Raksha, thank you. You have very well articulated one of the better qualities of the Decepticons. (IMHO, they have both good and bad aspects, but my opinion is not at all the point here.) Your take is well-written enough that I can focus on the writing and the craft of the argument and appreciate those separately, and the notion of Decepticon high standards, as opposed to cowardice or lack of caring, was thoughtfully chosen on your part. On the other hand, I do have a lot of difficulty with the idea of a life-support machine named Megatron. Wouldn't that be ... demeaning to someone who is ordinarily a superweapon? And if I were physically attached to something I imagined as Starscream, I'd be worried he'd decide he had something more important to do, like lead the Decepticons! *g*

(Already picked this one apart elsewhere, so short version of review.) Koipoetry, as demonstrated here, is lyrical, full of assonance and generally lovely to read aloud. It brings itself to closure; it shows depth and draws in enough concepts to indicate a great deal of thought. The borrowed lyrics are integrated flawlessly. Most of all, it is unique. Fanpoetry is rare to begin with, much less classically themed fanpoetry. The small downside is that the effort required to read and appreciate Koipoetry is akin to that required to fully grasp Edgar Allen Poe. Would a T.S. Eliot not be enough? Notwithstanding this, I call it a cut above.

I finally got around to checking this out... Thank you. I thought the Daniel-Arcee relationship didn't get enough time in Rebirth to fully explore it, and of course there was no follow-up... particularly not with Carly or even Spike, which is a disappointment after the strong Sparkplug-Spike relationship in earlier seasons. You've covered it well, handled more than just Rebirth with this. Despite a few jolts from a detail or word here and there, I'm about ready to file this as 'extended canon, do not ignore'.