Disclaimer: Not in Amestris, not in Germany, not anywhere
Snippet VI. Radiance
Amestris
Every night I follow the same routine. After cleaning the workshop, I climb the stairs to my room, get off my jumpsuit, put on my pajama shorts, and brush my hair to get rid of any metal scraps attached to it. Granny comes to say good night, pats my head lightly and sighs. She knows my routine and leaves me to it. When I'm ready, I go to the balcony, and start flashing the same old lamp. I've been doing this for so long, I can't even remember a time when I didn't.
As always, I can hear the creek nearby, and I can smell the fumes from the train station far in the distance. I can feel the soft breeze and, right in front of me, I can see the hill where a house used to stand. Their house. I was determined to show those two thick-headed alche-geeks that my small house could be their new home, and so I started flashing the light every night. Maybe then they would remember to come back.
But the truth was, they never fully accepted that. They had a debt, they would say. They couldn't live in peace, they thought. They would never have a home again. Not after what they did.
That was bull, I believe.
Even after I saw them leave through that sort of portal, I still did what I knew I could do for them: keep a light on. Show them the way back home. Because I would always welcome them to the life I knew they deserved. Keep a light on. Lead the way. Keep the light on.
Germany
"What was that?" A confused Edward stopped his brother on the street. Unless it was his imagination, there was a small flashing light coming from a rooftop.
"What was what, Brother?" Alphonse tried to find what his brother was staring at, to no avail.
As soon as it started, it had stopped. The light was gone.
"N-Nothing Al, I think my mind was playing tricks on me." He smiled back to his brother. "Let's go. We have research to do."
:') It always goes through. How was this? Did you like this little one?
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