#from alphonse

[the-elric-brothers]

A little late, but Happy Halloween !!

You guys have any fond childhood memories of Halloween? Any pranks? (^○^)

Al and I used to carve tiny pumpkins a few days before Halloween when we were little, before Mom died.

I’ve started doing it again, now that I have hands that can deal with small details! It’s really fun. This year I carved the shapes of Den’s face into my pumpkin.

I remember one year, Mom forgot to throw them out and they started rotting, and we got coons under our porch. They were really aggressive, so we weren’t allowed to open the door unless we had an umbrella to scare them off with. They left eventually, but after that Mom made sure to throw out the pumpkins the morning after Halloween.

[the-elric-brothers]

Hey Ed, hey Al:) (teens, like 15 and 14)

wanna go rob a bank since you guys are good at breaking into places?

you know, robber buddies;)

LMAO LET’S GOOOOO

No, no, we shouldn’t do that!! Someone could get hurt, and we shouldn’t steal!

Nah, screw it, let’s go!!

[the-elric-brothers]

hello al do you like stuffed animals just as much as real ones. also. did you enjoy things when you got your body back that most people dont? like, if you caught a cold, did you enjoy being able to experience that?

Hi!! :D

I do like stuffed animals! Not as much as real animals, because living animals are warm and sweet and cuter than toys, but I do like stuffed animals too!

The second question is a bit tougher to answer. I wouldn’t say I enjoy those sorts of things, not 100%, but I do appreciate being able to experience all aspects of normal life. If I get a cut, I don’t enjoy the pain, but I do enjoy knowing that that’s a normal thing that bodies experience! When I get a cold, I don’t enjoy sniffling and struggling to breathe, but I do go on to fully appreciate being able to breathe air again once I’m healed. I don’t like pain, but I like that it reminds me of how lucky I am to have a body.

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(i've only watched brotherhood, but I haven't read the manga, so that universe. a bit after briggs, so i guess they're 14 and 15?)

Hey Ed and Al, while you guys were going to Briggs through the snowstorm, why didn't Ed just go into Al's armor? Al wouldn't feel cold so wouldn't it have been easier for both of you??

Yeah, that could have shielded me from the wind and snow, but his body was be really cold since it’s a good conductor of temperature, so there would have been a chance of the metal making me colder too if I was lying against it.

Another thing is that if I had been knocked over by the wind or tripped by a stone or something hidden by the snow, Brother would have hit his head on my metal since he’d go down with me. Also, it’s really weird and gross when someone gets inside me, I really hate it.

And I definitely didn’t want to do something to upset him. Could have saved me some trouble and pain but I don’t think it would have been an even trade.

[the-elric-brothers]

ok. i read everythinf-

may i. pat pat the brothers.

Only if I can pat pat you too! I promise I’ll be gentle!! 💞

[the-elric-brothers]

(fmab ep:25)

are… are you guys okay? :’(

also alphonse i wanna give you a hug so bad :( and ed too but iiii dunno if he’s the hugging type

You know, I would give anything for a hug right now :'( I'm scared and alone and I don't know what's going to happen to me or Brother. I need him to be alive, I need him to be. And I don't want to mess up and die before I get him back.

So yes, I would love a hug right now.

[the-elric-brothers]

(brotherhood ep 64)

incoming hugs!

Hey Al, what was it like trying Winry’s apple pie for the first time when you got your body back? Was it as good as you thought it would be? What’s your favorite thing to do now that you’re back in your body (other than hugging lol)?

Ed, are you sleeping better now that everything’s over? I know you two are traveling around and stuff, but hopefully you’re still getting to relax somewhat. You both deserve it. :)

The pie was so so so good!! It was so much better than I thought it would be, I actually cried when I had it. T ~ T

I like being outside a lot! The wind, the sun on my skin (MY SKIN!!! >•<), all the scents of flowers and trees… oh, it’s all so nice!!

I’m starting to be able to relax a little bit. Sleep is still an issue though, I can’t seem to stop having awful nightmares and shit. I get these weird panicky moments, too, where I’ll have to talk myself down and remind myself that we’re done for now, we don’t have anything so daunting to complete. I’m sure that’ll go away with a little more time to adjust to a calmer life. I haven’t really had a calm life since I was in single digits, which is really wild, but we’re getting there again!

[the-elric-brothers]

(fma:b episode 31)

Holy frick im so glad you two are alive okay. (i was so tense the whole time with Father and everything) also Ed that sword you created for Ling, with the little skull and devil horns? frickin badass af. dude that was so cool ajfjsjgnmsnfmsnfnndkfnsmfkd aaaaaaaaa

aaaaaanyway, Al! You mentioned wanting to try Winry’s apple pie once you get your body back! what else did you wanna do? i know you’ve said it’s lonely being the only one up at night… but also i really hope you get to hug each other. 🥺

also also im so frickin proud of both of you. seriously. you both have been through so much and you’re both so strong and you refuse to give up aaaaaaaaa i wish i could hug you so much sometimes.

sorry, sorry i’ll stop yapping now.

but im still really proud of both of you.

AUGH ASDFGHJKL THANK YOU??!? I WOULD ADORE A HUG RIGHT NOW AND YOU’RE PROUD I JUST- oh my goodness, I adore you, Poptart.

There’s so much I want to do when I get my body back. I want to feel a cat’s fur and I want to be able to properly exercise again, and I want to be able to draw! It’s hard to write and draw with these stupid clunky gauntlets. :(

Hey, thanks for caring about us. It does mean a lot, really. And don’t worry, we’re taking care of each other for sure.