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novelmonger · 9 months

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Ed and Hughes (FMA) #17

Let Me Count the Ways ask game

(specifically '03 animeverse) Prompt: "Are you just going to keep walking by my house or are you going to come in?"

“Did he come back?”

Peering through the tiny slit of the curtains, Maes spotted the small figure standing under the streetlight. No red coat, no braid, no swagger. Just a twelve-year-old boy dressed in black, hands stuffed into pockets as he stared up at their house. “Yeah.”

“That's the third time,” Gracia yawned from the bed.

“It's like he's...too embarrassed to come knock on the door, but he wants to,” Maes murmured, watching the way Ed just stood there, scuffing his shoe against the ground and not moving on.

With a sigh, Gracia sat up. “Well, either call him inside or come back to bed.”

Maes looked over his shoulder at her and smiled, his heart warming at the sight of her. Even with tousled hair and huge bags under her eyes, exhausted from the demands of a certain little someone asleep in the next room, Gracia looked so beautiful. It was tempting to just crawl back under the covers and drift off to sleep again, but something told him he wouldn't be able to rest until he knew why Edward Elric was standing outside his house in the middle of the night.

Call it the Investigations officer in him. Or maybe the father.

As he passed by the bed on the way to the door, Gracia got up and reached for her housecoat. Maes held out a hand to stop her. “No—I can talk to him, hon. You need your sleep.”

Ignoring him, Gracia stepped into her slippers. “I'll make some hot chocolate.”

When she made to step past him, he stopped her with a kiss. “You're the best.”

With a sweet smile, she patted him on the cheek. “I know.”

And so, while Gracia headed to the kitchen, Maes opened the front door and stepped outside. Belatedly, he realized just how cold it was and regretted going outside in bare feet with nothing but his teddy bear-printed pajamas between him and the chill night air.

Ed was just on the other side of the fence now, frozen in place like a rabbit about to bolt. Maes couldn't read his expression from this distance in the dark. Raising a hand in welcome, he called out, “Are you just going to keep walking by my house, or are you going to come in?”

Slowly, dragging his feet the whole way, Ed opened the gate and slouched his way up to the door. “Sorry,” he mumbled. “Didn't mean to wake you up....”

“Never mind that,” Maes said, ushering him through the door. “Just get inside; it's freezing out there.”

Flipping on the lights to fill the room with a warm, cheery light, Maes guided Ed through to the living room and pushed on his shoulders to make him sit down on the couch. As Maes sat down beside him, he got a better look at the disheveled boy.

Huge circles under his eyes, like he hadn't slept in a week. Hollow cheeks, like he hadn't been eating right. His hair was tangled, not even held back in a ponytail. Instead of his usual brash confidence, Ed's shoulders slumped and he stared listlessly at the floor.

“Where's Al?” Maes asked. Best to start with the basics.

Ed shrugged. “With Winry.”

“Winry...oh, right, your girlfriend.” Maes waited for a reaction, but didn't get any. That concerned him more than anything yet. “They know you're here?”

Another shrug. “Went for a walk. Needed to clear my head.”

Maes nodded. Those boys had been through a lot lately, what with tracking down Barry the Chopper and also the whole Tucker situation. It made perfect sense that Ed wasn't his usual self. “Is it helping?”

Ed shook his head. A minute of silence passed while Maes waited for Ed to say more and Ed just stared at the floor.

Maybe he just needed more of an opening. “So how come you ended up on my doorstep tonight, Ed?” he asked softly. “It's a pretty long walk from your hotel. Did you...want to talk to me about something?”

“Yeah...no...I don't know.” Ed sighed, dropping his chin into his hand.

Maes's detective brain started whirring away as he looked at the slump of Ed's shoulders, the way he hung his head and didn't look Maes in the eye. Here he was, in the dead of night, clearly wanting comfort or at least a listening ear...and he wasn't with his brother or his childhood friend. Al and Winry were probably the two people he would normally turn to first for comfort and understanding, as they'd known each other their whole lives.

So why was Ed here, with a man he'd met just a couple months ago? What would Ed want to talk about that he wouldn't want to talk about with the two people who were closest to him?

Pushing his glasses up his nose, Maes asked quietly, “Is this about Nina?”

Ed jerked as if Maes had poked him with a fork, suddenly sitting up straight and staring at him with wide eyes. Maes's heart clenched. He's just a kid. He's twelve. And look at everything he's already been through....

“How'd you...?” Those golden eyes filled with tears and Ed hastily looked away, as if trying to hide behind his long bangs. But Maes could still see his chin trembling.

