I read this when you first shared the link in the server, got waylaid for a bit and came back to obsess over the specific flavour of unwilling mutual interest that apparently only *you* can provide. This is a compliment and a complaint all at the same time, because why isn’t there any more yet?? The setup is beautiful.
I’m just in awe of how much angst/tension/internal conflict you’ve managed to convey into such a short fic. Ratchet has truly set his mind on this course of action, and not even Megatron’s typical grandstanding can dissuade him from trying to speak his piece. I really like how Megatron’s body language is at odds with his actual words. Megatron bitches so much but he doesn’t actually want to scare off Ratchet, he’s willing to sit down and listen hahahah. The part about him just plunking his butt down on junked cars is pretty funny, and also signals his “totally out of fucks to give” kinda mood.
It’s really interesting to see Megatron be described so, uh, sympathetically here? Ratchet is highly aware of the physical threat he poses (big long Decepticon claws, superior size and weight), and yet that doesn’t stop him from easily seeing through Megatron’s bluster. Making them meet in a creepy dark junkyard is super atmospheric.
I’m one of those people who normally wouldn’t touch Bayverse with a ten-foot pole. By god is this fic making me reconsider <3 Thanks for sharing :))))
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Date: 2024-07-12 07:21 pm (UTC)I’m just in awe of how much angst/tension/internal conflict you’ve managed to convey into such a short fic. Ratchet has truly set his mind on this course of action, and not even Megatron’s typical grandstanding can dissuade him from trying to speak his piece. I really like how Megatron’s body language is at odds with his actual words. Megatron bitches so much but he doesn’t actually want to scare off Ratchet, he’s willing to sit down and listen hahahah. The part about him just plunking his butt down on junked cars is pretty funny, and also signals his “totally out of fucks to give” kinda mood.
It’s really interesting to see Megatron be described so, uh, sympathetically here? Ratchet is highly aware of the physical threat he poses (big long Decepticon claws, superior size and weight), and yet that doesn’t stop him from easily seeing through Megatron’s bluster. Making them meet in a creepy dark junkyard is super atmospheric.
I’m one of those people who normally wouldn’t touch Bayverse with a ten-foot pole. By god is this fic making me reconsider <3 Thanks for sharing :))))