#caatalyst

SHORT.

who did you call so short that he’s hard to hit and can easily run his way through a shooting??

          something that he could have said, but didn’t; the only sign of how much her words (that one single adjective, really) irritated him being the narrowing of golden orbs into a glare intense enough to freeze hell over and, then, set it ablaze again. not only that, though, but she actually managed to personally offend his ego again right after, by mentioning a mistake made far too often, by far too many people; two faux-pas in two sentences, that had to be a record worthy of Colonel Mustang himself.

‘ yes, it happens to be me. ‘

          fortunately, the tone of the conversation was swift to change --- and, to words of more joking nature, Edward answered with the softening of his expression. it wasn’t a lie, was it? a few of his missions had... ended with SLIGHT TROUBLE coming about, so to speak. so much so that, once she offered the final cheeky remark, now he was actually unable to hold back soft laughter.

A bit of excitement and a pinch of anxiety already stirred Cromwell’s stomach at the prospect of meeting another alchemist. Despite having the same rank and title, she couldn’t shake the feeling of pressure to impress others within the program; the feeling of having something to prove especially to them. Not to mention, some of the really science-y types could be a bit on the severe side, and interacting with stony-sorts wasn’t exactly her forte. Thinking about it for too long was only going to make it worse.

She’d know soon enough, anyways. With a few helpful points in the right direction, she finally came across the officer’s station, and with it, the intended recipient of the hefty stack of reports in hand. If you thought she was excited before, her enthusiasm instantly tripled, and whatever nervousness she had took an instant backseat.

“ You’re Major MacKinnon?! ” 

The tone is surprised, but clearly cheerful. Realizing herself, Easy clears her throat, blushing a little as she tries to cool it down a tad, 

“ I-I mean, uhm, you’re Major MacKinnon, right? I have some documents here from Lieutenant General Abrams. For you. I mean, of course, for you, obviously, but-- ” she couldn’t help it, she was too elated to keep it under wraps, “ Wow, I’m sorry, I’m just... really honored to meet you, I guess-- I had no idea you were.... wow. I-It’s just really special to see another lady alchemist; you’re the first I’ve met!! Wow--  

Okay, okay seriously, sorry, here’s, uhm, the reports. For you.”

female canon characters: exploding brain; female OC’s: exploding cosmic brain!!! tbh all female characters are queens and i love 1. major mackinnon, the catalyst alchemist. so complex?? and adorable?? yet could probably kick my ass without paying much attention??? sIGN ME UP!!! honestly I can’t wait to interact with you more? and I can’t wait to see how isobel develops bc she’s already p. amazing now so imagine how she’ll be in the future!!! 

aminah had always held her mother in high regard, as a child and even now as an adult ( even now that she was gone ). she was a strong woman who lived through the death of her husband, who raised three children on her own when many thought she would not be able to. she’d had the strength to survive the heartbreak of losing both her sons and then to send her youngest and only daughter away in hopes that she would find safety even though it meant they might never see one another again.

“amma was- amazing is the only word i ever had to describe her. she was beautiful and kind and did everything she could to raise me and my brothers on her own, despite everyone in our village telling her that she couldn’t or that she should just go back to her parent’s village and move back in with them until she found another husband. so... yeah, to me it is still true.”

IM SOBBING THIS IS THE PUREST THING TO EVER EXIST

YOU ARE MAKING ME C R Y THANK U SO MUCH I LOVE U AND EASY WITH MY WHOLE HEART