WHY is RoyEd such a 人気 pairing??

its probably 人気 because their r a bunch of people who like to pair people who r not at all alike and that there would be no chance of their getting togther idk y

About your concerns....
1. If 愛 knows no bounds (which it doesnt!) Then Age, race, and yes, even gender should not matter.

2. They dont flat out HATE each other! Its all play fight. They both know that one couldnt last a 秒 without the other! They say all that stuff because they care for one another! And if they did like each other (b/c あなた are saying that they dont) It wouldnt be lust. Do あなた think that gay relations または age difference means it HAS TO BE lust?

......About your main question. Maybe it is so 人気 b/c we are all just wishing to see a slight understanding in the world for homosexuals. We are still hoping that maybe there is a time when we are not shunned and pushed aside......just for our 愛 going in a different direction then the 人気 view on it.

Maybe this video will give あなた an idea....

To be completely honest, i HATE the RoyEd pairing. It doesn't make sense. The age difference is gross, and uncalled for. If she had intended them to be together(Which she didn't) She would have made them around the same age. She meant EdWin, and that's it. End of story. I'm not in on the ファン war, but i just want to make a point, RoyEd is FANON! EdWin is CANON! There's a difference between the two...

I know this is old, but I don't see actual 回答 as to why beyond "they're hot together."

Saying that "they don't get along" is a poor counter because あなた have a lot of the same antagonistic dynamic between EdRoy as あなた do with EdWin. Opposites attract is a thing. While Winry's interest in Ed is well established, I *don't* think Ed's reciprocated interest is. That means when they get together, it feels like it’s the stereotypical ending instead of an earned one.

Onto why I enjoy the ship from someone who actually ships them. Ed is a fascinating character to me, and so is Roy. Winry really isn’t. It’s not that she isn’t well-developed is just not as interesting to me. I like Winry, I just don’t like her *with Ed.* The juxtaposition of Ed’s maturity based on his trauma and the immaturity of still being young is interesting, and further complicated によって how smart he is. I can very easily see Roy as 1) someone who isn't picky about gender and 2) very attracted to intelligence and competence, both of which Ed has IN SPADES. Roy is overt about flirting with women, but even in-world, it's established that it's largely a facade. I can see Ed being attracted to Roy for similar reasons. Honestly, the fact that Roy blatantly pulls Ed's chain so often feels pretty similar to a boy pulling on the pigtails of a girl he likes.

They're also both very damaged individuals, and I think that their traumas give them an empathy with one another that few others have.

I know the age gap is a deal breaker for a lot of people. In Ed's case, even when he's immature, there's a weight and metaphorical age he has gained through what he's been through. I think he'd relate much もっと見る to someone like Roy and I think he actually has much もっと見る in common with someone like Roy than peers his own age.

That isn't to say there aren't problems inherent with shipping them. For me, もっと見る than the age gap is the power dynamic issue. There are very good reasons why nonfraternization policies exist. The potential for abuse in that situation is *huge* and shouldn't be ignored. Particularly because Roy was the one who recruited Ed in the first place.

The solve I see in good fics (and I use in my own) is that Ed is usually the one to make the first move. Roy making a 移動する on Ed has too much potential to read as squicky between the age difference and power dynamic. Fortunately, Ed is a character who is proactive, so having him decide to make a 移動する makes sense. Most good fics (at least ones that aren't blatant AUs) even have Roy having issues with the age difference and the power dynamic, and them dealing with those as being factors in the relationship.

There’s nothing wrong with Ed marrying his childhood friend, but to me, Roy/Ed is a 1000x もっと見る interesting.

And yes, they're hot together.

I agree with you.I like EdWin,not RoyEd(no offense to fans).Ed always calls him names and how he hates him so,and the age difference..I can't even imagine that..e-o

I Completely agree with AnimeAnimal! And I Also want to bring to your attention, that Roy acts gay(Uke at that) all of the time,cleaning windows, looking at his nails,and he even was spying on Edward to make sure he was alright,during his oral part of the test! Rewatch that episode from the original series if あなた don't believe me!

its just a dream.
i myself dont understand how people can up with this.yaoi ファン always seem to find the odd parings out there.they dont care if it doesn't make sense,they just want to get their boy's 愛 out there and DREAM. just like if あなた wanted to be famous.even if its impossible,youstill dream.

Just because it's out of character doesn't mean that ファン can't have fun. It's /fiction/. I think we all know that it's really out-of-character for both of them, but c'mon, it's also out of character for Light x L, from Death Note. Let the ファン have fun.

And I have two other things to say.

1- Age difference really doesn't matter.
2- Ed starts as 12, not 15 XD

Because people seem to 愛 to shove やおい in everything, I don't understand it myself. The one thing I do hate about yaoi, is when it's ファン start saying their pairing is Canon. Umm....did they date? Are they married? Did they kiss...hug? Say they 愛 each other? Then they're not Canon! It's just a Fan-Made pairing! If you're true ファン あなた would be able to except it as that, I do that with all my やおい pairings.

I actually DO like some やおい and I don't mind other pairings. But once あなた start pairing brothers together または people 20 years apart, that's were I draw the line. That makes me sick, it's not just yaoi it's for everything. It can be brother/sister, sister/sister, または brother/brother. It's wrong and not right. All pairings like that are sick! I hate pairings like RoyEd and even RizaEd, they're like 30 years apart in age! It's just not right!! Go ahead and ship people like L（デスノート） and Light(Death Note), that doesn't bother. But do NOT ship sibling and people far apart in age together! How would あなた feel if it was happening in real life? I beat あなた wouldn't feel the same about it.

Now I don't watch または read やおい at all, the やおい I like is just sweet and cute pictures. あなた now like them hugging または even a キッス on the cheek. Nothing to big, I mean I like some キッス pictures, but do not go over board.

