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[drlangdons]

Maze Runner Book Canons That Are Sometimes Forgotten

When Thomas comes up from the box, he states that some voices he’s hearing are familiar (3)

Thomas is the first Newbie during Alby’s time as Glade leader. Which means Nick had died within the month prior to Thomas arriving (9)

Newt is about a year younger than Alby (9)

Newt calls Chuck “Chuckie” (12) (103) (189)

Gally’s nose looks like a deformed potato (17)

Gally’s teeth are rotted and some are missing. He also has bed breath. (19)

Chuck has long hair and blue eyes (13)

Alby threatens to throw Thomas off the Cliff twice within the first hour of him arriving in the Glade (9) (20)

Chuck screams through the window at people while they’re in the bathroom (30)

It never rains in the Glade. (43)

Thomas ponders the Glade being a prison and they’ve all done unforgivable crimes (63). In relation to that, Thomas wonders if Winston’s crime was being a serial killer (78)

Thomas thinks it’s impossible to have an intelligent conversation with Chuck (64)

When Thomas sees the grave for “Stephen” he- mentally- makes a joke about Chuck annoying the boy to death (69)

When Thomas sees the body of the Glade cut in half he has to fight the urge to laugh (70)

Thomas thinks Alby hates him (86)

Ben survived an arrow to the head (88)

Ben was a builder (93)

Newt calls Thomas “Tommy” for the first time only after Thomas tells him that he’s not the Greenie anymore (98)

Newt tells Thomas that he got his limp after injuring himself running from a Griever (99)

Ben’s reaction the Changing was worse than most (99

Thomas isn’t intimidated by Newt (101)

Zart smells like sour milk (104)

Newt bites his nails when he gets nervous (106)

Newt refuses to let Thomas see Alby during the Changing, because he fears that it would make things worse (146)

Newt is either late in his sixteenth year or early in his seventeenth, as he is about a year younger than seventeen year old Alby (9) and older than sixteen year old Thomas (150)

Newt threatens to disband the Council and create an entire new one (160)

Gally calls Thomas “Tommy” on occasion (18) (161)

Newt and Gally have never gotten along (162) (260)

Newt declared that if Thomas couldn’t remember things, they’d throw him to the Grievers so he can go through the Changing (180)

Thomas wakes up covered in a blanket (186) and Chuck confirms that Newt found him the night before (187)

Some Gladers accused Thomas of killing Gally (188)

Newt doesn’t like being the leader (192)

Chuck cried himself to sleep almost every night for a month (193)

Frypan saved Thomas dinner because he knew that Thomas would be late (199)

Thomas wears a size eleven shoe (201)

Thomas’ feet are bigger than Minho’s (201)

The Runners wear diapers while in the Maze so that they never have to stop running  (202)

The Gladers tried asking the Creators for a TV (203)

Alby poked the believed dead Griever with his foot (212)

Thomas doesn’t want to speak telepathically (236)

Teresa kicked Jeff in the balls and climbed through a window (238)

When Newt is annoyed with Thomas, he reverts back to calling him Greenie (109) (243)

Alby suffered from depression post-Changing (249)

Newt was willing to spend days in the Maze, even though it was obvious that something horrible and traumatizing had happened to him there (250)

Alby mocks Newt’s limp and implies that he wouldn’t be much help in the Maze overnight (250)

Thomas imagined Chuck crying himself to sleep in a separate room (252)

Teresa was sleeping through most of the Griever attacks (262)

Minho suspected that Alby was the one who set the map room on fire (267)

Newt believes that he’s of lower intelligence than the other Gladers (273)

Wax paper is one of Frypan’s most valued supplies (274)

Thomas is embarrassed when Newt implies that Teresa is his girlfriend (280)

Speaking telepathically hurts Thomas and Teresa physically (284)

Thomas was stung by the Griever multiple times (295)

Chuck waited by Thomas’ bed side while he was going through the Changing- strongly implied (298)

Alby’s memories revolve around the Flare (313)

