When Edward ran into his father again at Trisha's grave, Hohenheim acts like a jerk, but think about it from his perspective:
He came back home expecting his wife and children to still be alive and in reasonably good condition. In one day, he learned his wife died not too long after he left, his sons are now eligible sacrifices for the Dwarf, his eldest son is missing two limbs, his youngest son is missing an entire body, and to top it all off, his house is gone. Everything inside is destroyed - his irreplaceable Xerxian books, the swing he installed before leaving, pictures and memories of happier days.
And rather than accept responsibility, Edward lied about why they did it, and he's lied so long that even he believes it. Because let's be real here, they didn't burn the house down so that that couldn't turn back - if that was REALLY the reason, they'd have to burn the Rockbells' down, too, and maybe the entirety of Risembool.
Could Hohenheim have been kinder about it? Yeah. But I don't think Edward would've accepted it had Hohenheim not said it bluntly.
Plus, Van had a very difficult day. I'd be a little testy, too.
(It's also important to note that we're seeing it from Ed's perspective, and we know the last clear memory we have of his father is when he left, and while we learn that the reason Hohenheim looked so mad was because he was trying not to cry, Ed didn't.)
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I love how Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood starts with Ed being super melodramatic and saying things like “Thanks to science we have to power to play god” and “I’m just like Icarus flying too close to the sun” and it ends with him telling the personification of the universe that the power of friendship is stronger than magic
ok but if bruce wayne somehow came upon zuko fresh out of banishment he would lose his mind.
black hair? check. bad parent(s)? check. trauma? double check.
bruce: how’d you get your scar?
zuko: my dad got mad at me for saying that killing people is wrong so he lit my face on fire and banished me.
bruce, vibrating with excitement, already pulling adoption papers from his utilility: that’s terrible. how do you feel about capes.
kid in the library just said "a VILLAIN who lives in the MOON is after us" so keep an eye out for that today guys
please can we do inbox trick-or-treating this year. can we make that a thing on tumblr. please please please please please
currently smacking down the unexpected return of the perennial urge to drop off the face of the planet for twenty hours to bingewatch FMAB again
everyone mark your calendars!! tomorrow is the annual “burn your childhood home down so you can never go back and leave on a long journey to get your brother’s body back because you committed the biggest taboo in alchemy and paid the price but all you really wanted was to see your mother again but now you realize dead people really can’t come back to life but there is still love and joy in the world” day!! :)
Well damn, if I had known all that, I would’ve watched the show sooner
Victim: please mr. Leverage. They bought my orphanage and they’re going to sell all the orphans I need you to stop them
Nate “Leverage” Leverage: I think we can get you some… leverage
Sophie: I’m going to start a bullshit argument now
Nate: please dont
Sophie: it’s going to last the whole episode
Nate: 🙄women amiright (laughtrack)
Hardison: alright this is our mark Mr. Monopoly. He owns 16 weapons companies and took in 100000 billion million dollars last year. He just got into the orphan business and on the weekends he plays puppy golf.
Parker: whats puppy golf
Hardison: it’s like golf but you use puppies
Elliot: I’ve seen it. (snifffs deeply) not fun
Hardison: this guys ruthless. we’re going to be exploiting his one weakness. He really likes having a lot of money
Sophie: how?
Nate: we go steal an abstract concept
*they steal an abstract concept*
The mark: hello. I was impressed by your ownership of an abstract concept
Sophie: we’ll give you 50 trillion dollars for the orphanage
Mark: Zamn!!!
Sophie: 😏 we got him
*1 day later*
Sophie: here’s the 50 trillion dollars (holds up briefcase full of crimes)
The mark: I don’t want your money any more. I have a new plan. I’m goijng to dress all the orphans in hot dog costumes and start a theme park
Sophie: 😦
Elliot: we’re blown
Nate: Sophie throw the briefcase 💼 in the lake
Mark: whoa!! Thats wet money
Sophie: I can give you 5000 more orphans. Meet me at this unmarked warehouse in 6 hours
Mark: awooga
Hardison: Nate do you have a plan?
Nate: not yet
*Fade to black*
Nate: alright the marks on his way. Hardison what’s your 20
Hardison: I need at least 30 minutes to finish this Lego Taj Mahal
Nate: ok I’ll stall
Nate (playing bit character): I cooka da pizza!! Ohhhh (drops full pan of sauce on the marks head instantly killing him) mamma Mia (walks into the sea)
Parker: guys we have a problem
*6 Bad Men materialize out of thin air*
Elliot: 😒I got this 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊🤛🤜🤛🤜✊🩼✊🦶🦵✊🤛🚪🦶✊🦵🤌✊🦶👊🦵✊✊👊🎷👊👊👊
*the Bad Men disintegrate*
Elliot: shit hes here (dives into a trash can)
*the mark reaches the building. There are orphans waving at him from the windows*
Mark: ok I’m here to take the orphans
The police: SIR YOURE COMING WITH US
Mark: what?? This is a completely legal orphan deal
Police: theres no orphans here
*police man grabs an orphan. Hes flat. Flashback to Hardison setting up 5000 cardboard orphan cutouts*
Mark: but what are you arresting me for??
Police man: sir you filled all of city hall with gravy
*flashback to Nate filling city hall with gravy while wearing a T-shirt that says “Im bad businessman”*
Mark: noooooooo
Police: (arrests him)
Nate: heh. You could say he got. Leveraged
Parker: i have autism
Everyone: oh my god Parker shut up