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I'm not actually very good at making edits ^_^;;

Edit inspired by this one, idea inspired by this post, final nail in the coffin by this and thank you @cicadadust for telling me what episode that frame was from :3

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Knowledge Revenge.

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Okay but the weirdest thing about the whole "Brotherhood is better you should skip 03" discourse that's become commonplace now, it sort of forgets the world Brotherhood came out in and why you should watch the original Fullmetal Alchemist. When Brotherhood came out, the original Fullmetal Alchemist was one of the most beloved and most watched animes of all time. Brotherhood assumes you the audience have already seen it because of course you have, everyone has seen it, so it skips important information and speeds the story up because it doesn't want to bore you with things you already know. Have you ever wondered "hey why does the first episode of Brotherhood kind of suck, and why am I being introduced to like 50 new characters, and why are they acting like I know what the hell an alchemist is?" It's because Brotherhood thinks you've seen 03.

The first 7 or so episodes of Brotherhood constitute dozens of chapters in the manga, and the first 25 or so episodes of the original Fullmetal Alchemist. The Nina Tucker episode in Brotherhood, in FMA 03 takes up nearly three episodes. Yoki gets a backstory in 03 and it's genuinely one of the best episodes and taken directly from the manga and Brotherhood glosses over it because: duh, you've already seen it. And so if you skip the original you miss out on dozens of really great character building episodes like Ed and Al meeting Hughes for the first time and getting to spend a whole episode helping him free a train from terrorists, or Ed and Roy having a duel that expands on the relationship they have, or episodes where the brothers just help out random people in towns before the major story gets going.

The original also paces itself quite a bit better than Brotherhood and is more in line with the mangas storytelling. In the manga we don't find out about The Gate until nearly two dozen chapters in, and the same goes for the original anime. Like, that's a twist reveal in those stories, and it's weird that the most watched series is the one where they tell you all about The Gate in the first two episodes because they assume you've already seen the original show.

What's more, people don't know that Hiromu Arakawa helped write for the anime while she was still in the middle of writing the manga, and as a result was inspired to write scenes in Brotherhood that the anime did first. That scene of Edward getting impaled by a falling beam? Directly inspired by a similar scene in the original anime. There's a lot of little instances of that and they're great when you can recognize parallels and things in Brotherhood that are direct references to the original anime, but people don't notice any of that anymore. Because the original anime is just an automatic skip these days, and it's a bummer because people don't realize what a giant it was back before Brotherhood was released. They treat it as *bad,* not realizing it was one of the most beloved anime of its time and the problems people take issue with have a lot more to do with personal taste than any kind of actual flaw in the writing. Brotherhood was never meant to dethrone it, and the original anime was always supposed to be part of the viewing experience which is why those first few episodes of Brotherhood are so fast paced. So like, please stop telling people Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 is a skip, or it's bad, or you don't need it because Brotherhood is better. Regardless if you think Brotherhood is better or not, the original wrote Brotherhood's check. It was huge, it was beloved, and Brotherhood is *banking* on the knowledge you've seen all of it and loved it. And trust me when I say there is so much to love about the original series. It's still my favorite branch of the FMA franchise, and it's worth your time, I promise you.

#exactly thats what im sayin!!! #im SO glad i watched 03 first and bh second i fully believe thats the optimum experience #i didnt know that about the impaling scene LMAO arakawa did a fix-it for 03 💀 #i just wish 03 was given the grace to own the acclaim it deserves #i seriously don't understand why bh fans cant just say yay two cakes :(

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concussion does not negate bitchiness…..this must be known

#star trek

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goes hard

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#please watch it!!! #sorryyyy hyperfixation infodump coming!! #for some reason as soon as bh came out people went from saying 03 is the best anime of all time to ‘dont even bother its garbage’ #theres this strange narrative that if youre a true FMA fan then you must scorn 03 because it was not Arakawa’s vision #which is super not the case #Arakawa loves 03 and was so involved with the production that she didnt have time for some manga jobs (apparently doing the cover illos etc) #03 is incredible though. bh is great but personally i much prefer 03 and ive seen both multiple times #i do feel like it might come down to personal taste though #03’s tone is much much darker than bh- 03 not only goes darker places but it takes its time setting it up and pulling it off #it really makes you FEEL the horror and the tragedy and doesnt rush #bh is much lighter and funnier and far more classic shounen #but the other thing is that 03 really picks uo what arakawa puts down in the first part of the manga #and sees those threads aaaalll the way through #and it makes it a much more intimate story #(in fact id argue that 03 is more about brotherhood than bh is 😂) #so instead of introducing many many plot points and characters all the time #like arakawa ended up doing in the manga #it goes far deeper into the characters we already had in the manga #so id agree with others in the notes that id really recommend going into 03 with no expectations as best you can #even if you end up preferring bh’s tone and genre i know you wont regret watching 03 #and CoS!!!

