#everybody loves Edward Elric

[sidewalk-cracks]

okay everybody, listen up, because I need to talk about Edward Elric. I've started watching fmab and I am losing my mind over this boy. There's so many incredible things about this kid; he's such an incredible protagonist.

the realism of Ed is so painfully wonderful- this is a fifteen year old child. Remember what you were like when you were fifteen? Yeah? Fifteen is so young. This is a child who's had to grow up WAY too fast and has been through so many unspeakable things, but he's still a kid and he actually ACTS like it. He gets irritable over small things and acts "childish" when he's excited and has that touch of arrogance a teen gets when they know they're important.

Ed gets scared. He's not like a lot of your "unshakable" shounen protagonists, who, when faced with something shocking in a fight, eyes only widen and mouth only frowns and they only worry a little and maybe ask for an explanation. No, Ed is a kid and he gets scared. Sometimes he handles fights well, but sometimes he freezes. When Scar found him and Al, when he hurt Al and tore out Ed's arm and pursued relentlessly in the rain, standing over Ed as Ed writhed on the ground, Ed screamed for his brother and froze in his fear and thought he was about to die then.

He's so fifteen in everything- in his anger and his arrogance, in his fear, in his trauma, in his reverence of life. Ed is at the age when your eyes truly start to open to reality and society, though given his past he probably started earlier. But he holds life so preciously, so closely, cradles it in his arms and declares over and over again that it is one thing he will not trample, will not hurt. That fifteen-year-old conviction and the leftover naivety from childhood, paired with the newer discovery of just how sacred, how beautiful and important life is.

He's fifteen in his love. You ever been around teenagers, especially today's teenagers, and you know they do everything fiercely, most things boldly, and Ed screams it in his love. In his protection of Al, his absolute dedication and protection to the one person he has left, can hold close. He's a teenager in their banter but such an eldest sibling in every way- in his drive to protect Al from anything, everything he can, in his leadership, in his fear of losing his sibling.

Ed is such a real person, such a real kid. He's incredibly mortal, unlike a lot of op shounen protagonists. He hits his head and it bleeds. He gets impaled and struggles to stand at all. Every time he's injured we see him recovering in the hospital after. He has nightmares from his fear of failure, about Al and his mother and Nina. He's smart but not indestructible. He's incredibly earnest about his convictions, earnest about the beauty of life, just like a teen.

Edward Elric is probably the most realistic anime teen I've ever seen, and I love him SO much

[mangomagicaart]

I finished this disability pride print, whee!

It's a showcase of characters with disabilities/neurodivergent characters. I came up with the idea when I was stoned but it's a cool one :D

Everybody in order from bottom left to top right:

Eda Clawthorne/Luz Noceda- The Owl House

Turtleboy/Jack- Bluey

Norma Park- Dead End Paranormal Park

Bojji- Ranking of Kings

Sun Spider- The Spiderverse movies/comics

Chai/Peppermint- Hi Fi Rush

Edward Elric- Fullmetal Alchemist

Shouko Nishimiya- A Silent Voice

Toph Beifong- Avatar the Last Airbender

Spike Spiegel- Cowboy Bebop

Twyla Boogeyman- Monster High

Himeno- Chainsaw Man

Entrapta- She Ra and the Princesses of Power

Vaggie- Hazbin Hotel

Fizzarolli- Helluva Boss

Finn- Adventure Time

Kerfuffle- My Little Pony

Wilt- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Oh by the way, the flowers are significant! They're amaryllis (symbolizing pride and self love) and dandelions (symbolizing hope).

Hope yall enjoy it!

[bluebirdmybird]

FMA Watchthrough: wow we really have a serial killer already?

Episode 4: This series really enjoys its serial killers huh

My Brother thought Edward was an adult. He's literally under 5 ft, he's so short, he's so immature, how do you make this mistake?

Like I get they aged slightly since the failed resurrection but they're TINY

Me: maybe I should burn down the house. Family bonding!

Brother: please don't

Ed and Al are drawing some speedy circles to catch random pickpockets in a train station

Alternatively, the train station just has alchemy circles ready to catch people

That would be funny

Imagine you go to a train station and you're like 'ah yes the regular emergency cage circles. oh that circle is new. is that a human transmutation circle-'

The entire time we kept forgetting Majahal's name (Hohenheim's friend) so brother just started calling him Taj Mahal

Ed and Al get beat by literal children

I guess they are children but. More childreny-children that don't have trauma adding 10+ years to their live

Also dear lord this series loves throwing the Elrics into messed up situations

Edward having chronic back problems is so relatable

Me too, dude

Clause: appears

Brother: is that a PAPERBOY?

He then insulted me by saying that's how I dress

Anyways. More Hohenheim mysteries. I'm so excited to learn more what has that old bastard been doing

Human Alchemy: forbidden by law and by everybody.

Ed: Well I dOn'T cArE

Also the frames of Ed eating are horrific

Enjoy that it took me like 10 minutes

Anyway then we get Clause trauma. It's actually really sad I couldn't imagine loosing a sibling so young

On another note, why did her sister dying make her dress like a guy?

I guess the 'ghost' only kills girls or something

I felt like that wasn't really explained

Ed than gets knocked out by a candle

Not his best moment. also what. can we have an explanation? why does he faint when he sees a candle?

Anyways the twist was INSANE

We both knew Taj Mahal was up to something but ANIMATING MANIQUINS WITH YOUNG GIRLS?

DUDE WHAT???

