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I just can't imagine Mercury not getting a redemption arc. He cares about Emerald in his own way and he doesn't look happy at all

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also idc if this is unpopular but portugal COMPLETELY deserved that qualification!! it was one of the most gorgeous and authentic songs of the night, and i'm so very glad that all of us missing home will be represented in the final <3

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FMA and Restorative Justice

One thing I’ve been obessed with thinking about is how the concept of “equivalent exchange” pertains to Roy and Riza’s character arcs.

Riza mentions how her and Roy are working towards dismanteling the power structure of the Amestrian government and reconfiguring it into a democracy, part of which includes her and Roy facing punishment for the war crimes that comittted in Ishval. This new government, because it is a “just” government, will see them as murders. And what’s not included but implied is that Riza believes she and Roy deserve the death sentence for their crimes. We even see this implication mulitple times in Riza’s arc- when Lust shows up and Riza cries to Alphonse to leave her because she believes in a world without Roy, she deserves death. In “Beyond the Inferno” she echos this sentiment. 

Part of me believes that this is not just simply because of their bond. Yes, Riza doesn’t want to live without Roy. But she also doesn’t see her life as one that is worth living (at least for the most part), and her main objective, the main reason she hasn’t ended things, is because she justice to be sereved to her and Roy.

I’ve seen and heard people argue that Roy and Riza do deserve the death penatly for their crimes. But is that really what Hiromu Arakawa is trying to tell us? The story starts with equivalent exchange, but does it end with equivalent exchange?

No, it doesn’t. Alphonse mentions the new concept that him and Ed are trying to impliment- the “equivalent plus one” type of exchange. And really, what value would Roy and Riza’s deaths add? It would be equivalent exhange, but it wouldn’t be the “equivalent plus one” type of exchange.

The truth is that Roy and Riza have expressed the desire to recostruct Ishval, which is what the series ends with them doing. While they have comitted atrocities, while they have killed, if they die, there is nothing they can put back into the world. There is no more good they can do, and their world is in desperate need of the good that each of them provide. 

Even when Roy is injured after his fight with Lust, even when Riza says she’ll end her life without him, Roy never wants to see that happen to Riza. He chides her and enforces the belief that Riza can’t ever give into that sort of despair. The sort of despair that maintains the philosphy of “dying for someone”. Because what narrative does Arakawa really push? She pushes the narrative that living for someone is more powerful of the two.

And that’s exactly I think she tries to push with Roy and Riza. Dying for their crimes is less powerful than living for the people they killed. Restorative justice enforces this concept. It provides emphasis on accountability- punishment can only go so far when it comes to healing. True healing comes from empathy, community building efforts, supporting the victims, and cultural competence. And I really believe that’s what Roy and Riza ultimately end up doing.

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Chapter 13 of Mercury Black and the Accidental Child Acquisition is up

read it here

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genuinely believe that the personality mercury has shown is fake (just like cinders femme fatal persona) and its going to come crashing down since emerald left

and if this doesnt happen im going to crash tf out. ive been waiting 3 years PLEASE do something with mercury

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Chapter 12 of Mercury Black and the Accidental Child Acquisition is up

read it here

and then also don't get mad at me about it y'all wanted the next chapter

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“emercury are sibling coded” clearly none of you know what its like to have a really hot but annoying coworker

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ARES, God of War Hades 2 — The Warsong Update

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I wish all sebastian simps a very pleasant evening

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sketches to the smiths

wip till I turn em digital

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✧✦✧ "Fragments" - episode 56 ✧✦✧

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

New reader? episode list on tumblr | webtoon Read 4 more episodes: patreon | kofi

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I'm losing at the floor is lava game

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If you made a MHA boxing AU, how would you do it? How would you write Izuku?

Hmmm...

I wouldn't know how to write it generally, but I coukd imagine U.A. being a boxing gym, like in Hajime no Ippo, and the conflicts being during official matches or in personal relationships.

I wouldn't keep all of 1-A in the same gym, and instead spread them across rival gyms, maybe named after the other schools in MHA.

Like, the U.A. gym would have the IzuCrew with All Might as the mentor, All Might being a pro in the boxing field going into retirement.

Shiketsu would have the BakuSquad with either Aizawa or Miss Joke as the mentor, both with experience in underground fighting.

Ketsubutsu would have everyone else, and I can imagine either Mic or Vlad King as the mentor, as pros who just want to teach younger students.

Then the LOV gym holding, well, the LOV, with AFO as the mentor figure, someone who's no-loss streak was interrupted by All Might in an underground ring.

That's all I could ideate generally.

For Izuku specifically, keeping his background being bullied, I could imagine him getting into boxing both to better his mental health, and to let out his pent-up frustration. Getting into the U.A. gym would be proof to himself that he's not a worthless 'Deku'.

He would still be sweet and kind, but ruthless in the ring. People would point out this dichotomy, often calling it creepy or comedic.

That's just how I would personally do it. Feel free to take inspiration from this, and good luck on your writing endeavours! :))

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Assorted time skip content

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siri play hiss by megan thee stallion

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hey guys has anyone ever thought of shipping blake with yang before

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I’m not okay