Dude, I Support You All The Way

Merfolk are known to be quite the hoarders. They often steal, keep and search for precious little trinkets they find interesting and beautiful.

Most of the time, these treasures are used eventually as courting gifts. They’re little tokens of admiration, a representation of the mer’s fondness for the other.

However. There’s one gift they’re not too easy on giving out.

When a merperson is deeply taken by their partner, and wishes to cherish them for as long as life allows them, they pluck a scale off their tail; the biggest, glossiest of them, and offers it to their partner as a sign of loyalty, and love.

The process is incredibly painful, but to them, if accepted, the reward is worth the grief.

FMA 2003 has some wonderful scenes with Roy and Riza, especially for those who ship them.

It’s time to let go, it’s time to carry on with the show 

don’t mourn what is gone, greet the dawn

n’ I will be standing by your side

together we’ll face the turning tide

like you see this charismatic, cunning, and honestly, pretty terrifying man, and then, when Riza is mad at him , or anything like that, he’s just

i mean come on