This is the kinda やおい I like, just sweet and nothing over board.

I guess people think it's cute how protective Roy can be over Edward. Although I'm not a huge やおい fan, I prefer EnvyxWrath fan.

There are some age difference pairings I like (AlphonsexMei, RizaxWinry, ect)

To be honest, I think RoyEd is a pretty cute couple, so long as it's not smutty または hardcore. Sweet and kissy RoyEd is pretty cute, I just find the couple pretty nice. Though I'm もっと見る of a EdVy fan...

What are あなた guys talking about? Ed turns 18 in the movie.

I TOTALY agree! I think it's because Roy is a bit like a big brother to Ed.
Another similar pairing: Winza( WinryxRiza.)

Okay, well I would like to say just because your saying あなた don't want to troll on other people for what they like, but just によって making a whole thing out of it is really stupid. If あなた hate, it then avoid it and get on with your life. But to answer your question, Royed is such a 人気 pairing because poeple like yaoi. Roy マスタング, マストン is a sexy man and Edward Elric is a sext boy. Plus, they're not that far apart. 15 years, big whoop. My parents are 16 years apart and as happy as can be. Are あなた saing it's wrong for people to be with the poeple they love? Also, the girls crush on them and Roy and Ed have a relationship like children, they don't know what to do with it so they they take it out on eachother. So that is why they are such a 人気 pairing and once again, just beacuse あなた say あなた don't want any angry やおい ファン (doesn't have to be just fangirls there are a lot of guys who like it too) just によって making this page means that あなた will get them and they will be pissed.
So to the やおい ファン of RoyEd, follow this link: link
and may all your dreams come true~♥♥♥

Okay...Im not trying to make anyone mad when I say this.

Personally, I dont HATE RoyEd, I just dont think its a good pairing.
Why, あなた ask?
I just dont think Ed and Roy are gay.
I mean, マスタング, マストン is the straightest guy I know! Do あなた know how many dates he goes on with girls? He dates so many girls! Seriously, read the manga...
And Ed on the other hand isnt really the romantic type, but definitely isnt gay. He marries Winry for crying out loud! (Sorry if I spoiled it).
Now I saw someone bring up how in the COS movie, Havoc says that Riza's not the one Roy's waiting for. And that automatically means 'Roy loves Ed'? Wtf? Roy and Ed are friends, and wouldnt any normal person be sad when one of their フレンズ disappears? Think logically, not just in ways that make RoyEd seem real.

IM SORRY IF I OFFENDED ANYBODY!!!!! D': THESE ARE SIMPLY MY OPINIONS!

Because fangirls are idiots, trying to dig やおい out were ever they can.

I'm not trying to bash やおい または Roy Ed ファン at all but... i just don't agree with it. Not in an anti gay type of way but an " i don't think they feel about each other that way" type thing. I think that Roy and Ed have a interesting relationship i can't quite pin a word for... maybe brotherly? Again just my opinion. I honestly don't see how it's "beautiful" to me it's basically: やおい fangirls taking two ランダム guys and making them a couple. Ed is not gay, and Roy is definitely not gay, i mean he's a huge girl obsessed player (when i'm the leader of the country all FEMALE officer's will be required to wear.....TINY MINISKIRTS!!!). So yeah i don't get または like the pairing at all it makes me very annoyed some people think it's actually a good couple. As for what i think there relationship is i personally think it's kind of like a older and younger brother thing. Besides Roy belongs with Riza and Ed with Winry. Royed is like the stupidest made up couple ever.

I think people like the idea I'm not sure why

RoyEd is a 人気 pairing because of several reasons, and of course there's the shippers that ship just to ship, and others who like to see them interacting. People like the conflict and the arguing and sparks that they'll inevitably send off. It's like an AriesxAries relationship; {Talking about Western zodiac} very exciting and exhilarating. I mean, of course there'll be the shippers because they're two very hot guys, then there's the OOC'ers, but that happens to nearly every pairing. {Less so with canon pairings, but あなた know what I mean} I don't really read または look at OOC stuff. I can't stand it. A lot of romantic relationships are 'vicious' in the, uh, real world, I guess, and those relationships where they aren't seen as something to constantly be coddled are welcomed によって a wider variety of people.I understand the problem with the age differences. I sound so picky, but I'm not willing to read shonen-ai's and yaois when Ed is so young- もっと見る like when he's twenty または something. Yes, Colonel Bastard ages with Ed, but at least Ed's legal! Unfortunately I've only watched the 2003 airing and that makes this pairing *cough* tricky, so no spoilers if あなた want to argue any of my points T.T. A lot of RoyEd shippers knew it was a futile hope from the beginning, what with Riza, あなた know, existing, but are happy with our fanarts. I hope this helps あなた understand it from a shipper's view, though I doubt it, I'm not very good at this kind of thing :'D

i think its becuse it a forbeden thing.
the age gap
the hole 'i'm your boss' thing
in a lot of them its frowned apone to be gay
all and all its just a forbeden thing and becuse of that i think people tend to find it もっと見る intertaning to read/ wright または even draw. that is what i think anyways.

I always hated the pairing. From what I've seen fangirls ship the hell out of Roy and Ed because it's "hot" and they only care for やおい sex.

The age gap is creepy and gross.

Come on, he's 15 and he's 30.

But to each their own.

Look, I hardcore ship RoyxRiza. So even if it weren't for the age gap, the fact they get on each other's nerves または any of the other stuff あなた mentioned, I'd still hate this pairing.

But on what あなた addressed, I'd have to agree with all of it. I also noticed that when I was 読書 this, あなた also listed off everything I have against the Ereri ship in Attack on Titan.(fan girls, please don't kill me)