Comment on Means of Persuasion by MattDrawsRobots
Essentially, the story is an exploration of what Prowl was like before he became who he is now. It also offers an explanation as to why his personality is the way it is, and why he and Bluestreak share alt-modes - among other things, of course.
thanks for the info, but i still can't read it --"
Hmm... It seems to have disappeared almost entirely from the Internet. The only copy of the fic I was aware of only existed on Lexicon, and I don't know if the author has posted elsewhere. I've tried Googling, but I haven't succeeded in finding another copy of it.