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Fullmetal Alchemist has loads of material to make good stories with... we're still waiting for Fullpetal Botanist, though.

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Anything by S.N. Rainsworth

Recommended by: RoamingShadow
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.

Anything by xIcyChanx

Recommended by: ceriseapple
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.)

Anything by Laetans

Recommended by: MEWtiful
Comments: The writer has written eight stories for Fullmetal Alchemist: some Warm and Fuzzy, 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 Lemon Fic; this does give them an "M" rating.
- 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.

Anything by Sevlow

Recommended by: OracleSeven
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.

Anything by BeautifulFiction

Recommended by: Wolfgirl44
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.

Anything by Moonlit Water Sunny River

Recommended by: Hawking
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.

Anything by metisket

Recommended by: Yabumi, Dame-Amaryllis
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 Darker and Edgier 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.

Anything by Gamma Cavy

Recommended by: Tiamat
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.

General Fics

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.

Toy Soldier by roseveare

(also in fanfiction.net)

Recommended by: MidnightStarHunter
Status: Complete
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.
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.
Seconded by jinjoo88. The author's other FMA fic "Fullmetal's Company" is also well worth a read. Ed is placed in a position where he is the highest ranking officer in a combat situation.

Abstention by Asidian

Recommended by: MidnightStarHunter
Status: Complete
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.
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.

As If It Were Impossible

by Evening_Bat

Recommended by: MidnightStarHunter
Status: Complete
Synopsis: It had seemed like a great idea at the time. Roy really should have expected things to go awry.

Phylactery by Shade40

Recommended by: sneakysneakysnakes
Status: Dormant
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.

Elemental Chess Trilogy by Lady Norbert

Recommended by: GlassSpires
Status: Complete
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.

The Best Kept Secret in Central City by Pandora Culpa

Recommended by: Gamma Cavy
Status: Complete
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.

The Glitch Alchemist by SilentJo

Recommended by: Fullmetal_Masochist
Status: Complete
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...

Anything But Normal by Anne Camp aka Obi-quiet

Recommended by: TroperGundam
Status: Complete
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.

Incomplete Life by AlanSchezar

Recommended by: ThatPinkFluffyTable
Status: Complete
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.

Asylum by Strix 4

Recommended by: GlassSpires, LongLiveHumour, Clipboard Fox 22
Status: Complete
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.

Briareus by JRaylin441

Recommended by: Gamma Cavy
Status: Dead
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.

Aftermath Rewritten by musician-ceowannabe

Recommended by: person5455426
Status: ?
Synopsis: Set after the ending of Brotherhood, Edward Elric disappears, leaving his family. 10 years later, his kids venture out to search for him.
Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

Restitution by randomcheeses

Recommended by: Aryashi, AMillionSkies
Status: Dead
Synopsis: After destroying the gate between worlds at the end of Conqueror Of Shamballa, Mustang ends up somewhere... unexpected.

The Prices We Pay by Pandora Culpa

Recommended by: klepto
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Only life is equivalent to another life.

Torture by Mikkeneko

Recommended by: TacoSundae
Status: Complete
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.
Comments: One of the funniest one-shots I've ever read.

To Catch a Killer by Epicocity

Recommended by: NightOwlCity
Status: Complete
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.
Notes: Has two sequels, To Find a Killer and To Stop a Killer.

Sons of the Desert by capn_hoozits

Recommended by: tolrais
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Post Promised Day fic focussing on Major Miles and Scars' attempts to rebuild Ishval.
Notes: Alternate link here.
- Part of a larger series, available here.
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.

Supplemental Rules and Regulations by Sekhem

Recommended by: Veloren
Status: Dead
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.

Sketch:Gnosis by nebroadwe

Recommended by: Musicrox4ever
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Scar's brother receives his first shipment of alchemy books.

Return to the Underworld by Clouds on Monday

Recommended by: Crank132
Status: Dead
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.

Illness by Shiruba Neko

Recommended by: Battypichugirl2
Status: Complete
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.

