Fullmetal Alchemist: Quality of Life

[jordannamorgan]

Title: Quality of Life
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Ed, Al, Winry, and Pinako.
Setting: An AU divergence from canon, sometime during the search for the Philosopher’s Stone.
Summary: A terrible secret from their childhood throws the Elrics’ entire quest into doubt.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: I actually wrote this Things That Never Happened fic prior to “Stepfather”, but I chose to post that one first, because I wanted to start my collection of AUs with a story that had a more optimistic ending. As for this one, it might be considered sort of a play on Alfons’ illness in Conqueror of Shamballa. It begins with some humor that I almost think is too good for this grim little tale, and maybe rather ill-fitting; but it’s what came out when I sat down to write this, so there it is. I hope readers will enjoy that part at least.

( The first drops of rain were splashing down when the Elrics knocked on the door. )