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1Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth a visit to the Gate for]].
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3''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' has loads of material to make good stories with... we're still waiting for [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=187 Fullpetal Botanist]], though.
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5These are recommendations made by Tropers for ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found [[Main/FanficRecommendations here]].
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7You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage though; that goes in the discussion page.
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12[[folder:Authors and Websites]]
13Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1931449/ S.N. Rainsworth]]
14* Recommended by: [=RoamingShadow=]
15* Comments: Excellent writing and characterization. The author also writes for the ''Harry Potter'' and ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' fandoms but is currently writing for ''Fullmetal Alchemist''. The author also has two or three FMA/HP crossovers. In between fic updates, the author whips out some of the best-written one-shots.
16[=[[reviews:SNRainsworth]]=]
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18Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/5037771/ xIcyChanx]]
19* Recommended by: [=ceriseapple=]
20* Comments: If you're searching for well-written Fem!Ed x Roy fanfiction, but don't know where to look, then search no more. This author practically specializes in writing about the two of them, and a majority of her fics have ranged from heartbreaking to hilariously adorable. She's also written a bit about [=EdWin=] and normal [=RoyEd=], so if you like any of these pairings, her fanfics won't fail to disappoint! (Warning: Several of her fics are rated M.)
21[=[[reviews:xIcyChanx]]=]
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23 Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2374070/ Laetans]]
24* Recommended by: [=MEWtiful=]
25* Comments: The writer has written eight stories for ''Fullmetal Alchemist'': some SugarWiki/{{Warm and Fuzzy|Feeling}}, some bitterly sad. (To this day, ''February Thirteenth'' is the only fanfiction I have ever read that has managed to make me cry.) Whatever the case, you know that the characters' relationships are going to be explored beautifully. Heck, if it's a long story there may even be development, an accomplishment that is the holy grail of a media swimming with OOC stories. There is sex, but none of the stories are LemonFic; this does give them an "M" rating.
26** NOTE: For reasons unknown, all of Laetans' FMA stories are gone. Wither the author pulled them down his/herself, or... Which is a pity; this troper enjoyed those stories.
27[=[[reviews:Laetans]]=]
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29Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/175657/ Sevlow]]
30* Recommended by: [=OracleSeven=]
31* Comments: Excellent writing and characterization. There's great detail on the relationship between Roy and Ed in almost every fic. A ''lot'' of it is both dark and/or rated M, however.
32[=[[reviews:Sevlow]]=]
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34Anything by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/BeautifulFiction_FMA/ BeautifulFiction]]
35* Recommended by: [=Wolfgirl44=]
36* Comments: As a general warning, this author writes mostly Roy/Ed, so if you can't stand that kind of stuff you may want to give this one a pass. If you CAN stand it, give it a look. The writing style is wonderful, especially with descriptions. Special mention goes to the author's current project, ''The Saffron Soul''. I could go on for hours about how wonderful this story is, how interesting the plot is, how vivid the pictures it paints are, how each chapter has me on the edge of my seat... it's just awesome. Really.
37[=[[reviews:BeautifulFiction]]=]
38----
39Anything by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1339148/ Moonlit Water Sunny River]]
40* Recommended by: Hawking
41* Comments: Warning: Not for the faint of heart. This author writes some of the most heart-wrenchingly depressing stuff out there, and most of it is Ed/Envy - but realistic. Which mostly ends up just about as badly as you'd expect. Of special note is their pairing-less AU ''Hero of the People'', in which Envy and Wrath are the Elric brothers.
42[=[[reviews:MoonlitWaterSunnyRiver]]=]
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44Anything by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/metisket/ metisket]]
45* Recommended by: Yabumi, Dame-Amaryllis
46* Comments: Her ''Demon Alchemist'' series (aka the crazy!Ed verse) is already recced below. Other works tend to be more humorous, and even that much DarkerAndEdgier take on the series is pretty funny. Tends to write post-canon and canon pairings, with one series solely populated by absurd ships (and [=RoyEd=]). Themes common to all stories: Roy and his subordinates' ultimate goal is to take over the world; causing explosions is the Elric way; Ed and Winry (whether as a pairing or friends) can communicate through pointed staring, a superpower they abuse to bicker in public.
47[=[[reviews:metisket]]=]
48----
49Anything by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2999208/ Gamma Cavy]]
50* Recommended by: Tiamat
51* Comments: Her ''Even the Wizards'' universe, (A ''Harry Potter''/''Brotherhood''&manga crossover) is to die for. Everyone is in character, very much themselves, and taking no nonsense, and this troper often finds herself hearing the voices of Greed, Ling, Ed, Mustang, and Armstrong when she reads the sections with them. Cavy has a positive knack for the attitudes, and refreshingly unique ideas, adding such gems as the talking Gate (it makes sense in context) or Ling's side-splitting idea of a distraction.
52[=[[reviews:Gamma Cavy]]=]
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54[[/folder]]
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56[[folder:General Fics]]
57''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''
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59''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/188465 Toy Soldier]]'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/roseveare/pseuds/roseveare roseveare]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6238131/0 (also in fanfiction.net)]]
60* Recommended by: [=MidnightStarHunter=]
61* Status: Complete
62* Synopsis: Roy Mustang and Ed get a lesson in what it means to bring a 12 year old into the military after Edward falls into the hands of terrorists.
63* Comments: I know what the synopsis sounds like but believe me, it has nothing to do with the tired "Ed gets kidnapped by terrorists and Roy worriedly comes to the rescue" plot that has been rehashed so many times in fma fic. Ed is released as soon as the fic starts, and the way Ed regards any rough treatment suffered as a humiliation to pay back tenfold, gamely and immediately moving to take the criminals down, rings much more true to his canon personality. It's written from Roy's pov, and his musings on Ed—aware that a child working for the military is incredibly wrong but also aware that Ed's unequivocably ''damn good'' at it—are really lovely.
64[=[[reviews:ToySoldier]]=]
65----
66''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2660116/1/Abstention Abstention]]'' by Asidian
67* Recommended by: [=MidnightStarHunter=]
68* Status: Complete
69* Synopsis: An assignment to snow country under Colonel Mustang is bad enough for the damper it puts on the Elrics' search for the Stone, but downed supply lines lead to cut rations, and Ed discovers that he can't take the deprivation as well as he'd like to pretend.
70* Comments: I feel like we, as a fandom, don't talk NEARLY enough about the fact that Ed NEEDED to eat and sleep twice as much to keep his brother alive, I'd take like a 100 more fics just like this.
71[=[[reviews:Abstention]]=]
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73[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/639871 As If It Were Impossible]] by Evening_Bat
74* Recommended by: [=MidnightStarHunter=]
75* Status: Complete
76* Synopsis: It had seemed like a great idea at the time. Roy really should have expected things to go awry.
77[=[[reviews:AsIfItWereImpossible]]=]
78----
79''Fanfic/{{Phylactery}}'' by [=Shade40=]
80* Recommended by: sneakysneakysnakes
81* Status: Dormant
82* Synopsis: Six years after the Promised Day, Selim is Homunculus and child. As he studies alchemy, Selim realizes it is possible to resurrect his family. The Homunculi deserve the same second chance that he was given, but while they struggle to embrace their newfound humanity, an unknown player comes with a deal that divides them. Post-FMAB with bits from 2003 series. For Homunculi-lovers.
83[=[[reviews:Phylactery]]=]
84----
85''Fanfic/ElementalChessTrilogy'' by @/LadyNorbert
86* Recommended by: [=GlassSpires=]
87* Status: Complete
88* Synopsis: ''"Fullmetal, you're the only guy I know who can turn getting married into an international incident."'' Ed's wedding plans get disrupted when unknown forces attack Central City.
89[=[[reviews:ElementalChessTrilogy]]=]
90----
91''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4796601/1/ The Best Kept Secret in Central City]]'' by Pandora Culpa
92* Recommended by: Gamma Cavy
93* Status: Complete
94* Synopsis: When the power goes out in winter Mustang's office is the only warm place in the building. Much to his dismay, all his subordinates take it over. Just how is the office warm? That is the secret.
95[=[[reviews:TheBestKeptSecretInCentralCity]]=]
96----
97''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9745823/1/ The Glitch Alchemist]]'' by [=SilentJo=]
98* Recommended by: Fullmetal_Masochist
99* Status: Complete
100* Synopsis: Starting near the end of Brotherhood, Ed finds himself on the other side of the portal of Truth, in a parallel world much like Amestris. He meets a girl named Aura who offers to help him find his way back home. When tragedy strikes, Edward is left with an important decision to make. A decision that will change not only Aura's life but his own as well...
