11. Notes
That man. That man.
It was all his fault. All his fault.
Everything that had happened… No, that wasn't true. Ed knew it was mostly his own fault, for being too cocky, for having too much confidence in his own skills.
But maybe, maybe if Hohenheim hadn't left his research behind, then maybe…
Maybe Alphonse wouldn't be clanking as he walked away with the man.
But maybe… Maybe Ed wouldn't have known the touch of that hand on his shoulder, the gentle pressure of Roy Mustang trying to give him the comfort he'd never asked for as his little brother abandoned him for their good-for-nothing Father…