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"We haven't really spoken a lot so most of that was guessing!"
“I can only imagine how good it must feel up there, Hughes. Although, I'll never be able to find out without all the support I can get.”
“There's no doubt about that. You're not very subtle, y'know. You've got my support. But you could've just asked me, it ought to be fun to watch and maybe your naive idealism might actually do some good.”
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“I can only imagine how good it must feel up there, Hughes. Although, I’ll never be able to find out without all the support I can get.”
“There’s no doubt about that. You’re not very subtle, y'know. You’ve got my support. But you could’ve just asked me, it ought to be fun to watch and maybe your naive idealism might actually do some good.”
My whole piece for an FMA-zine from June, which had been unfortunately discontinued. I’m still very much thankful for it since it really pushed me out of my comfort zone!
Close up of the piece here ✩
hi, I am about to speak my opinion about the most classic FMA patterns in fics.
Hello again, if you don't know me, I am sweet, I have been writing FMA since April 2022, and I have so far published 47 fics of this fandom, I am dusweet @ Ao3.
I’ve been in this fandom since late 2021 and finished Brotherhood in February 2022- ON ED’S BIRTHDAY WHICH I THINK ITS COOL.
Okay now we know basic dates, you can guess that I read too many FMA fics, and that means that I have been seeing a pattern in them. And It doesn't matter if the fic was published in 2002 or in 2023- they all share similar themes- or like, I would say headcanons??
so now I think it is time for me to talk about the things that are often written and I don't like, and One them I just reblogged a few hours ago and that's:
Roy Mustang and his paperwork.
Hold on, let's just think about it a little together. Roy Mustang, and a state alchemist, freaking Colonel at 26, Bridigal general at 30- the man is basically planning his own suicide- are you telling me THIS MAN WHO IS A SCIENTIST slacks in his job?
Like, the man wants to be Furher. The man has guilt complex, the man hates himself and is working to help his people.
It just doesn't add up in my opinion. It's funny sometimes, yes. But I just don't like how Riza keeps threatening him with a gun because he isn't doing his work when he is secretly doing it but acts as if he isn't because of the reputation he built.
You get what I mean, right?
Which brings me to point 2:
Riza Hawkeye and her gun.
Oftentimes, Riza is written in a way that she keeps threatening Roy or treating him less- again, funny at times- but the fact remains:
Riza is in this army because of Roy, and she loves him to the point that is clear if she shot him, she will shoot herself. I would say it is a case “ the man is the boss.” here because the fact is Roy is the boss. Not Riza ( even tho she is a girlboss.)
Roy is her commanding officer, she waits for his orders. Simple as that.
Again, I do see her threatening the boys with her gun, after all, she is the right-hand of Mustang, and the third higher rank on the team ( Ed being few ranks higher then her.)
Riza is a smart woman, and she chooses to follow a man she loves into hell. It's a huge thing. She is SMART. And I don't this she would have agreed to work under Roy if he was as slaking as people write him.
Point 3:
Edward Elric and the small nicknames.
I will say it and you will hate me for it- but that is called BULLYING.
“ oh but sweet- they joke with Hi-” no. No. No. No.
If they were joking with him- he wouldn't get angry after every time someone calls him small or short. Edward has a hard time as is, the stress and the guilt and the responsibility are too much, and to think someone ( like on Team Mustang who knows about his life.) goes on and dares to bully him- it freaking hurts.
Every time I see someone calling Ed “ shrimp” I get angry for him. I’ve been a victim of bullying myself, and it hurts when you get picked up over something you might be insecure about.
I called him once shrimp- in my first ever fic- and again, maybe funny at times, but after it hit me one day that Ed yelling means that he is angry. And if he gets angry and expresses that he doesn't want to be called short and people still call him that it means that they bully him. After that, I try to never do it again.
✨ headcanon here, Ed is short like that because as a kid, he didn't receive enough nutritions and enough food. Although it is known that Ed eats for himself and Al- I think even on post-promise day Ed will keep eating that way ( maybe less but the same way, because it is the way his body is surviving. Since it thinks it might go for a while without food so it wants to eat as much as it could.)
I like to think that Ed was Al’s parent and therefore he used to give Al his food since they were poor and did not have enough money or food.
Since I mentioned this headcanon, let me follow it by this:
Point 4:
Edward Elric is the one who raised Alphonse Elric and not the other way around.
I think that a lot of people go with the “ Al is more mature, Ed is childish.” mindset, which angers me.
As the oldest child, I relate to Edward in so many aspects ( besides the long hair in a braid deal.) For more than half of my day, I am in charge of my youngest siblings- feeding them, playing with them, teaching them, you get the idea. and according to my mom I started acting like a mother haha
Now that same thing should be applied to Edward. From just watching how they act and how they talk, many will judge right away and Say that Ed is the child one because he is impolite, loud and angry for nothing, and many would say that “Why can't you be just like your brother.”
i likes to think that Edward is loud and angry for these reasons:
He is protecting himself and Al from being abandoned all over again, he wants to be unloved in order not to get attached. He gets angry because anger to him is such an easy emotion to portray and be.
When he gets angry and frustrated and acts out- he is looking for attention. And that has been apparent ever since he was a child. Like, when he hits Al with the book on his head? Why? Because he wants his mother to yell at him. He tries to grasp her attention and time by acting out.
And that same tactic that he uses with Roy. If he was acting like he should be, Roy might see him for five minutes a day. But with acting out, he gets to have Roy’s attention as he yells at him.
Mature levels are different between the brothers, and it is clear how Ed has an understanding of things around them and works hard, I am not saying that Al isn't mature. It just... Ed raised Al. I think that explains everything.
