EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE !

#EQUALCHANGE : ind. & sel. mulmuse , ft. EDWARD ELRIC from FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST , written by goomy / artie , 25+ ( they / them ) . fandomless / unaffiliated , ft. characters from anime , manga , literature , & movies ! primary focuses as of 24/04/2025 : FMA ( BROTHERHOOD , 2003 , CONQUEROR OF SHAMBALLA , & MANGA ) . EST. 2025 . as of 12/05/2025 , i have started my doctoral program so activity across all blogs will be lower . discord will be more active , so feel free to ask for it !

if that was supposed to be sarcastic , ed didn't really take it as such . though he didn't really take it like a compliment , either ( it was only a matter of time before perspective on that switched , though ) . it's more taken as the question it's presented as , so he thinks upon his answer for a moment before his head tilts . " well , usually , i'd say so . " great start . " though i don't put as much active effort into it , unless i'm really showin' off ... "

geez , can't a guy get some peace and quiet ? if it wasn't one thing , it was another . even when he did get a moment of quietude , someone sought him out —- usually , he doesn't mind , he can set aside feelings to focus on whoever finds him , and it's mostly because it's people he trusts . al , winry , lieutenant hawkeye , maria ross , etc. , etc. but when it's a stranger , ed finds himself more exasperated than normal .