I'm 28 and have always enjoyed writing, but have also always been short on inspiration. Enter fanfiction! In the form of an obsession with Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye. Hagaren is the first manga I ever read, after the "conclusion" of the anime/movie left me devastated and unfulfilled. All of hopes are pinned on the manga now. Please, Arakawa-sensei, don't crush my soul!

My favorite pairing is of course Royai, but I really love convincing rare pairings too. Ooh, and Havocai. If it is in the FMA universe and well-written, I will probably read it. I find it odd there are more Roy/Ed fics out there than anything else, because while they are both very pretty and I can understand the appeal (and I read a lot of it. Like, A LOT.) I see NO canon support for even an attraction. So reading the fic is fun, but I'm still putting my eggs into the Royai-will-one-day-be-canon basket. I wish there was more parental!Roy/Ed out there. Write some more of it, people! I think my favorite rare pairing may be Greed/Riza, which I know is weird since there are all of three fics (exactly three) about them out there, and they never even met. I can just see Greed being absolutely nutso over Riza, in a Barry-the-Chopper-esque way. Of course, Riza would tell him to shove it.

Once upon a time, I was an astronomer, and now I am a metal artist. I've always loved mythology and other symbolic systems, so what first drew me to Hagaren were the seven sins in the anime.

Anything else you'd like to know, just ask! And feel free to request a fic, my writing almost always requires some sort of push to get it going.

How I feel about Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

I'm starting to forgive it. Episode 19 appeased me. But previously, may I just say -- Fullmetal Alchemist: Cliff's Notes. But of course I am going to continue watching it, it's FMA.

BIG NEWS!!

I have recently joined the writing team over at Crackbunny Syndrome! I am on board as of chapter 4 of their story (our story! ha!) "Balance of Power: Eden Gate." I'm hoping they'll let me preside over the funeral of a much-beloved cast member...

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I'm a jerk to add this list, but... sometimes I snark. Don't we all? Maybe I'll even help someone out.

Reasons I Didn't Read Your Story, Completely Independently of Its Plot, In Order

1. The contents of the summary were "I suck at summarys".

2. The grammar and spelling in the summary were appalling.

3. The story was formatted so poorly I found it difficult to read and gave up.

4. The grammar and spelling in the story were appalling.

5. You interrupted an otherwise good story with constant author asides, and I found it so annoying I stopped reading.

Proposed Solutions

1. Write a summary.

2. Spell check, or beta. Or both.

3. Right align the text, put spaces after commas and between sentences, and skip a line between paragraphs. Have more than one paragraph.

4. Spell check, or beta. Or both.

5. Put author's notes at the top or bottom of the story or chapter, preferably differentiated from the story itself through formatting or a line break.