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Being in a three-mech relationship was hard, especially for Sideswipe. Sunstreaker and Bluestreak had started a relationship two months ago. It had been fine for the short time where Bluestreak and Sunstreaker would go out on “human” dates such as the drive-in to watch a movie, go on a picnic or go for a long drive to stretch their wheels. However, Bluestreak had read that twins shared everything and he was convinced that Sideswipe had to join in, becoming the third wheel for Sunstreaker and Bluestreak dates.
Sideswipe had decided that it was great on dates when Sideswipe had Bluestreak to help him calm Sunstreaker down or convince Sunstreaker to sit on the green grass for their picnic. Sideswipe knew that Sunstreaker would bitch and moan about his paint job the whole time if Bluestreak wasn’t around to chatter Sunstreaker’s audio’s off. Sideswipe had decided that Bluestreak was a sweet mech and was too pure for his brother but that didn’t stop Sunstreaker from convincing Sideswipe that Bluestreak would be the ideal partner for them.
The hard part was the recharging arrangement that could not be changed for anything. Sideswipe needed to be in the centre. There were a few reasons for this, one being that Sunstreaker and Bluestreak thought that he had missed out on some of their time together. Because the pair had started their advances on him as a team. The second reason, at least in Sideswipe’s mind was they were keeping him there so Sideswipe wouldn’t sneak off and sleep on the couch or anywhere else. The third reason was that Sunstreaker put off a lot of heat and Bluestreak couldn’t handle it, so Sideswipe became the heat-proof barrier between them. The last one was the most basic reason for Sideswipe recharging between them was so that neither Sunstreaker nor Bluestreak would start to argue something if one happened to wake the other.
Sunstreaker tended to move quite violently in recharge. He didn't appreciate cuddling or being held or any sort of physical contact. Sunstreaker at times would wake up with his battle systems online and whoever lay next to him would receive wounds that could be very life-threatening. However, Sunstreaker didn’t do that as much when Sideswipe was cuddled up to him. This was most likely because Sideswipe had experience in blocking his brother’s attacks after recharging with him for so long. So Sunstreaker recharged held against Sideswipe, loosely though still close. Sideswipe’s helm almost always ended up under Sunstreaker’s chin.
Bluestreak recharged behind Sideswipe with his arms wrapped around his waist. Bluestreak recharged on his side, letting his door wings flare out behind him. Due to the appendage's sensitivity and the risk of permanent damage if Bluestreak recharged on them. Bluestreak would nuzzle Sideswipe’s neck cables while his systems hummed softly. Sometimes Bluestreak and Sunstreaker would have a small dent-less kicking fight over whose ped got to rest between Sideswipe’s legs. Luckily Sideswipe was able to stop it with a blow of air from his vents or a growl from his engine. For all the sappiest emotions between Sunstreaker and Bluestreak, Sunstreaker didn’t bother shrugging off Bluestreak’s servo when it came to rest on the gold plating of his arm.
Sideswipe decided that they all were a handful in their own way, with Sunstreaker’s reluctance to be close to his lover, Bluestreak with his dependence on it, and Sideswipe stuck in the middle. Sideswipe wished that Sunstreaker would move on from the silly little sniper so the twins could go back to their normal recharging arrangement. Plus Sideswipe was quite fearful of the threatening looks from Jazz and Prowl for interacting with their precious baby blue.