I was on instagram (can't find the post again because instagram reloads all the time and then everything is gone), scrolling through my feet and found a quote.
"Isaac Newton died a virgin"
Comment: "that's what he gets for inventing calculus."
So, of course, naturally, as an aroace person I felt offended. And then I went like: wait a second. Wasn't Newton old when he died? I could be on to something here. So I went to his wikipedia article, as one does and I found this:
I'm not really a fan of putting labels on to dead people, so I'll refrain from doing that.
But the very fact that a man like him, who didn't find joy in relationships, lived his truth AND made such a monument of himself, that's a win for the aro and ace community. And I wanted to celebrate that. Because we need icons like that. It sounds like a happy life to me.
Edit: btw, it's an "eXCuSe mE?!" Type of offended, I'm not actually upset about the Virgin comment. If you get what I mean.
Some of my ideas. I think their communication is a constant mix of vocal, sign, and body language at the same time.
Written language
Old Cybertronian was written in runes that were clawed or carved (handy before the invention of paints and brushes)
Modern and semi-modern Cybertronian can be painted with a brush, similiar to how Asian languages traditionally were (Transformers Prime episode "T.M.I" had Bulkhead paint sigils with a mop as a brush)
Cybertronian has alphabet like in cyrillic, as opposed to symbols being words like in japanese (makes more sense at least for modern Cybertronian as it's mostly typed on devices)
Vocalized language
Cybertronians all have some sort of engines, and aside from running their internal organs, the engine is also used for vocal communication
They can growl and purr like canines and felines, and might also be able to screech
Might also be able to make more mechanical noises, like whirring wheels and grinding gears?
Sign language/body language
I think most of them had four or five fingers, so humanlike sign language is possible. It's much more widespread among abled Cybertronians than sign language is among abled humans.
Wings, doorwings, and winglets are used to emote; for example they stand up, droop, flutter, and spread in threat display (there's one problem with this hc; many of them don't have any of these)
Finials express similiarly to cat and dog ears (again a problem with the hc; many Cybertronians do not have finials)
They also have more human-like body language signals because they're bipedal and have two arms and legs