Maes put a hand on Ed's shoulder, and a choked sob escaped him. Ed pressed a fist to his mouth as if to stifle it, but Maes would have none of that. He slid across the couch and wrapped his arms around Ed, pulling him in close. “It's okay,” he murmured, patting Ed's back just like he always did with Elysia. “I've got you.”

Ed grabbed the back of Maes's shirt, his grip so strong but his sobs surprisingly weak, muffled in Maes's shoulder. Strange. Elysia's tiny hands were much weaker, but her cries were loud and piercing.

Maes felt the same desire well up in his heart—the desire to hold this child close forever and to never, never let go.

But Ed did let go. He pulled back, sniffling and rubbing his sleeve across his eyes with hasty, furtive movements, turning his face away as if embarrassed to have done something like that. But Maes kept an arm around his shoulders, and Ed didn't break his grip. If anything, even though he looked ashamed of his outburst, he leaned towards Maes, as if secretly longing to stay in his embrace.

So Maes settled close to Ed's side with his arm around him, an open invitation if Ed wanted more. “I know you've probably heard this so many times by now it's lost its meaning,” he said heavily, “but it wasn't your fault.”

“Yes, it was.” Ed's chin began to tremble again, but he clenched it and looked defiantly up at Maes through his tears. “I could've stopped him. I should've figured it out before he...he....”

“Hey,” Maes said, squeezing Ed's shoulder until he realized it was his metal shoulder and he wouldn't be able to feel it. “There's a lot of people who can say they should have done something. We all realize that, looking back. But you can't beat yourself up for it. We do our best with what we know at the time.”

Ed's mouth twisted into an ugly scowl. “Guess my best is just never enough, then. 'Cause I did my best...and I still failed her. Just like I always—“ He bit his lip, but that did nothing to stop big, fat tears from rolling down his cheeks.

“Hey, now.” Maes pulled Ed in close again, and Ed didn't protest. His shoulders shook with the force of his tears, miserable and broken. “Don't you go telling yourself that you've failed everyone. That's just not true.”

Ed made a garbled sound of protest, but it was muffled in his shirt, so Maes elected to ignore it.

“You're thinking about your mother, aren't you?” he said softly, rubbing Ed's back in circles. “Maybe I don't know the whole story, but one thing I know for certain is that she would never tell you that you failed her. I'm sure your mom wouldn't have wanted you to sacrifice what you did, trying to bring her back. But she would understand. Because she loved you. She knew that you did what you did because you were desperate, and you wanted to see her again.”

Edward drew a deep, shuddering breath, but didn't say anything, so Maes continued. “And I know for a fact that Al would never call you a failure for what you did for him. He looks up to you. He respects you. He's grateful for what you did, because it's kept you two together all this time. It's given you a second chance to make things right. The way he sees it, you saved his life.

“Now, you may not have been able to save Nina's life,” he murmured, absently stroking Ed's tangled hair, “but you brought so much joy to that little girl's life while she was still here. I could see it from the first time I laid eyes on her, you know. You were like a brother to her. And I know you tried your hardest to help her even after...what happened. She wasn't just a failed experiment to you, was she? She was still Nina.”

A little moan was the only response he got.

“Sometimes...there's nothing we can do. We can't prevent it, and we can't fix it. Unfortunately, that's the way life is sometimes. And I'm so sorry you've already had to learn this so many times.”

“It hurts,” Ed sobbed. “I-I don't want it to hurt!”

“I know.” Tears stung Maes's eyes, but all he could do was hold Ed close. “I know.”

Minutes passed in silence. Gradually, Ed's tears subsided into sniffles and shuddery, hiccuping breaths. Maes relaxed his embrace enough for Ed to sit back against the couch cushions, wiping the tears away. This time, he didn't look embarrassed. He seemed too worn out for any of that nonsense by now.

Gracia's timing was impeccable as always. She picked the perfect moment to walk out into the living room with a tray of steaming mugs and a plate of cookies. As soon as she set the tray down, before even serving the hot chocolate, she perched on the arm of the couch and pulled Ed into a hug, complete with kiss on the top of the head. Ed's cheeks tinged red, but he still lingered in her embrace as if reluctant to let her go.

Like any other twelve-year-old boy who'd been carrying a weight of grief and just needed loving parents to hold him and reassure him that everything would be all right. Maes had to bite his tongue to keep himself from announcing that they were adopting him and Al on the spot.

