Empty Cups

Feb 27, 2007 01:23

Two empty cups lay sitting on the table’s edge but Roy does not give them mind. One cup had been empty for the entirety of the evening; one cup he drank from directly. He had given a toast to a ghost, a ghost of a friend long dead. There were the memories with that empty glass he didn’t fill, so many memories that Roy thinks it strange that the cup ( Read more... )

post: fan fiction, character: roy mustang, character: maes hughes, fandom: fullmetal alchemist, rating: pg-13

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evil_little_dog February 27 2007, 12:40:06 UTC
I enjoyed this very much. So sad for early morning reading and Roy's melancholy saturated each paragraph.

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mercy_slays February 28 2007, 19:29:07 UTC
Thank you so much for reviewing. =3 Glad you enjoyed it! Especially since this is my first real Hughes/Roy fic.

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binaryalchemist February 27 2007, 15:06:57 UTC
Wow.

Maes and Roy are one of my absolute favorite pairings--you did such a wonderful job of evoking Roy's profound loss. Truly beautiful!

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mercy_slays February 28 2007, 19:30:07 UTC
Thanks! ^_^ I would like to think Angst is my personal specialty.

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seaweed_fma February 27 2007, 16:44:39 UTC
Awwww.. how sad!!

I loved it.. I loved Hughes and Roy fics.. and especially ones that deal with *THAT*.

Write more!

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mercy_slays February 28 2007, 19:31:08 UTC
I'll try to write more. I'm still trying to breed myself a Hughes muse to work with. ^^;;

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seaweed_fma February 28 2007, 19:37:05 UTC
Hey, I am sure i can send some plot bunnies your way if you want.. anything to read more Roy x Hughes fics! :)

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mercy_slays February 28 2007, 19:39:43 UTC
-laughs- I'll be sure to keep that in mind. Have myself two projects that have first priority. Well one of them is, anyway. :p

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kashicat February 27 2007, 23:44:52 UTC
I like this very much. All I would suggest is some straightening out of the tenses, which veer around a bit now and then.

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mercy_slays February 28 2007, 19:28:08 UTC
Will do. ^_^; It's been awhile since I last did a present tense story and believe me, the tenses were more skewed before I had made edits with my betas.

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baxtrice February 28 2007, 02:08:29 UTC
much love to this poignant story. much much love!

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mercy_slays February 28 2007, 19:31:43 UTC
Sankyuu~! =D I try my best, desu ne!

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