skyler. 25+. they/them. utc-6. this is an independent, selective, moderate activity CANON DIVERGENT but still canon adjacent roleplay blog for roy mustang from the 2003 fullmetal alchemist anime that for the time being will not follow first. some elements from the source material (manga) are included in my portrayal, but elements from the fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood anime are not included in my portrayal whatsoever.
new blog after a hiatus, here strictly for writing and fun.
open to other fandoms/ocs/aus/verses. i've been roleplaying for 14+ years.
before proceeding: this blog portrays roy with a canon accurate, realistic depiction of severe ptsd as shown in the 03 anime. expect heavy, dark themes.
this is a non-judgemental zone. i don't care what you write or ship (within what i can tolerate/what can be triggering for me).
nsfw/dark content will appear, all triggers will be tagged.
feel free to ask if you need a custom tag for something that is specifically triggering to you.
past drama stays in the past. no ooc drama, callouts, vagues, harassment, or anon hate (ic anon hate is fine). do not involve me in any drama.
gonna be real, i only want to interact with people who actually want to write with roy. i may softblock lurkers or inactive mutuals to keep my dash clean, but it's not personal. i also reserve the right to softblock OR hardblock anyone at any time for any reason, especially if we're still strangers.
important boundaries
no godmoding/metagaming.
i reply at my own pace. nudges are fine, but please do not harass me for replies. this is a hobby, not a job.
ic ≠ ooc. roy can and will be an asshole, it's canon. your comfort matters though, so please message me ooc if something feels off.
please tag ANY ooc vague posts referring to ooc drama or posts about ooc drama.
reblog karma is appreciated! if you reblog an ask meme from me or see me reblog one to your dashboard and decide to reblog it from the source INSTEAD of me, please send something. i do the same, so it's only fair.
shipping + smut: i love both platonic and romantic ships, but romantic shipping is chemistry based and must be discussed ooc first (through tumblr dms/discord).
smut is selective. i will only smut with established partners where there's at least SOME ic buildup and full mutual comfort ooc. it must be put under readmores or taken offsite, or i will not respond to it.
i will not ship roy romantically/smut with underage muses or write smut with anyone under 21.
please do not assume shipping = ooc feelings or expectations. ic is ic only. i have a real life and real life partners. if my reply speed doesn't work for you, we can drop or fade to black.
what i won't write under ANY circumstance: pedophilia, rape/dubcon, incest, bigotry like racism/transphobia, graphic depictions of certain subjects, etc. (trigger warning still applies for this blog, since it's based on fma, which is CANONLY full of violence, murder, imperialism, genocide, torture, abuse, suicide, etc.)
all the icons i use for roy are from the 03 anime/fma manga or edited by my girlfriend (@flamesignite), so please ask either me or her before using them.
i'm pretty shy and aloof ooc, but you can message me anytime.
thanks for reading, let's have fun!
── COLONEL ROY MUSTANG
❝ Dealing with the living is a lot scarier than the dead. Give me a ghost any day. ❞
All AUs/verses take place in the immediate, bleeding aftermath of the murder and funeral of Maes Hughes (June 1914). Expect a muse lost in profound, unspent grief, acute hypervigilance, and emotional isolation.
BIO
NAME: Roy Mustang
VOICE ACTOR: Travis Willingham (2003)
DOB: March 25, 1885 (Aries Sun, Scorpio Moon, Leo Rising, Scorpio Venus)
AGE: 29
HEIGHT: 173 cm (5'8")
WEIGHT: 154 lbs.
GENDER: Cis male
ORIENTATION: Lithromantic Pansexual
ETHNICITY: Amestrian/Xingese (European/East Asian)
OCCUPATION: State Alchemist (The Flame Alchemist), State Military Officer (Colonel rank - Central Command; formerly East City)
FAMILY: Deceased biological parents, Madame Christmas/Chris Mustang (Paternal aunt/foster mother)
EYES: Obsidian
HAIR: Jet black, styled with straight bangs framing his face
BUILD: Compact, lean, meticulously neat, and disciplined military posture
ALIGNMENT: Lawful Evil (Public facade / "Military Dog") → True Neutral / Machiavellian (Strategic reality) → Secretly Moral / Defensively Broken
MBTI: INTJ
TYPE: Control Freak/Perfectionistic Strategist
DISLIKES: Rain/humidity, useless bureaucracy, threats to his competence, reckless teenagers, internal military corruption, uncalculated variables
LOCATION: Central Command Headquarters, Amestris
PERSONALITY: Brooding, pragmatic, calculating, cynical, dry, sardonic, mocking, fiercely stubborn, quietly tragic, covertly protective
MORALE
BODILY: Shrapnel scars (lower abdomen/hips), chronic, severe post-war insomnia
MENTAL: Severe depression, Dissociative amnesia/numbness, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
ABOUT
FOUNDATION: Orphaned at a young age, Roy was raised in Central City by his paternal aunt, Chris Mustang, to be a good man.