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for some reason i keep thinking about the movie invictus, and like i’ve only seen it once and i think it was in 4th year of secondary school. wild that the pitch of this must’ve been like “matt damon eradicates apartheid with football”. morgan freeman is there?

#yeah

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Alright, yeah. Maybe we could just get together and eat a bunch of caramels. MATT DAMON as WILL HUNTING GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) dir. gus van sant

#good will hunting

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Chilchuck Northern Boys amv

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saw this amazing post but rbs got turned off so. get funged idiot

#absolute legend #im always saying i didnt wipe my butt i just pooped and got up

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if you happen to be willing to write a dbh request (no pressure at all, i just adore your dbh fics– the way you write hank and connor is SO good), i would LOVE to see “Met with overreaction” for dbh? overprotective dad hank is just so *chefs kiss* and you write dbh dynamics so well! thanks either way!

oooh an oldie! haven't written for this fandom since 2018. let's see if i've still got it! :) updated bingo card below the cut if anyone's interested!

Connor has never been late a day in his goddamn—well, not life, not per se. Existence, maybe. Warranty? Hank stares at the bobblehead on his desk rather than the computer monitor in front of him. At first, he was excited to give Connor shit about being late for the first time, but that was when he thought he’d missed the bus or forgotten to set the end time for charging mode. Now that it’s been over half an hour, he’s starting to wonder whether something might have happened. He opens the news app on his phone—nothing about a bus accident or unexpected traffic delays. He’s already texted him twice without a response. 

Just when he’s thinking that he might have to call the kid and find out what the hell is going on, Connor rushes through the door, several apologies on his tongue. He stumbles on his way to his desk, looking unsteady on his feet. 

“Woah, there,” Hank says. “Slow down.”

“Sorry I’m late, Lieutenant. It won’t happen again.” 

“What did happen? I was stratin’ to worry about you.” 

“I didn’t mean to cause you any stress.” 

“That’s not what I was saying. I’m just asking why you’re late. You don’t have to tell me.” 

Connor’s light flickers to yellow as he thinks—or has it been that way all morning? 

‘I would prefer we just get to work. I want to make up the lost time.” 

Hank blinks in surprise. Sure, he’d offered privacy, but he hadn’t expected Connor to actually take him up on it. He’s hiding something. 

“Right. Yeah, we can do that. Do you need a rebriefing?” 

Again, he expect Connor to say no. He’s an android. He shouldn’t need a refresher for something that’s already in his memory bank; he should just be able to pull it up. Connor surprises him by nodding. Still, he’d offered, so he delivers. It takes a while, because Connor seems not to remember any details, nor any part of the evidence they’ve gathered thus far. Hank ignores that, too, perhaps against his better judgment. 

He watches with increasing anxiety as Connor sits at his desk for several minutes at a time just staring into space, not doing anything. As he massages his temple on the side with his LED. It’s not until he starts shivering that Hank finally stands. 

“Enough is enough,” he says. “You’ve gotta tell me what’s going on. Something’s wrong.” 

Connor is silent for a long moment and Hank isn’t sure whether he’s buffering or hoping that Hank will let it go. 

“I opened an email last night,” he starts. “It appeared to be from Cyberlfie about a regular system update, but it wasn’t.” 

Hank waits for further explanation, but it doesn’t come. “So, what, it was some kind of virus?”

“Yes. It seems to have had a few detrimental effects, including erasing some data. Cyberlife is currently working on a patch to solve it, but it may take up to two days.” 

“So, what, you’re sick?” 

“Not precisely. I am an android, Lieutenant. I cannot—”

“Right, right. Can’t get sick. But you’re tellin’ me you’ve got a fuckin’ virus. What’s it gonna do to you?”

“It was designed to access protected data, but my antivirus programs have so far prevented any breech. It’s affected my gyroscope, and my internal temperature has dropped in an attempt to keep my systems from overheating while it self-repairs.” 

