Quite a few 2007-based Transformers fics have Sam become some kind of 'sparkling', or child-like 'youngling' Cybertronian.
I can be ornery sometimes. I got a few ideas around that.
Some fics have angst over the only remaining method of Bay-verse Transformer procreation being destroyed in Mission City.
G1 fixed that in the 80s.
Some terms belong to other people - Sideswipe's unofficial officer status belongs to The Starhorse, who is a much better writer than me.
But hey. Have fun reading this, and if any of these give you ideas for your own stories, feel free to use 'em and throw me a link on my email.