fullmetal pipsqueak

merry christmas @areyousanta​!! 🎅🎄 i’m your @fmasecretsanta​

hope you have a happy holiday period and have a blast! i wrote a wee fic for you, featuring the besties having a good time, relaxing, and enjoying themselves, as they should 🍻

you can read it here on ao3

The smell of food filled Madame Christmas’ bar, wafting through from the open door of the kitchen behind the counter. Voices travelled the length of the room, filled with laughter and cheer, as they chatted with one another and caught up with old friends.

Breda and Havoc sat on barstools as they nursed a beer in their hands. Havoc’s head was thrown back as he laughed – loudly. A full belly laugh, which had heads turning and smiling in amusement, unable to temper their own upon hearing the sound. He lifted a hand and slapped it down on Breda’s back affectionately as his friend laughed along with whatever joke they were in on. Fuery snickered as he stood beside them. He too had a beer in his hands which he took a swig of – however he hadn’t drank as much as the other two yet.

Falman was not drinking. He was driving his family back to their hotel after the party this evening. They’d arrived back in Central yesterday after travelling all day by train from the north. The kids had looked around in awe at the concrete jungle, so different from North City and their hometown, and Falman had taken great delight in showing his family around.

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[image descriptions: tweets and text posts placed over screencaps from Fullmetal Alchemist.

1. tweet by @ adaripp: “while you were busy being heterosexual, I studied the blade” over a blood-smeared Olivier Mira Armstrong holding up a sword.

2. tweet by @ coltondoe: “”you look sad today” bro I’m sad every day I just didn’t have the energy to hide it today” for Mustang looking pensively into a mirror.

3. textpost by @ madterbating: “yes I am a girl yes I kill people” for Olivier Mira Armstrong killing general Raven.

4. textpost by @ moseby “what do you say to your sister if she is crying?? Are you having a CRISIS” for Ling Yao patting Mei Chang’s head as she cries.

5. textpost by @ stillhereunfortunately: “it takes 26 muscles to smile and 62 to frown and that’s why my face is fucking ripped and it will kick your ass” for a serious-looking scar.

6. textpost by @ dera-chan: “When people say all straight pairings are boring and forced as hell, then this means they obviously have never watched FMA Brotherhood to witness one of the most beautiful and most perfect ships ever:” Riza Hawkeye protecting Mustang, comically sprawled on the floor in the rain.

7. textpost by @ souverainedeschals: “being friends with boys is terrible because you never know when they’re going to say something ridiculous and disappoint you permanently” for a comically styled Edward watching Winry work.

8. “Yeah you cute but you stress me tf out” for Riza, disappointed, standing before some stunned soldiers saying “Really... Could you please be useless only on rainy days?”

9. textpost by @ intellectualpanda: “people who survive the summer with long hair are surviving the apocalypse” for an annoyed Edward Elric.

10. textpost by @ doldrum: “I love Kain Fuery he has arguably the most metal name in FMA like here's Master Sergeant Kinslayer McWrath and he's just. He's just a really nice dude that absolutely loves dogs. Just a really supportive cheery fellow. Fucking superb you funky little radio technician.” For Kain beaming as he plays with black hayate. End ID]

[image description: gif from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, showing Mei Chang create her transmutation circle—a circle with a five-point star in it—in the ground using her foot. End ID]

[Image description: Alignment chart of the FMA characters' reactions to being told they're the chosen one.

"I will not let you down." Riza

"Sounds fun!" Mei, Ling

"k" Roy

"No I'm fucking not" Greed

"Do I have to be?" Alphonse

"please god I am so tired" Edward

End ID]

May Chang💖

(I know it’s been long, but thank you for still sticking around, giving so much love for you all!)

[image description: digital drawing of Mei Chang from Fullmetal Alchemsit in her signature fighting position—crouching down with one leg and one arm extended out in front of her, the other arm by her head—with her mouth open and a determined look on her face. Xiao Mei stands in a similar position on her head, and Mei Chang’s hair flies out around her. End ID]

another commission for Nonymos, for their fic Even The Nameless!  tyty!!

[image description: digital drawing of Scar and Mei Chang sitting together, Scar pulling a sheet over their heads. He smiles down at Mei Chang, who sits, hugging her knees, in front of him, and beams back at Scar. The piece is warmly coloured. End ID]

[GIF: Mei from FMA:B in her Briggs clothes, holding a jar with Envy in it, waving goodbye to her friends off screen, tearing up when she stops. Xiao Mei is standing on top of Envy’s jar, copying her movements. End description.]

don’t forget!

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Ok so maybe you already know but I rewatched FMAB this year, and once more I realized that it is and it will always be one of my favorite shows of all time. And I can’t begin to explain how much Arakawa’s creation means to me. Like I really can’t, but I’ll try

It’s filled by amazing, diverse and complex and lovable characters, and I love each one of them (yes Kimblee, you too); it has an excelent and well-carried plot, it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me feel intrigued and all sort of things. But in the end, the thing that clicked for me was its core message, one that speaks about connection. The people we meet along the way and the true reason of our existence on this world, the things that really matter

I think that when Ed and Al burned their house, that October the 3rd, they were beginning a journey that, ironically, would lead them back to where they started: home, family, friends. Connection. 

Like Josh Ritter says in one of my favorite songs: “Only a full house’s gonna make a home“

I think of that song and that line in particular when I think of FMA

I tried to portrait that connection in this piece, I hope that gets through~

Happy October 3rd, everyone 😊💖

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This is avaliable as a print on Redbubble 🖼

[image description: digital drawing showing a huge group hug with Alphonse at the centre after his body was returned. The first uses warm colours and the light on their faces. The second is edited to look like a sepia photograph.

