FMA : Tea and White flags
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lynx212Title: Tea and White Flags
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Author: Me and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vexed_wench
Characters: Ed Elric, Al Elric
Words: 1530
Rating: PG
Summary: Ed and Al have an early morning talk to air their feelings.
Warnings: hints of past abuse
Disclaimer: We make no claim of ownership or profits.
Ed took his time enjoying the nice warm breeze as he walked down the stony streets to his Brothers house. He was proud of the work and effort Al put into restoring their childhood home but it made Ed uneasy. Too many bad memories warring with the good for him to really say how he felt about it. When the house came into sight he picked up his pace and was walking up the drive in no time.
Al was sitting on the porch enjoying his morning tea, as he watched his brother making his way to him. He knew Ed well enough to know that he would be by, and he wanted to spare Wrath from having to overhear any apology Ed would think up.
“Since you have the whole pot out here as well as my mug, mind pouring me some of that?” Ed asked as he sat on the railing.
“I knew you would be by, and I think it is best if we have some privacy for this. You do agree, right? I think after last night’s disaster maybe we need to revisit the brother’s boyfriend rule.” Al was not going to forgive this easily.
Ed sighed hard at those words as he picked up his mug. He knew Al would be pissed, as he had every right to be, but that fact didn’t make the fallout any easier to deal with, “I figured we would be going down that road today. Pass me the sugar.”
“We discussed this before Wrath and I moved out here. I had only two requests one was that Wrath and I would be allowed to rebuild and live in the family home.The second was that no one was to make him feel bad about things he could not control. That would be like him throwing your automail in your face. Actually no you and I are to blame for that, he had no say in being created like he was. None! You know what happened to him after he was found. Ed think what could have happened to us if Archer or Kimblee had come out here after we tried to fix mom.” Al knew that was a low blow to Ed, but he wanted Ed to realize how serious this was. “Remember when Archer had you cornered in the supply room and was trying to adjust your uniform pants. You were lucky Hughes came in, and hustled him out. You had nightmares for weeks over what could have been. Wrath lived that as his reality every day for years. No one cared to save him. Izumi was to guilt ridden, Sig did not want to make things worse. You and I were not around, there was no one. That bastard corrupted his spirit and abused his body every day for years. Ed.” Al sat back finally seeming to run out of steam.
Ed wasn’t sure where he should begin. It made him wonder if there was a proper method of eating crow when one’s lover has insulted your little brothers husband. Now there’s a guide book that needed to be written. Ed dumped an ungodly amount of sugar into his mug before looking at the nearly seething face of his sibling. He hated seeing Al that upset but at the same time it was scary on some level...sweet little Al. Who would have thought?
“I can’t say I’m sorry enough for Russell’s behavior Al. But you have to understand not only can I not control his tongue, believe me I’ve tried. He also doesn’t know the depth of the shit Wrath’s been through. We discussed it a little but fuck it’s such a private matter I thought it would be in poor taste to go into detail about it. I mean if you want me too I could but...shit I’d rather not. One of the things you liked about coming back home was no one here would know him, even by chance so you wouldn’t have to deal with people having nasty attitude’s.”
“When word spread before people spent so much time treating him like it was his fault. You don’t even know how much of the crap I kept from even you. We got hate mail, broken windows and the graffiti was more disturbing than you could imagine. People had the mind set that he was a homunculus and not a person so he deserved it. Do you know I have had people say they were both homunculi so no one really was hurt. It’s not like they were people, was their twisted logic and the resources of the towns law enforcement would not be wasted on creatures that, got what they deserved.”
“I won’t pretend like I know what the two of you have been through Al. But don’t think I’ve been blind to how it’s affected you either. Why do you think I was more than willing to follow you back here? I knew daily life for you guys had to be something close to a living hell for you to be as stressed and angry as you were,” Ed said as he stepped in front of his brother and looked him in the eye. “I would do almost anything for you, you know that but making empty promises isn’t one of those things. I can’t promise you Russ won’t fuck up again but I think after our...discussion last night he realized just how badly he fucked up. Besides even before we talked he had realized it to some degree. He asked me to see if you three wanted to come over for a cookout this Saturday.”
