Theme Fifty Four: Flesh Wound
There were scars that plastered the surface of their skin. There were tears and bits of flesh missing from their bodies, rendering them incomplete. Those parts would always be lost to them. Wounds inflicted upon themselves, upon each other, were destined never to heal as long as they lived.
To remind her of the cost of her happiness, the price of her freedom, Riza Hawkeye has an angry red burn mark covering the better part of her back. Her left shoulder is completely engulfed in the scarred flesh; burnt and unrecognizable to the human eye. One searing, disfiguring mark covering another. This is Riza Hawkeye's scar.
As the equivalent exchange for the protection of his comrades, Roy Mustang has a sizeable section of seared flesh on the left side of his abdomen. Mostly it has healed, but the ghost of the original wound remains, printed permanently on the otherwise impressive display of skin and muscle. This was the price he paid for getting in over his head. This is Roy Mustang's scar.
They were plastered over the surface of their skin. They were missing, torn from their bodies, and would always be lost. But if you put the pieces together, they became one person, complete.
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GOD I LOVE GLEE.
