I think the fundamentals to then Ed-Roy dynamic is that Roy sees Ed as an teenager with nukes for hands who has to be VERY CAREFULLY AIMED and Ed sees Roy as decorative.
fghjk this is funny because
1. when mustang takes ed to the exam, the only thing he knows about this kid is that he’s committed a gruesome, disfiguring, extremely alchemically challenging felony
2. mustang has NO IDEA what ed’s gonna do. none. he has no fucking conversation with this kid, no plan for if this tiny child just freezes up on the stage and starts crying or whatever in front of the president because again, HE’S TWELVE
3. mustang @ ed: lmao just do whatever. i dont care
4. ed: [does whatever for 5 years]
5. mustang, continually: lmao fucking wild. Y’all see that? crazy. what a kid! Anyway nobody look at what I’m doing over here
in conclusion mustang’s like “This is a teenager with nukes for hands. Here, kid, have a million dollars and no fucking supervision! God love ya. That should keep the military occupied for a while”
and it’s so fucking great
