"…And the Rockbell girl."

They'd heard it time and again, growing up: "There go the Elric brothers and the Rockbell girl." Edward had never realized the speculations that bloomed in their passing; would've argued about it, had he known. Alphonse probably would have blushed and Winry, Winry would've said with that casual, calm voice, "Oh, I couldn't marry either of them. They're too short."

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This ficlet was written for M. Jules, who, when I told her that I'd seen an eBay ad for a bunch of FMA stuff with Winry listed as "...and the Rockbell girl," insisted I write her a story.