Photograph by ZaKai

Recommended by: Keltena
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Ed wishes he was the one in Hughes's photographs.

Indebted by Velf

Recommended by: Citizen Grimm
Status: Dead
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.
Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

Catheter by Netta Sloan

Recommended by: Dazai, Lotuschan
Status: Complete
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.

The Luzhin Defense by Zauberer S

Recommended by: Skadi
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Life as chess. The pieces set. Breda recalls how he became Roy's.

We That Are Young by Stoplight Delight

Recommended by: Dazai, caerca, Sofia Merriweather, Selryam, AFuzzyWarmBlanket, Hawking
Status: Complete
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.
Notes: Has a dead sequel, Shall Never See So Much.

Magnum Opus by A Guy Named Goo

Recommended by: AlsoSprachOdin
Status: Complete
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.

The Reason Why by Moonrise31

Recommended by: Marlee Cross
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Riza Hawkeye is the only one who understands why Nina Tucker allowed her father to turn her into a chimera.

And In The End by HeyItsMJ

Recommended by: starstuff99, Drakyndra, B2WM
Status: Complete
Synopsis: A picture is worth a thousand words. Thirteen moments on film.

The Sincerest Form of Flattery by Mikkeneko

Recommended by: sauronlulz
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Ed and Al revisit a town they once saved from bandits and discover something surprising.

Rewrite by Tramontana Keeper

Recommended by Sarah1281, Hawking
Status: Complete
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.

Informed Consent by favilla

Recommended by: B2WM
Status: Complete
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.

Homecoming by kalirush

Recommended by: Taranwondering, Kina Kalamari
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Ten years after the series, Al brings his family home to Resembool.

Fullmetal Lol by Nimrochan

Recommended by: eyeheartturtles
Status: Dead
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...

The Alter!Series by multiple authors

Recommended by: Pepper Jak
Status: Complete
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.

A Dish of Herbs by Tiamat's Child

Recommended by: Acacia
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Marcoh is deeply messed up, Scar is stern, and they're getting to be better friends than their pasts would seem to allow.

444 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do in Amestris by Do a Barrel Roll

Recommended by: SilverThorn
Status: Dead
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!

demon alchemist by metisket

Recommended by: MSPachina, LongLiveHumour, Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Following the manga-verse, we explore how the plot might've changed if Al had died while they tried to resurrect their mother.
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 Serial-Killer Killer, as narrated by Maes Hughes (mostly). Featuring an overprotective Mustang, a terrifyingly competent Hawkeye, and almost everyone else.

Threads Of Time by Overnight-FMA

Recommended by: R.G.
Status: Dead
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.
Comments: Depressingly enough, a Dead Fic. The few chapters existing are still beautifully written though.

Expatriate by Sage SK

Recommended by: nettlemace
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Roy travels to Aerugo to bring home an old friend.

Sin's Child by Shocotate

Recommended by: District12Trib
Status: Complete
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.

Lackluster by Unadulterated

Recommended by: TurquoiseFlower
Status: Complete
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?

ISHBAL! The Musical!: Act I & Act II by colonel bastard

Recommended by: Interrobang
Status: Complete
Synopsis: A musical about Ishbal.

Truth Revealed by Fallen Crest

Recommended by: River_of_Death
Status: Complete
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?
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. 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.

He Who Searches For Himself by Yuuki Hikari

Recommended by: Jhall934
Status: Complete
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.
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.
Notes:
- Revived as of 2022, and being updated on Archive of our Own as well!

They All Lived by Lady Wordsmith

Recommended by: Bellofthesea
Status: Ongoing
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.
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.

The Fullmetal Alchemist Mary Sue Alphabet by Jackie Coffey

Recommended by: fruitstripegum
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Exactly What It Says on the Tin.

An Immodest Proposal by Juxtaposie

Recommended by: Iowaforever
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Maes goes drinking with Roy after a bad fight with Gracia. Hilarity Ensues.