“I’m sorry Ed, I have been obsessing about Wrath and I forget how hard it must be on you to have Roy here. You are okay with him staying with us, right? What could I do, part of me still wants to throttle his miserable ass, but I know there is a part of him that does regret hurting you. He sounded so...broken when he called Ed. I know he fucked up but I still think he is a good person underneath. He really does love you, I know you have moved on to Russ. Russell the younger worse version of General Mustang,” Al tossed in and watched with glee as Ed’s face morphed through several expressions, “If he makes you happy I will try not to remind you that they are the same damn man,” Al added for a bit of levity and finished with sticking his tongue out at Ed.
A tense silence dropped over the pair as they drank their tea. They both knew the matter wasn’t resolved completely but things of this nature rarely were. You had to take it one day at a time. On top of that, Al had just opened up a whole other matter that was almost begging from the darkness to see the light.
Ed had tried to scowl at the comment Al made but he found himself smiling instead especially once Al stuck his tongue. “Ok Al, I’ll admit it’s a little awkward, and seeing Roy on almost a daily basis is...”
“Making Russell an even bigger pain in the ass?”
“Yeah that and well to be honest it’s stirring up some shit in my brain I thought I’d either dealt with, decided against or gotten over.”
“Are you okay, did something happen? I know you don’t want to talk with anyone in a professional capacity, even though you should. I am here for you. Wrath will always listen as well. If it gets bad don’t shut everyone out again. Remember that we all love you, even if you are a pain in the ass at times,” Al could not stand the thought of Ed in that much pain again.
“Well nothing major has happened it was just easier to forget everything, good bad or otherwise, that happened with Roy when he was in Central. Seeing him everyday is more than a little trying and I know you think it’s a riot that they are so much alike but I’ve honestly just realized how much this past week...it’s exhilarating and unsettling at the same time.”
“I can only imagine I’d...wait... did you say exhilarating?”Al asked as he mentally shuddered.
“Never-mind that,” Ed mumbled as he tried, unsuccessfully, to hide the color flooding his cheeks behind his mug. “I just don’t really know how to react when I have to deal with the two of them in the same place at the same time.”
“As disturbing as it is, I have a sneaking suspicion I know of at least one reaction you’d like to have.”
“AL!”
“Tell me I am wrong brother, I know I am right. Now if you will excuse me this is enough soul searching for one morning. I have a sexy husband in a soft warm bed, I think I shall go pounce on one or the other.” Al said as he winked before he wandered into the house leaving Ed looking gobsmacked, but Ed supposed that was only fair after the imagery he’d saddled poor Al with.
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Author: Me and
vexed_wench Characters: Ed Elric, Al Elric
Words: 1530
Rating: PG
Summary: Ed and Al have an early morning talk to air their feelings.
Warnings: hints of past abuse
Disclaimer: We make no claim of ownership or profits.
Ed took his time enjoying the nice warm breeze as he walked down the stony streets to his Brothers house. He was proud of the work and effort Al put into restoring their childhood home but it made Ed uneasy. Too many bad memories warring with the good for him to really say how he felt about it. When the house came into sight he picked up his pace and was walking up the drive in no time.
Al was sitting on the porch enjoying his morning tea, as he watched his brother making his way to him. He knew Ed well enough to know that he would be by, and he wanted to spare Wrath from having to overhear any apology Ed would think up.
“Since you have the whole pot out here as well as my mug, mind pouring me some of that?” Ed asked as he sat on the railing.
“I knew you would be by, and I think it is best if we have some privacy for this. You do agree, right? I think after last night’s disaster maybe we need to revisit the brother’s boyfriend rule.” Al was not going to forgive this easily.
Ed sighed hard at those words as he picked up his mug. He knew Al would be pissed, as he had every right to be, but that fact didn’t make the fallout any easier to deal with, “I figured we would be going down that road today. Pass me the sugar.”
“We discussed this before Wrath and I moved out here. I had only two requests one was that Wrath and I would be allowed to rebuild and live in the family home.The second was that no one was to make him feel bad about things he could not control. That would be like him throwing your automail in your face. Actually no you and I are to blame for that, he had no say in being created like he was. None! You know what happened to him after he was found. Ed think what could have happened to us if Archer or Kimblee had come out here after we tried to fix mom.” Al knew that was a low blow to Ed, but he wanted Ed to realize how serious this was. “Remember when Archer had you cornered in the supply room and was trying to adjust your uniform pants. You were lucky Hughes came in, and hustled him out. You had nightmares for weeks over what could have been. Wrath lived that as his reality every day for years. No one cared to save him. Izumi was to guilt ridden, Sig did not want to make things worse. You and I were not around, there was no one. That bastard corrupted his spirit and abused his body every day for years. Ed.” Al sat back finally seeming to run out of steam.
