Rewrite, Rewritten
~ Lady Eldaelen ~
"Imagine an au where the elric brothers switch places with roy and riza"
~ Anonymous ask to the-flame-and-hawks-eye first seen by way of gomboc123 on tumblr
This is my take.
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The rain was relentless, had been all day. All week. Ever since he'd been assigned to this goose chase, actually.
A saturated branch overhead finally gave way to the weight of the collected water along its length and dumped a fresh deluge on his head. The young man, clean-shaven and straight-backed in military blues, sighed before wringing out the damp braid holding his golden hair back.
"Damn terrible night," he grumbled.
An echo caught on the breeze, barely audible over the rain, but he thought it sounded like a shout. Lightning streaked across the sky and thunder cracked so quickly after, the man flinched, half-expecting a falling tree to take him out. This time, there was no mistaking the scream.