And then the actual girl he lusted after was literally RIGHT THERE

And she was sad he didn't recognize her : (

Girl don't even try to act like you were scared you were fully complacent in all the shit

Like she literally watched as Taj Mahal tried to turn Clause into a manequin

Enjoy the guilt I guess

And now thinking back, the 'ghost' watching Clause and her Dad in the graveyard was probably her sister in a maniquin

That's literally devastating

Crying sobbing wth

And then Ed lowkey kills him? It wasn't intentional but he hit the sword and boom. In his chest

Really highlights the differences quickly between BH and 03. Ed doesn't want to kill people, but also doesn't seem so vehemently opposed to it like BH.

Inchresting (interesting)

Nothing says brotherly love like "good to see you're depressed again and back to normal, Al"

Me @ my brother: good to see you're sad again! suffer

Clause gets a outfit change. We love a kid who just does whatever slay queen

Don't be sad boys, it's Hughes time! Wooo!

Final thoughts: this was insane. I've heard '03 was darker but I didn't think we'd get that deep that fast. Can't wait for it to get worse!

Also I am aware I didn't spell maniquin once at all in this I don't care

[crazylittlejester]

I feel like when it comes to my voice headcanons for the Links, it gets a little weird because I literally ALWAYS imagine higher pitched voices for EVERYBODY

It doesn't matter if they'd 100% have a deeper voice, I'll still imagine high pitched voices. Always. I think it may be because I'm female so my actual voice is a bit high (and also I voice the characters under my breath and while I do have a deeper, stronger voice, it'll go high under my breath)

Anyways, my voice headcanons for male characters can get weird. Point and case, every single Link.

Sky has a melodic, almost early Disney Princess sounding voice. I'd say he's a mix between Snow and Aurora (but British)

Warriors is literally just Epic!Athena but British

Legend changes a lot but his is like an Amy Rose who has more nasel in the voice

IT'S WEIRD BUT I CANNOT GET IT OUT OF MY MIND

ooooooh interesting!!

i dont have like. super specific people to compare all their voices to, they all just sound differently in my head but I hc Sky and Time have the deepest voices, with Sky’s having more of a full, melodic quality to it and Time’s just being very quiet and solid, and Legend and Wind having the highest voices, with Legend’s having a raspy almost hollow (?) sound to it (similar to the english dub for fma edward elric. bot necessarily the PITCH but the sound if it) and Wind just being 13 years old alsdkkkdld

but i love this and it’s really cool!! and I love how Wars in all our heads sounds british aldkkdd

[novelmonger]

For the Random Asks Game: 3, 4, 8-10, 12, 14, 20, 22, and 23, please?

Wheeeee, lots of questions! 8D

3. traveling by train or by plane?

Train, if at all possible. I've been in far too many planes for my taste, and trains tend to be more comfortable. You don't even have to wear a seatbelt! It stays level, it's reasonably safe because it's not like there's tons of chaotic traffic every which-way, and depending on the train, there might even be a dining car! Sleeping in a train isn't much better than trying to sleep in a plane, even if you get a sleeper car, but pretty much everything else is superior other than the travel time.

4. have a scenario: you have to break someone out of prison, and you are allowed a squad of four people. they can be real or fictional. who are you picking?

Hmm...Yelena Belova, Victor Sullivan, Eilonwy, and Edward Elric. Because they all have experience related to getting someone out of prison, and because I think it would be hilarious to see them all interacting XD Eilonwy and Ed would be bickering the whole time, Sully would keep trying to hit on Yelena, and she would be the one reminding them all they have a job to do, while throwing plenty of shade herself.

8. themes and/or character dynamics in media that you are a sucker for?

BROTHERS BROTHERS BROTHERS BROTHERS. But you know this already! Brothers who are also best friends, best friends who are basically brothers, brothers who would die for each other, especially when they say something along the lines of "we're all we've got..." ooof, I'm gone! x.x

I'm also a sucker for father-son relationships, and older brother-younger sister relationships, which for some reason are much rarer to see.

9. favorite ship? doesn’t have to be specific, could just be favorite kind of water/spacecraft.

I have zero opinions about water/spacecraft, sorry.

But for characters, my OTP is and has always been Royai <3

10. name a song with impeccable vibes.

(Okay, just to narrow it down, I'm going to have to go with the classical definition of "song" as one with words. That...doesn't narrow it down terribly well, but whatever.)

Ohhhh, there are so many to pick from, but one that just popped into my head and made me gasp just to think about it is "Kaze no Machi he" from Tsubasa Chronicle. When the music picks up around 2:30 and the other voices join in...chills. Every time.

12. favorite book sequel?

As I said with movie sequels, the best book sequels are the ones that I like even better than the first installment. And there are several of those I can think of, but one that comes to mind is Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones. Everybody talks about Howl's Moving Castle, and rightly so; it's amazing. But my favorite is the second book, not least because it does such a good job of capturing that Middle Eastern, Arabian Nights/Aladdin feel that I so love.

14. describe your current dream house.

I'd want the outside to be blue or brick. Bonus if there's ivy or other vines climbing up. Pretty flowers, maybe some fruit trees, outside. There will be mourning doves roosting in the trees. Preferably a tower room, or at least a window seat. The inside will have interesting colors on the walls, not just white or that drab neutral beige/tan everybody paints new houses these days. There won't be any major issues with plumbing or mold or vermin. I'd have my own room with purple walls, and there would also be a wood-paneled library with floor-to-ceiling bookcases, maybe with those sliding ladders even? Comfy chairs and a chaise lounge for reading, and one bookcase doubles as a door to a secret room - either for the extra-special library, or maybe that's where the video games would be. The other thing I would love would be for the house to not be...regular, exactly. There would be all these steps going up and down and weird little hallways, so you never know quite how far off the ground you are at any given time unless you look out a window. (Basically, if you've ever read a description of Bleak House, I want a modernized version of that.)

