1Sentence: Set Beta
01. Walking
Wheeljack helplessly watched Ratchet storm off, already desperately thinking of ways to bring him back.
02. Waltz
As the pair laid in a tangled heap of limbs, both shaking with laughter, they decided this dancing thing just wasn't for them.
03. Wishes
His only desire was to see Ratchet happy and before every recharge he prayed to Primus to end this war so his mate could be truly content once more.
04. Wonder
Ratchet could only marvel at Wheeljack's unwavering conviction that they would live to see the war's end.
05. Worry
The anxiety he felt after every lab accident and close call could never be quelled as he watched his mate recharge and heal on his med berth.
06. Whimsy
Ratchet never bothered asking Wheeljack why he did half the things he did, because all he'd get in response was, "Because I felt like it."
07. Waste/Wasteland
Surveying the ruins, Ratchet couldn't help but despair and try to hold hope in his spark that he'd find Wheeljack before any ill could befall him.
8. Whiskey and Rum
"I told you they'd be a bad fuel source."
09. War
Having a bonded during wartime was dangerous, but he doubted he'd be alive today if he didn't have someone to fall back on.
10. Weddings
"I can think of better ways to publicly display my affection for you, but at least half of them are entirely inappropriate.
11. Birthday
They were both far too old to recount their creation dates, but the pair made sure to keep in their memory banks the day they brought the Dinobots online.
12. Blessing
As he tutored Swoop on closing energon lines, seeing the bright eagerness in the younglings' optics, Ratchet further came to appreciate what the Dinobots were to him.
13. Bias
Ratchet knew if it came between Wheeljack and his duty, he'd choose Wheeljack every time.
14. Burning
Apparently humans had an irrational phobia about couples of the same gender, and despite their words of hate to such things, Ratchet could only think how he'd rather burn forever with Wheeljack, than spend eternity without him.
15. Breathing
No matter how many times they interfaced, the look on Ratchet's faceplates as he overloaded caused failure in Wheeljack's intakes.
16. Breaking
"You can't keep pushing him like this Prime, eventually the strain's just gonna break him."
17. Belief
The rescue team had been missing for over a deca-cycle, and many had grown worried; the painless feeling in his spark, however, gave him hope.
18. Balloon
"Remind me to kill Spike for ever telling the Dinobots about birthday parties," Ratchet growled as he tied what had to be his sixtieth balloon.
19. Balcony
As the young engineering student serenaded Ratchet outside his window to the medical school dorms, the medic-in-training didn't know whether to yell at the idiot, or feel flattered.
20. Bane
"One day, 'Jack, that endless curiosity of yours is gonna get you terminated," Ratchet said softly to the recharging mech.
21. Quiet
His optics shattered, his audios disabled, the only thing quelling his panic was the steady thrum of Wheeljack's engine as the engineer cradled the medic against his chassis.
22. Quirks
Ratchet could accept most of Wheeljack's odd traits, but the sleep talking was one thing he had to put his foot down against as the lights mounted on Wheeljack's head flickered, disturbing his recharge again.
23. Question
Wheeljack kicked again and again at the wounded Decepticon, vision clouding red as he screamed, "WHERE IS HE?"
24. Quarrel
Their arguments were infrequent, loud ones even more so; neither minded the big arguments though, the make up was always mutually satisfying.
25. Quitting
Wheeljack limped along the empty area, heading to where he knew the ARK to be, energon trailing down his frame, one optic blind, pain wracking his body and all he could think was: have to get back to Ratchet, have to apologize, have to make up with him.
26. Jump
The only thing Wheeljack missed about not being bonded; he couldn't sneak up on Ratchet and make him jump anymore.
27. Jester
"Aw, c'mon Ratch' it was only a joke-"
"I am going to kill you 'Jack, and it will be slow," Ratchet hissed, optics glittering with promise.
