Title: Her Tears; His Nightmares
Summary: She thought no one could see her tears, but he knew every time she cried.
Pairings: Edward/Winry
Category: Romance; Angst
Winry thought that no one ever heard her cry into the night. She thought that her tears were hidden away during the day; that her eyes shone whenever she talked to someone.
But someone knew how Winry was. He knew that even though she smiled at him, she was losing a bit of herself to her distress everyday. Every time her hands brushed his skin as she was working on his automail, he could feel her tension; her worry that he would not come back.
He promised her that she would be happy next time she would cry. And yet, every night that promise was broken by her nightmares of him not coming back.
Every night, Edward wakes up from his nightmares. He sees her killed; he sees her cry. And he caused all of this.
He fears that she might be gone. Everyday, she's in danger… and he's the one who put her there. She came to Briggs to save him, and she was almost killed.
Even so, each time she started to talk about automail, her eyes grew so passionate. Every time she picked up a wrench, her entire soul was dedicated. Edward loved that about her. He'd do anything to keep those moments.
And still she continued to cry.
