Vanisha

Vanisha is the het ship between Van Hohenheim and Trisha Elric from the Fullmetal Alchemist fandom.

Canon
Van Hohenheim first meets Trisha as a child and had watched her grow into the a beauty woman who excepts him as a human person, instead of the monster he views himself as due to his never aging body. Even though they never officially married each other, they live together like a married couple since Trisha calls Hohenheim honey and dear, as well as them starting a family together. Despite the fact that they will grow old and died while he lives on, which drove him to find away to age with them. Trisha tries to help Hohenheim become close with their sons, Edward and Alphonse, but he was worried of the monster he believes himself to be even though Trisha tells him that he isn't one. Because they don't have a family photo of the four of them together, Trisha gets them to take one so she and Hohenheim will always remember what they look like together when she becomes an old woman, as everyone else smiled for it Hohenheim was the only one who didn't as Trisha's reasons for the photo brought him to tears. During Hohenheim's research he learns that history was going to repeat itself and knew that their family's life will be placed in danger if he doesn't do something to stop it, so after Trisha catches him fixing the swing for the boys Hohenheim tells her that he is going away before asking her to wait for him; to which she agrees to with a smile.

Before Van Hohenheim left he asks Trisha to not tell their sons the truth of his body, to which she kept while raising their sons on her own and allowing them to use their father's study to practice their alchemy. When Trisha became ill and knew that she wasn't be cured of it before Hohenheim's return, she asks Pinako to tell him how sorry she is for not keeping their promise. Hohenheim wasn't aware of Trisha's passing until he finally returns to Resembool where he finds his home burnt to the ground, before Pinako explains what has happened to Trisha and their sons, but had forgot to give him Trisha's message that she later asked Ed to pass onto his father. Before Hohenheim left Resembool again, he took their only family photo with him as he continues his self set task. When Edward finally got the chance to pass on Trisha's last request message to Hohenheim be bursts into tears, as he knew that it meant before taking out their family photo to talk with the image of her about it, along with how sorry he was for not being there when her life was cut short too soon.

After Father was defeated and his sons were sent to the hospital with the rest of the injured, Hohenheim returns to Resembool where he kneels before Trisha's grave. As away to keep his promise of returning home to her, while his body and stone finally give out. Before it does he tells his lover, like she is still alive, how much their sons have grown and that Ed has finally addressed him as his father, and that coming close to his own end has him wanting to keep on live. When Pinako spots Hohenheim by Trisha's grave she sees that he has died with a smile on his face. The epilogue of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood shows a photo of Hohenheim's grave being berried right to Trisha's, as away to bring them together again.

While in the extra epilogue of the original manga shows the spirits of Van and Trisha being reunited with each other at the remains of their house, as they talked about broken promises, how Ed finally called him Dad and the many good things that their sons have gained since her passing, before he joins her in death. Seeing that both of their work as parents is done, Trisha takes Hohenheim's hand as she states that they'll let the world raise their sons into adults for them.

Children
Edward Elric

Edward Elric, who more commonly goes by Ed, is Van Hohenheim and Trisha Elrics' first born child and son. In his own way, Ed looks like a younger version of Hohenheim and has inherited his talent for alchemy. After Hohenheim left his family Ed became to hate his father for leaving them and not attending Trisha's funeral, while his and Al's longing to have their mother back in their lives drove them to commit forbitten alchemy that takes Ed's left leg before giving up his right arm to pull Al's soul back. Since then Ed has devoted his life to get their bodies back to normal.

Alphonse Elric

Alphonse Elric, who more commonly goes by Al, is Van Hohenheim and Trisha Elrics' second born child and son. After Trisha dies and Hohenheim not returning home to his family, along with Al and Eds' longing to have their mother back in their lives drove them to commit forbitten alchemy that takes Al's whole body while Ed gave up his right arm to bind Al's soul to a suit of armour. Since then Al has helped Ed in their mission to get both of their bodies, mainly Al's, back to normal.

Fanon
Vanisha is a miner ship in the Fullmetal Alchemist fandom, due to how little of their relationship was shown in the two versions of its anime, while the original manga's extras helps Fans to give it support.

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Trivia

 * Their story in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime series is more like it is in the original manga than it is in the 2003 anime.