A/N: Still in the progression of the 5-part series, nearing the finale! Yay! Then I can get out of this angsthole and write some delicious fluff!
New experimental style here - all dialogue.
Ed/Envy 100 Themes Challenge - "Alchemy and Absolution"
Theme 4: "What do you want?"
"What do you want? What the fuck do you want from me?"
"You know what I want, dammit! I want you to fucking care about me!"
"I do care about you!"
"Then act like it! Prove it!"
"How?"
"STOP! Just stop! Stop the killing, the violence, the pain…leave Father behind and join us!"
"I can't do that!"
"Why the fuck not?"
"Because I don't want to die!"
"And I don't want you to die! I'll protect you!"
"You can't protect me, not from them."
"Dammit, I can kill them! I know how!"
"How many times have they - fuck, how many times have we beaten you? And left you bloody, bruised, dying, only still alive because we spared you?"
"I don't care! I don't fucking care! I'll do anything to protect you, asshole!"
"Anything isn't enough! Hell, everything wouldn't be enough! They're too strong!"
"I'm strong too! You're strong!"
"Not enough."
"Why are you giving up so easily? Why?"
"Because…"
"Why?"
"BECAUSE I CAN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF IF YOU GET HURT BECAUSE OF ME!"
"That's - Envy, I -"
"Shut up. Shut the fuck up. I'm leaving."
"Dammit, Envy, don't leave! Please!"
"Why shouldn't I?"
"Because I need you."
"I'm immortal. There will always be someone else. I don't need you."
~Fin
A/N: Ooh, I'm being cruel to Ed in this one!
Yup. Next up, the finale: "Broken Glass!"
Eliza says goodbyeeeeeeeee!