20. if you had to pick a country to live in outside of your own, which would it be?

There's a range of countries I feel reasonably confident I could learn to live in without too much trouble if I had enough of a reason to move there. There's all the English-speaking countries, of course, like Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand.... I also feel like I could live in [redacted country I grew up in], Belgium, or Japan. There would be a bigger adjustment, and again I'd want to have, like...a job in place ahead of time before moving there, and the culture shock would probably be more severe, but I think I could do it.

But if I have to pick just one? Canada, where I will be getting a house to live with @rainintheevening - at least until she meets her cowboy in shining armor truck :D

22. favorite ice cream flavor?

Bride's Cake. The only brand I know that has it is Blue Bell, and they don't always have it in the stores, so I always pounce on it when I do see it. It's vanilla ice cream with chunks of white cake, and it all has this angelfood flavoring that elevates it even beyond the various chocolate flavors I like.

23. say you are taking a trip to the zoo, which exhibit do you visit first?

Realistically, I start with whatever's closest. But I always like watching the primates. I don't believe that we're descended from apes, but it's easy to see why some people do, because monkeys look so much like people, a little to the left.

Random Ask Game

[randymarshiszaddy]

You ever see a character that makes you so mad. Not cause they did anything wrong it's just that they are in desperate need of an autism diagnose check.

First up Edward Elric, literally me. The way he hates milk because it's gross definitely gives off autistic vibes and I have no idea why. Honestly so much shit I barely feel like writing but him and Winry are both autistic and ADHD

Alphys is an Autistic and a disaster bi my fave. The way she acts in the game is just not neurotypical. Love her and her adhdgirlfriendd Undyne.

Everyone in Scott Pilgrim. No one is safe from being neurotypical even Envy. The way everyone is kind of a horrible person through their actions is not because there being autistic. It is because they live in Canada which is the greatest sin you can do.

April from parks and rec. The montone voice, the aspiration of death and love of animals... Shes just like me fr.

Also her husband Andy too cause he reeks of Adhd and Autistim.

Also, Ron cause Hes literally me as a 40-something-year-old man. Also, the way he cried over that banana is very autistic of him.

No explanation everybody knows this mf is autistic. The whole show is like a metaphor for unmasking at this point.

He was just me when I was 10. Plus were both Virgos. Anyway, the whole episode of him at the sleepover is the autistic girl hellhole every autistic girl goes through.

Everyone in this Damm show for some reason. fun fact I am Bobby and Luanne at the same time.

Every single character Danny Puddi has played. Like he must be a helluva actor to pull off every character he's done as autistic props to him man.

very queer autistics loves him and you know it .

I don't care if her social skills are bad cause she lived with a narcissistic mother She is autistic to me cause she is my fav Disney character. Anyway, Rapunzel did no wrong so don't get me started on that whole varian nonsense SHE HAD A WHOLE ASS KINGDOM TO RUN.

EVERYONE FROM THE OWL HOUSE EXCEPT THE PIG AND BELOS. ALSO THEY ALL HAVE ADHD TOO !

Both dee and charlie, they know my pain.

Mike from Fnaf GET A DIAGNOSS YOU MADE ME MAD JUST SITTING THERE AND SLEEPING ABOUT YOUR BRO CARROT.

[strawhatboy]

top 5 slay and no slay anime outfits 😫✨

THANK YOU BESTIE THIS IS SO FUNNNN OKOK

top 5 NO SLAY (main character edition)

05. monkey d. luffy. look I love him with my WHOLE heart but this is someone who doesn't give a shit about the way he looks and I fucking respect that. sometimes he looks stylish of course, but that's nami and usopp picking out his outfits. anyway SO UGLY but SO LUFFY 8/10

04. Naruto: listen. I HATE jiraya. not only he was a disgusting perv but he also convinced naruto to wear this abomination FOREVER 3/10 the clothes are not even his size cmon

03. deku: baby aren't you green enough already 🥹 but ilysm 7/10

02. eren. what is this basic ass outfit listen I KNOW levi is everybody's favorite but at least pretend you are trying (actually is not that bad I'm just a hater <3) well except fot the low rise jeans he deserves jail for that 5/10

01. Asta: this is awful. at least his heart is pure 1/10

now the fashion babies :')

5. Gon Freecs. I would totally wear his outfit he looks so cute 🥹🫡 7/10

4. Ichigo kurosaki: he looks so goth and cool. 8/10

3. Edward Elric. FASHION. KING. and he isn't even trying 9/10

2. Tohru my girl!! 🥹i love her style! it's delicate and romantic and so cute (maybe that's a little biased since I sometimes dress like her) 9/10

1. VANITAS (!!!!!) he is so bold and cool i love everything he wears

[saulscomicpatrol]

Movie— Deadpool and Wolverine

TV Show— Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Drake Fujimoto fairs pretty well, considering he has alien tech that essentially makes him Generator Rex or Astro Boy.

He'd have a lot of fun on Deadpool and Wolverine, and would jump at the opportunity to let his inner comic book fanboy out.

As for FMAB, he'd have just as much fun there. He would screw around with everybody as he shows off his alien technology. This is one of his favorite anime/manga, and he'd love to interact with some of his favorite characters in fiction.

He'd also love to mess with Edward Elric and blow his mind with everything he knows about aliens, new tech, and the universe.

Quick! The first OC you think of is dropped in the world of the last movie/show you watched. How are they faring?

