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Edward was a very quiet fellow. He didn't like attracting attention too much. Maybe that's why he never grew to be tall. Sure, he claimed he hated being short, but perhaps that was the way the subconscious in his head managed to take over the physical being. After all, it is much easier to hide, to sneak around, to fit in tight places, to sneak into kids priced movies when you are so very small.
When Edward was younger, bullies thought he was a blast. It's much easier to pick on someone if they happened to be half your size. It made you feel bigger and the victim even smaller. Edward liked being small. Bullies liked being big. It's as if the two were made for each other. The relationship might have lasted through college and become a lifelong friendship, but the bullies were not smart enough to make the cut. There was a sad parting, and the shedding of many tears. The Bullies shed the most tears, as Edward did not care much if they parted. It was easier to be small and unnoticeable if no one recognized or talked to you.
Although, it was different when Mustang teased him about it. He would call Edward "Squirt". That always ticked Edward off. When it had been the Bullies, they only teased Edward because their self-confidence was dwindling. As in: "I stink and have no friends, but at least I'm taller than this guy."
Mustang was no Bully. He didn't stink and he had many friends. Although Edward just wasn't sure why or how he did. Roy wasn't always the nicest to people. Especially to Edward. Perhaps Roy didn't need the self-confidence boost that bullying gave. Roy was already self-confident. Roy simply enjoyed watching Edward's veins pop out of his head. "I am taller than this boy, and therefore I am of more value, and of greater intelligence, and of course: much much better looking."
Edward never liked attracting attention. Until he realized he could steal it from Roy Mustang.
A/N: Author leaves note. Edward is used 11 times in this page. Once more if you count the last sentence.
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Edward stormed out of the open doorway, his head steaming. How dare he use that word! The sheer wickedness and vulgarity of using that word! Ed was seething. This was indeed one of the few times in Edward's life where he had wished he had not sworn off drinking milk.