Right. Of course. An /important man/ can ignore physics and fucking fly like a sparrow.
He was treading to unknown grounds. Had to keep his cool.
"Afraid?" He laughed incredulously, even if he was sweating under his maroon button-up shirt. "And you're so full of yourself."
Ed chuckled weakly. It'd take time to adapt from getting called big brother by someone other than Alphonse.
"Hope you're equipped for a long walk. It's a bit far from here." Stepping ahead, he wrapped the bread with a used parchment paper he pulled from his coat pocket.
Sharper than Ed had anticipated. He shrugged, choosing to keep the assumption hanging and throw a leading question instead.
"You thought. Is there something to spy about about you? Are you that important?"
"Well, Ari, you're free to call me whatever you want, just not shrimp. Else we'll have a problem." Ed grinned.
"You probably don't have any place to stay. Hmm," Ed thought hard over their options. "I know one but Granny might throw in some work for you."
His eyes widened. He knew that bright smile all too well. . .𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳! 𝘌𝘥. .
that was when it truly clicked.
Sometimes, things don't have to be logical. You just know.
Ed dissolved to a fond sigh. "Just don't go on wondering away half a country."
Shrimp. Now that was a word he hadn't heard in forever. A decade ago he would have already snapped in a fraction of a second upon hearing it.
"You're supposed to be on his side," Ed pointed out, slightly offended for this other Ed he had never met.
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"Hey," he complained in good humor. "What the hell does that supposed to mean? I also grew a fuck ton in height."
He stood tall and compared their heights with his hand over switching between their heads.
"Probably the tallest out of all Eds you'd ever encounter."
He gave her a once over again. Not a single similitary in appearance- save for the expressive eyes. Her eyes were the ones that made Edward to believe her, for the most part.
"That's a good thing," he answered in hopes of brushing away any insecurities on her side that might >
"If a version of me from another dimension was your brother," Ed carried on, intent on unraveling some of the details anyway, "does that mean you're Alphonse's counterpart?"
Alphonse. . . as a girl. Ed bit back the urge to laugh at the uncanny implication.
"The Al in
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