Equivalance is Relative by sirensoundwave

Recommended by: undinegleason
Status: Dead
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.
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.

Stock Market Crash by VIKAN

Recommended by: LongLiveHumour
Status: Complete
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.
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.

Team Players by maryh10000

Recommended by: Elisabel
Status: Dead
Synopsis: How team Mustang came together. They weren't always a team, but they were always team players.
Comments: The author used to be in the military herself, so the protocols and terminology are 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.

build your wings on the way down by ShanaStoryteller

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
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.

Son of the Desert by ShanaStoryteller

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
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.

I got better. (He got better). by yoku_yoku

Recommended by: Andariel
Status: Complete
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.
Comments: A must-read for anyone who likes Greed and Ling. Try not to die from laughter!

Notorious by bob_fish

Recomended by: Ninja Marshwiggle
Status: Complete
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.
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.

Distorting Equivalency by Ranowa Hikura

Recommended by: Piano_Pikachu
Status: Complete
Synopsis: All Ed knows is that he's been kidnapped by a madman.
Notes: Alternate link here.
Comments: A Dark Fic 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.

Blue Skies and Pure Gold by Mother Of The Universe

Recommended by: Lord-Jaric
Status: Dormant
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?
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.

Survivor: Not Amestris by the_musicalbookworm

Recommended by: tomfool
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Sixteen characters from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood compete on Survivor for a prize of 3 million cenz, in a ridiculously silly and over the top way.
Comments: Essentially, Total Drama with Fullmetal Alchemist 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.

Truth or Consequences by NaoNazo

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Crack Fic. Truth is sick of these motherfucking Xerxians on this motherfucking plane.

Without Flinching by Aisukuri-Mu Studio

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Complete
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.

Men and Angels by Laora

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Complete
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.

At the Very Ports We Blow by baka deshi

Recommended by: DizzyDawn
Status: Complete
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

Dead on Arrival by Rain Flame

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Complete
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.

Chosen Peers by garamonder

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Complete
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.

lethargy got a hold of me by The-Immortal-Moon (Luna Kat)

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Complete
Synopsis: “Alphonse,” the creature begins, frosty with accusation, and Al feels a chill drip down his spine.
Comment: Homonculus!Edward AU

Alien by Maya Sushi

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Dead
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.
Comments: FMA 2003 fic

Down and Darker by Very Swampeh

Recommended by: Lyra_Dhani
Status: Complete
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.
Comments: An incredible fic with a story that wouldn't seem out out of place in the canon story

The Weimar Tales by Alan Schezar

Recommended by LC 3575
Status: 2 1-Shots Complete, 1 story ongoing
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.

conflicted by the very air i breathe by writing_addict

Recommended by: llamakalamari
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Edward Elric vanishes after what was supposed to be an ordinary mission. A year later, Roy Mustang gets a call that changes everything.

Transient by Glass Shoe

Recommended by: jinjoo88
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Ed and Al hunt down a rogue amateur alchemist crushing people's flower beds in a small Western town.
Comments: A superbly written case fic (a sad rarity in the fandom), including elements of sickfic. Unexpectedly becomes one of the best depictions of Roy and Ed's relationship I've ever read- keeps close to canon characterizations and avoids being overly saccharine while still conveying the depth of their complicated emotions about each other. Explores the themes of responsibility and mercy and the moral quandary of Ed's position as a minor in the military in a mature and interesting way.

The Ishvalan Accords by missyskywalker

Recommended by: jinjoo88
Status: Complete
Synopsis: It’s a year after the Promised Day, and Fuhrer Grumman, with General Mustang and his crew’s assistance, wants to restore Ishval to its previous glory. When negotiations between Amestris and Ishval convene, why does a certain golden-eyed former alchemist seem so interested? Just what has he been hiding for so many years?

