October Prompt: Screaming

Oct 31, 2008 22:44

October Prompt: Screaming
Prompt :Screaming
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Character:  Ed Elric
Word Count: 147

Screaming, Edward Elric never screamed. Automail connections were painful, so painful adult men avoided the surgery. Yet Edward Elric accepted the pain head on. Physical pain never bothered him. He was accustomed to it. The automail was hard on his physical body. There were times his nerves screamed in anguish as the machinery misfired.

Yet Edward never screamed.  He gritted his teeth and held it in like a real man should.

Men never screamed to do so was weak.  Physical toughness was Edward’s strength. He could face any challenge head on.

He was only weak in his dreams. It was only then did he feel the pain. His heart was heavy, and he couldn’t hide from his sins. Mother was always there, and gate loomed over him, it’s slithering tendrils hungry for his soul. Edward would scream then.

He could only run from himself for so long.
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