Timeline: Five years after the promised day
Outline: Winry is woken by a nightmare. The problem? It wasn't her own.
It wasn't necessarily the sniffling that woke Winry up. It was when the body next to her began to tremble and whimper.
This wasn't a new ritual. No, this had been happening since the beginning of their marriage. At that time, she would've woken him up and he would've apologized and not slept the rest of the night.
Now though, it was different. She knew how to handle this.
Winry turned and scooted closer to Ed before wrapping her arms around his torso. She placed her ear to his back and listened to his heartbeat as she began to hum softly. Her voice was scratchy from sleep, and every once in a while, it was exchanged for a yawn.
She stayed there until Ed's breathing and heartbeat were back to normal before relaxing slightly and closing her eyes.
She was barely awake when she felt Ed grab her hand and intertwine his fingers with hers.