Welcome to my new story, 'The Languages of You'! This will be a series of one-shots based around beautiful foreign words that can't be translated into the English language. I should warn you that this will probably be really slow to update, but I would appreciate recommendations for words I should use. Some will be humorous, some angsty, and some crack! so I hope you enjoy!
Backpfeifengesicht; German, a face badly in need of a fist
Ed stared at Roy with a gobsmacked expression written across his face, hands clenched into fists by his side. There was no way, no way in hell, that the bastard was actually saying what Ed thought he was. That would make him cruel and heartless, two words Ed had never actually associated with man, no matter what he said.
"You'll stop searching for stone right away, Edward. That is an order. I've talked to the Fuhrer and we've agreed that you should be honorably discharged. The ceremony will be next week."
Ed just stood there as Roy, the bastard, continued to spiel off his damning orders and Ed was ready to stick a fist in his face. He could hear Al make little whimpers of confusion behind him and his rage grew into a volcano. The colonel probably thought that he'd seen the worst of Ed's rage, but he'd barely even skimmed the surface.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Ed screamed and Roy came to an abrupt stop as the others in the office turned to stare at him. Al stopped making his noises and cowered slightly behind Ed, only fueling his brother's rage.
"You are an absolute bastard, you giant prick. We have spent years searching for the Philosopher's Stone to get his body back and I will not let you stop us just because you have a giant ego that needs to be stoked and a thirst for power. I don't care what your reasons are, you're destroying Al's life! But, then, you must be used to destroying lives, right Colonel? Isn't that what you did during the Ishvalan war?"
There was a stunned silence as Edward finished his little rant. The Colonel looked like he had been stabbed in the gut and drained of his blood all in one go.
"Brother-" Al started, but before he could continue, Ed started talking again.
"No, Al. We aren't just going to go along with this like we do with all of his other shitty plans. I'm not going to let him ruin your life. We're leaving. I quit the military, I quit your team. We only joined because we needed into the library, but since that's gone, we have no reason to stay. We'll look for it on our own. I hope you have a great time destroying the country," he murmured quietly and then turned on his heel and left the room, Alphonse meekly following behind him.
Roy and his office watched the boys go with stunned faces before Roy's face crumpled in disbelief and sorrow.
"Sir," Hawkeye began. Roy raised a hand and cut her off.
"It's better this way," he murmured.
Nobody was quite convinced.