Closest to Alphonse is Izumi, resting her cheek on his head; Edward with a huge grin; and Mei Chang. Around them, from left to right: Lan Fan, who also has a hand on Mei’s shoulder; Ling Yao, an arm around Lan Fan; Van Hohenheim; Riza Hawkeye looking at the kids tenderly; Roy Mustang. On the outside of the hug are Sig, looking in with a huge smile, and a sparkling Alex Louis Armstrong. End ID.]

a xing family dinner

[Image Description: a drawing of lan fan, ed, al, ling, and mei having dinner together at a table and laughing. End Description]

Rewatching FMA:B (I literally finished it for the first time less than a month ago) but now I’ve made my sister join me!!

Ling is my #1, the Xingese kids are all badass

[image description: digital drawing of Ling Yao, Lan Fan, Mei Chang and Xiao Mei. Ling Yao is at the centre, smiling and standing proudly with his sword behind his head. Behind him to the left is Mei Chang, one hand extended out in front, the other by her face, ready to fight. To the right is Lan Fan, her knife drawn. The two girls look at each other aggressively. In the middle of the two is Xiao Mei, mimicking Mei Chang’s post. End ID.]

someone please draw mei and scar

Okay

[image description: the first is a screencap from the movie Logan, of two people in a car. A girl in pink sunglasses looking outside, a bloodied hand resting on the window edge, and the man driving, looking weary.

The second image is a redraw with Mei Chang looking out the window with Xiao Mei sitting on her head, while Scar drives. End ID.]

man people be out there talkin about the ‘guy saves the girl’ tropes in FMAB while completely ignoring all the times the girls saved the guys. just some examples off the top of my head: >winry gave ed an arm and a leg. literally, the entire reason he could even move around was thanks to her and granny pinako >riza tripping mustang during his confrontation with scar in episode 5, wherein he very well could’ve died just like that >honestly just the first half of episode 54 with riza and mustang hhbhbhbhbbbh >lan fan cutting off her own go d dda mn arm so that ling and her could escape from bradley in episode 23, saving both their lives >(hell ling states in that very same episode that she’s stronger than him and was more dedicated to saving their clan than he could ever be) >mei healing scar’s wounds on several occasions >mei healing dr. marcoh’s wound in episode 31 >winry every time ed does anything stupid ever >lets be real ling wouldnt have survived two steps into the desert without lan fan >lets be real mustang wouldnt have survived two seconds being a colonel without riza >lets be real edward wouldnt have survived pretty much anything without winry >also maria ross and rebecca coming in clutch with extra supplies in episode 51!! >izumi kicking greed’s ass and saving ed in episode 14 >olivier saving the entirety of fort briggs with her quick-thinking and leadership when sloth showed up >olivier absolutely o b l i t e r a t i n g general raven in episode 36, saving the world from having that creepy asshole be alive anymore >also her technically saving several briggs men from being trapped in that tunnel by sneakily giving the old guy a broken watch in episode 38 >just olivier in general >just izumi in general anyway summary: all the women in FMA are amazing and strong and way more capable than any man to have ever existed and i want to hold all their hands

Announcer voice: Fullmetal Alchemist, pause, Fullmetal Alchemist Maysketchaday

[image descriptions:

1. Edward and Alphonse walking towards the train platform, just past some downwards stairs. A train waits with bright headlights. There’s a golden glow about the platform.

2. Selim Bradley sits alone at the end a large dinner table, knife and fork in hand. Beyond bright red eyes, there are no distinguishable facial features. The room is darkly lit, the candle besides Pride blown out.

3. Scar and Mei Chang, seen from behind, walk along the high ridge of a curving sand dune, stretching into the distance. Mei Chang holds her hands out playfully, Scar is more serious. End ID.]

more star trek AU foolishness. you're welcome

[ID: two fullmetal alchemist fanarts. The first image shows roy mustang and riza hawkeye in starfleet uniforms, holding phasers and looking serious. riza is a cardassian. the second image shows mei and al walking somewhere together, also wearing starfleet uniforms. mei is casually gripping al's arm and talking indistinctly and al has a thought-bubble saying "AAAAAHHH". end ID)

Мой разворот для FMA Fanzine!

[image description: two digital drawings of events that occur in Briggs, in soft colours.

1. Heinkel, in his lion form, kneels and examines the unconscious Edward Elric carefully, after he was impaled by metal, a pool of blood under him. Darius besides him raises the body by pulling up Edward’s hood.

2. The art is roughly split in two. The top shows Mei Chang holding Alphonse’s head lose to herself, looking at it carefully, with Winry carrying Alphonse’s arm in the background. The bottom shows Zampano, Jerso, Scar, Winry, Mei, Marcoh and Yoki trudging through the snow, carrying various parts of Alphonse’s armour.

3 is a close up of Heinkel looking at Edward. 4 is a close up on Winry carrying Alphonse’s armour over her shoulder. End ID.]

[id: an illustration of the main cast of fullmetal alchemist. separated from the others by glowing blue fire at the edges are the homunculi, with king bradley at the top. on either side of him are lust smiling with her claw raised and envy glaring with their fist up. below them are pride, shadows forming behind him; gluttony, tongue out to show his ouroboros mark; sloth, teeth gritted and head raised; and greedling, smiling with one arm raised toward his face. next are izumi with her arms crossed, may chang jumping up with a smile, scar looking warily to the side, and olivier resting both hands on her rapier’s hilt. the next row is riza, gun pointed off-screen as she steps forward; winry, holding up a wrench with a smile; and major armstrong, flexing with a faint smile and sparkles around him. last are al, hands raised, and roy, fire spreading from his outstretched hand. in the very front is ed, who’s smiling and bent forward with blue electricity flying from his hands. /end id.]