[gottaeattolivegottastealtoeat]

⚠️ What is one thing the muse wishes the mun could have warned him/her about? For any muse ^^

Oh boy. Let me think. I have a lot of muses who have a lot of regrets in life.

Edward Elric: "Listen, I wouldn't change this for the world, but I dunno. I kinda wish mun could have warned me about mom passin' away. It woulda made some stuff easier. Can't tell ya what, because I haven't really thought it through, but... I dunno. Maybe it'd make dealin' with the loss easier. Kinda stupid, I guess."

Owen Grady: "If she could have warned me about the Indominus getting out, I coulda prepared better for Vic deciding to use inGen as a scapegoat so he could put his program into action and use my Raptor Squad as weapons. That way they wouldn't have died. Woulda been nice to know the Indom was made of Raptor and Rex DNA."

Jimmy Kudo: "I want my mun to warn past me about that stupid moment in Tropical Land. You know, when I got hit over the head by Melkior. If I'd known that was coming, I could have done something about it. Ugh... I don't know how to explain it any better than that!"

Kurama: "Amanuma." He doesn't want to elaborate on that one, so it may take some bribing on his actual blog to get him to actually talk about it.

Terra: "Xehanort killing Master Eraqus. I wish I could have saved him. If mun could warn me about that, well... things would be a lot better." He also no longer wishes to elaborate, go and bug him on his blog for more answers.

Lelouch: "I decline."

Okay, I'm interceding on that one, Lelouch. You are not allowed to decline.

Lelouch: "...." A deep sigh. "Euphemia and Shirley. I will always be angry that the world decided to take such innocent lives because my stupidity. I tried to look at all the angles and it didn't work. And they died for it." He's angy at me now, go bug him on his blog for more.

Derek: "Saying what I did to offend Odette. It made her and her father leave and Odette's father died for it. And Odette was trapped as a swan for years and years after the fact in Rothbart's captivity. I would do anything to save her from that. I wish that she could tell me what to say so that Odette wouldn't have left."

Kagome: "Not killing Naraku when I had a chance to. A lot of people say that it wasn't my fault and that I tried my hardest, but if I could have fired another arrow quicker... well, maybe I could have killed him and he would have been out of our hair sooner. So I wish mun could have told me about killing Naraku sooner."

Jack: "Guess my only regret would be letting things come so down to the wire. If I coulda helped beat Pitch sooner, then maybe Sandy wouldn't have had to 'die'. He came back, but still. He was gone for a while. Nobody woulda had to suffer so much if I'd been quicker on the draw. If I hadn't been so obsessed with my past. I dunno. Guess I needed my past to beat him, so it was the only way things could have gone down, but it still seems like if I had known more things beforehand from mun, then maybe I coulda gotten it all taken care of sooner."

Okay, wow. Jack has given the longest answer yet. I think that's everybody who wanted to answer this particular question and LORD they got me good with these. I love my babies so much, these poor little tormented nerds.

[writingsomestupidshitlovelies]

FMA AU; The Small Difference

I have this FMA AU where Ed saves a town from this whole big conspiracy that involved the town’s local church-- think the whole “Leto” situation except escalated times 100 and with a mini-civil war breaking out across this no-name area that the military has been neglecting. The whole area is kind of barren: food shortages, unreliable water source, crackpot doctors giving incorrect prescriptions, the whole shebang.

Anywhoot, when he’s done Saving Lives he gets up on this stone-pedestal type thing and stands before the crowd of people waiting for answers, and tells them what was happening and things he did/could do to help. Like he has a very basic knowledge of medicine/medical alchemy (he has automail and knows how to do basic maintenance on that, he and his brother had to do some pretty serious research on the human body to do the transmutation, and Ed healed himself after being impaled-- no matter how poorly or enhanced, he still had that basic knowledge.) and changed the acidity of the soil so things could grow better/ grew some of the crops faster, fixed the water filter, etc.

But while he’s giving this speech and telling people what he did and now what they should do, he inadvertently positioned himself so that the statue of their Goddess/messenger of their Goddess is directly behind him, so it looks like he has these huge stone wings. Their Goddess is one of truth and healing, and what has this boy done? He has healed their people from greed and illness and starvation, and he has unveiled the lies that were being fed to them. It helps that their religion has this well-known story of the Sword and his Shield, believed to be two parts of their Godess’ whole: Edward is more abrasive and blunt and honest but also caring and passionate (just like the truth should be); meanwhile, Alphonse is sweet and hopeful and determined (his mere presence can be healing at times). They see Al’s armor and it reminds them of this story: the person made of armor and the person that was completely made of metal/gold aside from his piercing eyes (Fullmetal, anybody?) and how the two were borne from man’s transgressions but the Goddess whispered to them and they became the most human of all. (Sorry for going into a bit of a rant here I am super interested in my made up religion lol)

So it doesn’t change anything. At first.

When Ed is on the run with Greedling they don’t do nothing. Greed does primarily want friends, and he knows Ed has to stay under the radar, but he is still Greed: he still wants power and fuck does he want to thrive after he beats down Father and his so-called siblings. So first they get disguised: Greed just wears his tacky clothes and, when not in their more animal forms, Heinkel and Darius just look like very confused and gruff dads. Ed needs to change: he gets some sort of haircut but Ed is Ed so he gets it in a bob or pixie cut or something super edgy. He disguises his automail by adding unnecessary flourishes to it: snakes or vines with flowers and skulls-- people associate him with the sleekest, newest models, now it looks like his arms are art pieces. Without the cloak and the hair and the different automail, most people don’t recognize him. Greedling’s group ends up saving a few towns and recruiting some more people: Ishvallans from slums, human chimera that are in hiding, hungry children without a home. As much as the entirety of the group try to pretend otherwise, the four and-a-half (does Greed-Ling count as two people??) original members are huge softies. 