“Is that why you’re shivering?”

“Thirium freezes easily. My body is simply agitating it to avoid coagulation.” 

“So do you… I don’t know. Do you feel okay?” 

Connor hesitates. “I am an android.”

“That doesn’t answer my question.” 

He’s quiet for so long that Hank is sure he’s not going to answer before he finally says, “I’m experiencing some discomfort.” Hank stands, grabbing his coat. 

“Alright, kid. We’re leaving.” 

“You’ve got a lead already?” 

“No. I’m taking you to my place.” 

“Lieutenant,” he says, looking horrified, “that won’t be necessary. I’m perfectly capable of—”

“Yeah, yeah. Well, your red light says otherwise.” Connor reaches up to touch it as if he hadn’t known. “You need a day off. The last thing I need is for you to fuckin’ explode and catch the whole precinct on fire. I’m not doin’ that paperwork.” 

“If you have to send me home, I can take the bus.” 

“Don’t think I didn’t watch you stumble in here. Your gyroscope’s busted, so I’m guessing you’re dizzy.”

“I’m having… a bit of trouble finding my balance. But I assure you, I’m—”

“Don’t you dare say ‘fine.’” Connor shuts his mouth. “Come on. We’re going.” 

Connor does as he’s told, but it’s clear by the first few steps that he’s going to need help walking, so Hank slides Connor’s arm over his own shoulders to help keep him steady. 

“You’re goddamn freezing,” he mutters. “So this is like some kinda android fever?” 

“I suppose, if you had to make an indirect comparison, yes.” 

Hank settles Connor in the front seat of his car. “Okay?”

He nods. “Okay.” 

Hank begins driving, noticing that Connor shuts his eyes almost as soon as they pull out of the parking lot. 

“Tired?” 

“Seeing double,” he replies. “It’s disorienting.” 

“Damn, kid. You’ve got it bad.” Connor quietly turns the heat vents toward himself, so Hank turns them on high and ignores the way he starts to sweat under his coat. When they finally pull into the driveway, Connor stumbles out before Hank can get to him, nearly falling face down in the pavement. He’d have eaten it if Hank were a little slower. 

“Jesus, Connor. You should have waited for me.” 

But Connor hadn’t known that Hank was coming around the side to get him because he’s just an android. Why would he expect to be helped by a human, even one he hopes he can consider as a friend? 

“I’m gonna take care of you until you’re on your feet again, alright? So wait for me to do things like standing up. And I’ll bring you whatever you need. For the next two days until they release that patch, you’re parked on my couch.” 

“Sumo?”

“Sumo loves the couch. You’ll have to share, but something tells me you’re fine with that.” Connor smokes, his light flickering blue for a single second. Hank presses his hand to Connor’s forehead properly and is alarmed at how frigid it is. 

“It’ll warm up as my system repairs,” Connor explains in response to his concerned face. “Lieutenant, this is really nothing I couldn’t work through. Or at least I’d have been fine at my own apartment. You shouldn’t be going out of your way for me.” 

“Tough. You’re sick, even if you wouldn’t use that word for yourself, and you need somebody around to make sure you don’t fall and bust your goddamn head.” 

Connor nods at the sudden intensity. Hank had hardly gotten to be a father, but he’d done all the preparatory work, and that’s difficult to turn off. He decides it’ll probably be easier not to fight it. 

“I’m sorry for the trouble, Lieutenant.” 

“It’s Hank. We’re off the clock.” Connor continues his puppy eyes. “Shit happens, Connor. Just rest until they send out that patch, alright? I’m gonna get some work done in the other room, but shout if you need me.” 

“Okay. Thank you, Hank.” 

“Yeah, yeah.” 

With that, Connor allows himself to get comfortable on the couch, closes his eyes, and enters rest mode. 

#awww dbh fic on the dash?? this is so cute i love it #detroit become human

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#<333 #jason todd #bruce wayne #dc

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Who Mourns for Adonais? STAR TREK (1966–1969)

#the 'good' is like a lil smooch #'good bby dont let anyone get to you you perfect flower' #thats what jim is saying #<- prev youre so correct #star trek

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💛💙

#no offence but….. gender

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#i would only choose batfam bc i kin tim but actually #i think superfam is better to live with lmao #theyre all nice guys mainly #dc

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A little study

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