101[=[[reviews:TheGlitchAlchemist]]=]
102----
103''Fanfic/AnythingButNormal'' by Anne Camp aka Obi-quiet
104* Recommended by: [=TroperGundam=]
105* Status: Complete
106* Synopsis: Fifteen years after the Promised Day, Selim Baker leads a life like any normal human. But a strange attempt on his life will lead him to discover how much of a monster he really is.
107[=[[reviews:AnythingButNormal]]=]
108----
109''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/7117426/chapters/16166977 Incomplete Life]]'' by [=AlanSchezar=]
110* Recommended by: [=ThatPinkFluffyTable=]
111* Status: Complete
112* Synopsis: Wrath decides to take a different path during the events of ''Conqueror of Shambala'' resulting in amongst many other things he and Winry Rockbell becoming business partners.
113[=[[reviews:IncompleteLife]]=]
114----
115''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5998743/1/ Asylum]]'' by Strix 4
116* Recommended by: [=GlassSpires=], [=LongLiveHumour=], @/ClipboardFox22
117* Status: Complete
118* Synopsis: In a world where alchemy exists but is thought to be a fairy tale, the Elric brothers land themselves in an asylum after their abilities are discovered. But this hospital has a darker purpose, and its patients must band together in order to survive.
119[=[[reviews:Asylum]]=]
120----
121''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10773117/1/ Briareus]]'' by [=JRaylin441=]
122* Recommended by: Gamma Cavy
123* Status: Dead
124* Synopsis: 50 one-shots from various points of view regarding the complicated mess that is Ed. the one with the ancient writing is especially good, but they're all great.
125[=[[reviews:Briareus]]=]
126----
127''Aftermath Rewritten'' by musician-ceowannabe
128* Recommended by: person5455426
129* Status: ?
130* Synopsis: Set after the ending of ''Brotherhood'', Edward Elric disappears, leaving his family. 10 years later, his kids venture out to search for him.
131* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
132[=[[reviews:AftermathRewritten]]=]
133----
134''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/99836/chapters/136801 Restitution]]'' by randomcheeses
135* Recommended by: Aryashi, [=AMillionSkies=]
136* Status: Dead
137* Synopsis: After destroying the gate between worlds at the end of ''Conqueror Of Shamballa'', Mustang ends up somewhere... unexpected.
138[=[[reviews:Restitution]]=]
139----
140''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5526051/1/ The Prices We Pay]]'' by Pandora Culpa
141* Recommended by: klepto
142* Status: Complete
143* Synopsis: Only life is equivalent to another life.
144[=[[reviews:ThePricesWePay]]=]
145----
146''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5038325/1/ Torture]]'' by Mikkeneko
147* Recommended by: [=TacoSundae=]
148* Status: Complete
149* Synopsis: In order to get Ed to make the Philosopher's Stone for them, Envy and Sloth decide that mental scars work better than physical ones.
150* Comments: One of the funniest one-shots I've ever read.
151[=[[reviews:Torture]]=]
152----
153''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7702098/1/ To Catch a Killer]]'' by Epicocity
154* Recommended by: [=NightOwlCity=]
155* Status: Complete
156* Synopsis: When Head Detective Roy Mustang met Forensics Specialist Edward Elric his first thought was that the boy was too young for the profession. But when a police department conspiracy appears he realizes: trust few or trust no one.
157* Notes: Has two sequels, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10382613/1/ To Find a Killer]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11630287/1/ To Stop a Killer]]''.
158[=[[reviews:ToCatchAKiller]]=]
159----
160''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2665430/chapters/5957795 Sons of the Desert]]'' by capn_hoozits
161* Recommended by: tolrais
162* Status: Complete
163* Synopsis: Post Promised Day fic focussing on Major Miles and Scars' attempts to rebuild Ishval.
164* Notes: Alternate link [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6399621/1/ here]].
165** Part of a larger series, available [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/178511 here]].
166* Comments: Great prose and the OCs are so well written you can almost imagine them popping up in the series. There are also a lot of cameos by the main cast of the manga. The author has several more stories set in this post-canon verse.
167[=[[reviews:SonsOfTheDesert]]=]
168----
169''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5342030/1/ Supplemental Rules and Regulations]]'' by Sekhem
170* Recommended by: Veloren
171* Status: Dead
172* Synopsis: It all began after Hawkeye got her dog, and spiraled downward from there. A chronicle of the day-to-day chaos of Eastern HQ, and the supplemental rules that grew out of it. Surprisingly, Ed and Alphonse are not the main culprits.
173[=[[reviews:SupplementalRulesAndRegulations]]=]
174----
175''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3061179/1/ Sketch:Gnosis]]'' by nebroadwe
176* Recommended by: [=Musicrox4ever=]
177* Status: Complete
178* Synopsis: Scar's brother receives his first shipment of alchemy books.
179[=[[reviews:SketchGnosis]]=]
180----
181''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5838805/1/ Return to the Underworld]]'' by Clouds on Monday
182* Recommended by: [=Crank132=]
183* Status: Dead
184* Synopsis: Trapped and lost in this world, Edward Elric is stripped of alchemy; or so he thought. From Crop Circles to the Pyramids of Giza, Ed travels to the ruins of the world for clues to get home. But he isn't alone, and a painful decision has to be made.
185[=[[reviews:ReturnToTheUnderworld]]=]
186----
187''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2439105/1/ Illness]]'' by Shiruba Neko
188* Recommended by: [=Battypichugirl2=]
189* Status: Complete
190* Synopsis: Scar gets ill and, unbeknownst to him, Al stuffs him in his armor and takes him to Risembool with him and Ed. Ed, Al, Pinako, and Winry end up taking care of him for a week and a half.
191[=[[reviews:Illness]]=]
192----
193''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3835033/1/ Photograph]]'' by [=ZaKai=]
194* Recommended by: @/{{Keltena}}
195* Status: Complete
196* Synopsis: Ed wishes he was the one in Hughes's photographs.
197[=[[reviews:Photograph]]=]
198----
199''Fanfic/{{Indebted}}'' by Velf
200* Recommended by: @/CitizenGrimm
201* Status: Dead
202* Synopsis: Set a few years after the film, based mainly on that and the first anime. A sweeping epic, with drama, action, adventure, angst, humour and romance.
203* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
204[=[[reviews:Indebted]]=]
205----
206''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3589127/1/ Catheter]]'' by Netta Sloan
207* Recommended by: @/{{Dazai}}, @/{{Lotuschan}}
208* Status: Complete
209* Synopsis: This is the first part of a series of fics detailing the events of Ed's Automail surgery, set a few days or two after the life-shattering incident. These fics cover everything from the construction of Ed's automail to the rehabilitation process in incredible detail.
210[=[[reviews:Catheter]]=]
211----
212''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2294124/1/ The Luzhin Defense]]'' by Zauberer S
213* Recommended by: Skadi
214* Status: Complete
215* Synopsis: Life as chess. The pieces set. Breda recalls how he became Roy's.
216[=[[reviews:TheLuzhinDefense]]=]
217----
218''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4175371/1/ We That Are Young]]'' by Stoplight Delight
219* Recommended by: @/{{Dazai}}, caerca, @/SofiaMerriweather, Selryam, [=AFuzzyWarmBlanket=], Hawking
220* Status: Complete
221* Synopsis: It's a well-known fact that innocents make poor soldiers. Fortunately, Riza Hawkeye's childhood was not entirely innocent. She had to grow up fast... though she wasn't the only one.
222* Notes: Has a dead sequel, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4396547/1/ Shall Never See So Much]]''.
223[=[[reviews:WeThatAreYoungShallNeverSeeSoMuch]]=]
224----
225''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4950512/1/ Magnum Opus]]'' by A Guy Named Goo
226* Recommended by: [=AlsoSprachOdin=]
227* Status: Complete
228* Synopsis: While receiving training following a less than stunning evaluation, Edward is sent to follow a lead involving four friends and illegal experiments conducted during the war that could be what he has been looking for.
229[=[[reviews:MagnumOpus]]=]
230----
231''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5201941/1/ The Reason Why]]'' by [=Moonrise31=]
232* Recommended by: @/MarleeCross
233* Status: Complete
234* Synopsis: Riza Hawkeye is the only one who understands why Nina Tucker allowed her father to turn her into a chimera.