Thomas tells Teresa to “sugar coat” the trip for Chuck because Thomas is concerned about the boy’s mental health (323)

Chuck gave up hope on somebody in the world caring about him because of the conversation around the Glade about the Flare, etc (326)

Alby didn’t sacrifice himself so that the Gladers could make it through, he killed himself because he couldn’t stay to go back into the world (333)

Newt is disgusted by the lack of emotion Minho and Thomas show over Alby’s death (334)

The Gladers entered the WICKED headquarters by going down a slide in the floor (349)

Thomas is tackled by a Crank (362)

Thomas would have traded the lives of ANY other Glader in the room to have had Chuck survive (371)

[inquisitories]

maze runner comic no. 2 “run alone” 1 2 [3]

[inquisitories]

maze runner comic no. 2 “run alone”

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[inquisitories]

maze runner comic no. 2 “run alone” [1] 2 3

[wherebat]

does anyone have good quality refs of newts bag or outfit like???i have no idea

[iwzm-deactivated20160621]

basic structure of newt’s outfit:

the bag kinda has silver metal buckles for the “cover” of the bag as well as the part where the long strap meets the bag.

I think Newt has a smaller Knife…

[bloodygreenie]

Griever concept art by Ken Barthelmey!

[crucefix]

I JUST BECAME OVERWHELMED WITH THOMINHO FEELINGS

remember when minho ‘punched the living crap’ out of that blonde guy because he shot thomas

remember when minho said ‘remember that i love you’

remember when thomas said he could only worry about minho

remember when thomas risked his own life to help minho after he’d been struck by lightning despite not helping any of the other gladers who were hit

remember how there were lines throughout all of the books like ‘thomas met minho’s gaze’ or ‘thomas looked over at minho’

remember when thomas had to ‘fight back tears’ while looking at minho in the death cure because of all they’d been through together

remember when knowing that minho still believed in him gave thomas the courage to fight the cranks

and minho said ‘if you die, i will not be happy’

when minho could tell thomas was lying by looking into his eyes

how thomas ‘couldn’t believe how good it felt’ to see minho’s smile again

when minho said to thomas ‘i bet you cried every night, missing me’ and thomas said ‘yeah’

when minho ‘playfully’ punched thomas on the arm and thomas punched him back

when thomas’s ‘heart ached for minho’

how thomas ‘couldn’t handle losing him’

when thomas ran into the maze, risking his life, and said to minho ‘i couldn’t leave you out there’

when they sat at the edge of the cliff throwing pebbles into the griever hole together

when thomas ‘made his desicion. he liked minho’

when minho whispered ‘well, shuck me’ next to thomas’s ear

…these two are going to kill me

[beaulesbian]