Just as Gracia got to her feet again, a baby's cry echoed down the stairs. Glancing at the clock, Gracia said, “It's time for Elysia's next feeding. Please make yourself at home, Edward. Maes can help you make up the couch if you want to stay the night.”

“Oh...that's okay,” Ed mumbled as she left.

“Here.” Maes passed him a mug of chocolate and positioned the plate of cookies within easy reach, snagging one for himself. After the emotional turmoil, he felt he could use a midnight snack too.

After a sip or two of the hot chocolate, Ed glanced up at Maes again. “Thanks.”

Maes smiled, his heart lifting to see the spark of something that had been missing in Ed's eyes before. “Anytime.”

#ask and you shall receive #x-i-l-verify #ask games #let me count the ways #full metal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist #fma #edward elric #maes hughes #gracia hughes #they keep getting looooooooongerrrrr!! 8D #this was supposed to just be a casual writing side project but i actually made myself CRY with this one ;A;#i hope this isn't too ooc it's just that ed is very sleep-deprived and very twelve #also i suddenly want a hug from maes hughes very badly T^T

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the-final-sif · 1 year

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1, 3, 5 (convict childcare), 10, 13

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

For my DSMP stuff, I don't have a lot of publish fics, but my Wikihow article is actually pretty good, for my lil ficlets, I think either this one for the Feral Ender Dragon AU, or this one for my convict childcare AU.

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

Hmmm, I think strong hurt/comfort vibes. I've been told I have strong dialogue, and I think that something that's hard to put words to but I know I can do well is flipping tone between angsty/serious and comedic. There's sort of a pressure release there that I like to play around with, and I think that's a common thread in my works.

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

I honestly can't think of anything right now, so instead I will offer the convict childcare fact that Snowball murdered a man On Purpose, and nobody knows except Snowball and c!Fundy b/c c!Fundy refuses to admit it happened.

10. How do you decide what to write?

Most of the time it's just whatever I feel like writing, and then sometimes I work on whatever I know will inflict the most emotional damage onto one of my friends.

13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don’t anymore?

None off the top of my head. There's honestly not a lot of tropes I really dislike in the first place, just stuff I'm neutral on.

#sif answers #x-i-l-verify #sif speaks #writing ask meme

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temunitu · 6 months

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11, 14

11. Favorite turtle (iteration specific)?

2003 mikey. ultimate loserking. i take no criticism

14. Which character would you want to be friends with?

truthfully all of them??? but if i had to pick one to Bond With it would probably be rise raph. he needs someone to out Mom-Friend him so he can relax a bit

#tmnt ask game #ask #x-i-l-verify #temunitu

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variablememory · 9 months

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crebs 4 yew <3

thank u v much for the gift of 🦀 fren <3

#dotask #x-i-l-verify #<333 #🦀🦀🦀

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insertsomthinawesome · 9 months

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crebs! 4 yew <3

Aw shucks for me? SDFLKSDFJALDJGDSLKJSDG THANK U XI HAHAHAHAHAHA I FORGOT IT WAS CRAB DAY UNTIL NOW xD THANK U FOR BLESSING ME WITH C R A B

#ask #x-i-l-verify #isa screams #CRAB DAY #TWO CRAB #axel gif : two?

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orangecharactersmackdown · 1 year

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∞

Falling in love with a woman like you/Happens so quickly, there's nothing to do/It's only natural - Why Did It Have To Be Me? by ABBA

#thanks!!#x-i-l-verify #asks #other

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topazpearl · 1 year

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for the bingo: Reynir

Reynir my 2nd belov'ed

#ssss #ask fun!#x-i-l-verify

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nebulardrip · 8 months

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Blorbo bingo: Chloe

I assume this is Chloe Bourgeois, Miraculous Ladybug, and, if not, then I apologize.

#x i l verify #neb asks #ask meme #bingo

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niennanir · 10 months

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From the post on making a fanfic paperback

1) It is okay to screw up, If you screw up, you just do it over until you get it right

2) it’s very difficult to screw up entirely. Worst case you’ll have a crooked book instead of a perfectly straight one.

3) It’s okay to ask for help.

#@x-i-l-verify #Failure is always an option #falling down isn't a reason not to stand up #If no one died in the failure we call that an attempt #Nir paperback

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breezy-cheezy · 1 year

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I see you going through my Trigun tag, I see you, fam. 👀 (lol, welcome to the fandom, it's fun to see people fall head over heels for our bestest boy, enjoy your stay, we have donuts. :D)

-jaws music- I am treasure diving :D Lots of neat stuff in there!! Tbh it was the gifs you were reblogging of Stampede that made me go "he's cute...."

