Dark Autobot plot bunnies
I've got a few pretty dark plot bunnies featuring the Autobots.
1. Prowl was sparked as a Decepticon and Prime was the only officer who'd accept him in his unit. Prime routinely sexually humilates and abuses Prowl, knowing that no-one else would accept him - or at least that's what he's taught Prowl to believe.
2.Mirage comes from the spires of Iacon, where it was routine to take a 'lesser' transformer as a pet (using them sexually and displaying them for the other aristos). When one of the Aerialbots confesses to having a crush on him Mirage sees nothing wrong with using that and training the Aerialbot to serve him as a proper pet does. Optionally when the other Aerialbots find out about this they aren't enraged and protective, they're so isolated, distrusted and starved of affection that they're jealous of their brother for having Mirage's undivided attention.
3. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were sparked as gladiatorial slaves for the arena, and they traded on their bodies to get out of there, Sunstreaker for art supplies, and when his art caught the attention of a slumming aristo to keep that aristo as his Patron (which is where his notorious vanity comes from) and Sideswipe to get the resources he needed to set up as a black market trader. Even now neither of them quite realises they have the right to say 'no' to sex.
There's quite a few divergences in this bunny, so I'll list them all.
I) They joined the Autobots after Decepticons raped one of them, taking him violently instead of just asking and getting him without a fight, and their first unit commander made it a condition of their acceptance into the Autobots that they'd be his personal whores. In every unit they've been assigned to since then they ended up 'belonging' to one of the officers, until they joined Prime's unit.
It splits again here
a - Sideswipe reacted by sleeping around with everyone who offered, while Sunstreaker let his temper chase everyone off.
b - They assume they belong to Ratchet/Prowl, since he's the only officer who expresses anything like the sort of interest in them/concern over their behaviour they're used to from the officer that claims them, and they can't figure out why he hasn't sent for them yet.
c - One of the officers (pref Ironhide or Jazz) is from one of their previous units and seeing their confusion he lays claim to them after they wake up on Earth.
II) When Bumblebee makes an overcharged pass at Sunstreaker he's shocked almost sober that Sunstreaker agrees, and thinking back afterwards he's confused at how compliant Sunstreaker was.
Three ways from here
a - Bumblebee realises Sunstreaker's compliancy wasn't natural, and somehow figures out that Sunstreaker didn't realise he had a choice - so in effect Bumblebee raped him.
b - Bumblebee assumes that Sunstreaker just acts differently in private than he does in public and asks if Sunstreaker wants a relationship with him. Sunstreaker either does want a relationship, or thinks Bumblebee is telling him that he wants to have him again, on a regular basis and keep him to himself, but whichever way, since his only knowledge of how 'relationships' work comes from how he behaved with his Patron back on Cybertron that's how he acts with Bumblebee (optionally have Mirage recognise Sunstreaker's behaviour and take Bumblebee aside to explain things to/threaten him).
c - Bumblebee figures Sunstreaker was even more overcharged than he was and leaves without waking Sunstreaker up. Sunstreaker found how gentle Bumblebee was in bed a revelation, but doesn't know how to tell him that he'd like to be with him again, and Bumblebee thinks Sunstreaker's pursuing him for some sort of revenge
And one last divergence for this bunny
III) Mirage was Sunstreaker's Patron back before the war, and when they meet again they both assume the relationship - such as it was - is going to pick up where it left off, even if Mirage does feel a bit guilty that he can't fulfil what he sees as his obligations to Sunstreaker.
1. Prowl was sparked as a Decepticon and Prime was the only officer who'd accept him in his unit. Prime routinely sexually humilates and abuses Prowl, knowing that no-one else would accept him - or at least that's what he's taught Prowl to believe.
2.Mirage comes from the spires of Iacon, where it was routine to take a 'lesser' transformer as a pet (using them sexually and displaying them for the other aristos). When one of the Aerialbots confesses to having a crush on him Mirage sees nothing wrong with using that and training the Aerialbot to serve him as a proper pet does. Optionally when the other Aerialbots find out about this they aren't enraged and protective, they're so isolated, distrusted and starved of affection that they're jealous of their brother for having Mirage's undivided attention.
3. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were sparked as gladiatorial slaves for the arena, and they traded on their bodies to get out of there, Sunstreaker for art supplies, and when his art caught the attention of a slumming aristo to keep that aristo as his Patron (which is where his notorious vanity comes from) and Sideswipe to get the resources he needed to set up as a black market trader. Even now neither of them quite realises they have the right to say 'no' to sex.
There's quite a few divergences in this bunny, so I'll list them all.
I) They joined the Autobots after Decepticons raped one of them, taking him violently instead of just asking and getting him without a fight, and their first unit commander made it a condition of their acceptance into the Autobots that they'd be his personal whores. In every unit they've been assigned to since then they ended up 'belonging' to one of the officers, until they joined Prime's unit.
It splits again here
a - Sideswipe reacted by sleeping around with everyone who offered, while Sunstreaker let his temper chase everyone off.
b - They assume they belong to Ratchet/Prowl, since he's the only officer who expresses anything like the sort of interest in them/concern over their behaviour they're used to from the officer that claims them, and they can't figure out why he hasn't sent for them yet.
c - One of the officers (pref Ironhide or Jazz) is from one of their previous units and seeing their confusion he lays claim to them after they wake up on Earth.
II) When Bumblebee makes an overcharged pass at Sunstreaker he's shocked almost sober that Sunstreaker agrees, and thinking back afterwards he's confused at how compliant Sunstreaker was.
Three ways from here
a - Bumblebee realises Sunstreaker's compliancy wasn't natural, and somehow figures out that Sunstreaker didn't realise he had a choice - so in effect Bumblebee raped him.
b - Bumblebee assumes that Sunstreaker just acts differently in private than he does in public and asks if Sunstreaker wants a relationship with him. Sunstreaker either does want a relationship, or thinks Bumblebee is telling him that he wants to have him again, on a regular basis and keep him to himself, but whichever way, since his only knowledge of how 'relationships' work comes from how he behaved with his Patron back on Cybertron that's how he acts with Bumblebee (optionally have Mirage recognise Sunstreaker's behaviour and take Bumblebee aside to explain things to/threaten him).
c - Bumblebee figures Sunstreaker was even more overcharged than he was and leaves without waking Sunstreaker up. Sunstreaker found how gentle Bumblebee was in bed a revelation, but doesn't know how to tell him that he'd like to be with him again, and Bumblebee thinks Sunstreaker's pursuing him for some sort of revenge
And one last divergence for this bunny
III) Mirage was Sunstreaker's Patron back before the war, and when they meet again they both assume the relationship - such as it was - is going to pick up where it left off, even if Mirage does feel a bit guilty that he can't fulfil what he sees as his obligations to Sunstreaker.