28. Jousting
Standing between him and his injured mate, this Decepticon grunt had no chance as Wheeljack's shoulder mounted missile left it's casing.
29. Jewel
"All the riches of Cybertron aren't nearly as valuable as your love."
30. Just
"Please don't punish him, Optimus, he's suffered enough and it was all my idea anyway, it's just not fair to him."
31. Smirk
One day, Ratchet was going to invest in a study to figure out how he could tell when Wheeljack was smirking beneath his mask.
32. Sorrow
"It's not your fault Ratchet, please don't blame yourself," Wheeljack crooned, holding the weak and trembling frame to him, stroking the gray chevron of his mate in reassurance.
33. Stupidity
It was official; he was an idiot, but at least he was a living idiot with a breathing mate.
34. Serenade
Ratchet tried to hide his embarrassment as his roommate snickered behind him and called out loud enough for Wheeljack to hear, "If he says yes, will you shut up?"
35. Sarcasm
"And the Hatchet continues to reign supreme as King of Snark!"
36. Sordid
"Disgusting," the Decepticon sneered, kicking at the prone and feeble medic and Ratchet hoped someone came for him soon.
37. Soliloquy
"I-I don't need him, I mean if he doesn't want me, why should I need him; it's useless anyways, relationships only bring pain, even if it is nice to have someone else with you through the good and the bad and I've lost my best friend as well as a lover; still it doesn't matter, if he-" a hitch of his intakes as he continued, "If he doesn't love me; I don't love him either, really, I don't."
38. Sojourn
He'd have to report to shift in several breems, until then, he'd just stay beside his mate on their shared berth, listening to his systems as he slept.
39. Share
"My spark is yours, just as yours is mine."
40. Solitary
Optimus knew what he was doing, sending Wheeljack to the brig and denying Ratchet visitation.
41. Nowhere
"There's nowhere I'd rather be than with you,"
"That is really corny 'Jack," Ratchet teased as he pressed a soft kiss to gray lip components.
42. Neutral
Wheeljack stood outside of Ratchet's hospital room, watching other medics, Autobot medics, work on his mate; wondering why the Decepticons would attack a neutral doctor.
43. Nuance
Few could correctly interpret Wheeljack's mood based on the color of the lights mounted on his head; only Ratchet seemed to know that 'teal, cyan, and cobalt' all meant something different.
44. Near
Ratchet resting on the medical berth, Wheeljack recharging in the seat beside it; First Aid was not surprised to see their hands clasped together and heads only inches apart.
45. Natural
Sparks grown in a four million year stasis without frames to go with them; dread creeping in as Ratchet asked, "We're slagged, aren't we?"
46. Horizon
Wheeljack felt the tug on his spark as he raced to where he knew his mate was, the wide expanse of nothing mocking him as the sun set before him like a stopwatch.
47. Valiant
Ratchet didn't hesitate as he rushed into the still burning lab, seeking out Wheeljack.
48. Virtuous
Wheeljack loved to remind many of the ARK's members of the less virtuous Decepticon medics whenever he heard ill words said of his mate.
49. Victory
Wheeljack did his best to loom over the exhausted Ratchet, helm lights turning indigo as he purred, "So, what's my prize?"
50. Defeat
Wheeljack gently led a despondent Ratchet from the med bay, wishing to erase the colorless optics of other mechs from the medic's memory banks.
Numbers 19 and 34 were inspired by a conversation with akiswana and dytabytes, because Wheeljack serenading Ratchet from under a balcony is just too precious to pass up. Love ya guys.
Numbers 21, 23, 28, 36, 44, and 46 were written with the intention of all being connected together. Now I'm kinda curious what kind of story they could make up, and not just because I love seeing Ratchet hurt, which I do, but only because I love him so much. Okay, so that's mostly why I want to see a story like that.
And by the way, if, ya know, any of you happen to get ideas from these things, I wouldn't mind if you... ran with them. Just saying, 'cause you know, there can never be enough explosive love.