235[=[[reviews:TheReasonWhy]]=]
236----
237''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6045507/1/ And In The End]]'' by [=HeyItsMJ=]
238* Recommended by: starstuff99, Drakyndra, [=B2WM=]
239* Status: Complete
240* Synopsis: A picture is worth a thousand words. Thirteen moments on film.
241[=[[reviews:AndInTheEnd]]=]
242----
243''[[http://scimitarsmile.com/story.php?p=808 The Sincerest Form of Flattery]]'' by Mikkeneko
244* Recommended by: sauronlulz
245* Status: Complete
246* Synopsis: Ed and Al revisit a town they once saved from bandits and discover something surprising.
247[=[[reviews:TheSincerestFormOfFlattery]]=]
248----
249''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2934415/1/ Rewrite]]'' by Tramontana Keeper
250* Recommended by [=Sarah1281=], Hawking
251* Status: Complete
252* Synopsis: ''"Free Characters of Fullmetal Alchemist," announced Edward dramatically, "I have seen the future, and it is bleak."'' The Ultimate Horror...a lousy Ending...demands the Ultimate Sacrifice to change it. Crack, silliness, and much breakage of the Fourth Wall.
253[=[[reviews:RewriteFullmetalAlchemist]]=]
254----
255''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4268822/1/ Informed Consent]]'' by favilla
256* Recommended by: [=B2WM=]
257* Status: Complete
258* Synopsis: ''"There was also that time I worked with that bastard, Mustang. He burned the Ishbalans and I did the autopsies."'' Everyone's favorite doctor - and why he hates Roy so much.
259[=[[reviews:InformedConsent]]=]
260----
261''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7168638/1/ Homecoming]]'' by kalirush
262* Recommended by: Taranwondering, @/KinaKalamari
263* Status: Complete
264* Synopsis: Ten years after the series, Al brings his family home to Resembool.
265[=[[reviews:Homecoming]]=]
266----
267''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5803816/1/ Fullmetal Lol]]'' by Nimrochan
268* Recommended by: eyeheartturtles
269* Status: Dead
270* Synopsis: Crackfic parody. Ed is constantly drunk, and Al is generally depressed. Yet both persevere in their quest to restore their bodies through the legendary Internet, a mythical power said to hold unimaginable forces. However, a hidden, stupid evil awaits...
271[=[[reviews:FullmetalLol]]=]
272----
273''[[http://community.livejournal.com/alter_series/733.html The Alter!Series]]'' by multiple authors
274* Recommended by: @/PepperJak
275* Status: Complete
276* Synopsis: After the events that ended with Edward in Germany, he travels across Europe to England to try and find a way home. Hohenheim sends one of his research assistants, Ichiro Masuta, who as it turns out is Roy Mustang's counterpart in this world.
277[=[[reviews:TheAlterSeries]]=]
278----
279''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5605425/1/ A Dish of Herbs]]'' by Tiamat's Child
280* Recommended by: @/{{Acacia}}
281* Status: Complete
282* Synopsis: Marcoh is deeply messed up, Scar is stern, and they're getting to be better friends than their pasts would seem to allow.
283[=[[reviews:ADishOfHerbs]]=]
284----
285''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7947559/1/ 444 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do in Amestris]]'' by Do a Barrel Roll
286* Recommended by: [=SilverThorn=]
287* Status: Dead
288* Synopsis: There are lots of things you shouldn't do if you want to survive in Amestris... too bad our favorite characters are going to do it all anyway. The country can use all the chaos it can get! How many headaches can one group of people cause? Let's find out!
289[=[[reviews:444ThingsImNotAllowedToDoInAmestris]]=]
290----
291''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/31364 demon alchemist]]'' by metisket
292* Recommended by: [=MSPachina=], [=LongLiveHumour=], Dame-Amaryllis
293* Status: Complete
294* Synopsis: Following the manga-verse, we explore how the plot might've changed if Al had died while they tried to resurrect their mother.
295* Comments: Given the premise, you'd think this would be a dark, depressing series. You would be wrong. A blackly funny account of the doings of Edward Elric, Demon Alchemist, and professional SerialKillerKiller, as narrated by Maes Hughes (mostly). Featuring an overprotective Mustang, a terrifyingly competent Hawkeye, and almost everyone else.
296[=[[reviews:CrazyEdVerse]]=]
297----
298''[[http://fanfiction.net/s/3237353/1/ Threads Of Time]]'' by Overnight-FMA
299* Recommended by: R.G.
300* Status: Dead
301* Synopsis: Upon attempting to resurrect their mother, things went horribly wrong and Alphonse Elric ended up binding his brother Edward's soul to a suit of armor. Their lives have been forever changed since that fateful night.
302* Comments: Depressingly enough, a DeadFic. The few chapters existing are still beautifully written though.
303[=[[reviews:ThreadsOfTime]]=]
304----
305''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7850144/1/ Expatriate]]'' by Sage SK
306* Recommended by: nettlemace
307* Status: Complete
308* Synopsis: Roy travels to Aerugo to bring home an old friend.
309[=[[reviews:Expatriate]]=]
310----
311''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5952697/1/ Sin's Child]]'' by Shocotate
312* Recommended by: [=District12Trib=]
313* Status: Complete
314* Synopsis: Pride pretends not to remember his past, but he does, and one day after visiting Father he sleeps, dreaming of his creation, and through all the life he'd rather forget because beneath his arrogant veneer is the deepest loathing for how he used to be.
315[=[[reviews:SinsChild]]=]
316----
317''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7921368/1/ Lackluster]]'' by Unadulterated
318* Recommended by: [=TurquoiseFlower=]
319* Status: Complete
320* Synopsis: Ed is removed from his abusive stepfather's care after years of hurt - and placed in the home of his direct superior Roy Mustang. With Al missing and Ed attempting to cope with unbelievable scarring, can Roy hope to be able to help Ed?
321[=[[reviews:Lackluster]]=]
322----
323''ISHBAL! The Musical!: [[http://fma-fic-contest.livejournal.com/241159.html Act I]] & [[http://fma-fic-contest.livejournal.com/241526.html Act II]]'' by colonel bastard
324* Recommended by: Interrobang
325* Status: Complete
326* Synopsis: A musical about [[WarIsHell Ishbal]].
327[=[[reviews:IshbalTheMusical]]=]
328----
329''[[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ST0cN0_qqmREFYc2FEN0JwVVE/view Truth Revealed]]'' by Fallen Crest
330* Recommended by: River_of_Death
331* Status: Complete
332* Synopsis: AU. The FMA characters are brought to a room to view FMA Brotherhood. How will they react to seeing their future? Can they change what is to come? Or will they make the same mistakes?
333* Comments: This is worth a try even if you're majorly opposed to 'fictional characters exposed to their series' like this troper is. The author has constructed several mechanisms to keep the suspense up and keep the flow of the story from settling into the tired 'show a scene/characters snark about it' groove. [[spoiler:In particular, she makes the characters feel the pain of any injury happening to them onscreen.]] Also, worth it for complex character interactions in between viewing sessions. And Izumi/General Armstrong bonding.
334[=[[reviews:TruthRevealed]]=]
335----
336''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2092968/1/ He Who Searches For Himself]]'' by Yuuki Hikari
337* Recommended by: [=Jhall934=]
338* Status: Complete
339* Synopsis: Standing up and moving forwards feels a lot more like picking yourself up and trudging onwards. This is a story of Edward Elric trying to get home from to Amestris from Germany, and Alphonse's quest to help bring him back.
340* Comments: She began writing this right after the original series ended. So it takes into account the events of the anime but not COS. It is good because it has an interesting plot that adds on to the events that occurred throughout the original anime. It also does justice to all of the characters. She does have some [=OCs=] but they are relevant to the plot as well as to Germany at that time. She also gives some much-needed development to many of the characters, Winry, for example, becomes more like her Brotherhood counterpart and isn't restricted to the sidelines and Edward's relationship with Hohenheim is touched upon very well. Also, the situation concerning Alphonse is handled well. To sum it up, this fanfiction is a good read for those who didn't like COS. It has not been updated for awhile but I do think she will finish it. The 40+ chapters that are currently out are definitely worth reading.
341* Notes:
342** Revived as of 2022, and being updated on Archive of our Own as well!
