All the Words Written

by The-Missing-Paige

Years after the events of Brotherhood, Edward and Roy have given into romance and are now living together. While trying to make the place a little tidier, Ed finds some letters from Roy to him that he's never seen before…and they remind him that he has some unsent letters of his own. Slow burn.

38. Chapter 38

Colonel,

I had a chat with Lieutenant Hawkeye today. It was kinda weird to see her outside of work; she's so much calmer!

We talked a lot about you—all bad things, as you'd expect. Okay, okay, I'm kidding. Actually, it made me admire you more.

I knew you wanted to be Fuhrer one day—you're not that great at hiding your ambition, ya know—but I never knew why. You really are a dreamer, huh, Colonel? Take over the entire country just so you can improve it!

Making Amestris a democracy is an idea I can get behind. Especially with all we're finding out about the military's corruption, something has obviously got to change. But I can' t support what you plan to do after that…

Putting yourself on trial for war crimes? Really? I get it, I really do; atonement is something I'm working towards as well. But to me, you're already doing that. You're fighting against a corrupt, literally inhuman Fuhrer. You're trying to rise to the top so that you can make this a country for the people. Is that not noble enough for you?

Colonel, you're…fuck me. Roy, you're an amazing man. Most people who would want to be Fuhrer would only want the power, the status. You want the position so you can literally abolish it! Don't you think you'd do more for this country staying alive after you achieve your goal, instead of being executed as a war criminal?

I know you won't read this, but I'll still make sure you know my thoughts on the matter somehow. You try to protect me, as your subordinate…but now it's my turn to try to protect you from yourself.

-Ed