"without Him, There Is No Future That I Desire." My Turning Secret Santa Piece For @jasontoddiefor!!

Viktor Nikiforov by Angietatsu

I think there's probably a period during Al's travels where he gets so excited about getting to experience new things and make up for his time in the armor, that he starts getting really bad at staying in contact with Ed.

It's not that he doesn't want to talk to Ed - in fact, he's taking careful notes of his entire journey with the intention to one day let Ed read all of it - but he's just so enamored with experiencing LIFE that he just. Forgets to call. Forgets to send a letter.

The gaps in between their conversations get longer and longer and Al doesn't even realize it because he's filling his time with so many new things - food and dating and friends and clothes and seasons and hot springs and snow-capped, chilly mountains, etc, etc, etc.

And Ed starts panicking, because maybe Al's going to end up like their dad - just disappear one day on travels he doesn't take the time to explain. Maybe in giving Al his life back, Ed needs to be content with not holding him down.

He refuses to tell Al any of that, though. He wants his brother to be free to do whatever he wants. He doesn't want to hold him back from that.

It takes Winry taking over the phone during one of their rare phone calls and yelling some sense into Al's ear for him to realize just how bad he's gotten about messaging home.

He immediately makes plans to head back to Resembool for a long, extended stay with his family, where he can finally hand his journals over to Ed in person and let him see all the amazing things he's been up to.

He never goes longer than a week without checking in again.

color coordinated fashion icons ;)

Victuuri inspired by Leyendecker

a page in my 2022 YOI calendar

the difference kills me

I’m starting a fullmetal alchemist series!

Some people are just born to fight, I think. It’s not that they’re born brave. It’s not that they’re born strong. It’s just that the universe has decided that this one, this one will have grit and fire and steel in their blood. And it’ll be tested, this cosmic mettle of theirs. They’ll face trial after trial, be broken and damaged in countless ways. But this one was born to fight. Maybe it’s not the life they would have chosen. Maybe they’d love to lay down their arms. But they were born to fight. It’s what they know. It’s what they do best. It’s all they can do.

He threads their fingers together, uses his hold on Ed’s hand to pull him forward. Ed goes willingly, and as he crawls over his husband, Roy leans back into his pillow, his hands on Ed’s hips holding him steady as he straddles Roy’s lap. Ed bends down, his hair falling around them like a curtain, and kisses Roy lightly. “I’m so glad it happened, Ed.” Ed smiles against his lips, his heart so warm and full he feels overwhelmed by it, and whispers back, “I’m so glad it happened with you.”

from reaping and sowing, part 4 of diplomacy

{State Manager, Katsuki Yuuri} As Certain As Dawn

Still a WIP, but at one point in the process I like to put an overlay in a color and see how the lights/shadows are looking. And looked super cool ✨🍷

Been working on this for almost a week and a half and I just need to finish rendering and…of course, draw a ton of white roses 🌹

The beginning and the ending.

This story is already full of everything I need.

Full pair