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[hangon-silvergirl]

hey! hope all is good, it's good to see you're back on tumblr! i'm sorry if you've already answered this question, i tried checking to see if you did but i didn't find anything, are going to continue writing It's Not a Big Deal? i really love that fic and i hope you get to finish it someday!

Hello! Thank you! I do have the intention to finish it, but I couldn't say when. It's been 2+ years since I posted the last chapter, and I really need to revisit Brotherhood to get into it again.

Part of Chapter 23 is written, so while I don't know when to expect another installment, here is a snippet:

(Italics is Winry | Non-emphasized is Ed) (8:27) So what, was he just teasing you about having a girlfriend? Asking if you had anything gallant planned? (8:29) In context of our 1950s/60s era courtship, yes (8:30) Plus telling lame dick jokes (8:31) Lame like kitschy, not lame like about broken dicks (8:33) ... In what context was your dad teasing you about me by telling dick jokes? (8:35) Oof I fucking walked myself into that (8:36) Oh YOU KNOW regaling me with tales of his womanising youth (8:37) Condoms, “play safe” etc (8:39) Ah, yes. (8:40) Similarly to how Granny asked me oh-so-casually this morning whether or not I was still on the pill. “Why,” asked I. “Oh, no reason. Just curious, dear.” (8:41) Sure, Granny. Subtle. (8:44) More subtle than Hohenheim

Thanks for the ask, anon!

Anon is asking about my Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward x Winry fanfic, It's Not a Big Deal.

[maxislvt]

INABD VEINF HELD HOSTAGE WIT A BUBBLE GUN HELP

[that-crazy-five-foot-two-chick]

Don't frickin care if this is from 2017 it's good and INABD is my life rn since I got my sister and her best friend into it

So there’s this thing called [It’s not a big deal] by @hangonsilvergirl which is one of my all time favourite fics. And here is one of a series of Facebook profile pictures based on this fic. This one was the easiest one to draw as it’s the only one that’s in any way described. The others will come soon but they’ll all be a result of my imagination. Seriously, the fic is pure gold, who doesn’t know it should read it, so many good laughs

[winryofresembool]

Random but 2-3 years ago I would have freaked out /so bad/ if I had seen one of my favorite fan artists draw fan art of my favorite ship in one of my FAVORITE AU:S. Now I’m like ‘awww’ for a moment and move on. 

[criis55]

Any fic recommendations for Edwin or Almei? Or anything about Al really, that precious boi doesn’t get enough love!

(First of all, I’m sorry that it took me some time to answer this but yesterday I had an important exam so I had to postpone writing this😅)

Okay anon! Maybe you’ve already read some of those... but I’ll try to promote some new fic autors that I’ve enjoyed 😊! You're in for a long ride ;)

AlMei:

I'm gonna start for this one bc sadly I've only found 1 fic about them, I haven't read the whole thing, but for what I've been through, it's pretty good! It's a trilogy and each volume is a compilation of one shots about what happened when Al went to Xing to learn alkahestry with Mei. The titles are:

"Good for the soul", "A source of hope" and "Refuge from darkness" by ClosetFMAfan on ffn

Edit: GO CHECK "Warmer with you" and "Sugar sweet" by @roboticrainboots to die of cuteness. She's also working in another fic Imma die😱!

Alphonse Elric / Elric bro's:

Well, if you're in for some brotherly journey I have the best recomendations here:

My friend Miss Tick.atwork ( @randomlyopeneddictionary ​ on tumblr) has some one shots posted on ffn about the Resembool trio and specifically Al.

I also know for sure that my other friend @roboticrainboots  , whom you can find on ffn and ao3 also has beautifuly fanfiction about the boys!

EdWin:

And if you’re searching for fics about my beloved EdWin, then the first place you should check is @winryofresembool ​ ‘s tumblr and go for her master list of fics! Be ready to be drowned in fluff and cuteness after that, you’re warned! She also has an ao3 account where rn she’s posting one of my fav AUs ever “Love can melt the ice” (which you can also find here on tumblr).

There’s also @luffywhatelse ! She’s posted some cute EdWin one shots here on tumblr too! Go check her!