343[=[[reviews:HeWhoSearchesForHimself]]=]
344----
345''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1597371/ They All Lived]]'' by Lady Wordsmith
346* Recommended by: Bellofthesea
347* Status: Ongoing
348* Synopsis: An epic tale beginning seven years after COS and still continuing now sixty years later. This series follows the Elric Brother’s on their return to Amestris and their long lives thereafter. They, their wives and children... and grandchildren... and great-grandchildren, and all of their friends face the many ups and downs of life through five wars, many weddings, and births, moments of marital bliss and strife, terrible mistakes and beautiful forgiveness, injury, illness, recovery, romance, heartache, death, life and so much more.
349* Comments: It’s impossible to really sum up this story other than to say it will take a solid month (at least) to read it all the way through but it’s totally worth it. Incredibly well written.
350[=[[reviews:TheyAllLived]]=]
351----
352''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6382495/1/ The Fullmetal Alchemist Mary Sue Alphabet]]'' by Jackie Coffey
353* Recommended by: @/{{fruitstripegum}}
354* Status: Complete
355* Synopsis: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
356[=[[reviews:TheFullmetalAlchemistMarySueAlphabet]]=]
357----
358''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3489138/1/ An Immodest Proposal]]'' by Juxtaposie
359* Recommended by: @/{{Iowaforever}}
360* Status: Complete
361* Synopsis: Maes goes drinking with Roy after a bad fight with Gracia. HilarityEnsues.
362[=[[reviews:AnImmodestProposal]]=]
363----
364''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4782506/chapters/10941074 Equivalance is Relative]]'' by sirensoundwave
365* Recommended by: undinegleason
366* Status: Dead
367* Synopsis: All is one and one is all. The Elrics discover how painfully literal that statement happens to be with a little help from someone who just happens to be passing through. For better or worse.
368* Comments: This is a strange story. Sirensoundwave sets up this weird concept where Truth/The Gate is Elric's father...and mother. Kinda a fix-it fic that dives down the rabbit hole. A good example of the dark humor, angst, and drama that seems pretty standard with the author's fics. Hard to explain but for something COMPLETELY different, check it out.
369[=[[reviews:EquivalanceIsRelative]]=]
370----
371''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12080349/1/ Stock Market Crash]]'' by VIKAN
372* Recommended by: [=LongLiveHumour=]
373* Status: Complete
374* Synopsis: Stranded in the middle of the Eastern Desert, Roy Mustang must try to get himself and a concussed Edward across it safely before he completely loses his mind.
375* Comments: A very well-crafted story with excellent character voices, an unflinching perspective on Colonel Mustang, and despite its grim subject matter, a sense of humour.
376[=[[reviews:StockMarketCrash]]=]
377----
378''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6537858/1/ Team Players]]'' by maryh10000
379* Recommended by: @/{{Elisabel}}
380* Status: Dead
381* Synopsis: How team Mustang came together. They weren't always a team, but they were always team players.
382* Comments: The author used to be in the military herself, so the protocols and terminology are [[ShownTheirWork spot on]], so far as this troper can tell. The writing style may seem dry at first, but there are a lot of unexpectedly wry or touching moments. Best of all, she has a better handle on every member of Team Mustang than almost anybody on FFN, and gives as much respect and affection to Falman or Breda as to Roy and Riza; she incorporates several non-canon (but canon-compliant) notions about their various pasts, goals, religious views, and so on, but she keeps it so in-character and fascinating that I've started taking some of them as canon.
383[=[[reviews:TeamPlayers]]=]
384----
385''Fanfic/BuildYourWingsOnTheWayDown'' by [=ShanaStoryteller=]
386* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
387* Status: Complete
388* Synopsis: Where the loss of ignorance is more valuable than the knowledge gained, and Edward figures out the source of alchemy a lot sooner than before.
389[=[[reviews:BuildYourWingsOnTheWayDown]]=]
390----
391''Fanfic/SonOfTheDesert'' by [=ShanaStoryteller=]
392* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
393* Status: Complete
394* Synopsis: In which Trisha Elric was Ishvalan, making the Elric brothers half-Ishvalan. The story deals with three plotlines: Trisha's youth growing up in the sleepy town of Eshkolit, her raising Edward and Alphonse while trying to hide from the military, and Edward balancing the military and his heritage and dealing with having to work with his people's executioners.
395[=[[reviews:SonOfTheDesert]]=]
396----
397''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14761617/chapters/34135554 I got better. (He got better).]]'' by yoku_yoku
398* Recommended by: Andariel
399* Status: Complete
400* Synopsis: I like goofy stuff. I hope you do too! A certain greedy boy got done dirty. I'm righting wrongs. Set after the events of the manga and anime, I'm gonna fix this shit how it should be fixed.
401* Comments: A must-read for anyone who likes Greed and Ling. Try not to die from laughter!
402[=[[reviews:IGotBetterHeGotBetter]]=]
403----
404''[[https://bob-fish.livejournal.com/17692.html Notorious]]'' by bob_fish
405* Recomended by: Ninja Marshwiggle
406* Status: Complete
407* Synopsis: Twenty-five years ago ... Chris Mustang is having a very bad month. The censors killed her show, she's in debt to a couple of very dubious businessmen, and she's working as a hostess in the worst bar in town. As if that wasn't enough, her estranged big brother seems to have gotten himself in an auto accident, and some nut decided to make her guardian of his four-year-old brat.
408* Comments: Whilst sex and violence take a backseat in this story it is nonetheless one of the few genuinely mature fics out there, dealing with adult problems from a very realistic and heartfelt perspective. A joy from start to finish, with snappy, genuinely funny, dialogue and strong charaterisation. If you're at all interested in Mustangs childhood with Mdm Christmas then this is a must-read.
409[=[[reviews:Notorious]]=]
410----
411''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12116762/1/ Distorting Equivalency]]'' by Ranowa Hikura
412* Recommended by: Piano_Pikachu
413* Status: Complete
414* Synopsis: All Ed knows is that he's been kidnapped by a madman.
415* Notes: Alternate link [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/705525 here]].
416* Comments: A DarkFic where Ed is tortured by a genuinely creepy OC villain. The squeamish readers may want to avoid this story, but those who seek a chillingly suspenseful mystery and quality horror writing, this story is absolutely brilliant to read.
417[=[[reviews:DistortingEquivalency]]=]
418----
419''Fanfic/BlueSkiesAndPureGold'' by Mother Of The Universe
420* Recommended by: Lord-Jaric
421* Status: Dormant
422* Synopsis: What if Winry also committed human transmutation? Three children lost their parents and tried to bring them back using alchemy. The unsuccessful transmutation cost one his arm and leg, the another his entire body, and the third all movement and feeling in her hands. Now the three of them set out on a journey to get back what they lost, but is it possible?
423* Comments: A promising story still in its beginning stages. It is currently playing out as canon with Winry's presence but the author has stated it will eventually break from canon. Their are noticeable grammar and spelling mistakes here and there but it isn't detrimental to the rest of the fic.
424[=[[reviews:BlueSkiesAndPureGold]]=]
425----
426''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/4717148/chapters/10775633 Survivor: Not Amestris]]'' by the_musicalbookworm
427* Recommended by: tomfool
428* Status: Complete
429* Synopsis: Sixteen characters from ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood'' compete on ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' for a prize of 3 million cenz, in a ridiculously silly and over the top way.
430* Comments: Essentially, ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' with ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' characters. The comedy works surprisingly well, and the author's takes on the characters are really funny, with moments that are downright inspired. The one major con is the author's blatant crushes on Jean Havoc and Roy Mustang. Then again, that could still be a pro depending on who you are.
431[=[[reviews:SurvivorNotAmestris]]=]
432----
433''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23938471 Truth or Consequences]]'' by [=NaoNazo=]
434* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
435* Status: Complete
436* Synopsis: CrackFic. Truth is sick of these motherfucking Xerxians on this motherfucking plane.
437[=[[reviews:TruthOrConsequences]]=]
438----
439''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8379005/1/Without-Flinching Without Flinching]]'' by Aisukuri-Mu Studio
440* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
441* Status: Complete
442* Synopsis: Shortly after Edward gains his State Alchemist title, he's already run into trouble. It's not even been half of a year yet, and already, terror has arrived on Mustang's desk, in the form of an old walkie-talkie, and a note, saying, "You have 24 hours." There's a new threat in the East, and apparently, he wants to play a game. With all of them.
443[=[[reviews:Without Flinching]]=]
444----
445''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7978932/1/Men-and-Angels Men and Angels]]'' by Laora
446* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
447* Status: Complete
448* Synopsis: Trisha can't understand; she's terrified, but she has to stay calm. Her boys are gone, replaced by her sons from the future...and something, she knows, is terribly wrong.
