Hear Me Out.
A/N: I do not own FMA or Maes or Roy. If I did Maes would not be with Gracia, ever. (Although I do love RoyXRiza)
Mustang's P.O.V
We'd always been close, you and I. Best friends since we joined the military, best friends when I became an alchemist – you even remained my best friend after I told you my plans to become Fuhrer.
You were always there for me Maes, always. Through my mood swings that you said reminded you of Hawkeye on a good day.
Always together, you and I, best friends until the end, sure, but was there ever, ever a chance that we could have been more than that?
Was there ever a chance that at one stage in our lives we could have been lovers? Could I have kept you from Gracia and kept you to myself?
No, I shouldn't say that; she's the love of your life and you were endlessly proud of Elysia – I can't wish that away from you.
I should have had the courage to ask you but now I'll never get my answer from you. You've left me again – for the second time. You left me for the first time when you married Gracia and now you've left me forever.
Now I'll never get to tell you how I feel and hear you say you feel the same way. Now I've lost my only chance of feeling your skin against mine when I wake up safely in your arms – the only place I'd truly feel safe.
Damn it Hughes! Didn't you ever notice that I felt safe near you? So much safer than I felt near Lieutenant Hawkeye and her sharp shooting skills.
Hawkeye, ha. Now I mention her I remember that you always told me that I needed to get a wife, and you were adamant that Riza would been a good choice to keep me in line. You never noticed that I didn't want to be kept in line; I wanted to cross every line and boundary with you.
It doesn't…Hughes! We're both men but I don't care! All I wanted was for you to fold your arms around me and tell me that you love me! That's all I…
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…You bastard Hughes, still playing tricks like that on me even after you're gone. I guess I'm finally glad I heard that from you, after all – it's all I wanted to hear.
Well, old friend, it's starting to rain. I'll come back to visit soon.