Ed wasn’t sure where he should begin. It made him wonder if there was a proper method of eating crow when one’s lover has insulted your little brothers husband. Now there’s a guide book that needed to be written. Ed dumped an ungodly amount of sugar into his mug before looking at the nearly seething face of his sibling. He hated seeing Al that upset but at the same time it was scary on some level...sweet little Al. Who would have thought?
“I can’t say I’m sorry enough for Russell’s behavior Al. But you have to understand not only can I not control his tongue, believe me I’ve tried. He also doesn’t know the depth of the shit Wrath’s been through. We discussed it a little but fuck it’s such a private matter I thought it would be in poor taste to go into detail about it. I mean if you want me too I could but...shit I’d rather not. One of the things you liked about coming back home was no one here would know him, even by chance so you wouldn’t have to deal with people having nasty attitude’s.”
“When word spread before people spent so much time treating him like it was his fault. You don’t even know how much of the crap I kept from even you. We got hate mail, broken windows and the graffiti was more disturbing than you could imagine. People had the mind set that he was a homunculus and not a person so he deserved it. Do you know I have had people say they were both homunculi so no one really was hurt. It’s not like they were people, was their twisted logic and the resources of the towns law enforcement would not be wasted on creatures that, got what they deserved.”
“I won’t pretend like I know what the two of you have been through Al. But don’t think I’ve been blind to how it’s affected you either. Why do you think I was more than willing to follow you back here? I knew daily life for you guys had to be something close to a living hell for you to be as stressed and angry as you were,” Ed said as he stepped in front of his brother and looked him in the eye. “I would do almost anything for you, you know that but making empty promises isn’t one of those things. I can’t promise you Russ won’t fuck up again but I think after our...discussion last night he realized just how badly he fucked up. Besides even before we talked he had realized it to some degree. He asked me to see if you three wanted to come over for a cookout this Saturday.”
“I’m sorry Ed, I have been obsessing about Wrath and I forget how hard it must be on you to have Roy here. You are okay with him staying with us, right? What could I do, part of me still wants to throttle his miserable ass, but I know there is a part of him that does regret hurting you. He sounded so...broken when he called Ed. I know he fucked up but I still think he is a good person underneath. He really does love you, I know you have moved on to Russ. Russell the younger worse version of General Mustang,” Al tossed in and watched with glee as Ed’s face morphed through several expressions, “If he makes you happy I will try not to remind you that they are the same damn man,” Al added for a bit of levity and finished with sticking his tongue out at Ed.
A tense silence dropped over the pair as they drank their tea. They both knew the matter wasn’t resolved completely but things of this nature rarely were. You had to take it one day at a time. On top of that, Al had just opened up a whole other matter that was almost begging from the darkness to see the light.
Ed had tried to scowl at the comment Al made but he found himself smiling instead especially once Al stuck his tongue. “Ok Al, I’ll admit it’s a little awkward, and seeing Roy on almost a daily basis is...”
“Making Russell an even bigger pain in the ass?”
“Yeah that and well to be honest it’s stirring up some shit in my brain I thought I’d either dealt with, decided against or gotten over.”
“Are you okay, did something happen? I know you don’t want to talk with anyone in a professional capacity, even though you should. I am here for you. Wrath will always listen as well. If it gets bad don’t shut everyone out again. Remember that we all love you, even if you are a pain in the ass at times,” Al could not stand the thought of Ed in that much pain again.
“Well nothing major has happened it was just easier to forget everything, good bad or otherwise, that happened with Roy when he was in Central. Seeing him everyday is more than a little trying and I know you think it’s a riot that they are so much alike but I’ve honestly just realized how much this past week...it’s exhilarating and unsettling at the same time.”
“I can only imagine I’d...wait... did you say exhilarating?”Al asked as he mentally shuddered.
“Never-mind that,” Ed mumbled as he tried, unsuccessfully, to hide the color flooding his cheeks behind his mug. “I just don’t really know how to react when I have to deal with the two of them in the same place at the same time.”
“As disturbing as it is, I have a sneaking suspicion I know of at least one reaction you’d like to have.”
“AL!”
“Tell me I am wrong brother, I know I am right. Now if you will excuse me this is enough soul searching for one morning. I have a sexy husband in a soft warm bed, I think I shall go pounce on one or the other.” Al said as he winked before he wandered into the house leaving Ed looking gobsmacked, but Ed supposed that was only fair after the imagery he’d saddled poor Al with.
