#killing tw

[boydswan]

三船敏郎 | 大菩薩峠 (1966, 岡本喜八)

[01432853]

Six Realms Hall's ninth rule: Those who collude with others and harm the life of its members should die. The tenth rule: Those who pin the blame on its members should die. The thirteenth rule: Those who don't respect their superiors should die.

A Journey To Love (2023) • EP 2

[selfshippingquotes]

F/O: This weapon is bubblegum-scented so the last thing people realize before I kill them is how cute and fun I am.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was attending a wedding and the groom was Neil Patrick Harris. He killed his bride and tried to frame me for it.

[mystycfics]

Who: Chuck and @angstfactory (Vicente)

When: Late night

Where: One of Vicente's cover clients

It wasn't like she intentionally followed him places. Well, the one time into the council's offices she did follow him. The rest of the time he just happens to be where she needs to go. He would really claim otherwise though but she was surprised to see him out and about in general. She'd been taking job after job after job when the demons had been purged from the town. She didn't want to sit still long enough to over think the choices she made that night because she refused to regret them. And he had been hospitalized.

For the first few minutes she watched Vicente, she actually started to believe he was just cleaning. He was going about his rounds, emptying trash, wiping windows. But then a drawer was opened, papers ruffled, and she didn't catch the movement of her target in time. The person she had actually been following here. As soon as she knew Vicente was there, her plan had changed to intercept her target somewhere else. Far away from where he could be a witness. But once the other vampire realized what the hunter was doing, there was no way that would work.

He had pulled out a weapon aimed right at Vicente's back. This was, of course, one of the reasons someone wanted him dead. He was a rogue vampire. Rumor was he even had his teeth pulled out by the last person he pissed off. She didn't really care what his sins were at this point. Now it was about protecting a friend. Friend? Sure...friend.

She moved quickly, human eyes probably wouldn't have caught her, and blocked any shot the vampire might have made, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, shooting someone in the back is bad form." It was loud enough that Vicente would hear. He wasn't 100% obviously but, two against one was better odds than a bullet to the back. "And the janitor no less. Few cards shy of a deck aren't you."

[flameleadsarc]

There is a part of Roy that relishes how much power he has as the Flame Alchemist, what he can do, and that no one else can do it.

And he loathes it.

To understand this part of Roy Mustang, we have to go back to the Ishvalan War of Extermination. Roy was an effective State Alchemist during said war, later touted as the Hero of Ishval, a moniker he holds with disdain. Roy viewed his orders with disgust and horror, which he shared with both Maes Hughes and Riza Hawkeye more than once. During one of these conversations, Solf J. Kimblee happens to listen in and offer his insight, namely to Riza:

Riza, who is fresh out of the academy, freezes. The very thought is dreadful. How could Kimblee ask such a thing?

We do not see Maes respond to Kimblee in either the manga nor FMAB. Roy, however, is quick on his feet with a fight response:

In looking at this scene, we might think Roy's anger comes from a place purely to defend his friend. That would not be inaccurate as Roy cares deeply for Riza. Everything we know about Roy's character leads us to believe he would not sit idly by while someone he cares about is threatened or hurt. This war also has most people on edge. Such an emotional response is in the realm of normal.

But, it's not the only thing that bothered Roy here. Kimblee in this scene makes an excellent foil to Roy's fraying idealism and self-image. He runs almost completely opposite as he views his work as a State Alchemist as a job, which he takes satisfaction in. He also acknowledges what this war is and what they're doing, giving his famous speech that Riza eventually quotes back to Edward:

"Don't avert your eyes from death. Look straight ahead. Look squarely at the people you're killing. And don't forget them. Never... forget them. Because they won't forget you" (Chapter 60: In the Absence of God).

This entire confrontation between Kimblee and Roy forces the latter to come face-to-face with uncomfortable truths about himself and the war. The one that got him angry in the first place, though? There was a part of him that took pride in what he did on the battlefield. There was a part of him that enjoyed using his flame alchemy to kill.

Just like everything else, he compartmentalized that part of himself. It could never see the light of day again. Every time he used his flame alchemy after that, it was with the specific purpose of ensuring he and those around him survived---or, in the case of Fullmetal vs. Flame, it was for training purposes.

Flames of Vengeance, however, was the exception. The man who enjoyed using his flame alchemy to harm and kill came out then, and he was not quiet about it. Listen to and/or read how he speaks to Envy when he describes what he is doing with his alchemy. It is sadistic, and it is terrifying.

And, underneath all of the fury, there is pride.

In conclusion: Roy Mustang compartmentalizes almost every facet of himself in order to get ahead. This is just another part, one he hates, and it is perhaps one of the deadliest of all.

[the-curators-bullshit]

KILLING YOU BECAUSE OF THE HEADER IT'S WORSE NOW KILLING YOU KILLING YOU KILLING YOU

AHAHAHAHA ISN’T IT GLORIOUS?!?!????

i’m taking the killing as a compliment lol thank youuuuu :)

[genderfluid-and-confuzled]

Guys I just saw the most batshit post on this green earth. Every single part of this is making my brain fucking explode what are you talking about children with guns is not darwins goal and furthermore what the fuck are you talking about