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• The Meaning of Nothing by Cypreus

  Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One), Transformers  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  11 Jun 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Megatron/Starscream (Transformers)
  • Megatron & Starscream (Transformers)
  • Skywarp & Starscream & Thundercracker (Transformers)
  • Megatron (Transformers)
  • Starscream (Transformers)
  • Apologies
  • Forgiveness
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • Angst
  • Cybertronian Culture (Transformers)
  • the bots are living on earth
  • Cybertron is dead
  • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
  • more like everyone comes back to life
  • implied spark bond
  • Transformers Spark Bonds
  • content warning at the intro
  • Redeemed Megatron
  • Redeemed Starscream
  • Elite Trine
  • thundercracker and skywarp become overprotective
  • they don't leave starscream alone but they're only mentioned here
  • because for once they leave him alone

  Summary

  Megatron, a sometime poet turned revolutionary leader turned redeemed warlord, no longer has the words to say 'I'm sorry'

   

  Or, Starscream doesn't know the meaning of forgiveness

  Series

  • Part 1 of Factory Settings

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,220

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  11

  Kudos:

  102

  Bookmarks:

  19

  Hits:

  723

• Entrapment by Cypreus

  Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  27 Jul 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Getaway/Skids (Transformers)
  • Getaway & Skids (Transformers)
  • Getaway (Transformers)
  • Tyrest (Transformers)
  • Star Saber (Transformers)
  • Pharma (Transformers)
  • Skids (Transformers)
  • The Transformers: Lost Light
  • Torture
  • Psychological Torture
  • Aftermath of Torture
  • Medical Torture
  • Medical Inaccuracies
  • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
  • Memory Loss
  • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
  • the violence in this is relatively mild compared to others I've written
  • but there are warnings
  • and you have been warned

  Summary

  Getaway holds the nudge gun in his hands, conflicted about wiping his memories – on one hand he’ll forget all about being tortured, but on the other, he’ll forget all about Skids.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Factory Settings

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,316

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  5

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  88

• The Right to Sentience by Cypreus

  Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  15 Aug 2025

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Optimus Prime/Prowl
  • Optimus Prime & Prowl
  • Jazz/Prowl (Transformers)
  • Jazz & Prowl (Transformers)
  • Bluestreak & Prowl & Smokescreen (Transformers)
  • Prowl & Starscream (Transformers)
  • Megatron/Optimus Prime
  • Megatron & Optimus Prime
  • Prowl (Transformers)
  • Optimus Prime
  • Orion Pax
  • Starscream (Transformers)
  • Jazz (Transformers)
  • Orion Pax POV
  • only OP and Prowl are in this fic the rest are just mentioned
  • Friendship
  • Falling out
  • Character Death
  • Slavery
  • Cold Construction (Transformers)
  • Discrimination
  • Hero Worship
  • Worship
  • Religious Fanaticism
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Brotherhood
  • Brothers
  • Datsun Brothers
  • Prowl is Bad at Feelings (Transformers)
  • Prowl-centric (Transformers)
  • Prowl Needs A Hug (Transformers)
  • Prowl is So Done (Transformers)
  • Protective Prowl (Transformers)
  • Protective Optimus Prime
  • Optimus Prime Needs A Hug

  Summary

  Orion Pax had been Optimus Prime once. A religious figure made to be followed and worshipped. And maybe, that was the problem all along.

   

  Or, Prowl would have followed him anywhere, but their paths diverged a long time ago

  Series

  • Part 3 of Factory Settings

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,641

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  2

  Kudos:

  37

  Bookmarks:

  12

  Hits:

  254