternoon

Ratchet: This baby can be dropped so many times 🥰🥰🥰

But you better not 😡🔧

Ratchet showing off his extremely round sparkling and everyone wants to stay on his good side so they're really laying it on thick with the praise like, 'wow, he really IS pretty fat, huh!?' and Starscream's wrath is so great, he's going to explode

Fat babby

Just a ball with two triangles sticking out

I think of AWCA sparkling starscream as a fat little baby. Absolutely rotund. Bots poke his cockpit and call him chubby and Starscream shrieks at the disrespect while ratchet scolds them that it’s jsut sparkling weight

A round baby seeker is a healthy baby seeker. The rounder, the better, because they're more prone to falling/getting dropped and need to be able to roll with the impact. And maybe they're so fat because of all the extra cushioning material too?

Have you ever considered an au where all the Starscream’s get swapped? Like a Shockwave lab accident that causes a worm hole that spits out different Starscream’s in different continuities. Which Megatron’s are trying to get their Starscream’s back, and which are trying to keep the new Starscream? (Honestly I see tfa Megs and Tfp Star bing the most competent combo. Star was almost able to destroy the Autobots with Tfp Megs out of the picture. Tfp Megs thinks plans out, and is able to execute them efficiently)

Some Megatron's are like "A Starscream is a Starscream, I'm not wasting vital energy on trying to get my original one back" not realising they have TFA Starscream and there's already a bomb planted on their back. RIP G1 Megatron, you wouldn't last 2 hours

Tfp Megatron isn't going to bother because Bayverse Starscream doesn't seem to speak any language and the silence is bliss

IDW Megatron has foolishly fallen in love with G1 Starscream