Fullmetal Alchemist: Chasm (1/4)

[jordannamorgan]

Title: Chasm (1/4)
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: Mild PG for fantasy violence and desperate situations.
Characters: Hughes, Alphonse, Edward, Mustang, Scar.
Setting: First anime. These events take place sometime after my story “Roughing It”, in which Hughes learned the truth about the Elrics’ past. In terms of where it fits within canon events, I leave that up to the reader.
Summary: During a manhunt for Scar, Hughes and Alphonse become trapped and endangered, leading Al to make a grave request.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Some time ago, I decided that I would challenge myself to write a hurt/comfort story in which Al is the “hurt” one. I was interested in the unusual approach this would require, because although Al feels no pain, he can be damaged and is by no means immune to fear. I also wanted the comforter to be someone other than the obvious choice of Edward—and as it turned out, a non-alchemist was necessary for the situation I came up with. In the end, Hughes got the role, which had a nice bonus of allowing for two different paternal dynamics in the story: Hughes to Al, and Mustang to Ed.

( The coal mine was vast, a sprawling complex located several miles outside of East City. )

CHAPTERS: I. - II. - III. - IV. - Epilogue