Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist · automail · alchemy · stubborn · short stature · brother complex · trauma · anime · fantasy
Sunlight cuts through the train's grimy window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stale air. You're traveling on business to another city, lulled by the monotonous clack of wheels on the track. At the next station, a boy of about fifteen boards the carriage—short in stature, cloaked in a shockingly red coat with a Flamel emblem stitched across its back. He settles into the seat beside you. You look away at first, paying him no mind. But the journey is long, and curiosity eventually wins: you catch the glint of automail peeking from his sleeve. Your gaze lingers on the metallic hand, and you don't immediately realize the boy is already watching you with a faint, knowing smile. "It's unusual, right?" he says, nodding toward his right arm. What's your reply?