Some other classics (that you probably know about) and I’ve loved so much are:

- Perfect Blood series by c.mary.c on ffn ➡ In this AU Winry has a blood disorder which makes her special and the military sends a soldier (Edward) to protect her... There’s some angst but it’s so recommendable too)(there are at least 8 fics in this series so go check her account for more 😉)

- Princess Bride by Mediafan ➡  Finished and with a bit of angst but so good in the end!! This is an AU based on the movie by the same title.

- Kingdom by Mediafan ➡ This one is also an AU in which the Elrics (well, the Hohenheims) are gangsters. It’s not finished but the author tries to update a ch every month. This is also one of my favorite stories I’ve read so far! So totally recommend it!

-INaBD by hangonsilvergirl  ➡ I’ve heard a lot of fma fans gush about this one and if they think it’s good, it may be worth it! It’s written in a text format btw. (I’ve only read a few ch tho but I’m planning to continue with it soon 😊!)

Well those are some of the fics I’d liked the most during the short time I’ve been in the fandom, so I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! And always remember, leave comments to the authors so they know that you’ve loved their work 😊! That will encourage them to keep doing their best to give us the most awesome fanfiction!!

[soudybrown]

Mambo ni Hiviiii 🔥 . Shilawadu mmetutoa Chambo... No Matter What Yani Hata iweje unyapiaji inabd uendelee . Babu Seya.... Maisha ya Gerezani Yalikua Vipi? . Mlikua mnaskza Radio? Tv Je? . Ni Msanii Gani Wa Bongo Flava unaemzimia Zaidi? . Gerezani @shilawadu Wapo? Mna deal nao Vipi? . Mashilawadu Tumevunjiwa Mpaka Camera yetu, wewe Kama Msanii Mkongwe "Babu Seya" Unalizungumziaje Hili, Ni Sawa Au Si Sawa? . Mambo ni Hiviiii 🔥 . Hivi Unajua Papii na Babu Seya Walipoingia Gerezani Miaka 14 iliyopita hakukuwa na Simu za Ma selfie!!! . Sasa Kwa Mamlaka Tuliyopewa na Wanyonge Wenzetu #Shilawadu Tumemfundisha Babu Seya (Nguza Viking) Jinsi ya Kupiga Ma Selfie 📸 Na Tumeshamtoa Povu Pia 😤 . Tukutane Leo Saa Tatu Ucku @cloudstv @choicefm_tz Na #CocoNutFmZanzibar

[kalosstarters]

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

OK before progressing, I have to mention that I have some pretty strong opinions on certain things so if you can’t deal with that, do not read. This is a long post.

@fairy-amy

Favorite character: 

EDUWARDO ELRICU (I don’t care how it should actually be written, that’s how I hear it) ♥ You’ve come to see how much I’ve learned to like him... But seriously, what’s there not to love? He’s brave, he’s badass, he has dealt with some absolutely awful things, but somehow still manages to keep going (well, these are things that a lot of shounen heroes are, but still he /doesn’t/ feel like just another shounen hero, nope), he’s super duper determined (to the point of being stubborn), and despite doing some “Robin Hood-esque” things (such as the mine incident in the first vol of manga) and claiming that God must hate him for his sins, he’s actually the purest thing I’ve ever seen and has really strong morals (hello?? He didn’t even want to kill the mass murderers in lab 5?? And only used the philosopher’s stone when he /absolutely/ had to i.e. when he was in Gluttony’s stomach). HE JUST WANTED TO SEE HIS MOTHER’S SMILE AGAIN AND CAN YOU REALLY BLAME A _5_-year-old (I think he was 11 when the bad stuff TM happened??) for wanting to do that?? He’s also super smart and the fact that he was the youngest state alchemist ever tells something. He’s also both short and short tempered and honestly those are both things that I can personally relate to, and sarcastic and funny yet also super caring even though he’s bad at showing it... He always puts his important people’s happiness before his and he feels super guilty about Al losing his body AND AND DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO ACCEPT OTHER PEOPLE’S HELP THE POOR BOY until finally he faces Truth on Promised Day and says that he has all these people on his side and ahhh man I love him. He is by no means a perfect character, he makes mistakes and sometimes says shit he shouldn’t, but that makes him feel even more realistic (As realistic as a shounen hero can feel. I would also lie if I said I didn’t like his design, Winry is a lucky girl). OK that was the story of why I love Edward Elric, /in brief/.

