Anonymous asked:

Nikki im DYING...I can't get over the fact that ed and al are the last two living people of a dead civilization and that this is never, like, ADDRESSED?? nobody ELSE in amestris has YELLOW FUCKIN EYES. nobody who learns that ed and al are xerxesian react to it at ALL. nobodys like "oh so your dad, the sole survivor of an incredibly advanced empire that was famously wiped out in a single night without any explanation, passed on this fascinating heritage to you? fucking incredible" IM PISSED

ruinsofxerxes answered:

L I T E R A L L Y…………………like……we’re just not gonna talk about it??? They even know the stories of the Sages, where they talk about people with golden hair and eyes……and even winry was like sounds like Ed and Al! aND NO ONE EVER MENTIONS IT AGAIN…….LITERALLY ED AND AL SAVED THE XERXES HERITAGE IF THEIR KIDS HAVE THE SAME FEATURES YOU KNOW SO LIKE IT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE WILL HAVE THEM AGAIN…….AND NO ONE EVEN MENTIONS THAT FATHER???? LOOKED JUST LIKE THEM AND THEIR DAD??? WAS NO ONE LIKE OH SO THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO XERXES IT’S NOT A MYTH…….IS NO ONE GONNA MENTION THAT AMESTRIS WAS LITERALLY CREATED TO BE SACRIFICED??? WE’RE JUST NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT??? OK……….