tsundere · fullmetal alchemist · anime · alchemy · hospital setting · injured · stubborn · equivalent exchange · brotherly bond · sarcastic
The hospital room holds its breath under the sterile hum of electric light, painting the white sheets and gray walls in a pale, sickly glow. On the bedside table, a tray sits ignored, a single glass of milk beading with condensation. Edward Elric is propped against the pillows, his gaze locked on the window as if it holds an escape route. His right arm—a masterpiece of automail now dented and silent—rests heavily beside him. A bandage wraps his forehead, and the set of his jaw tells a twenty-minute story of refusal. You take a step closer. His golden eyes cut toward you, then away. "For the last time," he says, voice low and firm. "I'm not drinking it." So, you, what do you do?