Least Favorite character: 

Kimblee. Honestly. I feel the other “bad guys” in FMA at least have some kind of motive to do whatever they are doing, but Kimblee states (at least in FMAB, I don’t remember if this line was in the manga) that he’s killing out of sheer “fun” of killing. Soo yeah. And he’s just gross and manipulative and ugh.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon):

Do I have more than 3 fma ships? I’m not sure. But my OTP is obviously EdWin, from childhood friends to lovers is always a good trope and even though they bicker a lot, to me it feels they actually enjoy it. Seriously, if you just look behind those wrench throwing scenes (that are just poor slapstick humor and should not be taken too seriously), they actually share a lot of really sweet moments. Ed praising Winry for how amazing she did as a midwife (and always remembering to mention how amazing his mechanic is), Winry being inspired by Ed’s determination when she saw what’s inside Ed’s clock, Ed stopping Winry from shooting Scar because “her hands are meant to heal” (just fuck. me. up), the hand holding and comforting each other when they find out about Hughes, “I’ll make you cry tears of joy”, Ed sneakily holding Winry after she helped Scar in Briggs, which is something that assdsdg I can’t deal with because ughhh that boy so rarely shows physical affection and I’m just a freaking sucker for that kind of stuff, Ed thinking about Winry when he almost died, Winry thinking about Ed when she almost died, THE FREAKING LAST SCENE WHICH WAS SO AWKWARD AND SO ADORABLE AND SO THEM AND AHHH I AM SOO GLAD IT HAPPENED (tho I still would have liked to see a kiss but who cares THESE TWO ARE CANONICALLY MARRIED AND WITH AT LEAST TWO KIDS BUT MOST LIKELY MORE BC duh that’s even what Arakawa herself has said!!! Hnnnnghh I love them ;_____; Oh and I forgot to mention that Winry literally helped Ed to walk again, building Ed automail when she was only 11 and helping him also in other ways and asafdsg (Also how would I not find Ed blushing fiercely (and occasionally reciting the periodic table) when someone hints that something is going on between these two or when something remotely intimate happens between them adorable?? Also the scene in which Winry gets mad at Al because he doesn’t understand Ed’s feelings somehow hits me hard because it’s such a ‘supportive girlfriend’ thing to do from her!!) Really who even cares about my other ships after that unnecessarily long rant?? I also like Roy/ai and Al/mei but really I’m not like most of the people in this fandom who seem to think that the first mentioned of those two is the best thing ever. They are sweet, but I think the fandom’s opinion of them has put me off a bit, and I see them as that couple who will never /really/ be a couple anyway, because of the unfortunate circumstances. Al/mei is cute, but we see quite little of them to make me feel super strongly about them. I suppose for example Maes and Gracia and Ling and Lan Fan and Trisha and Hohenheim are good ships as well but I’m not quite on the “I’m gonna read fics about them” level with them yet.

Character I find most attractive: 

ehhhhhhhh. Older Ed. Yes. That is not a question tbh (the other side of me wants to mention older Winry here as well :P)

Character I would marry:

oh I /would/ marry Ed if he was real and of my age (and not married to Winry lmao). Not gonna lie. (honestly tho Al would probably be a nicer husband but with Ed it would never be boring)

Character I would be best friends with: 

my answers are starting to sound kinda boring, but Winry is definitely friend material. She goes through so much but still is so supportive of others and does not want to sit around when she could be doing something to help. Plsss people appreciate her more. (Sheska would be a cool friend as well, I can relate to her wanting to read so much)

A random thought: 

getting to see people’s opinions on fma and its characters has made me a bit shocked. I can’t believe some characters and ships (even canon ones) are seen so negatively while some others, that I would /not/ expect people to see positively, are surprisingly popular. This fandom makes me want to not be in it, I can’t lie about that. But to compensate a bit, I have to mention that I have also met a few super amazing people who have been so nice to me and who do amazing art and write amazing fics (INABD is the best thing ever) and ahhh I am /so/ glad I know about those things and those people. So at the end of the day, I guess the positives still win the negatives. An unpopular opinion:

I’d say it’s pretty unpopular to ship edwin more than roy/ai. So that’s one. I also don’t think Winry is annoying. That’s another one. Hmm this post is already so long that maybe I will not go more in-depth with this answer.

My canon OTP: 

EDWIN. I probably don’t have to say more than I already said Non-canon OTP: 

hmmmm... Roy/ai? I mean they are sorta canon but also not, if canon means being married and stuff.