And while they’re doing that? The town that Ed saved have been whispering. They see the wanted posters and frown. Because this boy saves lives. Because they’ve been following his misadventures and he’s helped so many people. Word of mouth lets them know that Ed and Al frequently help homeless people, pay off others’ debts, sit down and talk to someone on the knife’s edge, give thieves money and a stern talking to, help rebuild and feed and protect (without alchemy) in the Ishvallan districts. Edward is good, and they won’t believe this bullshit. They don’t believe that Ed is their Goddess, or even that he’s an angel of some sort, but there is this quiet belief that the Goddess crafted the Elric brothers herself, that she made them to save lives and bring goodness. They start rumbles of discontent. Contact people in towns the brothers had saved. It’s a quiet rebellion, but a rebellion none-the-less. People recognize Edward as the Fullmetal Alchemist and turn a blind eye, don’t call the authorities. They protest against more laws and officers than ever before. Something is stirring.

Ed and co. start a smear campaign against military officials they know are in on the whole “immortality” thing. With alchemy, the right lighting, and a camera, there isn’t a lot Ed can’t do. Scandals about officers sighted being at brothels or hitting a child are reported, mostly in gossip magazines, but the talk has started. Ed pays two little thief girls to cry and make say that this officer pushed them or threw their ice-cream money in the sewer or slapped their mother. He starts rumors about Lab Five and greedy old men that would take the lives of a whole country just for power and about a ruthless dictator who only acts innocent.  He encourages haunted ex-soldiers to talk to newspapers about the atrocities they were forced to commit. Anonymous women speak about how often the old men come to “see” them. Ed is thankful that Ling is part of their group because he never could have done this himself. Mustang is thankful because people in positions of power are weakening and he manages to pass a few laws and get a few people fired and get himself lined up for a promotion.

It all builds up when Greed remembers a base of operations full of fake philosopher's stones and chimeras and weapons. In order to take it out, Greedling needs a distraction. Ed, who has been hiding in slums and hanging out with the outcasts of Amestrian society, knows exactly what to do. He makes a monument. It takes a few days to set it up, but then he’s got it. It’s almost in the center of the city he’s in and it is covered in names. Designs of foreign desert plants line the oddly-rounded building. Ed has been speaking to survivor’s for months. He’s asked them if he could do this. It is the names of all the Ishvallan victims he has read and heard about. A statue of the Rockbells fitting a tired man with a new arm, of a now-dead Ishvallan with his arms and mouth open and beseeching eyes, of the real heroes of Ishval are scattered about. There’s a statue of Wrath, pleasant expression on his face and one hand on his sheathed sword and the other holding a leash. Collared to the leash is Kimblee, sadistic elation on his face and one armed stretched, crackling with alchemic energy. In front of him is an Ishvallan priest, face firm and determined, arms linked with Ishvallans that are faceless aside from piercing red eyes. Signs are in front of names and statues, giving estimated death tolls and heroic acts and anti-military sentiment. Of course the place is stormed. But people are already gathered around and inside. Ishvallans link arms just like in the statue around the monument because this is theirs, because they’ve given up so much but to finally see an acknowledgment? To see real stories and real names and the blunt, harsh truth? They won’t give in. They didn’t before and they won’t now. Guns are pointed at them, and the hesitation to shoot isn’t even there. Hate crimes done by the military are a constant, no one will even look twice at this. But then, a woman runs in front of them, eyes hard and mouth thin. She’s Amestrian. “My mother,” she begins, “died for something she didn’t believe in. She died in your dumb war so that my little brother wouldn’t be drafted. I won’t let you kill anyone else. Not again.” And she’s crying, but her arms are spread and she means it.  “Move.” One Amestrian woman could be a scandal, but swept under the rug. The soldiers stand firm. “No.” says one of her friends, standing besides her and linking arms like the Ishvallans behind them. “We let this happen once. We will not let history repeat.” And her friends join. The crowd thins as Amestrians stand in front of Ishvallans, arms linked, a silent but loud promise: You have to go through us to get to them. They use their privilege to protect, this once. They are all scared, terrified, but seeing the names and reading the stories somehow makes it all real: genocide. Not a war, genocide.  One soldier points his gun, finger on the trigger, and Ed decides he’s done hiding. “Instead of killing innocent civilians, why not pick on someone who can fight back? ‘Course, you’ll need a hundred more of you canon fodder to beat me.” He leads them on a wild goose chase throughout the city. He gets hurt, of course he does; they’re going for the kill and, just like with Kimblee, Ed is still going for the mercy blows. People see this. Officers notice. Something, again, stirs.  Greedling gets the stones, recruits the chimeras, and blows that base to kingdom come.  They’ve been destabilizing the military for awhile now, and Wrath has been unable to help in the preparations for the Promised Day because his main job is keeping the military afloat; without the military, the whole plan crumbles.  People rally, calling for officers to be discharged. For Bradley to resign or explain himself. There are riots in the streets and abuse against high ranking military officers by civilians. Ed becomes the face of a revolution. With all this focus on him, Mustang and his team can act a bit more freely, despite being separated. Laws are almost absently passed or remade or taken down entirely. Winry is giving poor people automail those people turn around and help others; they all realize that the military should not have abandoned them, that they have to help each other, and they are all angry and begin planning attacks of their own. Greedling makes several bases of their own, full of “minions” (hungry children and lab experiments and amputees and those with disfigurements. A home for the homeless. A war base and safe place for the oppressed.) and with the focus on Ed, manages to launch attacks of his own. Greed has been alive for centuries, although he has forgotten much of it, and Ling grew up in politics with assassins and war, they fight the government like they were born to do it. 