tmr books: minho tells thomas that he loves him, thomas constantly comments on how muscular minho’s arms are in unnecessary detail eg. ‘he could almost see the blood pumping through them’ and 'minho’s powerful arms folded and tensed, veins bulging all over the place’, thomas’s heart 'aches for minho’, a sentence like 'thomas met minho’s gaze’ almost every other line, minho hates teresa and brenda for no reason other than that they spend time with thomas eg 'and for some reason minho gave brenda dirty looks the entire time’ (jealous.mp3), minho grabs thomas by the shirt and pushes him against a wall; he also climbs on top of him and holds him down when thomas is hijacked and refuses to get up even though thomas has a knife ('minho had pinned thomas’s arms to the ground. he hovered over him, heaving to catch his breath. 'im not getting up until they let your mind go’) which makes thomas want to smile, it also says that thomas’s midsection arches upwards and his body bucked and minho presses down - that’s called grinding folks, they risk their lives for each other countless times, minho tackles to the ground and 'punches the living crap’ out of the guy who shot thomas, dashner said in an interview that minho and thomas have the closest bond,thomas’s heart skipped a beat when he saw minho, minho runs backwards in the lightning storm to help thomas up when he falls, risking his own life in the process, also thomas screams when minho is hit in the lightning storm to help minho even though he ignored every other glader who fell; minho then 'wrapped one of his arms around thomas’s neck’ and they moved together, 'thomas rammed into minho […] thomas quickly spun to grab his friend, wrapped his arms around his chest and squeezed against his struggles to escape, minho pulls thomas into a bear hug when they’re reunited, when thomas thought he might die he typed goodbye messages to brenda and minho and nobody else, when jorge offered a deal in which he’d help the gladers but would have to kill minho in exchange thomas refuses even though this might endanger everyone else, looking at minho and thinking how he is his 'true best friend’ makes thomas have to 'hold back the tears’, minho never once questions thomas’s judgement even when every single other character questions him and he follows him into anything, 'no way, me and you’, 'i’m with thomas. i’m with thomas one hundred percent’, just going to repeat this one - minho told thomas that he loves him. like that’s an actual thing that happened. they constantly joke around with each other it’s srsly flirting, 'if there was a person other than teresa on the planet he (thomas) could truly call a friend, it was minho’, minho calls thomas 'baby’ and on one occasion it gives thomas butterflies, when minho reunited with thomas he said 'i’ve been shucked and gone to heaven’ aw, minho says he bet thomas cried every night missing him and thomas says 'yeah’, minho curls up and goes to sleep at thomas’s feet, minho puts all of his faith in thomas from the very beginning eg by making him keeper of the runners while every other glader doubts him which also means minho is going against the people he’s known for years in favour of thomas, he also gives up his own leadership role to make thomas keeper of the runners and also tells thomas 'okay greenie, you da boss’, when group b take thomas away (after minho trying to fight back) minho yells after him that they’ll find him, 'thomas heard a distant voice, screaming the same words over and over, something about him. about protecting him as he ran. it was minho’ hashtag protective boyfriend minho, 'thomas made his decision; he liked minho’, thomas says he felt disgusted when brenda tries to kiss him and thinks 'maybe it was the drug. maybe it was teresa. maybe it was -’ at which point minho starts talking, thomas says to minho 'i won’t keep anything from you. and she knows it, too.’, minho says 'if you die i will NOT be happy’ to thomas, thomas 'hadn’t realized how important it was that minho still believed in him - it went halfway to giving him the courage he needed’, minho has surgery to remove the wicked device from his brain while thomas is asleep and when thomas wakes up, minho is sitting in the chair beside his bed. this means minho woke up after his surgery and got up and moved to the chair beside thomas’s bed, 'thomas could only worry abut minho’, 'your eyes dont lie’ minho can literally tell whether thomas is lying by looking into his eyes; thomas also does this bc he says he can tell by the 'hard glint’ in minho’s eyes that he’d been through an awful time, minho gives thomas nicknames and they always have playful banter, 'the two of them then looked at each other for a long moment, catching their breath, somehow reliving those few seconds all the things they’d gone through’, 'even though he couldn’t see minho, he knew his friend lay only a few feet above him. and it wasn’t just the snoring. when someone is close by, you just know it’, when jorge was kicking minho, thomas’s hands clenched into fists and he hated jorge and wanted to 'beat him like he’d beaten gally’; he’d beaten gally for killing chuck, so the fact he wanted to beat jorge as badly as he’d beaten gally for just kicking minho shows how much it angered and hurt him, possibly hurting him as much as it hurt him when chuck was killed, 'minho smiled, a very welcome sight’ aka thomas likes his smile; he also 'couldn’t believe how good it felt to see minhos smirky grin again’, they playfully punch each other on the arm, 'minho studied thomas’ is said at least three times in the first book alone aka checking thomas out, thomas says minho has beautiful hands, thomas often refers to all of the gladers just as 'minho and the others’, newt says to thomas 'then you’re minho’s’ and thomas replies 'sounds beautiful’, thomas and minho share a bunk bed, when thomas says he’ll go somewhere with brenda minho shakes his head and says 'no way, me and you’, thomas says he couldn’t handle losing minho, 'remember that i love you’

fandom:

fandom:

fandom:

fandom: they’re just friends

[subject-a7-the-leader]

Minho went against the people he’d known for years to defend Thomas.