Then I watched it and yeah he's SUPER cute. Vash good boy, I already wanna wrap him up in a blanket burrito kjhsdkjghflds ALSO STAMPEDE IS JUST REALLY INSPIRING TO ME as I've been kinda forced into 3D animation in school and I'm just adoring the style this show has taken??? Makes me happy to see a usually 2D medium look so GORGEOUS in this form!! :>

Also gonna read the manga. Yes it's vastly different (already adore Milly, please give us the Herbo in Stampede??) already so it honestly makes me MORE interested in where Stampede is going?? It seems like a very different take but Vash is still like. That. And I love him. And I wanna crack open his secrets so INTO THE MANGA I GO (and the added fun of "oh Stampede might use this. Or it might cook up it's own thing. Explore different facets??")

Thank you for the doughnuts!! Love those!! :D D D

#breezy babbles #breezy replies #x-i-l-verify #trigun #I watched the Nier anime almost immediately adfter and was legit bored with how much of the GAME it was #I get wanting to be faithful to the original content but then I'd just play the game again #I like....to see new takes #Stampede has alot of things I like and piques my interest #but I'm also enjoying what little of the manga I've read so far kjsdhfgkldf #it's an older art style but it has its charm :D #I guess I'm used to alt versions of the same character #-looks at florence to cam and me putting Ellidar in different campaigns-#yyyyep throwing baby into different settings is fun this is kinda fun to explore in reverse HAHA #thank you for the greetings this is your fault -affectionate #WHEEEEEE

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novelmonger · 8 months

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Top 5 Fullmetal Alchemist moments (any continuity)

*dying whale noises of indecision*

(For all of these, I like every version, but the one I specify is the one I slightly prefer.)

Al thinking that Ed created him and his memories are fake ('03 because it's longer and angstier >:D)

WHEN AL GETS HIS BODY BACK OH GOSH OH GOSH (manga - I kid you not, I felt like I was going to faint the first time I read it)

Mustang vs. Lust (manga - I was sobbing the first time I read it; I honestly thought Mustang was dead ;A;)

Hohenheim flashback (Brotherhood - it's that much more epic with color and music!)

THE ENTIRETY OF '03 EPISODE 35 (the collection of basically crack stories)

#ask and you shall receive #x-i-l-verify #ask games #full metal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist #fma #there's so many to pick from! D:#i was super tempted to just go ALL OF THE PROMISED DAY but i refrained

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the-final-sif · 2 years

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Best fandom you've spent time in, favorite fanfic you've read, favorite DSMP animatic.

I'm not sure there's any such thing as the best fandom, fandoms are collections of people and your experience will vary depending on the people you hang out with. I've probably made the most friends through BNHA because I was in it for a few years, and my discord made it easy to keep in contact with them. The chillest fandom experience I've had was def transformers though. That fandom is significantly older on average, and I think I saw 1 discourse post ever.

Favorite ff is really tough. There's a lot of DSMP ones I've enjoyed, but aren't finished yet so my feelings about them aren't finished either. still we rise is a really good one for Ender Dragon c!Dream (it is Dreamnoblade, fair warning). I also adore Local Teenager Forges A New Life for Little Brother: More News @ 8 because it's got solid writing, and also Dream has that perfect mix of absolutely insane, but just normal enough that people around him don't realize he's insane. Also, awhile back I read two different superhero AUs, both I think was Dreamnoblade although I don't actually remember. One in which villain Dream kept kidnapping c!Tommy to get attention from Technoblade, and the other where villain Technoblade got paid by George to kidnap Dream so he'd take a fucking nap. Both were hilarious.

I actually don't think I've watched that many animatics for dsmp, weirdly enough. Not enough to have a favorite. In general, I don't tend to watch videos that often. I usual have youtube/twitch open for audio while I'm doing something, and I only watch if something really exciting is happening.

#sif answers #x-i-l-verify #ask game #sif speaks #about me #dsmp fanfiction recs #dsmp fic rec

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temunitu · 7 months

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John Bishop, 2012 Irma, Rise Karai, 1987 Donatello

ooh, a bunch!

John Bishop (i assume you mean 2003?)

