Cold by flirtyalphonse
With a dedication to edwardmeowric. Thanks for the inspiration from our RP!
His brother's smile was like a breath of fresh air. His brother's laughter always caused him to grin in return or even join in so he could laugh along. His brother never failed to warm him up inside, almost all the way to his core. His brother was like a ray of sunshine. He was the sun, the light in Edward's life. He was Edward's everything.
It was true that they lived for one another. Edward had given his life to Alphonse much like how Al had given his life to Ed. As the older brother, he had done everything in his power to keep Alphonse happy; however, there were some things he could not do to bring a smile to Al's face.
Thoughts like that usually left Edward feeling a pang in his chest or a hole in his heart. He felt lonely. Heartbroken. Shattered. He could not be the one to make Alphonse happy like that because someone else already was. Someone else was already giving Alphonse things Edward never could.
The realization hit him hard like how one would awake after a bucket of cool water had been poured over them while in deep slumber. Or how one would fall into a freezing lake: sub-zero temperature water prickling skin; warmth suddenly dissipating as numbness from the biting cold set in.
Edward would do anything to keep his brother happy… Even if that meant he had to live with the frostbite on his own heart.