Thomas ran into the maze for Minho before he even knew him.

Minho beat Gally’s ass because he threatened Thomas.

“No way, shuckface. You’re coming with me. We need food and rest. Now.”

Minho trusted Thomas to keep the group together from behind - Aka, be his second in command.

He forgot how important in was that Minho still believe in him. It went halfway to giving him the courage to do what he needed to do.

Minho ran back in the lightning storm for Thomas when he fell, drug him back up, and tried his best to assure Thomas there was nothing they could do for the kid that got struck.

Thomas literally said he didn’t care about anyone else until Minho was struck by lightening and suddenly Thomas was falling to his knees, risking his life to try and help Minho.

Minho follows Thomas into the bathroom to comfort him.

Minho brought Thomas food, worried about him, and followed Thomas around to make sure he didn’t puke.

Minho noticed Thomas doesn’t smile much.

Minho makes Thomas laugh even in the bleakest of moments and it’s such a rare thing that even other characters were surprised to see Thomas in a good mood.

Thomas has an obsession with Minho’s arms.

“He could only worry about Minho.”

Dashner has explicitly stated multiple times that not all characters were straight

Dashner has also outright stated that Minho had the closest bond to Thomas

Dashner said that if Thomas told Minho he killed Newt that Minho would eventually forgive him.

Dashner said that Thomas spends his time in Paradise relaxing on the beach with Minho

“I bet you cried every night missing me.” “Yeah.”

“I’ve imagined you dead about a hundred different ways.” - So Minho really worries about Thomas to the point that he pictures him dying again and again when sperated from the boy.

The entire third movie is about Thomas going to rescue Minho

BEAR HUG.

“If you die, I will not be happy!”

“No way, me and you!” Jealous boyfriend much?

Minho hated every girl who spoke to Thomas for no apparent reason.

- For some reason Minho kept casting Brenda dirty looks.

- Minho didn’t seem happy to see him. “What did that shuck traitor have to say?” (When Thomas speaks to Teresa)

- Minho flashed Thomas a goofy grin and waved, his sarcasm making it obvious he wants exactly happy. (When Brenda wants to talk to Thomas)

“You know I won’t keep anything form you. And she knows it too.

Ki Hong Lee ships it.

Dylan O'Brien ships it.

Thomas Sangster ships it.

“Remember that I love you.”

“If there was anyone in this world besides Teresa (who was currently the love interest) who Thomas could truly call a friend, it was Minho and he couldn’t handle loosing him too.”

Thomas is totally fine with Gally after Gally says he never meant to kill Chuck - Only Thomas - While Minho is the one who is still unhappy because Gally wanted to kill Thomas.

Thomas and Minho slept together on the floor in Denver.

Thomas and Minho share a bunk and Minho talks to Thomas until he falls asleep - Letting himeslf talk about sensitive things like what happened to the friends they left behind.

Thomas calls Teresa his best friend when she’s the love interest. Teresa calls Aris her best friend what she flirts with him to betray Thomas - Thomas says Minho had become his “true best friend” by the end of the book.

Teresa threatens to literally kill the Gladers one by one but isn’t able to get Minho to shut up until she starts hurting Thomas every time Minho opens his mouth - Which gets him to shut up instantly.

Minho screaming that he’d find Thomas until Teresa hurts Thomas again which forces Minho to stay quiet.

Minho is Thomas’s Keeper and Thomas is Minho’s last Runner.

Minho is the first kid Minho actually meets in TFC.

Thomas basically threatens to kill himself if Wicked kills Minho and literally freaks during the whole Griever attack thing - Begging, bargaining, almost sobbing.

“He made his decision, he liked Minho.”

“He really liked Minho.”

Something in his voice lessened the blow.

