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   I Promise I Won't Leave You This Time by IReallyHateMyself

   Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Edward Elric/Roy Mustang
   • Edward Elric
   • Roy Mustang
   • And also almost every other character
   • Alternate Universe - Time Travel
   • Not A Fix-It
   • In fact I ruined it
   • sorry oof
   • presenting the ugly baby of Satellite and Reverti Ad Praeteritum
   • but it's far more depressing
   • big oof TM times
   • Angst
   • Lots of Hurt
   • dark themes
   • themes of suicide highly prevalent
   • and themes of:
   • Depression
   • Alcoholism
   • Abuse
   • Toxic Relationships
   • and emotional trauma
   • whoo boy
   • lots of guilt
   • Edward is really going through it
   • Roy tries to help
   • Roy pines for Ed
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Smut
   • Ed is bottom ofc
   • Things will work out
   • they're both idiots smh

   Summary

   "So let me get this straight," Roy leaned back in his chair as if the physical toll of processing this information was too much. "You were thirteen yesterday, but you fused with your future self and now look eighteen, the military is full of monsters, we need to kill the Fuhrer to save the country, and you've apparently time-traveled to tell us all this."
   Edward grimaced. "I didn't time-travel on purpose, and I'm fucking twenty-eight, you bastard."
   Roy cracked the smallest smile at the retort, and the expression shot an arrow straight through Edward's chest. Shit. He didn't know it was possible, but his heart was breaking more and more each time Roy looked his way.
   "I see your fond nickname for me hasn't changed over the years." He chuckled.
   Edward felt something inside him break. The realization barely hit him at that moment; Edward was completely and unequivocally *still* in love with this man.
   Fuck.

   (AKA time travel fic where Roy and Ed DID end up together originally, but it didn't work out so well. Edward is hurting, Roy is trying, and both are trying to not make the same mistakes-- though it's an extra challenge considering Edward won't tell anyone what even happened in the future--)

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