It was strange to be in a world where Omega/Beta/Alpha traits were not recognized; he could tell of who had which traits as if a mirror of the other world, but they did not follow the whole dynamic.
Alfons was an Omega, his Omega by this point, but he never went through heats despite having the same characteristics including smell as an Omega; his smell could numb Edward's brain and burn his skin.
It was even stranger that Alphonse, his younger brother, never caused these kinds of feelings and that his smell differed from his.
Edward loved watching the way that Alfons could go pleasantly submissive at times, but he thrilled over how the man in question never lost his own character and how he could be much more dominant than his Alpha counterpart.
Ed wondered how come despite this world's refusal to acknowledge such dynamics and characters when he could mate Alfons and had done so.
An Alpha could not just go and mate anyone; if they didn't have the traits, it wouldn't successfully mate them.
Edward Elric felt his fingers curl absentmindedly in Alfons's hair as he closed his eyes and relaxed.
It was a rather simple thing, but just being near your mate or reaching out and touching them could make you so blissfully happy.
Edward knew based off of this world's dynamic though that his mate could never get pregnant, and that regardless Ed still wanted to find his brother.
He knew better than to have mated with Alfons rather than just having sex with him, but he couldn't help his desire and his feelings when the time came.
The Alchemist knew that they probably did not have long and that they may be separated by more than a few miles in the future as he would go find his brother regardless.
Alfons cuddled closer and hummed as if completely drawn in to his partner's touch as well.
Ed paused what he was doing to reach down and grab his mate's hand; there was something about being so close to the other that made Ed undeniably happy and left him more than content to remain just as they were.
His eyes closed, and slowly, he began to fall asleep next to Alfons.