Heh, I thought I was taking a break from fanfiction, but I was inspired by something in Skydark's story Candor, and while I was brushing my teeth this morning, this ficlet came to me. I was thinking of the Eagles song 'Learn to Be Still' when I wrote it, too.
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"Geez, you've always been a crybaby, haven't you Winry?"
Really? Is that it? Well, you've always been an idiot, haven't you Edward?
You think you're so strong, everyone does, but let me ask you this: could you still wield that strength from inside of a home? Would you still refuse to shed tears if you had to stay here and worry? If you had to stay cut-off from the world, never knowing what was happening to the people you knew?
What if this so-called strength everyone associates with you is really your weakness? Never staying still, always fighting, pushing, butting heads- but could you ever stay still? Could you ever just wait? We all know by now that you're more than strong enough to fight. The question is, are you strong enough not to fight?
Or is this a strength that I wield alone? Is it a strength that you will never recognize?
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That was kind of mean, I'm usually on Ed's side, XD. R&R please.