Author - Fullmetal-Alchemist1uk
Pairing - Roy/Ed
Rating - PG
Author Notes - Written for the 7deadlysins LJ comm.
Warnings - Implied Elricest
Disclaimer - However much I want to, I don't own FMA.
1)Envy
Roy can't help but feel jealous of how close Edward is to Alphonse.
True, he knows that his relationship with Ed is not a brotherly one like with that of the armoured soul, but he can't stop the thinking that Ed tells Al anything and everything, would even die for him. He can't help but wonder whether Ed would do the same for him.
The brothers' relationship is putting a strain on his own, for Ed is reluctant to leave Al all alone for the whole night. Roy thinks he understands why Ed is so protective (or is it merely because he is guilt-ridden?) of his younger brother, but he can't, and indeed won't, understand why Ed doesn't even try to put Al aside even for a few hours. The armour is perfectly safe, and who would try attacking him in the middle of the night in a military dormitary anyway? But every night as soon as he's clean and dressed Ed heads off back to Alphonse's side. Ed is more open with Al, and isn't slow to show his affection with his younger brother, constantly touching or hugging the armour, perhaps to show to the world that Al is still human, despite his appearance. Roy hates that, even in private Fullmetal is not so relaxed with him, it shows to him that Ed is incapable of trusting him enough to spend even one night, and sometimes his worst side insists that the only reason Ed even bothers to be with him is because Alphonse's metal body would hurt him even more than Roy's attempts to penetrate him gently.
Roy can't help but hate himself for being so selfish, but unlike Alphonse, he needs to feel Edward's touch.