449[=[[reviews:Men and Angels]]=]
450----
451''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3643858/1/At-the-Very-Ports-We-Blow At the Very Ports We Blow]]'' by baka deshi
452* Recommended by: [=DizzyDawn=]
453* Status: Complete
454* Synopsis: Edward Elric has made his way to the University of Munich, where he faces a new challenge in the eerily familiar face of his peer and colleague, Alfons Heiderich. There's just one problem: the two of them have to get along. Premovie
455[=[[reviews:AtTheVeryPortsWeBlow]]=]
456----
457''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19892746/chapters/47116606 Dead on Arrival]]'' by RainFlame
458* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
459* Status: Complete
460* Synopsis: It's not easy solving your own murder, even for a ghost. When Edward Elric is murdered, Truth offers him a deal: find his killer in exchange for his life. Ed decides to take him up on his offer, but things aren't so simple. With Roy and Riza on the run and Al nowhere to be found, Ed has his work cut out for him. All in a day's work for a very dead Fullmetal Alchemist. Rating just to be safe.
461[=[[reviews:DeadonArrival]]=]
462----
463''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14812913?view_adult=true Chosen Peers]]'' by garamonder
464* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
465* Status: Complete
466* Synopsis: "It suddenly occurred to Havoc that Ed looked like he belonged here." During a field trip to Central University, Havoc sees the possibility for a different future for Ed.
467[=[[reviews:ChosenPeers]]=]
468----
469''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21018503 lethargy got a hold of me]]'' by The-Immortal-Moon (LunaKat)
470* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
471* Status: Complete
472* Synopsis: “Alphonse,” the creature begins, frosty with accusation, and Al feels a chill drip down his spine.
473* Comment: Homonculus!Edward AU
474[=[[reviews:lethargygotaholdofme]]=]
475----
476''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7552754/1/Alien Alien]]'' by Maya Sushi
477* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
478* Status: Dead
479* Synopsis: “"On Earth?" Alfons pondered aloud, hiding his snicker of amusement rather horribly, and honestly considering accusing him of being an alien, just for kicks. A series of COS one-shots, for Heiderich's sake.
480* Comments: FMA 2003 fic
481[=[[reviews:Alien]]=]
482----
483''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/16664944/chapters/39076663 Down and Darker]]'' by VerySwampeh
484* Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
485* Status: Complete
486* Synopsis: A mission to Creta goes off the rails when Ed accidentally interrupts an assassination attempt against the royal family. Mid-series, no pairings. Written for FMA Halloween Week 17.
487* Comments: An incredible fic with a story that wouldn't seem out out of place in the canon story
488[=[[reviews:DownandDarker]]=]
489----
490''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/491410 The Weimar Tales]]'' by AlanSchezar
491* Recommended by LC3575
492* Status: 2 1-Shots Complete, 1 story ongoing
493* Synopsis: Set in 2003 anime storyline, post-COS, this series of stories follows Ed as he adjusts to the new life on Earth and continues his search for the Uranium Bomb, confronting the Nazis and their mad ambitions in the process while fighting to protect his loved ones as the clock ticks closer to WWII.
494----
495''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17515493/chapters/41261645 conflicted by the very air i breathe]]'' by writing_addict
496* Recommended by: llamakalamari
497* Status: Complete
498* Synopsis: Edward Elric vanishes after what was supposed to be an ordinary mission. A year later, Roy Mustang gets a call that changes everything.
499[[/folder]]
500
501[[folder:Shipping Fics]]
502''Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.''
503----
504''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2289570/1/ After the Rain]]'' by Zauberer S
505* Recommended by: Skadi, Hawking
506* Status: Complete
507* Pairing: Roy/Riza
508* Synopsis: After the end of the world there are still signs of life.
509[=[[reviews:AfterTheRain]]=]
510----
511''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3407517/1/ Chasing the Trail]]'' by Ishte
512* Recommended by: Kumorigoe
513* Status: Dead
514* Pairing: Edward/Winry
515* Synopsis: Edward needs his mechanic in more ways than one.
516[=[[reviews:ChasingTheTrail]]=]
517----
518''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5321857/1/ The Father-Son Talk]]'' by [=HaganeNeko=]
519* Recommended by: [=DarkInsanity13=]
520* Status: Complete
521* Pairing: Edward/Winry
522* Synopsis: After the Promised Day, Hohenheim decides to talk to Ed about the fairer sex.
523[=[[reviews:TheFatherSonTalk]]=]
524----
525''The Incompetent Matchmakers'' by Shtuff
526* Recommended by: chibiaries, @/LadyNorbert
527* Status: Complete
528* Pairing: Roy/Riza
529* Synopsis: Involves Havoc's [[HilarityEnsues Brilliant Plan]], aka what [[OnlySaneMan Fuery]] labels as A Very Bad Idea.
530* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
531[=[[reviews:TheIncompetentMatchmakers]]=]
532----
533''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2975785/1/ Every Missing Irony]]'' by words without
534* Recommended by: chibiaries
535* Status: Complete
536* Pairing: Roy/Riza
537* Synopsis: Bunch of drabbles and themes on royai.
538[=[[reviews:EveryMissingIrony]]=]
539----
540''[[http://community.livejournal.com/penways/14749.html First Few Desperate Hours]]'' by sixpences
541* Recommended by: katyhalo
542* Status: Complete
543* Pairing: Roy/Riza
544* Synopsis: Brooding, loneliness and some rash decisions post-chapter 62.
545[=[[reviews:FirstFewDesperateHours]]=]
546----
547''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4761304/1/ Falling]]'' by Gennerator
548* Recommended by: Pheonee
549* Status: Complete
550* Pairing: Ling/Lan Fan
551* Synopsis: Ling, [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Ran Fan]], and a pit. Surely nothing too drastic can happen.
552[=[[reviews:Falling]]=]
553----
554''Black and Blond'' by My-name-is-foxglove
555* Recommended by: chibiaries, @/LadyNorbert
556* Pairing: Roy/Riza
557* Synopsis: Another stab at the 100 royai themes.
558* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
559[=[[reviews:BlackAndBlond]]=]
560----
561''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3468944/1/ 100 Moments to Live For]]'' by Causmicfire
562* Recommended by: @/DontKillBugs
563* Status: Complete
564* Pairing: Edward/Winry
565* Synopsis: 100 [=EdWin=] Themes.
566[=[[reviews:100MomentsToLiveFor]]=]
567----
568''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6319525/1/ Romance]]'' by Inuchron
569* Recommended by: @/{{Lotuschan}}
570* Status: Complete
571* Pairing: Edward/Winry
572* Synopsis: All Ed wants is a hot-water bottle, loving proximity to a duvet, and Winry.
573[=[[reviews:Romance]]=]
574----
575''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5910596/1/ Just Get Them Together Already!]]'' by Cafe au Liet
576* Recommended by: @/LadyNorbert, @/AFuzzyWarmBlanket
577* Status: Complete
578* Pairing: Roy/Riza
579* Synopsis: Mustang's subordinates decide to take matters into their own hands, coming up with a plan to get the Colonel and his Lieutenant together. But they weren't prepared for this.
580[=[[reviews:JustGetThemTogetherAlready]]=]
581----
582''[[http://community.livejournal.com/houseofsmex/147124.html#cutid1 The House of Smex]]'' by multiple authors
583* Recommended by: @/PepperJak
584* Status: Complete
585* Pairings: Various
586* Synopsis: The stories in the archive generally take place after [[spoiler: Ed and Masuta get back to Amestris]] and details the evolution of the relationship between [[spoiler: Roy, Riza, Ed, Al, and Masuta]]. This story is a spin-off of ''[[http://community.livejournal.com/alter_series/733.html The Alter!Series]]'' (see entry in general fics above), so I urge you to read that first. There are no really solid, over-arching plots in the Main Archive, which mostly contains "a day in the life" drabbles (to short stories) about the five and is categorized by subject and not chronology. If a story falls into a certain part of the general timeline, it is noted in the story's lj entry. There is a Plot Archive, where specific story arcs, often following their own canon, are listed.
587[=[[reviews:TheHouseOfSmex]]=]
588----
589''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/319252/chapters/513324 Catalysis]]'' by aventria & iluxia
590* Recommended by: [=TurnTable=]
591* Status: Dormant
592* Pairing: Roy/Edward
593* Synopsis: We have all seen stories of Ed's journey, but let's try a change. What if, ultimately, Trisha Elric never died? Watch as Ed walks a path markedly different from the old, along the way meeting the people who will shape his life.
