#also. something so specific about reading Fullmetal Alchemist manga in year 2024

[inthecarpets]

Every now and then i'm thinking of Kimblee from Fullmetal Alchemist. He's quite evil, cruel, and yet he's the one to shake up some of supporting characters by telling them to not look away from the death they are causing. After all, they are all killing innocent people. They should not look away, but live fully aware of the fact.

I appreciate the way this character was created and the way 'he's an antagonist but he's right about this.'

[eyrieofsynapses]

Tags, Tagging Policies, and Spoiler Policies

This post is subject to change. Please feel free to check back for updates. (Last updated: December 26th, 2024.)

I’m not a strict tagger, so I don’t tag everything. The system is a constant work in progress (mostly involving simplifying tags as much as possible so I'll actually use them). This is not comprehensive, because if it were, it'd be huge. Instead, these are my blog-specific and/or most frequently used tags.

Spoiler Policy: I tag for spoilers for new content within the last six months to a year or so. “Spoilers” are considered anything major from within the new material itself; if it’s from widely available promotional material or vague enough not to give anything away, I either don’t tag it or only tag it for a short period of time. If you don't want any content from it, block the regular fandom tag.

I don’t use the general “spoilers” tag. It’s too vague for me, so I tag spoilers for the specific fandom. Please check this list for my spoiler tags if you’d like to filter them.

Content Warning Policy: I don't have a strict trigger warning tagging system, although I do tag some things if the person I'm reblogging from felt a trigger warning was necessary, or if it just seems like something that needs it. If you need something tagged for a trigger, please feel free to PM me and let me know!

Read on for tag lists.

Some tags are no longer used frequently and are listed under "Retired" at the end of the post.

Current Spoiler Tags:

N/A.

Blog-Specific Tags:

#synapse writes - for any stories (fic or original) that I write. Includes links to Ao3 works.

#synapse meta - for any metas that I write.

#synapse reacts - for reactions to media; includes new TV episodes, movies, books, interviews, e.t.c.

#synapse answers - for asks. This might get a more unique tag someday, if I’m feeling creative.

#synapse rants - for, you know, rants.

#synapse vs the horrible world of responsibility - for grumbling about real life getting in the way of my online shenanigans, i.e., “I’m alive!” life updates.

#blog update - for anything pertaining to blog changes or general shifts in content.

Category Tags:

All animals are tagged according to type (e.g., cats are tagged cats, bugs are tagged for bugs, etc.).

#lr - short for "laugh rule," used for funny things. Recently implemented.

#tumblr things - Tumblr's running jokes and general shenanigans.

#good things - general tag for wholesome, sweet or just generally good stuff. Recently implemented.

#heavy topics - tag for serious, darker, and generally difficult subjects. Not clear-cut. Newly implemented.

#gifs - GIFsets.

#SPACE - anything space-related.

#videos - what it says on the tin!

#polls - what it says on the tin.

#queer - for queer (LGBTQIA+) content.

#pride - used occasionally for queer content (see above).

#us politics - posts related to the United States of America's general political nonsense.

Miscellaneous:

#birbs - aka birds. (Always used simultaneously with the "#birds" tag.)

Fandoms:

Organized alphabetically. This doubles as a list of my major fandoms.

#across the spiderverse - for the Across the Spider-Verse film (because Tumblr hates the dash, apparently).

#arcane - for the Arcane TV show on Netflix.

#atla - for the Avatar the Last Airbender TV show.

#batfam - for DC’s Batfamily characters, including Batman.

#dc - for generalized DC nonsense.

#discworld - for the Discworld book series by Terry Pratchett.

#fmab AND/OR #fma - for the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood TV show and Fullmetal Alchemist manga.

#into the spiderverse - for the Into the Spider-Verse film.

#leverage - for the original Leverage TV show (not Leverage: Redemption).

#leverage redemption - also as it says on the tin. For anything Leverage: Redemption related.

#lotr - for any Lord of the Rings-related content.

#midnight burger - for the audio drama of the same name.

#rogue one - for the Star Wars movie Rogue One.

#sherlock holmes - my general Sherlock tag, but I stick to the original ACD books, so don't anticipate anything outside that.

#spiderverse - general content from the Into and Across the Spider-Verse films; used sporadically.

#star trek - general Star Trek content. I've mostly watched TOS, so it'll typically be that, but this may expand later.

#star trek TOS - for the original Star Trek series ('60s).

#star wars - for general Star Wars content.

#star wars rebels - for the show Star Wars: Rebels.

#star wars the clone wars - for the show Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

#superman - for all Superman and Superman-related content.

#the librarians - for The Librarians TV show.

#the locked tomb - for the Locked Tomb book series by Tamsyn Muir.

#the mandalorian - for The Mandalorian TV show.

#the murderbot diaries - for the Murderbot Diaries book series by Martha Wells.

#the strange case of starship iris - for the audio drama of the same name.

#where the stars fell - for the audio drama of the same name.

#yj - for the Young Justice animated series.

#yj phantoms - for Young Justice: Phantoms.

Retired Spoiler Tags:

(i.e., the media has been out long enough that I won't tag for spoilers anymore)

#leverage redemption spoilers -for any in-episode content regarding the new Leverage: Redemption show.

#yj phantoms spoilers - for any in-episode content regarding Young Justice: Phantoms.

#across the spiderverse spoilers - spoilers for the new Across the Spiderverse film.

Retired Tags (misc.):

Tags retired due to current irrelevancy, or tags that were too long and abandoned because I could not be bothered to type them in.

#mama mia! here we go again - for infinite reblogs.

#neil gaiman is a legend - affectionate tag for Neil Gaiman. Retired permanently due to recent revelations. I no longer support Gaiman. You may block this one if you intend to avoid any positive content from him.

#wga and #wga strike - WGA stands for Writers' Guide of America.

#leverage redemption criticism - for criticism of the Leverage: Redemption series, in case you’d like to avoid negativity on it.

#the constellation of our voices - space! Stars, galaxies, NASA being awesome, you name it. (The tag is a reference to Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem 8 from book one of The Sonnets to Orpheus.)

#tests for the soul - quizzes!

#make me a hyena why don’t you - for the stuff that makes me laugh till my chest hurts.

#magical moving pictures - old tag for gifs.

#the stars of the silver screen - old tag for videos.