Miles to Go Before I Sleep by Nova Was Taken 1

Recommended by: jinjoo88
Status: Complete
Synopsis: Mustang's lie to Ed about Hughes' death ends up having devastating consequences.
Comments: This author goes for some serious whump in her stories, and this one is probably her most intense. Verges on Dead Dove Do Not Eat territory, so only read if you're in the mood for some heavy angst. Warning for attempted non-con.

Shipping Fics

Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.

After the Rain by Zauberer S

Recommended by: Skadi, Hawking
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
Synopsis: After the end of the world there are still signs of life.

Chasing the Trail by Ishte

Recommended by: Kumorigoe
Status: Dead
Pairing: Edward/Winry
Synopsis: Edward needs his mechanic in more ways than one.

The Father-Son Talk by HaganeNeko

Recommended by: DarkInsanity13
Status: Complete
Pairing: Edward/Winry
Synopsis: After the Promised Day, Hohenheim decides to talk to Ed about the fairer sex.

The Incompetent Matchmakers by Shtuff

Recommended by: chibiaries, Lady Norbert
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
Synopsis: Involves Havoc's Brilliant Plan, aka what Fuery labels as A Very Bad Idea.
Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

Every Missing Irony by words without

Recommended by: chibiaries
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
Synopsis: Bunch of drabbles and themes on royai.

First Few Desperate Hours by sixpences

Recommended by: katyhalo
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
Synopsis: Brooding, loneliness and some rash decisions post-chapter 62.

Falling by Gennerator

Recommended by: Pheonee
Status: Complete
Pairing: Ling/Lan Fan
Synopsis: Ling, Ran Fan, and a pit. Surely nothing too drastic can happen.

Black and Blond by My-name-is-foxglove

Recommended by: chibiaries, Lady Norbert
Pairing: Roy/Riza
Synopsis: Another stab at the 100 royai themes.
Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

100 Moments to Live For by Causmicfire

Recommended by: Dont Kill Bugs
Status: Complete
Pairing: Edward/Winry
Synopsis: 100 EdWin Themes.

Romance by Inuchron

Recommended by: Lotuschan
Status: Complete
Pairing: Edward/Winry
Synopsis: All Ed wants is a hot-water bottle, loving proximity to a duvet, and Winry.

Just Get Them Together Already! by Cafe au Liet

Recommended by: Lady Norbert, A Fuzzy Warm Blanket
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
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.

The House of Smex by multiple authors

Recommended by: Pepper Jak
Status: Complete
Pairings: Various
Synopsis: The stories in the archive generally take place after Ed and Masuta get back to Amestris and details the evolution of the relationship between Roy, Riza, Ed, Al, and Masuta. This story is a spin-off of 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.

Catalysis by aventria & iluxia

Recommended by: TurnTable
Status: Dormant
Pairing: Roy/Edward
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.
Notes: Alternate link here.

Two Years by Kainaku

Recommended by: Sapphire Blue
Status: Dead
Pairing: Edward/Winry
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.

Casualties by Miskcat

Recommended by: Sofia Merriweather
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
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.

Returning Echoes by silkendreammaid

Recommended by: Smoke And Bone, oathkeeper85
Status: Dead
Pairings: Roy/Edward, Riza/Havoc, Alphonse/Winry
Synopsis: Four years and Edward returns home... with changes.
Comments: A Dead Fic 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.

Beauty and the Beast: Edvy 100 Themes by Moonlit Water Sunny River

Recommended by: Hawking
Status: Complete
Pairing: Edward/Envy
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.

Good For the Soul by ClosetFMAFan

Recommended by: Exile Wrath
Status: Complete
Pairing: Alphonse/Mei
Synopsis: It started as a small crush, but lasted across deserts, countries, snow covered mountains, and even Truth itself. Interconnected AlMei oneshot collection.

Here Dead We Lie by mebh

Recommended by: QueenRiza
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
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.

Swallows on the Beam by shuofthewind

Recommended by: whimsyful
Status: Dead
Pairing: Ling/Lan Fan
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.

