Prose Alchemist

Title: Voracious
Author: mordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Alphonse, Edward.
Setting: General.
Summary: The Elric brothers had a system.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Second” at fan_flashworks.

( The Elric brothers had a system. )

Title: Taking a Trip
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Edward and Alphonse.
Setting: General.
Summary: Ed is not happy about his latest failed strategy.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Trip” at fan_flashworks.

( Taking a Trip )

Title: Precocious
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Trisha, Edward, Alphonse.
Setting: Ed and Al’s early childhood.
Summary: Being the mother of two young geniuses wasn’t easy.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Correct” at fan_flashworks.

( Sometimes, Trisha Elric felt that being the mother of two young prodigies could be a double-edged sword. )

Title: Café au Lait
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Ed, Al, Noa.
Setting: Post-canon. Works for either my Tiesverse or post-Conqueror of Shamballa.
Summary: Ed relents against one of his greatest nemeses… for a very particular reason.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompts of “Switch” at fan_flashworks and “Warming/Cooling Drinks” at genprompt_bingo. (And yes, despite her being in Germany in CoS, I headcanon that Noa was originally born in France.)

( Is that coffee I smell? )

Title: Oops
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: PG for Ed’s mouth.
Characters: Ed, Al, and Buck the rooster.
Setting: After Trisha Elric’s death, and before the boys leave to train with Izumi.
Summary: Sometimes the most convenient weapon at hand is not so convenient after all.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Throw” at fan_flashworks—because of course it’s the perfect cue for another cameo by Buck the rooster, a minor villain of mine who has appeared in several stories over the years.

( His nemesis had struck again. )

Title: Paternal Hypergraphia
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: The Elrics and the Hughes family.
Setting: General.
Summary: Ed is introduced to one library he would rather not revisit.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Diary” at fan_flashworks.

( Really, it was inevitable that Maes Hughes caught onto the fad of baby diaries. )

Title: Within Reach
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Edward and Alphonse.
Setting: During the Elrics’ departure from Resembool after burning their house.
Summary: So much was always just beyond Ed’s grasp.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Stretch” at fan_flashworks. (I was running
on twenty-four hours without sleep, so not my best work—but it is what it is.)

( Edward stretched upward to grasp at a fruit, hopping and waggling his fingers. )

Title: Better to Have It and Not Need It…
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Alphonse, Edward.
Setting: General.
Summary: Ed learns a lesson in preparedness.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Drive” at fan_flashworks.

( Taking down the latest ragtag militia of insurrectionists was almost stupidly easy. )

Title: Cryptic
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Havoc, Breda, Alphonse.
Setting: General.
Summary: Secret codes are kind of a big thing with alchemists.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Messenger” at fan_flashworks, with inspiration from the challenge’s discussion thread.

( On a very normal afternoon, Lieutenants Havoc and Breda had lunch together, as usual. )

Title: The Wrong Pocket
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: G.
Characters: Ed, Al, OC throwaway bad guy.
Setting: General.
Summary: Sometimes Ed is even the Hero of the People on accident.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: Written for the prompt word “Thief” at fan_flashworks, from a suggestion by kristensk. I had thoughts of using Paninya for the challenge, but my idea wasn’t willing to come together in time, so I’ll save that one for an amnesty round. …In the meantime, here is yet another case of Ed vs. random cardboard baddie.

( Why didn't you tell me how late it was getting? )