Fullmetal Alchemist - Lullaby [RoyEd]
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scriveynerTitle: Lullaby
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Characters/Pairing: Roy/Ed
Rating: T
Length: 339
Summary: "What are you humming?"
“What are you humming?” Roy asked, and Edward started, surprised out of his reverie.
“Humming?” Edward repeated, nonplussed. They were in bed together, for the first time in a long while - Edward had been off doing THINGS, important THINGS that for some reason he felt he needed to keep from Roy. Roy didn’t so much mind anymore, he had gotten used to Edward’s quirks and besides, it wasn’t as if he never kept anything from Edward.
It was nice, just to lay together. Edward had a book, as he often did, and Roy lay on his side watching Edward read. It was a fun thing to do, as Edward was an active reader, his face contorted and he would occasionally read entire words or phrases with his mouth, trying the words without actually speaking them. It was adorable.
Tonight, however, it was a simple melody that Edward hummed, notes strung together almost haphazardly, the tune soft and almost motherly.
And Edward didn’t appear to notice that he was doing it at all.
Roy ran his fingers through Edward’s hair, tugging at the long ends. “You were humming to yourself,” he said, and then he started humming the tune right back.
“Oh,” Edward said, a faint blush pink on his nose. “That’s, uh, that’s a lullaby my mother used to sing when she was putting Alphonse down.” He scratched his nose with a finger, and looked embarrassed.
“That’s lovely,” Roy said. Edward looked surprised at his response, and looked away.
“Thought you were gonna make fun of me,” he said gruffly, and Roy laid his head on his arms, watching Edward still. “Al had trouble sleeping after mom died, so I had to sing it to him to calm him when we slept together on the floor in dad’s study.”
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Characters/Pairing: Roy/Ed
Rating: T
Length: 339
Summary: "What are you humming?"
“What are you humming?” Roy asked, and Edward started, surprised out of his reverie.
“Humming?” Edward repeated, nonplussed. They were in bed together, for the first time in a long while - Edward had been off doing THINGS, important THINGS that for some reason he felt he needed to keep from Roy. Roy didn’t so much mind anymore, he had gotten used to Edward’s quirks and besides, it wasn’t as if he never kept anything from Edward.
It was nice, just to lay together. Edward had a book, as he often did, and Roy lay on his side watching Edward read. It was a fun thing to do, as Edward was an active reader, his face contorted and he would occasionally read entire words or phrases with his mouth, trying the words without actually speaking them. It was adorable.
Tonight, however, it was a simple melody that Edward hummed, notes strung together almost haphazardly, the tune soft and almost motherly.
And Edward didn’t appear to notice that he was doing it at all.
Roy ran his fingers through Edward’s hair, tugging at the long ends. “You were humming to yourself,” he said, and then he started humming the tune right back.
“Oh,” Edward said, a faint blush pink on his nose. “That’s, uh, that’s a lullaby my mother used to sing when she was putting Alphonse down.” He scratched his nose with a finger, and looked embarrassed.
“That’s lovely,” Roy said. Edward looked surprised at his response, and looked away.
“Thought you were gonna make fun of me,” he said gruffly, and Roy laid his head on his arms, watching Edward still. “Al had trouble sleeping after mom died, so I had to sing it to him to calm him when we slept together on the floor in dad’s study.”