SECRET OF THE FLAME: As a young adult, Roy studied the fundamentals of alchemy under the eccentric, paranoid master Berthold Hawkeye. Berthold vehemently refused to pass his devastating Flame Alchemy research to the military State, but on his deathbed, he finally relented, verbally transferring the secrets of his life's work directly to his idealistic student.
IGNORANCE OF YOUTH: Armed with this unmatched destructive power, Roy entered the Military Academy alongside his closest friend, Maes Hughes. The duo quickly formed a balancing, brilliant alliance. Roy was intense and hyperfocused on masterfully weaponizing his fire to protect the innocent, while Hughes possessed a genius level tactical, administrative mind.
GENOCIDE AND TRAUMA: Deployed to the Ishvalan Civil War as a human weapon of mass destruction, Roy's idealism shattered completely. To survive the horror, he reduced himself to an emotionless, robotic extension of the State. The definitive fracture occurred when he was personally ordered by Basque Grand to execute Winry Rockbell's civilian parents, Doctors Yuriy and Sarah Rockbell, for treating enemy rebels. Roy obeyed, shooting and killing them both. The crushing realization of his actions drove him to the brink of suicide. Sitting alone in his tent with his service pistol pressed to his temple, he was only stopped by the intervention of Maes Hughes.
THE PACT: In the immediate aftermath of Ishval, Hughes gave the broken Alchemist a reason to live, forging a lifelong promise. Roy channeled his deep self-loathing into one singular, defensive ambition: rise to the position of Fuhrer so no one above him could ever hand him an unethical order again. Hughes promised to stay in the bureaucratic background, manipulating logistics and clearing paths to push Roy to the top.
JUNE 1914: After manipulating bureaucracy to secure a transfer from East City to Central Command, while actively deploying his lazy, womanizing playboy mask and code-transmuting phone lines, Roy's safety net vanished. Maes Hughes was assassinated by Envy after uncovering the Homunculi-based corruption from within. Lost in grief, guilt, and State monitored isolation, Roy realizes his own protective facade left Hughes to take fatal, unshielded risks for him in Central. His career ambitions have collapsed, mutating into a single-minded, reckless obsession with vengeance.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
FLAME ALCHEMY. Roy is the sole practitioner of Flame Alchemy. By manipulating oxygen density parameters in the atmosphere, he triggers localized combustion ignited by a manual spark. He cannot perform spontaneous, arrayless alchemy, however. This capability is fundamentally bound to the transmutation circles printed on the cloth of his ignition gloves.
DEXTERITY. His hands are calibrated as separate tactical weapons. His right hand is specialized for high yield concussive blasts. His left hand is calibrated for pinpoint, surgical precision, capable of blinding targets, isolating heat signatures, or executing localized cauterization.
SUBTERFUGE. He is an expert in information control and media manipulation. Roy can orchestrate massive political coverups (such as the Liore incident) or forge high security double-agent logistics under the guise of an encrypted handwritten dating log cipher to misdirect military High Command.
HIS ARROGANCE. When pushed to his absolute limits in combat, Roy exhibits a chilling streak of dominance, which looks very similar to sadism. He executes his specialized alchemy with lethal force, operating with a cold, detached amusement that his enemies are trying to fight the very air they breathe.
HANDICAPS
WATER (AGAIN). When his ignition gloves are wet, he is incapable of creating the spark required for combustion. Without a secondary, dry ignition source like his lighter, his alchemy is neutralized.
DISSOCIATION. When his emotional threshold is reached— catastrophically, for instance, by the murder of Maes Hughes— his brain defaults to this. Combined severe depression dampens his nervous system, resulting in a flat affect, wherein he exhibits unexpressive monotonous speech and robotic numbness. He will sit alone in his dark office for hours, staring blankly out the window, completely checked out of his own body to cope with the crushing weight of his grief.
TRAUMA (AGAIN) AS A LOOP. Roy carries severe, crippling guilt over the forced execution of civilian doctors Yuriy and Sarah Rockbell in Ishval. He views himself as a damned soul, a monster, and a mass murderer. This trauma manifests with chronic insomnia, deep-seated hesitation regarding sex, and the subconscious belief that he does not deserve happiness or peace.
HYPERVIGILANCE & PARANOIA. Operating under the conviction that the walls have ears in a corrupt fascist State, Roy is a control freak who handles vulnerability with aggressive containment. Behind closed doors, any threat will trigger his hypervigilance and exacerbate the symptoms of his trauma and PTSD.
STRENGTH
██████████████░░░░░░ 14/20 Compact military presentation. Lean and disciplined, built for speed and quick deployment rather than brute force.
AGILITY
████████████████░░░░ 16/20 Quick reflexes and instantaneous dexterity. Lightning fast finger snaps and precise tactical evasion before combustion thresholds are reached.
INTELLIGENCE
███████████████████░ 19/20 A master political strategist and planner. Capable of mapping double-agents, logistical supply lines, and coup coordinates in encrypted code.
PERSONALITY
██████████████████░░ 18/20 Projects an incredibly charismatic lazy womanizer playboy personality to High Command while maintaining a razor sharp, quiet tone of command when operating as the Colonel.
