Ed stared at the roses currently lying on the table in front of him.
Who would send him roses?
20 roses for that matter… (1)
And the card, he had spent the past 10 minutes studying it, feeling he knew the handwriting from somewhere.
"Dear Edward. I have been looking at you from afar for some time now, and finally I have worked up the courage to ask you to meet me, if you don't mind it, I would love to meet you at the beer hall tonight"
With regards- a secret admirer
It just got more and more ridiculous the more he read it. He didn't know anyone he could honestly say he felt was attracted to him and he certainly hadn't done anything to attract someone.
Not since Alfons died.
Even now, two years later, he still felt the twinge of grief to his heartstrings.
Before he could wallow further into it however, his younger brother stepped into the kitchen and looked curiously at the bouquet still resting on the table.
"Someone has a crush on you?" he cooed in a teasing tone before dodging a rose aimed for his face.
"From a secret admirer, apparently" Ed replied absentmindedly as he searched for something to put the flowers in, "he wants me to meet him at the beer hall tonight"
Alphonse Elric had long since accepted that his brother was interested in the same sex, the part where Ed had fallen in love with another dimensions equivalent of his younger brother had been a tad difficult to digest for the younger alchemist, but in time he had learnt that Ed had fallen for all that was Alfons Heiderich made different from Alphonse Elric.
Sometimes Ed would get lost in telling his brother about his former lover, about his knowledge and love for rockets, his undefeatable positiveness and blue eyes. After his stories however, he would start thinking back, wishing he could've done things different.
Then he'd cry… More times than not, Alphonse could hear his brother cry himself to sleep in his room, clutching a pillow.
"Are you going to?" the younger brother inquired.
Ed looked thoughtful for a moment before he turned and faced the other blonde.
"Yeah, if for nothing then to get drunk for once."