Nothing is Impossible by Panic_CelestialInk

Recommended by: LavenderTownsGhost
Status: Complete
Pairing: Greed/Ling/Lan Fan
Synopsis: Nothing is Impossible. Ling is about to find out how true that really is.

all the king's horses & all the king's men (couldn't put me back together again) by Coshledak

Recommended by: piddlesworth
Status: Complete
Pairing: Greed/Ling
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.

in the mess it's made of us by plalligator

Recommended by: jinjoo88
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza
Synopsis: Roy and Riza break the rules, keep their vows, and fall in love. Or, Master Hawkeye has a condition before he will accept young Mustang as his apprentice- he must agree to marry his daughter.
Comments: Despite having a rather large deviation from canon, Roy and Riza's relationship progresses in a way that feels true to canon.

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance by spookybee

Recommended by: jinjoo88
Status: Complete
Pairing: Roy/Riza, secondary Edward/Winry
Synopsis: "I'm not the only one who thinks this is weird, right? I mean, when we first met him, Edward Elric was a little kid in a wheelchair, missing an arm and a leg, and now he's managed to get his arm back, he's of legal drinking age, and he's getting married." It is kind of weird, Riza agrees, although it really shouldn't be. After all, settling down and getting married is what men Edward's age usually do. And yet it feels so incongruous for Edward Elric, who saw the Gate three times, punched a god in the face, and was one of the brightest alchemists Riza had ever met, to be doing something so normal. It would be like the Brigadier General getting married, or her. She has to suppress a giggle at the thought.
Comments: Some Royai fics treat the fraternization laws that prevent their relationship as trivial, but this does not. The main focus is on Hawkeye and her struggle between her growing feelings and her role as Roy's conscience.

Crossovers

m001: FULLMETAL by liliwick the WORD

Recommended by: NG14916
Status: Dead
Crossover with: Chobits
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.
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.

The CareALot Chronicles by PetiteGrenouille

Recommended by: MEWtiful
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Care Bears
Synopsis: Edward is sent to Care-A-Lot to research their advanced combat techniques.

Mystery by TheSilverQuil

Recommended by: iTroll
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Soul Eater
Synopsis: Soul Eater Evans finds Edward Elric a mystery. Edward finds him a mystery too. The feeling is mutual. Fem!Edward.

The Flower Princess and the Alchemist by BloodPokemon101

Recommended by: Tishia546
Status: Ongoing
Crossover with: Bleach
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.
Notes: Has a non-canon side-story, A Mile In My Shoes.

βe Thou For the People by starlightisms

Recommended by: The_river_Dee
Status: ?
Crossover with: My Hero Academia
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?
Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.
- Link found on ao3 here

Even the Wizards Must Pay their Due by Gamma Cavy

Recommended by: Tiamat Dragon Queen
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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 Magnificent Bastard tries to use Legilimens on Ed. Unfortunately for him, Ed's been to the Gate of Truth, 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.
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 Manipulative Bastard 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.

A Recurring Nightmare with Popcorn by NinthFeather

Recommended by: oathkeeper85, Landscape
Status: Complete
Crossover with: M*A*S*H
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.
Notes: Alternate link here.

by notnecessarilyinbetween

Recommended by: Gamma Cavy
Status: Complete
Crossover with: D.Gray-Man
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.)
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.

Gateway to magic by llothcat

Recommended by: SpireEater
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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...
Comments: Note, however, that the FMA parts of the story are taken from the anime-verse, NOT the manga-verse.

Penance by Laora

Recommended by: Purplequeen15
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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.
Comments: One of the few crossovers I've read that actually makes sense rather than being pure 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.

Cerulean Silver vs. Amber Gold by HiKaRanko (Fanfiction.net original

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Recommended by: orpheus-izanagi
Status: Ongoing
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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...

The Truth Decays by Marz1

Recommended by: AkatsukiDaybreak
Status: Dead
Crossover with: Naruto
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.

