MY BB BOY.

My heart, that was so heartbreaking —the end of this chapter

I really enjoyed this story, but one thing really bothers me. Where the hell is Falman?

This was amazing! You've managed to make Kimblee into something- well not quite likeable, but in a weird way I grew a little attached to the character. I'm so happy that Havoc lived though, because he's one of my favourite characters.

Idk about other readers, BUT THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE STORY BY YOU! (IDK IF I SAID THAT ABOUT OTHERS AND I MOST LIKELY DID!) Wow! This was so great! It was like a story roller coaster, seriously! 100/10! I honestly don’t know what else to say besides THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH!

Wonderful job! Such a great story! I’ve been getting back into fullmetal alchemist again and I found your story to read! Excellent job for sure!

You had great characterizations, as well as new twists and experiences with those characters. We saw sides of them we haven’t seen before (hence the title), and you did a great job still keeping them in-character. It was especially fun to read it through the lens of the ‘03 versions instead of the brotherhood ones. It was a fun flashback to my childhood of growing up with the ‘03 anime!

And this was a story that couldn’t as easily be done with brotherhood, as in the ‘03 we have Roy killing Winry’s parents. I especially like your addition that it was by choice instead of orders (because why would a state alchemist he ordered to do that?). I also liked your addition of Roy and Kimbley’s bunk-mate relationship. It was twisted and dark, and I loved it. I especially loved your exploration of Kimbley’s character. Too often he’s just written off as crazy, when he actually has some depth. You gave him an intriguing narrative, with his cancer, obviously bleak childhood, and of course, his actual thought that he’d been helping Roy all this time. That was a great reveal!

You did a fantastic job with pacing, plot, and the characters! I really enjoyed reading this and am sad it’s over. But all good things must come to an end.

Thank you for writing such an interesting, tense, exciting, emotional story!

Until next time,
Orangepotato

I cried so badly

Holy shit... just. Holy. Shit.
This fucking shook me, holy shit.
You just took these characters and made them all so human, so absolutely, disgustingly, horrifying, beautifully human. That is really a marker of an amazing writer and I really want to be able to write like this some day.

Hoh wow, this was something different. I absolutely loved it.

I'm over here, yelling at my computer. Because I guess Amestris hasn't heard of DNA testing or cosmetic surgery?
Trying to ask Breda if Havoc has any distinctive, hard-to-see scars/birthmarks.
Demanding that Hughes find Havoc's dental records.

And if those match, check the bastard for a transmutation circle.
"Get me a list of prisoners/wardens with both alchemic knowledge AND a potential grudge with Mustang."
"We also need to ask the staff about any prisoners exhibiting a change in their standard behavior."
"If we get a match for both of those, we'll visit the prison." (Because if Jean were in there, he would have FOUGHT. There would have been enough hesitation for Mustang to take out the threat.)

Come ON, Elrics. This is beyond the ken of most. YOU'RE used to thinking outside of the box, of removing the 'im' from 'impossible'.
Mustang noticed something off before he got shanked. Everyone else who knows Jean well enough is too busy being horrified to notice. But you, Elric...

*shaking monitor frantically*
COME ON! This is JEAN HAVOC we're talking about! You all KNOW him! You know HE'D NEVER!

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*exhale* I think I'm getting a bit too worked up over this.
You, dear author, are EVIL. ...Good job!

*throws Kudos around like confetti* Thank you, and good day!

This is such an amazing and we'll written story!
I really enjoyed this way more than I expected but I would still like to see him come clear with all his subordinates especially Ed and Al too because you know, it feels incomplete without that :)
But anyways this was so nice, keep up your good work !

I am honestly speechless, that you've managed to humanise Zolf. And what a backstory. Love the angsty team dynamics too.

Man this is a really great fic, but let me just say you write suspense REALLY well, I mean I've read this 5 or 6 times already but I still find myself staying up way too late at night because i just HAVE to see what happens... even though I already know:)

I shouldn't read any of your stories before going to sleep...cos that simply means no sleeping at all! Brilliant story I really enjoyed it. When quiet Feury said all those things to Al about 'altered perception' I was kind of shocked, OMG that's incredibly articulate...
OOC though, but I think that is exactly the point of writing fan fiction: dig into something that not even the original had figured, create a scenario and let characters play.
Oh I love this so much...can I translate it into Chinese? Credit and link are yours...(it might be too late for a 2008 story and I work rather slowly but still...thanks a lot!

You know, I'm beginning to think it isn't Havoc. I now think it's Envy. Yeah...it's gotta be Envy.
Right?

HOLY FLUPPING FLUP I CAN'T EVEN RIGHT NOW! HAVOC WHAT HAVE YOU DOOOOOOOOONE!