Bit of a time skip here.
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Two weeks.
Two weeks. 5 hours, 6 minutes and 10…no 11 seconds it had been since Roy had found Edward. He sat at his bedside, in the hospital, unconsciously holding his hand, more for himself then Ed just to know he was here, safe.
Roy had barely slept, because his dreams were plagued with the horrid sight of Ed's broken, violated body.
When Roy had seen Edward there in that rancid smelling cell, he had ran to him finding him limp motionless, against the cold, blood stained wall. He had melted the chains that held him there with a blue flame he never remembered transmuting.
When Ed had fallen into his out stretched arms it had broken his heart to find him almost weightless compared to what he used to weigh the many times he had help Ed on the battle field with small injures.
Before he wrapped Ed in his brown full-length military state coat, he caught a glimpse of ribs sticking out of tight, sick-looking skin that used to hold the most natural beautiful tan anyone would kill to have.
Now he sat staring at the slightly scarred face of Edward Elric, knowing the full extent of the young mans injuries, suddenly filled with two overwhelming emotions; sadness and admiration.
Sadness: for what had happened to the man, who lay before him, thou he would help that man in every way he possible could, he didn't know how ed would cope himself.
Admiration: for all the man had been though in his life, and still managed to pull though.
But now… he couldn't even imagine tools they had used on Ed to do so much damage to his body. Roy felt tears prickle in his eyes as he looked at Ed's relaxed face in his drug induced sleep; he squeezed Ed's hand in his, as he tried to stop them from falling.
He failed to stop them and let them fall freely down his face, and bought his head down on top of his and Ed's clasped hands snuggling his face in the human warmth sobbing slightly in the relatively empty room.
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was that ok??? review kindly!! I know where you live (sort of…) Light flames welcome!