It’s a civil war; unlike in Liore, it is no longer one sided. The civilians fight their dictator, military officials fight from within the system. 

This is all I have for it, so far. It’s very ramble-y but vgadhbjnfk I refuse to believe that for about 6 months Greedling and co. sat around and goofed off like Ed has a saving people thing and Greed is antsy and wants (to know) things and Ling wants power and he wants it now. Ed is like pure chaos in a five-foot bundle like you can’t tell me he sat around and didn’t even try to do what he could from the outside?? He is a literal genius smh

Also, you might have noticed that I mentioned the Ishvallans a lot and that’s because there needs to be more about and with them. The manga/anime does handle it pretty well but there is so much potential that isn’t used. Also I am a culture-nerd and love learning about different religions and cultures and architecture so I need this ok???

[tallphonse]

did some expression requests for the bois™ in the discord server

meme used: x

[romeoandjulietyouwish]

Kid!Percy has and Edward Elric thing going on where people have heard of No Mercy Percy the terrible tinkerer of Tal'dorei but have no idea what he looks like so people keep mistaking other VM members for him. And everybody involved doesn't like it cause Percy wants recognition and while VM loves him they would absolutely under no circumstance want to be him

Everyone probably thinks that Scanlan or Vax is Percy and it pisses them all off the whole time. Scanlan is honestly kind of offended that people could ever mistake him for the wet kitten that is Kid!Percy.

[royedismyaesthetic]

RoyEd Playlist #6: Disparate Youth

Don't look ahead, there's stormy weather Another roadblock in our way But if we go, we go together Our hands are tied here if we stay

Oh, we said our dreams will carry us And if they don't fly, we will run Now we push right past to find out Oh, how to win what they all lost

Edward Elric

1. Disparate Youth by Santigold

2. The Mother We Share by CHVRCHES

3. The Kids Are Alright by EBEN

4. HandClap by Fitz and the Tantrums

5. Teenagers by My Chemical Romance

Roy Mustang

1. Let it Rock by Kevin Rudolf

2. Ex's & Oh's by Elle King

3. Everybody Loves Me by OneRepublic

4. Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers

5. Start a Riot by BANNERS

[lightsky03]

Hello everybody!

I wanted to tell you about a post that left me somewhat sad. The owner of the post criticized a scene from Hange and mainly the voice actress Park Romi in a very hateful way saying:

"I wish she actually read the manga and undestood the character or at least she stopped trying so hard to sound like she smoked 20 packs of cigarrettes"

I just found it very sad that that person despite being a Hange stan could not see the incredible performance of Park Romi and the dedication and love she has towards Hange.

So I wanted to do an appreciation post for Hange's voice and the amazing Park Romi.

Park Romi was asked at the 2015 Otakon at the Baltimore convention Center in Baltimore :

Fan: of all the characters of aot, is there someone you want to trade places with?

Romi-san: of all the characters? Hange. (with her hand on her heart) Hange Zoe. I love her. Hange zoe! (She was speaking in english btw)

One of my first favorite things about Hange was their voice.

I understood right away why Park Romi was chosen to voice Hange. Miss Romi is a seiyuu who has worked in the industry since 1995. In her career, most of her characters are strong and powerful women outside the typical stereotypes of Japanese voice actresses (tender, sweet, high-pitched voices).

Characters like Nana Osaki (Nana) Teresa (Claymore) Pakunoda (hunter x hunter) Alma (Radiant) They represent Miss Romi's career very well.

But one of the things that I like the most about Miss Romi being chosen for Hange is the great presence of male characters in her filmography. Edward Elric (FMA) Toshiro Hitsugaya (Bleach) Tao Ren (Shaman king) Ganta Igarashi (Deadman wonderland)

Park Romi's deep, low, husky and elegant voice not only demonstrates Hange's maturity and intelligence but also contributes even better to the free interpretation of Hange's gender.

(Also I personally find husky voices very attractive)

I have seen many people say that they don't like Hange's voice in the original language because it "sounds like an older woman" And I try to be respectful cause it's their opinion, but it really pissed me off. I don't see people complaining of how most woman in anime sound like 12 year old kids

😒😒

Anyway, just appreciate the seiyuus's performances. Many suffer from anxiety and health problems, all in order to do their job well and also for us to enjoy our anime. Isayama is present during the recordings and chose many of the actors. Please, appreciate all this work and be respectful.

[ghostyolive]

Roy, Greed, and Havoc (my dumbass clown faves) for the ask game! [It's edwardelricsrightarm from my main]

Ahhh! Hi, I love your blog so much, so thank you! :)

Roy

What song reminds me of them?

Somebody Else Now by Daði Freyr and Honor For All by Daniel and Jon Licht both immediately come to mind. Also Solovey by Go_A could be a childhood/teenage (like Roy apprenticeship era) Royai song.

What do they smell like?

He smells mostly of clean laundry, ash, and a mild cologne. Maybe a hint of floral perfume on him depending on how much time time he’s been spending with Madame Christmas’s spies.

An OTP

Royai! They’re basically canon and I adore their dynamic. The sheer determination they both have to stay true to their beliefs and their loyalty to each other is something that I just can’t get over. I also think Jeanroy is pretty neat.