594* Notes: Alternate link [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5141657/1/ here]].
595[=[[reviews:Catalysis]]=]
596----
597''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6175319/1/ Two Years]]'' by Kainaku
598* Recommended by: @/SapphireBlue
599* Status: Dead
600* Pairing: Edward/Winry
601* Synopsis: It's a 100 Themes fic, set during the time skip at the end of the series. The chapters go in a chronological order, and some of them tie into others.
602[=[[reviews:TwoYears]]=]
603----
604''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4318541/1/ Casualties]]'' by Miskcat
605* Recommended by: @/SofiaMerriweather
606* Status: Complete
607* Pairing: Roy/Riza
608* Synopsis: ''As Roy and Riza work together in East City, sublimating their deeper feelings for a higher good, they must beware of how this sublimation affects others around them.'' Focused on how Roy and Riza's relationship is not only self-destructive but how it affects the people they interact with.
609[=[[reviews:Casualties]]=]
610----
611''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3532730/1/ Returning Echoes]]'' by silkendreammaid
612* Recommended by: Smoke And Bone, oathkeeper85
613* Status: Dead
614* Pairings: Roy/Edward, Riza/Havoc, Alphonse/Winry
615* Synopsis: Four years and Edward returns home... with changes.
616* Comments: A DeadFic depressingly enough, considering it updated last in 2009. However, the thirty-plus chapters it already has is sure to keep you busy for a while.
617[=[[reviews:ReturningEchoes]]=]
618----
619''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8174299/1/ Beauty and the Beast: Edvy 100 Themes]]'' by Moonlit Water Sunny River
620* Recommended by: Hawking
621* Status: Complete
622* Pairing: Edward/Envy
623* Synopsis: Enemies, nothing more, nothing less, but neither Ed nor Envy are known for being particularly honest with themselves. 100 Themes of Edvy - the author made up 100 themes beforehand for [=EdxEnvy=] then proceeded to begin writing one-shots for every single one.
624[=[[reviews:BeautyAndTheBeastEdvy100Themes]]=]
625----
626''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7583464/1/ Good For the Soul]]'' by [=ClosetFMAFan=]
627* Recommended by: Exile Wrath
628* Status: Complete
629* Pairing: Alphonse/Mei
630* Synopsis: It started as a small crush, but lasted across deserts, countries, snow covered mountains, and even Truth itself. Interconnected [=AlMei=] oneshot collection.
631[=[[reviews:GoodForTheSoul]]=]
632----
633''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6400747/1/ Here Dead We Lie]]'' by mebh
634* Recommended by: [=QueenRiza=]
635* Status: Complete
636* Pairing: Roy/Riza
637* Synopsis: Following a disastrous operation in Aerugo, Colonel Mustang wakes from a coma to discover his world has fallen apart. Under the shadow of the state, he tries to find impossible answers before it is too late.
638[=[[reviews:HereDeadWeLie]]=]
639----
640''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/963992/chapters/1890110 Swallows on the Beam]]'' by shuofthewind
641* Recommended by: whimsyful
642* Status: Dead
643* Pairing: Ling/Lan Fan
644* Synopsis: Three years after the coronation, a plot to overthrow the Emperor has been put into motion. Disguised as a noblewoman, Lan Fan plunges into the Xingese court—and into a courtship with the emperor himself.
645[=[[reviews:SwallowsOnTheBeam]]=]
646----
647''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8625445/chapters/19778911 Nothing is Impossible]]'' by Panic_CelestialInk
648* Recommended by: [=LavenderTownsGhost=]
649* Status: Complete
650* Pairing: Greed/Ling/Lan Fan
651* Synopsis: Nothing is Impossible. Ling is about to find out how true that really is.
652[=[[reviews:NothingIsImpossible]]=]
653----
654''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14127441/chapters/32555337 all the king's horses & all the king's men (couldn't put me back together again)]]'' by Coshledak
655* Recommended by: piddlesworth
656* Status: Complete
657* Pairing: Greed/Ling
658* Synopsis: It's been three years since Amestris and Ling is now respectfully regarded as Emperor Ling Yao of Xing. Sort of. Being such a young emperor isn't easy. And then there's the matter of the gaping hole in his aura, and his frequent dreams of Greed... He knows that he misses him, but no amount of missing him is going to bring him back. Greed doesn't have to be such a bastard about it, though.
659[=[[reviews:AllTheKingsHorsesAndAllTheKingsMenCouldntPutMeBackTogetherAgain]]=]
660
661[[/folder]]
662
663[[folder:Crossovers]]
664
665''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2709966/1/ m001: FULLMETAL]]'' by liliwick the WORD
666* Recommended by: [=NG14916=]
667* Status: Dead
668* Crossover with: ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
669* Synopsis: Out of the blue and into his perfect life of reinforcing praises, endless romantic dates and stunning female persocoms, there came that distinctive flaw which threw off his equilibrium – Edward arrived.
670* Comments: An imaginative crossover, with a focus on the relationship between Roy and the new persocom that he accidentally bought due to a misunderstanding involving the black market.
671[=[[reviews:M001FULLMETAL]]=]
672----
673''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7025578/1/ The CareALot Chronicles]]'' by [=PetiteGrenouille=]
674* Recommended by: [=MEWtiful=]
675* Status: Complete
676* Crossover with: ''Franchise/CareBears''
677* Synopsis: Edward is sent to Care-A-Lot to research their advanced combat techniques.
678[=[[reviews:TheCareALotChronicles]]=]
679----
680''[[https://www.quotev.com/story/3858231/ Mystery]]'' by [=TheSilverQuil=]
681* Recommended by: iTroll
682* Status: Complete
683* Crossover with: ''Manga/SoulEater''
684* Synopsis: Soul Eater Evans finds Edward Elric a mystery. Edward finds him a mystery too. The feeling is mutual. Fem!Edward.
685[=[[reviews:Mystery]]=]
686----
687''Fanfic/TheFlowerPrincessAndTheAlchemist'' by [=BloodPokemon101=]
688* Recommended by: [=Tishia546=]
689* Status: Ongoing
690* Crossover with: ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
691* Synopsis: ''"How can you bypass the laws of Equivalent Exchange without a Philosopher's Stone?" "I don't think my powers have anything to do with alchemy."'' After fighting a Hollow, Orihime mysteriously finds herself in the world of FMA. With the meeting of the Elric brothers, she is tossed into another adventure with joy, heartbreak, and romance along the way.
692* Notes: Has a non-canon side-story, ''Fanfic/AMileInMyShoes''.
693[=[[reviews:TheFlowerPrincessAndTheAlchemist]]=]
694----
695''βe Thou For the People'' by starlightisms
696* Recommended by: The_river_Dee
697* Status: ?
698* Crossover with: ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
699* Synopsis: The meeting that changed Izuku’s life did not happen in a tunnel or on a roof. It did not involve a professional hero or the emaciated skeleton of a man with half a respiratory system and no stomach. It happened in a library when he was just barely six years old. Or: Ed inadvertently raises a hero alchemist, because he's gotta cause a little chaos somehow, right?
700* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
701** Link found on ao3 [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/35445787/chapters/88353469 here]]
702[=[[reviews:βeThouForThePeople]]=]
703----
704''Fanfic/EvenTheWizardsMustPayTheirDue'' by Gamma Cavy
705* Recommended by: Tiamat Dragon Queen
706* Status: Complete
707* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
708* Synopsis: For some reason, Ed and Al were visiting Hogwarts, probably to ask Dumbledore where they could find Nicholas Flamel to ask him about the Philosophers Stone. While Ed is in Dumbledore's office, and Al is waiting outside due to being unable to fit the staircase Dumbledore, being a MagnificentBastard tries to use Legilimens on Ed. Unfortunately for him, Ed's been to the GateOfTruth, and Truth doesn't take kindly to people trying to snoop at the True knowledge. As a result, Dumbledore gets pulled through Ed's personal Gate and doesn't get anything out of it, while Truth makes a copy of Dumbledore's memories up to that point, and gives that copy to Ed. While Dumbles was encountering Truth, Ed didn't take kindly to having his mind poked at. By the time Dumbledore is freed from what used to be his desk, cabinets, pensive, and wall, as well as had his broken nose fixed, Ed and Al are long gone and have taken five-year-old Harry back to Amestris with them. And from there things unfold.