Thomas is surprised at how easily Minho can sooth him after ticking him off.

Minho catches Thomas by the wrist to stop him from leaving when his messing with the boy has almost pushed Thomas too far.

Runnie undies - “Keeps you nice and comfy. Ya know your…” “Yeah. I know.”

“Someone grabbing him by the shoulder of his shirt, pulling him closer. Minho.”

“I’ve been shucked and gone to heaven! It’s Thomas!”

Minho it the last person alive Thomas trusts. (“He would only trust Minho and Newt. No one else.”)

Thomas writes a letter to Minho and Brenda when he’s about to die. No one else.

Thomas feels as angry as he did when Gally killed Chuck when Jorge even kicks Minho.

Minho beats a guy to death for shooting Thomas.

Minho can count off the other Gladers deaths “like apples in a barrel” but risks the entire group on an insane rescue mission to search the entire crank city for Thomas.

Thomas won’t let Jorge kill Minho even if it ensures everyone else’s safety.

“Something in his eyes.” “Hoping to convey with his eyes…” Minho and Thomas can understand each other through their eyes alone.

Minho trusted Thomas even when doing so might result in his fingers getting chopped of.

Thomas says Minho has beautiful hands - And when Thomas is shot someone with nice hands stays with him… HMMM.

“Thomas found Minho with his eyes.” “Thomas looked at Minho.” “Thomas caught Minho’s eye.”

Whenever Thomas speaks of his friends it’s always “Minho and the others.”

Minho is literally the most important to Thomas - The author legitimately said that guys come on.

“The world was collapsing around Thomas and Minho… Together, they jumped through the icy gray wall.” There 2 are really together at the end of the world. They’re all they have left.

Thomas has to hold back tears when he stares into Minho’s eyes and swears never to tell about Newt because Minho means too much to him to loose him too.

“Minho extended a hand to Thomas to help him up.” “He came over to help Thomas stand” “…felt Minho lifting him to his feet.”

“Minho’s face appeared in front of his. He was yelling something…. Thomas looked back at Minho. “He’s dead.” His friend was yelling.“ Because that whole scene in TDC where Newt stopped Thomas from beating Gally was a Thominho rip off.

Minho looks hurt when Thomas wants to go with Brenda

“Thomas fell; Minho jerked him to his feet. A few seconds later Minho fell; Thomas yanked and dragged until they were both running again.”

“You gonna kill me, slinthead? Do it, then. Throw it.” Minho trusting Thomas even when Thomas is mind controlled.

But Minho had Thomas’s arms pinned to the ground. He hovered over him, heaving to catch his breath. “I’m not getting up until they let your mind go.” Thomas wanted to smile.

Minho was asleep in a chair beside Thomas’s bed even though he underwent the same surgery - Meaning Minho got out of bed, pulled a chair over to Thomas bed, and stayed with him until he fell asleep.

In TDC comic there is a failed rescue attempt in which Thomas simply cannot accept that Minho isn’t there, starting with phrases like “THEY have to be here,” but quickly disintegrating into “I’m not leaving HIM!” As his panic grows, letting us all know who he’s really worried about as even other characters who had been using “they” start repeating “He’s not here” over and over again in an attempt to get Thomas to understand.

Thominho used to be the default ship before the movies came out.

Minho comes running to save Thomas again and again.

Minho asking “are you okay?” Every other line.

Minho’s sarcastic chidings make Thomas want to smile - And when he does actually smile at them Minho gives a “satisfied nod” and says “that’s better” Because he literally wants to make Thomas smile omfg.

Minho gets really angry at Thomas for running off alone because it’s dangerous and they’re supposed to do things together - But yet still immideatly softens when he sees Thomas is actually upset and tries to get him to talk about it.

Thomas is disgusted at Brenda’s kiss: “Maybe it was Teresa, maybe it was-” At which point Minho starts talking. So subtle.

Dashner describes Minho as the one character we can always count on - Because he’ll always have Thomas’s back.