A NOTP

R*yed. Even aside from how gross it is, there’s literally no romance there.

What are my favorite platonic/familial relationships?

Of course, I really like his relationship with the Elrics. I think the dynamic of gremlin teen and tired adult who was also probably a gremlin teen is absolutely hilarious. I’m a pretty big fan of team Mustang, too, but that’s because I’m just generally a huge sucker for found families. *vaguely gestures to all of my art* Also, Olivier and Mustang have such an underrated rivalry.

What popular headcanon do I disagree with?

I can’t really think of one at the moment. Maybe that he has a fatherly relationship with Edward? I think he’s more like the uncle that comes over for holidays and asks Ed whether he has a girlfriend yet or not and calls him sport.

What position do they sleep in?

He’s a stomach sleeper but he always has to have one arm under the pillow. He kicks the covers off of him in his sleep and wakes up sprawled out.

What crossover AU would I like to see?

This one is hard because I don’t think about crossover AUs a whole lot. I think it might be funny if he met Therion from Octopath Traveler considering that he also has fire powers but essentially acts like Shadow the Hedgehog.

What’s my favorite outfit they’ve worn?

This one! I just really like scarves and formal wear.

Greed

What song reminds me of them?

Oh, so many songs. The Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience, Morirò Da Re by Måneskin, So What by P!nk, The Stand by Mother Mother, I’m the One You’re Looking For by Lynda Carter, and Community Gardens by The Scary Jokes are all ones that I’ve associated with him for a while.

What do they smell like?

Charcoal, blood, and expensive liquor. I have a bit of a headcanon that all homunculi smell faintly of blood.

An OTP

I am such a sucker for Greedol. It actually originally started as a bit of a joke, and then I realized that I actually really like both their existing dynamic and potential as a pairing. People are always trying to ship Greed with anybody and everybody who isn’t one of his friends and that just feels so strange to me. Like he’s got a bodyguard who’s extremely loyal to him right there, so why not ship them?

A NOTP

Romantic Greedling is just… ew. I’ve also seen people shipping him with Edward and Lan Fan which is equally gross.

What are my favorite platonic/familial relationships?

Really just him with the whole Devil’s Nest gang, but especially Martel and Bido. I feel like he and Martel are drinking buddies that get competitive with one another when it comes to things like cards and knife tricks. On the other hand, I think he’s close with Bido because he appreciates that he’s a great listener and very trustworthy. I also like the idea that him and Lust were close with each other, so they’re another favorite dynamic for me.

What popular headcanon do I disagree with?

It’s not really a headcanon, but I really don’t like how people portray him as a complete idiot. Arrogant, reckless, and lacking a certain practicality that comes with growing up as a normal human? Yes. Utter dumbass who doesn’t even know his abc’s? Absolutely not. He’s cunning, charismatic, and people-smart. After 200 years of living, he’s probably got a surprising amount of wisdom when it comes to people, too.

What position do they sleep in?

Very comfortably next to his Hatsune Miku body pillow. He doesn’t sleep a lot since he doesn’t need to, but when he does, he alternates between sleeping on his stomach and side. He can’t sleep without a few pillows, plenty of soft blankets, and a lover next to him (or so he claims.)

What crossover AU would I like to see?

Him and Bad Grief from Pathologic would be an unholy combo. They would scam people together while internally crying about how they just want their friends to love them.

What’s my favorite outfit they’ve worn?

I personally think that original Greed has the best design (except for those godforsaken shoes of his.)

Havoc

What song reminds me of them?

I actually don’t really have a whole lot of songs that I associate with him. Maybe Don’t Worry Baby by The Beach Boys? It kind of gives me his vibes.

What do they smell like?

Gunpowder, cigarette smoke, and roses from the bouquets he buys.

An OTP

I really like Havoc x Catalina a lot. Part of it might be my completionist mind telling me to ship the two characters that complain about not having partners, but also I think himbo x energetic girl has great energy. They also work painfully well in film noir AUs.

A NOTP

Havoc x Lust is really pretty eh, but I’ve not seen a whole lot of people shipping it. For the most part, I haven’t seen a whole lot of bad ships with him.

What are my favorite platonic/familial relationships?

As much as I enjoy them romantically, I also really love his friendship with Roy and Riza. I think that his friendship with Breda is underrated, too. The idea of Breda coming to visit Havoc every other day to keep him company since he’s the least busy of team Mustang lives in my head rent free.

What popular headcanon do I disagree with?

I’ve not heard a whole lot of headcanons regarding him, so I don’t have a whole lot to disagree with.

What position do they sleep in?

Unlike Mustang who progressively sprawls out in his sleep, Havoc just flops down on the bed and sleeps in whichever position he lands in. He has a tendency to flail a bit in his sleep, especially if he’s dreaming a lot. Post paralysis, he sleeps on his back and is far more still with his arms.

What crossover AU would I like to see?

Him and Alfyn Greengrass from Octopath Traveler! They’re my blonde himbos of choice, so I legally have to think they’d be fun in a crossover.

What’s my favorite outfit they’ve worn?

This one! It’s really simple, but I like it a lot.

[irresistiibles]

so i’m finally coming at you all with a post event starter call! i will be continuing some of my event threads, mostly connection or plot heavy ones, but i’m happy to keep up with anything people have interest for. i’ll be trying to drop most of my pre-event threads unless there is something that was recent or connection heavy, so with that in mind here is a pretty long starter call with all my characters and some info about where they’re at and how they’re doing post-event! i did not limit these but please respond with who you want a starter from/for, and please only request up to 5 per mun so i can make sure to write with everybody!