709* Comments: Ed's narrative adds dry humor to everything, beginning with his wondering if Petunia ware a failed Horse Chimera, and continuing into the Give Mustang a Headache Game. The plot is well thought out, Truth is awesome, and clearly ''up to something.'' Dumbledore is not only a Magnificent Bastard, but a ManipulativeBastard Harry gets a loving family with two older brothers, a loving (if somewhat crazy) mother who will teach him how to defend himself, a silent but loving father, and a plethora of honorary family in the form of Team Mustang. Gamma actually figured out how ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' could take place in the same world as Harry Potter without anyone knowing about Amestris and all the neighboring countries, and it has a spark of originality in a crossover that this troper hasn't seen since Laora's fic ''Penance''. Bonus points for the fact that the wizarding world knew a little about Xerxes, although not as anything more than a myth - at least until Ed turns up fitting the description of the golden people, AKA the Xerxesians.
710[=[[reviews:EvenTheWizardsMustPayTheirDues]]=]
711----
712''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6472460/1/ A Recurring Nightmare with Popcorn]]'' by [=NinthFeather=]
713* Recommended by: oathkeeper85, @/{{Landscape}}
714* Status: Complete
715* Crossover with: ''Series/{{Mash}}''
716* Synopsis: When Mustang's unit is transferred to the 4077th as diplomats, it seems like a good thing. But something darker is going on, and Amestris's problems are about to spill over into Korea.
717* Notes: Alternate link [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/238455 here]].
718[=[[reviews:ARecurringNightmareWithPopcorn]]=]
719----
720[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10812695/1/ Equivalence]] by notnecessarilyinbetween
721* Recommended by: Gamma Cavy
722* Status: Complete
723* Crossover with: ''Manga/DGrayMan''
724* Synopsis: Allen had the same stupid height complex he did, and the same stupid naivete of Al. That was it, Ed was adopting him as an unofficial Elric. It was only fair. (This is a story blending the FMA manga and anime versions, with the Anime origin of homunculi and other side of the gate, but manga Truth and Briggs. It is not the usual FMA crossover, as getting back to Amestris is rather simple once they figure out '''how''', but then things take a turn for the strange when an investigation on the Ark calls Truth into play, with a task for the three Elric brothers.)
725* Comments: The grammar is not the best, although it does improve as the story goes on, and the entertainment value is worth it, especially when Armstrong is on the scene.
726[=[[reviews:Equivalence]]=]
727----
728''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5605515/1/ Gateway to magic]]'' by llothcat
729* Recommended by: [=SpireEater=]
730* Status: Complete
731* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
732* Synopsis: Edward Elric knew one thing for sure, and that was that he was bored in a dull world. And finds a chance to go home..at a price...
733* Comments: Note, however, that the FMA parts of the story are taken from the anime-verse, NOT the manga-verse.
734[=[[reviews:GatewayToMagic]]=]
735----
736''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6436196/1/ Penance]]'' by Laora
737* Recommended by: [=Purplequeen15=]
738* Status: Complete
739* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
740* Synopsis: ''The Gate was opening; the black arms stretched toward him and Pride. Ed knew he had no say in the matter. He would be pulled to this parallel dimension, alternate universe—whatever it was—and Amestris would be left to die. Truth merely grinned.''
741* Comments: One of the few crossovers I've read that actually makes sense rather than being pure [[CrackFic crack]]. It takes place in mangaverse chapter 105/Order of the Phoenix, so here there be spoilers. Ed and Al get pulled through the gate (like all FMA crossovers) and arrive in a strange place that seems to defy every law of nature: Number 12 Grimmauld Place. However, someone (something?) else arrived with them... A great story, though a few chapters are a bit slow because of exposition. No fluff.
742[=[[reviews:Penance]]=]
743----
744''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/7271614/chapters/16510849 Cerulean Silver vs. Amber Gold]]'' by [=HiKaRanko=] ([[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2853406/1/Cerulean_Silver_vs_Amber_Gold Fanfiction.net original]])
745* Recommended by: orpheus-izanagi
746* Status: Ongoing
747* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
748* Synopsis: Ed has been put on his stupidest assignment yet: babysitting. Well, that's not what everyone else would call it, but to Edward Elric, it's exactly like babysitting. But there's a lot more to this assignment than what's on file...
749[=[[reviews:CeruleanSilverVsAmberGold]]=]
750----
751''Fanfic/TheTruthDecays'' by [=Marz1=]
752* Recommended by: [=AkatsukiDaybreak=]
753* Status: Dead
754* Crossover with: ''{{Manga/Naruto}}''
755* Synopsis: Ed ends up in the shinobi countries following the events of the 'Promised Day'. Everything is working out fine for him until he comes across a certain hyperactive blond ninja.
756[=[[reviews:TheTruthDecaysFullmetalAlchemist]]=]
757----
758''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3153578/1/ Seeking the Incomplete]]'' by [=Marz1=]
759* Recommended by: [=AkatsukiDaybreak=]
760* Status: Dead
761* Crossover with: ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
762* Synopsis: Willow attempts to use alchemy to bring Buffy back from the dead and the Slayer ends up in Amestris.
763* Comments: A great story with near-perfect characterization, but it's updated irregularly.
764[=[[reviews:SeekingTheIncomplete]]=]
765----
766''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2929916/1/ Invert]]'' by [=Marz1=]
767* Recommended by: @/{{Comartemis}}
768* Status: Dead
769* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
770* Synopsis: While investigating a bizarre alchemical structure, the Elric brothers get pulled into the Potterverse early on in an AU version of ''Deathly Hallows''. In the interest of finding a way home, Ed lends his talents to the Horcrux hunt while Al finds ways to keep himself busy at Hogwarts.
771* Comments: Seems to be a DeadFic but the first half of the story is complete enough to enjoy as a stand-alone fic.
772[=[[reviews:Invert]]=]
773----
774''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5943168/1/ The Clier Path]]'' by Ophelia Davis
775* Recommended by: Ruin Takada
776* Status: Dead
777* Crossover with: ''Film/TheMatrix''
778* Synopsis: In a dream, Edward finds himself in a white void, and within that, the Truth to all that is. Ever since there has been a splinter in his mind, but that's just the beginning; unbeknownst to him, there is a path he must walk, and a destiny he must face. With the help of the Nebuchadnezzar's crew, all he has to do is free his mind.
779[=[[reviews:TheClierPath]]=]
780----
781''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3435842/1/Playing-with-Numb3rs/ Playing with Numb3rs]]'' by junodog
782* Recommended by: Dinogal95
783* Status: Complete
784* Crossover with: ''Series/Numb3rs''
785* Synopsis: Don Eppes is investigating a crime when he finds a strange boy.
786[=[[reviews:PlayingWithNumb3rs]]=]
787----
788''Fullmetal Firefly: Serenity'' by [=Bookwrm389=]
789* Recommended by: @/KinaKalamari
790* Status: Complete
791* Crossover with: ''Series/{{Firefly}}''
792* Synopsis: All Captain Roy Mustang wants is to do the job so he can get paid and keep flying. But he gets more than he bargained for when he takes on a passenger with two automail limbs and one deadly secret.
793* Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
794[=[[reviews:FullmetalFireflySerenity]]=]
795----
796''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/137765 Equivalent Exchange]]'' by thedeadparrot
797* Recommended by: Equivalent Exchange
798* Status: Complete
799* Crossover with: ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
800* Synopsis: John comes back from the war broken in more ways than one.
801[=[[reviews:EquivalentExchange]]=]
802----
803''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/565830 Destination, Darkness]]'' by [=AzarDarkstar=]
804* Recommended by: feral
805* Status: Complete
806* Crossover with: ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{Transformers|FilmSeries}}'', ''Film/GreenLantern2011'', ''Manga/DeathNote'')
807* Synopsis: Destiny, after all, has her on speed dial. Five ways Buffy Summers didn't save the world.
808[=[[reviews:DestinationDarkness]]=]
809----
810''[[http://scifibigbang.dreamwidth.org/9859.html Synergy]]'' by white_aster
811* Recommended by: Interrobang
812* Status: Complete
813* Crossover with: ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''
814* Synopsis: In a world where advanced mechanics and firepower rub elbows with high magic and ancient relics, Zolf Kimberly has built the Crimson Flames to be the best mercenary company east of Archadia. Combining infantry with elemental black magic, the Flames are versatile, professional, highly effective, and willing to ground your enemy to dust, for the right price.
815[=[[reviews:Synergy]]=]
816----
817''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9284131/1/ The Child Behind Golden Eyes]]'' by sane-abandoned
818* Recommended by: iTroll
819* Status: Dead
820* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
821* Synopsis: After appearing in the headquarters of The Order of The Phoenix, Edward Elric has no idea where he is or how he got there. Mistrust of the people there leads to problems as he tries to find a way home.