Most bad*** character: name one character in fma who isn’t badass? Like Ed is the first to come to my mind but really there are so many other badass characters in it that it would be wrong to mention just one. OK let me say Izumi because that woman /kicks ass/ and she even survived Briggs alone which is not something many people would be able to do. So Izumi.

Pairing I am not a fan of: Ro**d. Ew. Why fandom why. I will never understand this. Even if you do age Ed up (and if you don’t, it’s pedo/philia), I see many problems there and yeah I’m not even gonna go there. If someone wants an in-detail analysis on that, ask :P (they say you shouldn’t bash other people’s ships but I don’t feel the need to accept pedo/ships. That’s all.)

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): 

Of course manga/brohood is not perfect but I don’t really feel badly about any of the characters. Maybe I would have like to see more of emotional Ed in this version as well (as I know 03 digs more to the emotional side) but other than that I don’t really feel any character was ‘screwed up’ in the way that is meant in this question. Favourite friendship: 

Ed and Al are the most important relationship in fma so it would be wrong to not mention it. They are precious. But like, Roy and Maes?? And the sibling like relationship of Winry and Elicia? And Parental!Riza and Ed. And many others!

[hangon-silvergirl]

Hey girl, R?

Hey hey heeeeeeeeey 😘 Thanks for ask!

R: Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

For published authors, L.M. Montgomery (I love all of the Anne books), J.R.R. Tolkien, Diana Gabaldon, Alan Bradley, Gregory Maguire, Patrick Ness, Suzanne Collins, and @neil-gaiman. Also Hiromu Arakawa because Fullmetal Alchemist is damn near perfect in every way. For fanfiction my roots are in HP. The Shoebox Project by dorkorific and ladyjaida (a Remus/Sirius story) was one absolutely foundational, and I still reread it from time to time; same with @copperbadge's Stealing Harry series. Before text/social-media based fics were very popular, Text Talk by merlywhirls became a big source of inspiration for my FMA fic, It's Not a Big Deal, and cemented it as a medium I enjoy stories being told through. Another one that I have gone back to over and over through the years is The Maddest House by busaikko.

From the FanFic Ask Game.

[hangon-silvergirl]

3 & 19 for the ao3 wrapped game!

Hi! 😀

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

Marigold. I did answer it before, but I can't help saying it again; I am really, truly, very proud of this story. 😊

19. What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

My brain isn't straining much beyond the confines of Hellcheer atm, but I've been toying with a few ideas for Anidala and Reylo. And I'd like to return to Edwin (FMA:B) and finish my It's Not a Big Deal story. I started it in 2014, last updated it in 2020, and it's two chapters away from finished; I really just need to re-watch the anime and see if it sparks any inspiration.

Thanks for the ask! (From the ao3 Wrapped ask game.)

[winryofresembool]

Fluffy Edwin fic recs, anyone? I’m in need of them rn.

[winryofresembool]

I think one of the biggest reasons why I have had a bit of a dry spell with my writing lately is because I haven’t read fics (minus random one-shots) recently. Uuugh, I need a long, well written EdWin fic that I haven’t read yet in my life :S (If any of you know any, please, please let me know. I’ll love you forever)

[winryofresembool]

INABD Ed’s speech at Winry&his wedding: “It all started with a wrong phone number and dlck jokes...”

[winryofresembool]

I’ve been reading /a lot/ of edwin fics today (because why not) and I’ve drawn the conclusion that it is incredibly hard to find truly satisfying fics of them. 

[winryofresembool]

Tfw you notice INABD has been updated after almost 2 years

[winryofresembool]

Would anyone have any Edwin fic recs? (No INaBD thanks I’ve read that many times) Preferably fluffy but basically anything goes as long as it has a happy ending. 

[winryofresembool]

dzioo replied to your post “Parental!Edwin one-shot: A Growing Family”

Ahaha the ending was top notch �� it's super adorable, I love how Ed handled his son's distress

I may have fangirled a bit when I saw you had read my fic. I really love your art (especially the inabd pieces and the comic that you are currently making)! 

Anyway, thank you for the nice words :’) Oh boy, one day Ed will probably have to tell Alan how babies are made and that is gonna be so incredibly awkward (and hilarious). I love it. Maybe I will have to add that to my long list of fic ideas (I think someone else would probably do a better job tho)