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courtmartialme

given orders not to die

annaleigh

I love my Fullmetal miis

phantomrose96

You know, I always find it interesting when people make fics/art where Edward’s been promoted to some rank above major (which comes with the state alchemist certification). It’s interesting to think about sure, but Ed does literally nothing for the army. Mustang’s in Central putting in the effort and getting his name passed around the higher-ups and kissing ass while Ed does literally exactly none of that. He runs around the country with his brother and, begrudgingly, checks in from time to time. Not the sorta dude to be “highly considered” for promotion.

Though the one instance where he could reasonably get promoted would be in the event that 1) Mustang has some sort of opening in his sector and 2) Mustang feels like being a dick.

“Hey Fullmetal, long time no see.” “Yeah yeah Al and I are in a rush. We wanted to leave Central an hour ago so hurry up and spit it out what’d you call me here for?” “Oh don’t worry it’s good news. Wonderful news. You’re really making your way in the world. See Lieutenant Colonel Davis transferred recently to Southern Command–” “Oh no.” “–Which means there’s a spot for Lieutenant Colonel open here.” “No no no you didn’t.” “Longer hours, more responsibilities, sure. But better pay, and you’d get in good with some high-ranking people, assuming you know how to brown-nose.” “I will literally kick your ass, Mustang.” “For what? Brightening you future?” “No really I will kick your ass if you’re being real here–” “Is that a challenge, Lieuuuutenant Colonel Elric?” “I swear to God Mustang if you a c t u a l l y d i d…”

And as it turns out Mustang’s completely bluffing and gave the job to some hard-working major under his command, but he couldn’t pass up he chance to see Edward’s reaction to dealing with the idea of having genuine responsibility to the Amestrian military.

phantomrose96

Mustang knows he actually has relatively little power over Ed, because Ed is too important to the homunculi. Mustang can’t fire Ed (not that he would) or suspend him or dock his pay or dole out any punishment really for insubordination. If he tried, Ed could just completely ignore him, and no one under Bradley’s rule would try to enforce it.

This frustrates Mustang for some time, at least until Mustang discovers he actually is in possession of a real threat against Ed: Promotion.

This confuses a lot of people, who overhear fights between Ed and Mustang that end with Mustang menacingly discussing the better healthcare benefits of Lieutenant Colonels. Or the nicer pay. Or the guaranteed apartment housing in Central.

Most soldiers start theorizing this is some kind of back-hand threat. Something like “You know Elric, you’re under consideration for Lt. Colonel and would get all these nice things. But if you’re going to be difficult, maybe we’ll give these to someone else? Think of what you’d be missing out on.”

This theory loses all of its credibility one afternoon when Mustang’s soldiers overhear a loud, heated argument between the two of them from inside Mustang’s office. It ends with the sound of Mustang slamming both his hands down on his desk, kicking his chair back, and shouting, “I SWEAR TO GOD FULLMETAL IF YOU DON’T SHUT UP I WILL PROMOTE YOU!”

Most Central soldiers just stop trying to understand alchemists at that point.

whatachaos

I'll keep drawing Greed having friend moments with everyone and yes,

yes

that's a threat

phantomrose96

When you meet Edward Elric he gives off the impression that he's the short-tempered hot-headed "violence is the answer to all life's questions" kind of protagonist, and it's in fact incredible character craft that he's actually the character who ends the series with a negative-3 kill count.

phantomrose96

people killed: 0

direct orders of "you really really need to kill this guy" ignored: 1

ongoing murders being committed by Ed's own friends/colleagues that Ed got in the way of to specifically stop that murder from happening: 2

chrysopoeias

@goneadrift inspired me on my last post yesterday….

chrysopoeias

leftover doodles

chrysopoeias

filling these out is my passion :^)

chrysopoeias

03 single mom au that i have a lot of thoughts about

chrysopoeias

some leftover doodles from these past couple months. featuring @courtmartialme mermaid au.

chrysopoeias

Piercing + winry :)

chrysopoeias

thinking about riza have rough hands with callouses from her firearms and writing vs roy’s smooth hands from him wearing gloves more often

chrysopoeias

Aa the first one is a redraw from 2022

scarymonsters-andsupercreeps

there’s no one else could warm my heart as much as you

phantomrose96

Best thing about FMA:B is that Nina is still remembered and a very defining part of a lot of their convictions towards people and alchemy. Al's conversation with Gracia highlights even some of the seemingly unimportant plot-related arcs from the very beginning still have large ripples through the FMA storyline. Because Nina originally felt like a lesson in human cruelty, but ended up being a lesson on humanitarianism.

YES. YES YES YES YES

This is also one of my absolute favorite little details. The biggest complaint I have about a lot of long-running, save-the-world type shows is that the characters will go through so many traumatic experiences that–for the sake of convenience–the writers just start to forget the early ones. There will be something so vital, so life-changing that happens in early episodes that just kinda gets…phased out. The writers are bored of it. The writers have decided bigger/cooler things need to happen instead. The writers just frigging forget, or change their minds, because that was still test-phase stuff for their characters and they want to renege on the characters caring so much about “early traumatic event”

Not Fullmetal Alchemist.

Not Nina.

The impact she has on the Elrics is lasting. It’s consistent. It’s real. It’s never. damn. forgotten.

The final chapter. Within the final 20 pages of the entire series, we get this

Here Al is trying to overhaul his and Ed’s entire life philosophy. He is attempting to reject the core ideas of alchemy. He’s trying to prove an entire different system of equivalence. Because he has not forgotten Nina. Because Ed has not forgotten. Because they refuse to forget.

Nina died in chapter 5.

And it is her memory that motivates the boys’ final actions in the final chapter: chapter 108

Because the consequences in this series are real, and the effects are lasting, and nothing is done just for shock, and nothing is thrown away

and nothing

is ever

forgotten

phantomrose96

You are so…so right

This is Ed’s crowning moment in the entire series. This is his greatest break-through, his largest accomplishment, his most defining moment. Far more than beating Father! Far more than his transmutation! This is the culmination of everything Ed’s been though. This is Ed accepting humanity over power, and love over status, and family over his own most prized ability. That is everything Father refused to do, and the reason Father was punished. Ed was punished early on too for seeking the impossible, but Truth left open a window for redemption. Truth gave Ed the chance to do right. Truth gave Ed the opportunity to beat it, and win.

And Ed does.

And he does, in some fraction, because he’s refused to forget Nina. In his defining moments, in the transmutation that saves his little brother’s life, that lets him regain everything of value he’d lost, at the cost of his alchemy which he knows is worthless compared to all else–he is thinking of Nina.

Nina has been dead since chapter 5. That impact lasts through the most vital pieces of 108.

Al does not forget. And Ed does not either.