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Thank you so much for reading this. This was my first Big Bang. I wanted to write this because I think we sometimes forget how great our life is when either compared to others or compared to what it use to be.
I had many reasons for wanting to write this fic and it was hard for me to write at times because it hit a little to close to home at some points.
Each of the main characters in this tale are suffering in their own way (Ed, Al, Roy, Hoho). I wanted to make it hard for readers to completely hate Hohenheim despite what he was putting Ed through. The man's mind was broken by tragedy and unfortunately the hurt and anger over that consumed him causing him to lash out at the one thing that wouldn't let him forget even if that is what he wanted more than anything. I wanted Ed to be just as broken but handling it much differently. His world is as shattered as his father's but instead of lashing out he holds it all in and shoulders all the burden himself. I also wanted him respond in the way most abused older siblings tend to which is in a manner that will protect (at least that's what they think/hope) the younger one at all costs. With Al I didn't want him to be a major player in this but I wanted him to add to HoHo's and Ed's suffering even if it was in a totally unpreventable and unintentional way. Then, Roy poor Roy was barely keeping his own head above water when he was faced with saving Ed from drowning in his situation.
I'm glad it read well because it was completely rushed at some points due to the time constraints so that made em worry. I fought with the ending... I just couldn't give it the happily ever after seen in most tragic fics because in reality that seldom happens and i wanted to hold to that. I may rework and expand this at some point...
Thank you again chic a dee and sorry for the uber late reply.
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Date: 2012-06-25 02:43 pm (UTC)Thank you so much for reading this. This was my first Big Bang. I wanted to write this because I think we sometimes forget how great our life is when either compared to others or compared to what it use to be.
I had many reasons for wanting to write this fic and it was hard for me to write at times because it hit a little to close to home at some points.
Each of the main characters in this tale are suffering in their own way (Ed, Al, Roy, Hoho). I wanted to make it hard for readers to completely hate Hohenheim despite what he was putting Ed through. The man's mind was broken by tragedy and unfortunately the hurt and anger over that consumed him causing him to lash out at the one thing that wouldn't let him forget even if that is what he wanted more than anything. I wanted Ed to be just as broken but handling it much differently. His world is as shattered as his father's but instead of lashing out he holds it all in and shoulders all the burden himself. I also wanted him respond in the way most abused older siblings tend to which is in a manner that will protect (at least that's what they think/hope) the younger one at all costs. With Al I didn't want him to be a major player in this but I wanted him to add to HoHo's and Ed's suffering even if it was in a totally unpreventable and unintentional way. Then, Roy poor Roy was barely keeping his own head above water when he was faced with saving Ed from drowning in his situation.
I'm glad it read well because it was completely rushed at some points due to the time constraints so that made em worry. I fought with the ending... I just couldn't give it the happily ever after seen in most tragic fics because in reality that seldom happens and i wanted to hold to that. I may rework and expand this at some point...
Thank you again chic a dee and sorry for the uber late reply.