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• Private Life by HomesickStreetlamp

  Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death
  • F/F
  • Work in Progress

  31 Oct 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Major Character Death
  • Jazz/Prowl (Transformers)
  • Prowl (Transformers)
  • Jazz (Transformers)
  • Chromedome (Transformers)
  • Smokescreen (Transformers)
  • Other Character Tags to Be Added
  • Ratchet (Transformers)
  • Cliffjumper (Transformers)
  • Starscream (Transformers)
  • Elita One (Transformers)
  • Wheeljack (Transformers)
  • Soundwave (Transformers)
  • Shockwave (Transformers)
  • Cassettes (Transformers)
  • Beachcomber (Transformers)
  • Megatron
  • humanformers au
  • Detectives
  • set in the 80s
  • something about 80s jazzprowl idk
  • but this time they're lesbians
  • and also on earth
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Period-Typical Sexism
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Smoking
  • Humor
  • Murder Mystery
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • Slow Burn
  • 80s Music References
  • no beta we die like OP in the beginning of this fic
  • sort-of rivals to friends to lovers
  • autopsy discussion
  • I mean like just expect true crime elements in general?
  • slowest of slow burns
  • seriously they still hate each other at 30k
  • Slow Build
  • religious trauma
  • mild violence

  Summary

  A small-town murder garners national news coverage and the attention of one special investigator. Jazz must adjust to the new assignment and get along with the local police- which goes poorly until it goes... well?

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  46,237

  Chapters:

  18/?

  Comments:

  393

  Kudos:

  181

  Bookmarks:

  42

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