Point 5:
Jean Havoc and how people write him as an idiot.
Listen, I love me some good Uncle Jean action. And I love how people write him like that- the uncle/older brother dynamic.
I think on the team he is the third oldest- Vato being the older one, then Roy, and then Jean, and so on- so say he is like, 27 (?) IT MEANS THAT HE IS A GROWN MAN, K? PEOPLE NEED TO STOP WRITING HIM AS A HORNY TEEN.
I also want to point out, that maybe Jean is looking for a woman and going out on dates as much as he could so he can find a WIFE so he can settle down with and marry and have kids.
But the fact is, Jean is smarter than he gives himself credit, and we can see that across the anime and the manga. Also, I am not sure if this fact is Canon- but one of my favorite things about this man is that he is the medic of the team.
✨My headcanon is that he was a paramedic before he joined the Army or something. I just think it suits him.
Also, if he was not smart or mature enough, Roy wouldn't have made him “ team’s officer “
I just adore him, maybe more than Hughes-
AND Speaking of Hughes
Here is Point 6:
Maes Hughes and his family obsession.
I know I know he just loves taking photos and talking about his wife and daughter- because he is just a proud man, and I love him for that. What I dislike is when someone writes him as if that is the only thing he does??
Like, have we forgotten that he is a detective? And the head of the inspection department? He has fun when he can but also he has his head leveled when needed, let's not forget that.
Think about Meas as if he is Superman ( Clark Kent.) because these two have so many similar traits.
Point 7:
Winry Rockbell and her anger issues.
I again, dislike how abusive people write winry. Abusive might be the wrong word to use here, but when someone keeps hitting you with her wrench because your prosthetic broke against your will and it gets to the point that you try to fix it instead of going to her to help you fix it-
I just think it isn't healthy. Not to mention that Winry is always written as if she does not understand the hardships that Ed and Al go through. And that might be the case - she is just a girl who sees the man she loves get injuries and she doesn't understand the whys. And I think that is why she acts the way she does. Personally, I adore Winry. I like her and her and she and Ed are cute and they are right for each other.
I just dislike how she is always written as if Ed getting injured is his fault, Y’know?
Point 8:
Izumi and how much she does not understand the things that the boys go through.
she is a wonderful woman, strong, and loves kids and her husband- my problem is how much she doesn't seem to understand Ed and Al's post they committed the taboo. She always comes at Ed and Al for joining the military without seeing the reason behind it.
That is why I found myself hating every time she comes in fics after Ed gets injured or something because she will always yell at him and acts as if it was his fault.
I only truly liked Izumi in one fic I read, which had her being Roy’s older sister- and I liked that. She was understanding while having her normal personality.
And yea, I think these are it! I just expressed my personal opinion towards things and I do have a few other ideas but these are what come to mind right now. I do enjoy reading fics even if these things were present in them- but the chances of me writing things like this are very minimal.
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i have so many of these lying around idk
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Good job, you beat me! Goodbye, Edward Elric!
you know every time i hear someone reacting this badly to it i’m like
Literally no anime death will be dirtier than the death of Maes Hughes
Like, you set up this guy to be the comic relief–FIRST OFF, that is DIRTY as hell. You don’t KILL the comic relief, THE comic relief is supposed to LIVE (or die a very tragic death)
They set up Maes Hughes to be this family man AGAIN, DIRTY. AS. HELL.
It’s just as bad as that “2 days from retirement” bullshit except WE ACTUALLY SEE HIM doting about his family EVERY SINGLE CHANCE–
EVERY SINGLE CHANCE HE GETS HE TALKS ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL HIS FAMILY IS.
THE LAST THING HE SEES BEFORE HE DIES IS HIS WIFE’S FACE. WHAT THE FUCK. THAT IS SO BAD, LIKE WHY. WHY THE FUCK. FCKUING THAT IS SO DIRTY. LIKE LIKE–
AND THEN! AND THENNNNNN! NOT 5 MINUTES AFTER HIS DEATH
THEY BURY THE FUCKER
THEY BURY MAES HUGHES BECAUSE HE IS DEAD AND HE DIED AND HE IS no longer LIVING
AND the final NAIL on the coffin, HA-AHAHA_HAHAHA…………
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HIs daughter is AT the funeral. AND SHE’S LIKE
WHY ARE THEY BURYING DADDY MOM
HE WONT BE ABLE TO DO ANY OF HIS WORK IF HES UNDERGROUND
FUCK THIS SHOW
FUCK IT
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF UCK IT
Riza "I Don't Get Paid Enough To Deal With This" Hawkeye
Maes "I Love My Family So Much" Hughes
Maes "Nothing Can Hide From Me" Hughes
Maes "It Sounds Like A Pyramid Scheme" Hughes
Saliem "I Am Darkness, I Am Shadows, I Am Night" Bardley
Oliver "You're Barely Worth The Scuff On My Show" Armstrong
Alex "Sparkles" Armstrong
Pinako "I'm Too Old For This Shit" Rockbell
Roy "[Not] Useless In The Rain" Mustang
Edward "I've Met God And I'm Still An Atheist" Elric
Alphonse "Please Ignore My Brother" Elric
Roy "I'm Not A Father, But This Is My Child" Mustang
Riza "You're All Children, Why Am I Here" Hawkeye
Riza "Do Your Paperwork, Sir" Hawkeye
The way he remembers Hughes and is afraid of losing Riza by being useless again and only listening to her last moments… just… @the-flame-and-hawks-eye did you see this?
Rewatching FMA:B and Maes Hughes is still the best character ever. He’s just so pure and genuine and I think everyone agrees he did not deserve what happened.