I was listening to Vanilla Twilight by Owl City on repeat when I got the inspiration for this letter… can you tell? XD
ice shredder: Ahhh I knew it! My gut told me it was Hohenheim, but when I went to add characters to the description, the website was telling me it was Hoenheim… well screw that, I'm going back to the original spelling! Anywho, thanks so much for the review! I'm always overjoyed to get feedback! :D
Dearest Hohenheim,
This is the third sleepless night in a row for me. I always used to talk to you when I couldn't sleep. I'm not sure you were always awake when I did, but just to have you there was a comfort. Now all I can do is lie awake and miss you.
Remember the nights when the boys were little? Two in the morning didn't belong to us anymore, it belonged to dirty diapers and hungry mouths. But those sleepless nights meant something to us. My sleepless nights just mean I'm thinking of you again.
Is it possible that I love you more now that you're gone? I feel like I have taken for granted all the days we used to spend together, and only now that you aren't here do I realize how much you mean to me. You can't come back soon enough, Hohenheim.
Edward still asks about you, but not every day. I still catch Alphonse in the hallway next to your office from time to time. They still care, but they're letting go. It makes me sad and jealous at the same time. If I could stop missing you, I would. If I could miss you less, I would. But such is my price to pay I expect. It's what alchemists call Equivalent Exchange, isn't it? Only now does that phrase mean something to me.
Hohenheim, I want you beside me again. My world is changed now without you. Sunsets are colder and nights are longer. If I didn't have our boys, I don't know what I'd do. As long as Edward and Alphonse are with me, I'm not alone. And you're never truly gone.
I'm watching the night fade now. They'll be up soon and I'll get to see their smiling faces. I wish you were here to see them too.
Love Always,
Trisha