“Aw. How sweet. You can stay here and die with Thomas.” Frypan ships it.

In the third movie, Minho wakes up when he hears Thomas’s voice.

[bilesandthesourwolf]

honestly, this is the best ever. i want to add stuff, cause i know there’s more, but i’m too lazy to go through the books right now. so here’s some stuff i can remember off the top of my head:

“I’m with Thomas. I’m with Thomas one hundred percent.” 

“His heart ached for Minho”

“How do I look?” “Like the ugliest shanky girl I’ve ever seen”

Minho crying as Thomas lay dying in TDC movie

“Good plan Thomas, really working out for us.” “Shut up, Minho.”

Minho seriously giving Thomas the once over when he came running out of the maze in the first movie

“He stays.” 

Minho smiled, a very welcome sight. Especially considering how horrible the guy looked. “We’d just found you. Did you think we were gonna let these bunch of shuck-faces do anything to you? You owe me. Big time.” He walked over and started cutting the tape. “What do you mean you’d just found us?” Thomas was so happy he wanted to giggle like an idiot. 

“This is gonna be a good home for us.”

“I made a promise to Minho. I wouldn’t leave him behind.”

Thomas yelling for Minho and having to be held back as Minho was taken in TST movie

“They’ll be back. He didn’t get what he really wanted.” Jansen knows what’s up

Down in the mall (in TST movie) when Thomas says “Let’s split up” and it’s automatically assumed that Minho is going with Thomas, they didn’t even have to discuss it.

In TST movie after the lightening, Thomas’s hands all over Minho’s neck and chest once they got him inside the building and the utter relief on his face when Minho finally woke up.

Minho asking “Why didn’t you run?” when Thomas is shoved down next to him, wishing Thomas had saved himself instead of coming back for them. (TST movie)

Minho being the first one to stand next to Thomas when he pulled out the bomb. (TST movie)

honestly, the entire first movie was basically one giant Thominho love feast

[minhomas-tmr]

Dashner clearly is THE hardcore thominho shipper…and he created this world, so guess who’s endgame!!

[subjecta5newtella]

minho: if I don’t see you on the other side remember that I love you

me:

[lieutenant-rhawkeye]

Colonel Mustang's Secret Diary of Complaints (Perfect Guidebook 3)

Featured chapters:

Elizabeth was hit on by a suspicious man: Chapters 30 & 31

Elizabeth was taken by another man: Chapter 62

Stop shouting "Prince, Prince!": Vol. 23 extra chapter (Prince of the Dawn Prologue) & Vol. 22 Omake

A difficult woman to deal with: Chapter 74 & Vol. 22 Omake

[bloodraven55]

gladly taking my royai crumb from the movie of riza being so locked in with her sixth sense for the millisecond roy might be in danger

[royriza]

Hi there. I'm new to this fandom, but I really need to talk to someone about that ch. 62 panel where Madame Christmas tells Roy to "go someplace fun" with Elizabeth, because I think that's the biggest Royai evidence of all. First of all, it confirms some things about their relationship:1) Riza is the best person to cheer him up when he's feeling down. 2) Roy and Riza do hang out together outside of work, but they're using her codename, so that's a secret. (part 1)

THIS IS FANASTIC (and also, welcome to the fandom)

I had to drop everything I’m doing and search for the said panel HAHA

and it’s funny that Roy responded with “I’d go on a date with you anytime” lol situationship is situationshipping

I think their whole situation is… complicated. A favorite headcanon of mine is that there is no teenage love confession, just mutual pining. Roy’s more open in pursuing Riza but Riza just shrugs him away (thinks of it as a joke or because it would hamper their work). aside from fraternization laws they’re also scared of losing each other ? in a sense that if they risk a romantic relationship and it didn’t work, what comes next? especially since they’re basically codependent on each other

in a meta sense, the whole “why don’t they get married— it’s because of fraternization laws” also makes sense to me because I don’t think anyone in the fma manga are married (maybe arakawa wants to be religion-sensitive?) or like marriage and family isn’t the only happy ending the characters should have. some of them are at the peak of their careers even near-retirement, or at the height of their redemption arcs.

