relatable scenario: subconsciously staring at lord megatrons aft as he walks past in hallway; catching own faux pas at last second and jerking gaze away on reflex, even though lord megatron was not directing optical attentions towards self in the first place
actually, hey, here’s some more stuff on a similar topic:
cyclonus and tailgate have a dichotomy that a lot of the fandom seems to really miss out on because a lot of the fandom makes snap-judgements about their personalities based on their appearances and some (some) of their in-comic dialogue
tailgate is. spiteful. tailgate holds grudges. tailgate lies to make people like him. tailgate 1) tries to attack megatron the moment he thinks he’s pulled something and 2) is ready to ABSOLUTELY THROW DOWN with people who’ve upset him the moment he has the power to. tailgate can be naive but that’s his lack of experience more than anything else.
cyclonus, meanwhile, is what i can really only describe as “an emotionally constipated absolute sap”. you have to remember that his reasoning for not telling tailgate he loved him was not really anything overly broody (i mean part of it was “he deserves better than me” but i wouldn’t call that brooding), it was “these things should be felt, not said”. he sings to comfort himself – and when tailgate needs comfort, his first instinct is to sing for him and teach him songs. he says things like “hope is a lie” but holds on to hope with all of his spark; cyclonus is a romantic, he just doesn’t wanna admit that he is. all in all, cyclonus is a very forgiving character, too. he does not hold grudges unless it’s a matter of honor.
so all this really boils down to is
tailgate can be soft but he is not the soft one in their relationship
How's it hummin'? 