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One of the biggest “I love you”s in Fullmetal Alchemist are all the ways people respect each other’s bodily autonomy. There are two scenes that carry this theme to its fullest potential, and I love them so, so much.
The first one is quite iconic: Riza’s throat was slit and Roy has a chance to save her - by dooming their country and committing human transmutation. And Roy would do it. He would throw it all away just to save her, even though he knows that human transmutation is an unforgivable sin. But she looks at him and signals him to Not Do It. And he doesn’t. He wants to, but he doesn’t do it. Because only minutes earlier, he hurt her again by dooming himself (and potentially the country) with his fury. And if there is one thing Roy Mustang doesn’t want to do, it’s hurt Riza Hawkeye any more than he already has. Even if that means watching her die. Even if that means letting her go.
He respects her and their goals enough to say no.
He loves her enough to let her die.
The second one is just as heart-wrenching: after Al sacrificed himself, basically dying in the process, Ed tries to think of a way to save him. Both Hohenheim and Ling offer him a Philosopher’s Stone to bring Al back - and Ed says No. Even though he wants nothing more in life than to save his little brother. Even though there is nothing he wants more desperately than the safety of Al. He says no for many reasons - Hohenheim is his father after all, Ling needs the stone to become Emperor - but mostly he says no because he and Al promised to never use a Stone for themselves. And he respects that. He puts Al’s wish above his own desire to see his little brother again. He respects Al’s decision (his own conviction) enough to break the rules of the world to find another way.
Because he loves Al - he loves him enough not to break the fundamentals of their principles. He loves him enough to respect the integrity of their believes.
And the narrative rewards both Roy and Edward for their choice to respect the agency and bodily autonomy of their loved ones - they survive, are saved, are brought back… and neither Ed nor Roy had to force their own desire for them to live on clearly stated last wishes.
So often we see media portray the disregard for bodily autonomy (especially in medical contexts) as a sign of love, the breaking of patient-doctor confidentiality as a sign of care, the violation of a living will as a sign of family - I like to think that Fullmetal Alchemist shows us that there’s strength in respecting it instead.
you ever just have the urge to *violently shakes comfort character*
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Merry Christmas @arintheman! I was you @fmasecretsanta!
I hope you enjoy!
its like this
tried my hand at drawing the elrics, with a different brush. it's been awhile
brothers' reunion commission :-)
Servants in the Shadows: 7 Ways to Murder Your High School Rivals
FMA Meets Mean Girls and Heathers in this dark yet comedic High School AU.
“You know, Elric, you should consider yourself lucky that we are related by blood. Otherwise…I would be way less forgiving.” -Selim Bradley
Genre: AU/Angst/Tragedy/Horror
Rating: Mature
Contains: Graphic violence (including suicide attempts, murder and death); mentions of ableist and LGBTQ+ slurs; mentions of drug and alcohol abuse; mentions of sexual abuse; and mention of human trafficking
Selim Bradley is twelve years old, rich, a straight A student, Student Council President, and is already in his senior year. And to top it all off, he will become the King of the Senior Prom. Or so he thinks. After Edward Elric loses his arm and leg in a car crash, people started to flock to him instead of Selim. They even put him in the Senior Prom King Election in pity. Inspired by Ryan Scott Oliver’s song ‘The Ballad of Sara Berry’, follow the story of how a boy slowly loses his sanity over the course of a school year all because he lets his pride and arrogance get the best of him.
Art Preview by the amazing @spoopy-sloth! Check out their amazing art when you have the chance!
I’m just going to reblog this for…reasons.
*coughs* Servants in the Shadow is coming in a few hours. *coughs*
Mandatory October 3rd fma x mean girls crossover meme
“Bratja”
For Marimo
For Marimo.
Yes.. the reference image I pulled from Google was flipped :(
I was new to FMA and didn’t realise which side he carried the state alchemy watch on
Pansy doing Ed's nails uwu