AMBER | GENSHIN IMPACT 

she liked being a dog just fine, found it plenty fun, but she’s not really bothered losing it either. she’s mostly just continuing about her life as normal and trying to be supportive of anyone struggling after the event

ASAMI SATO | LEGEND OF KORRA

relived it’s over honestly. sure, she doesn’t have powers anymore but she never minded being a nonbender and she is fine going back to the norm now. 

BLUE SARGENT | THE RAVEN CYCLE

she had a feeling it wouldn’t last but is more upset than she’d like to be to be without powers again. it’s not like there was anything actually useful she did, but it was exciting and special being a lizard for a little while, so it kinda sucks that it’s over, but she’s being extra defensive about not caring about it.

CHIHIRO OGINO | SPIRITED AWAY 

so fucking confused about everything going on in this city. is this the spirit world? the human world? she has no idea. missing the extra inches of height either way but would also really like some answers about what’s happening here.

CIEL PHANTOMHIVE | BLACK BUTLER 

freshly unaware and a vastly different guy. still ceo of his company but no trauma all of a sudden. take a rich stuck up teenager who was the coldest most uncaring dude around and all of a sudden he is as sweet as they come. loves to socialize, thinks people are inherently good, all that nonsense. it is a wild change

EDWARD ELRIC | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 

my guy is so incredibly relieved to have his alchemy back it is unreal. probably trying to do some repairs on his automail right now just in case something happens again, but it’s not something he’s great at doing by himself so good luck to ed and his prosthetics.

ESTHER MCKINNON | HARRY POTTER 

like she can do magic again which would be nicer if she cared.

GLINDA UPLAND | WICKED

another one who is very relieved this is all done. between the nice spring weather and being able to wear shoes again and not be an absolute heathen in public she is feeling extra social and will be out and about a lot

JIN LING | THE UNTAMED 

wishes he had the abilities for another week or two to mess around a bit more but is honestly more stressed about his family somehow being here so he’s getting over his disappointments quickly.

JASKIER | THE WITCHER 

another one who’s honestly kimda disappointed it’s all over. yeah he was messing around a lot but it was genuinely nice to feel like he could be helpful and protect himself. he’s not really showing that he’s upset but he def is

JONATHAN SIMS | THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES

just trying to make sense of everything still. i have an open starter for him here.

KAGEYAMA SHIGEO | MOB PSYCHO 100 

like it’s a little rough having his powers back but also the alternative was leaving them in the hands of people who did not know what they were getting into and potentially could not handle them and he’s more used to them so he’ll manage. less expressive since he has to be careful again 

KYOSHI | AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER 

real glad it’s over. she is taking this as proof she really has to buckle down and work on this bending stuff though so that will be her current goal and we will just have to hope no one gets hurt while she attempts to teach herself how to toss around the elements. 

LILY EVANS | HARRY POTTER 

mostly stressed that her husband died and doesn’t remember her though she knows it can happen here and is trying to rationalize through her emotions as her coping method, with mixed results. definitely lonely and could use company.

MIANMIAN | THE UNTAMED

trying to finish settling in the city now that she might actually have a chance. her biggest goal is highkey to finish apartment decorating before stuff gets weird again so someone is welcome to discover ikea with her

NIE HUAISANG | THE UNTAMED

glad it’s done. he does not trust himself with moral issues and it was only a matter of time before he did something shitty. a little extra paranoid though wondering if he made the right choice in not trying to guarantee no one suspects him of his actions later in the show. not sleeping well but he never is

RITA SKEETER | HARRY POTTER

off doing what rita always does after chaos and attempting to get the fun gossip about what bad things went down. has way too much fun when people struggle and it’s showing right now.

SAN | PRINCESS MONONOKE

now that things seem relatively under control her main goal is to get home and if that doesn’t work get back on that violent environmentalism thing she loves so much because it is very clear humans have gone too far here and this city needs help.

SHANG QINGHUA | SVSSS

wishing he got a few more videos of himself before it ended but also knows he is not cut out to be a full time airbender. also glad qingqiu can no longer feel his emotions. people are not meant to know his general state of stress. it was pretty interesting though and may inspire him to get to writing again

SHI QINGXUAN | HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING 

very thankful to be back to normal. probably chilling in their female form for a little while since they sincerely missed that more than most other things. gonna try to find some answers with a renewed effort since she’s worried the whole city might be meant as a malicious trap against heavenly officials

TESSA GRAY | SHADOWHUNTER

another one who is taking all of this as proof that she needs to get her shit together and figure out the powers she does have. may give her a few more memories back once i’m off hiatus since i figure working on that could spur some of her memories to return.

TOPH BEIFONG | AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER

relatively unbothered considering she was never affected in the first place. checking in on her friends while making sure they don’t think she worries about them too much.

VICTOR NIKIFOROV | YURI ON ICE 

i know this man as queued up a month’s worth of instagram posts at least over the past two weeks but he doesn’t really mind that it’s over. it was hard to focus on skating and his dog and the normal things he likes with so much nonsense going on.

ZAGREUS | HADES 

very glad he’s not getting underworld powers and getting dragged back home. plus!! it’s spring, so he’s set on enjoying washington to the max! the man is absolutely going to attempt to grow some vegetables or something and live it up!

ZHONGLI | GENSHIN IMPACT 

mostly curious about everything that went down. he’s happy to be himself again but he wasn’t incredibly stressed in the first place. probably will hole himself up in a library or something in hopes of understanding washington and everything that goes around here better. also back to eating a bunch of fancy meals out now that he doesn’t have ridiculous bad luck to ruin it.