Horri-Bull x Needlenose

Horri-Bull x Needlenose is the slash ship between Horri-Bull and Needlenose from the Transformers fandom.

Canon
Right after the Autobots win the war, they decide to control the Decepticons by planting explosives in their heads to force them to behave. But Horri-Bull winds up losing his head right next to Needlenose. So after this tragically traumatizing event, Needlenose becomes very vocal against the Autobots. When he's confronted about standing with Bumblebee, he opposes vehemently, saying that Bumblebee killed "the one bot I've ever loved." He later reveals that the reason he joined the Decepticons was out of his love for Horri-Bull.

The fact that Horri-Bull is a beastformer is a crucial part of their relationship. Because Needlenose has a twin brother named Tracks, and one brother is destined to become an Autobot, while the other, a Decepticon. And before the war, the two of them were privileged as fliers in a society that values you based on what you transform into. So Needlenose falling for Horri-Bull, a beastformer, may actually have been scandalous at the time of the revolution. When Needlenose starts sneaking off with Horri-Bull, Track is highly opposed to it. But Needlenose elopes with Horri-Bull, getting into revolutionary activities like arms dealing.

Although the two of them are not openly as affectionate as other Transformers couples, others have referred to them as "boyfriends." Due to the fact they were so committed to their cause, there wasn't much time for them to be intimate (at least of what was shown). As the Decepticon movement spread across Cybertron, Needlenose formally joined the Decepticons alongside Horri-Bull. The two became gun-runners for the cause, supplying disenfranchised workers with "self-defense" weapons in preparation for a larger uprising. Later on, although Needlenose heavily suffered the loss of his partner, in the end, he and his brother reconnect and are friends once again, with Tracks even acknowledging Horri-Bull as "the only bot Needlenose ever loved."

Fanon
is a very rare pair in the Transformers fandom. Despite being a canon couple, not many people know of their story. And it's even a rare pair when it comes to queer ships in the fandom. The ship currently has only 9+ works in AO3.

Fandom
FAN FICTION