Jay

i don't doubt for a moment this has been done 1 million times but thinking about Starscream redemption arc scenario where he gets so mad at Megatron he decides to become an Autobot just to spite him

other Autobots on board once they realise it's not a trick. he's an invaluable ally. he is dishing out all the dirt on the Decepticons ranging from military secrets to every time he's seen Megatron pratfall.

Starscream: and then one time I walked in on Soundwave making kissy faces at Ravage and telling him that he was his favourite goodest special little boy in the whole universe. question, Prime?

Optimus: can we please get back to the matter at hand?

Jazz: no let him speak

the main stumbling block is they keep having to be like 'Starscream that's a really good idea but can you maybe tone down the murder' and then he has a temper tantrum bcos he already toned down the murder like 3 times and they can't reasonably expect him to come up with any plan that involves less than 10 murders that's absurd

its a permanent redemption arc bcos the Autobots opt to deploy the cunning strategy of 'maybe if we're nice enough to Starscream he'll decide he likes it better with us than with Megatron (who is a dick to him like all the time)'.

they don't really want Starscream on the team (annoying) but they want Megatron not to have him anymore.

eventually Megatron realises this isn't going to end, as he initially assumed, with Starscream crawling back to him begging for forgiveness within the week so he starts proactively trying to get him back on side before he tells the Autobots literally all their secrets

this ends w Megatron & Optimus pss pssing Starscream from opposite sides of the battlefield

Megatron is saying stuff like 'what kind of weakling wants to work for Prime are you a weakling starscream' and Optimus is using positive affirmations and once Megatron realises the positive affirmations seem to be working better he starts like, trying to be nice (bad at it)

occurs to me another major stumbling block is that he would absolutely roll up like 'I, Starscream, have decided to be the new leader of the Autobots'

Me and my friend started talking about this. And the idea of Optimus just carrying Starscream back to megatron, covered in scratches like PLEASE TAKE HIM BACK I DO NOT WANT HIM! So i fucking had to.

(Ignore nothing looking correct i made this at loe 2am losing it on the floor)