For Those Regrets

by reminiscent-afterthought

Sometimes, Edward just wants to give up. But he can't, because Alphonse is more important than anything he could gain by giving up.

A/N: Written for the Becoming the Tamer King, FMA style, Azulongmon's Task.

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For Those Regrets

Part of him wanted to just forget it all:
that struggle, the eternal nightmare that clutched
tight as he slept, but he wasn't
asleep now: awake, aware
and the wind was blowing his coattails out:
he could run –

But the reminder was always there
in his shadow, just within his sight
and he couldn't let it fall behind,
slip away, without him ever being able to touch
it again…

That was why he'd held on
after all: that precious thing that it was worth
the entire world to lose, if he could keep him still.
Part of him just wanted to forget it all
but he could never forget: those things

And he knew he could always keep on trying
for those regrets.