Title: Frustrations
Author: S J Smith
Rating: R
Summary: Al's realization hurts.
Disclaimer: If I had any part of this, I wouldn't be living in Boxtown.
X X X
Al had forgotten how beautiful she was.
When she appeared on the porch, staring at him, he was shocked – and then she was in his arms, hugging him tight and squealing his name in his ear. Al lifted her up, spinning her around, holding her so tight. His chest almost ached when he set her down, and for a second, he thought it was because she hugged so hard.
And then he saw Ed, leaping off the porch to pound his back in greeting, and he'd been too lost in seeing him again to think about Winry.
X X X
Later that evening, Al and Ed sat in the living room. A fire crackled in the hearth to ward off the cool night. Winry came into the room, joining Ed on the sofa. His hand dropped onto her thigh.
Firelight glinted off her wedding ring, and the tightness caught at Al's chest again. Ed turned to kiss Winry's temple, and she smiled, and it wasn't just a tightness, but a band squeezing Al's heart.
His fist clenched, and it took a second for it to respond when he wanted it to open again.
X X X
The noises from the bedroom down the hall were too hard to disguise. They made love with him in the house. Even though they were quiet, Al could hear Winry's breathless voice calling his brother's name. Al's cock lay hot and heavy on his thigh, and Al closed his eyes, imagining her face above him as he took himself in hand.
Their happiness was killing him.
X X X
Note: Kalirush has written a remix/continuation of sorts of this story, which is available on AO3: http : / archiveofourown . org / works / 319159 / chapters / 513172 - take out the spaces to get the link. And be sure to tell her what you think of her story!