First impression: woag. cool government guy :] tryna slice my boi D:

Impression now: oh my god holy shit. he’s the coolest guy ever and the most intimidating (sorry shredder)

Favorite moment: uhhh the train one. y’know. or like the battle over splinter. just. wow. love that guy. y’know what i don’t HAVE a favorite moment all of his moments are good

Idea for a story: hhhhhhngf i would like to know more about his past so. i’d probably do that. OR i would do the concept of the canceled FF episode where he teams up with turtle titan. if done right, their dynamic would be hilarious

Unpopular opinion: i have mixed feelings on his redemption. on the one hand, it feels natural for him to become President, but on the other hand, i don’t really like it how one of the coolest villains got redeemed??? he seems so set in his ways and i get that it’s possible he’d have a change of heart, but it would have to be BIG and i don’t really feel like it was in FF, y’know?

Favorite relationship: he’s kinda a lone wolf so there’s not many options…? the gay little look he and stockman give each other in fast forward was GREAT though

Favorite headcanon: body horror body horror body horror boDY HORROR. i mean it’s canon but it’s so good

2012 Irma

First impression: oh cool! another iteration of irma!! :] (please don’t be a love interest, please don’t be a love interest…)

Impression now: fine, i guess? good that she’s not a love interest. the utrom council take was new, which was kinda a cool concept.

Favorite moment: probably the reveal for kraang subprime. i love his VA and the panic of Irma’s head swiveling was funny.

Idea for a story: human irma moves to town. shenanigans ensue

Unpopular opinion: i liked evil irma more than “rook” or whatever the utrom council’s codename/rank was.

Favorite relationship: there’s not really many options... it was nice for april to have a normal friend for once i guess

Favorite headcanon: what. what headcanons? does anyone have any???

Rise Karai

First impression: whoa!! could it be???????? my queen my darling the light of my life?????? IT IS :D

Impression now:

Favorite moment: ALL OF THEM SHUT UP but especially when mikey gives her the drawing 🥹

Idea for a story: i need to be honest. i had an idea for a story BEFORE we knew about karai in rise - i made a version of her that was heavily based off 2003 karai. except she was part of a prophesy and said to wield the armor. this was back when season one hadn’t even completely aired. ANYWAY now i would do just about anything to get the canceled episodes we were PROMISED BY NICKELODEON of the boys bonding with gam-gam karai

Unpopular opinion: my only complaint is that we didn’t see more of her. i know that’s not unpopular but it’s all i’ve got

Favorite relationship: hm…

Favorite headcanon: i think she should slay at air hockey idc if she was trapped for years she’s just that good

1987 Donatello

First impression: haha NERD

Impression now: oh wait he’s. Unhinged

Favorite moment: in the ninja sword of nowhere, they’re in battle with shredder and donnie tries to bat a watermelon at shredder with his bo. he just ends up covered in watermelon bits fjsjfhs why did he think that would woRK (maybe not my fav moment but it’s the first that comes to mind that sticks out)

Idea for a story: heard a tidbit from the show where donatello has a monologue about how they’re “outcasts from society” so i’d either do an angsty thing like that OR put that kid in the theatre he was killing it with the drama

Unpopular opinion: 87 in general gets a lot of complaints cuz people don’t wanna sit through 10 seasons (which tbf i’m still tryna get through) but like. it’s SO entertaining. i am a little disappointed that turtles forever took the route of making fun of 87 :/ donatello is no less smart just cuz his world’s logic is cheesier than other iterations

Favorite relationship: donnie and raph in 87 are like. so fun together

Favorite headcanon: i’m not well versed in the 87 side of the tmnt fandom but i think donatello is a theatre kid and no one can tel lie otherwise. put him in a lil costume and send him out on stage ok he has a LOT of pent-up drama and sass

#ask #x-i-l-verify #tmnt 1987 donnie #rottmnt karai #tmnt 2012 irma #john bishop #agent bishop

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variablememory · 2 years

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#i hate it so much i wrote a v v bitter fic abt it

Hi, so I went and read your vv bitter fic and I'm still crying about it, well done, I hated it. And I mean this in the most /pos way possible. Feel free to come into DMs and commiserate with me about how terrible this fandom is when it comes to abuse apologia, if you want, but have a good day either way!

the minute i go to answer this my computer 'splodes like UM :(

Ahh (I'll respond to your comment on ao3 too once my comp stops dying like damn calm down!) w-well I'm not glad you cried but I'm glad you liked it? It definitely came from a place of Immense Frustration with the fandom, that's for sure. I may take you up on that 'cause this fandom do be drivin' me bananas w/r/t its apologia like goodness gracious...I sometimes feel like I'm being gaslit in this dang place. Hope your day's good as well!

#dotask #x-i-l-verify

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