Seeking the Incomplete by Marz1

Recommended by: AkatsukiDaybreak
Status: Dead
Crossover with: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Synopsis: Willow attempts to use alchemy to bring Buffy back from the dead and the Slayer ends up in Amestris.
Comments: A great story with near-perfect characterization, but it's updated irregularly.

Invert by Marz1

Recommended by: Comartemis
Status: Dead
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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.
Comments: Seems to be a Dead Fic but the first half of the story is complete enough to enjoy as a stand-alone fic.

The Clier Path by Ophelia Davis

Recommended by: Ruin Takada
Status: Dead
Crossover with: The Matrix
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.

Playing with Numb3rs by junodog

Recommended by: Dinogal 95
Status: Complete
Crossover with: NUMB3RS
Synopsis: Don Eppes is investigating a crime when he finds a strange boy.

Fullmetal Firefly: Serenity by Bookwrm389

Recommended by: Kina Kalamari
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Firefly
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.
Notes: Vanished from the internet. Please post a link if found.

Equivalent Exchange by thedeadparrot

Recommended by: Equivalent Exchange
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Sherlock
Synopsis: John comes back from the war broken in more ways than one.

Destination, Darkness by AzarDarkstar

Recommended by: feral
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Thor, Transformers, Green Lantern (2011), Death Note)
Synopsis: Destiny, after all, has her on speed dial. Five ways Buffy Summers didn't save the world.

Synergy by white_aster

Recommended by: Interrobang
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Final Fantasy XII
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.

The Child Behind Golden Eyes by sane-abandoned

Recommended by: iTroll
Status: Dead
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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.

The Colours of the World by MaiKusakabe

Recommended by: RedShepherd
Status: Ongoing
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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.

The Waterstone of the Wise by zosimos

Recommended by: Tristan
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Indiana Jones
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.

Getting Things Done by metisket

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
Crossover with: D.Gray-Man
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."

What You Make of It by metisket

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
Crossover with: D.Gray-Man
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.

Accidents Happen by metisket

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Seconded by jinjoo88
Status: Complete
Crossover with: The Dresden Files
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.
Comments: Written from Harry's POV and does a great job capturing Butcher's turn of phrase. Could believably be another Dresden novella. Absolutely hilarious!

the number one knuckleheaded alchemist by theformerone

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Naruto
Synopsis: The paperwork that comes with being the Maelstrom Alchemist's superior officer is going to give Kakashi an ulcer one of these days.

A Housewife by DragonStar7Queen

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Dormant
Crossover with: My Hero Academia
Synopsis: In which Midoriya Inko happens to be the reincarnation of one Izumi Curtis - and the world will never be the same.
Notes: Alternate link here.

Golden Opportunity by LadyCrimsonAndBlack

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis
Status: Dormant; last updated January 2020
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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.
Notes: Alternate link here.

snipers solve 99% of all problems by silentwalrus

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis, eeveelutionlover2000
Status: Ongoing
Crossover with: Harry Potter
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.
Now with it's own TV Trope page

Encounter by FireflySummer

Recommended by: lyra_dhani
Status: Complete
Crossover with: The Avengers (2012)
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.

Quirky by Mathias Kekse

Recommended by: DigiXBot
Status: Complete
Crossover: My Hero Academia
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.
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.

A Shadow from the Sky by artistfingers

Recommended by: Gintama200
Status: Ongoing
Crossover with: Case Closed
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.

Trust Me, I'm an Alchemist by metisket

Recommended by: Dame-Amaryllis, eeveelutionlover2000
Status: Complete
Crossover with: Yuri!!! on Ice
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.

Dedicated Hearts made Fullmetal by Justsomeone19

Recommended by: FoxBluereaver
Status: Ongoing
Crossover with: Attack on Titan
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.

A Is A by FlyBoy254

Recommended by: Cantworkit
Crossover with: Massive Multiplayer Crossover
Status:: Ongoing
Synopsis: A Is A is a crossover series written by Flyboy 254, 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?
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.

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