I would literally cry from joy if lan fan beat me up ok (also pain b/c she’s hardcore but let me dream)
Professor: Does everyone know what alchemy is?
Me: Alchemy – the science of understanding, deconstructing and reconstructing matter. However, it is not an all-powerful art. It is impossible to create something out of nothing.
Professor: Right, exactly.
Me: If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be given. This is the law of equivalent exchange, the basis of all alchemy. In accor-
Professor: Okay, thank you.
Me: There is a taboo among alchemists! Human transmutation is strictly forbidden, for what-
Professor: We got it!
Me: FOR WHAT COULD EQUAL THE VALUE OF A HUMAN SOUL?
look… you can make fun of anime straight to my face and i will either blink and go on with my life or even agree with you… but you can’t mock fullmetal alchemist… fullmetal alchemist isn’t just an anime it’s a lifechanger
Does Al realize how lucky he is that his dad happened to own a suit of armor?? In the moment, Ed picked the best item to bond his soul to based on what could make his life easiest. What if the armor hadn’t been there? Ed was bleeding out, he didn’t exactly have a lot of time to think about it. Like
“Hi. I’m Edward Elric the Fullmetal Alchemist. I saved my brother’s life my binding his soul in this side of the portal.”