Huh. Look. FMA recs.
... was pretty much my reaction upon discovering this file while cleaning off my eternally cluttered desktop. I went through a period this spring when I was reading through all the FMA fic featuring Roy and/or Riza on AO3, and saving mini-recs to post to my journal when I had enough of them. Except I never went ahead and did it. So I may as well do it now (right?) even though I never finished writing up recs for everything I liked. I think some of these I may have discovered via ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
astridv, as well.
The Perfumes of Arabia by Edonohana (gen, Hughes & Roy) - This is an awesome look at Roy and Hughes' friendship and their coping mechanisms in Ishbal. I love how there are no easy answers here, and I think what I love most about this is that (unlike most Roy-&-Hughes-in-Ishbal fic) Hughes is shown here as being every bit as screwed up as Roy; he just handles it differently.
But Speak the Word Only by bravenewcentury (gen, Riza, Roy; manga canon) - Lovely look at Riza's transition from Ishbal back into civilian life.
Trajectory by bravenewcentury (some Roy/Riza, Riza POV; manga canon) - Very nice character study of Riza, shortly after her transfer to Central.
For Tomorrow by zauberer_sirin (light Roy/Riza; contains most of Roy's team) - A sweet, probably soon-to-be-jossed futurefic [note: I wrote this while the manga was still ongoing; so probably it's already been jossed *g*] - a snapshot in time, after the war. Really lovely, understated Roy/Riza that fits perfectly with canon.
Cinder and Smoke by sister_coyote (some explicit Roy/Riza, though mostly gen; manga canon) - This is a great look at young Roy and Riza from her POV, during his apprenticeship through the Ishbal years and the burning of the tattoo.
Whisky in the Glass by sister_coyote (Roy/Riza; manga canon) - A little snapshot of a stolen moment.
while befriending fate's alluring way of putting us to shame by sister_coyote (Roy/Riza, anime canon, post-anime) - One way things might have gone after the end of the anime. Gentle hurt/comfort and recoveryfic.
Heart Warmth by Luc Court (gen, Hughes & Roy, anime canon) - Nice little Ishbal-era Roy & Hughes friendship piece. It's second person, which was a little distracting for me, but sweet; I do love me some screwed-up Roy. *g*
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished by PandoraCulpa (gen, Roy, Ed) - Dialogue-only fic in which Roy and Ed are trapped together and forced to work together to escape (horrors!). Perfect character voices; the author really nails the subtle respect underlying their bickering.
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bob_fish (light Roy/Riza, h/c) - Lovely aftermath fic for the fight with Lust.
Chessfic byvikki (Roy, Ed, gen) - Roy and Ed play chess. Really cute and fun, as well as a neat portrait of both characters.
astridv, as well.The Perfumes of Arabia by Edonohana (gen, Hughes & Roy) - This is an awesome look at Roy and Hughes' friendship and their coping mechanisms in Ishbal. I love how there are no easy answers here, and I think what I love most about this is that (unlike most Roy-&-Hughes-in-Ishbal fic) Hughes is shown here as being every bit as screwed up as Roy; he just handles it differently.
But Speak the Word Only by bravenewcentury (gen, Riza, Roy; manga canon) - Lovely look at Riza's transition from Ishbal back into civilian life.
Trajectory by bravenewcentury (some Roy/Riza, Riza POV; manga canon) - Very nice character study of Riza, shortly after her transfer to Central.
For Tomorrow by zauberer_sirin (light Roy/Riza; contains most of Roy's team) - A sweet, probably soon-to-be-jossed futurefic [note: I wrote this while the manga was still ongoing; so probably it's already been jossed *g*] - a snapshot in time, after the war. Really lovely, understated Roy/Riza that fits perfectly with canon.
Cinder and Smoke by sister_coyote (some explicit Roy/Riza, though mostly gen; manga canon) - This is a great look at young Roy and Riza from her POV, during his apprenticeship through the Ishbal years and the burning of the tattoo.
Whisky in the Glass by sister_coyote (Roy/Riza; manga canon) - A little snapshot of a stolen moment.
while befriending fate's alluring way of putting us to shame by sister_coyote (Roy/Riza, anime canon, post-anime) - One way things might have gone after the end of the anime. Gentle hurt/comfort and recoveryfic.
Heart Warmth by Luc Court (gen, Hughes & Roy, anime canon) - Nice little Ishbal-era Roy & Hughes friendship piece. It's second person, which was a little distracting for me, but sweet; I do love me some screwed-up Roy. *g*
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished by PandoraCulpa (gen, Roy, Ed) - Dialogue-only fic in which Roy and Ed are trapped together and forced to work together to escape (horrors!). Perfect character voices; the author really nails the subtle respect underlying their bickering.
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bob_fish (light Roy/Riza, h/c) - Lovely aftermath fic for the fight with Lust.Chessfic by
vikki (Roy, Ed, gen) - Roy and Ed play chess. Really cute and fun, as well as a neat portrait of both characters.
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There's a lot of pretty good fic on AO3. I've kind of given up on looking anywhere else, and just rely on recs for the most part.
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Are you interested in the slash at all? I have a handful of recs from waybackwhen, mostly gen-ish Roy/Ed, plus one porny Roy/Ed/Al from one of those authors you just sort of follow around helplessly wherever they go.
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Yup, Brotherhood basically follows the manga storyline exactly (as far as I know; I've only seen a few episodes of it). "Anime" in this case refers to the old 2004 anime.
Thank you for the offer, but Roy/Ed is a pairing that I just don't really do ... mostly because I'm helplessly OTP-ish about Roy/Riza. :D My fanfic interest in FMA mostly lies with the military and Ishbal characters -- Roy, Riza, Hughes and the other characters in Roy's squad (and Olivier! ♥), Scar, etc. Aside from OTP'ing Roy/Riza, I really like just about any pairing with the rest of the above-mentioned characters, of the het or slash variety ... just in case you have any of those hanging around ...
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I was watching Brotherhood on the official youtube channel only when my favorite parts of the manga came up in the storyline. It matches through the finale. Few scenes added, few scenes missing, but everything important is there.
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And Olivier! Olivier may require an essay. I fell into a dazed swoon right around the point where she said, "Mustang? Eh, don't really care about him, except as an obstacle to be vaulted."