#the way it was

[fullmetalscullyy]

when you let go, you'll see it differently

summary: as you break hold, break it recklessly

Roy and Riza run into some trouble while raising a teenager

rated: g | words: 4554 | tags: royai, family royai, royai kids, au, canon divergence, angst, angst with a happy ending, teenagers

an: written purely on good music and vibes lmao once again, you don’t need to have read the previous fics in the series to understand this one!! tldr royai have two kids. riza never joined the military bc of reasons, so they didn’t work together, they got married before roy went to ishval, and… stuff happened. but now they get to be a happy family :)))))))))))

part of “the way it was” series

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snippet:

“What happened?” His question was softer now. Gentle. Riza’s heart squeezed. “Like I said, I overreacted. It was silly of me.” “Then I’m even more intrigued.” He grasped her chin and turned her face back to face him, so her eyes met his once more. “There’s never been a silly word uttered from your mouth, Riza, so I feel I need to know what it is you speak of.” She rolled her eyes, but Roy tutted and drew her gaze back to his. “Tell me. Please.” His prompt was so soft. Already so open and understanding of anything she had to give, as he always was. “The girls were late walking home from Gracia’s tonight. I was worried something might have happened.” Roy’s grip on her tightened and he looked alarmed. Immediately his head moved to look up, as if he could see if his daughter and niece were okay from through the ceiling. “They’re okay,” Riza soothed. “They were slow walking home.” “How slow?” His eyes narrowed as they returned to meet Riza’s. “They arrived here half an hour after Gracia called.”

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[mementoblues]

The Way It Was, June 2014

[snazzystarlight]

This song is so pretty! This is "The Way It Was" by The Killers as I see it because of synesthesia!

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[grvnge-archive]

*sees preview of 2014 tumblr-related picture and clicks on it 🫢*

*sighs in relief when it's a single image in a post and not a collage of 4-10 pictures 🥰*

[lacilou]

[italianharlem]

Pleasant Avenue: The Way It Was" by Daniel Golio tells the story of Italian immigrants surviving in the slums of Pleasant Avenue on New York City’s East side in the 1930’s and the origins of the real Italian mob in NYC. – Read the book - Click Here

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[stoney-baloney-with-cheese]

Do not let them erase this. Do not let them tell you he meant "my heart goes out for you."

This man is the grandson of a Canadian Nazi sympathizer who moved to South Africa BECAUSE he thought the apartheid was just the coolest.

He has a gaggle of kids specifically because he believes his genes are superior and need to be spread to improve humanity.

He has thrown his support behind the neonazi party in Germany and the far right party in the UK, not to mention how far he's wormed up the ass of the Republican party.

He threw two sieg heil salutes back to back at the inauguration of the president of the United States and is trying to scrub the evidence off the internet.

Elon Reeve Musk is a fucking Nazi.

[aromantic-goldfishdeactivated202]

I find it so funny, in light of TikTok’s imminent American demise, that even now they aren’t considering moving to tumblr. The last two social media refugee crises (Twitter -> X and whatever happened with Reddit) prompted a wave of wide-eyed new baffled tumblr users to flood this app and yet last I heard all of the tiktokers are flooding en-masse a Chinese social media app. That is entirely in Mandarin. Instead of moving to tumblr.

[fullmetalscullyy]

just... reminiscing... :)

[theofficialuriel]

summary of act 1

[skarsgards-bill]

Andrew Garfield talks to Elmo about grief and the passing of his mother

[italianharlem]

Pleasant Avenue: The Way It Was" by Daniel Golio tells the story of Italian immigrants surviving in the slums of Pleasant Avenue on New York City’s East side in the 1930’s and the origins of the real Italian mob in NYC. – Read the book - Click Here

or get the E book Free – Click Here

Rome, Italy (by Gabriella)

[puppppppppy]

filipina miku!! my mom helped me with her outfit ^_^

[jessepinwheel]

I love it when people use "shrimp" to mean "beyond the human range". like "shrimp colors" but applied to other things. "shrimp emotions" "shrimp sounds" "shrimp morality", as if shrimp are living some kind of transcendent existence that humans can never comprehend

[rioblitzle]

working retail