822[=[[reviews:TheChildBehindGoldenEyes]]=]
823----
824''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/6870892/chapters/15678928 The Colours of the World]]'' by [=MaiKusakabe=]
825* Recommended by: [=RedShepherd=]
826* Status: Ongoing
827* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
828* Synopsis: When Roy Mustang went to retrieve his eyesight from Truth, he wasn’t expecting to end up doing a job in exchange. It couldn’t even be an easy job, of course, because Edward’s assessment of Truth was a pretty accurate one.
829[=[[reviews:TheColoursOfTheWorld]]=]
830----
831''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/364528/chapters/592026 The Waterstone of the Wise]]'' by zosimos
832* Recommended by: Tristan
833* Status: Complete
834* Crossover with: ''Franchise/IndianaJones''
835* Synopsis: It is the year 1937. Edward Elric and Indiana Jones team up to take down Wilhem von Eiselstein; a Nazi occultist who is hell-bent on finding the Philosopher's Stone -- and he knows that the Elric brothers are the key to its creation.
836[=[[reviews:TheWaterstoneOfTheWise]]=]
837----
838''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/603566 Getting Things Done]]'' by metisket
839* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
840* Status: Complete
841* Crossover with: ''Manga/DGrayMan''
842* Synopsis: Allen Walker has an agenda. Roy Mustang has an agenda. Ed’s starting to wish he’d never so much as heard the word "agenda."
843[=[[reviews:GettingThingsDone]]=]
844----
845''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/606232 What You Make of It]]'' by metisket
846* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
847* Status: Complete
848* Crossover with: ''Manga/DGrayMan''
849* Synopsis: In which the Elrics were Cross's apprentices along with Allen. It's hard to say whether this was more traumatizing for Cross or for the Elrics.
850[=[[reviews:WhatYouMakeOfIt]]=]
851----
852''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/7500444 Accidents Happen]]'' by metisket
853* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
854* Status: Complete
855* Crossover with: ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''
856* Synopsis: ''"No matter where I go," Ed said thoughtfully, "there’s a goddamn pyromaniac there waiting for me."'' It’s not so much the strange children falling from the sky that are worrying Harry. It’s more that the children don’t seem to think the situation is all that weird.
857[=[[reviews:AccidentsHappen]]=]
858----
859''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13847694 the number one knuckleheaded alchemist]]'' by theformerone
860* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
861* Status: Complete
862* Crossover with: ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
863* Synopsis: The paperwork that comes with being the Maelstrom Alchemist's superior officer is going to give Kakashi an ulcer one of these days.
864[=[[reviews:TheNumberOneKnuckleheadedAlchemist]]=]
865----
866''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13003447/1/ A Housewife]]'' by [=DragonStar7Queen=]
867* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
868* Status: Dormant
869* Crossover with: ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
870* Synopsis: In which Midoriya Inko happens to be the reincarnation of one Izumi Curtis - and the world will never be the same.
871* Notes: Alternate link [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15253944/chapters/35381415 here]].
872[=[[reviews:AHousewife]]=]
873----
874''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12277434/1/ Golden Opportunity]]'' by [=LadyCrimsonAndBlack=]
875* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
876* Status: Dormant; last updated January 2020
877* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
878* Synopsis: Albus Dumbledore needs an Alchemy teacher. Roy Mustang needs a spy. Edith Elric needs an adventure. They help (use) each other. (Or, alternatively: Ed goes to teach at Hogwarts. Britain doesn't know what hits it.) Female!Edward.
879* Notes: Alternate link [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/9440462/chapters/21360914 here]].
880[=[[reviews:GoldenOpportunity]]=]
881----
882''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20644262/chapters/49023794 snipers solve 99% of all problems]]'' by silentwalrus
883* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis, eeveelutionlover2000
884* Status: Ongoing
885* Crossover with: ''Literature/HarryPotter''
886* Synopsis: ''“Are you fucking kidding me,” Ed demands. “The wizards?”'' Ed had thought, after the whole Promised Day, homunculus, entire country harvested for alchemical batteries thing, the batshit quotient of his life would have settled down some. He really ought to have topped out the meter with that one. But no. The bullshit is just getting started.
887* [[Fanfic/SnipersSolve99PercentOfAllProblems Now with it's own TV Trope page]]
888[=[[reviews:SnipersSolve99OfAllProblems]]=]
889----
890''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8855907/1/ Encounter]]'' by [=FireflySummer=]
891* Recommended by: lyra_dhani
892* Status: Complete
893* Crossover with: ''Film/TheAvengers2012''
894* Synopsis: While imprisoned aboard the Helicarrier, an unexpected visitor calls on Loki. Much to the god's surprise, he's got a few tricks up his sleeves, including a startling amount of insight into Loki's character.
895[=[[reviews:Encounter]]=]
896----
897''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12468661/1/Quirky Quirky]]'' by Mathias Kekse
898* Recommended by: [=DigiXBot=]
899* Status: Complete
900* Crossover: ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
901* Synopsis: In an Amestris different from the manga, a sizable fraction of the people are born with Quirks. These powers have an influence of what path a person could take in life, but they certainly don't define a person outright.
902* Comments: A drabble series that asks "What if Fullmetal Alchemist has Superpowers" and shows how they affect Fullmetal's cast and society. Each section explores how being born with or without powers (or losing them in the case of Ed and Al) affects their outlook on life. An enjoyable character study for fans of ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' without needing to know too much about ''My Hero Academia''.
903[=[[reviews:Quirky]]=]
904----
905''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/24261034/chapters/58468159 A Shadow from the Sky]]'' by artistfingers
906* Recommended by: [=Gintama200=]
907* Status: Ongoing
908* Crossover with: ''Manga/CaseClosed''
909* Synopsis: After acquiring the Pandora gem, Kaito life gets a lot more complicated when he is suddenly thrusted into Amestris and gets intangled in his own lies and the threats the country holds. He also uncovers the origin of the Pandora gem and attains the unwanted curiosity of a certain group of immortal monsters. Meanwhile, Aoko grabs her own team to figure out exactly where her best friend disappeared off to and uncover the uncomfortable truth about his disappearance.
910[=[[reviews:AShadowFromTheSky]]=]
911----
912''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23818510/chapters/57229468 Trust Me, I'm an Alchemist]]'' by metisket
913* Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis, eeveelutionlover2000
914* Status: Complete
915* Crossover with: ''Anime/YuriOnIce''
916* Synopsis: In which Yuri Plisetsky began life with the name Edward Elric, and this has made the world of figure skating a significantly stranger and more alarming place.
917[=[[reviews:TrustMeImAnAlchemist]]=]
918
919----
920''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12672455/1/ Dedicated Hearts made Fullmetal]]'' by [=Justsomeone19=]
921* Recommended by: [=FoxBluereaver=]
922* Status: Ongoing
923* Crossover with: ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''
924* Synopsis: Two years after the Promise Day, the Elric brothers are living their days peacefully and quietly. That is, until one fateful day the Truth appears before them and drags them to another world. The Truth offers them a deal: in exchange for bringing back to life their loved ones, plus giving Ed back his ability to perform Alchemy, they must help a group of people battle an enemy which they do not understand but who seek to annihilate them. Both of them reluctantly accept, and once in the new world they realize the conflict they've been thrown into is much more sinister and complicated than they first assumed.
925[=[[reviews:Justsomeone19]]=]
926
927''Fanfic/AIsA'' by [=FlyBoy254=]
928* Recommended by: Tropers/{{Cantworkit}}
929* Crossover with: MassiveMultiplayerCrossover
930* Status:: Ongoing
931* Synopsis: ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/943266 A Is A]]'' is a crossover series written by @/Flyboy254, that follows the burgeoning Multiversal Task Force as it explores the multiverse, contends with the threats present in their own members homes, and seeks to prevent further catastrophes from occurring. Currently numbering at seventy-three stories, the series has tackled everything from culture shock, prejudice, ends vs means, and dozens of other ideals. In the middle of it all, a single question hangs over everything: Where is Kane?
932* Comments: A Herculean effort to represent dozens of different franchises interacting and coming into conflict with one another to create an engaging and heart-pounding universal epic spanning existence. It has comedy, tragedy, action, and thrills, where readers may have no idea what may happen next but are happy to stick around to see the chaos unfold.
933[=[[reviews:AIsA]]=]
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