[tournamentpollsinc]

Round Three

Freak MATCHED

Royai VS Morticia/Gomez

Royai

Morticia/Gomez

Voting ended onNov 4, 2025

[gipsyjr]

New Roy Mustang HC where even though he used a Philosphers (I spelled that wrong) stone Post-Promised day, his eyes still stay that cloudy grey blind people have. He can see perfectly fine, even the military confirmed his 20-20 vision. but its still grey (probably not scientifically accurate but whatever) Now he plays the blind man when its convenient or for undercover missions and he wear shades to be intimidating.

the team helped train him while wearing a blindfold often so he can successfully do things without his vision, further solidifying his disguise. Riza probably got him blacked out glasses as a joke but he wears them constantly and somehow does not trip.

Missions be like:

Havoc: dude hurry up

Roy: at least inform me what's ahead?

Havoc: your fine, just keep going straight-

a random civilian: *sees a blind man pushing a guy in a wheelchair off the stairs* oh my god

a random civilian: *sees the wheelchair guy stand up and flip the blind guy off, only to be hit on the back of head by said blind guy* OH MY GOD-

[riza-hawks-eye]

The ova Yet Another Man's Battlefield explores why Mustang can never settle down and get married like Maes Hughes.

He asks Hughes, "Can you really hold the woman you love with blood-stained hands?" And it's not just a manifestation of his guilt. There's truth to the fact that Mustang is not a good person. Mustang is terrifying. And people are right to be afraid of him.

The same thing applies to Riza, only Riza has the horrible bonus of having the Alchemical equivalent to nuclear launch codes on her back. Sure, Roy may have burned off the most important information of her Father's research, but the tattoo still lingers, and there will still be questions from the people who see it. And Riza can't give them answers that won't lead back to the numerous deaths she is responsible for.

It's no wonder then, that neither of these two characters are ever canonically romantically linked to anyone else.

Neither Riza nor Roy even really meaningfully touched anyone else until Episode 59. When the Gold-Toothed Doctor has Riza's throat slit.

It takes a near-death experience for Roy to hold the woman he loves, and for Riza to finally let herself be held.

But in a strange sense, it finally lets Roy hold the woman he loves with blood-stained hands.

[honiibbang]

Something so inherently similar and contrasting and devestatingly beautiful in the way Hawkeye and Mustangs love in comparison to the way Winry and Edward love each other.

Edward and Winry are both people with very little blood hands on their hands, despite it all. They have seen the world and its evil and what it can and has taken and both decide to be good, despite it all. And they love each other because they know they are both good and preserve that in each other with everything they can. Edward, who says Winrys heart, soul and hands aren’t meant to kill, but create life, to heal. Winry, who knows Edward has sins stained on him but still trusts him through it all, lets him carry their fates in those hands because she will always trust the unwaveringly unstained nature of his heart.

And then we have Roy and Hawkeye. With skeletons in their closets, joined hands in causes they could be damned to hell for. Unlike Winry and Edward, their hands have knowingly and unwittingly became reapers to an amount of lives so high they don’t even have names to be haunted by. Their pure and inherently good ideals weren’t borne since childhood like Edward and Winry that they carried through their lives, they were earned from bloodshed and nameless tombstones.

There is no innocence to preserve in the other, no naive ideals or bright eyed hope, and yet. yet. despite being murderers, wrongdoers, both carrying the equal burden of their sins, they both take each others blood stained hands - with a flame etched in one palm, a cocked sniper in the other - and place their war torn hearts in there. A sinner deemed trustworthy enough to shoot him if she believe he has strayed, a murderer righteous enough to die with him if he were to pass. Because even if they know they would be condemned under a righteous’s gods hands, despite their transgressions blasphemous in equal weight, they still are each others compasses, judge and jury, soulmate, and executioner.